“How Sweaters Are Really Made”
Nancy sent me this picture for Christmas. I just love it. It is getting hung on the wall as soon as the family room is finished. We finished the painting and Frank will be back when he finishes working on some body’s bathroom. As a matter of fact, I like it so much, it’s my current wallpaper. It’ll also look good on the craft room wall if and when it gets made.
It took foreverto load this sock picture. The first one didn’t take any time. I almost gave up, but my knitting was handy. The foot is about half done. It should be finished in a couple of days.
I loaded a few pictures so let’s see how long that takes. So far, this one is faster, but it may just be because there is not much on it.
The finished the 
Here it is, folks. This is the last IK that I will ever receive. Look at that cover sweater! Could they have picked anything worse? It looks like something my mother would have worn to putter around the house. Not my Grandmother though, who had better taste. There were two things in this issue that I might consider making, but there are no real garments. For over a year now, this magazine has been a big waste of my money. I think the only reason I kept getting it was because I have gotten it since it’s inception. For years, I enjoyed it. The designs and articles were great. There were always several things I wanted to make. And now, Iam ashamed to say I still get it. The patterns are boring, boring, boring. There is nothing of any interest anymore. It is very sad that such a good magazine could sink to such mediocrity.
We sat out on the porch for a couple of hours this afternoon and I worked on the bag while Doug read the newspaper. I finished the bottom and am just starting to come up the sides. The one end needs to be tidied, but that’s not a problem. This is a good, sturdy bottom. I try to keep it in mind next time I make something like this. Beth was kind enough to include knitting in the round and doing each side separately. The fewer seams the better.
I actually got to sit outside and do some knitting. I finished my black socks last night so I started on a bag for my daughter. The bag is from 
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 