Finished! And more to come!!!

Gilbert with springtime bandit
Yes!  My,finished shawl!  It  came out so pretty! I love it! And I have conquered my fears about reading lace charts! I love this and cant wait, well I can wait, (it needs to be cold again) to wear it.   

  
  Yet another UFO, FINISHED!!! 
I got this pattern, at least, 10 maybe 15 years ago. Fell in love with the vintage pattern and thought, socks for my DAD. The socks went to sleep and resurfaced a month ago. I had 1 sock completed and the ribbing and  green line on the mug on my needles. WHAT! Really, you couldn't just finish them! I know, right. But they are now done and hopefully my Dad will like,love them.

My KAL. It's the Day Break shawl, by Stephen West.  My daughter saw the pattern and fell in love with it. I guess making mine will have to wait. This is hers. Its so easy. Except for the increases. My numbers don't add up when he tells you to increase. I had to add stitches to make it work in some parts, and so did my friend. 




Finally, my FYS, had a huge sale. And did I take advantage of the sale??? Does a drunk stop drinking? A drug addict pass up a free fix? NOOOOOOO, nor did this YARNAHOLIC pass up a huge sale!!!! I love, love,love, did I say, Love my yarn purchases..... To the left are few of my purchases. My dealer, makes sure I can't stop by running the sale for a WHOLE week!!! SO, I came in Monday only to get a quick fix and think about all that was there, waiting for me. I bought my CANCER FREE husband pure 100% cashmere yarn for socks. And I got that yarn for 40 % off. I love it. Never felt something so yummy soft. He deserves it. 
So, while the dog is snoozing next to me and the hubby, who is CANCER FREE watches the Pens win the playoff, I am going to KNIT!!!! Happy Knitting

Getting things finished!

Moving through and out of winter has been wonderful! Tonight we have the biggest, fullest moon I have ever seen! Its been 20 years to be exact.


Went to Bloomin  Yarns a couple of Sunday's ago to meet and take a class with 2 very talented young ladies.
Vintage Modern Knits, by Courtney Kelley and Kate Osborn 


Made not 1 but 2 of these lovely hats. Very pretty and very fun!



I also have learned to read a LACE pattern!!! I started this lovely, Springtime Bandit
 and I cannot STOP!
I did make a huge mistake and had to tink a whole bunch!!! Not a good idea to make a mistake in lacework.


AND how pretty is this "Yarn Bowl" I love it!!!  Picked that up today as a little treat to myself.


Life has been good. Things are so normal. I love it. I hope and pray it stays that way!
Happy knitting

Knitting MoJo

Well, the worry and unknown are over. And it seems that my knitting Mojo has returned full force. I can't stop! Its great. I am finishing projects that were UFOs for more than a year. They knitted so quickly! The mittens were not a favorite color combination for me. That's probably one of the reasons they were sent to zzzz. All the information can be found here. I knitted the one left on a hockey trip and the next day on my break. Wow that was easy!!! So I moved on....

 The pretty orange was next on the list. And it was super fast. Done over a weekend. It's spec's can be found here. I'm not sure I like the way it looks on. Rather wide in the shoulders and under the arms. We will see how it looks on with a nice top and makeup. I was in my jammies when I put it on.  And finally. This really cute vest was so easy to make, I wondered, why did I ever put it down! The information about this pretty little thing are found here. I finished this in a matter of hours. I love it! The colors are wonderful! Hoping the yarn shop has it on sale in another color, so I can make a cardi I saw in the pattern book.
So I am furiously knitting away on a cute little intarsia hat. Pictures soon! And I getting ready to start another big project. One that was put aside, while I helped heal my husband. 
Well, the needles are getting cold, and I got my Mojo going on! Keep the faith. God is good. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today may be the "Super Bowl" and Pittsburgh may be in it, BUT, today is THANKSGIVING in my home!
The oncologist gave us the news 2 weeks ago that Joe was and is Cancer FREE!!! 
In November, he was on a Pic line aka feeding tube. He watched all 25 of us eat Thanksgiving. It broke both my mom and my hearts. So when the news came back as wonderful as it did, we were thankful. Thus the dinner! 
It was even better than November and Joe ate everything!
Miracles can happen, just believe.

Knitting has been Wonderful!!! My nephew asked for and got this fun hat. He loves Japanese art and culture. I got the rising sun graph on Ravelry. 

And this little guy, picked his own yarn and pattern. He loved his new sweater he got today. He knew all the colors and proudly let everyone know each color.  He also told everyone, my Aunt Debi (no more Daubie : (  made this.  


It's so wonderful to have your life back. Have your husband back and returning to work tomorrow. After a year that I don't ever want to re live, EVER!!! I thank God every day for the blessings he has given us. Never ever stop believing. 

A new Year A New Life

                       Merry Christmas!


What a wonderful Christmas it was. The best news, NO surgery!!!
Hubby is mending nicely. It took ALONG time, but it is happening


The picture is of my son on Christmas morning. I made him 
the hat. All the specs are here.  Its a Trapper hat that all the kids are wearing. I saw it a AE and figured, I made this hat years ago, why not again!  He loved it, can't you tell by the expression on his face. LOL!!! He is our hockey player and we are so proud of him.


As 2011 approaches, It is filled with hope, relief and promise. Of good things, happiness and healing. May all of you have a wonderful new year! May God bless you richly, as he has done for my family.  May you feel his love and all your days be good!

Months go by....

 Months have gone by. Seasons have changed. Knitting has been my salvation. 
Surgery was complicated. He came through. But spent a total of 35 days in the hospital. The good news. There was no cancer anywhere in his body. The lymph nodes that lit up on pet scan were false positives. Seems radiation did a number on him.


Are we healed? No. But alive.
He has a blockage. Its scar tissue. Causing cramping and pain. NO food. Just a feeding tube.
Hopefully God will give us a miracle and open it this weekend. 


In the meantime. The daughter has made out. I made the vest at the hospital. I made this cute pullover too. The yarn was yummy soft! I think it will be hot, so she will probably wear it on cold campus days. 

 And this cutie is my nephew. He turned four. He wanted a sweater from Aunt Daubie(Debi). So of course I would make him what ever his heart desired! We went to breakfast and then to my favorite LYS. He picked the brightest yarn he could find. SO very cute!

I have the back done and am getting ready to finish the front. Can't wait to see this little cutie in it!!
If God sees it, I will post next time with happy news of no surgery and a husband gaining weight and headed to back to work.....

The sun came up

The Summer is going sooooooo fast! Yesterday was one of the most Wonderful days of the year! The hubby's PET scan came back clean!!! The tumor is gone and the surgery is in 4 weeks to remove the residue left and get rid of the cancer cells. Life, its a wonderful thing, when you are given it back! Through all of this I have been sitting next to my guy as he endured the rounds of heavy Chemo. And while he slept, what did I do? Yeah you know me too well. Knitted!!! I am so proud of myself. I finished not one but 2 UFO's.

The  Daylily by Nashua was finished last week. Love the look. Not so crazy about the feel of the yarn.  It was an easy knit and worked up quickly.

The shrug on the right was a beach purchase. And it was a UFO that has been resting in my sewing room for two years! Come on, it was on size 17 needles!!! I could have finished that in a evening!!! But I was at one of America's most beautiful places, Outer Banks, and who wants to knit?  Check that off as DONE!!! I like it. I will get a plan pink or orange long sleeve tee to wear under it. The yarn was YUMMY!!!  The pattern came from and written by a wonderful shop owner down in NC. Love, Love the shop. If you are there go here!

This little lovely is on its way to being done in a few hours. I figure I will get it done up at camp in two weeks. A simple vest that the daughter picked out awhile ago. Very simple. Fun yarn. Perfect for the 21 year old college student.  She has been on my case about, not making her anything in awhile!!! Excuse me. Go back a few post and see all the knitting I did for you girl!!!!!!! It does make me feel good that she wants me to knit for her!!

And, not that I am, NOT, knitting for her now, I AM!!!  Picked up the new edition of "Knit Simple" and we both fell in love with the hooded pullover.  While waiting on the PET scan 

to be over, I sat in the waiting room and knitted much further than the picture. I am at the sleeves. It is a fun sweater that you knit top down. I like that.

I love the yarn I chose. Daughter wanted a grey. And she loves this shade. I hope make a matching hat and mittens with some of the same color I bought last fall.

Writing is so much easier this morning. Sleep came so much faster last night and the sun came up so much brighter today. Life, has some deep valleys. But the coming up and out of the valley makes everything so much more..........MORE. 

Thank you GOD for prayers answered and for the blessings ahead. Thank you for making my husband one of your miracles.