Craft Kitten in Arizona?

So, Im probably going to be moving to Tuscon, Arizona. Not till like January or Febuary, my mom figures it will take 3 months to get the house fixed up and ready to sell. Houses are much cheaper there and we can get something out there as good or better than what we have for like 175,000-200,000$ so we'd have a rather low mortgage payment. And the weather is warmer, the coldest month on average is January and the average high for then is 66. My aunt and uncle and cousins (Mom's side) live out there so Id be closer to more family, and only a couple hours farther from Sara.Teresa and Morgen may move out that way later when Morgen is finished with school here so he can go to school in Tempe, which would them about as far away as they are now. And I did look into the yarn stores there, theres 4 or 5. I found 2 of their websites and they look ok. And theres a thriving SnB group. I dunno... Ive never lived anywhere but San Jose, it will be ultra weird. But I figure as long as I have my kitties, a cable tv, and some yarn I should be ok.

On the crochet front Im almost done with my tank top done in the fingering weight silk. Working on the braided straps currently, then Ill do the belt bottom. Then you can have pictures, my pretties.

51 questions.

Saw this on a friends blog.. thought it was cute..

1. FIRST NAME? Jennifer
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?No, supposedly nobody they knew was named Jennifer at the time..
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? yesterday when I wrote my last post about Magick.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No.
6. KIDS? just kitties.
7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Id like to think so.
8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Just my blog.
9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? NOOO, I NEVER use sarcasm, not MEE..
10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? yes.
11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? HELL NO.
12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? currently, Kashi Autumn Wheat.
13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? currently I wear flip flops.
14. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Ginger Rosewater from Mashti Malones in LA.
15. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE A STRONG PERSON? Sometimes.
16. SHOE SIZE? 10
17. RED OR PINK?Red
18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My irrational fears.
19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Magick
20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? NA this is a blog.
21. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING NOW? Brick colored shorts
22. YOU COULD BE 18 AGAIN WOULD YOU? god no I was miserable at 18.
23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Court TV
24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Turquoise.
25. FAVORITE SMELL? Kitty tummy.
26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED ON THE PHONE? My mom.
27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Smile.
28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON THAT SENT THIS TO YOU? I took this from Sue's blog, and yes I like her.
29. FAVORITE DRINK? Diet Pepsi
30. FAVORITE SPORT? Poker.
31. EYE COLOR? Brown.
32. HAT SIZE? ? um I have a 22" head..
33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes. =(
34. FAVORITE FOOD? Enchiladas
35. WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED AT THE MOVIE THEATER? Superman I think.
36. SCARY MOVIE OR HAPPY ENDING? Scary movie
37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Orange
38. SUMMER OR WINTER? Definately Summer, I hate cold.
39. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs.
40. FAVORITE DESSERT? Cheesecake
41. WHO WILL MOST LIKELY RESPOND? NA this is a blog.
42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? See question above.
43. WHAT BOOKS are you READING NOW? The Once and Future King.
44. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?No mouse pad, i have a trackball.
45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? The Closer.
46. FAVORITE SOUNDS? kitty purr
47. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Stones
48. THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Hawaii
49. WHAT IS YOU PRESENT OCCUPATION? retail.
50. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? San Jose
51. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?stolen from Sue's blog.

Magick

This is Magick the day I brought her home. I bought her at the flea market from a stall that had asian vases and cheap plastic toys. She fit in my moms purse and she carried her around in there the rest of the day. My sister Teresa wanted to name her Abba. Bob thought she said Abra, like abrakadabra, and said why dont you just call her Magic. I saw the pentagram on her back and knew her name needed to be Magick.

This is her maybe a little over a year old. When she would play with a string or toy she would stare and cock her head until it almost turned around like an owl, then she would let out this big cute yawn. We used to guess how long till she would yawn. She also LOVED to lick your fingers, always when you pet or scratched her she would start licking your fingers. Once a friend was lying on my bed and his hand fell on the side under the bad and he jusmped up surprised cuz she sneak attacked him and started licking his fingers.

This is how I will remember her, all fat and cute. Last wednesday we took her in to the vet and let her go. It was time. She had this whine that just said "Mommy I dont feel good." and she was just tired of being in pain. I love her so much, and I miss her more than anything, but Im happy that she's no longer hurting.

OMG

You have to read this. This is the funniest take on the whole "Not your grandmas knitting" thing.
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/lugh06/craftinjuries.htm
I love this site.. Its like the Family Guy of craft magazines. I constantly find myself thinking "Did they really just say that?"

Ideas for Birthday presents

I know its a month from now, (Sept. 10th) but in case anyone is wondering what to get me for my birthday..
1. Money (as my vet doesnt sell gift certificates, and Magick is very expensive. Any amount will help.)
2. Stitch Painter ( I need this program to make stitch diagrams and color charts for patterns to sell to make money for Magick.)
I think thats it. At least those are the only things I need. Magick is so sick, she has the icky eye goopies again and I have to give her ointment. They did another blood test today to see if the Epogen is working. I hope its doing something. If it is we may up the dosage, and I asked if she could use a transfusion, but it will only do good if the epogen is working otherwise its too temporary. They can do a kidney transplant, they do them up at Davis. If they'll do it for her I want to try, I dont care if I have to pay for it for the rest of my life. I will do anything for her. "Worth dying for, worth killing for, worth going to hell for."

Photos of Crochet Explosion!

Here is my cabled clutch, which is currently felting.

Here is the halter I designed using the Silk yarn from The Little Knittery.

And here is the Halter I designed using Berroco Cotton Twist.

All of these are coming soon to www.craftkitten.com

Crochet explosion!

I've finished a ton of stuff! Im taking pics tomorrow as its too dark now. But I finished a halter of of Berroco cotton twist last week, and yesterday I finished a halter I designed out of the silk yarn I got in LA, and tonight I finished a cabled clutch I designed for a free workshop Im doing soon, I still need to felt it, but I want to take pre-felting photos first. I will try to get them all taken and posted tomorrow.

I did take pics of my new Fat Kitty amigurumi, I made it in Rowan Big Wool. I submitted it to CrochetMe but she wanted pics in natural light and a solid color. Luckily I was working on this one to give to my little sister as a belated B-day present. Here it is with Gato, he is not a good model, he wouldnt look at me and he kept wandering off. It's still cute tho.