I have told myself that I am not allowed to knit another stitch on any project until I finish old Mr. Fancy Pants. And to prove it, my dear readers, here is a fantabulous contrabulous pho-to-graph straight from my space-aged digital camera...
I have joined the shoulders, and am working on the front. This sweater is a bit different since the seam shows on the front. I am using a backstitch to join the two front pieces. It's going fairly well so far, but the backstitch is easy to mess up so it's rather slooooowwwww. My goal is to finish the sweater over the weekend. Although, my party is this weekend....
Yes, that's right, my 30th BIRTHDAY is on Friday. I'm silently freaking out, so I decided to have a party to celebrate and calm myself down about the whole mess. The party is on Saturday and I have about 30 people coming over! I have no idea how I am going to feed these people, let alone fit them all in my apartment.
I still have a ton to do for the party. My walls are fairly bare (I don't like a lot of things on my walls- too much clutter) so I needed a few things to put on them. I bought some inexpensive canvases and painted one part orange and one part pink. They turned out pretty well. Now I just need to finish the 10 billion other things on my "to do for the party" list...
Now I know why I like to visit your site - you're PERFECT like me! My birthday was Friday too - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to us! I turned 33 this year... I only had one meltdown before I turned 30. Now it's all OK... until 40 I guess! Live it up!
Posted by: Rebecca | 11 October 2004 at 02:14 AM
[Comes bursting in, blowing a birthday horn and throwing confetti all around.]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
"For he's a jolly good knitter, for he's a jolly good knitter, for he's a jolly good kniiiiiitttter, which nobody can deny!"
Have a wonderful day full of lots of cake and good times. Enjoy yourself and good luck with your party :-)
Posted by: Becky | 08 October 2004 at 12:29 PM
Happy Birthday! I'm 32 and did a lot of worrying about being 30. You'll be fine. Hope you have a fab party and lots of yarn presents!
Posted by: Marie | 08 October 2004 at 04:52 AM
Happy, Happy Birthday! Hope your party is a smash and that you get lots of great prizes!
Posted by: Niki | 07 October 2004 at 09:20 PM
Happy Birthday Drew!
Today is actually my birthday - very close! I guess Libras have an affinity for knitting skull sweaters (or vests) for their sweethearts!!!
Have a great day - I am sure everything will go smoothly for your par-tay. :) I'm turning 27 this year and have been feeling tightness in my chest each year I get closer to the big 3 0 !!! Just one of those milestones we all have to live through I suppose! (Better than the alternative, that's fer sure!) :)
Enjoy!
<3
sarah
Posted by: Sarah | 07 October 2004 at 11:14 AM
Good luck to prepare your birthday. Don't worry, it's not so bad, and after that, you will be again in the beginning of a decade : what a luck ! (please, remember me of that in 3 years...).
Oh... And i do love your knitting bag, it's so cute.
Posted by: Melanie | 07 October 2004 at 08:44 AM
Hi there,
Just came upon your blog and wanted to say hi and wish you a happy thirtieth!
I "survived" mine too. It's only a numbah!
Check back with me when 50 comes around. Don't know if I'll be THAT cheerful...heh.
Have a great party!
Posted by: Ellen | 06 October 2004 at 08:17 PM
Dude. Thirty is nothing. No problem. I did it for a whole year. Liked it so much that now I'm doing 31. Seriously. Happy Birthday!
Posted by: cari | 06 October 2004 at 07:49 PM
How stupid am I? Even though it's named "le Pull" as in pullover, I was looking at that blocking photo thinking it was a cardi! Maybe I'm transposing my current desire for a zippered cardigan sweater onto you... Anyhow, happy 30th birthday! I had one of those a few years ago, and it was pretty fun.
Posted by: Jon | 06 October 2004 at 01:24 PM