Fingerless gloves
Mood:  bright
Topic: Knitting

Had a little extra time on my hands and one small skein of Regia yarn.  I came up with a light weight but warm pair of fingerless gloves in a Fan and Feather pattern.  My daughter Brandi is modeling them and she's rather tiny. They're rather big on her.

 

 

Mittens
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Peace and Quiet !
Topic: Knitting

 

We've had snow since last Friday and the girls were off school for five days...   I did have lots of knitting time and designed this pair of Fairisle mittens.  School is finally back in today so I'll finally have a bit of peace and quiet.  

Hemlock Ring Blanket
Mood:  not sure
Topic: Knitting

I finally got around to blocking my Hemlock Ring blanket.  I will be knitting it again in wool but, tried it for the first time in some old Sayelle Acrylic that was donated to me.  I loved knitting the pattern and especially enjoy how it turned out.  I killed the acrylic by ironing it so it is quite large. more than six feet around, I'm guessing.

 

2007 Christmas Trees
Mood:  incredulous
Topic: Family

I had an opportunity to visit not only the National Tree in Washington, DC on New Year's Eve but, the Rockefeller Center Tree in Manhattan, NY the week before Christmas. I think this year was the nicest Christmas I have ever had.  Thank you, Jackie!

 

No More Humdrum Mittens Swap 2
Mood:  cool
Topic: No-More-Humdrum Mittens
How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? 44 years. Taught by a neighbor
Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? advanced
What are your favorite colors? green and burgandy Any you dislike? pastels
Do you like Latvian type patterns? yes  If so, what are your favorite patterns? none in particular
Do you desire mittens for yourself, your "special someone else" or your child?  myself please
What is the measurement from your wrist to the tip of your longest finger? 8.5"
What is the circumference of your hand at it's widest point? 7 3/4"
What other things do you enjoy knitting? socks, sweaters, hats
What sort of needles do you enjoy working with? (straights vs circs, bamboo vs aluminum) circs and bamboo
What’s one project you’ve not yet tried but are dying to make? none
What’s one yarn you’ve not yet tried but are dying to work with? soy silk
What other hobbies do you have? Do you spin? Sew? Garden? Cook? sew, quilt, ballroom dance
Besides yarn, do you collect anything? green depression glass
What kind of goodies do you enjoy? Sweets? Salty? Anything you hate or are allergic to? love anything except for coconut
Do you have any kids? Pets?  we have 6 biological children and 4 adopted, 2 dogs and 2 cats
What is your favorite part of Winter? snow storms!
What is your least favorite part of Winter? shorter days

New York City
Mood:  happy
Topic: Family

Jackie and I went to New York City on Wednesday and Thursday. We went to Radio  City Music Hall to see the Rockettes, visited Broadway, 5th Ave., Times Square, and Rockefeller Center. It was such fun and I do hope to go back and spend more time site seeing!

 

Guest
Mood:  lazy
Topic: Family
Had a few unexpected guests this afternoon.  They dropped by to clean up the chestnuts out of the yard.

 

Knitting Bag exchange
Mood:  happy

I received a lovely new knitting bag in the mail yesterday from my swap partner, Abby.  She made it from Lion Brand Cashmere yarn and it is so very soft. I love the pattern. It's self lined in the cream colored yarn.   Abby also sent stitch markers, a tape measure, row counters, a note pad, a skein of pink, orange and white Sockotta yarn and some chocolate soap!

Brea Tote Bag
Mood:  happy
Topic: Knitting

Just completed a Brea Bag (free pattern off the net) as a gift. I had such fun making this pattern. It's pretty shade of dusty pink and I lined it with brown suede cloth with pink embroidery on it.

 

Reversible Cables
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: Knitting

I'm teaching two classes at North East Ohio's Knitter's Fantasy in April. One of my classes will be a sampler scarf of reversible cables. What do you think?

 

 

Hat and Mittens
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Knitting
Just finished some Holiday Knitting. I've made a lovely Fairisle set of Hats and Mittens for  gift.  They were so nice to make I plan to start on another set right away.

 

Mike, Karrie, and the baby as well as Jackie are coming in for Thanksgiving. Jamie, Becca, Onya, and Noah will be here as well as Katie, Sierra, Beth and Brandi. We will have quite a houseful.  I am so blessed and God is so good! 

Niagara Falls
Mood:  don't ask
Topic: Family

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The girls didn't  have school yesterday. Wayne was able to take a day off so we headed to Niagara Falls. None of the girls had seen it before and had a great time.  We did the trip down below the Falls and got soaked! Right to left: Sierra, Gail, Katie, Beth, Brandi and Wayne in back.  It was a long day but good fun.

Secret Pal 11
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Katie's singing
Topic: Secret Pal 11

 

I received a wonderful package in today's mail from my Secret Pal. She sent me two skeins of Koigu which perfectly match my winter coat, jars of super flavors of jelly, a cute sheep glass, and Salt  Water Taffy.  I am a Taffy nut and so are the girls. I forgot to include in the picture a great tote she sent. It's green and has a matching smaller bag that fastens onto the side. I'll post a picture of it by itself.  Thank you secret pal!!

Onya Potatoe Head
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Sesame Street
Topic: Babies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My grandbaby, Onya is visiting Memaw today. She's decided she's supposed to wear all her Mr. Potatoe Head stuff.  I put her  picture on my computer desk top and she keeps running to see Onya Potatoehead.

Happy Birthday Kat!
Mood:  happy
Topic: Babies
My favorite 1 year old, my grandbaby Kat had her first birthday yesterday!  Happy Birthday Princess, I love you!

Knitting Needle Curtain
Topic: Knitting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made a new "curtain" for my sewing room.  I purchased new sets of great bamboo circular needles in 16", 24", and 32" as well as 5" double points and crochet hooks from a great vendor on Ebay.  Needed something to store them in so I sewed a curtain for the bottom half of my window.  Works great!  Also, notice the colorful holders to keep my double points together. I found out that the pencil grips you can buy at Dollar Tree work great to hold your needles together if you cut them into small slices! 

Steeler Socks
Mood:  happy
Topic: Knitting

Finished a nice pair of "Pittsburgh Steeler" socks. Had to use Microspun by Lion Brand to get the colors I wanted. Not too crazy about working with that yarn but, did like how they turned out. The yarn is very soft.  The colors aren't very good in the picture. The yellow is really a bright gold.

Dance

Our 24 year old participated in a "Dancing With the  Stars" type competition at  Walsh University in Canton, Ohio.  She and Micah are so amazing!  You can see them dancing here:

 https://www.youtube.com/v/YsNrj2EscNs

This is a close up of them:

Homecoming
Mood:  don't ask
Topic: Family

 My 16 year old daughter went to her first Homecoming  Dance Saturday night. Didn't she just look gorgeous?  She went with her friend Austin who scored a touchdown in  Friday night's game!

 

 

Cathi Knitting
Mood:  energetic
Now Playing: Casting Crowns - Holy is the Lord
Topic: Knitting

Cathi and I had a craft table at our local Community Yard Sale on Saturday.  She got caught knitting away.  We froze, it was only 45 in the morning and might have reached 60 by afternoon.