31.12.08
30.12.08
THE LEGEND JOHN
Johnny Boy Legend celebrated his b-day at Lucky Strike in NY last night with his girlfriend Christine:FUN AT THE BEACH
Naomi Campbell , her tired weave and her hot Russian billionaire boyfriend were spotted chilling at a beach in the Maldives they even met Stefano Gabanna (The co-owner of D&G) and his new boy toy in the waters…
27.12.08
25.12.08
MARIAH CAREY AND HUBBY NICK CANNON
Color-coordinated newlyweds Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon snuggle as they shop in Aspen. Mariah was rocking some bright red Dior boots and the couple had on matching Moncler jackets. So corny and cute22.12.08
FALLY IPUPA NA VIMWANA WA BONGO
Hapa Joan kulia na Mboni wakiwa katika Picha ya Pamoja kwenye onyesho la mwanamuzik Fally Ipupa pale New Word Cinema Mwenge jijini DSM
Joan na Fally Ipupa wakiwa wamepozi katika picha ya pamoja kwenye hoteli ya Movenpick.19.12.08
18.12.08
JAMIE FOXX GETTING WILD ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Jamie Foxx was getting it in with a random party goer at his album release party in NY on Tuesday night. Jamie is interesting to say the least (lol). Did he just pick the most ghetto chick in the club? Hilarious but I expected nothing less..
TRACY NGUYEN BIRTHDAY BASH
Celebs hit up IPR Holiday Party/celeb publicist Tracy Nguyen’s birthday party went down in th NYC last night. Kelis and Estelle stopped through to celebrate with Tracy (middle).
CIARA LAST NIGHT
Ciara brought the uber fabulousness to the L.A. premiere of The Wrestler last night–conveniently alongside Mr. Curtis Jackson too. Yeah we peeped that CiCi. Anyways, I am loving this look from head to toe
THIS IS WHAT MADONNA WORKS WITH IN BED !!!
Madonna ’s Rumored boyfriend baseball player Alex Rodrigues was spotted showing off his bod in miami recently…Alex is definetly an upgrade from Guy Ritchie ,,,,Madge must be feeling young all ova again!!!
12.12.08
NEW BABY FOR USHER RAYMOND
According to People Usher and his wife Tameka have a new addition to the family: a baby boy born on Wednesday.The new Raymond (whose name has not yet been released) joins older brother Usher Raymond V, who turned 1 on Nov. 26. The couple married in 2007. Tameka, 37, also has three sons from a previous relationship.A source says Usher was at his wife’s side during the delivery. Last month, he told Access Hollywood that his soon-to-arrive baby was “one of the best Christmas gifts there is to have.”“I’m so proud to be a father by the time I’m 30,” Usher (who hit the big 3-0 in October) told PEOPLE back in August. “I’d hate to be 80 years old and not be able to run with my kids. I need to still be able to do flips when they’re in high school!”
9.12.08
STAR SPOTTED LUNCHING WITH IVANA TRUMP
J LO IS LOOKING HOT !!!
Just when we though J.lo has turned into a hot mess after giving birth, she bounces back and she is looking hotter than ever!!!!Knit Updates
Happy Winter to All!
I hope mid-December finds you all healthy and happy! It was about -4 f. this morning, here in NW Vermont. But now it's in the 30's and blustery. The joy of living in New England!
Here's an update on my knitting adventures. Please click on the pics for a better and larger view...
I've been working on and completing some Holiday gifts. I can't say much about them, as the recipients may read this blog!
The first pair of socks are made with Esprit yarn by Elann.com. Cotton with some nylon for support. This pair (for a female) has a lace pattern on the top, and I used size 3 needles.
The second pair (for a male) is plain knitting on size 5 needles. Same yarn, different colorway. It's a fun yarn to knit with. Stretchy but soft.
Both pairs were done with Judy's Magic cast-on (super easy and better than the figure-8 cast-on), toe-up, short row heel.
Third pair of socks (for me!) in Noro sock yarn. This was the yarn my BFF Kenny from Houston bought me on his visit to Vermont this fall. The yarn comes in long stretches of color. It was fun starting the yarn on the second sock to match the first one! Luckily the yarn is designed so that, if one wants to, you can knit matching socks. You can also knit the second sock from the end of the skein (instead of continuing in order), and you'll get the same color but reversed order. I added red cotton yarn on the heels to give them some strength. I'm not sure how well these socks will wear. I wear my socks pretty hard. Most socks don't last me two years--at least in the heels.
Two nights ago I started knitting wrist warmers for me. I used Atacama 100% alpaca yarn by Araucania in Chile. It's hand-dyed and very nice. I picked up a bunch of this yarn from
Littleknits.com in a super bag sale (for about $2.50 a skein), but I purchased this colorway at A Stitch in Time yarn shop in Jericho (where I am teaching learn to knit worskhops!)
. Note: you can pick up some really good deals at Littleknits! They have tons of stuff on sale. And, Atacama alpaca yarn is being sold for $3-4 a skein in lots of places. Just google it.
Anywho, back to the wrist warmers. There are dozens of free patterns online--I just did a simple 2x1 ribbing, and an added thumb gusset separated by a stitch I alternated in knit, then purl. Knitted the thumb plain (stockingknit) and topped with 5 rows of the ribbing. Very nice, warm and very soft! I love the colorway. Earthy tones.
I am also playing around with handspun and swatches. I did a diagonal Madeira lace with 8 stitches of stockingknit panel in between. Top to bottom handspun: purple corriedale with white merino/bamboo; alpaca with the mer/bamboo, and another alpaca with mer/bamboo. Kind of fun imagining this as a woman's top--possibly for cool fall nights over a white t-shirt. Semi-open separated by the knit panels. I am planning on designing some pieces. This would have some decreasing on the sides, for more form fitting, and possibly some lacey picot edging flaring out on the bottom portion. Tank-top type shoulder straps. Knit panels on the side (to compensate for the decreasing) and over the, you know, female parts for more support. Or not. But that's an x-rated version! Lol.
I have some gorgeous merino/bamboo from the U.S. in a steel gray-black. I think it's called gunmetal or something like that. I'm planning on spinning it sockweight and using this pattern for a similar top. It's machine washable, while the alpaca isn't.
So, there you go! I have some other projects going on: a silk scarf for my mom, about 3/4 of it done in ribbing. And, 3 pairs of socks for me in various stages of completion: Imagination in Wicked Witch colorway from Knitpicks.com (superwash merino, alpaca, nylon: perfect for socks!), some handspun alpaca, and some other stuff. Using the magic loop method--progressed from the 2 circs method to the ML.
Hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season, whatever you celebrate!
Cheers,
Vtknitboy
I hope mid-December finds you all healthy and happy! It was about -4 f. this morning, here in NW Vermont. But now it's in the 30's and blustery. The joy of living in New England!
Here's an update on my knitting adventures. Please click on the pics for a better and larger view...
I've been working on and completing some Holiday gifts. I can't say much about them, as the recipients may read this blog!
The first pair of socks are made with Esprit yarn by Elann.com. Cotton with some nylon for support. This pair (for a female) has a lace pattern on the top, and I used size 3 needles.
The second pair (for a male) is plain knitting on size 5 needles. Same yarn, different colorway. It's a fun yarn to knit with. Stretchy but soft.
Both pairs were done with Judy's Magic cast-on (super easy and better than the figure-8 cast-on), toe-up, short row heel.
Third pair of socks (for me!) in Noro sock yarn. This was the yarn my BFF Kenny from Houston bought me on his visit to Vermont this fall. The yarn comes in long stretches of color. It was fun starting the yarn on the second sock to match the first one! Luckily the yarn is designed so that, if one wants to, you can knit matching socks. You can also knit the second sock from the end of the skein (instead of continuing in order), and you'll get the same color but reversed order. I added red cotton yarn on the heels to give them some strength. I'm not sure how well these socks will wear. I wear my socks pretty hard. Most socks don't last me two years--at least in the heels.
Two nights ago I started knitting wrist warmers for me. I used Atacama 100% alpaca yarn by Araucania in Chile. It's hand-dyed and very nice. I picked up a bunch of this yarn from
Littleknits.com in a super bag sale (for about $2.50 a skein), but I purchased this colorway at A Stitch in Time yarn shop in Jericho (where I am teaching learn to knit worskhops!)
. Note: you can pick up some really good deals at Littleknits! They have tons of stuff on sale. And, Atacama alpaca yarn is being sold for $3-4 a skein in lots of places. Just google it.Anywho, back to the wrist warmers. There are dozens of free patterns online--I just did a simple 2x1 ribbing, and an added thumb gusset separated by a stitch I alternated in knit, then purl. Knitted the thumb plain (stockingknit) and topped with 5 rows of the ribbing. Very nice, warm and very soft! I love the colorway. Earthy tones.
I am also playing around with handspun and swatches. I did a diagonal Madeira lace with 8 stitches of stockingknit panel in between. Top to bottom handspun: purple corriedale with white merino/bamboo; alpaca with the mer/bamboo, and another alpaca with mer/bamboo. Kind of fun imagining this as a woman's top--possibly for cool fall nights over a white t-shirt. Semi-open separated by the knit panels. I am planning on designing some pieces. This would have some decreasing on the sides, for more form fitting, and possibly some lacey picot edging flaring out on the bottom portion. Tank-top type shoulder straps. Knit panels on the side (to compensate for the decreasing) and over the, you know, female parts for more support. Or not. But that's an x-rated version! Lol.
I have some gorgeous merino/bamboo from the U.S. in a steel gray-black. I think it's called gunmetal or something like that. I'm planning on spinning it sockweight and using this pattern for a similar top. It's machine washable, while the alpaca isn't.
So, there you go! I have some other projects going on: a silk scarf for my mom, about 3/4 of it done in ribbing. And, 3 pairs of socks for me in various stages of completion: Imagination in Wicked Witch colorway from Knitpicks.com (superwash merino, alpaca, nylon: perfect for socks!), some handspun alpaca, and some other stuff. Using the magic loop method--progressed from the 2 circs method to the ML.
Hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season, whatever you celebrate!
Cheers,
Vtknitboy
8.12.08
6.12.08
OJ SIMPSON JAILED FOR 15 YEARS
OJ Simpson speaks in court prior to his sentencing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center Friday, December 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 61-year-old football Hall of Famer stood shackled and stone-faced when the Judge sentenced him to at least 15 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery.Simpson and co-defendant Clarence ‘C.J.’ Stewart were sentenced on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel.
The judge said several times that her sentence in the Las Vegas case had nothing to do with Simpson’s 1994 acquittal in the slaying of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. And she rejected his apology stating, “It was much more than stupidity.”
PICTZZZZZZZZZZZ.........................
Actors Tyrese Gibson, Sanaa Lathan, and Taye Diggs pose for a pic at the Grand Opening of the new SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, California Yesterday5.12.08
GOOD LOOKING COUPLES
Wow! They are one good looking couple! Actress/model Eva Marcille Pigford and her boo Actor/model Lance Gross attended the Los Angeles premiere “Nothing Like The Holidays” at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater on Wednesday night in California.Eva recently joined the cast of The Young and The Restless; while Lance is still starring in the hit TBS series Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, which kicked off its 5th Season last night.
JENNIFER HUDSON SPEAKS ABOUT HER GRAMMY
It’s a rare thing to hear anything coming from Jennifer Hudson these days. But she’s speaking out to her fans about her four Grammy nods. Here’s her statement:“It’s been a childhood dream of mine to release an album, so to receive 4 Grammy nominations is truly a blessing. I’m extremely honored and humbled by the nominations.”
Her nominations include Best R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for “Spotlight,” and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “I’m His Only Woman” with label mate Fantasia. Congrats to Jenny.
BLACK BOND
Diddy says he’s ready to be the first black James Bond. He even shelled out £375,000 to make an action packed audition tape to send in to the Bond director/producers.“This is my audition tape for the next James Bond,” Combs tells the London Daily Mirror. “There is a black President and it’s time for there to be a black Bond.”
Maybe he’ll cast Cassie as the Bond Girl. Let me stop. The current James Bond played by Daniel Craig says:
“I think the role could easily be played by a black actor, because the character created by Ian Fleming in the ’50s has undergone a great deal of evolution and continues to be updated,” Craig said at a Quantum of Solace press conference. “After Barack Obama’s victory I think we might have reached the moment for a colored 007.”
4.12.08
THE TYRA BANKS SHOW
On a show airing tomorrow, December 5th, Alicia Keys stops by “The Tyra Banks Show” to discuss everything from rumors of her performing at the Inaugural Ball to the fundraiser event she recently hosted for the charity she co-founded “Keep A Child Alive.”“The Tyra Banks Show” also surprises one of the HIV-positive children whose life has been saved by Alicia’s charity. Noah, a 15-year-old aspiring musician from Rwanda, performs on the show his original song co-written by producer Swiss Beats with Tyra and Alicia serving as his backup dancers. Tyra also surprises Noah with clothing, an ipod, a digital music recorder to record his music with and a $5,000 donation to his family.
3.12.08
CIARA ATTENDS EVENTS IN NYC
Ciara attended two grand opening events in NYC on Tuesday night. The singer hit up the grand opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ANNEX NYC and the grand opening celebration for the new Victoria’s Secret Lexington Avenue flagship store.Ciara’s third studio album, Fantasy Ride, is expected to be released in the United States in March 2009, despite rumors of the album being shelved.
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