Vacation Knitting

Back again, from yet another brief vacation, but as did not take the camera, have no lake photos. "Tic Toc" (one of our 3 cats), stayed behind and I am sure missed us a lot. Worked mostly on my charity knitting and of course -NO Photos at least any of the charity knitting...as of yet....However...

now am finished with Socks #3 (the third pair I have made), Knit with a gorgeous yarn with silver sparkles throughout. If anyone wants to know the maker, I will check it and list it later on. these are knitted cuff to toe. Very comfy.............

My fourth pair of socks is still on needles as can be seen in photo. also top down. this pattern and yarn is from HELLO YARN....the color is actually almost edible.......so yummy............

there is a picot edge. not easy at least for me...for newbies it is a bit tricky. I put them on at this point for quick photo. and now I am at the wrapped short row heel part. I have never done the wrapped stitch. not sure if I can figure this one out, found an online tutorial. but anyone that has done it successfully, feel free to send me any help suggestions.

Fall is coming at least in the store window fronts and occasional cool nights...so have to start knitting fall things again....here is my knitted pumpkin pin with needle felted crow and felted stem & leaf. Crow has wire legs and pumpkin has wire vine, plus bead on crows eye. Has a pin back.

Lost in a Good Book

Yes I am still around, and actually still knitting. lots of small things, which I hope to photo soon. Lots of charity/baby knitting as I really need to catch up on that. Definitely have a pair of socks on the needles, but that goes without saying and am at sewing up point of my new sweater, pictures once done. and a whole lot of dying. Kool-aide, Rit, Wilton's Cake Decorating, Jacquard, and Procion. Yup lot of experimenting. Even got carried away and dyed my own hair, kids were saying, "Mom, please don't dye it "tealicious" or "bubblegum pink."" These were my 2 favorite dying concoctions from above experiments.

Yes have been bitten by the Harry Potter bug, that book is taking me forever, maybe because I am knitting when I should be reading, and vice versa. Still haven't learned what are the deadly hallows?

Off to see the movie tomorrow but in 3-D on IMAX.

Also this week, one of all time favorite authors was in Boston, MA. for a book signing -over from Wales. Second time I've seen him....signed my copy of his newest release: Thursday Next, First Among the Sequels. My favorite book, also by him, is Lost In a Good Book.

Maybe I could write one, I'd call it, Lost With a Skein and Two Pointy Sticks..............

Off in Pennsylvania, post to come soon...........

Hi to anyone checking this, have not posted in awhile, we are off in PA. visiting my son's new college, he will be attending this fall. It's parents weekend and orientation...New post coming soon. and of course...still knitting, as I'm not driving...YEAH...........

Ewe Knit What?

I'm at it again, knitting loads of projects this weekend...but while other people are knitting socks and sweaters, I knitted my first hair scrunchie, pictures eventually.....and a gorgeous new necklace with an added abalone stone attached...THREE bracelets, and actually sewing again...got ahold of some ON SALE Waverly fabric, "summer sandals", and made a gorgeous kitchen tablecloth, photos of rest of all these neat items coming soon...here's the necklace...

Harry is here, finally...............and Etsy store coming soon....

YEAHHHH**** Finally finished it.... Harry Who????.... and got lots of pretty good photos today. soooo excited. Totally wrote the pattern, his black robe, sleeves, and red tie. I needle felted the hair, that part was so much fun...enjoyed the whole thing...this is my own pattern and is only for myself. I have no intention of selling him or selling the pattern...but it was a great personal challenge....
please leave me feedback as to what you think. it's inspiring me to write more patterns.





Harry and the Whomping Ivy Plant






And Harry needs some kind of spell for that cat who is about to eat him....the rest are Harry in the garden...by the way, Harry is a finger puppet, which can be seen in one of the photos....

Even more exciting, almost have my first item ready to post in the Etsy store, it is a regular item, that should be popular, unlike my other unusual (which can't really be called regular items) knits................................

~Yes, I am late yet again for posting, but I am busy writing knitting patterns, with 2 very exciting projects almost finished. I can't wait to share the first one, and it is a BIGGY.....early previews
from other folks, say it's awesome....so should come out soon.
~Had hard time getting a good photo of my crocheted and beaded bracelet...am also making knitted jewelery...and my shrug, despite my 2 BIG projects, is almost done...also got my acid dyes in mail from Knit Picks---Jacquard....so that project should be done soon too....Let me just say, writing patterns is so addicting............................

Hooray, have my new USB Camera reader installed today...so now can finally download all the photos...on my camera....too many for a single post..................

so stay tuned....Memorial Day Weekend the Soccer Tournament in Eastham, Cape Cod

lots of knitting and a visit to one really cool yarn store in Dennis...

The Cauliflower and black olive sheep, yes, they are edible....last photo is cauliflower sheep posing with some resin sheep buddies...

My Jaeger Trinity yarn finally arrived from England, which Tic Toc is posing with and Crespo my other cat is reading the finer details....

future project.............................to be continued...

sockolicious yarn and meet my WIP "the Sweater From Hell"

For those of you that think all I knit is toys, food, and just plain misc. useless stuff, of course you're right. however it's time you meet my own work in progress:

Drum roll please, the sweater from hell. It's lace work, K3 tog, and cable worked on tiny needles and completely insane, but here's an update I better include what it ultimately should look like.

Also if it seems like I've made little progress... I did have to pull out about 20 rows...yeesh.

I do have another sweater, an easy one and some small items in the works...this crazy sweater will be an ongoing more long-term project.

also a photo of new sock, love the yarn, it's shiny with silver sparkles...so here goes

Put your best foot forward............

this yarn is truly sockolicious

Yummy Knitting!
If I keep going, at this rate will have to open a bakery.
However it is a great way to use up all those small leftover bits of yarn. It's very low cal too, practically no points.

Hooray for Graduation

Hooray for Graduation Day! My middle child of "my 3 sons" (do I hear music...almost sounds like a TV show), just graduated from St. John's High School and is off to college in Pennsylvania this fall. Congrats.!

It's finally finished my knitted and felted brown lunch bag. The pattern is from winter Knitty. I attached a magnetic clasp on inside, as well as a small pewter buckle on the front for an ornamental look only.

What's New?

What's up? lots! so very sadly not as much time to knit these days. so have decided a good way to gain some "time" is by knitting a wall clock, and it actually works....


love the old buttons for numbers around the clock....














I also knitted my first ever dishcloth to give to my mom, who evidently needs one....it's yellow, which is the color the monthly dishcloth forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monthlydishcloths/ said we should make for May. can't put up this post until mom receives this....hope she likes it and that it doesn't fly away....
not much to show, but am almost done some sparkly socks and am working on an interesting lace work vest, or jacket, not sure which way I'm leading towards yet. it will probably be a weather thing, if it stays warm, will be a vest...

Everything is Blooming in NYC

Well, we are back from NYC and the flowers are everywhere
as you can see from this shot in Central Park...
This is a random shot of flower boxes in bloom in
an old highrise apartment building.




And of course...Time Square....



worked on socks,
but no completed projects from our trip...



finished before the trip, my new Blue Lace head scarf with I-cord tie -used Blue Sky Alpaca yarn.

Oops...off to NYC

Just remembered won't be able to do a new post next weekend as I am off to New York City, hooray....with friends...plays, food, and Soho, plus yarn stores...yum...

so since I can't be over in England, (United Kingdom) to be part of the Knitted Garden, if you haven't heard of it, do a seach, the photos are unbelievable and now they are creating a Knitted Picnic....so here is some of my own contributions...

Knitted garden tool with my new coffee plant I purchased at the New England Flower Show, and it is still alive...now that's a surprise... suppose to be able to actually harvest coffee beans from this plant...yah sure...but it's green, so that's a start

This is a small photo from the Knitted Garden in the UK, isn't it awesome!

This is my blue morpho butterfly and a red ladybug on a knitted green leaf.

Bumblebee on knitted purple flower and caterpillar on leaf

hopefully will get some great NYC photos, not sure how much knitting will get done...