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Good morning!  I hope y’all are warm!  It froze here I’m SA last night and man is it cold!!!!

First I want to thank all those veterans out there!  Thank you for your service!

This past week I went to the deer lease!  I was fun watching these sheep!

But it was pretty cold and too muddy to hunt so we came home and went to pluckers...my favorite fat girl restaurant!!

Antonio has a soccer game and we got some great pics!

What have I been knitting you ask?  Well socks and mitts!!

Darlene seems to be in a hat mood and I had just the yarn for a hat for Shyla....so I started it for her....Darlene will finish it....it’s a Scottish Tam that will be felled!

 Darlene finished a Wallaby for Paige and it looks great on me!  So maybe the one I’m making Paige will stay at my house?

I also started a crochet blanket to work on during these cold days we have been having lately....I love this pattern.  It’s called the Good Vibes Throw

That’s all I have!  Have a great week!!!

Happy happy happy knitting!

BRRRRRR, Baby it is cold outside!

Hi everyone....how have you been?  I have been COLD.  Okay, Okay, I know my cold is not the same as what you might think cold is...but we got down to the 20's (Fahrenheit) and the winchill was in the teens or colder.....and we just do not get that cold in San Antonio, so it was a big deal!

This meant a nice amount of snuggling with Antonio and also knitting time for me. <3

Okay, stash enhancements:

I got a new ball winder....it is the heavy duty one that will wind up to 500 grams of yarn (which is over a pound).  My old one was acting up and skipping while I was winding and it was frustrating.  This one is a little stiff....but I am hoping with more use, it will loosen up....I am happy with how it winds the yarn!  It will be great for those super big skeins!

I also got some post it tape...you can write on it,or peel it and restick it...I like it as a marker for keeping my place on charts if I am not using knit companion....I got it in multiple colors too:

Darlene has a shop update and I could not resist some of her new bags....look at these sheep!

And knitting hearts.....I am in LOVE!

I even already have something going for my sheep  bag....but it is a little bit of a long story.....I am not sure if I have told you already.......Darlene's daughter (Shyla) is getting married the 15th of April.  Darlene is making Shyla a gorgeous Wedding Peacock Shawl in black (Shyla's dress is black).  Shyla has one Maid of Honor, her 9 year old daughter (Peyton), and one Bridesmaid, her fiance's sister (Cheyenne).  Since the Wedding Peacock shawl is 164,680 stitches (You know that I would have the exact count), there is no way that Darlene can also make the Maid of Honor and Bridesmaid each a shawl.....so I will.  I will give Peyton the Celestarium I finished in October, and I have started the Southern Skies (sister to Celestarium) for Cheyenne.  It is perfect because the Celestarium will be nice and big on Peyton, and I am making the Southern skies with thicker yarn and bigger needles to make it larger.

Here is the start....it is only 58,181 stitches, so I have it much easier than Darlene, and Shyla. Cheyenne and Peyton are all beyond excited!!

I worked on the sleeves on Paige's sweater ( I do not have more pics )....I worked a little on my January Socks...they are coming along......

But the other thing I started was my Find Your Fade......I am loving knitting on this.....

First Color, Rusty Nail:

Added second color, Monarch:

Still Knitting Monarch:

it is super hard to see, but I added just 2 rows of third color, Film Noir, but did not really like it....

So, I tinked those 2 rows and switched my colors three and four and added the new official third color, Teacup....you can barley see the color melting going on.... but it is there.

Now, I bought some hedgehog fiber yarn for Darlene to do her Find Your Fade too, of course she is super busy with the Wedding Peacock shawl....but I told her, that when she is ready, I will probably do a 2nd Find Your Fade with her....I may do brighter/louder colors for my next one.

Here is Darlene's Fade....this is her (early) Birthday Present!  I have 2 pictures because I am not sure what order she will do......

Well, that is all I have....I hope you all have a fabulous week!   STAY WARM!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Happy Labor Day!!!

Happy Labor Day everyone!  I hope you had a fantastic long weekend!

I have a stash enhancements to show you...first, my 3rd package from Miss Babs came....and while I am not a 'green' person.....this green is gorgeous!  We are going Glamping!!!!!!

Then, I ordered some wollmeise.  I got 2 lace garn skeins and 2 in DK....but I loved the DK so much, I have 3 more skeins in the same color on the way so I would have a sweater's quantity!!!

Darlene also bought me some of the new colorway from Must Stash yarns...it is called The Wall, and I did not even get a picture of it before I cast on...here is the start of the socks.  Thank you Darlene!

I finished my last pair of socks..these were made inversibles yarn by fibernymph.  I got the first Fish, Lips, Kiss heel on the mainly black sock done and it was perfect, but when I did the white one, I was a little off....the FLK heel is not exactly center, but I still love them I have some more of this yarn in pink and black and hopefully I can get those heels perfect...ha ha!

I also finished my scarf swap......here it is blocking....I am pretty sure this does not give anything away.

Then I worked some more on The Wall socks!

I also worked on making more stitch markers for Stitches Texas!

That is really all I have for knitting....I had a great time last Monday for Paige's Birthday.....I got to see Antonio, and the restaurant made Paige get on a saddle.

Jaime got a new (to him) boat...so this will be the next toy that gets more attention than me....ha, ha!

Lastly I leave you with some sweet sheep pictures...did you hear about the sheep in Australia that escaped shearing for many years.....he had like 80-90 lbs of fleece on him....Here he is before and after (pics from internet):

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!