The Remodel, Sock Kits, A Little Knitting and Life

I know that I've been bad at blogging lately but I really have been busy. My new craft room is coming along slowly but I'm making headway's. On the corded wall I decided that it would be much easier just to put up sheet rock. Tony helped with that so that part went good. The rest of the room is mine to do.  I got the first coat of tape and mud done in this shot.

I spent the good part of a week just on the mud and sanding. I didn't think that I would ever get that finished but it is done and on the the painting.  I did most of the primer in one day and wished I hadn't my body was sore. But when you have a day off I try to get as much done as possible.

Here's the room with it primer all done now to start taping the walls and begin with the paint. I decided to paint the ceiling white. Tony found me white paint that went on pink and as it dried it turned white, for me I thought that was a great idea!!  Here you can see the pink before it turned. Now that the ceiling is done I'm going to let it set for a few days, at least till Wednesday and I will tape the ceiling and prep for Thursday and will paint the walls. I have chosen a semi bright yellow for the room. The room itself doesn't get a lot of light so this way it will always feel cheerful. I bought my flooring and am going to put down bamboo in a light color. I can't wait to get this all done so that I can buy my spinning wheel I have decided to get a Schacht Lady Bug Wheel.

Sock Kits I got two different ones so here goes:

This Kit was from Woolgirl's Sock Club,

The yarn is by Knitted Wit in Two Roads colorway, the colors range from light brown to a dark (almost purple) brown.

2 patterns Mosey Creek sock pattern by Nicole Hinds and Walk Through the Woods Kerchief by Sarah Wilson.

a needle gauge palette design by Images Stitchery Design.

A travel notebook and a club pen.

A handmade tree branch button from Wooden Treasures.

A palm wood stitch marker from Blue Ridge Notions.  This is a great kit.

Kit 2 is also from Woolgirl called Sandcastles and Summer Fun.

 The yarn is from the wonderful Miss Babs called Sandcastles, her Windsor sock blend .

A knitting accessory bag by Amy Thornton.

Flip flop stitch marker from Sunne of Sunneshine Stitch Markers

A set of 3 beachwear notepads, a beach towel, bikini and sun hat along with a pen with sunglasses shaped eraser.

A flip flop themed key fob by Amy Thornton.

Flip flop key chain and a magnet. Another great kit. This is why I love Woolgirl she put together the greatest kits.

My knitting has been slow I have finished the shawl for Mom.

I used yarn from one of my kit Ruby Red Slippers, from Zen Yarn Garden in her Bling yarn so it has a bit of silver running through it. I ran out of yarn and had to order more and this was a hard color to match up. All the skeins ran in different colors of red. Gena had a lighter color, mine was a darker red. I called Woolgirl, Jen, to see if see had any extra skeins to match up the yarn. It wasn't a perfect match but it was only in the last part of the shawl so it's not to noticeable.

Work we had our 1 year anniversary dinner. It went real good but was very busy. Dad loves balloons. So we had balloons. Which he had to blow up. I love cake so we had to have cake. White cake and Chocolate cake the sad part was we went through all the cake and I didn't get any but 2 pieces I wanted more

Well I think that that's enough for now. I really should do this more often so my finger don't get so sore typing and by brain goes to mush. Well you know what to do keep those sticks aclickn'.

Happily knitting something, Bye

Knitting, Sock Kit, and Remodel

I am alive and work hasn't killed me yet. Had some very busy days and I have lived. We are having a 1 year anniversary steak special next week, Wednesday and Thursday. It should be a lot of fun, so if you are in the area and want a great steak dinner at a great price stop by at the Nuthouse Grill.

My Knitting: I have finished the shawl that I was working on and here is the picture.  This was a very easy pattern,  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triangel , here is the link on Ravelry this pattern is by Caroline Lang. I used Noro Kureyon Sock yarn I used almost all the skein of yarn the color is S233. I included the link if you have joined Ravelry, you really should if you love to knit or crochet. This site is wonderful, there is hundreds of patterns that are FREE or you can purchase patterns. But the thing I like is that if you find a pattern you like and want to see what other people have knit it in you can there is just so many wonderful things you can do at this site. SO JOIN.

I working on a shawl for Mom, she picked out a yarn out of my stash, Ruby Red Slippers. I have a very hard time finding a pattern that looks good in this yarn. I hope that I have found one, we will see. I'm also working on a test knit pattern that is beautiful and is taking my time. I also have two other pairs of socks on the needles so my knitting is keeping me busy.

I have to show you this sock kit that I got. This kit is gorgeous!!! It is titled Tea Party. Jen from Woolgirl designed this kit and here is what we got.

A skein of Serenity 20 cashmere blend sock yarn from Zen Yarn Garden

All Steamed Up sock pattern

Cuppa Steam scarf pattern

My Little Teapot Cozy and Cozy Little Teacup patterns. 3 patterns OMG

A Tea Party knitting bag

A pattern tamer, 2 stitch markers, teacup and teapot, a teapot charm, tin of Earl Grey Moonlight tea, a bamboo needle gauge, teapot tea infuser.

A teapot mouse pad notepad, this is great I can make notes and use my mouse.

A delicious petite four (yummy), a teapot milk chocolate, a honey tea spoon.

A floral porcelain mini box.

This kit as I said was GREAT JUST TO DIE FOR.

Remodel. The boys are gone so I have decided to redo there room. I want to document my work and show you what I'm doing I want to do this room by myself. I know there is things I can't do. I will need help with the drywall (putting it up) but I really want to see what I can do by  myself. So here is where I'm at. Please excuse the picture I don't know what the circles are but it gives you an idea of the one wall that I'm laboring over. It is the wall of cork and it goes. I've got it scraped off and the mess out of the room. Now here is where I got stumped, the glue. The wall is covered with it. Talked with Dad and we decided to cover it with dry wall. I've got it bought the chunks off the wall. I'm going to mark out the studs and hopefully get help getting the drywall up. The to tape and mud and sand. I want to paint the room yellow. I'm going to put down bamboo floor. This will be my craft room so I can't wait to see how I do.
That's it for now so keep those sticks aclickn'.
Happily knitting, Bye

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Just got a kit from Woolgirl, more from the Wizard of Oz series. Follow the Yellow Brick Road. This is a great kit and more then expected. 

The yarn is by Yarn Daze Yukatan a merino cashmere sock yarn in "Yellow Brick Road" colorway.

Yellow Brick Road sock pattern by Jane Robbins.

A project bag by Amy Thornton.

A tote bag to carry more goodies/

A  mini tin to hold all the great stitch markers

A Wee One  stitch marker

A set of Oz cards

Several nice post-it note pads

A Yellow Brick Road pen.

And more information about the upcoming Wicked Witch Rides Again  sock kit. So I signed up for more sock kits.  I know I'm bad but it's Woolgirl and I can't help myself.

Well I just had to show you the kit and that's it for now I've got to get some knitting done before I go to work. Keep those sticks aclickn'.

Happily knitting, Bye

Here's Goes WIP, Sock Clubs, and Fun

We went to Vegas right after Mother's Day and had a few days of fun. It was warm but windy but it still felt great. We went to several shows, Beatles LOVE, Cirque du Soleil, Penn and Teller and The Tournament of Kings at the Excalibur. Here are a few of my favorite pictures: At the New York, Lady Liberty, made of candy too me this was yummy. I can't remember where but they had a Chocolate fountain or would you call it running chocolate it made me hungry and I wanted chocolate. This was large this picture was just the bottom made you want to dip your fingers into the chocolate and enjoy.

We had fun and to be honest I wasn't ready to come back to work I really wanted a couple of more days off. But reality sets in and back to work I had to go. But I felt a bit more rested and could think clear. I needed to begin to stand up for myself and not let others walk all over me. We'll see how I do.

Sock Clubs have come in and here a few quick shots. The Lopy Ewe Sock Club, Fiber Artist, BFL Socks, 2 patterns The one showing is the is a shawl that I want to knit. Red snap bags from Namaste.  Gena and I are in a new sock club form Knit Fit Knitting  This sock club is called "Socks in the City". Natalie Johnson is the founder and the pattern designer. She has designed sock patterns that are made for heels. Here is a picture of the yarn called Socktini, I love the sock bag, we also got a cute martini glass stitch marker, a pattern tamer titled Knit Responsibly, and a great pattern. I'm going to wind the yarn and hope to cast on tonight. 

From Woolgirl Sock Club, I recieved "May Lily"  included in the kit was Lily of the Valley yarn from Chameleon Colorworks, 2 different patterns, a set of knitting bags with Woolgirl logo, Lily of the Valley scented goat milk soap, fabric covered tape measure, geen pen, a bead stitch marker and a Lily of the Valley gift tag.  A great kit once again from woolgirl. I also got We're Not in Kansas Anymore and The Mad Hatter. Both are great kits  and one day will be knit up.

Here are a few on the finished knit projects: Ishbel a small shawl that was fun to knit. I finally used yarn that I bought from Sock Summit. The yarn was from Liberty Yarns Blutopia, in Istambul, the picture is not the right shade of blue I took a terrible picture.  The next shawl I worked on in Vegas started it on the plane and worked on it all over Vegas. Another yarn from Sock Summit, from Huckleberry Knits, this was their yarn colorway that was summit for the dye for glory competition.  The shawl is a very easy knit and pattern to remember.

I have started another shawl this one is called Triangel I'm using Noro yarn because of the long repeats. I started from the outside of the ball so that it went from dark to light instead of light to dark.  Well that's it for now. So keep those sticks aclickn'. Happily knitting, Bye.

Raindrop Shawl

Here's the promised picture:  the pattern is by Renee Strouts. The yarn is Zen Yarn Garden BFL and was a joy to knit with I will use more of her yarn in shawls too be.

I finished a pair of sock and am almost done with one more pair I want to finish the by Monday so I can cast-on my next shawl.

That's it for now Keep those sticks aclickn'.

Happily knitting sock or whatever, Bye.

WIP - Micheal

I've been busy and haven't done a lot of knitting. I seem to have a lot of WIP (work in progress). I've got 5 pairs of socks on the needles and I can't get them off. So I won't start another project until I have 2 pairs done.  I finished my Raindrops shawl and it is blocking so I will show a picture of it when its dry. I've picked out the next shawl I'm going to do Ishbel by Ysolda using Dream in Color Smooshy Cloud Jungle. But I have to finish 2 pair and both pair are into the feet so I should be able to finish fairly fast.

I do have some good news Micheal has moved out. YEA!!!!!  Him and Abby are living together and things there are  going good so far. Abby keeps reminding me she needs more hours at work. Since he is gone we have cleaned the family room and have moved into there. I have to clean the garage to move the boys things in to there that they have left behind. Then the fun begins. I get to remove the cork board off the wall, repair the drywall, rip up the floor, paint and put down new floor in my fiber room. I want to paint the room sunshine yellow, this room does not get sun so to make it feel warm and alive for me I want it bright.
Who knows what it will look like but I'm going to give it a go.

Work has kept me very busy. The strange thing is Tony now gets 2 days off and if I'm lucky I might get 1 off a week some how I don't think that is all that fair. But that's how it goes right now. I'm going to hire at least 1 more person I can't keep picking up the hours when people needs time off. The baseball season at Bender field has begun so we are busier on the weekends. Tony is happy, my feet are not.

Well, that's about all now I promise to take pictures and post of all the WIP so till then
keep those sticks aclickn'.
Happily knitting socks, Bye.

I'm Still Alive and Knitting

Spring is here, I love this time of the year. Everything is coming alive, flowers are in bloom, trees are turning green and new life begins. Today I got to see a new calf in the field it make me feel so good to be alive. I always know that it is spring when the raspberry canes begin to turn green. So with the new life beginning I decided that I needed an update in my life. I got new glasses, 2 pair and I got my hair cut. I cut 10" off now that's a lot of hair and I feel a little bald now its not that short it can go shorter which I'm sure it will go. Here is the front and the back please forgive the crappy pictures but I

thought I would give you an idea what it looks like. I just have to figure out what do with it. I forgot that the back has a ton of waves so it looks like it is curly and I'm not adding them in.  I figure if I don't like it I can cut it really short.  The pair of glasses that are pictured are a black frame. I like them Tony and Micheal like the other pair. The picture of that pair just didn't turn out.

Sock Clubs

I got a couple of packages from Woolgirl. The sock club this year is all about The Dreamer in all of us. So she started out the year with some gorgeous yarn from Dream in Color called "Dreamer".  The patterns were by Christina Bain called "Sleep Walker" socks and a beret pattern by Jane Robbins called "Day Dreamer.  a "Knit 'N Walk Bag with a small accessories bag by Knit Purl Sew What?. The cutest Little Gems scissors, 2 stitch makers from Twice Sheared Sheep, a woolgirl sock club pen, a mini calendar to post on the fridge, a Woolgirl button key chain, a notepad and more this was a stocked kit.

The next kit the arrived on the door step was the first in the Alice in Wonderland series. This kit was called Queen Alice, this is a great kit and the goodies OMG Jen out did herself on this kit. I don't know where she finds the items she adds to all her kits but I'm so glad she does. If I could I would buy each and everyone but I don't. In this kit we got: yarn from Dashing Dachs in a heavenly Alice colorway, the sock pattern called "QUEEN ALICE" by IrishgirlieKnits, a sock bag by Slipped Stitch Studios, A "Drink Me" pattern tamer, a Queen Alice pen, a set of note cards, mini calendar, a collector's Alice in Wonderland journal, a wee ones stitch marker. LIKE I said WOW.

I had to show the stitch marker front and back there was so much detail in it.

Knitting:  I have been doing some knitting just haven't gotten anything really done. I knit another shawl. I like how this one turned out. I've started another one also they are fun to do. this one is called "Waves of Leaves" I used Socks that Rock Grawk colorway. Here is a picture that shows the colors in the yarn.

 The next shawl is "Raindrops"  I have ripped it out so many time its not funny but the drops are turning out right and I'm using a life line so I don't have to completely rip it out.

I have been knitting on socks at the same time so I'm keeping busy .   Well I think that this is enough for now. So you know what to do, keep those sticks aclickn'.

Happily knitting socks, Bye.