Tryin ta knit

Sunday, December 16

sat nite at home

so, last nite

my room mate & i went to babysit her grandson

it was FUN!!

didn't get any knitting done

today is s'posed to be only about 40 degrees

perfect to stay inside

drink

hot cocoa or tea

and knit

listen to Christmas Music

or watch DVDs

should do laundry

Friday, December 14

so, the yarn is iffie
not sure there will be enuff
so i am having Nancy dye more
will frog to the heel on all 3
1 for swap partner
2 for me
when the new yarn arrives
use it for heels & toes
should be enuff yarn to finish the sox

not sure if i have too many stitches or what

oh well

gonna cast on the Panda Wool

in Teal Lake

knit the right Lime-Ade sock

then, figure out a name for the sock

and send it off to Crystal Palace

2 socks on the way

she has the patterns

soon, the patterns will available

on their website

in my head

already got a purse to felt

gonna use Iceland

and then i see Hat, Gloves & Scarf

probably out of Panda Wool

since there are LOTS of color choices

pic of the HAT I knit

if you are on Ravelry

you can see the hat i knit out of

Bernat Alpaca

it's HERE

Wednesday, December 12

MY Harvest Sox

so, when i had nancy dye yarn for

Carly's sox

i had her dye a skein for me as well

knit one sock for Carly

now i will knit myself a pair

then send the left over yarn to Carly

along with the pattern

it SHOULD have been in her mailbox

by now

YIKES!!

FINITO!!!

so, i finished

the Maizy sock for Crystal Palace

it's also the Dec Pattern on

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/New_Yarns/

on to MY Harvest Sox

Tuesday, December 11

Fun, Fun, FUN!!!

So. Chris & I got on a bus near
The hotel
Rode to Miami Beach
Got off to walk around
Had lunch @ Aura's
Went to the beach
Got my feet wet
Walked some more
Laid in the garss
Saw the palm trees wrapped in lights

Then, onto another bus back to the hotel

Worn out

Had a GGGGRRRREEEEAAAATTTT time!!!

I m biddin' to come back

Oh yeah
Dec & I had too many clothes on
T-shirt, shorts, sox & shoes
SHOULD Have worn flip-flops

In MIAMI

Weather is GREAT!!!!

Not gonna hang @ the pool, 'cause i'd probably catch a sunburn

Gonna take a nap
Went to bed @11
Up @ 2:30

Goin' to the beach around 1

Started the toe of the sock
Nap time

progress

watched White Christmas

and knit

finished the gusset decreases

started to watch Mary Poppins

but i had to get SOME sleep

gotta fly in 3 hours

mite could finish the sock

sitting by the pool in Miami

this afternoon

then i will work on MY Harvest sox

Sunday, December 9

relaxing Sunday

so instead of knitting all day

i hung out with the room mate

and her family

had lunch with mom & sibs

went to visit daughter & grand son later

babies smell & taste good after a bath

gonna help her babysit next sat

i can take knitting for when he goes to sleep

it was FUN & RELAXING!!!!

Saturday, December 8

got some knittin' done

so i watched 2 DVDs

Ladies in Lavendar

Judi Dench & Maggie Smith

Love Comes Softly

Katherine Heigel & Theresa Russell

both movies had knitting in them

got this far on the sox for

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/New_Yarns/

it's the Dec Pattern

the pattern will also be available on

Crystal Palace's site soon

tea coaster

so winter is tea drinking time

it's Dec so theoretically

it's winter in Atlanta

anyways ..

i drink lots of tea

bought a mug & lid @ Michaels

and another @ Barnes & Nobles

the problem is where to put the cup

needed a coaster

well ..

i was in wal*mart the other day

perusing the candle aisles

they have little glass plates

that go below candles

the smaller one works on the kitchen counter

to put the tea bag till i use it a 2nd time

the larger one goes below the mug

as a coaster to protect the desk or end table

they even had fancy ones

i am using a plain glass

it works

it cost less than a buck

works for me

surface is protected from heat & liquid

on to knitting

gonna finish the toe

take a walk outside where it's 74 degrees on Dec 8

later

Nancy is a BRAT!!!!!!

in my head

i see a felted purse

i tell Nancy to be on the lookout

for yarn

she suggested

Bonnie by Louet

or Kaya by Crystal Palace

or Iceland by Crystal Palace

i only need ONE purse

she gave me too many options

i am leaning toward the Iceland

use a multi colored for the main color

and a solid color to add KICK!!!

anyways

the sock won't finish itself

getting off to finish the toe

then i can cast on the Maizy Sock

know the pattern i will use

now all i gotta do,

it figure a pattern for the Panda Cotton

have the pattern for the Panda Wool typed up

oh yeah ..

i gotta name the sox too

FUN at work

so the captain i started the trip with

is from Snellville

i think he is one of the few based in ATL

that lives in the area

we talked about things to do around there

he worked too much

so they switched captains

the replacement & i were talking

we went to the same high school in

Fort Wayne In - he was there 23 years after i was

had a BLAST working with Kathy

it was cold in White Plains / Stamford

it was KOLDER in Minneapolis

not much knitting this trip

hotel had a defective light by the bed

oh well

off for 3 days

gonna finish the Strawberry Creme Panda Silk sock

then, finish the Scarf

then knit a sock out of Maizey

gotta do laundry & repack

yeah . gonna enjoy the time off

it's 70 degrees outside

i will put on shoes & shorts & go for a walk

Wednesday, December 5

Snow in Dulles

looking out the window

of the plane

the 2 planes you see

are the same as the one i fly around in

so, the caterers came to cater us up

this is what it looked like when i looked

out the door

you can see it falling

yup, that's snow on the deck of the truck

from the jetbridge

i got to see SNOW!!!!!!!

so, when we left Miami this morning

it was cool - 66 degrees

we flew to Dulles Va

where it was snowing

then home to Atlanta where is was 62 degrees

Monday, December 3

SP!1 - Lani is the GREATEST!!!!

she stalked me GOOD!!

she knows i want to go to Ireland

check out the heritage

she knows i like pumpkin candles

well ...

so what was i gifted with

when i opened the box

the postcard from the Aran Islands

it said hope you enjoy the Irish Themed Package

and i DO!!!

in side were severl wrapped parcels

some in green

some in white

i received 2 skeins of SHI BUI

never heard of it before

can't wait to knit sox

the color reminds her Irish Parks in the summertime

she spun some yarn for me in green

i LOVE it

it came from the etcy store @ www.spaceromantic.etsy.com

will have to check it out

there is a bar of Sea Salt Spa Bar

scented n Springtime in Ireland

a lucky charm

there is a silky green bag

and LAST

a Penannular

it's like a shawl pin

can be used to hold kilts shut

if i ever get a kilt

her blog is

http://thegadaboutknitter.blogspot.com/

yes, i checked it out

THANK YOU SSSSSOOOOO MUCH LANI!!!!

i LOVE them all

the generosity of friends

so i sit in atlanta

the temps are mid - hi 60

my friends that live in the midwest

the ones that are experiencing BLIZZARDS

have been kind enuff to offer

to send me some of their snow

they figure i mite be missing the

JOY Of SNOW

is that NOT totally KEWL!!!!

it was 66 degrees at 1 am on mon dec 3

it is now 41 degrees at 10:12 am

as i prepare to run errands

fill up the gas tank

i will enjoy the remaining leaves on the trees

i mite even get to see mistletoe

i will probably have to drag my jacket along with me

in case i get cold

thinkin' on wearing the clear jellies

instead of shoes

i know where the sunglasses are

y'all have a wonderful day

almost

took the scarf with me when i passengered
on a plane
woman started coughing
complained about a "cat" on the plane
didn't want to tell her it was probably the
Alpaca in my yarn
yeah .. it sheds
ALOT!!

so watched Tin Man on SciFi tonite

scarf is about 1/2 knit

tomoro i gotta get the nails & hair done

sew a button on my uniform

pay bills

run errands

of course .. pack

then at 9 pm

watch the 2nd episode of Tin Man

should finish the scarf in Miami on tues nite

mail it on wed afternoon

got my SP11 package from my pal