Happy Birthday Darlene!

Hey everyone....how are you?  You may have noticed I have not done much lately.....and I am late posting....that is all because it was Darlene's birthday yesterday and I was crazy busy working on her birthday present!

16 days to knit 1131 yards....fingering weight yarn sweater....I think I was crazy when I decided to do this!

This picture is pre blocking.....I gave the sweater to Darlene today (I did not see her yesterday) and she will wear it tomorrow so hopefully I can get a better picture of her wearing it!


I have lots of other stuff....some random and some knitting related.

I did a swatch class....called Swatch Scholar.

And I won the prize!

At least I think I won....I have not yet heard from her and I have messaged her...we will see, maybe another Carrie R did the swatch challenge....LOL!

I got some new pom poms.  You put a button on the inside of your hat and then attach with elastic.  These were much more affordable than the big 8" ones I recently got...but not quite the same quality....but they will do....they are a little smaller too....about 6".

A great friend of mine, Melissa B, sent me some awesome yarn with pom pom.....it is the perfect color.  I let her borrow something of mine, and she sent me this as a thanks....she is too sweet.  Thank you Melissa!!!

A tree at my parents house fell

And they have already had it chopped up into firewood....they do not even have a wood burning fireplace....LOL!

I did some meal prep, Antonio did dishes and I had to share a picture of my beautiful Paige.....

So, I am working on a baby blanket for a baby due in February and the shower is Feb 1…..well, that baby wanted to be present for her shower and was born the 20th…Her name is Collins Emory Campbell.....weighing 5 lbs, 14 ounces, and 19 inches long……I need to get a move on with the blanket!

Then, I have a picture of what my dogs look like when I am leaving for work…..they probably do this all day

Lastly, a friend of mine sent this picture of a wrap she is making....now I want to make it with the exact same yarn.....heaven help me!

Have a great week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Not sure I will make Stage One

Hey everyone....how was your week?  I had a great week!  However.....I am not sure I am going to finish my socks for Stage One of Tour de Sock.....Yikes!

Yes, I took them to the lake house to knit on....but my great friend Rosanna bought this kit to make this shawl for herself....it was for the Stylecraft Blog Tour 2017

This kit is knit and she crochets so I told her I would make it for her.....she not only gave me the kit with yarn and pattern to make for her...she gave me and Darlene enough yarn to make the pattern for ourselves!  Here is her shawl started:

and here is my yarn I picked for me:

Rosanna also gave me an amazing wrap that she made....it is so warm and wonderful...I used it as a lap blanket last night as I was knitting.

I also got an amazing shirt from Darlene when she went on Vacation.....she says her and Bruce get lots of looks when they pull up to a Harley dealership on their Honda Gold wing bikes.....LOL!

So, back to my socks.....I did work on them.....and am getting close.

They need to be done by Wednesday at 4 pm.....so knit, knit, knit......

I also worked a little on my Five sweater last week.....I took it to the lake house but only worked on the socks and shawl at the lake house.

Well, that is really all I have this week.....we had a few cancellations.......Darlene had to buy a new truck:

Tami was sick but she made 2 hats while at home

Melissa was able to make it and made a HO!

Tenia finished her hat and started a "part shawl part cowl" with her prize from Knitter's Gotta Knit Podcast :)

Rosanna worked on a blanket and also a new shawl

 

and some pictures....I did not get too many this year.....sorry!

 

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

 



STITCHES TEXAS 2015

Hello everyone!  I had a FABULOUS time at Stitches Texas.....my only regrets.....not getting enough pictures!  I will take you on my little journey....but first....I have a couple of stash enhancements that are not Stitches related.

I got some Rub a dub to make Antonio a hooded towel.

And, some awesome yarn from The Cozy Knitter called Haunted.....this yarn feels soooooooo good.  I love the base...it is bouncy and squishy!  I am just in love!

Okay.....now for Stitches fun.....first, we were off!  Driving was part one!

When we got to the hotel, I saw some ducks taking a nap.....I thought they were too cute not to share!

Then it was time to catch the bus!  Yes, we were excited!

Look at that line.....thankfully, Melissa had the 3rd spot in line for us to get into the sneak preview Market on Thursday night......Thanks Melissa!

Of course I had to go see my Ruby!  She was showing me some 'Big Easy' Bags......she also had to leave early because she was not feeling well....I hope you feel better Ruby!

There were Jumbo Yarn Bowls......

And here is day one haul.....pretty much all at Must Stash Yarns....Stacie custom dyed me a Penny color that I absolutely love (far right).....the left haul is Darlene's stuff, the right is mine.

We had dinner at a great Pizza place that had gluten free crust....I had a Gyro....but clearly Melissa enjoyed as we take our signature licking picture with her (Yes, we always have to get a picture of Melissa licking her plate!)!

The official PJ party was Friday night, but we did our own PJ party Thursday night in the lobby of the hotel!

Friday Morning, I had my Switching to Continental Knitting class.....one of the supplies was a roller type pen with specific instructions not to bring a regular ball point pen....I wondered what for.....well, it was to color on me to help learn to knit continental!

The class was FANTASTIC....Leslye Solomon is a great teacher....she also has a video that I happened to already own.  It is called "The Absolute Best Way to Learn How to Knit"...I pulled it out last night and I will be watching it for reference soon.  My only problem with immediately switching to Continental knitting....is I have about eleventy billion things on the needles already....and I think going to continental is going to change my gauge a little.....so on the side, I am going to work on a couple of weigh it shawls....and just practice knitting....getting the great feel of the yarn in my left hand....and then watch the video for reference to purls when I am ready.....wish me luck!  I will let you know how it goes in further blog posts!  Anyway, here is my swatch from class!

Okay, back to Stitches....I got some of the cutest sock blockers with Dachshunds on them.....LOVE!

Here are some of the stitch markers I collected on the swap (this is not all of them).

I got a Front Range Bag.....just because it matches my Graces Cases needle holder....I am in love with the Lewe's balloon fabric collection!

Then, it was PJ Party night....now, what happens at the PJ party, stays at the PJ party.....but I can share one small pics of my gals....from Left to Right.....Mickie, Melissa, Tami, and Kim.

Here is EVERYONE's Haul (so far) as of end of day Saturday.....

Then it was off to Tallywackers!

Our view when our waiter helped the booth next to us!

Yes, our waiter is the guy on the poster for Rainbow Pride!

Another view that Mickie got with her phone.....

Then we made our waiter pose with all of us!
Me

Melissa

Tami

Mickie

On Sunday, we hung out for the grand prize drawings.....and of course had to get another one of Melissa's licking pictures....that I just had to get my crazy face into!

Then it was time to go home.....so sad.....but when I got home, I had some fancy sheep PJ's waiting for me.....they are WAY TOO BIG....but instead of sending them back, I think I will see if I can get them (just the pants) to be a bit smaller.

Some final pictures....Here is Darlene's Haul!

And my final haul....see all the stitch markers on the sock blockers...the stitch marker swap was fun!

Well, that pretty much wraps up Stitches Texas......as for my knitting this week....it was super minimal!  All I really worked on was my 'The Wall' socks.....

And I started socks with the new Cozy Knitter Yarn......Now, Melissa and I plan do to a pair of socks every month starting in October.....I think I am going to have to beg her to let me use these as my October socks since I barely have the toes started....heck, I do not even mind frogging them and maybe restarting them continental knitting.....

Yup.....that is it!  That is all I knitted on....pretty sad....but I had a GREAT time at Stitches and I am looking forward to DFW Fiber Fest in April next year!

Since I have picture overload above (approx 40 pics), I will not overload you with more at the end of the post like I normally do......

Happy Happy Knitting!