Antonio is a Beach Rat!!

Hi Everyone....how was your week?  Mine was great.....but sadly, not very much knitting.  I am embarrassed to tell you all that I pretty much only knit on 2 things this week.

I finished the Weigh it Shawl that I made with the yarn my cousin brought me from Germany.....

And I knitted on my Socks on a Plane socks for Loopy Academy (but not much):

I did get my scarf from my Scarf Swap Partner and I LOVE IT!  It is SOOOOOOO soft!  And the chocolate is almost gone...and today I am having my first cup of the tea....it is delicious!!

And, because I am crazy....Stephen West has announced his newest MKAL starting Nov 6th....and I picked my yarn from stash (aren't you proud of me?):

My last bit of knitting news is that I changed my Ravelry name.....I was being harassed by another raveler that was super mean....so I changed it to:

ImAKnitphomaniac

Find me and add me as your friend!

So....onto some non-knitting stuff!  My ice maker at home broke....it just pours out water and freezes in a clump (I need to complain to somebody...and you guys are the lucky 'sombodies'!)

Antonio had picture day and Paige sent me this photo

Then, I got to see Antonio one day during the week last week and he is all ready for Halloween (he is a power ranger for those of you not familiar with the character)

Then, on Thursday, I picked up Antonio from his daycare and we headed to the beach......we got there too late to go to the beach, but the place we were staying had a pool that we went to that night.

Then Friday was Beach time....I have decided that Antonio is a genuine & official Beach Rat!

He slept well on Friday night:

Then more beach time on Saturday (he was playing with my Cousin, Niece and Nephew)!

It was SUPER windy on Saturday.....almost unbearable.....at one point, an older couple's full size pop up canopy went tumbling towards us and I thought I would be able to stop it....well, I did stop it...but not unpunished.....just as I went to grab it, a big wind of sand went into my eye, so my arm stopped it......and the result?  A big old bruise....oh well, I will live.

The wind was tiring....so tiring, that Antonio even took a nap on Saturday

Sunday it was time to come home to reality.....but not before one last picture of the whole family on the beach (from left to right, Daddy, me (yes, I look terrible, because I am really exhausted!), Antonio in front of me, Janice (my sister), Mommy, Grace (my Niece), Sean (my Nephew), Lena (my Cousin), Jim (my BIL, Janice's hubby)!

Well, that was my whole non knitting weekend!  We all had a blast, but I was beat.....probably because I am so out of shape.....but a friend of mine sent this to my LSSK group...and I figure my laziness and extra weight ensure I am never kidnapped!  LOL!  Have a great week everyone!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

ANTICIPATION!

Stitches Texas is just a few days away.....and I cannot wait!!!!  I still have to finish up some stitch markers.....but I should be able to do that!

Okay, I am going to start out with some stash enhancements:

I got my Gum Drop Yarn from Nomadic Yarns....this yarn is so wonderful and vibrant....I cannot wait to cast on these puppies!

Last week, I got some Wollmeise DK yarn in Tandoori Masala and told you I had more on the way for a Sweaters Quantity....well, my last 3 skeins came in!

Then there is Loopy Academy....I got Cascade 220 for the pillow project:

Cascade Heritage Silk for the cable project:

And more Cascade Heritage Silk for the Texture Project:

Then, my Strickmich!Club package number 3 came......I love the pattern!  It is my favorite out of all the patterns she has created so far!  The Yarn is Das Mondschaf Alpka Seide Lace.....I have tried to start the project 3 times, and I am having difficulties...maybe I will be able to get it started this week.

Then, I got in 2 skeins from Susan at Desert Vista Dyeworks....Here comes the Zombride, and If they Kill Abraham.

Lastly, my 2nd cousin from Germany flew in last Wednesday...she will be staying here in the States till December....so you will probably hear me talking about her a lot.  Her name is Lena....I will insert a picture of her, and then the yarn she brought me....it is super squishy!  She got me 4 skeins of this Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine Color 120.

Now for the knitting......I took my awesome new yarn from Germany and started a Weigh it Shawl...my cousin was amazed that I finished one skein while we were at the lake house (I went to the lake house this past weekend....it was me, my sister - Janice, my niece - Grace, my cousin - Lena, and of course my grandson - Antonio)

I also started Socks on a Plane as the cable project for Loopy Academy.

Here is a picture of the pattern I attempted to start for Strickmich!Club:

And I finished the heels in my The Wall socks....I borrowed Darlene's double points to see if I like knitting with DPN's again...but they were too pointy for me....I went ahead and switched back to my Dyakcraft Heavy Metals.

Well, I think that is all I have for you this week....I know it does not seem like much, but I feel like I got lots of knitting done......I cannot wait to post next week and tell you all about Stitches Texas!

I am going to leave you with some pictures from the weekend at the lake!

Happy Happy Knitting!