After

After finishing knitting and blocking

my Camp Loopy Project Three

Challenge was met.

Challenge being: knit any project using 800 yds

Here's my Gray Garden Shawl

designed by Anne Hansen

as it is blocking

I met the challenge PLUS 65 yards

for a total of 865 yards of

Shalimar Breathless

in Waterchestnut colorway

YAAA Hooo

There will be glamour shots shortly

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After dinner

there was time for some

'mindless' knitting

Isn't this colorful ! ! ! ! 

Sugar n Cream cotton in Rainbow colorway

Perhaps the beginning of  a Spa Basket 

for gifting in the upcoming months????

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Well Kids,

Summer has arrived 

here in mid-Missouri

Not terribly hot and miserable

but definitely WARM.

With lots of big clouds masking Mr Sol

giving relief from his intense attempt to fry everything.

Sat outside knitting another spa cloth for almost an hour but did not break a sweat.

So I am happy as can be with our Summer weather.

Take care ! ! ! !

Remember

theme for the next week

- -

Water and Sun Screen

+    +   +    +    +    +

hugs

♥

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Red Worsted

Is this RED or What ! ! ! ! ! 

This red worsted weight yarn is just the match for a blog post I read last week.
It was 

Susan B Anderson's post

How I Make Worsted Weight Socks !

Guess what's on deck!

Just in time for the holidays coming up.

Btw, how is Christmas shopping coming along??

Oh,

did you notice

this yarn 
is

RED
!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looky, it's a Loopy Ewe and a flock of little Loopys

Too-cute tape measure and stitch markers.

Sheri at The Loopy Ewe thinks of every thing for knitters.

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Temp is beginning to creep into August
Low 90s
however, I did hear mention of rain
for Friday and overnight into Saturday.
We could use a inch or so.
How 'bout you?

hugs


 ♥

Gotta Loves

Gotta love Joann's Half Price Shelves

Saw these boxes on 

Hotazzknitter's Instagram post the other day.

Nicole aka Hotazzknitter, 

has a video podcast

Positively Knitting

that I thoroughly enjoy.

Wouldn't miss an episode for anything.

If you're into Positive-ity then

she's your gal.

Click on her link above.

Her Instagram post was truly enabling.

Couldn't resist.

Our local Joann's has a pretty good selection

and I've got mine.

It is summer time.

Even if the temps don't feel like it

soft serve ice cream is still

on the agenda.

Triple Berry Brownie - Midnite Truffle

yummmmm

Here I am doing what I love to do in the evening

or at any time for that matter.

One-at-a-time ! ! !   

Toe Up.

One Size #0 needle ! ! 

Just about ready for the heel.

No hurry on this one

just a little change of pace from my Camp Loopy projects.

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Are there signs of Autumn in your neighborhood?

hugs

♥  ♥  ♥  ♥

Hello, Autumn ???

Couldn't believe our eyes when we parked at Dairy Queen Tuesday afternoon.

Do ya see it???  

There it is ! ! 

An Autumn-Red leaf ! ! ! ! ! ! 

Could we experience an early Autumn???

Our backyard Sycamores

are dropping their leaves

already.

???????

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Yesterday afternoon

while leaving Barnes & Noble

we were treated to this view.

This past week's sky has been

filled with puffy whites

displayed

against a cerulean backdrop.

Completely Wonderful ! ! ! 

While at the beauty salon this afternoon getting my haircut

My hair stylist was just opening her UPS shipment

of

just-premiering

 O.P.I. fall collection of autumn color nail polish

I immediately fell for these three beauties

[and who wouldn't?]

Took them straight from the shipping box before anyone else could.

Here they are

that are front and center

on my makeup vanity.

Embarca-Dare-Ya,

In The Cable Car-Pool Lane,

First Date At The Golden Gate

Yep, you guessed it,

all referenced to San Francisco. 

# # # # # # # # # # # #

My haircut

I must be happy with the prospect of the hand-knitwear season arriving.  

: ^ )

hugs

♥ ♥ ♥

Mother

Mother's Love

♥

August 1915  -  October 1999

In My Heart

Always

♥♥

Shop Hop Soxes, Etc.

Sox knit with the yarn we picked up in Mexico,

Missouri

during our Quilt Shop Hop last month.

These were a pretty darn fast knit, considering:

a.] they were knit on Size #2 needles

as compared to the quite a bit smaller Size #0 that I have been using recently;

b.] combined these two pair used 534 yards ! ! ! ! ! 

That's a lotta yards

~ .3 of a mile

Gloria's

These were knit

2-At-A-Time

on one 40" circular needle

Toe Up

using a Gusset Heel

and a Ribbed Leg/Cuff

Debbie's with a very t-a-l-l cuff

During the same period Hubby's Hell Fire, Once Again

sox were finished and bound off !

Again, knit toe up, 

this time with Afterthought Heels. 

Using small sized needle,

this pair used 316 yards.

With such a tight fabric

as the result of using small needle size

these should last a very long time.

So fun to knit ! ! ! 

Here they are 

Soxes from the Shop Hop for the girls

and Sox for Hubby

Temp here is below 80 degrees F

today

Great temp for an August day.

Even had a small rain shower.

hugs

♥♥♥♥♥

whoops, do I spy a dropped stitch in the cuff?