Have a Merry Christmas!!

Yes, I have been knitting. I did finish the socks for my friend, not an amputee, she was very happy & understands clearly how many stitches go into knitting socks, but don't ask me to make you socks, I won't do it!! But Sockergirl will..........for a price........unless you are her #1 fan, then there are exceptions. No picture of that second sock though, it's gone now.

I also finished the fingerless gloves to match my hat & scarf from my previous blog entry.
I made a scarf for another friend. She gave me some novelty yarn a couple months ago. She's not a blog fan, so I can say I didn't like the yarn at all..........but I knew she did........so I made her a scarf & gave away the leftover yarn. Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.......don't tell her. No picture of the scarf. I don't like it. But I KNOW that she will & that's what counts. It's wrapped & sitting in a bag upstairs.





I made a baby hat & booties for my friend who just had a baby girl. I really wanted to make a sweater too........but there are SO MANY things I want to make, I stopped here.






I've been working on a cotton chenille blanket for months & am currently back at it. Simple garter stitch pattern. It's kind of weird, but I will keep going on it & finish it up anyway.
I did start another pair of socks, but they are just sitting, now that I went back to my blanket.


We've had quite a week of snow here. I took the day off work on Friday, & just may have to again on Monday. The guilt trip from all the Type A workaholics..............yuk. I hate that. Though I don't like the snow, Lacey sure does!! Later today when the kids are out, Lacey & I will join them. Lacey has already started without them though!

Still Knitting, but NOT Blogging....

Who has time to blog?? At least riding the bus gives me time to knit now.
Here is one sock I finished. I need to finish the next one before Christmas. I have a special friend that I intend to give these to.






One of our vendors at work had a baby boy & I promised to make a hat & booties. Here they are. They will go in the mail today.














And for me........I made a hat & a scarf. I started making fingerless gloves to match.

You Can Believe Me Now!

Here are BOTH socks!!







I got a STEAL today!! A 100% hand knit wool sweater from Jo Sharp for $10 at a yarn shop that is closing. But actually is wasn't $10. Everything was 40% off, even that!! I got it for $6!!! Can you tell how nice it is??















And these are the socks that I just started:

Please Believe Me!

I just now finished my other sock!! 2 weeks & 1 day!! Not bad considering the first one was on the needles for a year!! I'm too lazy to take a picture. They fit & everything!! Now I think I will go wind some yarn & start another pair!!

That Sock I Started a Year Ago....

Yeah, here it is........now I've got to start the other one!!

I asked a good friend the other day if she had checked out my blog. She said, "Like I really care about your knitting??" Gee, thanks! I'm sure glad YOU don't feel that way! And I care about YOUR knitting too!! I didn't bother telling her that I had a pie on this. I'm not going to give her a piece of pie, that's for sure!!

Pie!

Do you see that piece of pie that is "missing"?? It isn't really missing, it's yours, actually. Why don't you come over for pie & ice cream?? You bring the ice cream, cuz I made the pie!! I picked the blackberries & Sockergirl's Mom picked the blueberries.

The Auction!!

Everything sold! In fact, who bought my recycled silk net market bag??? My company's CEO!! How about that!! $25

Someone bought my felted bag. $30

Someone bought my knitting lessons too!! Check this out................$45!!!

So that means in someway I was able to contribute $100 to the auction. Pretty cool, eh??

Been Knitting on the Bus

I finished my felted bag. It is in the auction as of yesterday with the other market bag & my knitting lessons. I didn't see any bids on any of my stuff. I'll let you know next week.

I had tried knitting on the bus when I first was going downtown & it wasn't really working for me, so I was reading. But I have been trying again & it seems to be working better. Doing that enabled me to finish this in time for the auction.

Oh.......and I did my deck on Monday. Aren't you proud of me?? So now I don't have to mention that for another 2 years.................

I'm Still Here & Even Knitting!

Howdy!!

So what is new?? I'm a "working fool". I just heard that phrase from a good friend today & figured that's the same club I'm in. It sure leaves no time for blogging. But, it doesn't seem that any of you missed me. I think my fan base is shrinking!! HA!!

Let's see.........ok, first let me show you one of the sachets that I made. I didn't take a picture of both of them & they are gone now.














My good ole' pooch got attacked in the off leash dog park a couple of months ago. Her bite wound got infected, so I had to take her in to emergency. She had to have light surgery to drain her abcess. This is what she looked like when we came home. This is so she wouldn't scratch her incision where the stitches were. She's fine now though. Guess who won't be going back to the dog park?? It's a shame, we had so much fun there.

I haven't touched the tank top that I mentioned last time I blogged. I guess I'll be late on that one. No picture yet.

We are having a charity auction at work next Friday. I'm going to donate my recycled silk market bag. I'm also going to auction a 2 hour knitting lesson. You think I'll have any takers?? And I also will auction a felted tote bag. I'm almost done, but here is what it looked like a couple days ago.

It looks way better today.

Hopefully I will take the "after" pictures.

Do you remember last year I said that I was going to stain my deck?? Well, I never did. I'm saying that right now too. But, it's raining. I am taking Monday off work. Maybe I'll do it on Monday?? Maybe I'll get back to my tank top?? Or the other socks that have been on needles for a year??

Please don't give up on me. Please keep visiting me.

More Than a Year!

Time flies..........it's been just over a year since I started my blog. I can't believe it. I'm going to be 85 really soon then! My Dad is 86. He'll probably stop aging & wait for me to catch up with him!

My company moved to downtown Seattle at the beginning of May. I'm taking the bus to work. They are supplementing most of the fare. It is sooooooooo easy & sooooooooo quick. Perfect timing too with the gas prices going up so high. The last time I bought gas was the first week in May. I still have 1/2 a tank left! Wouldn't that be amazing if I only need to buy gas once every 2 months? We shall see. It is so much fun being downtown. I love it.

I should tell you the goat story. On Monday, when I got off the bus, I could've sworn that I heard some goats. Then I thought, "Ok, I'm tired. There aren't any goats in the Park & Ride. It must be a baby crying." I didn't even turn my head, because I thought I was losing my mind. Then when I turned the corner around the block, I saw my neighbor walking her dog & she said, "Did you see the goats?". "WHAT!!.......I really was hearing goats??". Turns out that they put 250 goats in the ivy at the Park & Ride & a temporary electric fence to keep them in. They say that is cheaper than hiring landscapers to do the trimming!! They were there for 3 days. Gone tonight when I came home. I miss them already. Lacey was having fun trying to get to them, but I had to keep her tight on her leash.

I have been knitting a tank top.......I plan on finishing it before Fall too! :) Also I'm knitting another pair of socks I started a year ago. I made a beaded sachet for a sweet gal at work, it was her birthday. And I will make another one for another gal at work, her birthday is next week. I haven't started yet. Will I finish on time? I will let you know.

What have you been up to?

Thank God!

Now this is very funny.

A couple young guys at work...... a few cubicles down from me, I don't know their names...........were talking about bands & music they like. One guy was saying that he liked some band (I never heard of it) that was a Christian band & that he didn't know it was a Christian band. He was telling the other guy that he listened to this band for 3 years & never knew it was a Christian band. Then he was saying how angry he was when he found out......but this is the FUNNY thing that he said................he said, "Thank God I didn't understand the lyrics"!!

Don't you think that's funny?? At least he is thanking God for something!!

Ok, Here's PROOF!!! Not in the Pudding!

Can YOU Believe It????

I just now finished my 2nd Jaywalker sock!! So I really have a complete pair of socks!! YAHOO!!

Just another dishcloth.

These are fun to make, but they take too long. Ok, I did cast on my 2nd sock. Do you think I'll finish before summer?? That would be great if I do.........HA!

ONE Sock Down, ONE to Go!!!!

It's hard to believe, isn't it??????

I still can't take very good pictures, & none of you have given me any hints about this digital camera stuff, so "it is what it is".

2 More Done.........not very exciting though............

I finished a scarf for my old co-worker again...........she bought the yarn. Here it is:














And I did ANOTHER Net Market Bag.........for me!! Here it is:

A Couple Projects.

I have a friend from Japan, who currently lives in England, here visiting me. She came in Wednesday night. I had Thursday & today off, also this upcoming Monday.........then back to work for 4 days, then a week off. She must think I only knit, as I have been knitting quite a bit since she came. She's asleep on the couch............while I blog..........

I made that Garterlac Dishcloth. Here it is. It was very fun to knit. I also made the Net Market Bag again, this time in the same cotton yarn as the dishcloths. I really like it alot. I will give it to my sister, who frequents a farmer's market in L.A. every weekend. It's stronger than the ones that I knit in the recycled silk, but not as pretty. For shopping, practical is necessary, don't you think? So, now I'm ready to make myself one in the cotton. Here it is. I still don't understand why my pictures are always blurry & not clear. Your blog is better than my blog!! :) But my dog is better than your dog..............no Keneration, it's California Naturals for her!! I hope you remember that commercial. If you don't, then you are WAY too young & it's WAY past your bedtime!

You will never believe what I'm knitting now. I went back to my socks!! The ones called Jaywalker. I started these, last summer?? Or before?? I could read my own blog archives to find out. But I'm actually 3/4 done with sock #1. It was stuck at 1/2 done for a long time! I'm having fun with them now & I really would like to finish the pair! We'll see.............as you know how I am......................

Have a blessed Easter!

Hey, I figured something out!

If you double click on my pictures, they open up in a new window & you CAN see the cables & the colors!!

It's time for bed.........soon. I started the garterlac dishcloth. You can click & get the pattern if you want. I actually had to take it apart twice. Now I'm thinking I would've written the pattern a bit different, that is if it were my pattern & I was writing it! It was confusing to follow.

We had an Iranian catered dinner at church tonight. DELISH!! Turns out we rent out a space for them to have their church meeting. The Iranian pastor spoke tonight. Their worship team also played. They were alot of fun. Great music.

To: Kathy N....I finished....ALL today!!!

Well, it did not take me 3 weeks to put my afghan together!! I did it all today! It took a long time, but it was very easy. Having a knit stitch at the edges made it so easy to weave together. I wish I knew that before, I would've done my sweaters differently. My next sweater will be alot easier to weave together, because I will put a garter stitch on each side.

Well, my pictures never come out very good. All you bloggers take such good pictures. You can barely see my cables, nor can you see the colors very well. The good news it that I LOVE this!! And the size is perfect! It is as long as I am so it covers me great. And if I want to wrap it around my shoulders & torso while I am sitting, it goes around perfectly.

Yahoo!! Now.........next project!!

I Sort of Finished!!

Yes, all my panels are knitted!! I have to block & weave together now. Then I have to take a picture & put it on my blog!! Any bets on how long it will take me to finish?? I could say that the winning guess wins some sock yarn of my choosing............I'd take it out of stash & give to you. That is if you win..........& I could just say that there were no winners!!! :)

Tomorrow...........breakfast the The Madison Park Cafe!! Sounds good!

Just for fun..........

I heard that I can do a blog post from my cell phone & upload it to get here. So I am going to try that soon.............I will let you know which post will be from my cell phone!! Boy, all this new technology is amazing!!!!!!!!! I'm barely scratching the surface with all the new technology...............

Happy Valentine's Day all you sweethearts of mine!!

I started my 5th & final panel of my afghan last night. It has 11 repeats & it takes me 1 hour to do each repeat...........you may understand when I finish it & take a picture. I have 10 hours left. Not sure how I should block this thing. I posted my question on Knitting List & only got 2 answers & didn't like either answer...........

I have a very full/fun weekend planned....knitting included on 2 of the days with 2 different friends! One is an out-of-towner that I get to take to Little Knits with me. Yarn, I don't need, but I did find a couple of really good deals on the website, so I just may go for it!! I will also ask the Little Knits gal about blocking my afghan. She will tell me!! My other friend ordered us some stuff from Knit Picks & she received it.........so that is something to look forward to also. I also have lots of leftover small balls of yarn that I can give to her 10 year old knitting daughter!! Very fun!

I'm late for work.........usually leave at this time..........but I'm actually not buried today. I am even hoping to meet a friend for lunch!

Happy knitting!!

"Little Cracker"....eh??

Thanks, Anonymous, for your message! I'm right here. Where are you??

"Little"?? Well, I cooked alot this past weekend. I made a 17 bean soup in the crockpot. Brought some in for my co-worker today. I went in late, after the snow melted. I had talked to her before I went in.........& she was definitely in the mood for someone to bring her in lunch, so I did. It's fun to make people happy when I can.........I also made some brown rice pasta with shredded beef, zucchini & mushrooms...........and.................pumpkin cheesecake. The "crust" was just chopped pecans & I didn't use any sugar. I used something called Blue Agave. That is a natural sweetener from a cactus & is low glycemic, so I thought I'd try it. Quite delicious. I ate too much & I'm not so "Little"!!

On the knitting scene: I'm on my 4th panel of my afghan. I'm about 1/3 done on this panel. Then only 1 more to go......then blocking.....then sewing it up.

See, not much new...............that's why I haven't blogged. So, what are you doing?? Did you take up knitting yet?? You should if you haven't!! And if you knit...........what are YOU knitting??

Happy 2008!!!

As you can see, blogging has NOT been a priority for me. I trust you all had a wonderful Christmas & New Year's. Me too!!

I finished my Net Market Bag.........looks just like the first one I did when I started this blog last June. I'm keeping this one!!

I also started my afghan. I'm doing a cable pattern done in strips. It is 5 long strips altogether, so sewing it at the end will not be any fun. But I'm on a roll & it is taking me about 1 week to do one strip. I'm half way done. Scary to tell you all that, because you will now expect me to have the completed strips done in 2-1/2 weeks. Then I figure a month to sew it together!! HA!! Don't hold your breath for any of this..............because, as you know.....................

I've still got my 2 pairs of socks on needles, just sitting there..............

See my chart on the right?? The one that has my projects listed with percents?? I am trying to change it, but it's been so long since I've touched that, ......I may just delete it if I can't figure it out again.

And for non-knitting news...........I'm really enjoying my job now. I'm FINALLY getting some of it. My brain doesn't hurt as much. So glad I made the change.

I'm not doing pictures today. By the way.......why do all of your pictures come out so clear & sharp & mine are so bad??? The old fashion SLR camera that I have took great pictures. Of course I had to choose the speed & set the F stop, but my pictures were always beautiful. Sometimes I just don't like new technology.....................