Day: December 21, 2006

1949-2006

Denise was a Mother, Wife, Friend, Second-mom to me, The MOST addicted crafter I have ever met.

Tracy, you were blessed with the most amazing mother. You had a friendship and bond with her that not many daughters have. She loved you with that beautiful unconditional love that only mothers can have for their daughters. I promised her I would take care of you, step in as a mother when needed (which is not very often since she did such a good job as your mother & besides that, I could NEVER compare) and be your sister.

I loved Denise even when she gave me a hard time about my hair, my clothes, my tattoos. She gave me strength in being a mom. She will always be a role model to me as a mother to my kids. Through Tracy my kids will always have Denise as an influence in their lives.

Go with God Denise, watch over us and love us for all eternity.

The new Vogue knitting is out & WOWZA! I love summer knits! THey take 2/3 the yarn & are a quicker knit. Let me just show you what made my jaw drop!

I will admit, I was dreading this book a little bit. I loved Stitch ‘n’ Bitch the original and was radically depressed with SNB Nation. Now, the Happy is back! It’s set up like the original Stitch ‘n’ Bitch with all the tutorial info in the front, projects and patterns in the back half.

I actually think this would be the perfect reference book for new hookers. Debbie Stoller does a great job at teaching, obviously with how well SnB sold. So I highly recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in the art of hooking. New or established hookers welcome!!

 I didn’t get nearly as much knit this weekend as I had planned. I am only 16 rows away from being done with the back of Brocade but I just don’t have the motivation to knit reading a chart & watch the olympics & deal with the kids all at the same time. Once I get back inside I will take the hour to finish it completely before I have to get the kids from school.

I did finish one of Tracy’s Twin Rib trekking xxl, color 100, socks using the magic loop method on size 0’s.  Very nice yarn & pattern from the book Sensational Knitted Socks. The second sock is already 2.5″ long. It’s simple patterns with the body of the foot all stockinette. Since Tracy will be wearing them with clogs I decided to do the foot without the pattern on the top of the foot body. No worries about it rubbing wrong that way.

Restraint has been my mood of late. I am in a cast on mood. I could start  a dozen new projects today & be very pleased. But I won’t. I will control the dark side in me & stick to my simple plan. Once Tracy’s socks are finished I will cast on for a pair for myself. And once the yarn gets here for my norsk sweater I will cast on for that. So the 2 big projects will be the brocade and norsk. And of course there will be socks, the vogue cardigan that may possibly end up being my mom’s and any other smaller items that strike my fancy. I do have to finish the second leg warmer. One isn’t quite cutting it. I do love it so!

peabrain has become my new favorite sweater. I can wear it, wash it, wear it & no worries about wrecking it in the wash. That is probably the only PRO about acrylic blend yarns. The biggest CON is the piling. Lame little pills, the sweater shaver will get a workout with this sweater.