TUESDAY NITE KNIT

Yippee

This is our MIA knitter, Linda. Well, its her foot and her FIRST  sock!!!!! She did a fantastic job.

I felt I needed to put her picture on top of the others, because e she worked so very hard to learn how to do the gusset and turn. Her yarn is the stuff with the aloe in it, so her feet will be nice and soft! Great job, Linda. Glad you came back. Have a nice vacation in Hilton Head!

 I felt it was time to share my knitters and crocheters with you.  Every Tuesday night, we are together. We laugh, we eat, we laugh, we cry, we laugh, we share. Oh yes, and we get a few rows of knitting and crocheting in.  I am so proud to say these are my friends. They are the kind of people you hope you meet in your lifetime. They really like you, care about you, worry about you , and celebrate all those little things with you, like...... finishing a row!  And then there are those major moments, like finishing a beautiful shawl, your first sock and a prized afghan! 

Knitter number 1, Jody and her beautiful Shawl.  Jody is a great knitter, she is a lefty. And she knits completely opposite of a righty. It is sooo cool to watch her. We love having her with us, her laughter is infectious.  

    

This is Vicky's leg. This is her first sock! She did a great job! I taught her to graph the end tonight, and she did it like a pro. Vicky had a hard time with double pointed so she taught herself the two circular needle way. She finished the sock in no time.  Vicky is our speed knitter. She is a no nunsense (LOL) kind of girl!

This is my favorite knit nite buddy. My mom. We are so very proud of her. She claimed she could not learn to do anything crafty.  Now, we all knew different. We just had to convince her. We did! This isn't her first afghan, but her second!!! Woop, there it is! Go momma, go momma! We love having her with us every tuesday.  She and her very best friend come together.  

That would be Donna. She isn't pictured, but her work is.  That is her work below. The black and gray. It's from the einstein book. Donna is such a hard worker. She produces the most beautiful pieces. She never likes her stuff, but trust me, it is always really nice. 

                                                                                      And our last knitter tonight is.....................

Chrystal. She is making a beautiful jacket for her, well maybe for her, maybe for her baby girl. We will see. Chrystal always is our steady, level headed, always puts things in perspective kinda girl. When we are troubled by something, she always has a way of making you feel better. And its always very practical, very, why didn't I think about it that way, advise.

These are just a few of us, there was one knitter who was MIA, and another who comes when she gets the knitting bug.  We all have so much fun together, that I wish the night would last forever. But then, I wouldn't ever get any knitting done! Something I need to do, right now.

Keep knitting. Too hot, try cotton or soy or maybe corn!!! Just knit!

 

 

Time waits for no one

Ok, how did these two cute kids grow up and become really great adults. My daughter graduated last year from high school. In less than three hours the nephew will enter the real world. No more reading, no more writing, no more teachers dirty looks! Well, at least till fall and college.

Life goes so fast. There is an ad on TV, that hits  home. A young mom comes in with a fertility statue and the house fills with things and babies and ends with a young girl grabbing her dads keys and saying "Don't wait up". Yep it goes that fast. So if you are a young mom reading this, grab those babies and love them. Kiss those chubby bellies and eat up those tiny cute toes.

I gave the Prayer Shawl to my dying friend. She cried and we hugged. We cried. She loved it and said chemo sometimes makes her cold. And it is perfect.  I took some pictures, but my phone camera made the colors so ugly I don't want to post it. It was beautiful.  

All the yarn came from Knit One. Rochelle could not have been more helpful. My friends and I had spent most of the morning there, and she offered to serve us lunch right in front of the yarn we were smelling and cooing over for the last hour. We all needed the laugh. Love that place. 

Well, as I check my clock I see that I need to gather my tissues and Gatorade(Its outside and its about 95 degrees!) and get ready to go to the graduation. 

Oh what is on my needles..... LOTS... Started a summer vest with cotton fleece. Two pairs of socks are on needles and a sweater that the yarn smells like lilac, and a vest. There's more, but you know that. Keep knitting, peace out.

Booga bag

BOOGA BAG

  This is my version of the booga bag.  Very fast and easy. Made it for the daughter, but she feels it is too bright. 

I love it! The first pic is of the pre-felted bag.  I used 3 skeins of Noro 100% wool. In the brightest colors I could find.

The directions don't tel

l you, but I didn't want any leftover yarn. I used two full skeins, then made a 6 foot strap. with the rest of the yarn I continued on the bag, till I used up all the yarn, bound off and felted. I liked the "no yarn left". Just a thought if you make one. I like making the bag and would probably make another.  It takes a weekend to do. Or a good road trip.  

Not much to blog, I am starting the baby cardigan. It is going to be cute. I can see the fair isle starting. I have to have this done before we leave for summer break. 

I will post a pic soon. That's it for now. Take care, keep knitting.  

I love my socks!!!

It is so much fun to see a little boy light up when he gets a pair of handmade

 socks.  The nephew turned 4 and wanted a bowling party.  When I asked him what he wanted, He said, " A Tonka crane and socks!" He got them both from us. And he was soooo excited.  After all the gifts were opened and he played a few frames he realized he got socks from his aunt. Grandma helped put them on. The picture says it all. His dad took the picture. After this one, he took another of him with a huge smile on his face. He then put on his shoes jumped off the table and bowled a few more frames. Cute as can be!  And, of course he

 made his aunt's day! 

Just one

I love, LOVE, to make flower arrangements. I have been making them since high school. Why I never went into the profession, I will never know. Well, I think I do know. I love it, and why ruin it by having to do it everyday, all the time. It's my nephews prom tomorrow and he asked me to make flowers for his girlfriend. You can't see them, but there are two zombies in the flowers. She loves zombies. It was fun to do.

So, I am at the craft store,picking up the things needed to make the bouquet, and happen to end up by the yarn. Oh yea, its on the other side of the store. BUT, I had to walk by and see if they had anything interesting. I spot it. The cutest ball of baby yarn. Blue and pink and soft and well cute... At this point, hubby, whom I told would I would be 15 min, has now made his way into the store after being in the car over 30 min, finds me. "What are you doing over here? I thought you needed flower stuff over there?" No, I got that stuff honey, I'm just visiting over here. He replies, "I have been in the car almost a hour, can you visit later, without me." OK, I'll be out. The one ball of yarn had to come home with me. It's really sweet. I have to make something with it. I am thinking about holding it together with another baby yarn and making a baby blanket, for the friend who is expecting. I know, I will have to return and buy more if I do that, but I will make the sacrifice.

This is short and sweet, because I need to knit!

The Circle of Life

Life. It never ceases to amaze me. I am feeling like a bi polar knitter. Let me explain. It's not what you think.
I have a friend at school. She is wonderful. Kind, generous and always giving positive uplifting comments. She is dying. Pancreatic cancer. Boom, just like that.
A few weeks ago a precious little fifth grader pops in my room. huge smile. Tells me he misses my class, gives me a hug and looks me dead in the eye and shares the most frightening thing he could ever imagine. His mom was diagnosed with breast cancer.
What do we knitters do with this pain. We knit. We knit prayer Shaw's and chemo caps. With each stitch we pray. Pray for comfort. For a cure, for hope, for strength. Then we finish it, wrap it, and pray, that it gives them all of those things and more.

And then it happens. the darkness lifts. Another friend tells you, after many tries and a miscarriage, she is pregnant. She is glowing, her happiness radiates and captures you. You begin to feel good. Even great. Thankful, she got her wish. She is past the 3 months of worry and looking and feeling better than she ever has. And as a knitter, how do you share in her happiness. You knit! You knit little tiny things. brightly colored things. Things that make you feel GOOD!

SO my invisible friends, what I mean about the Bi polar part is the two extremes in my life at the moment. Each at the extreme end of our emotions. And how do you deal with all of it.
OK, You got it. You knit. And each project is so different, so..........bi polar.

I am knitting bright things! Keeping it up beat and happy! This is a booga bag for my daughter. It is soooooo fast and soooo much fun. I did have to put it aside to make the chemo cap. But I plan on felting it before I leave school tomorrow. Yes, I have a washer in my class room. I am a FCS teacher. And my washer here at home, does not have a agitator, so nothing felts right. My other washer at school is perfect.
And the nephews sweater is so fast, I have stopped to do all the other projects. It is still as cute as can be! And brings a smile to everyone who sees his socks and the half done sweater.

My prized afghan that I won is upstairs waiting for me. I work a few rows before I put my very tired body to rest. It is very beautiful. I would post a pic, but I am too lazy to go upstairs and get it. I may just take the camera and laptop to bed with me and grab a pic and post it. You will see. But for now, I NEED TO KNIT!
I did it. I am not as tired as I thought.
Here are the 30 plus rows that are done.
The colors are totally opposite of me. I am a blue person. But the daughter said I needed to step out of the box, and go opposite of my safe zone. I am enjoying the color change.

Finally! I wanted to be done by the end of march. Well, I guess April will do. The sweater was fun. Knitted from the top down. Straight knitting, Not a lot of thought. Probably a good thing considering the month we have had.
I blocked it and it washed beautifully. I think I made it a size to big. I seems to have grown while in the wash. Oh well.
I love the color. Circus Peanuts.......


The nephews socks are finished. Lots and lots of fun. I picked up some Comfort at Bloomin a few weeks ago. All the colors in the socks. SO I am making the cute sweater in the picture.

I am having fun with this stuff. It takes me back to when my kids were little. Making cute little things. They are not time consuming and lots of fun.
Hubby is on the mend. He spent 3 days in the hospital. came home last sunday. And is doing OK....He has a long road ahead of him. Mending that is. Things are slow. He is happy he is home and knows it's only temporary. He was a little depressed. I figured it was from being home all week by himself and not being able to go anywhere. So I called all the extended family and threw some burgers and dogs on the grill. It was a wonderful night for cooking out. And it was the perfect medicine for hubby! He got lots of laughs and was brought back to the real world. Work, friends, family and all its problems and all the other stuff in between.
Oh the throw. I started it I will get a pic on here real soon, Promise! It is fast. I am lovin it!