April 29, 2007

Makes you think about sheep in a totally different way....

If this attempt at putting a YouTube on my blog doesn't work, click--> here is the URL. You HAVE to see this! It is unbelievable! (No X rated...some suggested violence.)

I finished up my experimental hat for Michelle.

I made the "cuff" by using a provisional cast on, knitting in garter stitch and then Kitchenering them together. Then picked up sts around edge of cuff and knit the rest of the hat. It makes a nice hat, stretchy cuff and is just a bit more unique than the standard run of the mill hat.

I spent most of the day with F yesterday and managed to knit a few rows on the sweater. I have about four more inches to go to finish the first part of the back. This sweater may take awhile.... It's about time for me to try and match up the color pattern in the next skein of yarn. I hope I don't have to roll it into a ball in order to get the colors to repeat in the same order.....

F planted some seeds awhile back, creating a vegetable garden as well as some sunflower seeds. It was so nice to see all the little seedlings standing straight and tall. If all the plants come up there will be enough melons of varying kinds to feed a small third world country! Good thing we all love melons.

My son and DIL called the other night. They bought a house. This is really good news for them, but it kind of extinguished the hope they'd move back here from Tennessee any time soon. After being terribly spoiled by all my other kids and grand kids living here, I have difficulty coming to grips with them living on the other side of the country!

My DIL got the socks in the soda bottle. She asked if the packaging was an attempt on my part to "keep a blonde busy for several hours!" I said, "Did it work?" She laughed and said no, she figured it out right away, but it took my son a while!

My knitting goal for the weekend is get the other sock done. Then the sweater and of course, CO a new hat for Michelle!