Treadmill readin'

1 1/2 hours
3 miles
250 calories burned

Finished "DECKED" by Carol Higgins Clark

Have the 2nd one (SNAGGED) with me
But will knit instead
Wanna finish my sox
Have yarn for a STOCK!!

Fall Felted Bag Questionnaire

Signed up for the Fall Felted Bag Exchange
i LOVE Fall, the leaves changing colors
will i see them in Ga
i will as i travel around the country
anyways, my partner will want to learn about me, so i am posting
the questionaire to help

How long have you been knitting or crocheting? Knitting 40 + years, crocheting, i don't anymore How did you learn? the green book or from whom? took lessons in 1987 to improve

What was your first felted object, and why did you decide to try felting? too long ago to remember

What are your favorite colors? blues & greens .. FALL colors Any you hate? none come to mind

What are your favorite styles\types of bags? shoulder bags (Long straps? Short handles? Handbags? sure Totes? YUP!! Embellished? Plain? sometimes Include links to patterns or photos if you’d like – give your pal an idea of what you enjoy!)

What handbag or bag are you carrying today? page 32 from Felt Frenzy .. like the concept, so i am tweaking it to be more what I want Do you use a separate bag to carry your knitting? sometimes

What other things do you enjoy knitting or crocheting? READING

What sort of needles do you enjoy working with? (straights vs circs, bamboo vs aluminum)
Circs, bamboo for items that will be felted, addi turbos for sox

What’s one project you’ve not yet tried but are dying to make? ARAN sweater/gansey or gurnsey

What’s one yarn you’ve not yet tried but are dying to work with? Panda Silk, Misti Alpaca

What other hobbies do you have? Do you spin? not yet Sew? not much anymore, altho i have 2 working sewing machines, 1 i wanna fix & 1 treadle Garden? haven't in a while, but wouldn't mind starting again next spring

Besides yarn, do you collect anything? knitting stuff .. books written in a series, knitting mysteries / novels

What kind of goodies do you enjoy? depends on the mood Sweets? Salty? Anything you hate or are allergic to?

Do you have any kiddos? (Furry kind count!) NOPE

What kind of project best personifies you and why? hhhmmmm .. will have to think on this one

What is your favorite part of Autumn? colors of the leaves as they change You can also share a special Autumn memory if you'd prefer! 1 happy memory was spending a week in Brown County Indiana

Tell us 3 things you would do if you won 10 million dollars in the lottery. pay off my bills, take a vacation to Ireland & Scottland

almost ready to go to work

so, i adjusted the roots
i keep trying browns,
but the hair doesn't comply
it went red again
not LUCY red, but still red

the nails have finally grown out
had the tech NOT put white tips
i wouldn't HAVE to wear polish
but, i still have to polish my nails tonite
the red was showing signs of wear at both ends

i AM packed .. well almost
yeah i know
it's NOT 10 PM yet
hehehehehehehehehehe

i am only gone for 1 nite

get to DC tomoro about 3 PM

so, it's doubdtful that i will finish the heel

do a turn

pick-up & decrease my gussets

AND knit the foot & toe

all before i fly again on Sat at 6 AM

however, i am inclined to take a 2nd project with me

JUST in case mother nature interferes with flight plans

i COULD get stuck somewhere

off to polish the nails and get SOME sleep
gotta get up at 3 am
then i pack the cooler
maybe I'll be able to do something with the hair in
the morning

Cathy likes to

I was reading Penny's blog and found this. You can do it also. You go to Google and type in "Cathy likes to" (but you use your own name and include the quotation marks) and you paste 10 things that show up. Here is what I found:

1) Cathy likes to participate in any project, so long as she gets to talk.

2) Cathy likes to wear blue jeans

3) Cathy likes to spend time outdoors

4) Cathy likes to joke

5) Cathy likes to take on projects and see them through to the end

6) Cathy likes to keep things light, simple, direct, and get the job done, and believes everything is fixable

7) In her free time, Cathy likes to read, do needlework, collect Disney memorabilia, play racquetball and tennis

8) Cathy likes to focus on gentle motivation and encouragement towards fitness goals.

9) Cathy likes to find places a little off the beaten path

10) Cathy likes to keep a low profile

so, today is TUES

Nancy has bronchitis & sounds horrible
i feel for her

i called her about the yarn for the Oct STOCK

for Whenever ... again

we got that resolved
she will be mailing yarn to me
before that,
i was wandering around Hobby Lobby today
got the idea for the 2008 STOCK

leave it to me to be working on more than one thing in my head

workin' on TWO pair of sox
the striping ones, i don't like
i know what i WANT them to look like
so it's off to the frog pond i go with them
but i know how to FIX them so i will be happy with them
ITMT
i will work on the Nov sox for Whenever ... Again
and in my head, i see a felted bag
wondering what the partner for Fall Felted Bag wants
off to do laundry

work on the pattern for the New Yarns Stock
then knit

Ravelry Progress

i got lost the first 2 times i signed up

in May & June

BOTH before i left Indy

as of Tue Aug 28th

You are #24642 on the list.

14010 people are ahead of you in line.

4717 people are behind you in line.

35% of the list has been invited so far

as of Thur 16th

You are #24642 on the list.

15363 people are ahead of you in line.

1437 people are behind you in line.

34% of the list has been invited so far

by my math,

i should be in by Thanksgiving

Lunar Eclipse

hhhhmmmmmmmmmmm

should i set the alarm for 5:30

so i can see the Lunar Eclipse

nah ..

i will sleep

maybe i'll be awake anyways

get to sleep in 3 more days

then i gotta be to work on fri

at 6 AM

means up by 4 AM

so, i mite hafta miss the Lunar Eclipse tomoro

LOVE these sox

this will be the Kit for Nov on

Whenever ... Again

i LOVE the yarn

started a new pair of sox

the yarn has WIDE stripes

i started a pair with cables

not sure i like them

putting them aside for a day or 3

will go back to the Magenta Panda Wool

i REALLY like them

thinkin' i will probably frog the Austermann

just do a rib on them

SWAPS

sent my SP 11 pal a few 20 question emails

now to stalk her

heard from the person sending TO me

Fall Felted Bag Exchange

sent an e-mail to the person i am creating for

checked out her blog

haven't heard back from her

heard from the person making me a bag

DONE!!

Slightly Fraternal

2nd pair of sox for the month

:)

got a 3rd pair on needles

used HiyaHiya needles for this pair

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them

Nancy is 'sposed to be carrying them soon

they are GGGGRRRRRR-8!!

this was a KWIK knit since

there was no leg

they are gonna go with me when i fly on fri

latley

so, i have had fun this weekend

i am off till thur

got some knitting done

i have an idea for the Stock for

Whenever .. AGAIN in Oct

gotta finish the cotton sox before i finish the

sox for Whenever .. AGAIN for Nov

i teached Deb to do 2 sox on 2 circs

we are doing "Friendship SOX"

she is knitting one pink (for me) & i peach (for her)

after she has established the gauge

i will knit one of each

when we are done knitting

i will exchange the peach one for the pink one

we will both have a PAIR of sox

:)

it was her idea

it's MY pattern

she is catching on with the 2s2c really FAST!!!!

that's alot of designing

that i will be doing in the next few months

for New Yarns

i did the Aug Lime-Ade Sox

& the Oct STOCK

& the Dec SeaWool Sox

for Whenever .. AGAIN

i will be doing

a STOCK for Oct

& I am working on Sox for Nov

almost done with Cotton Rainbow Sherbert Sox

they are for ME, not a group

HEY ...

i even twisted Deb's arm

she is doing at least one pattern

for New Yarns AND a Pair of Socks for Whenever .. AGAIN

also got Kathy & Chappy to design socks for Whenever .. AGAIN

getting offline to finish the toes

on the Rainbow Sherbert Sox

will post a pic later

will post a progress pic of Deb's 2s2c tomoro

Rainbow Sherbert

need short cotton sox to wear

when i am on the treadmill

the yarn is Clown by Mark & Kattens

color 1907

using 3.00 mm circs

started them on thur 8 - 22

there is a cute rib at the top

the colors remind me of Rainbow Sherbert

5 cycles

not quite done

but i gotta get sleep

strap is 26"

bottom is 7 x 14

pockets are 7 x 11

the bottom & part of the outside pockets need more felting

it's a more reasonable size

notice Ripley

had to get in this picture

Larry is hidden

George is peekin' out

3rd time is a charm

well

the bottom isn't felting

the rest it kinda felting

it's still HUGE!!!

but, we will see what the

3rd time thru does

before i felted

YES, it does go to the floor

i think i OVERdid it

there are 6 pockets

ea pocket is 8 1/2" wide

14 1/2" tall

bottom is 17 x 7

strap is 42

in for the 2nd cycle

turned inside out the first run thru

CHUCK

he had a

BLAST!!!!!!

assembly complete

finished assembling the bag about 4 am

took a nap

went out for breakfast

got the nails done

went to Chuck's Aunt Pat's birthday party

he is a HOOT!!

so is his cousins

laundry in

gotta pack

gotta figure out what i will knit this weekend

need a nap

mite get to felt this thing before i leave tomoro @ 10 am

NEW knittin' bags

so in the mail today

i got TWO knitting bags

i picked this one for ME

this one is for Deb

and NO!!
Nancy doesn't have a pic of them
on HER blog

hahahahahaha

i DON'T beleive it

so, i am using the new

as in less than 12 hours old

Susan Bates circ

the same thing happened

the blasted cable, disconnected from the needle

so, i am hopin' that Nancy has size 17

i really would love an addi with a normal cable

or a Clover Bamboo

i wonder IF i can superglue the cable into the needle

i would LOVE to finish the bag

OTOH

i could design another pair of sox

i have cotton yarn

i have Regia Bamboo

i could knit sox

i WANT to finish the bag

guess the Knitting Gods don't want me

to work on the bag

figures

i need a 17

no one carries one that size