Edit a Post?? Or a New One?? Ok, a New One.

I didn't do my mitigation last night. But I just completed it now. Feels good to complete something. I'd like to complete some of my knitting.

So...............I went to my knitting teacher's web site. You must check it out. Her business is called Knits Finished.

I think I will put her link in my side bar. Her finishing prices are very reasonable too.

Well, it's late, but maybe I can do a row or 2 of knitting. Except.............Sockergirl loaned me 3 knitting books on socks & they may be calling me?????

Private Knitting Lesson

On Saturday I had a private lesson, "How to Design Your Own Sweater". I tried to take it as a class, but nobody signed up for it except me, so they canceled it. The gal agreed to teach me privately. WOW!! She was AMAZING!!! Prompt, prepared, nice, thorough, great communicator. I have absolutely not 1 critical thing to say, not even a constructive criticism!! I brought in my swatch for the lesson. Here is a picture of my swatch. It is Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. From Little Knits, of course. Soooo soft. A beautiful green, hard to tell here. I will make a V-neck pullover with a simple cable going up the front & up the raglan sleeves. I told her what I wanted to do. She explained the math to me & the stitches I would need to do the V-neck & raglan sleeves. I've never done either of those before. We spent just over 2 hours together. I asked her how she could do this in a class setting, & she said that she can't go over things individually, but that the class is very general. So, in that case, I'm glad the class was canceled, cuz I learned way more this way!!

I had a very busy weekend with alot of different friends, so I didn't knit much at all. I have just barely started the heel flap on my Jaywalkers. Tonight I have to write out my "mitigation" for a speeding ticket I received a couple months ago. I can't make the court date, so I have to write down "my side" of the story. I feel like I have a term paper due. I want to knit.............but I can't.

I found a hole in a screen in the crawl space, now I see that the rats are truly nesting. I went frantically to the president's house & asked them to PLEASE move more quickly. I think they got my drift!!

NEWS FLASH!!! My dog just barked!! 2 small barks!! That is only about the 10th time (if that many) that I've heard her bark in over 2 years!!! I am almost ready to hire a hit man to get rid of the dog next door who incessantly barks. Maybe the neighbor's dog will be eaten by rats?? They are about the same size!

Rats in the Belfry....or somewhere....

No one has called pest control, & no rats have been caught in my trap. I heard them in the wall again the night before last. I did talk to our president today, I told him that I'd call the pest control...........he said those of us who had rats would have to pitch in together to get it taken care of. Fair enough to me.

I have enjoyed having this time off work. My friend & her Dad came with me to pick out some light fixtures & they even installed them for me! So kind! Today I knitted some & have about 5" on my socks. I think I'll turn the heel at 6". I took my dog to the dog park, her favorite place, then came home & trimmed the bushes in my back yard. Now my arms are shaking so much from not using those muscles, I can't knit!! I just tried to knit a couple rows. I'm glad no one was video taping me, you would've laughed.

I don't want to go back to work tomorrow..........................maybe if all of you pitch in a buck I could retire. With 1 million readers of this famous blog, I would be a millionaire so quickly! :)

A Charm.....I think.....

I'm taking 3 days off work because my missionary friend from China is here staying with me, while she visits other folks in the area, but I get to see her most!! Two of my days are already gone. Her Dad will be joining us tomorrow. They leave Monday am, & I'll be back at work on Tuesday. She's been gone half the day, I made no other plans, & since it rained this am, I knitted. Looks like these socks will work after this 3rd time!! Yeah!! I cast on 68 stitches instead of 76 like the pattern says. Here's a picture in progress.

Can 3 Times Be a Charm----PLEASE!!

Well, I've just started my Jaywalker Socks............for the 3rd time!! The directions as is, were huge, way too big for me. But because my Ampersand Socks were on the small side, I thought I needed to just follow directions, especially when my gauge matched correctly. I'm tired, so I'm going to bed now...........with only 3 rows done, & I'm not sure if I will need to start over again to even make them smaller. ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!

Finished Ampersand Socks!

Just finished my Ampersand Socks.
I used Socks That Rock (STR) medium weight in the Obsidian color. This yarn is fantastic. I love working with it. It should be that great with how expensive it is. This is the first time I've made socks with 2 circular needles. I also love making socks with this method. So much easier. Well, you've heard of SSS (single sock syndrome)..........I'll tell you about my syndrome. I made the first sock narrower than the pattern called for because I'm a loose knitter & every pair of socks I have made have been too large........but on 2 circulars I knit tighter.........so it turns out I should've just followed the pattern as is. So sock #2 is according to the pattern. I actually thought I would knit sock #3 according to the pattern, so that I would have a TRUE pair, but I've decided not to. They both fit & no one will know......except for all of you reading this!! I do have enough yarn to do a third sock, but I just can't. Too many patterns I want to try, too much stash I want to use, & these still fit, so there you have it. If some day I decide to make a third sock, my leftover yarn will be waiting for me. Next project?? I'm thinking Jaywalker Socks, magic loop method with STR light weight in the Rolling Stone color. I've just done a gauge swatch & I should be able to follow the pattern as is. But I have to figure out how to change it for magic loop. Think I can do it?? I think I can. Now I wonder if these pictures will disappear after a couple of days??? Also I don't know how to put them in any position that would look better.

One thing I couldn't do. I couldn't set the mouse traps. Went to the President's house (I think I'll address him like this so he can feel important!!) & asked him to do it for me. He did, but the poor guy snapped the rat trap on his finger. He says they are rats, not mice. His wife will call the pest control folks this week. I'm sure thankful about that.

Church was good this morning. It was about having faith the size of a mustard seed, from Matthew. A good reminder.

Anyone Can Comment Now

I received quite a few e-mails from you all, saying that you couldn't comment because you didn't have a Google account. I changed it so anyone can comment now. Do me a favor though. Please don't use my name when you comment. I'm trying to stay "anonymous". Maybe I'll change that later.

I found out I have mice/rats, not sure which. They are in my storage room outside, but I think I heard them in the wall last night! My next door neighbors are not the cleanest folks. It seems that a few townhouses here have the same problem. The president of our association doesn't think it's a big deal yet. I bought some traps today, but the thought of setting them sickens me. I made our president promise to come & clean out my traps if I catch a mouse. To "celebrate" I watched a Tom & Jerry cartoon this am. Maybe I can steal another neighbor's cat & lock it in the storage room until it catches all the mice. This is NOT what weekends are made for!!!

My Picture Is Back!

But I re-uploaded it, if that makes sense. See the tiny square to the right of my picture?? That's where the original one was. I don't know how to delete the little box...........and I wonder, will this picture also disappear tomorrow???

I will go walk the dog now.............

My Picture Is Gone!

I just noticed that my picture of my Net Market Bag is gone this evening. I read the help section & the answer didn't satisfy me. See why I think blogging is a waste of time??? Now I will have to figure that out. Not now, that's for sure!!! You tell me!!!

I just bought some cotton/linen yarn at Elann.com. I want to use it to make some of the things in the Mason Dixon Knitting book. I've been looking for a bargain on cotton/linen yarn, finally found one.............so I read about knitting & I buy yarn.............but I never knit. Did a couple rows tonight, that's all. I wasn't suppose to add to my stash anymore..............but last weekend I even bought some Cascade Fixation on ebay to make the Broadripple Socks on the Knitty site.

Net Market Bag

I finished this project just over a week ago.....I think. (Time is just crazy. It is June 5th already!!) This is made out of recycled silk yarn. I made a scarf out of this for my sister a couple years ago, when I really was a beginning knitter! :) I was with a friend of mine when she had bought a skein of this yarn too. I have been trying to talk her into knitting, but she hasn't made the plunge yet! I knew that she would like this bag, so I asked her if she wanted to give me her skein & that I would give her this bag. She was very happy, which of course made me very happy. This also meant that she didn't have to wait for a project, she got one immediately!! I love giving my knitting away. I've barely kept anything for myself. This Net Market Bag is a free pattern. I belong to 2 Yahoo knitting groups, Knitlist, & Knitting Novices. A bunch of people on the Knitlist group were talking about this pattern, so I ended up doing it. So my socks are still unfinished. Well, tonight I figured out how to insert a picture, & how to link a web page to my post. Not bad for Post #3, eh?? It just started sprinkling, don't tell Lacey, but I'm NOT going to take her for a walk tonight. It's late & I want to at least do a little knitting. No, I didn't start my Jaywalker socks yet. I'm thinking I want to finish my Ampersand socks. Such big decisions. Not only that, but I got the new Knit Picks catalog tonight. Does that mean I will read about knitting & not knit????????

Time Waster!

I can't believe how much time I've wasted trying to get this little blog rolling. That "Verse of the Day" at the bottom is suppose to change everyday, & it did change today, but I realized it was a translation of the Bible that was a bit too old for what I wanted, so I had to do a search again to find the web site to get the code, delete the old code & put in the new one. Oh BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!

My new Knit Picks needles came in the mail today. Now this "time waster", me, will probably start another project. I want to try to do the Jaywalker socks in the Magic Loop method!! AND........you know what?? After playing with this stupid blog, I think new knitting challenges are WAY easier!!

I have another excuse to put off knitting........I never want an excuse to not knit, but I always seem to have one.............my biggest excuse is that I read all about knitting & never knit...........but it's wonderfully cooler today, & I have to go walk the dog.

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My goodness, this was suppose to be easy?? I don't know what I'm doing, but I will figure it out.