Happy Happy Spring Break!!

Can you believe it is Spring Break already?  It sure has not felt like Spring Break lately....but I think this week is supposed to show me some mid 70's temperatures....Yahoo!!!

On to the knitting!  What have I done....what have you done?  I did not get too much knitting in this weekend.

I finished that Aviator hat for my friend.....I tried to crochet on the goggles, but it did not look good....so I got some felt from Hobby Lobby, cut out the eyes, made 2 crochet chains, and glued them on the felt, and sewed down the eyes....what do ya think?

I mailed it last week and the recipient should get it today!

I pulled out something pretty old this past week.  A friend of mine is working on her Vitamin D sweater....so I pulled mine out....I thought I had put it away because it was so big, but I put it away because that dog I had years ago (I called him Little Shit, but his name was Tito) had chewed my yarn......now, I must have thought I was thinner in 2012....because this is size Lg, and I always make size XL, so I think I will cast on a new one in a bigger size and then frog this one (for some reason, it always makes me feel better to have the new one to the same place as the old one before frogging....yes, I am weird)!

In pulling out old things......I pulled out a sweater I started for Celeste in 2010 (pattern is Pink Orchard).  I had her try it on (and of course Antonio had to try it on too), and I was able to finish it late last night.....I still need to wash it as you can see where my needles hung out for a very long time. (In my defense, I gave this to a lady in 2013 to seam the button bands, but she never got to it and she just mailed it back to me this past December....I hate seaming!!!) I seamed the button bands, added buttons, made the picot edging in bottom of body, did one sleeve, and did the ribbing around the neck this past weekend...that is all it needed.

I had Antonio and Paige over on Tuesday, then on Thursday we went to my parents house for Paige to cut our family member's hair (my dad, nephew, BIL)....then on Friday I had Celeste, Antonio and Cataleya.....Cateleya and Celeste went home Friday night, but Celeste came right back to play all day Saturday.  I had Antonio from Friday to Sunday and I pick him up again today....Paige has been working a bunch of hours......so, the only other knitting I really got done was a little bit on my socks, a few rows on my thousand tulips....and.....I started another Yowza Shawl!  What can I say.....I love this pattern!  I started it with some new yarn....so I will just post pics of my stash enhancements as well.

Okay, so as I stated earlier....I had lots of grand kids this past weekend....well, I took them to Walmart and I got myself a new pair of PJ's......I also got them a ton of toys, but the PJ's are so cute!

Well, I think that might be all I have....I will now kill you with pics and a video of the grand kids.

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

San Antonio Fiber Retreat 2015

This past weekend was SAFR 2015.....it was the 2nd Annual retreat......I had such a great time!  I have tons of pictures to show you, but I will do a massive insert at the end of this blog post.

I knitted on quite a few things this week.....but mostly socks.......

I finished my 'burberry' pair, which is now Paige's pair because she loves them.  I have ordered more yarn to make me some more....

I started a pair of rainbow socks.....I love this yarn....Manic Pixie Zoey Base....Darlene bought me this yarn and I love it!

And I worked a little on my loopy academy socks...

What?  There was a new bag you saw?  Why yes there was.....my birthday is this coming Wednesday and as part of my gift from Darlene, she gave me some new bags (yes, she will have them in her shop!)  I am using the medium bag for the rainbow socks above....and I also got a full set below....

I love these bags....they have cherries on them and cherries on the inside...there is even a cute scottie dog on them....so cute!  Thank you Darlene!  You are too good to me....

I also got a happy sunflower one......If you do not smile looking at this bag....there may be something wrong with you......I love the bees and the sunflowers!

I worked a little on the weigh it shawl

Last week I showed you my boxy...but it was not in a matching bag...well, I now have it in a bag that I think matches much better!!!  I also was not sure I was going to have enough yarn so I had to acquire a little more of this yarn....Darlene ordered it and it came in....it looks like it matches, but I think I am going to cake it up and alternate skeins just to be safe.

I started the Strickmich!Club shipment number 1 project...it is called Thousand Tulips

For stash enhancements I have not mentioned yet.....I got a new t-shirt......it did not make it in time for me to wear it to the retreat...but I still love it!

I also got a new skein of Wollmeise Blend int he Confident colorway...this is the same type of yarn I am doing the Martina Behm Strickmich!Club 2015 first package with...but it is a darker red colorway.

I also bought a spindle.....it is very pretty (even if I do not know anything about spinning)!

I decided to give spinning a try during the retreat....Jeanette of The Book Stitcher Podcast helped me get started...(no laughing!)

Yesterday, after I got home, I started a new hat for Antonio....he wants another Ninja Turtle hat in Blue....I think Orange will be next!

I think that is it for me for the week of knitting....now I will kill you will tons of pictures at the retreat.....enjoy!  Some of these pictures are mine, but I also stole quite a few that other ladies posted on FB.

Happy Happy Knitting!