progress

started the scarf

6 1/2 repeats

took a few hours

making progress on the

thumb gussets

WHO-HOOOOO

i was right about the math

so

i will proceed with the mittens

about ready for a thumb gusset

yeah, Nancy gave me basic info
did i follow it
HECK NO!!
went my own direction
well ...
i did use the needles & stitch count
she recomended
yeah i KNOW ..
i can hear her now
all that whining & i didn't follow the directions

HI NANCY!!!!!
thanx for getting me this far
WOW!!!
it's after 10 am
i can call & bug you now
HEHEHEHHEHEHEHEHE
will get past the pesky thumb gusset soon
i THINK I know where to put them

Mittens

so, i started the mittens

(Nancy gave me the basic math)

to match the hat

gotta figue out where the thumb goes

(Nancy gave me directions for plain jane mittens)

i like them so far

will put up a pic IF the internet will play nice

OOPPZZZ!!!!!

did laundry yesterday

i thought i was being smart

thro the sox in a lingerie bag

when i take them off

the Austerman Step get their own bag

pull it out before adding softner

well .. like i said

i thro the rest of the sox in one bag

the Lucy Neatby are hand wash

they came out fine

HOWEVER

they are black

some of the black came off

on the Pink Sox

BUMMER!!!

i'll still wear them

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE NORTH POLE!

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE NORTH POLE!

A Note from: Santa Claus
I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve the States of Georgia, Florida, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas on Christmas Eve. Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. As part of the new and better contract I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies sokeep that in mind. However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement, who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus. His side of the family is from the South Pole. He shares my goal of delivering toys to all the good boys and girls; however, there are a few differences between us.
Differences such as:

1. There is no danger of the Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on his sleigh and a bumper sticker that reads: "These toys insured by Smith and Wesson."
2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus prefers that children leave RC cola and pork rinds [or a moon pie] on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff though, so please have an empty spit can handy.
3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' coon dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's freplace.
4. You won't hear "On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen.." when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, "On Earnhardt, on Andretti, on Elliott and Petty."
5. "Ho, Ho, Ho!" has been replaced by "Yee Haw!" And you also are likely to hear Bubba's elves respond, "I her'd dat!"
6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus' sleigh does have a Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words "Back Off."
7. The usual Christmas movie classics such as "Miracle on 34th Street" and "It's a Wonderful Life" will not be shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see "Boss Hogg Saves Christmas" and "Smokey and the Bandit IV" featuring Burt Reynolds as Bubba Claus and dozens of state patrol cars crashing into each other.
And Finally,

8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear a belt. If I were you, I'd make sure you, the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to putpresents under the tree. Sincerely Yours, Santa Claus

a HAT!!!!

so, i made a BUNCH of mistakes

in the ISE scarf

so much for thinkin' i could knit & watch TV

so, i got mad

i want a KWIK knit

DUH!!!

i forgot i would have to pay attention to this one

anyways

it's Bernat Natural Cables hat pattern

the yarn is Bernat Natural Alpaca

in peony color

i converted it to be knit in the round

used 2 circs to knit it

NOW

mittens

Nancy sent me a generic pattern

that i will add the cable too

wish me luck

i SHOULD be cleaning my room

and doing laundry

weather

it's cold & rainy in atlanta

46

gonna rain all day tomoro

got up with sniffles

hit wal*mart for vitamin "C"

forgot it

had to put on pants & jacket

when i left the house

:(

did get soup

juice

think i am gonna go back to bed for another nap

been wearing sox all day

no knitting today

scarf progress

1 skein = 2 feet close up
it's fuzzy

Harvest Sock DONE!!!!!

so, yesterday

the weather was BAD

flight to White Plains was cancelled

spent Wed nite in Atlanta

:(

it was 6? degrees out

when we left

had to passenger to White Plains

so, while i was waiting for the plane

to arrive to take me to White Plains

i took out the knitting

3 Gate Agents told me they want a pair of sox

several passengers ( i don't KNOW) want a pair of sox

anyways, like i said

i got to be a passenger

so we could fly (work) the flight back

got to see YOLANDA!!!!!!

:)

i really miss not seeing her more

than to say hi & bye

ANYWAYS!!!!!

yeah, SHE wants a pair of sox too

she wears size 10 shoes

when i asked her what size

another passenger told us about the measuring the arm

trick that Julia Roberts used in "Pretty Woman"

anyways, on the flight

i got to knit

the woman that sat next to me was excited that

i was knitting and she could watch

Yolanda was braggin on me

telling the woman about how great a knitter

i am and the KEWL things i have made

EXCEPT

i haven't made HER a pair of sox

so, like i said,

i finished the Harvest Sock for the partner

so, i showed the finished sock to Yolanda

she took it

she played show & tell

showed half a dozen other passengers

what i can do

Yolanda got off the plane in White Plains

we came back to Atlanta

temp dropped to around 50

i started the scarf for ISE 5

the Gate Agents & Customer Service Reps

brought in food and asked us to join them

i ate too much

knit some more on the scarf

it's FUZZY

flew to Chicago where it's 28 degrees

time to crash

maybe knit for a short while

it's 42 at home

will show you a pic when i get home

da bag

it should arrive in the pal's mailbox on fri

so i can show you what it looks like

it's the large Cherry Blossom bag by Noni

da scarf

hhhhhmmmmm

do i like it

well

i will knit some more

if i decide i don't like it

i can rip it out & start again

i DO have the Panda Silk sock to work on

Harvest Sock Swap

NANCY @ http://warmandwildyarns.blogspot.com/

dyed the Louet Sport for my

partner

i have a ball wound

i worked on a pattern

i didn't lke it

i frogged & started again

NOT gonna show you what it looks like

in case she stalks the blog

she added the red, orange & green

TANX!! Nancy

the yarn is fun to knit

SOCK BLOCKERS

these replica of antique sock blockers are made

by Jerry Hodge

i bought 2 pairs

1 for SP11 pal

1 pair for Harvest Sock Pal

now i need to get some for MOI!!

contact Cathy @ http://knitincrazee.blogspot.com/

if you want a pair

SWAPS

finally found the post office
mailed the Bag for the Fall Felted Bag Exchange
and both the Oct & Nov package for SP11

since i moved,
some of the little things that were gonna go
into the packages were misplaced
found em last nite when i was goin' thru bins
so, NOW more stuff is on the way to the "NEW" homes

working on the sock for the Harvest Sock Exchange
should be able to finish it while i am gone this weekend

then i gotta decide on the scarf

work

so last trip was mostly fun

the bag has a broken zipper ( 1 month after gettting it)

the handle broke & about the same time

it's kinda fixed

well ....

the bearings are going in one of the wheels

AND the wheel is cracked

so, i have to buy a temp bag

and send this one in to be fixed

it's 2 1/2 years old

last leg of the trip

caught my hand in the door mechanism

guess WHICH 3 fingers got caught

the longest finger on the right hand

bruised the fingertip

bruised the nail

broke the acrylic on the nail AND the nail underneath

i forgot how much i used that finger

last nite

i wound the yarn for the Harvest Sox

started it

didn't like it

FROGGED

about 1/2 way down the leg

got things to do

like PACK

FUN!!!!!

having fun at work

Erica is a BLAST to work with

work with her next week

worked with both pilots before

PANDA SILK

got some Crystal Palace Panda Silk

in the mail

this yarn EXCEEDS expectations

this sock is being knit for Whenever Again

its the Nov Kit

last week i was knitting the black sox

this week

i am knitting this one

same captain

he asked what i was knitting

i told him a sock

he asked if there was a sock shortage

i LAUGHED!!!!!!
told him no, not as long as i keep knitting

it's 46 in New York

50 at home

lousy picture

finished the black Lucy Neaby Celestia Merino

sox

but you can't see the details

bummer

will take a better pic when i get back mon

gotta pack & get some sleep

LOVELY November Day

it's 71 degrees out

went running errands in

shorts, t-shirt & flip-flops

and SUNGLASSES

now i am sitting here

shorts & a t-shirt

NO shoes

hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

windows are opened

mite have to kick back & relax
knit for a while

hhhmmmm
NEED to finish Current SIP
so i can free up the needles

heeheeheeheeheeheeheeheehee

y'all have fun in the north

but it WILL be cold enuff in NYC this weekend

so i will need to have sox

so i had better finish the black ones

then i can wear them IF we go out anywheres

life doesn't get ANY better

need to find the camera so i can

SHARE what i see as i goof off