abc along

Coffee Cup Cozy

Knit with size 8 beads. It wasn't as hard as I had imagined. Stringing beads on the yarn took more time than knitting the piece. The pattern is from Needlecraft University; The Beads Go On. www.needlecraft5university.com

Lattice Hearts KAL

Here's the first KAL of the year for me. It's designed byRachel and is called Lattic Hearts.
I love Knitting Mystery patterns. The color of the yarn is hot pink. Some unlabled crochet cotton that I found at Tuesday Morning, cheap!

B is for Bambino

My Beautiful Blue-eyed Bouncing Baby Boy. (Grandson Griffin)

Picture was taken at Halloween. He was a Pea in a Peapod.

A is for Agua

abc along

Queens Creek runs through our property. It is seasonal but always beautiful; at times powerful,
and raging. In the summer it's peaceful and lazy, a place to restore my soul.

I joined the abc-along on Ravelry, there is also a group on Flickr. The idea is to post a picture every two weeks on your blog that starts with the next letter of the alphabet. Today is the last day for Letter A - I wanted to use a pic that I took today of our little creek. Agua is Spanish for water. I could have used the word Amateur considering how long it has taken me to figure out how to do this.

My very first knit socks. Knit from Trekking yarn found at a yard sale about 3 or 4 years ago. The yarn was saved until working up the nerve to learn how to knit socks. They weren't as hard as I feared!! Now my stash has enough yarn for 10 more pair. This is the beginning of the Peace Suit from knit.1 winter 2007 issue. The color is actually a deep purple with lime edging. The front of the sweater will have a peace sign in white. It will look great on Griffin, I hope. my gague may be off. it looks a little wide....... http://www.knit1mag.com/
Here's an ear flap cap that I knit for Griffin from wool yarn, Kilcarra by Cottage. Another yard sale buy. The wool is too scratchy for a baby, so now I'm knitting it in a Berella acrylic. The free pattern is at http://heyjulie.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/babykids-earflap-hat/ Wonderful instructions! easy to knit.
The item on the left is the first of a pair of Felt Clogs, by Fiber Trends. http://www.fibertrends.com/
The color is actually purple, it shows better in the next picture. I have to knit the second clog before felting both of them.



The little sock pattern is from Lion Brands Knit Child's Solid Sock, knit in their Autumn variegated yarn. It is the first half of Griffin's first Grammy-knit socks.

Here's the purple clog from the top view. That's my size 10 foot for size comparison....

The clogs are knit in Cascade Wool with Plymouth Yarn Furlauro for furry trim.
I am finding that it is alot easier to start new projects than finish the old ones. Especially if it's a pair of something. Just seems like you should be done when you finish that first sock!

Peace sign and knitting

Just cruisin' the net today and found a great t-shirt. Here's the link-
Cafe Press - and yes, I ordered it.

I also found a darling pattern for a baby sweater with a Peace sign on it.
It's in the Winter 2007 Knit 1 Magazine http://www.knit1mag.com/ So now I have yet another project to start for Griffin.

Bloggstuff

Here it is Jan 2008, new starts, finishing old projects, attempting to blog again. My goal is to figure out how to add pix to my blog. I was able to add my OTN list!!~ little steps are OK.

Speaking of little steps, my first grandchild, Griffin Knox, was born last March. He is absolutely adorable and delightful. I LOVE being a Grammy. He grows and changes so fast- that a digital camera was a must.

Griffin inspires me to knit. My first 'return to knitting' project was a pair of felted booties for him. It was also my first attempt at felting and alot of fun. He was also the recipient of my first chenille yarn hat, knit while his mom was in labor. Of course he had to have a hand knit stocking for his first Christmas! I've been looking for a sweater pattern to make for him next.

Happy Valentine's

I joined a knitting group Monday. There were 5 of us knitting and chatting. I was so surprised at how fast the time went. Cindy started the group about 3 months ago and teaches knitting. Marcia, another new member brought a felted purse with beads that she had made, Gorgeous. I want to make that. I recognized Mary, she had been my landlord when I went to nursing school (has it really been 21 years??) Lots of patterns and ideas, yarns to learn about. My previous knitting had been with acrylic yarns from KMart or Payless.
Quilting taught me that I deserve to work with the best quality supplies that I can afford, and that I'm worth it!!
I read something today that I love, "it's an orchid for my soul." We all need more orchids.

OTN: jester booties from interweave knits in merino wool
socks for me in Trekking crayon colors

02/2008
update. Our knitting group has ceased to exist. I had too many 'irons in the fire' and couldn't attend the meetings and Cindy moved to the coast.

Saturday night

knitting is meditation for me. I find it to be extremely relaxing and helps me to be grounded. I plan to use this blog to document my 'meditations and adventures' with knitting. My daughter, Kelly is pregnant for the first time at age 31. I am so excited to be an "expectant grandma" for the first time. She's already informed me that she has enough 'blankets'. I didn't correct her and tell her that they are quilts. Quilts-being my previous addiction. I still plan to sew and quilt, just not as much.

I LOVE the feeling of the yarns in my hands and seeing my project grow and take on it's own existence. Oh the yarn and fibers, so colorful and soft. Nothing like the yarns I used years ago.

I taught myself to knit from a small yarn spool knitter infor. sheet. At first I had hand-me-down yarns from my Aunt Betty and Grandma to knit with. That was just fine with me, I made clothes for my 5" hard plastic dolls and then Barbie dolls with that yarn. As a teen I actually bought yarn at the "Dime Store", (think the 1960's) worsted weight, 4 ply, made into afghans.

Now I have yard sale yarns and yarns that I found half price at a quilt shop. OTN I have a pair of socks. I'm using Trekking yarn (from the yard sale) and DPN's for the first time ever. What fun! I pulled out some cotton yarn and knit up a dishcloth. So off to the MegaMart where I found they make variegated crochet cotton. Everyone gets dishcloths next Christmas. :-)

I'm off to knit and become one with my spirit.