I hate deadlines

A baby sweater is born.  The baby shower is in two weeks. Will the sweater need a blanket to go with it? Probably. I am making the cute easy one, found here.  I hope to start as soon as I am done blogging. The yarn is the same that it calls for, only I am doing boy colors. I think I will have fun with this pattern.

Now, Michelle sold me this cute yarn, with the 

help of Joyce. And she also told me not to buy the other yarn that I thought I should make the same sweater out of. I have some

 advice....LISTEN to the LYS owner, they know what they are talking about!!!! She was so on the money with her advice. Very, very sweetly 

she said to me...."Deb, you are not going to like that yarn. Stay with the cotton."  YEA, but, Michelle, It's soooo cute. I love the soft colors. So in the bag it went and as soon as I got home I started the sweater. And.......YUCK!!!! She was right..... Oh well... Live and learn.  So now I am going to start with the yarn that was recomme

nded by the designer as well as the LYS owner.

The other projects I am working on... The prayer shawl. Half way through and it is very pretty.   

And this cute little number. Number one daughter wanted a yellow bag. Not felted please. This pattern came up in the new issue of Fons& Porter's Love of Knitting. Pick up a copy, you won't be disappointed.  There is a cute little girl on the front, which is why I bought it. I want to make the sweater for the nephews. DON'T worry, there is a boy version!!!  This pattern is very easy and very fast. And if you want to try cables for the first time, this is a project for you.

And finally... This came in the mail, from amazon. It is a must have if you have men in your life. Great patterns for the teen on up. I have a few on the back burner I am considering. 

And the models are easy on the eye. Very, very easy on the eye.  I enjoyed the whole book. 

I want to end by letting everyone know, we lost our dear friend on monday.  Marilyn will be sorely missed by many. Heaven has a wonderful new angel.  Pancreatic cancer takes its victims much too quickly. Hopefully research will quickly find a cure for this terrible cancer.