Thirteen days and counting. Who's counting? I'M counting, thank you very much. Thirteen days before my mother and I leave for Colorado. I cannot wait to get my hands on this sweet baby girl. She will be four months old before I get there. This is killing me.
My mom is excited, too. We are a bit nervous for her, though. She has her gall bladder removed this Thursday and we are hoping she will be feeling good enough to travel. Her surgeon assures her it will be no problem. I am secretly worried. The woman is 70 years old. A very young 70 (or is that the second childhood we've all heard about?) Anyway, her primary care provider says she's healthy as a horse, ( there's another joke in there, but I will leave it alone. Afterall, I have to travel with her!!) but you just never know with surgeries. It would devastate her if she couldn't go. This is her EIGHTH great grand child.

I will be knitting most of the time I am out there. I heard through the grapevine (Mommie) baby Ava wants a new sweater. We all know if baby sister gets something, big sister needs, wants and deserves something, too!

OTN: first pair of two at once toe up socks in Sokkatta color 03, Lacey Acorn Scarf made into a wrap in Lorna Laces Cool colorway and a scarf with morino wool in blue plus the occasional dishcloth.

(Pictures soon, I promise!)

Until next time.....

I love these socks. They are called Lilac and come from Jeanne Townsend's collection. Jeanne is an awsome designer. Her patterns are so easy to follow that even a novice like me can end up with a nice pair of socks.
These are for my Mom's birthday in a couple weeks. I'm having a hard time not getting her something else because I like these so well!

Talk about a need for color!!! I really like how this whole set turned out. It's for Ava's baptisim. I know my daughter will buy a dress so this can be the accessories. I need a bonnet, but can't find one to match everything and I am no where near good enough to even think about designing one on my own. Maybe in time for the next grandchild!

WOW. This KAL really tried my patience. We learned a new stitch as is the case with all mid month KALs...the dreaded p2tbl. I viewed the video a billion times, and visited the frog pond about that many times! I could get the concept of the stitch, but couldn't always get both stitches together. I finally got it. It looks good. Would I do it again? NO!
Until next time....

This is the KAL I did with MonthlyDishclothes, a group on yahoo. It was the first KAL of the month. I like the pattern but wished I would have used a lighter color. I sure went from on extreme to the other this month, didn't I? I used the cotton I won in a Bingo game from another group. I don't know what it is as the band was removed, but it was easy to work with and doesn't feel as stiff as the cotton I normally use. I think this one will go to my Grandma when I pick her up for an overnight visit in a week or so. She will like it as she is my biggest fan when it comes to my crafting.

This is a KAL I did with Love2Knit_dishclothes on yahoo groups. I really needed something bright and cheery after all the snow and wintery weather that just would not leave. Bright I got and then some!

I know it has been along time since I posted to my blog but I have been busy. I've knitted this baby sweater which is the first wearable thing I've ever done. It is called the 5 hour baby sweater. It is supposed to take 5 hours to complete from cast on to cast off. Yeah right. 5 hours for anyone but me. It took me two weeks of knitting every night after work. Oh well. I like the way it turned out. The new grandbaby isn't due for a while yet so it's done in time.
Until next time (which I promise will be soon)

We finished the March KAL today and I finally figured out what it was. I had help in deciphering it though. One of the ladies in the group told us. Then I had an “Ahhh” moment. This was the first time I knitted on the diagonal and I am going to do this pattern again. Since I know it’s a bunny, I probably won’t be using green again!!! I’m thinking my Mom might like this so I will knit her one for Easter.
I have so much knitting to do right now. My daughter asked for another blanket for the baby, plus I want to do the 5 Hour Baby Sweater and I have a pair of socks on the needles. Too bad I have to work because I might be able to get all this done if I didn’t!!
Better get busy…

I have been working on this baby blanket for a while now and finally finished it. Now I plan on making the sweater to match. The sweater is the 5 hour baby sweater. That name is a bit misleading because it will take much longer than 5 hours for me to knit it! The blanket is called Brooke Baby Afghan and I found the pattern on the internet. It was very easy, but I am a slow knitter since I just recently taught myself. I will post when I finish the sweater.
'til later.

I am in Love2Knit Bingo prize heaven! I just received my prize from the latest bingo game and I love it. Here is what I won:
A large ball of the deepest green cotton (mmmm), a ball of sugar and cream cotton in Shades of Green (very pretty), a list of websites that have shamrock patterns (I’ll be checking that out tonight), a shamrock sun catcher (going in my office window for St. Paddy’s day), but wait. That’s not all of it. I have the cutest square floral mini tape measure, a note pad AND the prettiest green stitches markers made by Kim. I hit Bingo prize utopia!!!
Thank you Kim and Jeanette. I am very happy.

I broke down and made a pair of fingerless gloves to wear at work. My office has no heat coming to it and my hands and feet freeze. I got the pattern off of knitty.com and it is the creation of Cheryl Niamath. She did a great job writing this pattern out. It was so easy and quick. I thank her for it (as do my hands). Now to find a HEAVY sock pattern.
I wore these a couple times in the office and the boss finally brought in a portable heater. Wow. What a difference. I almost don't need the gloves. Notice I said almost?
I really need to get started on some baby items as my new granddaughter is due to arrive in June. I haven't found that one perfect pattern as of yet.
I have some nice sock yarn waiting to become a new pair. The KAL I belong to should be starting a new pattern anytime.
I am also waiting for the monthlydishcloth kal to start for February.
I have lots of projects waiting, just nothing on the needles right at the moment. That seems strange....nothing to knit. Maybe I will go look up a pattern for the baby.
Until later..

Well, I finished a pair of socks and cannot say I did a perfect job. That's ok since I will be the one wearing them. I learned a few things while doing these. The one thing that stands out the most is...if you are knitting with a varigated yarn and must add a new skein, pay VERY careful attention to the color repeats. I didn't and my color stripes are off, not just alittle, but alot. I didn't not notice until I was grafting the toe of the last sock. That will teach me to be more careful next time.

Ok, I know I should post more but this blog thing has me stumped. I am not sure what to do with this or where to go with it. Hopefully, with time, this will get better as it can't get much worse.
I taught myself to knit last year and love it. I have crocheted since I was a young girl, but this is better. I joined a few knitting groups on line and have learned so much. I have knitted dishclothes, a multi-directional scarf and now I'm doing socks. I have one almost done and will post a picture when I have a pair!
I am addicted to yarn. There, I've said it. Not just any yarn, though. I love the good stuff. You know the kind....cashmere, silk, alpaca. (deep sigh) I can't bring myself to buy the yarn from the big box stores anymore. Now there is nothing wrong with it, I just prefer the other stuff. Ok, I am a yarn snob. If that's as far as my snobbishness goes, I'm ok.
I am going to get back to knitting that sock so I can have a pair by the end of next week.
Until then...Happy knitting.

Almost time for New Year's. Wonder what everyone's resolution will be this year? Last year I actually stuck to my resolution and quit smoking after 35 years. I have easy days and hard days. Today for some reason is a hard day. After all this time I want a cigarette in the worst way. This will pass.
My resolution for next year.....hmmmm....Oh I know. How about the proverbial loosing weight? I have truly gained ALOT this year. I really would like to weigh what I did before I quit smoking then I can decide how much to loose. This may end up being two years resolutions!
I am working on my first pair of knitted socks and will post a picture as I get farther along with them. I belong to a few knitting groups on Yahoo. They are fun plus I learn alot from the other members.
Everyone have a great and SAFE New Year's.