On my needles now

is this project.
Knitting it for a lady in the knitting group I go to. She started it, but was having a hard time with it. I wanted to knit it; love the pattern ... but it's not something I would wear... so I'd never knit one for myself. So, I offered to knit hers for her.
I'll post pictures of hers when I get a chance :)
Forgot to tell you, it's the Waves and Ripples Shrug in Knitter's Magazine Spring, 2010. I'm using 4.5mm needles, and a 2ply yarn; not sure what the yarn is, there were no labels with it when I got it. 282 stitches/row


(picture taken from internet)

Introducing

The Frozen Leaves Shawl :)



Today is was finally non-windy enough that I could get a sheet of styrofoam home to block the shawl. Well, most of the way home ... it did break :( But the piece that survived was big enough to block the shawl on. Then I sat it in front of a nice sunny windown to dry. I'm quite pleased with it :)

And looking forward to the next one. The next one will be a shawl for an exchange .. then Northern Lights is calling to me.

Tomorrow a friend and I are planning a Frenchy's shopping trip. Looking forward to that.

Have a good weekend

It's Done

40 minutes ago I cast off the final stitch of the Frozen Leaves Shawl.

Now I need to find a place to block it.

No pictures yet, because right now it doesn't look like much. Pictures once it is blocked, I promise.

Next on the needles will be a shawl for the shawl exchange I am in on Ravelry. Can't post any details of it though, because my partner might decide to snoop at my blog. I hope she will like it.

Still working on thrummed socks, and my socks.

The knitting group I go to is knitting clothes for Groovy Girl dolls, and for teddy bears. Once we are done we will give them to the Library where we meet, and they will sell tickets on them. One of our members has created some really neat clothes for them. So far I haven't made anything. Now that the shawl is done I'll make something.

Have a good day

In trouble again

Well, seems to mee I'm in trouble for not posting enough. So, here it is, a posting :)

I'm laid up today. My right knee hurts a lot. Was to outpaitents last night, and the doctor thinks it is arthritis. I think I want to see my own doctor and get his opinion. I know I won't be putting up with this pain for long!! I'm not happy hurting so much that it's hard to walk.

But, on the plus side, I'm knitting on the Frozen Leaves Shawl. 22 pattern repeats in each row. Right now each section has 28 stitches in it. Yup, 616 stitches in the last row I did!! And it's still slowly growing!! Only 20 rows left to go though. Looking forward to being finished ... so I can start a new one :)

I joined a small shawl exchange online, in a Ravelry group. Looking forward to working on that one. Think I might use beads on it. Not going to tell too much about it, incase my partner in the swap decides to read here.

I'm also working on 2 pair of thrummed socks/slippers that were ordered, and a pair of socks for me.

Have a good one!!

Happy Day After Groundhog Day

We're still shoveling out. So much snow. And the snowblower isn't working :( Hubby was able to get out the driveway to go to work this morning. I was working on the mailbox area when the guy came to plow across the road from us. Got him to do a few swipes of our driveway ... for $5. Most people would charge $20 for that. I was a happy lady.
But, on the down side ... I did do a bit too much shoveling, and hurt my shoulder a bit.
I have finished a pair of socks this year - no pictures yet.
I'm still working on the frozen leaves shawl; really enjoying it.
We've got a new item that we are selling - hand crafted wooden toboggans.

Sigh

Today I frog the Pretty Maids shawl.
I've got that mistake in it that I mentioned before.
Last night I put in my life line ... and missed a stitch when doing that. It unravelled past the point of an easy pick-up. So I decided to frog it all and either re-start it or the Frozen Leaves shawl.
Starting to feel a bit like an unworthy knitter. :(

But, on the plus side ... my kids are back to school today :)

Happy New Year

They say that what you do on the 1st you'll be doing all year long. Looks like a year full of laundry for me :(

Been working on the Pretty Maids shawl. Using some fleece artist yarn that hubby gave me for Christmas. Just two pattern repeats to do and I'll be done. Think I've got a mistake somewhere ... but I'm going to finish it anyway. So, when I post a picture, and you see the mistake ... shhhhh ... OK?

Since Christmas I have knit a bunch of dishclothes (finished off 2 1lb balls of cotton I had on the go), three Barbie dresses and a Barbie hat. The knitting group I go to is going to knit a Barbie wardrobe and then sell tickets on it - the money will go to the Library where we have our meetings. So I'm ahead of the game on that committment :)

Hope you all had a nice New Years Eve. We spent it at a friends house; playing U Draw on the Wii and a word game that I can't remember the came of (catch phase??). Nice way to spend the evening. I did not, however, enjoy being woken up at 2:30am by fireworks. There is a time for those ... and it's not 2:30 in the morning!!

That's it for now

Merry Christmas

It's the 20th; 5 days to Christmas.

Are you ready? I think we are. Think!!

Hubby should be home soon - he went to the valley to pick up our daughters boyfriend; he's coming down to visit us for a few days.

I've been knitting, but no pictures to share right now

I'm fighting a cold and a sore back. Not happy about either.

Merry Christmas!!!

I'm home

and still tired :)

Had a good trip. Learned lots, met lots of new people, had fun.

What stuck with me?? "If what you are doing isn't working, change it", "If you move the body you move the mind", "Get out of your box"

At our 4-H general meeting the other night we played rock/paper/scissors. With a twist. You play one person. The loser then cheers the winner as they go on to play someone else. The loser then joins the cheering squad for the winner as they go on to play someone else. And so on. Until there are two people playing and everyone else cheering them on. At least that's how it was supposed to work. We had some who refused to join in. :(

I got off the plane, and was waiting for our shuttle and said "I'm in the same city as The Yarn Harlot" The lady walking beside me (total stranger) said "It's a good thing, isn't it?" LOL She was a knitter too. She wasn't part of the 4-H conference though.

I did buy myself a 100m hank of 2play homespun alpaca yarn from a booth at The Royal. It's green and beige. Very pretty, soft and ohhhhhhhhhhhh. Wish I had gotten more, but they only had the one hank of that color. There was a nice mohair skein there; but I couldn't spend $65 on yarn! There were several booths selling llama and alpaca yarn. Oh the softness of it all. One booth had the corner piled high with bags of roving; I asked if I could curl up in and go to sleep for a bit. Lady said I must be a true knitter :)

While in Toronto we went to the CN Tower and a dinner theater. FUN. We went to the John Deere plant and Niagara Falls. FUN. We got to see a $250 000 tractor. I got to go to the Hershey store :) They had a whole corner of the store devoted to Reece's Peanut Butter cups and pieces ... sweatshirts, t-shirts, pillows ... need more money if I get to go again. And we got to spend an afternoon at The Royal. FUN FUN FUN Lots and lots of stores/trade booths ... was there 3 hours and didn't see them all. My room mate found a booth selling gluten free mixes and bought me a treat - I didn't even see that booth; apparently there was a whole section that I missed out on. :(

Now, a challenge for you. Can you put a straw through a potatoe? I can. Picture proof later

I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane

Heading to Toronto tomorrow morning.
Going to the 4-H National Leaders Conference.
Will be home on Sunday.
Hope hubby and kids make out OK without me for a few days :)
Happy knitting. I'm being a chicken and not taking any knitting with me ... too scared they'll take my bamboo needles from me.