Super Saturday of Slinky Scarves!

So Miss Britt got her project approved, and Heather and I are the knit club since I haven't seen the Comfy Cozy group yet to ask them for help! So, we sit knitting! She made a super cute striped one on the loom... seemed to take forever for her, but seemed to just jump off the needles every time I looked over at her! Good thing the guys are out of town or they would think us both 80!

Anyway, normally I don't care for sugar all that much. Once off it, it gives a kicking headache! But, I can't seem to figure out why I am fiending for candy corn!!!

Anyone want to throw a hand knit scarf this way?

It is for a good cause: People in the Columbus area dealing with mental health issues...

please, no red or blue per agency's request!

Knitting, Knitting, and more knitting!

Mason's Christmas sweater was finished on time... and he wore it to Miss Brittannie's surprise birthday dinner at Macaroni Grill. Thanks, Manny (i still love you, Manny... sorry about that!) and family for the road trip and awesome time we all had - -Good job, Manny!


I found this pattern on line - -Chromosome Cap - - and thought that Ashley might like it! I was excited to send it with Tom and Matt since they were going to Colorado for the book meetings. She got it... and loved it!!! She said that she is going to show everyone at work! I am glad she liked it! Whooo hoooooo!















Now that winter has set in - -and we have had our first official "below -20 snow day," it was time to knit some warm stuff! Over Christmas break, Ashley and Steven dropped me off at Yarnia when they went to run errands. They came in to get me and saw thrummed mittens. Melissa explained how they were made, so I bought the unspun wool and hat yarn to make some cozy hats for them.

The outside:

The yarn was glorious... Rowan Scottish Tweed Aran...chunky and wonderful to hold! Adding the roving was not too much of a problem!

This was one of those times when I was super happy to be kinesthetic!

The inside:

I found out that men without hair wear theirs inside out! Now, won't that be a picture?

Projects on the needles now: Brittannie is doing a community service project for people with mental health issues. So, Heather and I are making scarves!

Hoping we can get enough of them together to make a warming difference!

CHRISTmas Break '08 is history...

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The Christmas break is over, the festivities have been had... it was great to spend Christmas with EVERYONE TOGETHER AGAIN! It has not happened for a while, and it was quite wonderful. The great grandparents had a good time, too!

Thank you all for everything you did to make it special... from cookie baking like the good 'ole days, to helping with computer stuff that always takes longer than anyone can imagine, and all the delicious treats from other parts of the world! (Three milk cake, cuz I can't spell the Spanish name for it, meat breads, and hallacas.) The games, the visits, the special presents, and all the happy-to-have-a-full-house noises! Thank you again, everyone! This list is just a few of the wonders of the Christmas of 2008, the thanks include them all!


Part 2

For the second week of Christmas Break, I decided since Mason got a sweater, Hannah needed something, too. So, off to the LYS local yarn store to get some yarn. Wanted to learn how to do socks in '09...

I got off to a really good start... I was going to knit two at a time for my first pair (biting off a bit more than I should have, but who knew!) So, to make it easier to see them, I got two different yarns, and got to it! That meant that I was committed to making two more just like the first pair.





















Then,


I found out about gussets... let's see... four socks... I made 13 of them... then I got the hang of it!

Toes... four socks... made 6 of them. You should see the pointy first attempts when I misread the directions! ; )

But, with a little bit of I-am-not-quiting-until-I-get-this-right-cuz-I-am-NOT-paying-$45-for-the-sock-class attitude...



The socks!







































Hope you had a Merry Christmas this year... Thank you all, once again!




Loveyoualltonsandtons,


morethanyouknow, and



loveyoualldearly!

Getting ready for CHRISTmas!!!

We have the food...



The house is ready...






We are waiting for the out-of-town family to arrive from Colorado...

Then we will all be together to celebrate CHRISTmas!

Missing those of you who are not able to be here this year! Kisses all around!

CHRISTmas is coming!

Christmas is coming and the best way one can get in the mood this early, even though the stores have been decorated since August, is to make some Christmas stockings!

These are my first two attempts... not really, actually my first three attempts, my second sock was frogged! ...

first time with fairisle, heels, and socks! Even though these are about 3 inches long and no one can wear them, they sure are cute!!!

Now wouldn't a whole tree done in these be cute? And wouldn't hiding money in them for gifts be fun if there were about 100 on a tree?

HHHHhhhhmmmmmmmm!

This little wool (alpaca and cashmere) sweater is for Mason Buddy! Thought he would look quite dashing in a warm, cozy sweater! The buttons are modes of transportation (click the picture for a larger view!) and are really cute!

Now that I am in the Christmas spirit, I just have to tell someone

i started and finished my Christmas shopping today! ; )

and all before Thanksgiving!

Wrist Warmer... Gauntlet

Now that my wrist is able to move and manipulate needles a bit better, it was time for some serious learnin' to get back into the knitterly thing.

So, since my poor arthritic wrist will be quite stiff during the winter, I decided to knit up a gauntlet. I was doing an online search for wrist warmers and saw this pattern...

lots of cables...

lots of time to go wonky!

Well, I got it done, with some modifications... the original pattern called for the ribbing to go up past the elbow and to include a finger ring of crochet stitches for the middle finger... (quite cute, but too tight when it was finished). I shortened the pattern, and made the circumference smaller by using sock yarn and size 3 needles, and cut the ring.

This was supposed to be a quick knit, did not find that to be true!

I wore it to church today for the test drive... not bad!

October is called Soctober for knitters, and after all these cables, I mean, after dropping so many needles,

I think I will wait till at least February to start the socks!

Oh, by the way, I only made ONE!

Comfy Cozies await - - winter is just around the corner

Heather and I have been working on some donation projects. She made this chemo cap and is working on another one! Thank you so much, Heather! Still trying to get over a stiff wrist, so her help is definitely appreciated!



Hannah is modeling the hat and scarf combos that the Comfy Cozies are doing for the homeless this year. It was asked that we make scarves that fit more closely around the neck, so this pattern was given. I found a pattern for a warm ski band that is made like the scarf... tried it, and voila!















Hannah didn't mind putting this on - -it is 46 degrees today. Shouldn't really complain since it was in the 80s last week!

Carol and I are starting a knitting club in our rooms Monday, we had two kids show up for the informational meeting - -but three more told us that they forgot! Two kids said that they have yarn from their grandmas that they can donate... if that happens, that would be such a blessing! Then the students would not have to invest in their donated pieces!

Hope everyone is warm this weekend...






you too, Steven, out on the mountains of Colorado elk hunting!