Crochet crazy for the Knitphomaniac!

Happy Happy Monday!  How was everyone's weekend?  Mine was great.

You know my Rainbow Crochet bag that I love?  Well, I am not sure if I told you, but I decided to make two more...but not in rainbow.  I think the Knitphomaniac has gond crochet crazy....not really, I am just bag crazy and I love these bags!  I went to Hobby Lobby and picked out two fabric patterns that I really liked, then tried to match yarn to the colors in the fabric.  I have a polka dot bag and a flower bag that I have started.  I am really digging the polka dot one because I love the light pastel-y colors.  I am not feeling the flower bag yet...but I think if I reverse the order of the pink and dark red (which I will do for the sides of the bag), I will like it much more...here is a bit of the process

Other than crochet bags, the only other thing I worked on is my Groovy for Camp Loopy #3.  It is coming along...just went to second skein.

I did want to cast on very badly for a new pattern by my favorite designer, Martina Behm.  It is called Miss Winkles, and she designed it based on an episode from The Big Bang Theory, and that is one of my favorite shows to watch!  I almost bought the exact yarn she used for the one in her pattern, but I was good and have not ordered it.  I pulled out my variegated wollmeise yarns and I think I will use the one that is the 3rd from the left...it is called Thriller....I was also thinking of the 3rd from the right, it is called Mäuseballett which I really like too.....but I was good and did not cast on at all...but I am itching to!

Oh....and I replaced my yarn bowl....what do you think?

I really do not have much else to report......I hope everyone has a great week!!!  And remember......

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!!!!!

Happy Happy Tuesday!  How was everyone's weekend?

I had a great weekend.  I got to watch 2 of my grandkids (Antonio and Celeste) and I got to see Cataleya (Celeste's sister)....she is soooooo cute....look at those cheeks!!!

I wish I had more pics of Celeste to post, but we get so busy sometimes I forget to pull out the camera. Celeste did snap a picture of the dogs...this is Tito and Precious.

Do you remember those purses that my best friend Darlene made for her granddaughters?  Well, I knitted it and she put one together for Celeste too, and Celeste loved it!  Thank you Darlene!!

I am almost done with my Deep Purple Shawl for my SA SNB KAL......I have less than 1/2 left to bind off, and then blocking!!

I also started on my Camp Loopy Project #3 finally.  I have approx 8 repeats done:

And the Crochet bag is so close to finishing, that I am using it already.  Darlene lined the inside for me and now I just have to finish the flowers that go on the handles.  It is super AWESOME!  I think I am going to make one more just a touch bigger, I love this one, but I wish it was bigger....I love big bags!

I do have some sad news from the weekend....I broke my yarn bowl.  It was nobody's fault but mine so I cannot get mad at anyone but me!  I am super bummed about it.  Darlene bought me this bowl and it was my first and only yarn bowl....I am going to try to super glue it, but I know it will not be the same....I am also going to go look online to see if I can find a yarn bowl that will never replace this one, but that may be almost as great.

Well, that is really all I have for this past weekend.  I hope to report more to you really soon!!!

Do you remember when your teacher's used to say "There is no stupid question!"....well, I found one!

Happy Happy Knitting everyone and have a fiberlicious week!

Happy Girlfriend's Day

Happy Happy Thursday to all.  I just wanted to put up a posting really quick to say Happy Girlfriend's day to all my Girlfriends.....You all do so much for me and I truly appreciate it!

I have been working on nothing but my Crochet Bag....I hope to finish the handles and flowers tonight so I can cast on for Camp Loopy.

Well, I told you this would be a short post....Happy Girlfriend's Day to all those great girlfriend's out there.

Happy Happy Knitting!

Happy Happy Monday!  I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.  I am a bit tired today.  I went to bed late, but my grandson, Antonio, is also sick.  He has been having diarrhea and last night he vomited also.  So, not a good night sleep....I hope to make up for it tonight!

So......what is going on in the knitting area you ask?  Well.....drum roll please, I finished my Cabled Socks......Yeah!  I am so excited.

Since I still have a few days before Camp Loopy Project 3 starts, I worked a little on my deep purple shawl:

Then there was a little bit of SEX........now, get your mind out of the gutters.....this is a different SEX:
Stash
Enhancement
eXperience!

I am hoping this will be my last Stash Enhancement for a while....I really need to start saving my pennies instead of spending them.  I got some Madeline Tosh sock yarn in Charcoal and Onyx.  Then there was this Malabrigo worsted that was calling my name, not only is it the perfect color....but it is the perfect name, "Rhodesian".  I LOVE Rhodesian Ridgebacks....they are gorgeous dogs and this yarn is just as gorgeous.

I am not sure if I have mentioned in the past, but I signed up for Barking Dogs Yarns Sock Yarn club, so I get a skein of specially dyed yarn every other month.  I just got August's yarn and it is called Swamp......These are not typically my colors, but I really like it:

Lastly.....I had my regular SNB this past weekend and one of the members had this awesome bag......I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it.  I said to myself, "I have to make this".....but it is crochet.  No worries....I do know how to crochet, I just prefer to knit.  Here is a pic of the awesome bag:

On Sunday afternoon I went to my stash to see what kind of yarn I had to start this (Hey, aren't you proud of me for going to my stash?).  She used all Sugar'n cream cotton, but I had some Sugar'n cream and some of Hobby Lobby's I Love this Cotton.  At first I started in her same striping sequence....Red, Orange, Pink, Turquoise, Yellow, Green, Purple.....but I was not feeling it.  I am very bad at matching colors....and I love her bag so I figured using the exact same color striping would work, but I guess my colors of the I Love this Cotton were off just enough to make it look weird.  So I restarted in Roy G Biv......this is how I learned to remember the color of a Rainbow.....Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.....Roy G Biv (Yes, I am weird).  Since Pink is not really a rainbow color, I put it next to red.  So my color striping is Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Turquoise, and Purple.  Here is my crocheting so far (not bad for a knitter, huh?).

Well, that is all I have to far....I will see how much of the bag and the deep purple shawl I can get done before camp starts on Thursday.

I hope everyone had a great week.  Happy Happy knitting....and remember:

Happy Happy Tuesday!  I am a little bummed today.  The ladies that I usually knit with at lunch are both gone today.  So, I will run some errands during lunch today.....boo for errands.  Oh well.

Since Camp Project #3 does not start for 9 more days, I am trying to get 2 projects completed and 2 projects started......I need to finish the Harmonious Cable socks by July 31 for a KAL, then I want to finish the Deep Purple Crescent Shawl before August 31st.  As for starting projects....do you remember when I blogged about making a pattern for a friend and starting a cardigan for my daughter (the post is here)?  Well, those are the two things I want to get started.  For my daughter's cardigan, I have to re-write the pattern for me to be able to read better.  I just copy and paste the pattern into a word document and add some extra spaces in between sections to help me read it better.  This also forces me to read the pattern before I start. As far as starting the shawl/wrap for my friend, Marie, well, that is just garter stitch and easy to start......

Need to finish:

Just had to start:

I did get some bad news this past week.  A lady that used to come to my SNB but moved a little over a year ago told me that her daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia.  I am so sad for her and praying for her and her family.  She is about to move to Ohio to be with her daughter.  She asked if the SNB gals wanted to make any chemo caps, so we are going to do that over the next few months.  I did some research and do you know what color the ribbon is for Leukemia Awareness?  Yup, you guessed it....ORANGE!

My yarn for Camp Loopy Project 3 was delivered and I am in the campfire called Marshmallow Maverick.

Lastly.....tell my why you knit?  I love this cute picture:

Happy Happy Knitting and I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

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!!!!