Loose Tea

Hey Everyone! =D

So today was actually a pretty good day for me. I made it to class on time (despite the fact that I slept in) and it actually wasn't that boring! Which is always a bonus.

After class I went to the mall with my sister, which is always fun, and I picked up some new loose teas!

Lately I've really been having fun trying all kinds of new loose teas from this store called "David's Tea" (which I think is only in Canada... but if you order online they ship to the United States also) Anyway, they have like, I think they said over 100 different kinds of teas which is very cool, and they not only try to make different flavors that taste good, but they stick to really pure and traditional styles of making tea, which is awesome, and they really let you know all of the health benefits of all the different kinds of teas.

I really wanted to start getting into different kinds of teas mostly because I've been trying to snack less and had a hard time keeping away from the sweets, but I noticed that after having a tea I was super full, and didn't want any snacks! Unfortunately, I only had Tetley Orange Pekoe... and then I got bored of that... And then I discovered David's Tea! So now I'll pretty much never get sick of tea. =P I may never even be able to try them all. =P

This is the first tea I bought from David's Tea. It's called Long Life Tea and it's really light and peachy. I have so many more still to try! I'm sure I'll be talking about a lot more soon. =)

A Day for the Guages.

Hey Everyone! Okay, so the other day I was searching the internet for all kinds of new knitting patterns to try and I came across this really really nice cabled sweater pattern that I wanted to try. For a little while now I've really wanted to try making some kind of a sweater, probably mostly because, for all the things I've ever made I've never knitted a sweater.

Now, I tend to usually be the person to collect patterns, look at them meaningfully, consider how much of what kinds of yarn I'd need to buy, MAYBE start... and then get interested with something new and start all over again.

This is an unfortunate cycle that I've been trying to get out of for a while now, but I really think I can do it with this sweater. I went out, got the materials I needed, and set to work immediately.

Now, as I've never knitted a sweater (or any other piece of clothing for that matter) I really didn't know where to start, but I know you always see "save time: check your gauge" or some other cryptic, semi-threatening message, so I figured I should start there. (I never really worried about it too much with the scarves, and stuffed toys that I usually made previously). This took SO much work than I had first anticipated. I grabbed the pair of needles it suggested, and set to work with the number of stitches and rows, and hoped for a 4" square. =) ... This did not happen. I ended up trying three different sizes of needles (I even tried one size twice with different tensions) and I never got it quite right. =P Not honestly sure what to do.... I think maybe I'll just kinda go with the closest one? We'll see how this goes. =P

Who Am I?

Hey Everyone! Welcome to my new blog, Much Ado about Knitting. I guess I'm going to get started with a bit of background. I'm a University Student, as well as an aspiring author who loves to knit and crochet. I also love doing photography, and recently bought a Canon Rebel Xsi which is so much fun to use. When I'm not writing or working on making a new knitting pattern I'm probably trying to learn a new technique on photoshop or else looking at all the wonderful handmade products on etsy.com which is an online handmade market place where individuals run their own small business by creating a "shop". It's really a wonderful community and a great opportunity for so many people who want to make some money off of their talents and skills.

One of my Goals for the near future is actually to start up a shop on etsy. I plan on selling some of the Knitting and Crochet patterns that I make up. =) I think it'll be a lot of fun! A more long term goal for me is to write a novel. I think it would be absolutely amazing if I could actually publish a book one day!

So that's me anyways. I hope this blog is interesting enough. I'm planning on talking a lot about knitting and crochet techniques, writing, photography and photoshop techniques, and all the random stuff in between. =)

Thanks for checking out my blog!

- Diana