WHO-HOOOOOOOOOOOO

i am moving to ATLANTA

i am SSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited

nothing definite about when

tenatively

Tiff is coming to Indy around the 19th

we will sort thru, pack & thro away stuff

pack it in a truck around 25/26

drive to Atlanata

put some stuff into storage

ITE 4 Questionnaire

1. Name and blogger handle: Cathy Hannigan - tryin ta knit
2. Blog URL (if applicable): http://tryintaknit.blogspot.com/
3. Do you want a purse that is felted/not felted/surprise me: EITHER - SURPRISE me
4. Color/fiber likes and dislikes: LOVE all colors & fibers
5. Do you tend to be dressy or casual? Casual
6. Prefer a pal who lives in the USA or international? SURE!!!
7. Miscellaneous info (anything you want to tell your pal): will think about it

stupid post office

i sent the scarf a while ago

Wed May 23rd to be exact
it should have been delivered
lucky for me,

i used delivery confirmation
i contacted the post office to be told

Your item was misrouted.
The error has been corrected and every effort is being
made to deliver it as soon as possible.
Information, if available,
is updated every evening.
Please check again later.

lately
everything i mail takes extra time to arrive

wonder IF stuff arrives and the person that

gets it just is too busy to acknowledge

that's why i started using Del Con

THANK YOU Patti

Patti was my partner for the Sock-a-Maniacs

May Flower Swap

she sent me

Jackie E-S's sock pattern

Heartstrings Summer Lace Anklets Pattern

FIXATION & yellow yarn for the cuff

a yellow flowered candle

white cotton(?) for a dishcloth THANK YOU PATTI

can't wait to start knitting Jackie's sock pattern

it's one i have coveted for a while

THANK YOU Judith

for my Stitch Marker Swap

Judith sent me a skein of Trekking

a skein of yarn dyes by her daughter

Joni

a mini skein dyed by Joni

a hand written note

2 sets of stitch markers

all neatlly wrapped

THANK YOU Judith

now to figure out a pattern for the sock yarn

NEW Felting Book

this book covers it all

knit & felt

wet felting

needle felting

bought it sat when i was visiting

Deb Brown in Atlanta

bought it at Yarn Garden Knit Shop

the owner used to live in Indy

gonna use the pattern on page 32

for the partner for ITE 4

done feltig

looks smaller

and PINKER

STATS

Pattern
Noni
adventure bag
Yarn
Cascade 220
the Heathers
color # 2449
bought 5
used less than 4
dbl stranded
Started Tue May 22
Finished Fri May 25
Felted Tues May 29
gotta dry it
then will buy parts & assemble
anicipated mailing date
Tues Jun 12

donw knitting

felting now

bummer ...

gotta buy MORE yarn for another purse

not sure what to make for ITE4

fri

So, first off
I passengered from IND to ATL
So I got to knit ore on the bag
By the time we got ready to come back to ATL
The knitting is done
Started sox
Headin to bed

and so it starts

the Sept Whenever Kit

First there is the idea for the sox

then

convert the idea to a workable pattern

to convert it

i will need this

I

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the yarn is ordered

supposed to be here in a week to 10 dayz

better get busy with the graph

taking the idea

SEVERAL sheets of graph paper

colored pencils & an eraser with me

not entirely sure what idea will develop

gotta pack

will have to take some knitting

also taking

I

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oh yeah

'spose i need some clothes

and food & lemonade

food is cooking

gonna freeze it

gotta make ice cubes too

hhmmmmm

bag for spring felted bag partner is close to being done

if i take it

not alot else will fit in the rollerboard

OTOH

i can finish it, felt it

assemble & maybe embellish it

then it could be on it's way Mon June 4th

could take sox to knit

they are small

would need more graph paper to graph an idea or 3

bag progress

looks pretty much the same
ready to bind off or do the strap
not sure which
anyways
it's NOT gonna go with me this weekend

thinkin' on takin' sox

i NEED sox

i HAVE yarn

hhhmmmmmmmm

i got an idea or 3 for patterns

OTOH

i have an idea for a bag

i have yarn

i have needles

i COULD take them with & design a bag

who knows

it mite become the bag for ITE 4 partner

or i mite take Nikki's bag & start it

too much to knit

not enuff time away from home

too many things to do when i am at home

so rarely do i get knitting time

anyway

off to pack

84 degrees outside

wonder what it will be in HOT-lanta

tomoro evening

Chicago Sun morn

NANCY

so, i got an e-mail from Nancy
she is gonna be off again
to teach Twined Knitting
in IDAHO
she had better post details on her blog
and Photos too
i learned twined knitting in 1990
WAAAAYYYYY before i started knitting sox

but the bad news

she will be incomunnicado

for a while

so i won't be able to BUG her

BUMMER for her

hahahahahahahahahahha

i ordered the yarn i will use for the Sept

Whenever Kit

i KNOW what i want to do

now to get it ALL on paper

see if Elaine, will once again,

test knit for me

that being done

gonna pack

head to 'Chelle's

gonna grill chicken & Salmon

take what we don't eat with me

this weekend

wash & vacuum the car

maybe give Chelle a pedicure

REMEMBER

on Fri i sent my Spring into Summer Dishcloth

to my partner

well .....

hop on over to Mary's blog

to see what she thought of it

neener, neener

ISE 4 - DONE Knitting

STATS:
Started : April 13
Yarn : Malabrigo
Color : Vermillon # 24
Used : almost 3 skeins
Pattern : http://www.helloyarn.com/besottedcarf.htm
Size :5 1/2" x 7 '
Finished : Mon May 21

Hours to Knit : guessing about 40

Mileage scarf traveled : lost track after 22,000
Cities it was worked on : INDY, Atlanta, New York,

Mailed Thur May 24

BUMMER,

when i went to mail the scarf

i couldn't find the post cards

guess i will have to mail them later

DUH!!!

about the time the guys showed up at the gate yesterday

i thought i was about done with the bag

NOPE!!!
i missread the pattern

about 20 rows to go

then the shaping

so, i am about halfway

had i read the pattern correctly

i could have knit for the 30 minutes after

they got there before the plane did

i KNEW the FO

flew with him 2 or 3 times

thought i knew the Cpt

he said no, we haven't flown together

the FA said the same thing

inflight, i realized i have flown with the FA

on the shuttle back to the car

the Cpt i realized we HAD flown together

one leg in March when i got SSSOOO sick on the plane

and found out i had Bronchitis

they were a fun crew to fly with

2 days off

then i get to FLY again

WHO - HOOOOOOOO

comin' home

so as we are getting close to Indy

i realize we are getting low

you can SEE it

there was a little boy in 3D

he asked if we would see the track

told him usually NOT

to mess with him, i pointed out a High School Track

saw the RCA Dome

it was HUGE!!!!
we were circleing at that point

we RARELY do that

other passengers told the boy

we WOULD see the track

we did

it was HUGE!!!!!

he was thrilled to get to see it

several passengers remarked in all the times

they have come INTO Indy

they never got to see the track

too bad i could take pix

it was NEAT!!!

knitting in JFK

so, i was sitting at the gate in JFK
passengers saw me knitting and asked what it was
several assumed a baby blanket, by the color
found out that effective July 1
Smoking will be BANNED in bars & pubs in England
a nice lady that quilts sat
and talked to me off and on
she was in NYC to meet her first GREAT-grandchild
she was on the way home to GA
forget where around Atlanta she lives
somewhere around Deb
anyway
we talked about knitting and sewing
she has never seen circular needles
she has never felted
when we got into the air
i got her a cup of coffee
she said it tREALLY tasted good
better than most airline coffee
she was an enjoyable lady to talk to

What I did before 10 am this morning

New stitch markers are too small

so i had to improvise

my needles are size 11

so, today, i get to ride to JFK

sit for about 4 1/2 hours

fly to ATL

sit for 1 1/2 hours

Fly home

so, i started the bag for my Spring Felted Swap

Channon will be proud of me

i got this far before 10 am

downtown indy

the White Dot in the middle of the pic

is the RCA Dome

it's where the COLTS play

on the way to JFK

to sit & knit

get to knit as i ride

my dishcloth from Emily

Emily designed & knit the dishcloth for me

i LOVE it

thank you Emily

i also got a Sunflower Car Candle

ooooooooppppppzzzzzzzz

gettin' there

so

i watched Pirates 2

MiB 1 & 2

i have 4 more repeats to do till the scarf is done

that's like 2 or 3 DVDs

maybe on sunday / monday

gonna crash now

i would LOVE to get it in the mail by wed / thur

when i am off

it would be 2 weeks early
next thing to concentrate on

the bag for Spring Felted Bag

shoppin' at wally-world

so i went to wally to get food

love Garlic Chicken & Garlic Shrimp

ea bag is 2 meals

that's cheap $3.56 /bag

and tasty

and i get veggies

bought come green giant peas & corn in herb butter sauce

also a southwestern corn & beans

found Blue Bunny

personal ice creams

the containers are KUTE!!!!
bought Bunny Tracks & Banana Split

while i was wandering

i forgot to get allergy med re-filled

i saw

Pirates of the Caribbean stuff

they have bath stuff

so .. maybe i will buy some to pamper myself

was gonna go see it @ the theater

but had frozen food in the car

so i will pop in # 2 and watch the DVD

i can knit

WHO-HHHOOOOO
i can work on the scarf

i really want to complete it

WHERE did i see it

have you ever been surfing and see something

think you bookmarked it

went to look and couldn't find it

i saw some Russian Nesting Dolls online

think i could find them again

now that i want to look at them again

if you find my brain

you mite as well keep it

i guess i don't need it afterall

Interesting

http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,,21631731-5006505,00.html

a FUNNY pic someone sent me

Question for Spring Bag

Where's your favorite place to knit?
Describe where you sit and how you most enjoy your craft!

HURRY, HURRY

http://zarzuelaknitsandcrochets.com/summerofsocks2007//

Summer of Socks ends the sign up soon

wonder IF they supply the pattern

i HAVE yarn ...

yeah

LOTS of yarn

thanks penny

WHO-HOOOOOO .. 'pises in the mail

i am heating water for tea as i type

in the mail today

look what arrived

Thank You Spring Felted Bag Secret Partner

whoever you are
water for tea is HOT enuff
so
into the Hot Water goes
Bigelow White tea w/Tangerine tea bag
also got
Twinings
Black Currant flavored Black tea
NUM Red Mello Bush Rooibos
3 teas to try
as it steeps, i sip the Bigelow
NOW
onto the remainder of the 'prises i received
FIRST OFF
a DUCK with Flowers
who will be perched atop the computer monitor
2 pieces of Ghiradelli DARK Chocolate
YUM!!!
savored one already
4 Beaded Stitch Markers
a skein of Regia Avenue Color sock yarn
a skein of Teal Fixation
a container of Sea Mist Scented Bath Confetti
hhhmmmmmm
i COULD go soak in the tub
a pink magnetic listpad with a "Girlie" shoe on it
and a HAND WRITTEN note
i don't do hand written notes
i have trouble reading my own handwriting
it says
Enjoy the Goodies!
your bag is in the works
I'll be in touch again soon

now to thank HER & post to the Spring Bag list

LOVE the white tea

thanks again

Stitch Marker & Yarn Swap

the swap is http://crochetswapblog.blogspot.com/
partners are assigned

I knit, read, swap, work to support my addiction ..
hhhhmmm, maybe habits sound better.
I try to enjoy life, not stress too much,
allergic to housework, tryin' not to take life to seriously

WISH LIST

My favorite colors - Blues, Greens ..
HOT PINK, Magenta, Teal, Purple (together)
My hobbies - KNITTING, reading, swaps, annoying my friends
My kitchen theme and colors - nothing special theme, colors are gold & blue
My bathroom theme and colors - RUBBER DUCKS!!! Yellow
My dislikes - working, but it supports my additions .. errr hobbies
My crafts..what I like - natural fibers for felting OR for sox .. unusual fibers
My allergies - HOUSEWORK ..
My favorite pets - none, the sea monkeys died while i was gone
My favorite scents - pumpkin & spice .. fall .. Chanel 22
Other stuff about me - i am trying to be more laid back &
not take life so seriously .. want to enjoy life ..
don't want to grow up .. eventually, find someone that
likes to travel with me .. i am TIRED of WINTER!!!

May BOOK SWAP

joined the May Book Swap on
http://dabookswap.blogspot.com/

this will be the first swap on this list
LOVE Nora Roberts / JD Robb
Monica Ferris
Maggie Sefton

i KNIT
i read
i only work to support my addictions

i am a flight attendant
if i stay home
i feel compelled to do housework & stuff like that
so, since i leave & stay away from home
i get to knit & read

My Wish List

My favorite authors - Nora Roberts, Mary & Carol Higgins Clark, Maggie Sefton ( read ALL 4 of them) Mnica Ferris, started the series again
My hobbies - i knit
My favorite books - UMMMMM
My books I want to read - the rest of the Crewel World series, The Bad Hair Mysteries by Nancy Cohen ??
My books I don't like....
My favorite type - Sci-fi, mystery .. KNITTING
My favorite colors - Blue / green (in combo) Purple, Magenta, HOT Pink, Teal
My allergies - HOUSEWORK!!!
My favorite pets - none
My favorite scents - pumpkin pie, apple cobbler, Chanel # 19
Other stuff about me - too little time

5 things to mail

going out

SP10 - part 2

Spring Felted Bag - part 1

Magic Ball - part 2

Monthly Dishcloth

Spring into Summer Dishcloth

i won't be sending the May Flower swap out today

i like to MAKE up a pattern in pattern swaps

didn't have time for the 2 dishcloths

i am having trouble with the sock pattern

give me an hour or so

& i will probably GET IT

but i don't want to mail it without the pattern

so it will go out Wed or Thur

will mail when i am NOT flying

along with

BOOK & BookMark swap

Beaded StitchMarker & Yarn swap

CRAP!!!
didn't make it to the yarn store

they close in 40 minutes

it takes AT LEAST that long

since i will hitting traffic

gotta get OUT of here

wanna get TO the po before rush hour

it's a pain on the loop during rush hour

just remembered

there is a post office 10 minutes away

wonder WHEN they close

nnnaaaahhhhhhh

gotta go to MY po box to get the yarn for the gloves

not starting them tonite

gotta figure out the sock for the may swap

maybe put another repeat on the scarf

think i ONLY need 2

then IT could go out on Wed too

better get knitting

rest of Magic Ball

i bought this stuff for the Magic Ball Swap

i forgot to wind it in the 2nd ball

so i am sending the stuff NOW

hope she gets it

never heard she got the first part

Spring into Summer Dishcloth

so i am mailing my dishcloth swap today

it was a challenge to get the stuff ALL in there

i have to include

1 dishcloth i made

it's a Summer theme

so it's a Sun in SUNSHINE Yellow cotton

2 a skein of cotton

3 a soap

4 something to eat

5 a pattern for a dishcloth

i included THIS one

i created it for another swap

there is also a scrubby in there - at the top

keeps anything from popping out

YEAH, like that would happen

it's packed TIGHT!!!!
put the lid on to apease the postal people

it isn't needed

and a note from me

i typed it, i can't read my OWN handwriting somedays

NOW to go see how convoluted the

NEW postal rates are

oh yeah

da partner WILL have a challenge getting

the stuff out

hope i got one with a sence of humor

if i didn't

i could be banned from FUTURE swaps

oh well

cele' vez

stash

so, Channon

my hostess for Spring into Summer & Spring Felted Bag

said to FLASH the STASH

this Brown Sheep Bulky was obtained while i was married

i divorced Dec 91

so, it's been around a while .. not sure why it's on the book shelf

this is some of the kitchen cotton

Sugar'n Cream

Peaches n Creme

Lion Brand

non-feltable

some sock yarn, the kitchen cotton

the bag on the ground

is the DYE Experiment from 2002

this is all feltable

differnet weights and fiber

i am slowly depleting it

i could deplete it faster IF

i had more knitting time

YEAH, i know

i have to get it ALL organized

there is more in boxes in the spare bedroom

smoking

so,

in 1991

at the age of 34

i started smoking

yeah, i know

that's when MOST normal people try to quit

what can i say

i ain't normal

stop LAUGHING Nancy

so

i resolve to quit before the

"HALF CENTURY CELEBRATION"
i actually quit on Sun May 6

after i ran out of cigs

but i have 67 days

till i ABOSOLUTLY want to quit smoking

quitting smoking is easier than eating right

and exercising daily

hehehehehehe

JUST found out the partner for the Tea Swap

HI SALLY

is gonna be "50" sometime in June

NOW i will have to include something
"SPECIAL"

i think i KNOW what i will do

hehehehehehehehehehe

neener, neener ....

someone ELSE that is older than i am

BREAKFAST of Champions

so when i lived in Fort Wayne

i bought the tin of tea @ Firefly

i LOVE Scottish Breakfast

it's how i wake up

sadly to say

i drank it alot & the tea ran out

it did however, last for almost 3 years

i drank other stuff to stretch it out

in Indy

i have found some Scottish Breakfast (loose)

it's almost as good

i can STILL feel the caffeine as it courses through

my veins

it's my FAV Breakfast

the infuser

i bought at Glenbrook Mall in FW

it goes thru the dishwasher

i NEED to find a 2nd one so i

can take one with me when i fly

OTOH

my luck, the loose tea will get confiscated by TSA

when i go thru

will leave the loose tea at home

there are plenty of tea bags to take

also from Mary

Remember,

if you haven't got a smile on your face

and laughter in your heart,

then you're just a sour old fart

from Mary

first the "Cat in the Hat" turns

then Mary

then ME!!!!

i will know how to do it rite by the time

i get there

hehehehehehehhe

people can be RUDE!! -- yup -- a RANT!!

the whole thing with kids

i am almost 50

people ask

do you have kids,

usually followed up by

1) HOW selfish not to have had kids

2) is there something wrong with you

(selfish is emplyed)

had a captain ask not too long ago

with the inference that i was too selfish to have a kid

i told him that according to the BIBLE

children were a blessing in a marriage

meaning I am unmarried, so i should NOT have kids

this is NOT to say

that deeply religious couples necessarily have

a multitude of kids

i have a friend that can't have kids

i told her, before you put your body, mind & spirit

not to mention sanity & monetary resources

thru fertility testing

make sure it's something you BOTH want

the expense will add stress to the situation

the tests are EXTREMELY invasive & personal

it is costly - $12000 is about the norm

so, now when someone asks

do you have kids

before they get a chance for ANYthing else

i tell them the BLUNT truth

NOPE!!

i was pregnant twice

they were both tubals

i lost both my tubes

3 so called "SPECIALISTS" & $15000

and i still couldn't get pregnant

i guess that GOD doesn't want me to be a mom

it shuts them up

in many cases

the pilots never ask me anything again

it's a subject that keeps coming up

in alot of cases

people decide since i didn't have children

i CHOSE it

basically, GOD made the decison

i have to live with it

mostly, i am ok with it

so, before you go making a snide remark when

you see a woman/couple without kids

about the selfishness of being childless

remember

GOD has a plan for each of us

NOT all of us were created to be a parent

it doesn't make sence that some of the parents

on this earth

are lousy & should NOT have been allowed to

procreate

it's 52 degrees

yeah

10:40 AM

it's 52 degrees

at least i don't have to use AC

errands to run

gotta mail the Monthly Dishcloth Swap

hope i don't get a violation

for improper mailing container

the point of life is to HAVE FUN!!!

almost ready to mail the Spring into Summer Dishcloth

heard the postal service REALLY upped the price

of mailing odd sized stuff

so i took the stuff out of the bottle & will

mail in an envelope

it was a PAIN to take out

so, better i took it out

than to upset someone i DON't Know

had i know this

i would NOT have done the Spring into Summer one

in the same fashion

too late - that one goes in a bottle

she WILL have difficulty getting the stuff out

OOOOOPPPPPPPPZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8 Random things

i got TAGGED!!! by Marigold

Write 8 things about yourself, then tag 8 more people to do this.8 random things:
1 i don't have kids .. never will
2 i didn't start smoking till i was 35 - it's been off & on since
3 domestic beer kicks up my allergies - i rarely drink it
4 my music tastes are eclectic
5 i don't watch tv- it's not plugged in - at home, the only reason i watch
it on the road .. nothing else to do .. time to get books on tape or figure out
how to download audio books to the i-pod
6 i am a sucker for an accent
7 i like to knit hat, scarves, mittens & gloves but HATE to wear them
8 i fry post toasty crispy if i lay out to get a tan

hhhhmmmmm
now WHO to tag
Chan
Cathy
Sally
Jane
Sue
KyleAnn
Deb
Eric