Day: December 8, 2004

I posted a new photo to WorksinProgressPhotos.

I used handpaintedyarn in chocolate bulky wool. I didn’t double it because it is so thick I didn’t need to to match guage. I did use it double strand on the sole just for the thickness. I will try to finish it today since I decided to start a crochet cloche in purple cotton (pictured above). Thought it would be fun for the cooler not quite cold weather we have here.

Today is going to be a seaming day! Yay!! I have all 3 pieces for moms Bob sweater (pictured above) that I can now seam together. I think I may try a new seaming method, don’t know which one though. We’ll see. My goal is to get the clogs done for dad after my mom’s sweater then I can get them all sent off for Christmas. Then it’s on to felting bags again. I love it though so it should be fun. I am thinking I will try one of the new patterns out of SNBNation. Their messenger bag is awfully cute!

I finally received my lace weight yarn from Uruguay (pictured above also) and I can’t wait to get started on making something from it. I think I will do a lacy shawl with it. No pattern ideas yet.

Hoping everyone has a happy hump day!!

Oh, and if you are doing any charity blanket squares please bring them tomorrow night to The Good Cup on the Mesa.

Thanks!!

I really, really want to just go sit & crochet something. Unfortunately I only have 13 days to finish the Christmas junk. So there you have it. I do have it planned to crochet a shawl for my mother in law whilst I am on my trip to Idaho. It will be all cold & cozy at my parents. Kids will be busy with their cousins & grandparents. Perfect time to crochet blindly & swiftly!

Today has flown past! I have no clue what will be possible tonight. At least I have dinner planned for the fam. That’s one dilema solved. The other is the amount of laundry & cleaning to be done. One room at a time! THen when I hit my bedroom I will sit & knit after cleaning. I am about half done with another bag, this one for my sister. I was hoping to get it finished today to get it felted tomorrow. I feel a late night comin’ on!

 

Well today  something so scary happened to me & mine. My youngest son, Trevor, got lost at Leadbetter beach. I mean really, really lost!! I can’t actually tell the story right now without having serious heart problems, a little too fresh. Let’s just say that the Santa Barbar Harbor Patrol had him at the snack shack about 200 yards away from where we were set up. All I have to say is thank God that Tracy was with me & thank God that a lady jogger saw him crying & took him to the authorities!!! He was chasing seagulls off of the beach & he ran so fast & far that he ended up down the beach while we were dealing with seagulls eating all of the kids dinner off of the bbq. STUPID SEAGULLS!!If I wasn’t so refined I would be cussing up a storm at those f*##%$ing seagulls right now!! (I know, I don’t normally swear but wow…I have never been so scared in my life……pardon the language!)

So in a nutshell that is all & I don’t think I will be able to let him out of my sight for any length of time, no matter how many hot dogs are being stolen by damn birds!

Who could knit in HOT weather like this? I knit about 6 rows on a baby blanket today & couldn’t handle any more. I think it would be smart to maybe do something like a bucket hat out of some cotton for the time being. I forgot to post about knitting on Monday. 3 new girls! Yay! So our group is growing & I think we are getting a really good mix of people. It’s good to expand ones’ acquaintance group to more than a dozen people.

Also today I got an EZ book at the libraray. Haven’t ever used a pattern of hers so I am excited to actually dig into the book, the first few pages got me hooked.

I have this problem, I am trying not to buy any more yarn or start any new projects but I can’t stop myself! I just started a baby blanket for a shower on Friday & a poncho for my daughter (it may also end up a baby blanket depending how long I go with it, I haven’t decided).

I abandoned my husband so I should go & do bedtime. Kids a-calling!