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Been Busy

June 28, 2010

It’s been too hot to do much of anything outside this weekend.  We took Gus for his walk first thing in the morning and spent the rest of the day inside working in the yarn room.  I looked into every bag and box.  Now, I’ve got two more bags to give to Goodwill and five for  my friends if they want any of it.  I still have more than I’ll use in my lifetime, but it’s too nice to give away.  I may put some of it on Ravelry, but I’m not ready for that decision.  Maybe after the room is finished.

Flo was not helpful.  As a matter of fact, she said we were bothering her.

I have finished one sock.  It’s been fun.  I changed a couple of things including making a shorter leg. 

Moving Stuff

June 23, 2010

Frank is coming sometime between the next week and the next month to move some walls.  So we have to move stuff.  Arg.  I need to move my fabric shelves into my yarn room.  I started clearing a wall for it so I dragged bags and boxes into our bedroom and dumped them on the bed.  I started bags for Goodwill, trash, and of coures, knitting group.  Doug was a good gopher and a lot of help.  We really got a lot accomplished.  I even have a nice poncho and scarf that I had made for a designer and some extra matching yarn.  I only wore it a couple of times.  It’s pink and gray–not to my liking.  As a matter of fact, I have several skeins from that person that I’m getting rid of.  After some thought, we decided to buy some more shelves to put in the yarn room.  That way we can remove the fabric from one shelf and take it directly to the other shelf.  You can never have enough shelves.  I hate the thought of all the mess, but we need to make this house more useful to us.  When everything is finished we will have two nice-sized bedrooms, each with it’s own nice bathroom and I’ll have all my own sewing/knitting room.  Yeah!

Too Hot to Knit

June 14, 2010

So I sewed.  I pulled out fabric for a nightie and placements, but I had mending to do.  I had a small hole in an old, but favorite summer shirt and my Pocahontas denim shirt needed an elbow patch.  My machine  has three darning stitches which I love.  The patch really looks good.  I decided to make two patches and put some embroidery on each.  I didn’t have anything that I liked so I used Pumba from Lion King.  I should have worked on it more because i had a lot of unnecessary jump stitches.  It hung up a couple of times, but the results were good.  Now, I have to decide on want to put on the other patch.

Last night, I called Doug when I reached the halfway point on the way home.  he wanted me to stop and get subs.  I told him I was bringing ham salad, chicken salad, macaroni salad, broccoli and cauliflower salad, Muenster cheese, swiss cheese, dried beef, and cheese bread.  He still wanted subs.  You never know.

Here I Am

June 12, 2010

My son is still alive and my daughter is as lovely as ever, so I think I’ll go home tomorrow.

Do you think they miss me?

Last Thrusday

June 9, 2010

We went to Carodan Farm Wool Shop in Chincoteague Island, VA.  Betty wanted to exchange some yarn and Leslie and I went along for the ride.  It’s a very nice little shop and we will definitely be going back.  I was really happy to see Panda Silk, Panda Cotton and Panda Wool.  They all make great socks.  They had a great collection of sock yarns, but I resisted the urge to buy everything.  Betty found some nice cremsickle cotton for her top and Leslie was very happy with all the Addi Turbo needles.  Afterwards, we rode around the island for a while, then decided on Bill’s Seafood Restaurant for a late lunch.  Even though we didn’t get seafood, we had a great and cheap lunch.  The sandwiches were hearty and the coleslaw was the best I have ever tasted.   The waitress was great so we left a nice tip.

I forgot my camera so here’s Cora enjoying the new hardwood floor.  It feels so good on a hot day.

I was very pleasantly surprised to find Kiss My Face products at Wal-mart today.  I don’t currently need anything, but I got lip balm and a travel kit to take with me when I go to Bismarck, ND.

Yeah. I Know.

May 30, 2010

It has been so beautiful all week.  By the time I was ready to blog, I was too tired to think. 

My daughter came by last Sunday afternoon and brought me this great gift.  It’s a bird house by Jim Shore, but I have no intention to hang it outside.  My son-in-law had taken his ’67 Camaro to Cruising Ocean City.

I’ve been working on this sweater all week.  I took this picture this afternoon.  It’s finally starting to look like something. 

Well, I gotta go.  Hell  Boy II is on.  Maybe I’ll talk about Dot next time or why Flo is making us crazy.

Second Day of Rain

May 18, 2010

I really don’t mind.  We needed a good soaking rain.  It has been looking like summer in California where it didn’t rain at all.  There was a heavy rain one day the first summer I lived there.  People talked about it for a good year afterward.  They may have talked longer.  I had left my husband by then and returned to sanity.  It’s not that I didn’t like California.  It was my husband that I didn’t like.

  These are the Hopscotch socks from Think Outside the Sox.  This pattern was easy to remember so it knitted quickly.  I used my favorite heel flap which I used in my Red White and Blue socks.  I did not like the K2tog, yo at the toes so I redid it plain.  Also, mine are a bit shorter.  These are for summer and I would have made them even shorter if I had thought about it earlier.  I used Panda Silk from Crystal Palace.  The yarn is light and wonderfully soft.  I would definitely buy it again. 

I’m hoping to start my sweater by the weekend.

Sunday at Sheep and Wool

May 8, 2010

My brother and sister-in-law picked me around 7:45.  We got there half an hour later.  First stop was to look at plants.  We have had good success in the past.  Since we were parked so close, my brother walked our purchases back to the van.  We went on up the hill, then down to the barns.  There were some venders that I never looked into on Saturday.  Socks That Rock was one, but I didn’t see anything.   We bought things like dog and cat snacks, soap and maple syrup.

I bought fingering yarn for more Coraline gloves from Shelridge Farm.  I really like their yarn and was very happy to find the colors I wanted.  (I forgot to take a picture.) Then I stopped at Miss Babs and found the Squash Blossom.  The yellow-gold was irresistable.  Lastly, I wanted a circular needle from Signature Arts Needles .  I am happy to say that they had the size I wanted.  I bought double points too.

Next, thoughts on my next sweater and more socks on my needles.

Saturday at Sheep and Wool

May 6, 2010

You know, my feet are still tired.  I feel like I pulled a muscle in the left one.  It didn’t keep me from taking my dog for a walk.  It was so beautiful on the river this morning.  I sat on the pier for  while, then found a place where Gus could wade and get a drink.  I love living here.  Now, if I just had a bathtub like the one at the other house, life would be perfect.

OK.  I guess you want to see what I bought.  Some venders have moved, but, since I would be looking at everything anyway, I did eventually find the ones that I wanted.   It was promising to be a very warm, sunny day so I did the outside booths first.  The Tess booth was packed with yarn and people.  I didn’t see the color and type of yarn I wanted so I got out as quickly as I could.   I found what I was looking for at Creatively Dyed Yarns.  What delicious yarn!  It was all I could do to keep focused.

The top I bought on Sunday. I’ll discuss that later.    Look at the bottom skein.  I love the shading and little flecks of color.  it was a little more expensive than I like, but the label said 5.3 oz.  and when weighed, it was 6.5 oz–enough for socks AND gloves. 

I’ve been wanting to make Coraline gloves.  I found a pattern, but they were worsted weight and I wanted lighter.  I finally found a picture of the actual gloves from the movie which is all I really need.  I found this yarn in the first barn and it was cheap, too.  The company is called Made By Ewe and they are on Etsy.  The yarn is DK and I wanted fingering, but I bought it anyway.  Like I said, it was cheap and it has a nice feel.

Before I forget— Hey, Betty.  I found your needles.

Next thing on my list was a chocolate waffle ice cream cone.  They are really good here.  While waiting in line, someone I haven’t seen in about 10 years came up tp me.  We got our cones and found a place to sit.  We talked for nearly an hour.

I Am So Tired!

May 2, 2010

Friday, it was lunch with the girls.  We had a great time.  It was only four of us this time which is a good number in a busy restaurant.  Carol STILL hasn’t gotten a hip replacement!  We all bug her about it.  Rehab is a pain in the butt, but it’s all worth it in the end.  I want to send an enormous congrats to Suzette and her husband.  They have been non-smokers for a whole year!

Why am I so tired?  Maryland Sheep  and Wool.  During the week we had 60’s and 70’s, which is normal.  As a matter of fact, it was too chilly to sit out on the deck for any length of time.  I think it got up 90 yesterday.  Today, as long as it was overcast, it was tolerable.  But when the sun came out in full, it was unbelievable. 

Yesterday, I had a rest in the back of my van.  I had chats with several people and I always run into someone I haven’t seen in a while.  One nice lady even took my picture.

Are my toenails too orange?  It’s my second favorite color.  I toyed with walking around in the afternoon like this, but, then, I started thinking about dust and stones so I put on my white cotton Buster Brown socks.  And, yes.  You can still buy them. 

It’s a good thing I came early.  More on Sheep and Wool tomorrow(or the next day).  I haven’t decided if I’m going home tonight or tomorrow morning.  I’m really tired and I really love the big old bathtub here.