Hi folks
I have quite a few projects on my needles these days, and a couple finished waiting to go to my son and his girlfriend in S Korea. I am a little less than halfway finished with one final scarf to include in that box.
I will post photos once they arrive in Seoul as they are Christmas and belated birthday surprises. Can't wait to get everything completed and send the goodies on their way. Just wish I had thought to make them wool and alpaca instead of the blends that have been readily available here in the sub tropical part of the US. I will send a second box with some of the alpaca and wool that I have my eye on when Knitpicks has the big sale. I also have some assorted alpaca and wool in my natural fibre bin that seems like it would be very good choice too. Some icelandic wool, LettLopi in a wheat and also an autumn shade of orange will work nicely. Also some alpaca hanks found at Tuesday Morning in Baton Rouge, great finds!! I might use some of the 100% alpaca with one of my wool blends since the alpaca has a tendency to grow, it will add a bit of color and knit up quickly. I think I have a couple of bulky hat patterns in my Ravelry library that I wanted to try.
I found a great mystery dishcloth KAL on another blog, very enjoyable, and she awards a prize to the first one to guess the image. I am using a green, (sage was the only shade I had handy) I Love This Cotton from Hobby Lobby. Very easy to work with, especially when trying to knit tightly. I normally have to go down a needle size, so I am using size 7 silicon(flexible tips) needles and this particular brand of cotton slides easily. It reminds me of the hanks of pima cotton, but the price is much less: 3.29 as opposed to $7 for the pima that I found on sale at Tuesday Morning for 4.99.
If you would like to join in this one, or any of the monthly KALs, her blog is Domestic Dash at
Link to the Christmas themed KAL riddle
All of the pattern up till this point is posted, and she posts two rows every day. A very doable pace for even the busiest of knitters. Hope to see you there!
Oh well, break time is over. I must get back to work on that scarf. Another 35-40 inches to go.
And another hour or so to go before the Saints game, so have to leave it on WWL. Geaux Saints!!!
Karen
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Mahvelous Dollar store Swift Idea...webecca says: Tilta Swift
webecca says: Tilta Swift
This is a link to a fellow blogger's post with directions to make a fabulous swift out of very inexpensive items. I will be making one of these very soon. Had to share
This is a link to a fellow blogger's post with directions to make a fabulous swift out of very inexpensive items. I will be making one of these very soon. Had to share
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Two years is a long time
While looking through some knitting related blogs, I rediscovered my own neglected, forgotten blog. How sad...
My last post was written more than two years ago, and a kind blogger left a comment a couple of weeks ago, "Welcome Back." I guess I was back for a fleeting moment, then gone again. This was written two years ago, and I had forgotten about my little blog. I realized that I guess I really should get back to posting again. It does help to put things down on paper, so to speak. The relative anonymity of the internet helps the cathartic process a bit too, although I am fully aware that whatever is posted is here to stay. After all, my little blog has survived all this time, all alone.
A lot has happened in the last two+ years too, though nothing as tragic as losing my Dad, thank goodness.
Friendships came and went, some of those considered friends came and went too. Sad to say that at times not all who claim to be friends truly have your back when it comes to that moment of truth. But with time and experience, eventually we learn to tell the difference between true friends and acquaintances.
I have been slowly, much too slowly, recovering and regaining strength after a femur fracture back in April. Loss of a well loved job and a move back to the home neighborhood all i the last 7 moths- a lot of change. I am working on ridding myself of the cane and really strengthening my muscles so I can get back to taking care of patients again.
I taught myself to knit, have not done any ceramics in a while, but will resume this when I am finished with some repairs on my house. then I will be able to move back home and have my space again. Still enjoy photography, but have not shot much since I fell, as managing a camera, bag, equipment and getting into quite a bit of stooping, kneeling, climbing, etc to get that shot would be somewhat difficult when using a walker or cane. So, that will also be resumed in the next few months if all goes according to plan.
In the interim, I will continue to knit and crochet.
There have been a few changes in the makeup of my little family, mainly the furry kiddos. I lost two of my loved Boston Terriers a year or so ago. My Mackie boy, a rescue from a puppy mill, had intestinal cancer and we had to say goodbye to home in November 2011, then the following early fall, I lost my baby girl, Frannie Rose, also adopted from American Boston Terrier Rescue. She was my first transport/foster failure and such a special girl, I loved her so. When I felt I was ready to adopt another Boston, I started looking on the website and fell in love with a fuzzy little puppy, a Boston mix.
Josie is lovingly nicknamed the FuzzButt and is a typical wild and crazy playful puppy. We think the puppy daddy might have been a Shih-Tzu because of her long body and fuzzy coat, but it seems that her personality and energy level is typical Boston.
So, I still have Turbeaux, who will be 13 in December, Libby who is 6 as of September, Zoe Claire, We think she is 6 or 7 and her birthday/gotcha day is in July(another AmBTR foster/adopted kiddo, and the Fuzzbutt- Josie, who will be a year old mid November. My grand puppy, my daughter's dobie, also is here. Pippin gets along wonderfully with all the Bostons and BT wannabes in the house. I think sometimes that he doesn't realize that he is a big dog, he gets on the floor and plays with them, especially the puppy, Boston-style. I have to try to video the two of them playing bitey-face, it is so funny to watch!
Anywho, hope that you and your families are well and peaceful.
Might try to post some more about my newfound hobby- knitting as well. Thank goodness for you tube and other video tutorials, that's all I have to say. My motherinlaw tried unsuccessfully to teach me to knit in the early 70s. Let's just say that this is much more enjoyable. ;-)
Karen
My last post was written more than two years ago, and a kind blogger left a comment a couple of weeks ago, "Welcome Back." I guess I was back for a fleeting moment, then gone again. This was written two years ago, and I had forgotten about my little blog. I realized that I guess I really should get back to posting again. It does help to put things down on paper, so to speak. The relative anonymity of the internet helps the cathartic process a bit too, although I am fully aware that whatever is posted is here to stay. After all, my little blog has survived all this time, all alone.
A lot has happened in the last two+ years too, though nothing as tragic as losing my Dad, thank goodness.
Friendships came and went, some of those considered friends came and went too. Sad to say that at times not all who claim to be friends truly have your back when it comes to that moment of truth. But with time and experience, eventually we learn to tell the difference between true friends and acquaintances.
I have been slowly, much too slowly, recovering and regaining strength after a femur fracture back in April. Loss of a well loved job and a move back to the home neighborhood all i the last 7 moths- a lot of change. I am working on ridding myself of the cane and really strengthening my muscles so I can get back to taking care of patients again.
I taught myself to knit, have not done any ceramics in a while, but will resume this when I am finished with some repairs on my house. then I will be able to move back home and have my space again. Still enjoy photography, but have not shot much since I fell, as managing a camera, bag, equipment and getting into quite a bit of stooping, kneeling, climbing, etc to get that shot would be somewhat difficult when using a walker or cane. So, that will also be resumed in the next few months if all goes according to plan.
In the interim, I will continue to knit and crochet.
There have been a few changes in the makeup of my little family, mainly the furry kiddos. I lost two of my loved Boston Terriers a year or so ago. My Mackie boy, a rescue from a puppy mill, had intestinal cancer and we had to say goodbye to home in November 2011, then the following early fall, I lost my baby girl, Frannie Rose, also adopted from American Boston Terrier Rescue. She was my first transport/foster failure and such a special girl, I loved her so. When I felt I was ready to adopt another Boston, I started looking on the website and fell in love with a fuzzy little puppy, a Boston mix.
Josie is lovingly nicknamed the FuzzButt and is a typical wild and crazy playful puppy. We think the puppy daddy might have been a Shih-Tzu because of her long body and fuzzy coat, but it seems that her personality and energy level is typical Boston.
So, I still have Turbeaux, who will be 13 in December, Libby who is 6 as of September, Zoe Claire, We think she is 6 or 7 and her birthday/gotcha day is in July(another AmBTR foster/adopted kiddo, and the Fuzzbutt- Josie, who will be a year old mid November. My grand puppy, my daughter's dobie, also is here. Pippin gets along wonderfully with all the Bostons and BT wannabes in the house. I think sometimes that he doesn't realize that he is a big dog, he gets on the floor and plays with them, especially the puppy, Boston-style. I have to try to video the two of them playing bitey-face, it is so funny to watch!
Anywho, hope that you and your families are well and peaceful.
Might try to post some more about my newfound hobby- knitting as well. Thank goodness for you tube and other video tutorials, that's all I have to say. My motherinlaw tried unsuccessfully to teach me to knit in the early 70s. Let's just say that this is much more enjoyable. ;-)
Karen
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