What Else ... SOX!!

REALLY love this yarn
so much in fact
that i am considering buy a 3rd skein to make
a 3rd pair of Striping
Reverse Fraternal Sox
they feel GGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-888888888888888

yup
been knitting sox
currently it's 22 degrees in SUNNY GA
guess i will be needing sox


and the BEST news
been home for 4 day
no allergy/asthma issues
AND i haven't had to take meds

i have been outside running errands
not holed up in the house knitting

people i talk to on the phone

tell me i SOUND happier

others i run into

tell me i LOOK GREAT

they keep asking about the "GUY" in my life

no guy

just FEEL FANTASTIC!!!!!!

laundry is done
i am packed
gotta run to put gas in the car before i go to work
got the NEW J D ROBB to read
and another book to read IF i finish the J D ROBB
there is a treadmill at the hotel
so i will be reading on the treadmill
taking the current SIP
about 10 rounds & i can start the heels

Black sox for work
using Lucy Neatby yarn
well
it's almost 8:30
gotta drink a 2nd cup of tea
eat breakfast
take a shower
and to quote Porter Waggoner
"Do something, even if it's wrong"

later

Fall Felted Bag arrived

OH MY GOSH!!!!
Becca did an OUTSTANDING JOB!!!!

Thank You Becca

FIRST OFF

Becca sent me a handwritten note

i have lousy handwriting,

can't read my own half the time

in the box that arrived at the PO Box

was a Brown Felted bag with shoulder straps

the straps are GREAT!!!!!!

also

some Werther's Originals

some tea bags

shower gel in Pumpkin Cinnamon

one of my FAV Scents

it's in the bag - NO!! i am not packed

some age defying hand lotion

also in the bag

some tea

a Christmas Bell Ornament with my Name on it

Knitting to go

Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton

a BOOKMARK that says

"Learn from yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tommorow"

some "IRISH" recipes

and Belles of Ireland seeds

THANK YOU BECCA

i will LOVE carrying the bag around GA

and where ever i go as i travel

and the IRISH stuff is Much appreceiated!!!

STILL waiting

:(

the mailman has NOT brought the yarn

for the scarf

OR the Harvest Sox

NOR
the item i ordered for the Fall Felted Bag

OR

the last thing i am waiting for

for SP11

so,

it looks like i will have to wait another day

to mail the FFB & SP 11

i KNOW they are holding my packages hostage

because they are mean

RECEIVED my Harvest Sock from Kim

and she did an EXCELLENT JOB!!!!

there was a Hand Written note

KIM,

you don't know how much that it means

to me that you took the time to write

me a note

THANK YOU!!!! the yarn is Lorna's Laces Sport

in a pink & purple called Iris Garden

it's the Monkey Pattern by Cookie

it's one of the patterns on the list

of wanna knit for MOI!!

the fit is PERFECT

now i get to try to match it

she also included some TOFUsies in a pink/purple combo

that i hadn't seen yet

a tin of "Newman's Own Mints"

didn't know he made mints

chocolate leaves in FALL COLORS

i have been blessed recently

i moved to an area that has a LOT of trees

as i drive to run errands

i get to see Fall Foilage at it's best

NOW i have

Fall Foilage in a bowl on the table

to remind me of Kim's thoughtfullness

i LOVE FALL and the changing of the leaves

and

she sent me some Fall Leaves Stitch markers

so that i can enjoy FALL every time i knit

THANX AGAIN KIM!!!

YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB!!!

Halloween with the GrandKids

my older brother, his Grandson & Daughter-in-law my younger brother & his 3 grandkids
they are getting SSSSSSOOOOO Big

Life

SO,

because of the pets at Deb's house

i moved out

in the last several weeks

i have had NO sinus, allergy or asthma flare ups

the headaches & migraines are gone

the stomach issues have been resolved

the chest pains have stopped

as have most of the symtoms that were associated

with menapause have subsided

i sleep now

i have had several passengers that had been on

planes in the past few months

tell me i now look & act happier

i don't look like i suffer from allergies

i have run into a dozen or so members

of flight crews that i used to see in Indy

they all tell me the same thing

Georgia agrees with me

life is tranquil & serene

the best part

when i come home

i don't smell a cat box

AND
i can walk bare footed thru the house

and not have to worry about stepping in

cat yak, dog pee or dog poop

life is GREAT!!!

back to knitting sox

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

Gracie's Sox

# 2 circs

leftover Pink Regia Silk

pattern was FIRST created in 2003

it has gone thru a few updates

when i get the tutorial done

i will post a link to the pattern as well

Originally
this sock pattern was created in
Summer of 2003 using Cotton Fine & it had
an Afterthought Heel.
It was called Airy Ankle Skimmers.
Changes were made Fall 2003 when it became a full
legnth sock and was called Peek-a-Boo
The sock pattern was changed again
in Feb 2007, to include a traditional heel
and 2 sox on 2 circs directions
for the Deb Brown for ITE 3

it's the pattern that BECAME Friendship Sox

that Deb ultimatly used to learn 2s-2c

she & i both used pink & peach Regia Silk

to knit matching sox

progress

received 2 sets of stitch markers for current exchange

from Marsha
from Kimberly

UNFORTUNATLY
none of the 3 sets i sent out
2 weeks ago,
seem to have made it thru the mail
it will be a week or so before
i can mail replacements

ITMT
finished knitting the sox for the 2s2c tutorial
still working on the tutorial
when i get it finished, i will post a link

HARVEST SOX PARTNER

OK

so i will have NANCY dye some

yarn for me

when it arrives

i will design a pair of sox

gonna have her dye enuff for TWO pair

'cause i want a pair for MOI!!!!!

gotta stalk my recipient's blog

as if i don't have ENUFF to do

so i got my yarn for the bag

while i was in the LYS

someone had a question

about 2 sox - 2 circs

LONG story short

i will be teaching a class

on Sat Oct 6 @ LYS

so, i will knit up

parts of sox

so i can show the knitters

what they are working on

will work on a tutorial to pass out

after the class

i will post it on the blog

also, designing TWO patterns for the class

after the class

they can pass out the pattern to patrons

Fall Felted Bag Exchange

picked up the pattern & yarn today

wound the yarn

gotta find the needles i THOUGHT i had

ORDERED the yarn for my Harvest Sock Partner

mite have the ISE 5 partner

gotta look

swap partners

got my partners for Harvest Sock Swap

heard from the one sending TO me

sent an email to the 1 i am sending TO

pattern for Fall Felted Bag is in

gonna pick it up tomoro & the yarn

have a MAJOR headache

ears hurt

got a pedicure a month ago

toe nail looks FUNKY

it kinda hurts too

goin' to the doctor in an hour or so

found the directions for the snow child

but, when i went to the bathroom

in JFK

i seemed to have lost the book it was in

so,

back to square 1

putting the SnowChild Stocking on hold for

a week or so

i get to fly with PAM on Mon - Wed

we are gonna have a BLAST!!!!!!

TTTTTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun

Sue came into Long Island

to meet me for Dinner

it entailed a train or 2 from Penn Station

haven't seen her in about 4 years

she said i LOST weight since she last saw me

makes me feel good

she looked wonderful as ever

she is currently knitting

2 sox on Magic Loop => Toe-Up

it was fun to see her again

we will try to coordinate my schedule when i am back

in NYC

i can walk 10 - 15 minutes to the train

meet her in Penn Station

take a cab back to the hotel

if it's too dark to walk safely back alone

we had seafood

it was wonderful

headin to the room to knit

so

i am off to the post office

gotta mail my SP11

gotta mail the Stitch Markers

gotta mail Elaine's SOX back to her

as for the swaps

contacted SP11

didn't tell her i was mailing

HEHEHEHEHEHE

MY partner will mail in a week or so

OK by me

Felted Fall bag

pattern will be in soon

then, i buy yarn & start knitting

my bag is being constructed by my partner

one set of stitch markers is on the way TO me

mite be waiting when i get to the po

where i will insert 3 sets into the mail stream

gotta work on the STOCK for Whenever .. AGAIN!!!

will i make sox to match ??
doubdful at this time

STOCK done - well not quite

foot doesn't look right

so i frogged

now to get the time to reknit & felt

last year, i used 2 skeins Paton's & Cascade 220

this year

i am using Riverstone

it only has 187 yards

so i am having to use a 3rd skein

last year i used # 9 circ

this year is a # 11

tryin' to figure out the snowchild

last year i used Sulky Filament to knit with the

white yarn

i tried a DMC

i don't like it

so since i have to frog the snowchild

to get the numbers correct

i will reknit it with the Sulky

more beads this year to look like MORE snow

hole in the middle of the beading is

where the snowchild will go

stitch markers

some for stitch marker swap 5

some for SP 11 partner

some for Fall Felted Bag Partner

some for Deb

wooden beads

20 gauge wire

WHO - HOOOOO

penny told me about this sock swap to join

sounds fun

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DONE!!!!!!!

I finished Deb's sock first

but mine got to be tried on first

since Deb was driving

her peach sock is on her left foot

my pink sock is on my right sock

I knit debs sock to the toe

Put it on smaller circ

Knit 5 rounds

Put debs back on

Ready for the toes

Neeed sleep

Will finish the sox later

gusset decreases done

on row 40 of the foot

40 more rounds for Deb's sock

45 more rounds for MY sock

yup

just checked the row gauge

ooppppzzz

better check the math

FINALLY!!

got a chance to call Susan at Crystal Palace Yarns
about the designs for the sox

she will send me some Panda Wool so that i can knit
a model of the Lime-Ade sox

that i used for Aug New Yarns pattern
i will send the sock & the pattern back to her

the Nov Kit for Whenever ... AGAIN!!
was gonna be Panda Wool
she asked if i would like to do it in Maizy
OF COURSE i would

so, she is sending me some to knit

a sock out of

i will send the sock & pattern back to her

the colors are BEAUTIFUL

i see 3 or 6 i wouldn't mind using for

sox, scarves, hats,gloves


she is also going to send me a skein of Panda Cotton to play with

there is some

sitting in Indy with the rest of my stuff

when Panda Silk arrives,

she will send me some to play with

oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh
i hope i can buy enuff Panda Silk to make a scarf out of
if the partner for ISE5 doesn't want it
i will suffer & keep it for myself
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

off to run a few errands

then i can finish the Friendship Sox

Deb is currently ahead

also gotta do laundry & clean

the room & bathroom today

but, the sox NEED to be finished tomoro

so i can start the STOCK for OCT Whenever ... AGAIN!!!

ISE 5

well ... as ayou can see by the button on the right

International Scarf Exchange 5 is open for

registrations

just sent off my questionnaire

gotta tell Deb about it too

in a month or so

i will be knitting a scarf

hehehehehehehehehehehehe

let the GAMES begin

New Diet

i got this from Kathy

i HAD to share it with others

since i laughed so hard

i about fell off the bed when i read it

NEW DIET

I was in Wal-Mart buying a large bag of Purina for

my dog and was in line to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog........

Duh! I was feeling a bit crabby so on impulse I told her no,

I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn't

because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50

pounds before I awakened in an intensive care unit with tubes

coming out of most of my orifices and I.V.'s in both arms.

Her eyes about bugged out of her head.

I went on and on with the bogus diet

story and she was totally buying it.

I told her that it was an easy, inexpensive

diet and that the way it works is to load your pockets or

purse with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two

every time you feel hungry.

The package said the food is nutritionally complete so

I was going to try it again.

I have to mention here that practically everyone in the

line was by now enthralled with my story,

particularly a tall guy behind her.

Horrified, she asked if something in the dog food had

poisoned me and was that why I ended up in the hospital.

I said no.....I'd been sitting in the street licking my butt

when a car hit me.

I thought the tall guy was going to have to be carried out the door.