Happy Halloween.....

In the spirit of the day, I give you my little monster...LOL!

We are not sure what he is, but it's definitely not Pooh!

On a knitting note, I am knitting on the sleeves to Big Blue and my goal is to be done by this weekend!

I am off to the Halloween Parade at Bryce's school!

In the evelenth hour.....

Talk about cutting it close....! I finished Kyle's hat on our anniversary at 11:48 pm. He absolutely loves it.

I've caught him wearing it in the house, so I guess it's a hit. He's already asked for another and Bryce is asking for one too! I see the World War II Watch Cap in their future, such a classic pattern.

On a totally random note, I need a cut and color so badly that I can forgo a Halloween costume this year.

I could really use a housekeeper and for someone to organize my life.

My fingers are really hurting from all the pricks I have to do.

Christmas is less than 60 days away.

My mother LOVED her Multnomah!

Ishbel is still going...

Big Blue is starting to go on car rides in the the project bag.

I am off to work...



A hat......

As you know, I started another shawl, but I really needed a wee break from the charts, so Kyle's hat has made me very happy. I kind of forgot how nice it is to have a rather mindless project. It doesn't get any more mindless than knitting in the round. In fact, it is going rather quickly, this hat, see....

As you can see, there is a gauge guide right there next to me and I was spot on! This picture really doesn't do it justice. It's way cuter in person!!

I am off to work shortly. I am going to dig Big Blue out tonight and start fixing the sleeves. If hubby keeps seeing the finished projects then he won't complain about the 2 bags of sweater quantity yarn I have on hold at the shop.  :-)

Happy Knitting!

In the mail....what's next??

I was at the Post Office bright and early sending my mother's birthday gift out. I was a good girl and didn't even try it on...for fear that I would love it on me and want to keep it. It went from being blocked to being shipped. If you are gifting any knitting this holiday season, I feel that this is the best approach to letting it go...  :-p

My next project is a shawl that I have been lusting over for about a year. I even have the EXACT yarn it was knitted and photographed in, see....

This is Ishbel by Ysolda S. Teague and all of her fabulous designs can be found on Ravelry or on her website www.ysolda.com. I think that many of you will enjoy her work. The yarn is Old Maiden Aunt Alpaca/Merino...it's from Scotland and the colorway is called Moody...I just adore it!!!!

I also just cast on a hat for the hubby. Gotta keep him from complaining about the "stash" enhancements that are going on around him. I am doing the Turn a Square pattern by Jared Flood, also a free pattern on Ravelry. I suspect he no longer reads my blog, so I think that I am going to try and get a pair of socks done for him for Christmas....fingers crossed!

Finished before deadline!

My mother's Multnomah is complete and will be blocked tonight and mailed out tomorrow. Here is a sneak peak of the Feather and Fan.

I am just thrilled with it and I hope that she will be as well. This is my third Multnomah shawl and I am ready to move on to another favorite that I have yet to tackle, Ishbel. I totally had to stay monogamous to mom's birthday gift and I did. Some projects did try to lure me away, but I resisted all the chatter.
I am off to cast on Ishbel....

Wollmeise...., Yes Please!

A couple of my friends who knit are now lurking the stashes of fellow Ravelers, searching for the elusive Wollmeise. What is Wollmeise you ask? Well. it is a beyond fantastic German yarn and it is difficult to get. The colorways are just to dye for.... get it....to dye for and the yardage is a generous 512 yards. The possibilities for this yarn are endless. I have 6 skeins and I take them out and love them a little and sometimes they even go on a car ride to the shop, where I always think, today might be the day I wind this....but that has yet to happen. I kinda love it in its hank for...you could actually beat off a mugger with it.

Isn't is beautiful. So, now that my friends are looking to procure some of this fabulous fiber, I would love to add to my stash without my hubby freaking out. Because, you can never have enough Wollmeise!

Mine will be taking a car ride again today and I will again contemplate using it.

Have a wonderful weekend to all!

Observation.....

I am waiting at the doctor's office where they keep you waiting for HOURS....you are at their mercy. Half the time, you give up out of frustration. But not me, not today. I have the iPad and knitting for a week....bring it on, I have all day!

As I sit here, I see their sign that says, "A charge will be made for broken appointments unless 24 hours notice is given". So, their time is more valuable than ours. I think we, the people, should charge when we are inconvenienced. It seems fair to me. Just an observation.