Did your team win?

Hi guys!  Did you watch the Super Bowl....talk about an exciting and emotional game!  I was cheering or Matt Ryan and the Falcons...but I do like Tom Brady and the Patriots....I just kinda wanted the Falcons to pull it off, and they almost did.....lots of records made with this one.  First Super Bowl to have a comeback from being down 21 points and first Super Bowl to go into overtime....wow!

Okay, on to the knitting:

I FINISHED MY JANUARY SOCKS....Yippee!

For February I am doing a variegated yarn.....called Melted....I love the colors!

and I love how it looks all caked up!

Here are the start of my toes:

And while we are talking about socks and the DVD monthly sock club......I got my free skein of yarn an DVD Logo bag for posting 100 instagram posts last year!  I picked the Black Forest Cake colorway.  DVD has a colorway called Jack and Coke, but she does not dye it anymore, it was an SSK exclusive, so this Black Forest Cake was pretty close to Jack and Coke...and the red in it also reminds me a little of my new car (I guess I am turning into a red freak all because of my car.....LOL)!

I finished the Knitted Sock Mug to match my car....this cup is a little more snug than Darlene's but it fits under my Keurig!

 Oh, I started my secret project with that Kauni yarn...I am kind of mad at the yarn...I bought this yarn because of the gorgeous burnt orange in the yarn (bit surprise there)...however, I wound this yarn and the yarn has a knot in it and it changes yarn direction so this burnt orange on the outside of the cake is the ONLY orange in the whole skein....it goes light orange, burnt orange, light grey, dark gray, brown, then to light orange again and when it is supposed to got to burnt orange, it goes brown, dark grey, light grey and ends.......GRRRRRRR

I am not sure I will be able to show anymore progress on this...but here it is started:

 I worked on my Fade and have started my 6th color....so I just need my 6th and 7th color...I am over 70% done.

Lastly, I started a Mystery KAL.  It is by Helen from Curious Handmade and it is called The Snowmelt KAL.  I am not even 10% done (the designer does percentages like I do....I love it!)...but I am enjoying the pattern so far.  I am using my yarn I got from my great friend Ruby.  I was going to make Convergent with this yarn, but this yarn just talked to me and told me it wanted to be in this Mystery!  Thank you Ruby for this fabulous yarn!

Well, that is all the knitting I have.  I did get a little bit of the house ready for my friend coming from Canada in 1 1/2 weeks.  I have a donation truck coming tomorrow so I cleaned out some closets and a couple of boxes from the garage.

I also worked on Paige's sweater, but just the sleeves...I will take a picture next week.

Well, that is all I have this week.  Here is precious after her grooming...she is so cute:

 Here she is this morning before I leave....looking at me like "Either take me with you or I am going to lay on your quilt all day."  LOL

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

2 posts in 7 days

Look, I am posting twice in 7 days!  Yippee!

Happy Happy Thursday to all.

Last time I blogged I told you that my dog precious was at the groomer....well, here is her after picture.  Isn't she cute!  She has little bows in her hair (Yes, I promise this is the same dog)!

Oh, guess what?  I finished Camp Loopy Project number 2!  I love it.  Here is my Hitchhiker!!

Yesterday the rules for project 3 came out.  The only requirement is that the item needs to use 800 yards.  I am going to make a shawl called Groovy that I have wanted to make for a while.  I ordered my yarn yesterday.  Luscious Madeline Tosh Pashmina in Curiosity Colorway.  Here is a picture from TLE website.

I know many of you have heard me talk about one of my best friends, Darlene.  Well she is making the cutest purses for her grand daughters......here are two panel not in purse form yet and then one of the final purses.....super cute!

I think you all know what a Longhorn fan I am....well, my daughter got me some great surprises from Cracker Barrel!  I love all the Longhorn stuff they have there.  Look at these chocolates and awesome shirt (that I wear everyday when I get home):

Well, I know this is a short post, but I was so excited about finishing my camp loopy #2 project, I just had to share with everyone!

Happy Happy Knitting and have a Happy Thursday!

It's been too long since I have posted.

It's been too long since I have posted.  Happy Happy Friday!!  Did everyone have a great 4th of July?  I had a rather lazy 4th of July, but that is perfect for me.  I did not knit as much as I normally would have with a holiday and 4 day weekend (I took the Friday after the 4th of July off, so I guess it was like a vacation).  Actually, my knitting mojo has been lacking lately.  I am really not sure why!  I LOVE to knit!  It is the thing I look forward to doing every day, but lately it seems like it is a chore to pull out my knitting......WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?????  I hope my knitting mojo comes back soon.

For the 4th of July I went to Rockport (a last minute idea) with my boyfriend, his two sons, and a good family friend (like another son to both me and my boyfriend).  I knit on the beach for a while and it was very relaxing.  I even got a little sun that so far is turning into a slight tan (knock on wood, I never tan)!

Here is my beach knitting.

My daughter, Paige, got me a really cute longhorn cup that is 24oz.  This is a Tervis Tumbler and I am really liking these cups.  I already have a few in the 16oz. and now I have a big one!  Everyone knows how much I love the Longhorns!

Paige also cut Antonio's hair again.  It is a BUZZ cut.....it is cute, but I miss the curls.  I know they will grow back.  Oh, on the good side of this haircut.....when Antonio eats Lemon Chicken and gets the sauce in his hair, it is super easy to clean out (Ask me how I know!)

Now....what have I been knitting on?  Well, I already mentioned that I have not been knitting as much as usual, so I only have two things to report.  My Hitchhiker for Camp Loopy #2 is at 26 teeth, and I am barely 2-3 inches into the cuff of a pair of socks (that are supposed to be finished by the end of July).

I think I have mentioned before that I love bags....all kinds of bags....Purses, beach bags, project bags, totes, anything!  Well, my one of my best friends, Darlene, found a new kind of bag called a Japanese Knot Bag (Or something like that) and one handle is bigger than the other and then when you carry it, you put the long handle thru the short handle and only have to hold onto the long handle.  Well, being the awesome Darlene that she is (one of her granddaughters calls her "Awesome Grannie"), she made me a longhorn one (I do not know how to sew).  I LOVE it and it is perfect travel size.

Isn't it cute?  Darlene and I have been talking about getting a knitting tattoo.  I have a picture of one that is an example of what we want to get.  We talked about the inside of wrist (just like in the picture) but I am not sure I want a tattoo there.  I want to see my tattoo (especially of a ball of yarn and knitting needles) but I want it easily covered up for work, etc......so maybe my shoulder or something....I am not sure.  Any suggestions? 

Lastly.....I have one dog whose hair grows long.  I have a Chihuahua, miniature dachshund, and chihuahua/terrier/something mix...these three dogs all have short hair and they shed.  I also have one Yorkshire Terrier whose hair grows long and she does not really shed.  I told her all week that I would get her into the groomer this week (when I really needed to do it a few weeks ago).  I stayed true to my promise this time.  Paige dropped her off for me this morning and I will pick her up this afternoon.  I did snap a 'before' picture.  Even with hair too long, she is still just as precious as she always is (and he name is Precious).  She is never happy going to the groomer, but she is always happy afterwards.  Here is the last time I blogged about her going to the groomer.  She always looks like a different dog when she is done.

Have a great weekend everyone!  I will be having a new AC unit installed for the upstairs during my SNB.  Lately, the upstairs AC has not been working as well as it should be. Happy Happy knitting to all!!!!

WOW, I have lots going on.  I bought a NEW CAR!  I have never bought a car that has only been driven by me.  I drove this car off the lot with 5.2 miles!  I love it!  It talks to me, and can tell me my horoscope, traffic, directions, and all sorts of things....but I really got it for the fuel economy....33 MPG baby!  As I was signing the millions of financing papers, I was knitting on my Nuvem (mindless knitting).  I asked the guy, "Have you ever had anyone knit while they signed their paperwork?" and he said, "No, but I find it very relaxing!!!!"....LOL!

Then.....I got my package from GERMANY!  Yup....all this yummy Rohrspatz & Wollmeise .......look at those great colors:

I have 1 1/2 of the socks done for the September Sock:

I am planning on finishing these socks this weekend so I can start my October sock.  I have lots going on for October....there is a KAL with Michelle Hunter (Intertwisted), then there is a KAL with Craftsy (HERE), plus my October socks.  I am going to use the Biscotte & Cie Yarn in Poisson.  Here is a link to my stash yarn, and here is a link to my pattern page.  I am behind on my September shawl KAL.  The lace yarn is much harder to work with than I thought it would be...and add beads, it is very time consuming.

I will close with a picture of my grand daughter (Celeste) holding my (very patient) dog that desperately needed grooming.....and a picture of my dog after she was groomed (it is like night and day)!  She looks like a different dog!

Happy Thursday everyone!!!!!