Been busy!

And finally...look what came in the mail!

Wow!

I have not posted since January! I have been busy with work, crafts, grandson. I hope to be back regularly. I have not been knitting much. Only sporadically. I hope I get out of this slump and get back to knitting. I'm so behind on my list!

This is why I've been away...

my grandson who is now 10 months old.
Hopefully I will be back.

It's been another month...

and I have been busy knitting reading, loafing, trying to keep up with housework. All have been successful except the last. I must confess, I'm lazy. I absolutely hate housework. All I can actually keep up with is the laundry, and maybe the dirty dishes, although right now they are overflowing the sink.

Below you see a picture of two cuties. The big one on the right is our dog, Ranger. The one on the right we puppy-sat for two nights. His name is Cooper, he's 3 months old, I think. And as you can see they wore each other out. I couldn't resist taking the pic.

The following three pictures are items I made and entered in our local county fair. The socks received a 2nd place red ribbon(obviously the judges didn't realize the stitching and work that goes into these small items from looking at the other entries last night) but I will take it.
This received a 3rd place white ribbon, and that's ok since it is not my best crochet work. It is a simple ripple crochet baby blanket. There were better entries than this one. I was not completely happy with this anyway, but it will make a nice baby gift someday.
This won a 1st place blue ribbon. It was the only knitted baby afghan entered in that category. Ha ha! That's the way to get first place!
I thought I did pretty well anyway.

Also my step grandson is growing fast! I will leave you with a cute photo of him taken last month.
And the girl in the photo is my youngest daughter, Sarah.

School's Out!

Finally. I still have 3 more days to put in, but then I am free til the end of July.

No pictures today. I will try to get back to speed.

Have a great weekend!

Wouldn't it be nice...

if I were the sort of blogger who posted once or twice a week? Maybe. We are required to post weekly to our school blogs. Mine is really boring...just stuff about what is going on in my library at school, etc., etc. I really doubt anyone reads it, but the powers that be. So I post every week. Since this is my personal blog, I take too many liberties and forget to post for weeks at a time. This weekend is Mother's Day, so I hope any mothers out there reading this have a terrific day and feel appreciated. We'll see how mine goes.
I will get to see my newest grandchild, but I don't know if I will bet to hold hold him. I have had bronchitis and it is still hanging on in the form of a nasty annoying cough.
So let's see if I have any new pictures to show you.

This is my husband about a month ago holding Collin. Collin was a month old then. And he will be two months old tomorrow.
This past weekend (May 1 & 2) we had tremendous rainfall. amounts. This is my backyard before most of the rain fell.
This is to the right in the next door neighbor's backyard.
And this is in the front off to the right of my house. There is a spring that gets up and runs off by my house and then out into the back.
So that's all I have for now. More baby pics to come after Sunday!

Bad blogger...

is what I am. It has been 2 1/2 months since I posted last. I have been knitting and reading. I have not updated my lists and I'm not sure I can adequately update them since I've been reading lots but not noting down what the books were. I guess I will just have to do the best I can.
Since I last posted the following was added to our family...my stepdaughter had her baby, Collin. Isn't he just the cutest thing you have ever seen!?!
I finished this blanket for him...It is the Mystery Stitch Blanket pattern again using Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Baby in the Sweet Pea color.
I am working on these socks...Slip Jig from the Socks That Rock 2010 Sock Club. The yarn is the mediumweight in the My Wild Irishgirlie colorway. I love the colors and the pattern is great!
I also started another Mystery Stitch blanket in Yarn Bee Melody Bulky Wool Blend, Enchanting colorway.
I finished these socks, Knetted from 2009 Socks That Rock Sock Club. They are being inspected as you can see.
And last, but not least...I got these last Saturday! They were delivered on Monday and I did an entire week's worth of laundry in one day! They are amazing!

Finish and start

I finished up the blue baby blanket I've been knitting on for too long. It is called a Mystery Stitch Blanket. The mystery is knit a stitch and then slip a stitch. This is reversible and looks the same on both sides because of that stitch pattern. I like it.
Then I immediately cast on the pink for this Textured Plaid Blanket. Trying to finish this one up faster so I will have a choice when the baby comes.
Oh, btw...did I mention my step daughter is expecting...within the next six weeks. Excited to find out what it is! My daughter is throwing a baby shower for her this coming Saturday. We went together and bought the baby swing she was registered for. Hope it is exactly what she wants.
That's all for now!

First finsh of 2010

Mock Cable socks from Socks From the Tow Up by Wendy Johnson
Dye Dreams Comfy Sox Charcoal
Addi Turbo Lace circular US 0, 2.0mm

Dear Blog,

I have been doing more reading of books than knitting of things. Therefore I have not finished one item in 2010. Also I have not started any new projects either. It's about time to change that. Hopefully, I will have something to report soon. ;-)

As they always say...

Out with the old and in with the new. What I finished in 2009...Feather and Fan baby Blanket
5.0 mm circular needles
Lion Brand Pound of Love yarn

Log Cabin dishcloth

US 5 / 3.75 mm
Lily Sugar'n Cream Solid

Christmas Tree dishcloth
US 5 / 3.75 mm
Peaches & Cream Solid

Angel dishcloth
US 5 / 3.75 mm
Lily Sugar'n Cream Solid

Wrapper dishcloth
US 5 / 3.75 mm
Peaches & Creme Ombres

another Feather & Fan dishcloth
don't remember needle size and yarn specs

Monkey socks
2.0 mm circular needles
not sure of the yarn ... it was a gift

Vegas Fountains dishcloth
US 5 / 3.75 mm
Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton Holiday color

As you can see I didn't finish much except dishcloths. Hopefully I can finish lots more in 2010.

Dear Blog,

Sorry I haven't visited you for over two months. I promise I will catch you up on all that has happened.

Now is a good time...

to record the latest of projects. This is a Feather and Fan dishcloth I finally finished up the other day. I always keep some cotton yarn and circular needles in the car so if I am waiting somewhere and don't have anything else to pass the time, I have a simple project to work on.These are the Trilobite socks from the book Socks From the Toe Up by Wendy Johnson aka WendyKnits). I finished these up Thursday.

I got this package in the mail on Monday. It is the September installment of the Blue Moon Fibers STR sock club. It looks like a great pattern and yarn, as always.
Also on the same day, I received this box from The Loopy Ewe. It contained a clear project bag and these yarns--from left to right:
Claudia Hand Painted Yarns Chocolate Cherry
Fannie's Fingering Weight Old Roses
Tempted Handpainted Yarns Luxe Grrl Moondance
This is the MonthlyDishcloths mid-September KAL--Rhomboid Cloth
I decided to use this skein of Tempted Luxe Grrl for the next sock pattern from Socks From the Toe Up, Mock Cable Socks. I'm not sure how soon I will get it cast on as I just cast on the next picture the same day I finished the last pair of socks from Socks From the Toe Up.

This is the In Season sock which just happens to be the July STR sock club pattern. I am falling behind as usual with these, but I only have one outstanding pattern from previous years. Maybe I will eventually get caught up!
This is the first three days worth of the October KAL from MonthlyDishcloths. It looks like the bottom half of a dancing monkey?
That's all I am working on for right now, except I do have a pink Feather and Fan baby blanket on the needles that I pick up and knit a few rows on occasionally. I need to finish it up and start one in blue, just in case!

As always all pertinent info is on my Ravelry projects page.

Long overdue...

to post to the blog. School started and what more can I say...I've been busy. And I have still been knitting. Lots got finished to my utter surprise. I just finished up these Salish Sea socks from the 2007 (yikes!) Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock sock club. I like the color and the fit was pretty good too. 2.0mm circular needle and of course STR in Bella Coola.This is the latest MonthlyDishcloth kal. It's called A B C. Big surprise. Sugar n Cream red, 3.75mm needles.
These are the Diamond Gansey socks from Socks From the Toe Up by Wendy Johnson (aka WendyKnits) I have no idea why the picture posted sideways and I am not savvy enough to rotate it. It wasn't sideways in my files. Used 2.0mm circular needles and Monkeypal Hand-Dyed Yarns in Cuppa Joe.
This one is sideways also, still don't know why. But, it's a simple Feather and Fan Baby blanket. I just sort of decided on the size I wanted, cast on, and started. It's based on the Feather and Fan dishcloth pattern. I'm using Lion Brand Pound of Love in Pastel Pink on 5.0mm needles.Shadow Triangle Baby Blanket from an old pattern booklet that I had, Reversible, Very Easy to Knit Baby Blankets. I used Caron Simply Soft yarn in Baby Bright Ombre.
I think I'm updated for now. Hopefully next time won't be so long coming. Later gaters!

Sunday is for catching up

I finished this cute little dishcloth. It's called a Wishy Washy Fishy Tawashi. Mid-July kal with Monthly Dishcloths yahoo group.
On-Hold socks by Wendy Johnson of WendyKnits from her book Socks from the Toe Up. I used Dream in Color Smooshy Midnight Derby from The Loopy Ewe
I got this little box in the mail the other day.
This is what was inside--3rd anniversary sock kit from The Loopy Ewe. It comes with a mug, a sock pattern, yarn to knit the pattern and a clip on tape measure.
Also the same day Interweave Knits magazine!
I started this dishcloth today. It's the August KAL from MonthlyDishcloths yahoo group. I'm using Sugar 'n Cream in Hot Green. Won't know what it's called until the end of the kal.
OK, caught up!