Ditto is done!

It is finished! The ditto is done. I love it! The picture does not do it justice.

I used Seduce from Berroco yarns. It was wonderful to work with. It is a yarn, that needs to be by itself. You must put it in its own little baggie and not allow it near other yarns.

It tangles like crazy!

So where have I been you ask...... Facebook. I fell totally in love with its offerings and games. Caught up with some old friends and reconnected with distant cousins. I

have slowed down and returned to my normal self.

Also school has started and that in its self is time consuming. Open house is in a few days and I have been home today with a cold. But all is well, and I am on the mend. So I will be ready for open house.

The first day of fall is tomorrow and I look forward to the

cooler temps and color changes outside. This is my absolute

favorite time of the year. It so inspires to start new projects, take long walks and just enjoy the smells and sights of this time of year.

And speaking of weather, this has been the very worst year for my allergies! And speaking with many others, it seems its in the air(no pun intended). I decided to seek holistic help. I found a wonderful doctor, who is hopefully going to help me with all my issues. I am on a elimination diet this week. I have stopped all caffeine, sugar,dairy and wheat products. WOW, what a fun time that is! I am drinking almond and coconut milk. I don't care for the texture. And I found a drink that tastes just like instant coffee!!! Love it! Hubby and I went to Whole Foods on Saturday, to find many of the crazy things I have to eat. We enjoyed the visit and I amazed at what other food is out there! And It was so nice to go to the fish department and they knew where the fish came from and the amounts of mercury each piece may contain.

Now its back to knitting a new project. And there are many. I need to finish up my nephews skull sweater and mittens. And one of my sister in laws called and requested a scarf and mittens for a fund raiser at my nephews school. I took a picture but dropped the camera and think I may have broken it. So no pictures to share of the above projects. Also I found a sweater to make the hubby. We will see about that one. And the new baby in the family is due very soon, and I need to finish a blanket. Gee, not to many demands! I better get busy. Stop typing and Facebooking and start knitting!!!

NOTHIN MUCH

AHHHH so that's what I have been doing.... Well not me, but the family. Camp this year was soooo much fun! We had several guest this year at camp. The most fun was had when the youngest nephews and their parents showed up.

That's the youngest with the fish he and his brothers caught! Hubby took them to a children only pond, and they had just stocked it. So much fun!

Went to my favorite LYS at Brookville, "Spin a Yarn". Bought myself some

really nice yarn, that my daughter promptly spilled my coffee on!!!!

Yeah, all over it! Anyone out there, who can help with this unfortunate predicament please post!

Not much to say... So I will finish with this lovely picture, that NO ONE would look at the camera for!!!

Knitting info coming soon.......

I wish it would slow down.

Since we have been home, we haven't stopped! We went to, three graduation parties, golf birthday party, a few Fourth of July celebrations, a Zoo wedding and a big old Italian Picnic at my home.

SO, when did I knit? In the car on the way, to all but one, of the events.

The Nephews were here today. What fun! The middle one picked this pattern for a fall sweater. Which I started right away! the yarn is Comfort, worsted weight and Bernat glow in the dark. He is excited. The older one chose a pattern with a

skeleton chest on the front. They both will be a breeze to make. And the two year old is getting a orange sweater with a glow in the dark pumpkin. All the patterns can be found in this book.

I also have joined a KAL at Bloomin yarns. It's the

ditto sweater from Berroco. I am using the yarn I was going to use for the Shawl Kal. (LOL)

Its "suduce", and is BEAUTIFUL! Its a pain in the butt to drop. It knots like crazy! But it is beautiful to feel and look at. It is on small needles, so it is slow, but very nice to hold.

Now, I have other projects, and a few I saw tonight when I went up to my sewing room, and thought, ewwwww, I wanta make this. So who knows how many more are to come.

This is Baby Jaguar

at the zoo wedding with her twin stingray. The food was made by the monkeys. Yeah it was that bad. But everything else was great! And this is Baby Jaguar and Baby Zebra, in the elevator.... Names were

given to them by their Great Aunt Cathy.

They had a good time. They are both 20 and got shut off by the bartender. Dad did slip them a glass of wine. But they were happy just being there and dancing.

And the weekend carried over with all the fam at my home for a good old fashion picnic. Lots of good times and laughs. Nothing, Nothing replaces family. It was great!

This is my mom and her sisters and brothers, minus one sister, who passed four years ago. She is always in our heart. We love you Aunt Mary!

On the way back home

Ah. Home again. The time flew this year. It seems like the week was shorter this year. Is that possible?

I didn't achieve the success I thought I would, but with the week running shorter(LOL) I just didn't have the time. Even the ride there seemed shorter.

Oh no it wasn't, I take it back, I had a full blown allergy attack, and could not function. Very little knitting was done. I was blowing my nose.

But the good news is I did complete the socks. The picture is on the way home. I still need to weave the ends in. Glad they are done! They were super easy.

And the beautiful, I LOVE IT, Liesl by Yolanda.

It was so much fun! It works up really quickly.

I picked up the buttons today at Bloomin Yarns.

It blocked out beautifully.

I guess finishing two UFO's is better than leaving them at home and coming back with another new UFO?

I am onto a new project. I don't know what. Maybe I will finish that purse.

I do have some glow in the dark yarn, and promised the nephews I would make skull and cross bone sweaters for Halloween. And of course I picked up the most beautiful yarn at Bloomin this afternoon...... Decisions,decisions decisions!!!

The week has flown

That is my daughter and Nephew. Going 800 feet up over the sound. Crazy kids.She had the best time. Her brother was in the boat taking the shots and she took her own in the air.

After they did that, it was more seafood!!! As the week winds down, we are sad.

Everyone wants to come again in August.... Sounds like a plan....

The picture to the left is her in the air, only about 400 feet.... And at the right, watching the dolphins play. That hairy leg, is her cousins.

I love the BEACH!

Knitting. Not much going on here. Too busy. This is the view right outside our house. The weather is perfect. We are having the best time.

I picked up some yarn from the greatest shop down here. It makes a complete baby sweater. Post pictures later, as I am on my way to breakfast.

Our house is OK. It is not as nice as last year, But it is closer to everything. It is centrally located in the Outer Banks. Which makes driving anywhere, a lot faster.

From the top of the Currituck lighthouse to the bottom of the sea, Have A GREAT day!

5 Day's and counting

Yes....5 days and counting till we hit the OB!!! 

I am crazy busy. Got the son together today for the trip, shoes, shorts, shirts, swimsuit.

Of course nothing fit him from last summer. I think he grew 10 inches!!!

Yesterday the girls going had a Pedi party! I was the coordinator. I supplied snacks, beach theme  and of course the FUN!

Husband gets his new tennis shoes tomorrow. His are so grass stained, its kinda embarrassing....

Daughter has a JOB, and is 20, do I have to buy for her? She has more in her savings than    me!!!So she is on her own.

Then there is me.......Clothes? Shoes? NAH, PROJECTS!!! 

I decided it would be UFO trip this year. Yes I am leaving with started projects and returning with them done!!!

First on the list is the halfway completed sock for hubby. It was in my last blog. I should have that done by Ohio. It is that far along.

Second. The Camo socks on the left are young sons. Started....I don't remember. I had to rip back due to a miscalculation in the foot part. So to sleep they went. 

The other, black and white are the skull mittens for my daughter. I started them over the winter and the first mitten was completed in a few

 evenings. BUT it was extremely small! And I read the pattern color chart wrong. SO I started a new pair, with a  much larger needle and the correct color chart. BUT, I messed up somewhere and now need to rip to the line ribbing and start again. SO off to sleep they went.....

This was a kit I picked up at BLOOMIN Yarns, over the fall, last week of October for sure. I loved the colors, my daughter was with me and said she would like them. Once again, I started them and everything was going good, TILL, I missed two rows and used the wrong color!!! Damn, you must think I don't know anything!!!

So I need to rip back this pair to the orange design and begin again.....AGHHHH!!

AND here it is!!!!!!!!!!! The G&*^%mn lace shaw!! The satan pattern. It has been ripped Several times. I am thinking, I may save it for the last thing I do. I am being positive...I am bringing two different yarns. In hopes that I will make two.....

It is fun to get these together and then see them finished! I will be so happy, if in two weeks from today I come back with almost if all of these projects completed. I mean, they are small. Not too difficult to do. And very portable. I can take them down to the beach. Time will tell.....

I am thinking positive.  You think positive also....GO grab a UFO and FINISH IT!!! We will all feel better!!! Peace out my Knittin Peeps!!! Keep those needles clicking!