I’ve been looking for a new handbag on Etsy. I was thinking about leather, but when I saw this, I knew it was the one. She had several that I liked. Most of them were solid colored, but the orange and pink stripes called to me. Here’s the address: www.helisengezer.etsy.com. Check her out. She has great style.
To self-righteous Joan— you have not told me anything that I didn’t already know. So, “EXCUUUUUSSSSE ME!!” This is my blog and I’ll give my opinion on what ever I choose. Thank you.
I meant to take a picture of my new hat today, but I didn’t think of it until evening. I like to take knitting pictures in daylight. I drove up to Dover to see what was on sale at Viking and Joanne’s. I was disappointed at how few embroidery designs they had, but I did buy a couple gadgets. There was a lot heavy traffic on the way home. I was wandering why, then I realized it was probably weekenders. There were several different state tags.
Well. That’s about it.
Flora Dora
I love this book. The directions are clear. It’s filled with wonderful ideas and illustrations. And the there are complete full sized patterns in the back. I am going to have so much fun!
I started the Labyrinth socks Sunday. They’re moving right along. I like mosaic patterns. They look difficult, but they’re fairly easy. You know blue is not my favorite color, but it’s a good sock color.
I went further and added a little edge and one button. Are they too much?
See the little green diamond? I’ve all ready started a mitered hat. I hope I have enough yarn.
Loralie is having a sale so I indulged. I am going to have so much fun! I don’t know where to start.
Here’s Gus, waiting for his pills. He is so good. Even though he hates having pills shoved down his throat, he will come and sit in front of me and wait. And,of course he gets a treat when we’re through.
You don’t see this much in the summer.
I had my annual visit to the ophthalmologist this morning. My doctor retired recently so I tried the new guy. He seems a decent sort. He was efficient.
When I was four, my brother hit me in the eye with a slingshot. We wound up at Hopkins very late at night. I remember having a drop of blood rolling around my eye. It was making my mother sick so I tilted my head whenever she was looking at me. I developed a cataract from it. I’ll have to get it removed eventually. Barf.
I was thinking about getting red frames, but I got violet instead. My insurance allows me to get a free pair every year which is good because my prescription is always changing. And I like variety.
I stopped at Mernie’s on the way home and bought fresh corn and peaches. The corn was delicious. Doug ate four ears and I had two. It is so nice to be able to eat corn on the cob again. Which reminds me. I need to see the dentist soon. Cora tried to peel a peach, but she didn’t do a very good job. I told her to stick to purring.
When I got home, I couldn’t go out because my pupils were still dilated. So I sat down and FINALLY finished writing my hat pattern. I have been so lazy this summer, it is down right embarrassing.
I made this one for my neighbor with a picture of her dog on the top.
Here’s my sister-in-law’s hat with the brim down.
And here it is with the brim turned up. I hope they like them as much as I enjoyed making them.
This place is always a good choice. The food is good. We always get full and sometimes have to take some home. They always bring tortilla chips and a white and red sauce. If you run out, they’ll bring more. The chips are usually warm, thin and crisp. The sauces must be freshly made as they are never exactly the same. The others always get #114, #117 and #131. I, on the other hand, have been going down the numbers. I usually skip over the steak dishes and ones that are very spicy. I haven’t hit a favorite yet. There are so many things that I really like. It took me about three years to go through all the numbers and I’ve never had a bad meal. I’m on my second run through.
Since I all ready had my embroidery foot on my machine, I decided to do some embroidery before removing it. Since I was using Laurel Burch fabric, I used a Laurel Burch cat. I felt it wold be wasted on the top of the hat so I put it on some leftover fabric and made a pocket. I finished the design stitches on the brims of both hats this afternoon and put names on the bias tape. The brims are pinned to the caps. Maybe I’ll finish them tomorrow.
I got some sewing done today. I probably would have finished one of them, but I wanted to use a particular design on the brims that wasn’t on the machine I was using. I was bummed. Now I have to take the embroidery foot off the other machine which means I’ll have to move my sewing cabinet to find my screw driver that I dropped last week. Well, there’s always tomorrow.
I am so glad. Those things can be so destructive. At least, Zip took it down to the basement. Gus would have gone ballistic. He was acting crazy enough when Zip ran through.
I haven’t worked on the sunhats. The weather has been too nice for me to stay inside. It is supposed to be rainny for the next few days so Maybe I’ll get them done.
The Noro gloves are coming along. I’m above the thumb gusset. I amy have them finished by the end of the week.
I took this picture last night. I should have it finished this evening. I’m working on the thumb. I’ve started the thumb with blue, but I don’t know if I’ll keep it.
I’ve decided to make another sunhat for a friend. Normally, she doesn’t wear hats, but her doctor said she needs to keep her head covered. I bought this fabric with her in mind. Unfortunately, the only picture of her dog was right in the middle. Fortunately, I’ve got plenty of fabric.
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 