Fall Felted Bag

OOOOOPPPPPZZZZ!!!!

things got hectic

bag didn't get mailed on time

it's been felted for about a week

had to felt it twice

which MITE not have been the best thing

GA is headin' toward a drought

will mail it on Mon

sorry it's late

hhhmmmmm

wonder IF the partner has a

book she wants to read

i could include one

as a LATE Mailing consolation

found something that will

go in the package

on my LAST (for 2007)

Dallas overnite

Scarf Update

Nancy is sending the scarf yarn

kinda got a clue what pattern

the yarn will utilize to become a scarf

Harvest Sox Update

Nancy is sending the yarn

will pick it up on Mon

kinda got an idea for a pattern in mind

Reverse Fraternal FALL SOX

Knit out of Austerman Step

used 2 - # 2 circs

it's MY pattern

wanted a ribbed sock

it's a fancy rib

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them

GREAT Fall colors

if i go for food

i will get the chance to wear them today

started another pair of sox

out of the Austermann in another color way

AND a different rib pattern

LOVE them

i like the stripy yarn

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

so,

i sit in the hotel

in DC
had to be to work at 5 am

set the alarm for 2 am

woke up at 1:30

got up & was at the airport at 3:30

didn't have to be there till 5:50

so i knit

working on Sox out of Austermann Step

LOVE the other pair

hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

so, i was tired when we got here

took a 3 hour nap

guess i needed the sleep

now

do i hit the treadmill

or do i knit

started NEW sox

3.00 mm circs

color 01

Austermann Step

my pattern

LOVE the fall colors

SOX DONE!!!

yarn = Pink Panther

Louet Fingering

3.00 mm circs

pattern = MINE

they are on the wrong foot

the panel goes down the outside of the leg

need a better pic

BROWN SHEEP COLORS

http://www.kyarns.com/brown-sheep-lambs-pride-bulky-wool-mohair-blend-worsted-yarn-multizoom.html#

HHHHmmmmmm

now to figure out the colors i want
and the number of skeins i will need
then i can knit the purse i see in my head

gotta felt the bag for FFBE

on the gusset decreases of the sox

yarn will arrive soon for the
scarf & harvest sox

DONE!!!

Well. Almost
All I gotta do is felt
Probably on mon

FO!!

finished the shawl
if i can get a decent pic
i will post it
it's hard to photo a black shawl

restful day

so today
i did laundry
i managaed to finish reading "Twanged"
by Carol Higgins Clark
then i read the next in the series
"Deck the Halls" by Carol & (mother)Mary Higgins Clark
i have read that one after all
but forgot parts of it

forget what the next one is called
will take it with me when i fly thur
am i packed
yeah right

getting off to work on the shawl ..
or sox
and maybe watch some tv

Brain Dead

some of my posts don't go thru
when i create them
wonder what i do wrong
i think i save them as drafts

anyways
i should be working on the embellishements
but i gotta do laundry

gotta go get food to cook

Nancy has been busy
so she hasn't sent the yarn for the sox or scarf
she is hopin' to get it in the mail
in the next few days
NOT that i want to have another UFO
have the yarn for the Shawl
want to work on that so it is DONE!!!
not that i will need it with the temps
in the high 60'a - low 70's

off to play domestic goddess

mite finish the embellishments tonite
while i watch NCIS
then i could felt tomoro
:)

MORE FUN ??

today we fly Dallas to New York

had breakfast
kiled some time
went to work
then it was off to the gym
to get on a treadmill
stopped to get a panini & salad for dinner
too tired to eat the salad

gonna crash
gotta get up at 6 am tomoro
home tomoro nite

FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

so, today while i was waiting
for the van to take us to the airport
i worked on weaving the ends in
got SOME DONE
flew to JFK
sat for a few hours
Steve showed me a few things on the computer
to help with work
then we flew to Dallas
there were 2 groups of Boston Red Sox Fans
1 group of 6 in the back
another group of 4 a few rows up
they are going to Dallas for the Patriots / Cowboy game
the 4 furhter toward the front
are going to a Hockey Game when we land

they were a BLAST!!!!

there were some Cowboy fans on the plane
they were quieter

Havin' FUN!!

so, today, i met Steve
we flew from Atlanta -> JFK
then we continued on to Austin
it's been a long day
tomoro we go back to JFK
sit for a while
then to Dallas

callin' it a nite

YARN!!

Nancy called me to tell me
the yarn for the sox that she dyed
is drying
it should be here on Mon
which means the scarf yarn should be here Mon

bought a skein of Black Bulky Brown Sheep
say that 3 times
so now i can finish the shawl
i think i have 3 more rows to the pattern
then, i will add a few rows of garter
then it will be DONE!!!!
gotta look for a larger needle to do the bind off

while i was at the yarn shop to teach Carol 2 sox - 2 circs
i saw the NEW Bulky Brown Sheep
it's multi colored
don't know if it stripes
the new colors are NOT on the website
:(
Pat told me Deb had been in an hour before
& she bought the PINK one

i told her i wasn't buying ANY new yarn till
i finished a few projects
namely -
1) Fall Felted Bag
2) Harvest Sox
3) Scarf

so, will be taking the embellishments with me
to work on this weekend
AND the pink sox for MOI!!

Growin' OLD

as IF allergies & sinus issues aren't enuff

i have been having HOT FLASHES for
about a year & half (almost 2 years) now

they are extremly annoying
i thought as we headed into fall
they would subside - they didn't last year
they aren't goin' away now

i don't sleep as well as i should
which makes me Cranky & Irritable sometimes

so, it's off to the doc i go

i am at the "AGE of Testing"

have to have a
1) colorectal - need someone to drive me
can't drive for 24 hours after

2) bone density scan

3) mammogram

4) bladder evaluation

now i know why i don't visit doctors

was also told
1) 2 cups of yogurt/milk daily OR take calcium
2) WALK (preferably outside) daily
3) cut out the Fried foods / bread
4) take some "ME" time
imagine being TOLD to knit

yeah .. EAT BETTER & exercise

i already know my cholesterol is TOO HIGH!!!
the doc put me on meds
AND i was told
yeah i know
cut out fried foods
cut out red meat
EXERCISE
eat oatmeal daily

oh well ....
did it last year
lost 20 pounds in 2 months
FELT better - still had the "PERSONAL SUMMERS"


bought vitamins
will try to remember to take them too

gotta pack
leave for work in 14 hours

headache is mostly gone
pressure in the ears has subsided

and people KEEP telling me i look tired
hhhmmmmm
maybe 'cause i am NOT sleeping lately
almost fell asleep while getting the nails done

meant to take a pic
they are FINALLY all mine
with an acrylic overlay

YEAH!!!!!!!!!

2 sox - 2 circs

so, sat Deb helped me teach some knitters
how to knit 2 sox on 2 circs

we learned
Addi Lace (red cable - gold points)
and Addi Turbo (silver cable & point)
make it easier to tell which needle to work with
you CAN see the difference

also was told 32" is BETTER for adult sox
than 24" is

like Deb, a few of the knitters said
that 2 different colored yarns make it
easier to tell which sock you are working on

since Deb had recently learned it for herself
it was easier for her to understand some of
the issues the knitters were facing

today
i taught Carol (LYS store owner) & Jenny ( i think)
the 2 sox - 2 circs methods
they have both knit sox before
they both got the hang of it

the tutorial is at http://tryintaknit-howto.blogspot.com/

thanx Deb

Fall Felted Bag Exchange

working on the embellishments

SHOULD have the knitting done wed nite

will felt mon when i get home

assemble & mail in a week

SP11

will pursue the hunt for GOODIES

have a few things to mail

scarf

Nancy will send the yarn for the scarf

when she sends the yarn for the Harvest Swap Sox

so

with any luck

the yarn will be waiting for me on Mon

then i can design the sock

knit it

then start the scarf

SOCK SWAP

waiting on the yarn

Nancy has been busy

she is hopin' to dye tonite

or tomoro

could have the yarn when i get home

well ...

monday

back to the bag so i will be

ready for the sox

OR ... scarf

should be working on the bag embellishments ... but

sox for me

yarn is fingering weight Louet

color is Pink Panther

3.00 mm HiyaHiya circs

yup

it's MY pattern

back to the bag embellishments

hopin' i can finish them tomoro

felt next week when i get home

1 set received

the 2nd of 3 sets of stitch markers

were received

1 set to hear about

BUMMED

i sent out my

3 sets of stitch markers for a swap

on Sept 17

i forgot to enclose a card

with my contact info

One set was acknowledged as received

so, 3 weeks later

2 sets haven't been acknowleged

it's hard to believe that they

were NEVER received

i DID work the Postal Service for 25 years

i suppose i CAN start a trace

before i go buy more supplies

and make & send more

RAVELY ... gettin' there

JUST checked my progress

You signed up on August 16, 2007
You are #26095 on the list.
212 people are ahead of you in line.
15302 people are behind you in line.
61% of the list has been invited so far

so, my invite will PROBABLY arrive on

thur while i am in the air

SUCH is life

ya want pix

ok

so the side of the shawl is as wide as a full bed here is the pattern

Done knitting the bag

YUP!!

it's a Noni

which means embellishment

procurred the yarn i need to embellish it today DUH!!!

forgot to buy needles for the embellishment

will go to michaels & joanns on sun

ITMT
i resumed the shawl i started in Jan

it's big enuff

now to finish the pattern stitch

and bind off

hope i have enuff yarn

2 sox 2 circs class

so today

Deb & i taught

a 2 sox - 2 circs class

most of the knitters got the hang of it

here is the tutorial i developed & used

to teach the class

the sock patterns i used are here

FFB - started

FFB - FINALLY started

is this tooo big of a sneak peek ?

started the bag tonite

got a ways on it

need some sleep

it's stormin' out

heard we NEED the rain

the lake is down

more sox

so

i finished Brayden's sox mine is the bigger one

his is the same pattern & yarn
Regia Bamboo
has a white thread runnin' thru it
it's black, grey, navy & blue varigated
# 2 circs
pattern is MINE!!

SP 11 - received from SAM

today in the mail i receied a package

it said it is from SAM in NYC

when i opened the box i found so, the card said to open things in numerical order

it was handwritten

i can't read MY handwriting,

so i don't write notes

1) haven't done any cloth knitting

so i received 4 oz Yellow

Sugar'n Cream & a link for a pattern

i already have one knit - but ould always use another

# 2)

something to move along a slower project

DUCKIE STITCH MARKERS

# 3)

mini duks for the collection

# 4)

what is a duck without water

water = 1 skein Whales Road Malabrigo

216 yards .. HHHMMMM
what to knit out of it ??

thank you SAM
i love it
the ducks are sitting on the bedside table as i type

Brayden's sox

well ..
today on the way to the Aquarium
i cast on a pair of sox
for Brayden
out of leftover Regia Bamboo
same pattern - different numbers
i have just finished the gusset decreases
i have 25 rows to the toes
so, i am gonna crash

had FUN @ the Aquarium

wish i felt better

left ear hurts

getting a HEADACHE

took a nap when we got from the Aquarium

before dinner

been up about 5 hours

need another nap

i LIKE the feel of the Regia

but it's a PAIN to work with

in low light since i am half blind

wonder if ALL the colors have the white fiber

running thru the skein

it would be easier to knit with IF it were

a solid color

will post a pic tomoro

after i finish the sox

what else ... SOX!!

Regia bamboo

# 2 circs

pattern = MINE

started ??
finished Tue Oct 2nd