Here are some Finishes and updates

First we have Rick's Blueberry Waffle Sock (Jawoll Navy Blue). A long BWS I might add. I am soon ready to start .... "The SECOND Sock". I finally figured out a system that works for me. Since I tend to get bored with the sock after finishing the 1st one, I now knit one sock of the pair and then do another pattern, and then a third one. By the time I am done with the 3rd of the 1st socks, I am ready to start the 2nd sock of the 1st pair. Are you all totally confused yet??

So now the next one is my Peaks N Valley's Cuff Sock for me. Again this is the 1st sock of the pair. These are made of Fortissima Cotton, and I love the feel of them and the fit so far.
Next there are the ever growing Clessidras, the first view is of the Back and the second view is of the front. Once I can actually model it, then you can see the decrease bit on the side. Last but not least is the Dashing Diamond Pullover. I am totally hoping this is going to fit. If not, well I will be looking for some lucky recipient. It was getting easier, until today, since I am now at the main 'diamond-y' area, so we shall see.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend, and hopefully I will have more to up date soon. So far we have grilled salmon last night, and the plan is do steak either tonight or tomorrow, not sure yet.

Happy Knitting!!

So, have I mentioned lately....

.... how absolutely fabulous my Beloved is? If not let me reiterate - RICK IS JUST AMAZING!!!!
Why? you ask. Let me tell you why.
You see Tueday the 20th was my Birthday (42nd to be exact - I'm not shy). My parents were here, I had to work, and then there was Yarn for Supper - 2 (certainly couldn't miss that - even with the wicked rain storms).... but I digress.

About 3wks ago Rick told me to ask off for the both my day shift and my night shift on Wed the 21st. It is to be your birthday surprise. OK, I am fine with not celebrating exactly on the day. So I did not think anything more of it.

Then he told me I needed to get dressed up, not facy schmancy dressed up, but fun dressed up. OK, I am good with that. So yesterday arrives and he comes home early from work (12:45 in the afternoon early). He has apparently already warned my parents that they will not see us until this morning just before they leave to go back home. So off we go....

We get on the freeway (I am thinking Newport News), we get off at NN to put more gas in the tank, and get back on the freeway. So now I am thinking Richmond (the oldest lives there and thought we might be meeting up before going to the symphony or some sort of concert).

We pass Richmond, but don't head toward Washington DC (that is actually a relief since that is a 4+ hr drive), but we head toward Charlottesville (which, oh btw, is a 3hr drive). We pretty much get to C-ville and turn off the freeway, get something to drink and head out into the country. Not only into the country but down a dirt and gravel road. Finally we get to this place and the sign at the bottom of the drive says "Fiber Farm". So I am totally speechless. We get out, and I see sheep, and start heading toward them, and then this lovely woman comes out and asks if we are here for the shop, to which my DH says yes. She tells us she will open it for us. OMG - I was in heaven, she spins, weaves, does felting (wet and needle), the rovings that are in this place are just beautiful (pics to follow), and she has spinning wheels everywhere, and even some small teaching looms. Plus one really large loom that she is weaving linen on for curtains.

So after many questions, stories, and oooo-ing and aaaahhhh-ing she then explains the process of wet felting to me - I am officially hooked. The whole spinning thing has taken on a new allure for me. (be afraid - be very afraid!)
My booty from this stop is as follows:




SO... after the fiber farm... we go into C-ville and find this wonderful little Thai place that serves the best Pad Thai I have had in years!!!! ymmmmmm

We go wandering about in the walking platz area, and then head back to the car. I pretty much know there is something more, but not sure exactly what. We then head into the college (UVA) area. There are scads of folks walking toward something. I then realize they are walking toward the Arena. So as we are trying to park, I see the sign......

WE ARE GOING TO THE EAGLES CONCERT!!!!!!! How totally way cool is that??? I absolutely love the Eagles, a fact that all three of my boys can attest to, as there is almost always an Eagles CD in my car. I have been listening to them since my brother introduced me to them when I was a pre-teen many eons ago.

Can I tell you it was an awesome show. Even though they are all showing their age (aren't we all?), the sound just great. They are one of those bands that sounds the same whether they are in the studio or live on stage, the musicianship was incredible, and the best part, it was SMOKE FREE!!! Anyway, I am still coming down from that. Of course the getting home at 3:30 this morning was pretty painful since the oldest is coming to visit this evening and I have to go to work my night shift.... ouch.

Now not to play favorites, but I must also mention that the boys got my Knitting in the Old Way for my Birthday and my parents got me some lovely plants for the back yard (Mom has a great eye).

That is all for now, as I really need to get a few things done, now that I have caught myself up on Ravelry, and everyone's blogs after having a house full for the last week. There are definitely things that have been let slide. Alas, the fun, excitement, strawberries, jam making, cake making, and overall joy of it, is definitely worth it. I promise to post update pics of knitting soon.

I Have Been Remiss...

Much to my dismay, I just realized that I did not give proper on-line THANKS and Boy Am I Lucky to Have Friends Like This Greetings to Viv and Rachael.

Both of these most marvelous individuals took the time to make me socks. Yes, this is a case of knitters knitting for knitters, but in the big picture, who better to appreciate the time effort and love that goes into knitting socks.

So first we have in a very most scrumptious rich color of Compari and Orange from Wollmeise are the Nutkin socks that Viv knit for me. I must admit, it was in return for getting her some Chewy Spaghetti Yarn from the Loopy Ewe, but I digress....












Then we have my Lovely Purple Lace Cuff Socks from Rachael. Infact these are the inspiration for my current Peaks and Valley Cuff Sock that I am working on. I might add that I think I may be able to start doing my toe decreases tonight and maybe even finish the first sock... wooo hoooo!!!


Thank You so very much my Most Wonderful Knitterly Friends!!! I promise one day I shall get caught up enough to return the favor. :D

Here Are the Pics to Prove It

Here we have Clessidra. I was quite intimidated by this pattern, and was a year with the yarn before I finally cast on. Now that I am working it, it really is an enjoyable pattern to work. I had to make some needle adjustments as my calves are a bit larger than the pattern calls for. Since I am not one to mess with changing stitch counts and such, I chose to simply start on a larger than called for needle, and will change in the middle of the calf decreases to the called for needle size.

Feel free to click on any of the photos to see better detail.

Next we have the Diamond Pullover, the jury is still out on this one. Not sure I won't end up sending it to the frog pond for a restart. There are several lessons learned thus far on this one. Particularly about using stitch markers for cables that are simply diagonal lines and have to continue being diagonal lines.










Here we have my Peaks and Valley Cuff cotton sock. I really like how these have turned out. Plus they are super easy and all in all a bit mindless. This is a very good thing in my world these days.








Last but not least is Rick's Blueberry Waffle Sock. Yes, it is on an extra large sock blocker, and No, you can't see the top of the sock blocker because he wanted said socks to be long.
So, see, I really have been knitting. I have also been organizing my yarn (boy do I have ALOT of socks to knit), and contemplating a baking business, and trying to plan the projects I want to do around the house - in hopes of having more home time.

I will try to stay a bit more on the ball, but no promises. In my world of strange shift hours, and odd bits of kid time, and so on, one never knows how much time I will take to update. Trust me though I do come and check you all out almost every day.

I Have Been Knitting - really I have...

I just have not been spending as much time on the computer. I am trying to get my computer time under control, so as to have more time to knit. I must admit though, I am still not at the place I really want to be. I never stop being amazed at how much time the computer can suck up. It really is like it calls to you, and "...resistance is futile" (if I remember the quote correctly).

I know that I could get so much more done, if every time I have a ? or a thought I did say to myself "... I could just check that quick on the computer" and then lo and behold, an hour later I realize I have once again been sucked in.

I guess like any good plan I need to create goals, write them down, make them do-able, and be accountable. I must admit this may take a bit of thought and work. So I guess that will be my next post. Along with pics of my current WIPs. Since as of right now there is one sock that isn't even on my progress bars, and I have made significant progress on Rick's sock and my sweater, which believe it or not I am contemplating frogging for the simple fact there are too many mistakes thus far, and I am still not far enough along to for it to be too ugly.

I hope everyone is well, and please feel free to drop a note when you get the chance. After all, email reads are totally legal in the world of time spent on the computer.....

BTW - does anyone out there do baking as a small business?? If so, could you drop me a comment, I have some questions (yes, there is a potential plan brewing) :)

I'mmmmm Baaaaaacccckkkk!!

Hi All. Yep, I did manage to make it through these past 3wks and live to tell about it.

I have just returned from my trip to see Rachael, Viv, and Susan in Germany. Many, many adventures there.... (oh boy were there - those stories to follow after I have dug out from under the house, laundry and yarn)

Yep, I bought yarn. You know, even with an absolutely obscene exchange rate, I can still get a heck of alot more yarn in Europe for the equivalent of $100 than I can here in the States. That is as long as we are not talking Red Heart, or No Name yarn. Yes, I am a bit of a snob. I know what I don't like, and so most (not all) of the really cheap stuff, does not really excite me.

Anyway, I am looking forward to regaling you with tales and photos, but first I must sleep. Since I arrived back in the country at 6:30 last evening, and was back working by 11:00pm. So now I am really messed up and need to sleep.

Catch you all soon, and hope Everyone is well, and knitting like fiends. :)

So Much for 2 8hr car rides...

I know ,"best laid plans of mice and men", by now I should be well aware that if I figure I am going to have oodles of knitting time, it will go splat in my face.

We did make the trip to PA just fine, and are so glad we could be there to help my Mom & Dad through this time. Unfortunately, Friday night I started getting hit with the Sinus/Throat Monster that has been attacking unsuspecting individuals. Hence, my ride to PA was miserable with clogged sinus, and blocked ears, and being totally unable to sleep (even though I was up most the night on Friday night). Upon waking on Saturday morning (we did go back to sleep from 4am until 8:30am) there was a phone call from my Mom - Nana had passed during the night (actually about the time I was awakend with the inability to breath, and significant ear blockage).
It has been a blessing for all concerned that Nana finally passed, as she had been in failing health for quite some time, and seriously so for the last 3+wks. She is now at peace and so is are my Parents. It will take some time for them to adjust to not making her part of their daily routine (visiting, feeding, doctoring and such); but I am assured they will be fine.

So now I just have to finish getting well so I can get on the plane on Sunday to go visit Rachael and Viv and Susan. Wish me well. I have to get rid of all this "not feeling well stuff" right quick. I don't do sick well, and I really have no desire to fly with this in tow.

As, for knitting, I got a bit further on Rick's Blueberry Waffle socks. I must admit they are nice mindless knitting. It may end up being his main pattern of socks at the rate I am going. Although all in all it is a fairly monotonous pattern R1&2 Knit around R3&4 K2, P2. That is it.
The Clessidras aren't nearly as difficult as I imagined them to be, just a bit fiddlely with the cables and such. If I am lucky, I will finish both pairs of socks and be a good bit done with my sweater by the time I return. Who knows, maybe I will even start another pair of socks. Something bright and cheery...spring like. Yeah, yeah, that's it... spring like.

Until then everyone take care and STAY WELL, if the sinus/throat monster knocks on your door, do not, under any circumstances open the door. He is a sneaky thing, and will get you quick and then stay for awhile.

Aufweidersehn!!

I Did Promise...

I did promise pics of the new starts, and so I will take a few moments now to post them. While I did finish Rick's sweater, I wore it to work the other day, and since it was almost 70degrees when I left, I ended up forgetting it. So I will have to pick it up when I return. The buttons Rick made are really lovely, and I think will really complement the sweater nicely.
The first ones are my Clessidra Stockings. They are coming along well. Although the Wildfoote is very splitty, and with the cables it can be a bit annoying. The second one, the Jawoll socks are Rick's 2nd pair of socks called Blueberry Waffle socks. They are a pretty mindless knit.

On a more somber note, Rick and I will be leaving tomorrow morning for Pennsylvania, as my Grandmother (who is 96) is soon to pass from this life. Unfortunately it has been long, and slow, and very lingering - my Mother is exhausted, and needs some comforting. So we will go and stay with them for the next few days and that way I can help out when the time arrives. It will be a blessing for her when she goes and this has been a long time coming.

By the time I return, I will have had 2 8hr car rides and much time in between, so there should be some real progress to see on my socks and my Diamond Pullover.

Keep us in your thoughts through the coming few days. I am sure it will be quite exhausting.

Yes, yes, I know...

I have been terribly bad about blogging again. I seem to go through these phases of lots of blogging and then almost none. I have been knitting. I have been seaming. I have even started reading again (the final Harry Potter, finally). I am trying to start walking again, and also even trying to start having a regular routine to most of my life.

We shall see. My time away way lovely and relaxing. Not quite as 'do nothing' as I thought it might be, but certainly a good time. We even went to a Renaisance Festival and my Beloved caught the bug... yep, he outfitted me in a really nice version of what a wench would be. Now all of those who know me well, know that is a term used to refer to a not so nice individual in my world, and so we have dubbed me the "Good Wench". After all my outfit is cream, and deep royal purple, with black accent. When I get brave again I may post a picture of me in it... not sure if I am that brave.

I have also just secured my free ticket to go visit my Dear Friend Rachael, and two other friends who live in Germany. This will probably be one of my last trips there for a while, (unless Rick's job sends him and my schedule and our finances allow for me to accompany him) because.... Rachael is most likely, pretty darn probably, and as far as I am concerned, most definitely moving to Virginia Beach!!!!!!
So with that said, I will again be leaving town for about 10days and tootling around Deutschland from Mar 23rd through Apr 2nd. Planning to visit Viv in Hamburg for a day or so, and also spend time with Susan near Kaiserslautern for a day or so. I will have multiple train rides this time, and so I must take much knitting... or should I just take patterns and buy the yarn there....??

Anyway, I am hoping to get some pictures of the newest cast ons when I have good light, which will be sometime after Yarn for Breakfast tomorrow.

"On the road again...."

Yep, that is me. "...on the road again", or should I say "in the air again"?

Tomorrow Rick and I are off to spend a week with some friends. A much needed escape for both of us. Mom & Dad are here in VA to watch the Girlz while we are gone, and soak up some more reasonable temps than they can get in Northeast PA.

No real progress on the knitting front that is picture worthy. I am working on Rick's sleeves, and then only the little bit that remains of the Right front. Then there will be the other "I Did It" sock. I will also take some yarn for another pair of socks Rick, and maybe even another pair for me. That should keep me plenty busy.

Take Care Everyone, and we will catch you when we get back.

Yeah, another FO; Booo another Frog

Since I don't have the camera back yet, imagine the mirror image of the glove pic below......

Are you imagining????

Well that would be the pair of "plain black gloves" for Rich. They are currently completing their dry time on the dinning room table. Then hopefully later this afternoon, they will get packaged up and sent to Richmond - you know, where they might have slightly colder temps than, say, 80 degrees on the 6th of FEB!!!! Come on people, it is winter, it is at least suppose to be chilly. But, no, I had the windows open yesterday, and the heat has not cycled on for almost 3 days.

Hafrumpf!!!!

Now, onto the Frog...
I was working on the sleeves to Ricks cardigan last night at work (where I managed to realize that I can knit both in the dark and with my eyes closed - as long as both the needles and the yarn are big enough for me to feel the difference in the stitches), and while working on it, I realized that I have put it down, and picked it up numerous times, and each time I have changed the way I handled the selvege/edge stitch (ie, that which will need to be seamed).
So, needless to say, once the power came back on, and I could REALLY see the edges - I most definitely heard the faint sound of "rip-it; rip-it and then it steadily grew louder: RIP-IT RIP-IT", so I followed what the sound said, and I frogged. The plus side of this, is, I have also decided that I am going to knit both sleeves at the same time on the same circ needle. I think this time I shall write down how I am handling the selvege stitch (what a concept - yes, Rachael, I hear you)

More soon.

A TOTAL SCORE!!!!!

Yep, you read that right, I 'totally' scored yesterday on the Bay of Evil - I was desperate and a bit whiney (this was before going out to do the Super Bowl Sale Crawl). I wanted a pair of 'see through' shoes to show off my hand made socks! and I wanted them NOW!

So off I went to the E-vil Bay site and went looking and this is what I found:
CLEAR TENNIS SHOES
I am so totally excited, because not only did I find them, but there was only 4hrs left on the auction and NO ONE had bid on them. So, I placed my bid, went off LYS crawling, and came home to find that I WON THEM!!!!! The best part is, I paid less than I typically would for a regular pair of shoes.
Now, while I am totally a 'clog' person, I have yet to find clear clogs that I like, and that seem like they would be even remotely comfy for extended periods. So I figure this is the next best thing.

The Sound of 1 Black Glove Clapping

Yep, here it is....Rich's Glove

here it is in all it's 'plain black stockinette stitch glory'. Yes, #2 is on its way. If I am lucky it will be done in the next few hours. That is unless I get tired of the 'fiddliness' of knitting the fingers.

I must then move on to Rick's sweater. A)I really want to have it done for him, and B) Having just returned from a "Super Bowl Sunday LYS crawl" with my Dear Friend Romelda... well, let's just say, this was my first and unless I make some serious progress over the coming months it may be until next year's Super Bowl until I can do it again.

I scored some really great Stash Enhancement, which, considering I am supposedly on a 'yarn diet' might not be as great as it seemed. I got some wonderful yarn for making some felted house clogs (which Romelda and I are going to both make), and the yarn for a sweater I found in a magazine from 2004 - this I can justify because DH said he like both the sweater and the color - so, I got the same color that is in the picture. It is OK, since he said he liked both (well justified?? Right?). Then I got some Regia Bamboo that was just asking to be purchased, and one skein of really pretty Cascade Yarns Jewel Hand Dyed. This will become mittens for Me.

Unfortunately because the camera left with DH at 0645 this morning, I cannot post pics of any of my scores. At least not now. I did warn DH that since he was leaving on Super Bowl Sunday that there was no one home to prevent me from hitting the Sales. He said I should have mentioned this 'before' he arranged his tickets for this trip. :) Ooops my bad...

I think the rest of the day will be quiet knitting and knitting while watching some Buffy - at least until the Game is over and I can watch a brand new episode of House.

Some Update Pics

Guess What?? I knit a little something other than a glove... of course I started it back at the end of Nov. I finished it on our recent expedition to CA to check out colleges for my youngest (he's finishing his sophmore yr in hs... I can't hardly believe it!!).

Anyway... here my completed 'I Did It' sock using Regia Kaffe Fassett. I will be very interested to see how the yarn feels after being washed. It has an unusual feel to it right now.

As soon as I finish weaving in all my ends I will post Rich's glove. It is so exciting, plain black knitted glove... oh boy, don't know if I can handle the excitement.

I am hoping to get a bunch of knitting accomplished in the next few days, as I will be a bachelorette from 6:45 tomorrow morning until 5:30 Thurs evening. Who knows, maybe I will have Rick's sweater completed for when he returns.

I Think I Am In A Rut

Yes, I am fairly sure I am in a rut. The nice thing about the rut I am in, is that it is a rut of fairly quick, and frequent FO's. I am officially in a Glove Rut... through no 'real' fault of my own. Other than I made the first pair of fingertip-less gloves for Matt for Christmas. Then Rick, mentioned that they would be really nice for him, as where his computer is situated in his office (the cold office that I am knitting him a wool cardigan for), is right where the cool air comes shooting out of the ceiling vent down onto his hands. So OK, I can see his point and will start him a pair of fingertip-less gloves to prevent any further stiffening of joints he insists is part of the aging process. So for Christmas for Rich I started a pair of regular full finger gloves, as his hands are always cold in the winter, and he lives further north than we do. I told him they should be done by the time he needed to return to school. As it turns out, the gloves were W A Y too big for any male hand in my immediate household, but alas Dad come to visit for the holidays fit in them wonderfully, so they became his. So Rich then says, I would really like a hat. Quick as a wink I knit up said hat, and at that Josh wants to know if I am going to knit him something. When I ask what, he says, "I think I would really like a pair of those fingertip-less gloves or knucks (as they are sometimes called)".

As the story goes... I am almost finished with Josh's first knuck, when we stop to visit Rich, and I explain that I have forgotten to bring his hat, but will sent it... he exclaims (as he is already wearing a crocheted hat) "...a hat, no, no, I need gloves!!" What is a knitting Mom to do?

Moral of the story is, Men are no different than women, once they see something that one guy has, they want something the same or at least remotely similar - they too are slaves to the lemming mentality. Since Matt got something hand knit from Cheryl, obviously she needs to knit something of equal or greater value/size for me, and oh by the way, I should be next on the list. It really only becomes a problem when they all want the same sort of thing in a plain no nonsense pattern and knit in either BLACK OR GREY!!!!!

Without further ado... Josh's Knucks Rich's plain black gloves are on the needles as I write, and will be followed by Rick's. Then, maybe just then, I can finish Rick's Cardigan (before it gets too warm again), and THEN FOR SURE... I can start knitting for me again... :) won't that be a happy day?

Bless my friends who take pity on me and knit socks for me. They are truly good friends. BTW, anyone else who would be so inclined to knit a pair of women's med/euro size 39 socks in any yarn will be included in that dear friend list too. Yes, I want more hand knit socks, I just seemed to have planted myself into a family of men who like hand knit items - and - I do LOVE MY MEN!!! :)

First FO's of 2008

Here they are folks, the first official Finishes of 2008!!!


First there is Rich's Hat/Cap. This was the hat that was originally suppose to be one of those caps with the skull and cross bones (my big chance to try 2 color knitting), until he changed his mind. I might add here, that change came "after" having spent all kinds of time at the LYS trying to find yarn that would wash and wear well, and be warm and came in the color that he originally asked for (navy blue). So back to the LYS I went and poof, the cost of the yarn miraculously increased by $15 since I upgraded him to Sublime extra fine merino DK... a mother's love.

So I took the pattern for the Skull cap and changed it to 2x2 rib and still included the inside ear band (I now know how to do a 3needle bind off without binding off), I also adjusted how the decreases were done, and voi la!!!
Next we have Dad's gloves (which were suppose to be Rich's except they turned out way to big for any hands in my immediate household), so they are going to Pa.
He had just the right size hands for these, and promised that he would wear them. Which is particularly good, since he has Raynaud's Disease, which means his finger tips get very cold, very quickly. Oh, and by the way, he lives in Northeastern PA.


That is all for now. More later, must go to bed now, so I can get up at a reasonable hour to go to dinner at a friend's house. She is so very graciously going to watch the Girls when Rick and I go to CA with Matt at the end of the month. :)

Santa Collection (in part)

So, as promised, here are some pics of my Santa Collection. I have been collecting for about 20yrs now. I have not included pics of all the ornaments that are Santas, as this year they did not make it out.
Since it took me so long to get everything out and about, I will be very slow to put it all away.
Enjoy

Hope you enjoyed this little stroll through my collection.

Surfacing Again....

Yes, yes, I know - it has been forever and a day. The promised pics didn't show up, the updates didn't arrive, and I have been among the Missing In Action.
Alas, I think I am back - kind of, sort of, more or less. It has been a long couple months for me, but I am hoping I have broken the surface and plan to stay on the surface.
So, without much further ado - here are some long waited for update and finish off pics:

First with many apologies to Leslie - my absolutely awesome SP11 here is the pic of my reveal package. A really awesome "della Q" zipper bag (perfect for the storage of my Addi Turbo Circs); Some incredible shell stitch markers (the brown items in the little zip bag near the top); a bottle each of Eucalan and Soak; the coolest little zip mesh pouch (perfect for DPN storage) and a couple really pretty green glass bead stitch markers.She was a real sweetheart, and has wonderful taste. She took this all on in the midst of a move and did just fine. Her life seems as hectic as mine, and I hope to continue to keep in touch.

Next we have Rachael's Wabenschal - I really like the pattern, and the baby alpaca was great to work with. There are some changes I will make next time I try this one - and yes, there will be a next time.

Next in the gift category we have Nessa's Mini Monkey Socks made of Lorna's Laces (1 skein I might add). I even had some left over. At least now I know it is possible,and am looking forward to the day when I can start buying yarn again. Yep I have voluntarily put myself on a "use from stash only" regime - unless of course it is a specific color request for which I have NONE of.

...and last, but certainly not least.... taaaahhhh daaahhhh..... Matt's German Flag Fingerless (or should I say fingertipless) Gloves. I think he liked them, since he recieved them on Christmas evening and by the time he left on the afternoon of the 1st they were looking well worn and loved. Not bad for a hand made gift for a 15yr old boy.

Stay tuned for my next post that will show pics of my current Santa Collection. It is one of those things I am quite proud of, and thoroughly enjoy adding to it, or having it added to. This year saw 3 new additions.

I promise I will try to post much more regularly. I am trying also to limit my computer time, so as to have more knitting time. We shall see.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All

I just wanted to take a few moments (before the insanity arrives), to wish all my wonderful online, inperson, and around the corner friends the very happiest of Holiday Seasons.

I have been a bit behind this year, and though I did get my cards (complete with family update letter) out by the 22nd, I am right now taking a short sit down break before I try to finish the dinning room decorating.

I do hope everyone gets what they hope for and spends a few moments appreciating all that they have.... family, friends, health, wealth, and the ability to be a part of a really big community called Knitters!!

All my best wishes, and take some to sit back and knit something just for you.
Catch you all soon with updates and pics of gift knitting and such.

Not Much Knitting....

Hey Everyone,
Well, the last few days have not produced much knitting at all. Infact they haven't produced much of anything (period-dot). Unless you count the copious amounts of tissues in the trash can. YEP!! I got me an all out true and bonified HEAD COLD!!

It hit me Tues afternoon and today is the first that I have actually been able to do much of anything except sniff, sneeze, and blow my nose. My poor widdle nosey is sooooo red :(

Alas, though, today I fit in 2 batches of cookies (choc chip and oatmeal raisin), painted the bottom section of the little bathroom downstairs (of which I am bound and determined to have completed before the holiday), cleaned up the kitchen, and vacuumed the downstairs.

Tomorrow is Yarn for Breakfast - and there was no way I was going to miss that - uh uh - no way, no how!!! Maybe I will even get a little bit of knitting done this evening, as I am ready to sit my butt down and chill for a bit.

Hopefully soon I will be able to post a picture of the gifty I sent Rachael - but from what I can tell she has not recieved it yet. In my cleaning of piles of papers and such over the last day or so, I came across some knitting patterns my Mom passed to me that were my Grandmother's, they are from 1945, I am dying to CO at least 2 of them - but I will behave until I have all my other stuff done. Like Christmas Cards, a Christmas Tree, and Gifts Wrapped. Impressively enough, we actually have all of our shopping done at this point except for 3 items - and there are still 10 days to go.... maybe this means we will have snow :)