March 01, 2007The Goofy Shit I Do With My Free Time
A morning in the life of the Hoolia. So I've been seeing all these beautifully photographed posts of other people's "studios" and days in their lives and feeling kind of envious. I love doing those kinds of posts, because I like letting you guys in a little on what my life looks like - mostly because I love it when other people do that. But after checking out several of these, I realized that in my current phase of life the only way I could give you a high-falootin' look at chez Hoolia would be to clean up the joint, style the furniture - or maybe just throw it all out and buy some new furniture - and create a big fat lie. Instead, here is my morning exactly as it really is: hair and teeth unbrushed, glasses smudged, trying on pieces of knits and taking photos of myself using the self-timer and the mirror. Ah, the glamor. The Marseilles Pullover is coming along quite nicely. In the photos above I had the two body pieces on circulars and was using a little trial and error to figure out how many stitches to three-needle bind-off for the shoulders - I settled on twenty-four. One of the genius things about knitting this behind my best friend is that I know its "issues." There's only one and it's simply that the pattern makes the neckline too wide to stay on the shoulders well or hide bra straps. Binding off twenty-four stitches hits the spot. My excitement for this evening was pinning the front, back and single sleeve that I have finished together and trying it on for fit. It's looking good. Life is so wild I can barely stand it. *smile* Posted by Julia at March 1, 2007 11:27 PMIn just plain silly | main | marseilles pullover
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Very good site, thank you! Yay, I'm so glad I got to see the Marseilles in person- it is even more gorgeous in person, and so smushy soft! Loved reading about the Hoolia's mornings, too. Think of me as you're sitting there in knitted bliss- that's the time of day when I'm on the 405 south. Yeah. I win. ;) __________________________________________ And what a prize it is! Good to see you yesterday - your beret was fantastic! Posted by: Nonnahs at March 5, 2007 02:32 PMThis is such a cute post. You're adorable; stop making me jealous. I want to do a "day in the life" now, too. I'm a Julia copycat :-) Posted by: Becky at March 5, 2007 11:52 AMLOL. You home looks spotless and orgenised the pictures came out fab...I love the Timer on my Nikkon, that how I got my holiday photo of the 3 of us. Now if only hubby will show me how to use it. LOL. See, but the thing is, while the studio you link to is lovely, *your* room is filled with books. And that makes it ever so much more attractive. :) Love the way Marseilles is turning out! Posted by: Amy at March 2, 2007 02:52 PMIs there anyone out there who wouldn't want to join the lovely Julia in her knitting room, raise your hand...yeah, I thought so. You make me wish I was home right now instead of at work. Enjoy! Posted by: Leslie at March 2, 2007 01:15 PMAww, I miss Chez Hoolia now. I love the girls' room with all it's crafty goodness, yarn, magazines and plethora of furry friends. Yes, dear, I am completely overwhelmed by your glamor........., but the sweater parts are lovely! Posted by: christine at March 2, 2007 10:29 AMThat color is lovely. It suits you. At least in pictures, you can crop out the worst bits. Imagine if we were to all just pop over right now. Posted by: LaurieM at March 2, 2007 09:00 AMLooks like the perfect morning to me! :) love the marseilles! Posted by: leslie at March 2, 2007 08:51 AMGreat fun pics! ---------------------------------- Marie - It's quite wide. I'd suggest allocating about eleven more stitches to each shoulder. I'll write more about that in my next Marseilles post. By the way, I love your blog and wish that I could read French! xox, J Posted by: Marie at March 2, 2007 07:05 AMStylist, schmylist! Your house looks as cozy as your sweater! Posted by: Elspeth at March 2, 2007 06:30 AMHeather's studio is incredible, admirable -- enviable. I, however, need a bit more mess, a bit more, er...real. Like you! The sweater is going to be fantastic. The color is absolutely scrumptious. Posted by: Liz K. at March 2, 2007 05:26 AMhey, knitting at home on a Friday morning sounds awfully glamorous to those of us at work. hope the rest of your day is just as nice! -------------------------------------------------- Elli - you make me laugh! I should clarify that I am an early bird. This is what I do with my morning from about 4:45 am until 7:00. After that I work like the rest of you, and after yesterday morning's play session, I was at work until 8:30 p.m. I'm not so sure you'd *really* want my schedule! xox, J Posted by: Elli at March 2, 2007 05:20 AMThat's what you look like when you first wake up?! I'm quite sure she spent 2 weeks cleaning up and another 2 weeks painting before taking pictures of her studio. Oy. How can anyone do anything creative when their workspace is so neat? It just does not make sense! ;) Posted by: Donna Druchunas at March 2, 2007 05:18 AMlove candid pictures! i do things like that all the time! (you have a lot of books!) Posted by: blossom at March 2, 2007 04:50 AMvery, very cute... I can't wait to see your friend's sweater, as well! _________________________________________________ Miss you and hope that all is well with you and the boys. |
