Relax
First of all, thanks for all of your nice comments about the Brown Phildar sweater. I'm so, so happy with it, and I actually made an adjustment on the buttons so I like the fit even better. Yay.
But where I've been, I didn't need no stinkin' sweater! Woo-hoo! Panama City Beach! Spring Break 2005!
Woo-hoo! Gimme some beads!
Okay, so it wasn't all really like that. Most of my week was spent knitting, watching Alias, and laying in the sun. We did have one evening of craziness which involved a karaoke bar called "Sweet Dreams" (note: it's actually a karaoke bar AND liquor store. Classy) and lots of vodka. Here's me and Alison gettin' down to someone's sweet karaoke stylings:
Totally sweet.
But aside from that one evening, Jacob and I spent most of our week relaxing. And just to show you that I did knit ALL week, here's my list of finished items.
1. Second blue sock. (that makes a pair.)
2. Honeymoon Cami. (Did you notice it in the above pictures?) I *heart* this pattern. I started it a couple of days before we left and finished it by the evening we got there.
Pretty, summery honeymoon cami.
And here's what happens when we try to take a pic in the mirror.
So, for me, this tank was all about yarn choice. I made the first one with a fairly heavy cotton yarn, and it just wasn't right for the project. It didn't drape well and it sort of sat on me like a suit of armor. This yarn (Dale of Norway Svale) is a silk blend and soft and swirly and yummy and drapey and clingy and PERFECT. Yay. I will wear the CRAP out of this tank top this summer. I think I might actually unravel my first H.Cami and use the yarn for something else, because I really love the yarn.
3. Stripey socks. After finishing my cami, I was out of projects! What?? And all I'd brought with me was a ton of sock yarn, and my circs that I used for my blue socks. Sooo....
Stripey goodness, in beachy colors!
Here it is off my foot so you can really see the stripes.
I'm doing the toe decreases on Stripey Sock Two right now. And can I just say that the beach is the best light EVER for taking knitting photos? Clearly, I need to quit my job, open up a bonsai tree stand in Florida, and live by the water. Clearly.
So there you have it. I knit a lot, I relaxed a lot. I played shuffleboard (Jacob kicked my ass). And a lot of time was also spent without makeup, wearing comfy clothes, which was marvelous. On the way back from the beach on our last day, I got a glimpse of myself in the mirror and thought, 'Wow, I look SO white trash right now.' And then I thought, 'I have SO got to take a picture of my white trashy self for the blog!' So I leave you with my beachy self, looking happy, bleached blonde, and maybe a little trashy.
I was just about to yell "woo-hoo" and throw the rock on symbol with my hands.
You know what I'm talkin' about.
Back to work tomorrow. *Sigh*. How long to Maryland Sheep and Wool?
Comments (47)
Love the blog! Glad there are knitters who knit with social justice in mind! I am a 40-something married mother of three who is working on a master's degree in Special Education. My favorite thing to calm the frayed nerves is to knit. So glad to see that knitting is back with a vengence!!!
Andrea
Posted by Andrea | April 18, 2005 12:17 AM
Well I never thought it!! You and Sean Hannity in the same article. Life is stranger than fiction.
Am I allowed to read this blog?
Part of my job is to encourage, so you are still cute as a button and girl,white trash you aren't.(is that proper english?)
Once a mother always a mother and they just pop up when you least expect.
Love you.
Posted by ljck | April 17, 2005 9:38 PM
I love, love, love the cami! Nice work.
The Maryland Sheep and Wool is scheduled for May 7 & 8. I can't wait. I don't know any of you guys, but I will secretly wave from the distance...
Posted by isel | April 17, 2005 12:00 PM
Anyone have the info for Maryland Sheep and Wool Carrieoke asked for? I'm interested too, but I'm always dumb and don't find out until it's too late. :(
Posted by Alpaca Yarn | April 15, 2005 11:23 PM
I love your honeymoon cami! What a great pattern. Your photos are so entertaining!
Posted by Missy | April 15, 2005 9:55 PM
OMG those pics are hilarious. You are too freakin' funny.
Posted by jenny | April 14, 2005 1:13 AM
Tres cute tank top. Makes me wanna go lift weights and whip my arms into shape.
Posted by Amanda | April 13, 2005 9:41 PM
Love those striped socks!
Posted by St. Carrie | April 13, 2005 8:25 PM
Look! Look, everybody! Carrieoke is famous. And in the same paragraph as Sean Hannity...tee-hee.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/quicktakes/cst-nws-qt10.html
Posted by Carrieoke's twin | April 13, 2005 6:53 PM
You so didn't look white trash! You looked great and you sound like you had a fabulous time on your vacay! Which is how it should be. Absolutely love the h. cami! Great job, it fits you beautifully.
Posted by Wanda | April 13, 2005 2:48 PM
Very cool Honeymoon Cami--I have a lot of the Svale in the same color... I was going to make a tank in the Dale book...
Yours looks great, Carrie! Hope to meet you at Sheep & Wool next month :)
Posted by Lolly | April 13, 2005 12:12 PM
You go on with your bad-ass white-trash self, girl! Love the cami, it looks great. Also love the secret photo taken in the mirror! :)
Posted by heide | April 13, 2005 9:35 AM
Welcome Back! You look so cute in honeymoon! I may have to make another so I can be just like you!
Posted by Julia | April 12, 2005 8:24 PM
Will you believe that I am going to be in Panama City this weekend? I fly in on Friday (and then fly out the next Monday, so it's a quick trip). Bummed that I missed you, but awesome Honeymoon Cami and
WOO-HOO for Sheep and WOOL!!!!!! WOOT!
Posted by Sarah | April 12, 2005 7:18 PM
Your Honeymoon cami is so pretty & fits you perfectly! What a fantastic vacation you guys had. I always hate coming home at first...then I get used to it.
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Posted by Caroline Perry | April 12, 2005 3:49 PM
I love love love your blog. I love how goofy you get and that you post fun silly pictures. Some blogs just need a drink so they can relax, youknowwhatImean? You look radiant in your cami. Glad you had a good time!
Posted by Karma | April 12, 2005 12:09 PM
what a great vacation! Love the cami. I can't wait to see you and your beau on the next GIRLS GONE WILD commercial!!
Posted by BigLug | April 12, 2005 9:26 AM
The sock and the beach sand shot is a classic.
Posted by claudia | April 12, 2005 9:19 AM
What a cute cami! Three cheers all-around. And HOORAY for MDSW! I can't believe how many bloggers are gonna be running around!
Posted by Ann | April 12, 2005 8:42 AM
I envy all of the time you had to knit on your vacation! I am going to have a few days off this weekend and I will be happy if I get one quarter of the knitting done that you did.
Everyone else has said it, but I will now too: You soooo don't look white trash :)
Posted by Stacey | April 12, 2005 1:45 AM
You are so not white trash! If you start dressing like Kevin Federline, well, then we'll have a talk!
Posted by Jenn | April 11, 2005 10:02 PM
Oh and I freaking love that picture of you and Jacob- hahaha! AWESOME.
Posted by frecklegirl | April 11, 2005 9:52 PM
Here's to trashy, no-ambition, no-stress vacations!
Posted by Becca | April 11, 2005 8:55 PM
dude. jacob is so WHITE in those pictures, i fear for his soon-to-be-sunburnt self. if i actually ever wore sgetti strap tops maybe i'd make myself one of those tops out of the svale i've got sittin round here. but since i don't i mean really i DON'T then what would be the point???? :) sounds like you had a great weekend, with your white trash self. seriously, how long a drive to chicago? there's sun here. and water. and knitters. and beer. and karaoke.
Posted by carolyn | April 11, 2005 6:56 PM
You are so funny! I love the white trash photo too, seriously almost made me spew coffee (laughing). And of course your cami looks fabulous - v. jealous that you can wear such a thing! Glad you had such a great vacation - if you find any extra beach sand in your stuff when you get home, and it's still warm, would you consider mailing it to me in the northwest? it's cold and rainy here! :-)
Posted by gaile | April 11, 2005 4:42 PM
Girl...you look like you guys had a terrific time...
Love the honeymoon cami...pink of course...lovin' it.
Less than 4 weeks away...MD S&W! Hopefully we'll have weather like we did yesterday!
curious about this svale! Folk Art has a lot of it...in really nice summery colors!
Posted by Heather | April 11, 2005 3:41 PM
Great tank, great photos, looks fun! (But please note: socks are never "too boring to show"! Shame on you!)
Posted by alison | April 11, 2005 3:08 PM
You're not the first person to consider opening up a bonsai tree farm or seashell store on the FLA panhandle... maybe we should go in on this together?
Posted by Valerie | April 11, 2005 2:43 PM
You are a knitting goddess. Love the cami, the color looks amazing on you! Glad you had fun, and you DO NOT look like PC white trash in these pictures. You look cute!
Posted by sarah | April 11, 2005 1:54 PM
Cutest Honeymoon Cami EVER! And sounds like you had a great spring break, congrats and FEAR NOT! MDS&W is just around the corner. :)
Posted by chelsea | April 11, 2005 1:53 PM
you wear WT very well!!!
so glad you had fun...
Posted by loody | April 11, 2005 1:36 PM
The Honeymoon Cami is SO pretty! Hopefully you didn't call it that in front of Jacob's family...they might think you're married or something :)
Did I mention that I the cami is SO pretty?!
And the socks are great too...they really looked great with your slippers and houndstooth black and white skirt today. You are truly a white trash goddess. I envy you.
Posted by Anne Marie | April 11, 2005 1:30 PM
I love that tank top! The color suits you perfectly. :)
Posted by Rani | April 11, 2005 12:56 PM
Gorgeous Honeymoon! Thanks for the thumbs up on the Svale. I have been debating buying some from the Webs sale. It's a go! How much did you use?
Posted by Nicole | April 11, 2005 12:37 PM
Sounds like you had a great vacation! Glad for you. Hope it's not to hard coming back to work. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Cara | April 11, 2005 11:33 AM
Oh! That cami is so pretty on you! I love it!
You don't look trashy, silly- relaxed though! :)
Posted by frecklegirl | April 11, 2005 11:33 AM
I think you look cute in the last picture, too. Yay Spring Break! I love the cami and want one. If I buy you yarn, will you make it for me?
BTW, speaking of Maryland Sheep and Wool, last night on the phone, Mom said, "So when is Carrie going llama hunting?" and I was like, "Huh?"
Then we figured out that she was talking about Maryland. Har-har. Llama hunting??
Posted by Cathy | April 11, 2005 11:08 AM
LOVE the cami. Funny, I was just looking at that pattern the other day thinking how perfect it would be for the summer. Maybe I'll go yarn shopping for it today. Suggestions?
Glad you had a great trip--I'm SO jealous!
Posted by Stephanie | April 11, 2005 11:04 AM
I wish I was on vacation! Thankfully, we finally have some nice weather here in the Boston area. I'm also counting the days to MD Sheep and Wool, and plan on meeting up with Cate (http://mamacate.typepad.com/mamacate/) for drinks on Friday night. You in?
Posted by Cece | April 11, 2005 10:36 AM
the honeymoon cami looks great, especially in that nice pink. and no, not whitetrashy at all.
Posted by karen | April 11, 2005 10:26 AM
You don't look white trash-y in that picture, you look really rested and happy and cute!
Posted by susan | April 11, 2005 9:44 AM
So jealous of all the fun you had while I was doing yard work. Love the cami, the color looks fab on you. Very jealous that you are going to MSWF. I was debating it but don't think I can swing it :-(
Posted by Kate | April 11, 2005 9:17 AM
I love the picture taken in the mirror! Sigh...Can I live vicariously through you? I totally need a beach vacation right now. We should totally have a knitter's retreat somewhere near water. xo MJ
Posted by MJ | April 11, 2005 8:43 AM
Less than a month, darlin'. And I'm so glad you had a great time dancin', relaxin', knittin'--those stripey socks are awesome!
Posted by Em | April 11, 2005 8:15 AM
Wow, that's a lot of knitting for the beach. Are you sure that you actually took any time to relax?
Posted by Colleen | April 11, 2005 7:05 AM
You are the cutest ever! Even when in white trash mode hehe. You look amazing in the cami, wish I had the body for that. Looks like you had such a fun time. Back to reality :(
Posted by Vicki | April 11, 2005 12:53 AM