I’m hoping that I can finish them tomorrow.
Archive for the ‘Knitting’ Category
Halloween Socks
October 3, 2009Found It!
October 1, 2009I knew I had bought sock yarn for Halloween. I went looking for the next, but had no luck. This morning, I went into the yarn room, opened a drawer and there it was. I hate it when that happens. So I put away my orange and pink sock and started these.
Onancock
October 1, 2009Say that three times fast. Leslie and I went down to check out a yarn shop in Onancock VA calls. It’s only 83 miles from here so off we went. We had a good time. The shop was small, but they had a good variety. It was far superior to Kitschy in Rehoboth. I even bought a few skeins of yarn. Then we headed down to the end of the road to the river. There’s a ferry to Tangier Island. Leslie was NOT interested. As a matter of fact, this was as close as she would go to the water’s edge.
It was a very pretty area.
We were getting hungry, but there wasn’t anything that we were interested in town. We headed back up Route 13. We started cutting over on old business routes and enjoyed lots of old houses and buildings and even a little railroad museum. We finally found a family restaurant that looked good. We were not disappointed. And they had the best coffee. We stayed for over two hours. Everything was delicious and we ate every bite. It’s called Parksley Family Restaurant on Route 13 in, where else, Parksley, VA. Yeah. We had gone along other little roads and wound at a place on the main road. It didn’t matter. It was a nice day. We were having a good time.
Today, It Was The Podiatrist
September 29, 2009Once in a while, I’ll get a cyst on the bottom of my foot. I usually dig them out myself. This one was on my right foot near my fifth toe. I couldn’t turn my foot enough to get at it without pain in my hip. After two years, I know how far I can stress my hip. So, off I went to the podiatrist. After an hour wait, he spent about five minutes digging it out. Good thing I had my knitting. I got an inch done on my socks.
My dear husband had a contractor come today. We want to turn the back half of the garage into a hobby room. It will be great to have all my stuff in one place and to able to have both my sewing machines out. The back half of the wall in the family room by the garage will be removed and the whole area will have a wood floor. There will also be a tiled laundry room. So now my cheap husband is agonizing over how much it will cost.
I forgot to take knitting pictures so here’s Flo.
Urologist
September 24, 2009I really didn’t want to go there, but I’ve been having trouble for so long. My daughter talked me into going. I want to visit my girlfriend in Arizona. I don’t want an aisle seat near the lavatory. I want to be able to sit by a window and knit. So I went. She asked a bunch of questions, most of which I said, “yes”, to. I have to go back in a month for a “procedure” that I don’t want to even think about right now. She gave me some of “those” pills to take to see if they help. I have no intention of taking them forever. I want the TVT surgery. Besides, the pills can cause constipation which I don’t need. I have hypothyroidism which makes you constipated anyway. To make a long story short, I’m depressed.
One thing I can say for the urologist, they were prompt. I only finished two rows on my sock while waiting. It was very humid today, but I still sat outside and knit for a couple of hours. I needed quiet time to think.
It was too sunny for Zip.
Cora kept me company.
Sweater Progress
September 23, 2009
I’ve started the sleeves. I’m beginning to wonder if I am going to have enough yarn. Some hanks were a little thicker so my calculations may be off. I may have to make the bands on the front out of something else. I just need to match one of the colors. It shouldn’t be that hard. I didn’t get any work on it today. It was too hot to have all that in my lap. I went looking for Halloween sock yarn. I thought I had some orange, white and black, but I couldn’t find it, but I did find some orange and pink that will have to do. I’m going to make the Latvian Socks from Folk Socks by Nancy Bush. They are supposed to be natural in color.
I was Bad—-Again
September 19, 2009I couldn’t help it. It came out of my mouth of its own free will. I am such a nasty old woman. But, I enjoyed it. And I am still enjoying it.
I had my annual mammogram this morning. When I finished, the technician offered me a carnation. I paused , looked at them, looked at her, and said matter of factly, “No. It’s—- silly.” I’m sorry. I’m not a little kid that is given a lollipop after getting a shot to help the tears go away. That’s it. I’ve said enough on that.
Molly/Olive loves my/her shawl. I keep it draped over the back of my favorite chair. She likes to pull it down so it falls on her. She’s a neat little cat and adores her new little girls. We let Flora go outside with her and she watches her the whole time. She is a good mother. Cora just had her operation so we can’t let her go out yet. She’s doing very well. Dr. Mike really knows what he’s doing.
I’m making good progress on my sweater. The lower body is finished and I finished the right front in one day. I’m hoping to get it finished in a couple more weeks. This picture does not do it justice. It really looks nice. I hope it will look at good on me.
I think I want to make some orange socks for Halloween and I’m trying my best not to look at any other yarn.
Puzzle Me This
September 15, 2009
This pattern is in Knitted Jackets by Cheryl Oberle. I bought the yarn several years ago at Maryland Sheep and Wool. It’s hand dyed and hand spun. I tried several different patterns before I finally decided on this one. The yarn is a bit rough so it had to be a jacket rather than something close to the skin. So far the gauge is spot on and I like the texture.
Flo lies it, too.
It’s Been a Busy Week on the Creek
September 14, 2009I had to go for my annual physical Tuesday morning. While I was out, I had my teeth checked at the dentist. Then, I got some breakfast. Afterwards, I got a haircut. I had about three inches cut off and it’s still long enough to put up. September here can still have some hot days.
Wednesday morning, I had blood drawn. Every year, this gets harder. I have terrible veins. They were finally able to get blood out of my right hand. When I had a colonoscopy, they had to put the IV in my foot. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was donating blood on a regular basis. I must be getting old.
The best day was Thursday. Leslie and Maria came over we went shopping. They are knitters, too, so guess where we went. drove. I like to drive. First, we went to Sea Needles in Bethany Beach. We were there for almost two hours. I bought A size 7 circular needle, some sock yarn and Rowan magazine #46. I don’t know why they call it a magazine. It’s more like a book. I wanted a 47″ or 60″ size 8 circular needle, but the longest they had in anything. I was hoping to get one at the next stop. Leslie bought some needles, but Maria couldn’t make up her mind about some sale yarn. I liked both colorways so I wasn’t much help. She didn’t buy either.
Next, I drove up Route 1 to Rehoboth Beach. It was raining hard and very windy by that time. Driving along with the bay on one side and the ocean on the other was exciting. The rain had eased off by the time we got to Rehoboth. I forgot to bring quarters for the meter, but Leslie had plenty–probably from the slots. That’s her other passion. The shop is called Kitschy. I don’t think we will be going back. There wasn’t much variety. I believe she only stocked what she liked. I never did get the other needle I wanted. I was too disappointed in this shop.
Finally—-My Hat
September 6, 2009
Here’s my hat and gloves. The pattern is in my pages. It’s very simple.
We were not at all happy to see these guys this evening.
They are so destructive.
Zippo watched.
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 