I've been doing the Master Cleanse 10-day detox. Today is day 5. I have lost a total of 7 pounds so far. I have a Tanita body fat scale, so it shows that I have been loosing fat and not muscle. Between my 100+ days of raw food and the master cleanse, I've lost a total of 37 pounds. I have only 8-12 pounds to lose to reach my ultimate goal. Sad thing is, I've been really wanting to get back to working out, but just haven't felt the drive to go. I want to do Bikram yoga, which I typically love as well as a spinning class which give me a nice muscular tone. I have talked with a few friends about the book Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type and so I went to the lab at my Doctor's office and had my blood tested. I'm O+ which is fairly common. It means I can donate blood to any of the + blood types but can only receive blood from other O+s or the rare O- blood types. I've just started reading, but so far it says that I should eat RED MEAT! Uggggh. I like a good steak and all, but come on. No dairy. Avoid Lentils and Kidney Beans - of course my favorite. I really want to give it a try for two weeks before the holidays to see if it does work for me, but as strange as it seems, I'm more nervous about this than going raw. I might be able to go back to raw, which didn't have dairy or my favorite beans either and just keep with a lot of sashimi for the high protein my body needs. I'll keep you all posted. In the meantime - I do feel like I look good at my thinner weight. Even though I suspect the skirt is made bigger, I'm actually wearing a size 2 today. Quite a change from the 14s I had on this summer!
Knitting news....I have cast on for tomato this week and am really digging it. I'm contemplating making the herringbone pattern below the bust like Sandi from Knitting Daily. By having the herringbone design knit below the bust, I can use the contrasting color on the neckline, arm bands, and hem. I took a progress pic, but it's not coming through to my email. I'll add it once it comes through.
What a wonderful weekend so far! Despite the end of a six year relationship, I have truly remained friends with an important person in my life. Keeping with tradition, Tully and I enjoyed an amazing Thanksgiving with friends at the "Pink House" on Wilbur Street in Pacific Beach. While last year brought over 30 people, this year was just as fabulous with the fifteen or so that gathered together on a warm, sunny day.
Even though I didn't manage to finish Juliet for the festivities, it was great watching the rest of Lost - Season Two in marathon fashion, while finishing my knitting.
Unlike any of the previous Zephyr Girls' patterns, this one was a bit wonky on the sizing. I started with a small and increased to a medium to allow addequate arm room. Unfortunately, I should have decreased back down to a small, or even an x-small. The bottom part looks a bit wonky as the lace portion is too full. You can't reallly tell by the pics, since I'm holding it in in the back. I will either gift this beauty to my mother, or try ripping it back (are you there sweet Brandi? lol) to the gartter stitch portion, where I'll make that a little bit longer, decreasing it to an x-small or small before starting the lace repeats. I will still do the seven and 1/2 pattern repeats for the length.
So this is an old 2007 FO, but a new pic. My Sister had surgery a couple days ago to remove little polyps on her vocal chords. Being a songstress, this was a decision that she labored over for awhile. The surgery should allow her to continue singing, but she is unable to talk at all for at least 7-10 days. Since she had the surgery on Monday, she'll be able to start eating hard food by tomorrow (which she is pumped about). At any rate, her lack of vocal communication has left her with a bit more time on her hands. This includes her sending me a pic of the Anthropolgie inspired Reversible Winter Capelet that I made for her this past March even though she started wearing it immediately. Either way, I'm happy to finally see this on her. Since she lives in Vermont, I won't get the opportunity for an in-person viewing until Christmas! If you're actually reading this Pam P. - Heeeeyyyyy!
Juliet progress....hoping to finish this evening and have pics tomorrow...we'll see.
Roommie progress....two people coming to see my place tonight. Hope one is a good fit and will work out....
Well - it's about time! I'm finally vibing with Juliet. Her color is a deep burgundy wine, which is perfect for the holiday season. Her bulky yarn allows for a fast knit. Despite the positives, I've had quite a bit of problems with her. After a bit of fighting, we have made up. I'm already on my sixth repeat of the lace pattern. I'll probably do two more before starting on the garter stitch bottom. I may add a few extra rows instead of the 3 that's called for in the pattern. We'll see. I might just wear this Thursday's Thanksgiving soirée.
In other life news, I'm still searching for a roommate. I've had a terrible time finding someone that I think will work as a good match. I'm not looking for a new best friend of course - but someone that is compatible and that I might have fun going out on the town or for coffee here and there. I really want to have this figured out before December. I think less people move during the winter, so it gives me slim pickings. Keep your fingers crossed for me along with positive thoughts my way. I'm not happy about wasting money on an empty room, especially when it's time to start buying Christmas gifts.
So, I have frogged back to the first row of the lace portion and am having trouble making this work. I'm knitting the medium (131 stitches). Row 1 instructs you to repeat the pattern between the *s until 8 stitches remain. I haven't added or dropped any stitches, but the ends of my rows are just not matching up with the pattern repeats. Can anyone help? I have done lace patterns before, so I'm not sure why this one is giving me such a hassle.
After several attempts to get together with Brandi we finaly met up for a knit session at Java Jones in Pacific Beach. It was great catching up and doing a bit of knitting - or in this case ripping. Brandi has a fearless ability to rip back mistakes, just like she creates her projects sans designs. Here's some pics from our excursion. The ripping was for my fair Juliet since my lace pattern was off. Her scarf and my Juliet are getting along swimmingly! 
So I have just cast on for my big Fisherman Cables and Lattice blanket and I started thinking about Ravelry. Yes - I have finally been added, but have not set up anything on my spot yet. No WIPs, nada, zilch, nothing. Then I started wondering about all of those wonderful bloggers that I read - how do I find you on Ravelry? So if any of the thousands of you out there in Ravelry heaven happen to fall upon my blog, let me know your hanlde so I can add you. I promise I'll start jazzing her up soon. I'm KnittersDelight btw.
I will post picks as soon as I have the first 1,800 stitches knit (that's my daily goal in order to complete the blanket in 7 days).
