It's the Shoes!!!

 Hey everyone!  I hope you all are well!  I am hanging in there as usual!  This past weekend, Tone wanted me to take him to the mall to get a Father's Day Present for Kody.  So I picked him up from Paige's shop, we had Sushi Zushi (not the greatest sushi, but not terrible I guess, then hit the mall.  We got a hat for Kody, and Tone had it engraved with "I Love You Dad".  I thought that was so sweet!  Then we stopped at a Foot Locker and Tone really wanted a certain pair of shoes, they are Crocs....

I got them for him and then we swung back by Paige's shop before I took him to a friends house.  I made him take and embarassing picture with his Grandma......and I swear, he is NOT a foot taller than me....It's the SHOES!!!  That is my story and I am sticking to it!  LOL!!!!

I got my nails done last week and I went with a totally outside of my wheelhouse color....and I LOVE THEM!  I even made my watch color match my nails (and my Pj's for the day)!

I love them so much, I told Lupe, "I need to knit with this color so my nails can match my yarn!"  Then I ordered this yarn!  Madeline Tosh Vintage in the Edison Bulb colorway!

As far as other knitting and trying to do better with my WIPS.....Last week I said I would pull out an old shawl and an old blanket....so I did.  The shawl is from 2023, and the blanket is also from 2023.  This blanket will be for Sean and Leilani.  I got a nice chunk done on both.

I also made progress on my sister's Cardigan, Ledburg

Then, not in line with my goals (LOL), I started a hat for Lupe.  We were shopping one day a couple of months ago and he bought this yarn and asked me to make a hat with it.  So I have had the yarn for a while and finally decided to cast on.  This is the Chunky Dean Street Hat.

I got a surprise package from my Fiber Fairy!  These smell so good.  I have already used them several times!

Lupe continues to spoil me.....more flowers

And, Lupe washed the dogs yesterday.  We keep them inside a few hours after washing till they dry....this is Flower as soon as she is dry and allowed to go outside.....LOL!  She loves that dirt!

Well, that is all I have.  I hope yall have a fabulous week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

The FIVE Blankets....and some more blanket news!

 Hey everyone....how are you?  I have only worked on blankets lately......I have been a bit 'down' and trying to get some pep in my step.....

Here are the five blankets....the top of the crochet blankets was suppposed to be the neutral blanket, the colorway is called nutmeg nibbles, so I thought it would be 'brown', but it is coming out more mauve, so it looks more like a girl blanket...SMH

And speaking of blankets....Jimmy Beans Wool has given some teasers on next years blanket clubs....I was really hoping they would be ugly since I am so far behind.....but they are not.  Plus, they are really playing on my fomo with a brand new base.

I got my October Shawl Yarn.....

Paige finally announced her pregnancy with Kody on Social Media....which I was able to share on my social media pages.....

My step son came over for dinner last week (I got to meet his amazing girlfriend and I should have snapped a pic...but I totally forgot)....anyway, I made risotto for him (this is my family's verison of risotto, not the fancy stuff at restaurants) and when Paige heard, she wanted to come by to get some and traded tortilla soup with me.....I had it for lunch the next day and it was delicious

My nephew and girlfriend will forecver be the face of the Longhorns....this is the 2nd or 3rd time they have shows up on the official Texas Longhorns social media accounts....they are famous!

I got a beautiful picture of my granddaughter, Celeste, from her....I love it!  Can you beleive she will be 15 in a couple of weeks!!!

In the midst of buying a bunch of different yarn for my niece's cardigan, I ended up with a very large store credit amount to Four Purls Yarn Store in Winter Haven, Florida....It has recently become one of my favorite stores to shop at (they have an awesome online store in addition to a physical store)....they sell a TON of Emma's yarn (which I also have a slight addition to).  Well, I used some of that credit to get the Emmas Advent calendar....I bought this advent last year in the fingering weight, and this year I got it in the DK weight.....

Lastly, I have to share pics of one of my big baby.....one is of him with a huge toy (that he loves) and one is of him sleeping (he was actually snoring) in his favorite spot of the house....the window in Antonio's room

That is all I have.....I hope you all have a great week (sorry I was a couple of days late posting this week).

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

The Eclipse!

 Hey everyone....did you get out and see the Eclipse?  Antonio and I did.....at one point you could even see it without glasses because the cloud cover was enough.

I got yarn for my Zorina Wrap....Sptember Color is Dusk

I did a swatch for the Granny Cardigan

I went to the Shania Twain concert with my sister and 2 of her lakehouse friends.

I got some new pj bottoms.....

I got an amazing package from my friend, Brigit, in the Netherlands

My sister with her family (sans Grace) and some friends at the Red River Rivalry

Lastly.......the Grace Cardigan Update

I found a new tea place......if you like tea, check them out.....Tea By Bre!  Her presentation is so amazing.....you will not be disappointed!

That is all I have.....Have a great week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

My baby is 28!

 Hey everyone.....How have y'all been?

I have been doing okay.  I am still plugging away on the test knit....and recently 2 of the 'clues' were pretty intricate cables....so they were time consuming, but I cannot show the work yet.

I did however block the It Brings You Peace Shawl

I pulled out my garter monthly blanket...I am attaching August yarn to this blanket so I feel kinda caught up....buton the Quilty blanket (the other monthly blanket), I am still working on June....so I need to get my butt in gear on that one.

My Baby had her 28th birthday!  We went to Parry's Pizzeria and Taphouse.  It was me, Kody, Paige, Antonio, Sam, and Bizzle.....I only got pics of Paige, Kody and Tone....

Bizzle's Bday was 2 days later....so on Bizz's birthday, Paige, Bizz and Sam all went to the gym to workout because Bizz did not feel like going out.

Then, they next day...they all went on a hike

The next day, we all went to Sam's for dinner (Sam made a delicious chicken Alfredo).....the only pic I got was the sign that Sam's kids made for Bizz and Paige....I love this sign

I finally framed my "Just a girl" poster...and one of the diamond paintings that Paulette made me (welcome to the funny farm)....they are on my office/yarn room above my computer screen

I recently podcasted with Elizabeth and Melissa and afterwards we were texting about our possible new KAL.....the Plumpy Shawl KAL....I have wanted to make this for forever....so I ordered yarn for it.  You know how I am making the crochet shawl where I get yarn every month?  Well, I am loving the fade of it, so I took the last four colors and just ordered them in dk weight.

I just got the august color that is rose quartz for the shawl

Well, that is all I have.....I hope yall have a great week....here is Jackson trying to let all my AC out of the house.....no wonder my AC bill is so high.

Happy Happy Happy Knitting