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Not Going Anywhere

December 31, 2008

It has been extremely windy all day.  I didn’t have much of a walk today.  Trying to fight the wind and walk at the same time is too much for my poor knees.  Now, it’s getting colder.  We used to go out with new year’s eve with the neighbors, but the main organizer turned out to be more than most of us could stand.  He always wanted to go to someplace fancy.  Then, he would treat the wait people like dirt.  It was very embarrassing.  He always had to show that he was better than you.  I don’t know why people have to be that way.  Most people do it occasionally, but with him it was all the time.  I feel sorry for his wife.

I am glad the year is over.  I said that I would blog every day and I did.  But, I feel that other things were neglected and I did not learn as much as I thought I would. So, I will be blogging less this coming year.  I want to spend my computer time doing other things.  If I stare at the screen for too long, I feel like I am frying part of my brain.  I was originally thinking about blogging on odd days, but maybe ten times a month is more realistic.

My next goal is to finsh my Latvian socks by Sunday so I can wear them to group.  That also means that I will also have to wind yarn before that for my next pair of socks.  I only have about an inch to do before decreasing for the toe.  Is there anything good on TV tonight?  Well, I wouldn’t mind having a look at Dick Clark.  I used to watch him on American Bandstand fifty(?) years ago.  Scary.

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One Latvian Sock

December 22, 2008

I finished it at knitting group this afternoon.  I need to try it on before it’s official.  I have even started the second sock.   The toe was supposed to be solid, but I twined knitted with both colors for more durability.

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It rained all night and until noon today.  Maude was very vocal about it.  We have got to stop doing this.  It’s all our fault you know that she can’t go out.  Olive is learning a lot from Maude.

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Luckily for us, the rain stopped and she got to go out.  Olive is still too young to go out, but she has been practicing on the Christmas tree for when the time comes.

Apple Pie

December 18, 2008

I made pie crust yesterday and it’s still sitting in a ball in the refrigerator.  Today wasn’t a good day.  Doug asked me this evening if I was going to finish them tonight and I didn’t even answer him.  I just sat there and knit.

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I took a video of Olive and showed it to her.  One of these days I’ll get around to putting them on Utube.

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I played the snowman for her.12-18-08-012  I don’t think she liked it.

Olive’s New Toy

December 14, 2008

I thought it was a Christmas tree, but Olive had other ideas.

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Putting up the tree helped to lift my spirits for a while.  Maybe I’ll feel better tomorrow.  It’s supposed to me warmer.  I don’t  dare put any ornaments on the tree until we get it tied down.  I may have to resort to only using my unbreakables.

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I took this picture at 4PM.  The sun is almost down.  Ican’t stand it.

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I was determined to use both colors when rounding out the heel.  It took four tries.  I couldn’t get it snug enough to suit me.

Latvian Socks

December 13, 2008

I finished the ankle last night and started the heel today.

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Here’s something you never see around here.

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My cutting table has nothing on it.  I’ll leave it up while I decorate the tree, then it’ll be folded up for a while.  I haven’t been in sew mode lately anyway.

You Go Girl!

December 12, 2008

My daughter called me yesterday, absolutely livid.  She had ordered a laptop from Dell for my grandson for Christmas and told them to send it to me.  Kevin gets home from school a lot earlier than she does and he is very nosy.  She knew she couldn’t count on John to be home in time.  He has no sense of time when he’s out on a job.  A few days ago, she called to make sure there wouldn’t be any screw-ups.  Well.  It never showed up here, but it did there.  To make matters worse, there was a picture of it on the side of the box.  She was going to call today and give them a piece of her mind and she expects to get something out of it.  Knowing her, I’m sure she will.  That’s my girl!

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I’ve been working on Latvian socks.  I was worried I wouldn’t be able to get them over my heel so I got out a circular needle and slipped the stitches on it.   I got them on.  Hooray.  I hate to take stuff apart.  I really like working this pattern.  It moves right along.  I’ll probably get to the heel tonight.

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Here are the needles I’m using.  I love them.  I got them at Stitches.  I had read about them, didn’t want to spend the money without trying them.  They are lightest metal needles that I have encountered.  I usually only use wooden double pointed needles.  Each needle is blunt at one end and pointed at the other and they have four inch lengths.  These work.

Last, but not least, I got a Christmas present today.  Last week, Doug had gotten me Rigoletto on CD.  I had the records at the other house.  When I went to put it on the CD  part didn’t work.  Well, he found a Sony mini-stereo and it came today.  He set it up rather than wrap it up.  When I put on the CD and Luciano started his aria, I started to cry.  I have heard him in concert twice and I am still overwhelmed by his perfect voice.  I am surprised that the neighbors didn’t complain.  I had the speakers on max.

Where to Find my Entrelac Hat Pattern

December 10, 2008

Look at the pages on the right.  I put my pattern there so it will be easy to find.  I looked for my scarf pattern, but it must not have been copied from my old computer.  I do have a hard copy and I will try to make myself sit down and type it out.    Also, when I get around to it, I am going to make gloves to go with these socks.

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This pattern is from Lucy Neatby’s sock book.

Free Entrelac Hat Pattern—1000 Hits

December 9, 2008

Gee, thanks, guys.  I only wish that I knew who you were.  I should do something to celebrate.  How about another free pattern?  What should it be?  How about the matching scarf?   I also have a couple of sock patterns, one of which has an entrelac cuff.  I’ll have to dig through my stuff.

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I finished my red socks yesterday at knitting group.  Afterward, I went out to dinner with one of the girls and we had a great time.

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This is the first really cold day we’ve had since last winter.  It stayed in the upper twenties.  I had to cut my walk short this morning.  I was too stiff.  Also, the frost on the creek never melted.  It was unbelievably quiet.

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I Accomplished Something

December 5, 2008

I paid my bills and ordered the rest of my Christmas presents.  There were no phone calls, no stamps and no driving.  Don’t you just love technology? 

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Just check out the socks!  Speaking of socks, only five inches left on my red socks.

Wednesday Already?

December 4, 2008

I’ve been ‘kinda’ busy today.  I tried to put a handle on the clutter, but it didn’t work out very well.  So, I took a shower and washed my hair.  Everything looked fine after that.  We went food shopping.  They had green bananas and naval oranges.  Life is good.

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I finished the heel on my second red sock and started the decreases.  When I picked up along the sides, I had 21 stitches on one side and 19 on the other so I had play with it a little.  See the square needles.  They feel odd at first, but they work very well, especially on k2tog.  I made the first sock using round needles and there is no difference in size.  I just wish there were six instead of the usual five needles.  I like to have six when I make socks and sometimes seven.