Hook & Scrumble

is having a Giveaway ! ! ! ! ! !!

You can join the fun by going to her blog Hook & Scrumble

If you enjoy reading blogs and Crocheting then this giveaway is for you.

Vanessa at do you mid if I knit? sez, “(I'm coveting that Ladybird book with it's fab cover).”.  But not to worry, there is more to the giveaway and you can take part by answering the giveaway question.

Click the button on my sidebar.  Good Luck ! ! ! ! !

Do I find the Giveaways or what . . . . .

I’ve been blog-hopping and discovered this blog. Since it’s all-about-breast-cancer event, I knew you’d want to know about it. Take a minute, read this post taken from “Just Simply Charming” click on a link or two.

I cut-and-paste-ed this post:

“Wednesday, September 09, 2009

A Charming Video and Giveaway for a GREAT Cause

Check out this video that Johanna shot of Kristen and I in Kristen's studio. The project we created was based on one of many amazing collaborations from A Charming Exchange written by myself and Kelly Snelling. Stay tuned for more information on the wonderful auction which will take place in October benefiting breast cancer.

The necklace created by myself and Kristen (seen in the above video) will be a special give away; to enter the give away post about the Charming Exchange Breast Cancer Auction on your blog making sure to add a link that takes readers to http://acharmingexchange.blogspot.com/. Leave your link in the comment section on A Charming Exchange and good luck. The drawing will take place on October 30th.

Thank you so much for your support and feel free to copy and paste this post directly to your blog.”

There’s no holding me back . . .

now that I know how to put those buttons in my sidebar ! ! ! !  

I’ve just added one for Mary at

                                                                                        Green Paper

 

A Really Great Giveaway

and you still have time to enter - 'til six p.m. this evening Georgia time -

you still have time to visit Pat's blog http://silverthimbletalk.blogspot.com/

check out her list of goodies she's giving away! ! !

Not certain which is my favorite,

it's hard to choose.

I read about Pat's Silver Thimble Talk blog from

Marty's blog http://martysfibermusings.blogspot.com/

I check Marty's blog regularly and loving reading it.

Join the Party ! ! ! !

Natasha Burns is having a party and you're invited ! ! ! !

But this isn't quite the party you'll be expecting -

Natasha sez, "This is a swap/challenge/party all rolled into one. But a "swap" with a difference. You see, you won't be assigned a swap partner to mail anything to. Your swap "partner" will be YOU !"

Can you believe it? Natasha has come up with a unique idea.

A Fantastically Creative Idea.

Take a look at her blog by click on her button here on the right sidebar, there's still time for us to participate.

I AM GOING TO MAKE TIME

I AM GOING TO MAKE TIME

TO JOIN NATASHA'S PARTY ! ! ! ! ! ! !

The Painted Quilt is having - - - - -

a first friday freebie. Kaaren is a very talented artist and has lovely ideas. Take time to visit her blog you can get there from here by clicking on her button in the sidebar at the right.

Two more pair

finished and ready for wear.  I do love the Fiesta Baby Boom Yarn.  One hundred percent extrafine merino superwash – what more could a gal ask for.  I weighed both pair and found that the Summer Sox used 97 grams of yarn while the ToeUp for Ron took 67 grams.  A big difference.

Not certain what I’ll knit next as far as sox go.  Probably Cat Bordhi’s Spring Thaw that have been on the needles forever.  AND, there just might be another Stitch ‘n Bitch Fat Bottom Bag in the works.

This is Summer Sox – I love ‘em.

 

Here are Ron’s socks – the yarn came with re-enforcing thread/yarn so I used it in the toes only.

Let me tell you . . .

about another Giveaway!  This one involves bundles.  Bundles of fabric and rose hip is doing the Giveaway.  I’ve been reading Beata’s blog for some time now and enjoy following her posts.

Right now she has bundled up two separate colorways and you have your choice between very blueberry and strawberry picnic.

If you take the jump over to her blog rose hip's berry fabric bundle giveaway I’m telling you, you won’t regret it.  You’ll love her blog.

Oh, yikes, I entered my comment twice to rose hip by a Big Mistake.  .

I mailed Beata to ask her to delete one of my comments.  Oh, dang.

Naughty Secretary Club: Crochet Adorned - Interview, Review & Giveaway!

Naughty Secretary Club: Crochet Adorned - Interview, Review & Giveaway!: "Crochet Adorned"
Here's our chance to win a great crochet book.
I know you've read all about this book.
Jump on over to Naughty Secretary Club's site.

Gloria’s Images

 

Visit Gloria's Images for more night scenes

Atascadero Art & Wine Tour

Gloria has be asked to show her work at the Atascadero Art & Wine Tour!!!!

I believe she'll be showing images from her trips to Israel.

How neat is this????

Click on the poster to embiggen the poster [enlarge]view.

Her image is at the upper right.

Gloria has her Israel images posted, if you have the time, take a look http://gal-israel.blogspot.com/

Paper piecing

is something that I enjoy doing.  Haven’t done any in a number of months.  Not since I taught a class at the lqs.  However, this morning I was reading my favorite blogs and when I read The Some Times Crafter I just knew I had to do some paper piecing, too.  The Some Times Crafter found this paper piecing pattern at Piece by Number.  Anyway, here’s my Circle of Geese.  Whaddaya think?  How should I quilt?

Humidity

This is what the humidity looked like driving down the Blvd., with our State Capitol in the center of the view.

 

Lucky for us the temp wasn’t high enough to make it miserable.  Still, it does make the sky look ucky.

All in all our spring and summer has been the coolest in ages.  No one ‘round here is complaining.  We’ve been seeing the news reports about the newest wildfires in California and was relieved they weren’t close to Dorian’s area.  They’ve had more than enough for a lifetime in their area.

Ages, it seems like

. . . . . ages since I last blogged. But have been kept busy trying to quench my thirst for a couple of great new bags. I found these on Ravelry and have been crocheting away. Not certain what I’ll be doing with these new bags, however, the Hot Green and Yellow Starling Bag, Jr. [ FutureGirl ] is holding my Cookie A KAL project at the moment. The Fat Bottom Bag [Stitch ‘n Bitch Crochet], I know will be just the first of several. This was fun to make, easy to line. Lining these bags puts them at the top of my list of things I’m enjoying this week.

You really gotta . . . . . .

. . . . . .  gotta go visit Vanessa’s and Lucy’s blogs.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .          do you mind if i knit and Attic24 if you want to see some wonderful eye candy.  And, that is a result of some talented gals using their sense of color.

Quiltin’ Chicks Social

and it was the smallest group in a long time.  But what we lacked in attendance we made up for in lots o’ chatter.  Seems like everyone’s been busy with their projects so A.M has lots of pics to post.

We discussed our next group project that will, this time, go to our local VA hospital.  We’ll be using the guidelines their office sent so that our efforts will be useful to the vets.  I’m certain by our deadlines we’ll have lots to show for our efforts.

This month’s KAL is at least on the needles.  So far I’ve gotten as far as the ribbing on each of the two patterns for this month. 

Have finished crocheting two projects but still have the finishing touches to complete before they’re completed.  Perhaps I’ll get to that today.

Also, still have two new software to install so that I don’t have to grouch everytime I want to use a word processor or do family history.  So will take time one day soon to get these installed.

Here it is, we’re into the second week of August - - - how time flies.

LiveJournal Tags: Quiltin' Chicks,KAL,Crochet,Software

Whew ! ! ! Finally have a finished pair of Rick

The pattern is by Cookie A and is from her book Sock Innovation.

Not an easy pattern to like. Though the stitches are relatively sstraightforward the combo was not an easy knit for me. Am not real happy with this pair. We'll see if the end up frogged.

Another Look

I thought that the Fruit Compote Topper deserves a better look.  So here it is as it resembles the shapes and colors of my new teapot.  I love them both. 

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My second pair of Hedera is coming along.  Not certain I’ll use the Noro Kureyon Sock yarn again – not too much stretch to this yarn – but love the color and they’ll showoff the pattern just right.

  

Two More Pair Added to The Sock Drawer ! !

I began this pair more than three months ago when we first started our Knit & Crochet night on the 4th Tuesday Nite of each month.  Have finished several pair in between, especially those Raverly Cookie A’s KALs.  Now here these are really for wearing this Fall.

Now is pair began its life as Coquette by Melissa Morgan-Oakes.  By the way, it’s TOFUtsies 50% Superwash wool, 25% Soysilk Fibers, 22.5% cotton and 2.5% Chitin [which is, btw, made from shrimp and crab shells and is naturally antibacterial!]. After being frogged they were going to be Spiraling Coreolsis by Cat Bordhi but didn’t make it past the toe and foot sections, only to be abandoned for a period.  Then they became Lace Diamond from The Ultimate Sock book in the leg section only. 
BUT THEY ARE NOW WEARABLE.
So add two more pair to the list.

Crocheting is Fun !

Yet another Lucy-Style crocheted item.  This cute little tabletopper made with granny squares was joined as I went along.  A great way to connect the squares as they are made so there aren’t a large, loose pile of squares toppling all over the place.

Another beautiful day with cool temps and clear sky.  Not like our typical summer at all.  We’re enjoying it while we can knowing the weather can turn to hot and humid anytime in July and August.