Still around

Yep I'm still knitting and playing with Daisy she keeps all of us on our toes. This past year has been a very down time. Mom past away in November it was very suddenly we knew she was having trouble with her heart. We knew things where not as good as Mom would let on, but when she's your Mom you want to believe her. Dad is now living with Tony and me. We are making it work.
My knitting is coming along slowly. I'm working on the evenstar shawl it is a pi shape,              
I'm on the third chart. I've made a few cowls, a pair of socks, and a baby sweater. So I'm off to a great start this year.
Work is going good the year is looking up and we seem to be getting a little busier which is a great thing.

My Christmas Gift

My gift didn't arrive on Christmas but on New Years Day. I got the cutest little puppy. I got a Chiweenie, which is a chihuahua and dachshund she is tiny. She looks more like the Dachshund  
one of the girls at work her Aunt's dogs were the parents. They called her Cow I just couldn't call her that but with her coloring she did look like a cow so Tony and I decided with help, Gena, to call her Daisy. So everyone I would like you to meet Daisy. She is a little bundle of joy and keeps us on our toes. She pounces on everything but loves to cuddle. She know she blanket for one that is not hers they look alike but they are different and she has to have her blanket.
My knitting is coming along I'm still working on the same two projects that I was on a while ago. The Pele's Tears shawl and a pair of socks. I made a few quick items for gifts that are gone so I can't show them but this week is all about the puppy.
So keep warm and those sticks aclickn'.
Happily knitting, Bye 

Are You Ready?

Well are you ready for Christmas? Have you gotten all your shopping done? Started planning your dinner? Well Have You??  The Answers to all these questions are, I don't know.
I've gotten some shopping done, I'm doing stocking gifts for all the kids. And a few extra ones. Monica and Chris are, may be bring a friend along so that means she should have a stocking too. Gena and Brian might be here, or at least Gena. So that means extra things there. Gena's easy just give her some knitting things. I've got to get a tree yet. Dinner I'm working on, thank goodness that is easy. I'm going too have prime rib with scallop potatoes, asparagus, salad and who knows what else. I'm doing some quick stocking stuffers. Just keeping plain busy. Got to get back to work. So keep those sticks aclickn'.
Happily knitting, Bye. 
See you next year I'm thinking about doing some give a ways. I need to do some destashing.

WIP

No pictures this week cause I still working on the same projects. Nothing new to report. The Pele's Promise is still in chart 1 of 4 there is 9 repeats so I'm still knitting along. The socks for Abby were to big so I frogged them and have started over. Just pass the toe no photo. My 500 yard project is down to the last bit. Am going to make a skinny scarf out of the rest.

So that's it for this week hope to have more progress next week till then stay warm and keep those pointy sticks aclickn'.
Happily knitting, Bye

Mini Vacation and Some Knitting

 We too a mini vacation to Vegas this week got home Wednesday. Didn't win but had fun. We stayed at Bally's and we hadn't stayed there before, we upgraded to a suite and it was nice to have the extra room. I thought everything would be Christmas but they where just decorating. This is the lobby at the MGM, I was hoping that the conservatory at the Bellagio was not finished yet and I was hoping that it would be Christmas. On the walk way to the city tram there is a Chocolate store, the one with the chocolate fountain, they had a Grinch life-size. There is 100 pounds of fondant and 100 pounds of chocolate. I loved this display.

We seen Viva Elvis at the Aria, it was not your normal Cirque Du Soleil it was more dancing and songs from Elvis. They use a lot of film footage in the program. The weather was nice in the 70's with sun. So that made it a great trip.

I took a few projects with me I decided to do a test knit of a shawl so that went with with intent to do it oh the plane. To many turbulence to work on so I did my mittens. I'm using Blue Moon Fiber silk singles it merino top and silk in True Blood colorway. I made then for Mom to use in China next week there is a cowl long enough to go over her head and mittens. I worked on the shawl in down time in the room. The pattern is Pele's Promise using Julie Spins Lace 960 colorway Cardinal. Of course I have to have a pair of socks to work on. These I carried around with me worked on them in line, waiting for food, playing slot and talk about funny looks you would get. This is the yarn that I called Abby Yarn Colors. It is from Ladybug Fiber Company.

Phlox and Deaina colorway.  

Well that's it for this week if you stop by leave a comment and tell me what you think anything you want to hear. Keep warm and those sticks aclickn'.

Happily knitting, Bye.

Happy Turkey Day

I'm almost to last to say Happy Thanksgiving but I hope to get this done before the stroke of midnight. So here goes. We had a fairly good turn out for Turkey Buffet. So all went well there. My knitting has been marching on.


I have finished the cardigan the picture doesn't do it any justice I've got it blocking and drying right now and will be able to wear it for my birthday as planned. Our mini getaway has been made and we are going to go to Vegas for a few days of sun and fun. Anyway I hope we get some fun. Now to make this work I had to make a few quick gifts for people that where going to work extra or just help out in small ways so we could runaway.

For Corey I made a quick beanie. The pattern is Jared Flood's Turn a Square. The yarn is Cascade 220, this is a very easy hat to make and was done in 3 hours. He now has the beanie he has been asking for. Now I just have to hope the rest of the crew in the kitchen doesn't want one too.

Donna got a mobius scarf and fingerless mitts to match, she is the recess lady at one of the Lynden elementary schools. This should keep her a little warmer on those cold recesses.
I have cast on another mobius and it is done I have enough yarn to make a pair of mittens that I'm going to give to Mom for her trip to China. The yarn is a silk wool blend so it should keep her toasty. I working on a par of sock toe up two at a time to take with on the plane and have to find a couple of other easy projects to take. So keep warm and those pointy sticks aclickn'.
Happily knitting, Bye.

WIP

My works in progress are still the same as last week but I have added one more project.  My sweater is coming along I'm working on the sleeves, they are going to be 3/4 length. I'm always rolling up my sleeves so I might as well make them that length. One more to go and then weave in the ends and block I have a week to get it done and I should make it if I don't mess around. I am enjoying this yarn and I love the color I feel that it is matching up with this pattern.

I decided to make a quick gift for Donna, she is going to help me out so that Tony and I can take a mini vacation. We will only be gone for 2 days but it's away from the phones and work. I'm making a mobius cowl with fingerless mitts to go with it. She mentioned that red was a color she loved so I using a bulky yarn fr4om Brown Sheep Company Lanaloft. It knits up fast.

I'm still working on the first sock, I'm not getting much time on these but I want to get these other items done. I don't know if it is the yarn or the needles but this yarn is splitty and I don't like that.I'm always dropping stitches and it is a  bitch to pick up.

Well we will see what I get done this week so you know how it goes. So keep warm and those pointy sticks aclickn'.

Happily knitting, Bye