tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215737402024-03-07T10:06:00.202-08:00Team SimpaticoThe Team Simpatico support blog!! Join us as we compete in the knitting olympics!Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1141277770700360882006-03-01T21:16:00.000-08:002006-03-01T21:36:10.713-08:00Barb's magnificent mittens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/1600/IMG_0063.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/320/IMG_0063.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/1600/IMG_0061.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/320/IMG_0061.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/1600/IMG_0059.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/320/IMG_0059.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />here are barbara's beautiful mittens!Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1141015546034101992006-02-26T20:44:00.000-08:002006-02-26T20:45:46.036-08:00IT'S OVER!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nbcolympics.com/2006/0226/5135711_352X264.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 282px;" src="http://www.nbcolympics.com/2006/0226/5135711_352X264.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to all who have participated in the olympics. We'll get a finally tally on who finished what in a couple of days once I talk to everyone. I know for sure that Barbara finished her magnificent mittens and that Peggy is ALMOST done with her jumper (she was working on the duplicate stitch today...finishing touches!) <br /><br />Thanks to all for doing this. it was alot of fun!Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1140732638909283702006-02-23T14:05:00.000-08:002006-02-23T14:10:38.920-08:00CLOCK IS TICKING!!!The time is ticking away! Who has what left? <br /><br />I know the two Jennifers are done done done with their projects! hhahaha. <br /><br />Purse_Ho has been out of the DFW area all week., so she isn't sure how everyone's projecs are coming along. but she will find out tomorrow once she returns! hehehe. <br /><br />keep it going, guys!Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1140237690424241692006-02-17T20:39:00.000-08:002006-02-17T20:41:30.436-08:00FINISHED!<a href="http://purse_ho.blogspot.com/">Jennifer </a>is finished with her socks!!! I just finished them like 20 min ago! i was dancing around my apartment chanting "socks are all done...socks are all done!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/1600/IMG_1688.0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 272px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/320/IMG_1688.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/1600/IMG_1694.0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 251px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/320/IMG_1694.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />thank you! :) hahahah.Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1140154046140931582006-02-16T21:17:00.000-08:002006-02-16T21:27:26.153-08:00progress....<p> Hi All.<br /><br />I have added a count down timer on the side! hehe. courtesy of Yarn Harlot's minons.<br /><br />Well, here is an update:<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/1600/IMG_1681.0.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 165px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px" height="167" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/320/IMG_1681.0.jpg" width="183" border="0" /></a><br />Jennifer (purse_ho)....turned the heel on her socks today. Just a few more inches and she will be done! that gold medal is near!<br /><br />Mary (slow motion).... she has completed a few inches on her jacket. she's going great!! i'm proud of her!<br /><br />Kathy - She completed ONE BABY BOOTIE!! GO KATHY! we are especially proud of her!!! she might get the gold after all! and to think...she just wanted to be a cheerleader!<br /><br />Lee - she's going on her tomten! she's getting to the point where you seperate for the arm holes!<br /><br />Mary Jane - She isn't doing the hello yarn hat anymore...she's working on a lace shawl! and she's working on it at home....at the store it's too distracting. hehe. she said she's going!<br /><br />Barbara - she's 85% done with one mitten already!! whoo-hoo!<br /><br />Peggy - She's gotten quite a few inches done on that jumper. i can't wait to see it finished!!<br /><br />Trudie - she admitted today she hadn't started her sam the ram yet. hehe. it's ok...we'll see if she can get it done by closing ceremonies.<br /><br />Joel - not sure of his progress....haven't seen him since Sunday! but i'm sure he's moving along well.<br /><br />Elynne - I haven't heard from her...but i'm sure she's working hard on her clogs!<br /><br />Jenn - She's moving along REALLY well!! take a peek! she's running for that gold medal!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/638/828/320/DSC01385.jpg"></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/638/828/320/DSC01385.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 131px" height="150" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/638/828/320/DSC01385.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br />I'll put up more pictures this weekend. i'll have everyone show me their projects and we'll snap pictures!<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/638/828/320/DSC01385.jpg"></a>Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1139797792302034332006-02-12T18:25:00.000-08:002006-02-12T18:29:52.313-08:00New Additions!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.interweave.com/images/imagesknit/img_knit_backissue/toc_win05/leafsocks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 185px;" src="http://www.interweave.com/images/imagesknit/img_knit_backissue/toc_win05/leafsocks.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://knitventure.blogspot.com">Joel </a>has joined in today!! he said (and i quote) as he casted on for a pair of lacy socks..."let the games begin". he's going to be doing Embossed Leaves Socks from Interweave knits Winter issue.<br /><br /><br /><br />Kathy has joined us as well!! Instead of being a cheerleader...she's joined us!! she's working on a pair of baby booties. and as of today...she's 65% done with the FIRST bootie! i'm so proud of her!!Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1139634031197262842006-02-10T20:56:00.000-08:002006-02-10T21:00:31.213-08:00let the games begin!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/1600/olym.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 243px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/452/471/320/olym.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Let the games BEGIN!!!<br /><br />after much confusion, i saw that the games were supposed to begin at 2pm EST. oops. hahah. i thought it was 7p.<br /><br />As the games go on, we will be posting various pics of everyone's projects and the process. For those of you who don't come into the store on a daily/weekly basis, if you want your pics included, please take a photo and mail it to the team.simpatico@gmail.com address. I'll post them up for you!<br /><br />Debbie will be joining us for the games as well. As of 7p CST...she hadn't picked a project yet. but no worries. I think she's working on converting a machine knitting pattern into a hand knitting pattern....which we all know is a challenge in itself!Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1139541570703737542006-02-09T19:17:00.000-08:002006-02-09T19:19:30.703-08:00Special Olympics? cheerleaders?Kathy is going to join us as a cheerleader. We tried to encourage her to knit a washcloth, bobbi baby bear...but she isn't feeling it. haha. but she said she wants to be a cheerleader! WHOOO!!<br /><br />Wendy and Nita want to join us a members of our "special olympics" team. hahahaaha. they are fairly new knitters. i wouldn't put thme in the special olympics category...but oh well. they are a funny bunch of girls.Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1139541366025687762006-02-09T19:15:00.000-08:002006-02-09T19:16:06.036-08:00Jenn has joined us!<a href="http://knitnlit.blogspot.com/">Jenn </a>from Ft worth has joined us as well! WELCOME!!<br /><br />She'll be working on the same project as Mary Jane...the <a href="http://www.helloyarn.com">Hello yarn</a> skulls and bones hat.Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1139451367960605852006-02-08T18:15:00.000-08:002006-02-08T18:16:07.970-08:00New member!We have a new member!<br /><br />Elynne will be joining us w/ her try at felted clogs!Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1139203652807101212006-02-05T21:26:00.000-08:002006-02-05T21:27:32.816-08:00new personPeggy is added to the list!! WHOO-hOO!!<br /><br />she's going to work on a newborn jumper from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1564773981/103-2766645-7279037?v=glance&n=283155">Too Cute! cotton knits for toddlers</a> book.Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1138848928613980972006-02-01T18:49:00.000-08:002006-02-09T15:19:23.740-08:00Members!So far, Mary Jane and Mary have joined in the blog. The others do not have blogability or access to the internet...so i will add them here and onto the sidebar.<br /><br />Please send an email to the team email if you are interseted in joining us! this will be alot of fun!!<br /><br /><br />Jennifer (Purse_Ho) - Knitting 2 socks on one pair of circs<br />Mary - <a href="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1933064021.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">Cardigan</a> on the cover of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933064021/ref=pd_sim_b_2/103-2766645-7279037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155">Sally Melville's Color Book</a><br />Barbara - Magnificent mittens!!<br />Mary Jane - <a href="http://www.helloyarn.com/piratehat.jpg">Skull and Bones cap</a> on <a href="http://www.helloyarn.com/wecallthempirates.htm">Hello Yarns</a><br />Trudie - <a href="http://www.earthheartdesigns.com/images/Patterns/Sam%20the%20Ram/Sam_the_Ram.jpg">Sam the Ram</a> from <a href="http://www.earthheartdesigns.com/Earth%20Heart%20pages/Patterns/All%20Patterns/sam_the_ram.htm">Earth Heart Designs</a><br />Lee - EZ Tomten Jacket w/ perfect buttonholes<br /><br />More will be added prior to the start date!Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21573740.post-1138350807480300252006-01-27T00:14:00.000-08:002006-01-27T00:36:41.070-08:00Official Invitation<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >As you all know, The Yarn Harlot has <a href="http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/olympics2006.html">issued a challenge</a>. Not only is she challenging our skillz, she is asking us to put our sanity on the line for her amusement. And against every instinct they possess, many have decided to take up this challenge. But you just can’t do it alone.<br /><br />That's why <a href="http://purse_ho.blogspot.com">Purse_Ho</a> and <a href="http://www.simpaticoyarns.com">Simpatico Yarns</a> want to form TEAM SIMPATICO!!!<br /><br /></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >What does it take to join Team Simpatico? If you've got yarn, a sick desire to compete against a bunch of crazy knitters, have a great sense of humor and love Texas BBQ...JOIN US!!!<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >We’ve set up this team blog so participants can upload photos and update whenever they want! </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Share your progress or your defeats!</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >Delight in the thrill of your teammates victories or relish in the agony of their defeat. </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >But mostly, improve your odds of actually finishing something using the tried and true method of mob rule.</span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >If you’ve joined the Harlot’s Olympics and want to participate in our little support group, <strong>comment directly to this post</strong> OR <strong>send an email</strong> to team.simpatico (at) gmail (dot) com.<br /><br />Please include the following information:<br /></span></span></div> <ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >your first name (or however you'd like to appear in the sidebar)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >blog name and address if you have one, though it's not necessary</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" >what you're knitting, if you've decided (if you've already posted a photo of what you're making, include that link). </span></span></li></ul> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><br />We’ll reply with info that will allow you to become a a poster on the blog. It might take a little while to get a response from us (no more than a couple of hours), but rest assured...you will get a response!<br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;" ><br />If you don't want to join the Olympics but still want to take part in the fun, you can become a Team Simpatico Cheerleader. But we really would rather you join us! JOIN US JOIN US!!<br /><br />Buttons will be posted shortly. Gimme a day or two to create a few. hahaah. thanks everyone!!<br /></span></span></span></div>Jen Da Purse Hohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576516845958413528noreply@blogger.com0