tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41666386144145773812024-03-04T22:50:26.207-07:00Lizzie's Loose EndsLizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.comBlogger773125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-4925590207416223922014-12-07T05:39:00.003-07:002014-12-07T05:39:37.746-07:00More pretty stuff<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/starshower">Ravelry: Starshower pattern by Hilary Smith Callis</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.freshstitches.com/snowflake/">Crocheted Puffy Snowflake</a><br />
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<a href="http://thepatchworkheartuk.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/christmas-baubles.html">Granny Christmas Ornaments</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thechillydog.com/2014/12/knitting-pattern-magic-gryffindor-scarf.html">Magic Gryffindor Scarf</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Happygoknitty">Happy Go Knitty Yarns</a> - aren't they scrumptious!<br />
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<a href="http://www.tikkiknits.com/blog/so-theres-more-to-it-than-just-the-knitting">so there's more to it than just the knitting...</a> All about what it takes to create a pattern.</h2>
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Ray, at <a href="http://www.knitivity.com/">Knitivity</a>, has always been one of my favorite indie dyers. Especially because he loves to do <a href="http://www.knitivity.com/custom-dyes/">custom</a> dye jobs! He once did a red, yellow, black and white skein for me to make Mickey Mouse socks before a trip to Disneyland! Check out his gorgeous ready mades, and then think if your knitting club, Purple Hat ladies, or church group would like to have their own custom colors!<br />
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The geek in me just has to have this. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tardis-tea-cosy">T.A.R.D.I.S. Tea Cozy</a><br />
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What fun combining fabric and knitting to make <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/folk-bag-2">Folk Bags</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diagonal-lace-cuff2cuff">Diagonal Lace Cuff2Cuff Sweater</a>. What a great design.<br />
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Click on the pictures for links (if there are any) to more information. Some items will just be inspirational because I couldn't find links.<br />
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<br />LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0United States37.09024 -95.712891000000013-36.4181565 99.052733999999987 90 69.521483999999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-24183667973567284562011-06-14T07:14:00.002-07:002011-06-14T07:32:22.417-07:00Celebrate!<p>Internet Special! It's Flag Day! 10% of all red, white, and/or blue yarns! Come join us at <a href="http://www.grandmasspinningwheel.com/">Grandma's Spinning Wheel</a> for some fun fibery chatter and a cuppa!</p><p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2Y6gwcB-BI0/TfdszvbmkVI/AAAAAAAADis/RhBlcsp6If4/s1600-h/crochet%252520flag%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="crochet flag" alt="crochet flag" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--dLKn6VQF18/Tfdsz4TlOGI/AAAAAAAADiw/bcVIJdQ3YtE/crochet%252520flag_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" border="0" height="318" width="373" /></a></p>LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-80321592982912560322009-12-15T05:39:00.002-07:002009-12-15T05:47:22.780-07:00<object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8182809&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8182809&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8182809">autism reality</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user443029">Alex Plank</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Clover is giving away a bunch of <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.favecrafts.com/sweeps/Clover-Getaway-Knitting-Needle-and-Takumi-Velvet-Gift-Set-Giveaway#">free circulars</a>! Enter Daily!<br /></p>LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-87436680351326628312009-12-13T06:06:00.002-07:002009-12-13T07:27:11.079-07:00Knitting BooksIf one goes to <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 255);" href="http://books.google.com/">Google Books</a> and types in Knitting in the search engine, a list of hundreds of knitting books will come up. If one clicks on the "Limited Preview" link on the left side, a list of books will come up that one can view, cover to cover. Included in my short perusal of this list is <u>Knitting Without Tears</u>, by Elizabeth Zimmerman, <u>Stitch 'n' Bitch</u>, <u>Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns</u>, <u>2-At-A-Time Socks: The Secret of Knitting Two at Once on One Circular Needle</u>, by Melissa Morgan-Oakes and hundreds more, including knitting fiction. Many are vintage, many current. What a find!<br /><br />Looking at this book, <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=eFlHAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=knitting&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=QPIkS_awEqKGkASz_fW_Cw&cd=61#v=onepage&q=&f=false">Exercises in Knitting</a> by Cornelia Mee, I find that the patterns call for knitting and seaming. Seam being another word for purl. Once I figured that out, the patterns make sense and would be fun to try.<br /><br />I find it interesting the sock patterns from the late 1800s and early 1900s often have a<span style="font-style: italic;"> seam stitch</span>, a purled stitch in the stockinette, in the center back, so the hand knitted socks have the same appearance as machine knitted socks that were indeed seamed up the back.LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-4525456974462683972009-12-11T06:30:00.006-07:002009-12-11T06:48:23.621-07:00Ode to the unknown knitter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHs_yTVjzZYo7JTxa0U4GAm9DSwFf9Kg9aNlPmUXkB7BOYSnPmcQL9o-3kIe-DkA1Wx0AGtoYCK6sthYzSBX4k5fm2lBftfvFrZxMqlTIY8fd_JNvuwxFr54GM28dvYRwUiX57dHxX1rt/s1600-h/Thrift+Store+Sweater+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHs_yTVjzZYo7JTxa0U4GAm9DSwFf9Kg9aNlPmUXkB7BOYSnPmcQL9o-3kIe-DkA1Wx0AGtoYCK6sthYzSBX4k5fm2lBftfvFrZxMqlTIY8fd_JNvuwxFr54GM28dvYRwUiX57dHxX1rt/s320/Thrift+Store+Sweater+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413972775579528130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdjtIpRHMBIPN5HtSLzqfeZfWqExXHMy84nhNhavoM-Ugb06G4Ls7IGofL-ARWt7-AjCsUrErVZRR39RKx7Z6VB1MvwZG8oSW05DZ0KdQZaIaYJQgsGLFL8MOsUwpaxUJg9CRc13n-7rJ/s1600-h/Thrift+Store+Sweater+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdjtIpRHMBIPN5HtSLzqfeZfWqExXHMy84nhNhavoM-Ugb06G4Ls7IGofL-ARWt7-AjCsUrErVZRR39RKx7Z6VB1MvwZG8oSW05DZ0KdQZaIaYJQgsGLFL8MOsUwpaxUJg9CRc13n-7rJ/s320/Thrift+Store+Sweater+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413972771449967202" border="0" /></a>Earlier in the week I went out for coffee with Eldest Daughter and Youngest Son. We ended up at the local gently used store and I found the most beautiful hand knit sweater! The workmanship is superb, ends woven in almost invisibly, good tension throughout all the patterning. It's a zippered cardigan and fits me like a glove. Toasty warm. The zipper was sewn in by hand perfectly and can't be seen when it's closed up. Please take the time to click on the pics so you can see the patterns up close.<br /><br />I don't know why it ended up in the used clothing store and was on sale for $6, but I'm certainly thrilled it was. To the unknown knitter, I don't know if this sweater was appreciated and loved by the recipient, but it certainly is now. It's totally treasured and loved. I washed it, rinsed it with hair conditioner and blocked it. It's so totally soft and snuggy. I am sure it was dry cleaned previously and if that's why it ended up on sale for me to find, how sad that the original owner didn't know how to take care of it and bring out all of it's soft warmth. Unknown knitter, know you are truly appreciated and the sweater is well loved and petted often.<br /><br />DL's kids have been sick so she was housebound until yesterday. We met with BFF, F, for coffee and knitting. Enjoyed my morning walk much more than thinking about doing my morning walk. I am always trying to justify not doing it, but feel so good once I do.....LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-70215265943692426302009-12-08T04:23:00.002-07:002009-12-08T05:22:24.026-07:00Team Harry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrp1mZHJMSmTzGPY_UAqUKGlCtisbTBqWbrzHtKmBe4_KHSOldQj6uvlpbBi5_B-Gsw1k_CYgd0cWzbTjwEHiPJ4BsH7ut93SFjVlgoqKIp3D55_DxvCBLM6FpER83rRR3zz0VRXWx-S1i/s1600-h/129042010528267482.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrp1mZHJMSmTzGPY_UAqUKGlCtisbTBqWbrzHtKmBe4_KHSOldQj6uvlpbBi5_B-Gsw1k_CYgd0cWzbTjwEHiPJ4BsH7ut93SFjVlgoqKIp3D55_DxvCBLM6FpER83rRR3zz0VRXWx-S1i/s320/129042010528267482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412824447941995522" border="0" /></a>Some one asked me recently if I'd gotten into the Twilight Saga thing. This is pretty much my answer! (Click to embiggen!)<br /><br />This looks like a <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://countrywool.tripod.com/freepatterns/jrgan.htm">fun project</a> after the holiday madness...or Christmas Day....<br /><br />Oh, this looks like another great project. Maybe this could be a bus riding project....<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/badges/redirect?p=krtek"><img src="http://api.ravelry.com/badges/projects?p=krtek&t=.gif" style="border: medium none ;" /></a><br /><br />It's getting colder and mostly wetter. So glad I have all these warm socks (which I've taken to wearing in bed at night), scarves, hats that I've made over the years and really had no where to wear them. Not needed when just running out to the car, but now that I'm taking the bus and walking....warm woolies are wonderful!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-17909349632761467012009-12-06T06:32:00.002-07:002009-12-06T06:42:49.627-07:00Pocket Mittens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtXevYGpLj5pU9wkKOoVYCYxRttErm5cElRNjkK2Dka2Ekyah0KQCt-Bua8p6qUzaMzDPwB9ibOiB8_vr6nmFsYAZSx0sbgxuo5Ri4POj_t5f_LlPIAvvpwn2AhUaKQiwzRADFENOc6Ho/s1600-h/Brooke's+pocket+mittens+Dec+09+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 404px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtXevYGpLj5pU9wkKOoVYCYxRttErm5cElRNjkK2Dka2Ekyah0KQCt-Bua8p6qUzaMzDPwB9ibOiB8_vr6nmFsYAZSx0sbgxuo5Ri4POj_t5f_LlPIAvvpwn2AhUaKQiwzRADFENOc6Ho/s320/Brooke's+pocket+mittens+Dec+09+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412115763942368546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedBKqaeyCGMCkdh3og-XQJWVIBzT8ijSwIhknN5IK37c5SiAuY2oh7SJ7QB3byo0rF5kLWkrk7htjVaKJ-DSXjxkmeiZkIaiUEUQ0YSzTLe8Z4OkjCtOWwFGaAFQ5NdsnlBIxUurNoYik/s1600-h/Brooke's+pocket+mittens+Dec+09+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 498px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedBKqaeyCGMCkdh3og-XQJWVIBzT8ijSwIhknN5IK37c5SiAuY2oh7SJ7QB3byo0rF5kLWkrk7htjVaKJ-DSXjxkmeiZkIaiUEUQ0YSzTLe8Z4OkjCtOWwFGaAFQ5NdsnlBIxUurNoYik/s320/Brooke's+pocket+mittens+Dec+09+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412115760160023250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxhSYLjLzY2ryTeobg96tCvtVt8Gbs3aMruyMyR6LI8NG7D5xPDv9hh94x2jbNd-C-zD6mwFablotp223CgSI12r8Pgd2qo5TLFP_lNvVGKCvG8FS2MERwpGF6cJ-xV1DJcGBgK5keozw/s1600-h/Brooke's+pocket+mittens+Dec+09+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxhSYLjLzY2ryTeobg96tCvtVt8Gbs3aMruyMyR6LI8NG7D5xPDv9hh94x2jbNd-C-zD6mwFablotp223CgSI12r8Pgd2qo5TLFP_lNvVGKCvG8FS2MERwpGF6cJ-xV1DJcGBgK5keozw/s320/Brooke's+pocket+mittens+Dec+09+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412115753996076610" border="0" /></a>Spent Saturday making these mittens for my Eldest Granddaughter's birthday. We stand outside in the cold mornings waiting for the bus. Thus the mittens. But these have a twist. There is a little pocket on the right palm for her bus fare. Despite the fact the change could fall out, I think these will work, as she carries her lunch box in her right hand which will provide the pressure necessary to keep the change in the pocket until the bus comes. Her Tia is making her a lanyard for her bus card. The pocket was easy to make and details on my <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/LizzieK8/pocket-mittens">Ravelry page</a>.<br /><br />Going off to knit with an "old" knitting friend, G, from my past, today. Not sure if DL will join us or not. We're going to yet another local bookstore as it's closer to G's house. And Barnes and Noble has Starbucks coffee which I'm afraid has become my drug of choice. It's still cold, about 39 degrees this morning. I'm glad I won't be out walking in it till around noon.<br /><br />I spent the entire day knitting, listening to <u>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix</u>. TV just isn't interesting and my DVR is filling up with all my usual shows. Oh well, I'll get around to them eventually!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-64842449350955190312009-12-04T05:53:00.002-07:002009-12-04T06:02:56.010-07:00Handmade Stocking<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRNvx0y9YAV9d9I9ChS_OYu-RpNCe2RPto1ebDQ1vvkMp0wpehp2ACjZKFhRS9NegvWRu9OCDvGo6r7HsjmrMjW9aHBo7DdsbV6FbC8S4FnwMMeo869nYWkSrwPb4-837kUEihtSkjKZE/s1600-h/PARAABdloweSTOCKING.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRNvx0y9YAV9d9I9ChS_OYu-RpNCe2RPto1ebDQ1vvkMp0wpehp2ACjZKFhRS9NegvWRu9OCDvGo6r7HsjmrMjW9aHBo7DdsbV6FbC8S4FnwMMeo869nYWkSrwPb4-837kUEihtSkjKZE/s320/PARAABdloweSTOCKING.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411363378999285442" border="0" /></a>I'm thinking today will be an "at home" day after taking granddaughter to school and my walk. They are supposed to come turn on the furnace today. Not that we'll use it much, but all the cold air coming in through the evaporative cooler will be blocked. <br /><br />I meant to CO granddaughter's mittens last night, but Youngest Son asked me to extend the cuffs on his fingerless gloves, so I got one just about finished.LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-90714712364304129792009-12-03T05:26:00.002-07:002009-12-03T06:17:01.150-07:00ColdIt's finally started staying cold around here. Especially in a house with no heat! We haven't had them come over and turn it on, but even if they did we can hardly afford to use it. We're not freezing...it's just chilly in the house in the mornings. Everyone is sleeping better because of the cold, though.<br /><br />Yesterday was spent doing household stuff....groceries, cleaning, rearranging furniture, laundry.... Very little knitting was accomplished! Today will be more "normal." Back to taking the bus, meeting DL for coffee and stuff like that. Like my routines!<br /><br />I finished the scalloped socks for Youngest Daughter, have one of the socks done (minus toe) for son and have an inch or so of the eight inches of leg on the other one done. Won't put the toes on till he gets here to try them on. Next plan is to CO mittens for Eldest Granddaughter. I have an idea to put a little pocket in one for her bus fare. The pocket will have an opening on the outside of the mitten, but will be on the inside. That way as she holds on to her lunch box, she'll be gripping the money, too and it won't fall out on our walk to the bus stop. We'll see if it works out in reality as well as it does in my head! ;)<br /><br /><br /><br />Twenty-five best places to find <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.onlineuniversitylowdown.com/2007/08/25-best-places-to-find-free-knitting-patterns-online.html">free knitting patterns</a>.LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-13989983150243721652009-12-01T05:44:00.003-07:002009-12-01T06:00:31.943-07:00Santa Made an Early Delivery<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">My dear friend, DL, bought me a new phone for Christmas!</span> Although DL and I see each other almost every day, we still text each other alot in the evenings. This is a super duper texting phone. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfUiB9phENkeq7-t0kEdl1AtAmHLNsw4Zs4IX3IbBcbzqVK2G2zVXR3w_nHK_npsknT45mr5SNGOFKiA6-3zg7KRBWRHhRNL114keGKSjVHYnxpGFiVfyPlqWz9_ljqbNMCFNrnZ8AlJ4/s1600/phone+2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfUiB9phENkeq7-t0kEdl1AtAmHLNsw4Zs4IX3IbBcbzqVK2G2zVXR3w_nHK_npsknT45mr5SNGOFKiA6-3zg7KRBWRHhRNL114keGKSjVHYnxpGFiVfyPlqWz9_ljqbNMCFNrnZ8AlJ4/s320/phone+2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410247961354398578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkamZHKskHBEld97ruW4b3ZcbpNLzt0AwgSwbHZRi9D4vZZ1t0QabKQJ4QyZpENbuQOD2EygKRGKn7JKXbzLeQ41tFc835cVedNkAiS6AO6aVrbMi-XUZuE5KjbBWmew86XXjOotLWwe0w/s1600/phone+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkamZHKskHBEld97ruW4b3ZcbpNLzt0AwgSwbHZRi9D4vZZ1t0QabKQJ4QyZpENbuQOD2EygKRGKn7JKXbzLeQ41tFc835cVedNkAiS6AO6aVrbMi-XUZuE5KjbBWmew86XXjOotLWwe0w/s320/phone+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410247960358789954" border="0" /></a>What even makes it super duper special is she has a brand new one, too! Hers looks like this one, and mine is burgundy. I got it all turned on, switched over from my other phone, and charged up. Then played and played with it to see all the features I could readily find. Soon I'll even read the manual to see what other cool things it does. It took awhile to get used to the placement of things on the keyboard, but, boy howdy, can one text so much faster!<br /><br />Yesterday DL and I dropped off the seven hats we made for an employee at a local used book store. He requested them last week when he chatted with us while we paid for a knitting book. Today we go back to collect the cash! Christmas money!<br /><br />Sock knitting has advanced. One of the scallop socks is done, the other leg started. One of the legs on my TN son's socks is finished, just waiting to be bound off. <br /><br />We had a wonderful lunch at C's house yesterday. Cuban style chicken and rice with veggies, lots of coffee and pumpkin pie. Oh, and much knitting, too! C's finished off her first hat and will be heading out to get more supplies to make her hubby a pair of house socks! She's bound and determined to join us in our sock knitting frenzy! Eldest Daughter joined us for lunch and then we ran errands and everyone ended up here for leftover turkey, rice and veggies. <br /><br />Found another "old" knitting friend, G, on Facebook yesterday. We've known each other since before her oldest daughter was born. Said daughter is now a mother herself. Anyway, G facilitates yet another knitting group at another coffee shop on Saturday evenings. Although I hesitate to bus it to that one, I'm trying to figure out how to add it to my knitting adventures. I'm hoping G will come for coffee Sunday at the mall bookstore along with A and DL. They'll get along well! We're all just a little different than most so understand each other better than most!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-70476913778040120832009-11-30T04:34:00.000-07:002009-11-30T04:34:20.684-07:00Charm Design Bags and Totes $50 gift card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!<a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2009/11/charm-design-50-gift-card-guest.html">Charm Design Bags and Totes $50 gift card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!</a>LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-48096735382135384752009-11-30T03:31:00.006-07:002009-11-30T05:05:40.024-07:00Sunday at the mall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpdoVKEWJakb1zPeZaXTr6vSC4fPjTBVbn9CLIczsHsDYVIPoUiWi1in6IS0VUx5zKZUhgwWv_RVYAg8gTfWbJC8uKvPz2o59zTUFp0B1wsCKezJ7oLsrNl33tC1Qbf4kW6QFWwgqDicQ/s1600/Shalom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpdoVKEWJakb1zPeZaXTr6vSC4fPjTBVbn9CLIczsHsDYVIPoUiWi1in6IS0VUx5zKZUhgwWv_RVYAg8gTfWbJC8uKvPz2o59zTUFp0B1wsCKezJ7oLsrNl33tC1Qbf4kW6QFWwgqDicQ/s320/Shalom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409844792001488018" border="0" /></a>Had an amazing time at the local bookstore yesterday and met yet another <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/bella-designs">new knitting friend, A</a>. She was the third "stranger" that approached me and wanted to join me or us in our knitting! (Of course, none of them are "strangers" anymore!) In fact friend, C and her hubby are having us over for a "Cuban" lunch today. A is working on the <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://involvingthesenses.blogspot.com/">Shalom Cardigan</a>. Isn't it gorgeous?<br /><br />What's really interesting is the new friend, A, was supposed to meet up with a knitting group that never showed up. She said it was the most fortunate misfortune. As we discussed our lives and occupations, etc., it turns out she teaches one of my grandsons. How destined a meeting is that? Thank you, Universe, for sending another person into my life that shares so many common interests!<br /><br />Of course, DL was there, too, and she CO another pair of socks while we were there. She just finished a gorgeous pair of lace socks for one of the teachers at her kids' school. I was <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTZYweLG6AOCifyvqC3v4jOs4sJAe6mddfNMMo_MWRsGSxRN2gg2wmA5ydzQWUXKSa110yxECpJOGVaz3ZzxZUToiln6VVQNE5JAzvIyD1pJdCGahk1wxDz6IYhokWkYFiNDwyX2KbRPM/s1600/Nate's+Mittens+Nov+09+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTZYweLG6AOCifyvqC3v4jOs4sJAe6mddfNMMo_MWRsGSxRN2gg2wmA5ydzQWUXKSa110yxECpJOGVaz3ZzxZUToiln6VVQNE5JAzvIyD1pJdCGahk1wxDz6IYhokWkYFiNDwyX2KbRPM/s320/Nate's+Mittens+Nov+09+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409844201579834402" border="0" /></a>finishing up my grandson's mittens! They are already on their way to him, so no new "FO" pics.<br /><br />It's been raining, so I got to wear my clear rain boots yesterday to show off my tie-dye socks! A lady came up and asked me some serious questions about sock construction and you could see she was totally overwhelmed by the "magic" of it. Socks are way cool.<br /><br />Nice and cold today. Raining again. Glad we have umbrellas. Let's see if I chicken out and take the bus or walk as usual in the rain....Update on facebook later!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-11210626623238617392009-11-29T05:58:00.003-07:002009-11-29T05:58:45.842-07:00WeekendTook a nice long walk in the morning down to Starbucks and had coffee and did some knitting. While I was there, Youngest Daughter called and invited me out with Eldest Daughter and all the kidlings. The girls put in job aps at Pier 1, and then we went to Olive Garden for lunch. It was fantastic. Had soup (Pasta e Fagioli) and salad with ice tea. The kids were well behaved and it's so nice to see my daughters laughing and getting along. (Long story for some other day.)<br /><br />Consequently I didn't get the knitting done I'd planned. I am about one third the way through Eldest Grandson's second mitten. I'm hoping a long day of knitting at the mall bookstore with new knitting friends will solve that problem. I had promised them to him before school in the morning....<br /><br />It's been raining this morning...so I'm thinking when I walk up to the mall, I can wear my clear rain boots to show off my hand knit socks.....<br /><br />Had an unexpected stroke of good luck yesterday. I was searching through the "stacks" of audio books available via my public library and found the MP3 recording of the newest Diana Gabaldon book, An Echo in the Bone. I read it when it came out in September, but now am doubly enjoying my morning walks listening to it, too!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-15241866231929638032009-11-28T04:51:00.003-07:002009-11-28T05:59:53.430-07:00Socks!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPon0BltWhv59hWCiMR-6Dianx4AMrnai83YLcKFHQkA0mvbh6cgFNQ1-mUqYAlsDI_SMlsa7dcoKbIpd6iyqWU80zSmmpmfX_Uaw5wmqj51gtf9i9AnaipXhvyt5VZXwTMzjqjHjAUEi/s1600/Mandy's+Socks+Nov+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPon0BltWhv59hWCiMR-6Dianx4AMrnai83YLcKFHQkA0mvbh6cgFNQ1-mUqYAlsDI_SMlsa7dcoKbIpd6iyqWU80zSmmpmfX_Uaw5wmqj51gtf9i9AnaipXhvyt5VZXwTMzjqjHjAUEi/s320/Mandy's+Socks+Nov+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409120896017213346" border="0" /></a>I really love knitting socks. So much so that I tend to not work on other things.... These are for my Youngest Daughter for Christmas. Again, I'm using my variation of <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.catbordhi.com/pf.html">Personal Footprints</a>. Mine are done heel up, and yes, eventually, I write down the recipe to share. Details on these socks are on <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/LizzieK8/scallop-socks">Ravelry</a>. Since I started taking my "happy pills" I've relaxed enough I can do stitch patterns on socks without frogging more than I knit. I managed to do the entire foot pattern on these without having to frog more than a couple sts here and there. In the past, I'd frog inches of socks to try and do even the simplest stitch patterns.<br /><br />Today I must discipline myself to work on the other mitten for my oldest grandson. I must get it finished and to him before he has to wait for the bus Monday morning. One would think that mittens would be just as fun as socks...after all they are just a sock with no heel and a thumb instead.... Somehow it just doesn't quite fit the bill, though....<br /><br />Remember me "suggesting" you vote for Chloe and Lulu as names for the sheep stitch markers at <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://chickenstitches.blogspot.com/2009/11/it-is-time-to-make-donuts.html">Chicken Scratches</a>? Well, thanks to those that did. I won! And the very <span style="font-style: italic;">specialist</span> thing about them is they glow in the dark! I wanted them as a gift to my knitting bud for Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgl1-Wq01DgRo-er-ENTpUp1ISaTrBdG3UL25Pg3goFWoR3eJ-mAry6RVBO9Bz0UECmQN5cThFr9pp_P5sVUyXa2Uq-rGWGtLn8g21PZ62hDoAlk1dOOVnBzXjNE-uN4ZocqUihIYOmkL/s400/IMG_2786b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgl1-Wq01DgRo-er-ENTpUp1ISaTrBdG3UL25Pg3goFWoR3eJ-mAry6RVBO9Bz0UECmQN5cThFr9pp_P5sVUyXa2Uq-rGWGtLn8g21PZ62hDoAlk1dOOVnBzXjNE-uN4ZocqUihIYOmkL/s400/IMG_2786b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-53143076607008040692009-11-27T04:54:00.002-07:002009-11-27T06:26:26.748-07:00Mitten amidst the turkeyFinished up another flip top mitten. This one is a bit different as it has a nice flap to tuck into the opening to insure no wind can slide in their when wearing the mitten closed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlz_fWcbp9Syr0RPFsziy3-QAO5LSJHeYe2zTd6Pf6BBnRWKUGsSvI-YiByKd_124S4fd8pBq2gNlqiN4JkaVrp-WUPtBS01hxqdIn8Nb_A_vlzi_7kQtSpI4wF4v47dnoqN539GcCw8l/s1600/Tristan's+Mittens+Nov+09+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 424px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlz_fWcbp9Syr0RPFsziy3-QAO5LSJHeYe2zTd6Pf6BBnRWKUGsSvI-YiByKd_124S4fd8pBq2gNlqiN4JkaVrp-WUPtBS01hxqdIn8Nb_A_vlzi_7kQtSpI4wF4v47dnoqN539GcCw8l/s320/Tristan's+Mittens+Nov+09+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408750658420791986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvcnK3u460RW3w9XOmUlLvozLzB4OVUPzJTqyKGS2vRJxn-UOMTHkSfAszKX4OX5wm-XZuTa0Zwp6RnTQzynZrgwUVca-sa4kC1OQjLa57SaD043_lQlWqJO6y3K-_JanI06bAnedYWGy/s1600/Tristan's+Mittens+Nov+09+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvcnK3u460RW3w9XOmUlLvozLzB4OVUPzJTqyKGS2vRJxn-UOMTHkSfAszKX4OX5wm-XZuTa0Zwp6RnTQzynZrgwUVca-sa4kC1OQjLa57SaD043_lQlWqJO6y3K-_JanI06bAnedYWGy/s320/Tristan's+Mittens+Nov+09+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408750653863854882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtcptiRklwdhqZPI2-KTaTV24ePz8lQ2hz3LQDPO-o9XqM3gTBV92EpE0HunCMUOIdaY8h8-byMwFfOvjMGIYKSI9G4gQMb5gSSEo-BXiFIv64n_57M66wTgyXVxDzpFeDloQbllvwPgG/s1600/Tristan's+Mittens+Nov+09+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 466px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtcptiRklwdhqZPI2-KTaTV24ePz8lQ2hz3LQDPO-o9XqM3gTBV92EpE0HunCMUOIdaY8h8-byMwFfOvjMGIYKSI9G4gQMb5gSSEo-BXiFIv64n_57M66wTgyXVxDzpFeDloQbllvwPgG/s320/Tristan's+Mittens+Nov+09+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408750649317041394" border="0" /></a>I'm happy with how it turned out and have CO it's mate getting about half way done yesterday between making bread, and other miscellaneous holiday prep.<br /><br />Had a very nice day with BFF, F, and his hubby, B. Just talking, knitting, drinking coffee, and preparing Thanksgiving dinner. The rolls turned out beautifully as did the loaf of bread. Nice and crusty with a soft, soft, center. Best bread I've done in years. Think my grandmother was standing over my shoulder reminding me of every trick she taught me. F kept say, "The recipe says....." and I kept smiling and did it by memory. "It's a feel...you just know when there is enough flour and the texture is smooth!"<br /><br />Baking bread is one of the links to my maternal lineage. When Grandma came to visit, she'd always make at least two batches of bread and we learned to slice the bread right out of the oven without burning our fingers or tongues. The butter melted into the bread it was so hot. Can't beat that on a cold wintery day when the wind is howling and the snow flying in every direction. It was pretty good yesterday, too, with temps in the 60s and the AC on!!<br /><br /><br />It's all a matter of perspective: "You know, there are certain days that remind me of why I ran for this office," President Obama said. "And then there are moments like this--where I pardon a turkey and send it to Disneyland."LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-12138949673056823932009-11-26T05:45:00.003-07:002009-11-26T06:26:45.893-07:00More to be thankful for...<object height="300" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="bgcolor" value="282828"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="flashvars" value="path_to_player=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player&path_to_plugins=http://www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer&path_to_captions=&file=http://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/2009/November/112509_TurkeyPardoning.m4v&image=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/audio-video/video_thumbnail/TurkeyPardon.jpg&controlbar=bottom&frontcolor=AAAAAA&plugins=http://www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer/captions,http://www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer/hat&captions.file=&stretching=fill&menu=false"><embed src="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="path_to_player=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player&path_to_plugins=http://www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer&path_to_captions=&file=http://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/2009/November/112509_TurkeyPardoning.m4v&image=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/audio-video/video_thumbnail/TurkeyPardon.jpg&controlbar=bottom&frontcolor=AAAAAA&plugins=http://www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer/captions,http://www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/wh_jwplayer/hat&captions.file=&stretching=fill&menu=false" height="300" width="480"></embed><a class="akqzhtskmigaiqjqawux" href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/all/modules/swftools/shared/flash_media_player/player.swf"></a></object><br /><br />Things have been busy but normal lately. Lots of walking, lots of WiiFit+, lots of coffee, laughter, knits and purls with my knitting friends. I'm so very excited! My new knitting buddy belongs to a group that has just started to meet (this Sunday afternoon being the first time) at the local mall bookstore. The one that's a good walk and a short bus ride from my house. Anyway she invited me to join them on Sunday! Of course I invited my other knitting buddies so we are going to make an afternoon of it, knitting, chatting, sharing... Oh and I'm sure laughter and coffee will also be involved! The group was meeting in the evening, but that just never worked out for me or apparently some of the others! Yeah for new knitting buds!<br /><br />Met Eldest Daughter for coffee in the morning. We walked some errands, caught some buses, and eventually picked up the grands from school. It was a nice day!<br /><br />Finally got grandson to try on the mitten. Good thing I did...or it would have been way too long for him. So a bit of frogging on that, do the top and the mitten and it'll be finished. Then just to make the mates for the finished ones.<br /><br />Socks for TN son are progressing. Only have about two inches left on the first leg. When I finish the second leg, I'll let them rest till he can try them on. Socks for Youngest Daughter are progressing, too. Finally paid attention to what I was doing, frogged back to the beginning of the lace pattern and "began agin, Finnegan". Got quite a few repeats done after dinner before bed.<br /><br />Had a semi full house last night. All the regulars plus my son and my autistic grandson, K. K spent the night with us, too, and like many of us on the spectrum, doesn't sleep much (his father, of course, being the exception to that rule). I carefully and quietly came down this morning for my internet fix and K was already awake (5:00 AM) and ready for the day to start.<br /><br />I'm off to my BFF, F's house early this morning to make bread and help with the cooking. We'll have a great, quiet day of which I am very thankful for. The rest of my family will be at their dad's house....lots of noise, lots of food. They will be thankful for all of that!<br /><br />Go vote for the<blink><a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://chickenstitches.blogspot.com/2009/11/its-time-to-vote.html"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">stitch marker sheep</span></a></blink>. I like Lulu and Chloe best....hint hint!<br /><br />Perfect Day Yarns has a <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://perfectdayyarns.com/blog/?p=294">contest</a>, too!<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 204, 255);" href="http://tdoeswool.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiveaway.html">Namaste Knitting Bag</a> giveaway!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-59526495124009336332009-11-25T06:11:00.002-07:002009-11-25T06:11:57.953-07:00Contest!!!Name the <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://chickenstitches.blogspot.com/2009/11/it-is-almost-over.html">sheep stitch marker</a> and win!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-5069573612414523302009-11-24T05:22:00.003-07:002009-11-24T05:29:33.398-07:00Just a quick noteI've been knitting quickly, trying to get some gifts finished. Socks for my son have the toes put on scrap yarn and the legs started. I'll have him try them on when they get here just to make sure they're long enough.<br /><br />CO a pair of socks for Youngest Daughter for Christmas as well as keeping her 4.0 average this semester! Yeah for her! One foot print is done, second one CO yesterday.<br /><br />Working on mittens for the grandsons...need to be tried on before I continue.<br /><br />Life goes on as usual. Lots of friends, lots of coffee, lots of knitting. Can't ask for much more. We named out little knitting group "Ewe Wish" cuz "you wish you were here!" :) We have a little white sheep that sits in the center of the table during our knits, purls and coffee!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcWW5cOIIm59uAq2poqxx3tEIXAUlT8FBRxtY8hDRIPtRXqrLqGhCTzKb8ouYBsmUo5-oxBtEhM6BlEA79fjY6zt4IYk8ZIe7yvm5EzDequlQYZd0oYi8TUFn5KRzMfJEAnmpi3iqsyTP/s1600/sheep.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcWW5cOIIm59uAq2poqxx3tEIXAUlT8FBRxtY8hDRIPtRXqrLqGhCTzKb8ouYBsmUo5-oxBtEhM6BlEA79fjY6zt4IYk8ZIe7yvm5EzDequlQYZd0oYi8TUFn5KRzMfJEAnmpi3iqsyTP/s320/sheep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407645997366913314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Enjoying my walks in the morning again. So glad the cold I had is gone and I can breath deeply again without coughing.<br /><br />Looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with my BFF, F and his hubby. Going up to their house early to make bread and get it baked before the bird goes in. I'll probably gain five pounds just breathing in all the wonderful holiday kitchen air!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-16883466671237702082009-11-20T04:08:00.004-07:002009-11-20T05:50:14.279-07:00Stress...or lack thereof<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DLR-QgxMi5RSS2ZQlV1oAhd4OCZyl5NMnz-tGnWmvaDP4vj3nw5ktJxC-kudsq-7J9Q1EeHna_nrKQZ0eoc6GFlg-3qd7XcYXvioxs4KVbobsBu9D3A2p4CuqSUMvUwp1np7Ns4x8YLt/s1600/Stress-ZebraStripes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DLR-QgxMi5RSS2ZQlV1oAhd4OCZyl5NMnz-tGnWmvaDP4vj3nw5ktJxC-kudsq-7J9Q1EeHna_nrKQZ0eoc6GFlg-3qd7XcYXvioxs4KVbobsBu9D3A2p4CuqSUMvUwp1np7Ns4x8YLt/s320/Stress-ZebraStripes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406155928691566114" border="0" /></a>Found this definition today: "stress is the confusion created when the mind overrides the body's desire to choke the living shit out of some asshole who desperately deserves it". Interestingly enough, I don't have this desire anymore! Maybe it's the cooler weather that's arrived since Halloween?<br /><br />This is eldest granddaughter on our bus ride to school yesterday. DL gave her a pair of circulars and she is going to town on them! Although they are too big to make a hat, she's making a neck warmer and lovin' every minute of it! Circulars are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier than straights!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWTBCzP-Yrkoogrni7pC4Qj2uqBHJGOtrz9jm9mOmd0NOne5S7yLn0lxls_ldtK3OsaNGBKR4imnT2cC3MbO8e6z5wUVTe2WAkWdLaLqy61JiXuygJ_G3H8ZYId2eJ1lVwsVFGNQhps6Q/s1600/brooke+knitting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWTBCzP-Yrkoogrni7pC4Qj2uqBHJGOtrz9jm9mOmd0NOne5S7yLn0lxls_ldtK3OsaNGBKR4imnT2cC3MbO8e6z5wUVTe2WAkWdLaLqy61JiXuygJ_G3H8ZYId2eJ1lVwsVFGNQhps6Q/s320/brooke+knitting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406164763720822354" border="0" /></a>I finished up the scarf for DIL. Although she knows what she's getting, no pictures till after Christmas! There have to be some surprises. Work is progressing on TN son's socks. Still my "on the bus" knitting.<br /><br />While out running errands yesterday, a clerk approached us and asked us to make six beanie style hats for his family for Christmas. As it turns out, I had a couple stashed away that met the color requirements and have started another one. Although I'm not fond of knitting for pay, the holidays are coming and well.....<br /><br />Picked up some yarn for grandsons' mittens. Joansie shared a great <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.freevintageknitting.com/mittens/624-mittens-pattern.html">pattern</a> with me. I love the technique for the flap as it gives some overlap to keep the hands warm. So many things to make!!!<br /><br />There's a group on Ravlery, <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/odd-socks">Odd Socks</a>, that is having a round robin next year. We'll be split up into groups of five. Each of us will start a pair of socks, toes or cuffs. Then we'll send them on to the next person who will add some of the foot or leg. On to the next person for foot and heel and so on till they come home to the owner to finish up either cuff or toe. Each person can do whatever they want as far as color, stitch pattern, style, etc., and the socks are NOT to match each other. I think it's going to be great fun. DL, my local knitting buddy, is going to join in on it, too. We're gonna have fun!<br /><br />Did a lot of walking yesterday. Either I am completely over my cold, OR I was correct and I have been over dressed the last few days. I eliminated a couple of layers, mainly the silk undershirt, and walked comfortable for about 2.5 miles yesterday. Not all in one fell swoop. The first walk is just over a mile. Then a bus ride. Then another walk of just under a mile and a bus ride. Then another walk of about half a mile. Then COFFEE and knitting.<br /><br />Today is my doctor appointment. After a walk, I'll meet up with BFF, F for coffee, running errands and the visit. It'll again, be a great day.LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-76539505553805342222009-11-19T05:16:00.004-07:002009-11-19T05:41:54.318-07:00Hat Done!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEQmD8qQo3FjPi7bLvtLNYtiIUg02adjkI3JLAVNWRotRYG-XTXlb7lPyKfDJwfrt3TdH-F52DQ8f1XYYK5TsQfvb_qS7RUp2g7cB6j1tarwo29Gj8q2KNmFBGZ8J1jIo3v_sQDmJkFDd/s1600/Lucas+Hat+Nov+19+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 411px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEQmD8qQo3FjPi7bLvtLNYtiIUg02adjkI3JLAVNWRotRYG-XTXlb7lPyKfDJwfrt3TdH-F52DQ8f1XYYK5TsQfvb_qS7RUp2g7cB6j1tarwo29Gj8q2KNmFBGZ8J1jIo3v_sQDmJkFDd/s320/Lucas+Hat+Nov+19+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405787617318087234" border="0" /></a>Finished up my TN grandson's Christmas hat yesterday while sippin' coffee and knitting with my friends, C, DL, and F. We kept our corner of the place hoppin' and productive and all the sudden it was 1:00 pm! C worked on her hat, DL worked on a beautiful pair of lace socks, and F continued working on his afghan, bound and determined it will be on his bed keeping him warm this winter!<br /><br />I started looking at mitten patterns or actually flip top mitten techniques to fulfill the requests from my grandsons. I think the easiest will be to pick up sts across the knuckles of a handwarmer and knit the mitten top in the round. Anyone else got any ideas?<br /><br />I'm almost finished with my DIL's scarf. Probably two more evenings of knitting and that Christmas present will be ready to wash, block and wrap. Been working on my son's socks on the bus and for most of my "out of the house" knitting. I guess I've got about two move inches before the toe decreases and then the legs to finish. Of course he likes tall socks so that could take forever! Fortunately I don't have to have them done by Thanksgiving to ship out in time for Christmas as they will be HERE for Christmas!!!! Yeah!<br /><br />Been having a difficult time walking in the morning. I thought it was cuz I was still sick and spiking a fever in the mornings....but to be perfectly honest, after much thought, I think I was over dressed! Wanting to be bundled up for the wait at the bus stop influenced too many layers of warmth that made me uncomfortable once my natural body heat elevated from walking. So, today, I'll opt for a little chill at the bus stop and see if I can pick up my walking again.<br /><br />The bus schedule changed without tell me! Seriously, can you imagine? ;) So we need to leave a bit earlier in the mornings now so I don't feel so rushed getting to my coffee dates and my knitting. Today is a quiet coffee day. Just DL and I. F is "grounded" cuz his hubby is going out to play to day, and C is preparing for a wedding she's attending on Saturday.<br /><br />Lots of your friends want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-73882185065753019672009-11-18T06:03:00.005-07:002009-11-18T06:25:54.055-07:00Hats, mittens and more to come<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xA05OSYd9YaS8qUJGuEVIyRjCVDrL5-UVggX3b7KXPAGJ99o-9NLdGlRrqaKewZS1FTiw7sw2lEZ7pzw-o7f3UPWUJvyjpMivWuRSZt51oiStfEeGeQ72WrggJInPbxUnHGS1DDrtI50/s1600/Lucas+Hat+Nov+18+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xA05OSYd9YaS8qUJGuEVIyRjCVDrL5-UVggX3b7KXPAGJ99o-9NLdGlRrqaKewZS1FTiw7sw2lEZ7pzw-o7f3UPWUJvyjpMivWuRSZt51oiStfEeGeQ72WrggJInPbxUnHGS1DDrtI50/s320/Lucas+Hat+Nov+18+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405428666960305778" border="0" /></a>Starting my Holiday Knitting at the last minute (which is unusual for me), here is the hat for my Tennessee grandson. Knitting bud, C, needed to learn how to knit in the round, so we both started hats on Monday. I'm ready to start the decreases on this one. Then I-cord will be added to the flaps. Socks and scarf for Tennessee family have been started, too.<br /><br />Got the wish list from my newly transplanted grandsons last night. Mittens...the flip top kind, for waiting for the bus in the mornings.<br /><br />Youngest Daughter picked up an additional 32 permanent hours, so she's up to 42 hours a week again. Whew! Just in time to avert disaster! Eldest Daughter is pursuing educational leads and getting ducks all lined up for spring semester registration. Everyone is moving forward.<br /><br />I'm sleeping much, much, much better again. DL pointed out that a lot of stress left my life in October and perhaps that was the explanation. I'd have to agree. Weird thing about stress. I didn't even know it was there till it was gone. Another weird thing is that stress can disguise itself as "good times." I thought the changes in my life since late August were all good. Turns out I'd fallen into the same snare that high school presented. Trying to fit in with the popular crowd, even though their beliefs, actions, attitudes and habits were not at all what I was. So, don't be too hard on your kids if they succumb to peer pressure. Even us "old" folks still do it.<br /><br />Met knitting bud, DL, for coffee, knitting, and errands yesterday. We had to go out to the DMV to register her vehicle. Whoa! It was empty. Seriously empty. She "signed in" and they called her number in less than 4 seconds. When she asked the clerk why so few customers, his answer, a very common one these days, "The economy." It's getting harder for everyone.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0XVS80s_V6ydWjcQSkKcGPkYWndnUgvHFjka7C8geBcarU4sjFyywlKUPfQQ3akz5QBEEQcS088x7QZUZOFKZPIbZrNISsmyQVay9Lj17osWPwgL4HMoESsguEEkwIFpQ7Je1_on67Tb/s1600/knitters.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0XVS80s_V6ydWjcQSkKcGPkYWndnUgvHFjka7C8geBcarU4sjFyywlKUPfQQ3akz5QBEEQcS088x7QZUZOFKZPIbZrNISsmyQVay9Lj17osWPwgL4HMoESsguEEkwIFpQ7Je1_on67Tb/s320/knitters.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405433872405913586" border="0" /></a>Off for my walk, coffee and knitting with my buds this morning! Next hat lesson for C! Tomorrow my BFF and I head out to my doctor appointment to reassess my progress and medications.LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-12572105185739612622009-11-17T05:48:00.002-07:002009-11-17T05:51:33.133-07:00Just a quick postWhile teaching my new knitting buddy how to knit in the round, I also started a hat for my grandson. After about four hours, what I had envisioned and what was happening were not even close. Frogging ensued. CO again, and am liking the ear flap hat much more now. Pics after next installment.<br /><br />Feeling much better today. Can almost measure the improvement each day. Will add some exercise back into my routine today as well as my walk. The coffee and knitting with my BFF, DL. Had way too much fun chatting and knitting with knitting bud, C, yesterday. We have a lot in common, only 6 years apart in age and having lived through the same history. It's funny when a hole is created in your life all the wonderful things that rush in to fill it: My Eldest daughter and grandsons returning from Hawaii, a new knitting coffee addict buddy who thinks I should get hooked on Espresso. I'm sleeping better than I have in weeks and weeks.<br /><br />Felt like a real knitter yesterday, all bundled up for the 50 degree heat with hand knit socks, hat, handwarmers, and scarf. Toasty!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjpljUxtYA2Jn6yp7azR3m4p31BdOpDx8LLbxwvs3TbMPTl-NHdqW1MLYJF3K6busL1GU1ucCIEM9tfaaEULErKU-Y__DyP-DbMvPOOUFcFX7OT4LhSM2dz_HYObQQZ_W6iBHzhXAQ4hT/s1600/knitting_machine_mug-p1688492434214374642lnsz_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjpljUxtYA2Jn6yp7azR3m4p31BdOpDx8LLbxwvs3TbMPTl-NHdqW1MLYJF3K6busL1GU1ucCIEM9tfaaEULErKU-Y__DyP-DbMvPOOUFcFX7OT4LhSM2dz_HYObQQZ_W6iBHzhXAQ4hT/s320/knitting_machine_mug-p1688492434214374642lnsz_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405054242802857202" border="0" /></a>LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4166638614414577381.post-52547430006409308332009-11-16T05:02:00.003-07:002009-11-16T05:42:13.744-07:00Monday morning ketchupMy internet was down all day yesterday. Seems the booster burned out. However, the cable guy appeared at dinner time, replaced it, and all is working perfectly again.<br /><br />So, I watched movies yesterday. HP and Transformers. And knitted. I finished up the toe on <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzALcfAdqR_i8__T-ZiC6G7ikqnpXMZMMsSWqEajGclWtjoH5HFL-Gu-SV1IapHqVycEgpTOkKZu_VIeWmdcftiP6wlEy-ZPl1PkXyZoomv-5HR2JU4w2LsYSbx8ZD0eDVRaQoEvO3LNr/s1600/My+Dobby+Socks+Nov+16,+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzALcfAdqR_i8__T-ZiC6G7ikqnpXMZMMsSWqEajGclWtjoH5HFL-Gu-SV1IapHqVycEgpTOkKZu_VIeWmdcftiP6wlEy-ZPl1PkXyZoomv-5HR2JU4w2LsYSbx8ZD0eDVRaQoEvO3LNr/s320/My+Dobby+Socks+Nov+16,+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404672612475231522" border="0" /></a>second foot print, opened up and began the leg. These are going to be so totally warm! Two strands of sock yarn except the toes and heels which is sport weight sock yarn. And lots of fun to make...just doin' whatever come to mind!<br /><br />Youngest of the two returning grandsons came over to play yesterday. They had a great time playing with friends outside while I knitted. The boys start school today at a public elementary school near their home. Next year the two of them and my eldest granddaughter will move to another campus of the Montessori school. They will be one grade apart, so see each other daily but not too much of each other. Perfect scenario. Youngest granddaughter has one more year of special ed for her speech delay and then we'll see.<br /><br />Other good news in the family. Son and DIL called the other night to tell me they are coming home for Christmas! It'll be the first time in years all my kids and grandkids have been in the same place. I am so very excited! It was going to be another surprise for me...them just showing up and knocking at the door. But fortunately, the cat got let out the bag so we can prepare for the visit. One surprise of returning kids "out of nowhere" is enough for a year. <br /><br />However, my year of selfish knitting is a bit embarrassing now. Choosing to just knit what I wanted to and not making sure the gifts got done had put me in a position of panic. Perhaps everyone will get a coupon to make a wish with for some knitted item.... We'll see. Money is short everywhere so I'm sure all will understand. I was asked to make a hat for TN grandson, and I've picked an Earflap Hat for him using the <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thedietdiary.com/knittingfiend/Hats/HKEarflapHat.html">generator</a>. Hmmm wouldn't <a style="color: rgb(204, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.knitaddicted.com/html/40.html">these</a> be nice for everyone to open first thing Christmas morning?<br /><br />I had lost a bunch of my medication due to an unfortunate lack of judgment, but managed to convince the VA pharmacy it was really important to authorize an early refill of the scrip. They did and my meds arrived Saturday. Whew! Now I'm back on track and have learned yet one more valuable lesson. Funny how we keep learning no matter how many years have passed.<br /><br />Time to get ready for my day. Off to coffee this morning with my knitting pals, life is just too good!LizzieK8http://www.blogger.com/profile/17418678210403829598noreply@blogger.com1