Stitch Surfer Sox

Here they are.

Well, the first one up to the beginning of the heel.

Will watch Diane/Knitabulls video instruction to do the heel sometime tomorrow.

hugs

Is it winter, yet?

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Grasshopper Cardi

ABsoLUTEly PERFECT FIT ! ! !

The first sweat I've knit that actually fits me to perfection!

I wear it as often as I can.

Now that the Chambray is a finished project

Grasshopper can have every other day off. :-)

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Chambray

Finished sewing on the buttons

and have been wearing my new sweater

the past several days.

The weather has been pretty darn cold and

my Chambray Cardi sure is keeping me toasty warm.

I am so tickled that I've knit two sweaters that actually fits me.

Now am eager to cast on another

right away as soon as my Stitch Surfer sox are off the needle.

 

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Stitch Surfer Sox

Diane/Knitabulls video tutorials for knitting the

Stitch Surfer Sock is GREAT!

I am finished with the first video tutorial

And ready to begin the second.

hugs

 

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Heading Home

Heading home after a long lunch

with Hubby.

hugs

 

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A new year begins

Do you ever find yourself caught up in the moment?

Becoming engrossed in an entertaining activity.

You know, something that stretches the brain,

Or that gets your creative juices flowing like lava down the mountain side?

No stopping it 'til the newness cools

Maybe it's the family circle that fulfills your days.

Time well-spent reminiscing, listening, appreciating, enjoying

The time passes so quickly . . . . .

That's the way this month has gone.

But now the Holiday Season celebrating has come to a slow-down,

Decorations are packed away

for another ten or so months [well, almost].

There's more or less time for life to fall into a routine that provides the time to center thoughts enough to plot a course for 2014.

That's the way it's been here.

My PASSION for knitting still very much occupies my thoughts and time.

Well, that and video chatting with family via Google+ Hangout and FaceTime.

How fun is that !!!!

One recent afternoon was spent knitting with my daughter on FaceTime.

How much more fun can it get?

Sweaters, sweaters.

Yes, my passion for knitting is almost entirely focused on knitting cardigan sweaters for me

The wonderful success with my green sweater,

Has provided me the confidence to chart my course for 2014.

Sweaters, Sweaters, Sweaters!!!!

My Grasshopper Cardigan is such a dream to wear.

I love it.

Very soon another cardi will be ready for its debut.

??? By the end of this week ???

These two quick triangle shawlettes finished just before the end of the year.

Aren't they cute?

So practical

what with the Polar Vortex.

2014 2014 2014 2014

Have a fantastic week!

 

hugs

 

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Baby, It's Cold Outside !!

 

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Six Miles

During Two Thousand Thirteen

SIX MILES OF YARN has passed through my needles

Not as many miles as the previous year's ten miles

but still that's a whole lotta miles.

That ten thousand, five hundred sixty yards made:

10 pair of sox

6 shawls

3 cowls

1 pullover sweater

numerous dish cloths/spa clothes

and

A CARDIGAN THAT FITS ME PERFECTLY !!

10,560 yards

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It has been snowin' and blowin' since late last night

Time for a cup of java

hugs

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Celebrate ! ! ! !

We've experienced 2013

and

Anticipate 2014

Let's CELEBRATE ! ! ! ! 

Wishing you a very

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! ! ! 

hugs

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Swatching

Lots of swatching goin' on 'round here.

I've been checking for stitch gauge and for the feel of the fabric

For my next CustomFit cardigan

It's another stockinette sweater

This time with a cable design next to the button band.

The design comes from a sweater pattern in the winter edition of Knitter's magazine

That I'd been browsing at Barnes & Noble.

It just popped right out at me.

Am going BLUE for a change.

(/(/(/(/)

The sun is shining,

Temp is up

And it's time for lunch

Hugs

 

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Greetings

This will be my first blog post entirely from my iPad

Christmas day was terrific‼️

🎄🎄🎄

Am hoping your's was also‼️‼️

Hugs

💜💜💜

Two Adult Tickets, Please

While daughter Gloria was visiting

she and I went to first day 

showing of

The Hunger Games:  Catching Fire

We went to the matinee and avoided the evening crowds.

When leaving the theater,

crowds there were

waiting to get into the evening showing..  

Hoards of Hunger Game fans

While I am no way one of them

Yes, so Effie Trinket now resides next to my laptop.

She's rocking her blue metallic outfit.

- - - - - - -> - - - - - - -  >

Oh, yes,

Katniss Everdeen is right along side of Effie.

hugs

We did get ~2"

Sox Rock !

Staying cozy Friday while waiting for our wintery mix of weather to arrive.

Snow didn't come 'til evening

staying cozy involves listening to Christmas music and knitting on a triangular scarf.

I love How The Grinch Stole Christmas narrated by Boris Karloff.

Oh, Mr. Grrrrrrrinch 

These grape-y purple worsted weight sox are going to be put to good use this winter.

Plus,

they're darn right wonderful feeling.

Another pair of worsted winter sox.

This pair was knit several years before I found my Passion for 40" circular needles.

This is the one and only pair 

of sox knit on my Round Loom.  

Not bad for a first timer.
They do keep the toes toasty warm.

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Snow is falling this evening in fat clumps.

It's a wet snow, folks.

Let's hope not too much stick to the trees.

In the next couple of days the slow-cooker beef roast is going to hit the spot as the snow accumulates

- something like four to five inches is predicted -

The roast and it's veggies
and a batch of hot-out-of-the-oven cheddar biscuits
should do it.

And we'll see how the weatherman's prediction goes.

One thing for certain,

it's not going to the last time we get snow this winter.

Let it snow.

Let it snow.

Let it snow.

hugs

What A Way To Start The Day ! ! !

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning

Oh, What a Beautiful Day ! ! ! 

Temp is 26 degrees, feels like 17

With a Wintery mix of Precip expected later.

What better way to start a winter day than to Carmelize a pan of Onions?

Wonderful accent to our Soup at Lunchtime  ! ! ! 

Perhaps before the weather arrives,

we'll be able to get in a trip to 

our local Barnes & Noble

for a cup of Americana 

and a Holiday Sugar Cookie

Maybe even a chance to use B&N 25% off coupon!

; - 0

Enjoy these Winter days ! ! ! 

hugs

♥  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

hugs

Another Willow for Warmth

Another Willow Cowl.

This time using a sock weight yarn.

A lovely addition to a winter wardrobe.

Gifted, so I guess a third version

will be in the works.

hugs

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Stop for A Quick Ice Cream Treat

Is there any place better than Central Dairy

for a quick taste of your favorite treat?

Whether a small dish of Extreme Moose Tracks

or

a healthy Banana Split !

Who could resist the temptation???

hugs

♥ ♥ ♥

REDdy for Winter

How 'bout a pair of really, really red House Sox for

a frigid December-January!!

You're right if you are thinking you've seen

this yarn before,

still haven't cast on the socks.

But with the weather about to turn more

wintery it may be about time to get busy.

*See Footnote below

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Red's a holiday color

just perfect for a mixer who beats and mixes

for our pleasure.

Think Sugar Cookies in shapes of

bells, wreaths and snowmen ! ! !

<^><^><^><^>

A Red cardigan will be perfect to wear

Christmas, New Years and right on through to Valentine's Day

Cupid's favorite color

**************

*Footnote

provided by Keds

hugs

♥  ♥  ♥

Ready for Winter

Let's start with warm feet!

Began this pair of wooly-wooly sox on a round loom

very early 2008.

Put them aside when I began knitting sox

2-at-a-time on 40" circular needle

thanks to my friend Dianna and the inspiration she sent my way.

Came across the unfinished pair

[knit right up to the point of toe decreases]

so last night put them on a Size 10 needles

and finished them this afternoon.

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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration here.

I hope you did as well.

Our two daughters prepared our

holiday feast.

Between their labor and my 'supervision' 

Just kidding about my supervision.

We enjoyed a dee-lish meal.

Afterward, the four of us here in mid-MO

had a Google Hangout [video chat]

with 

and my older brother in Colombia, South America

and my youngest brother and his wife in the mountains of Southern California.

How much fun was that ! ! ! ! ! 

Just a terrific Thanksgiving, ever.

+ *+*+*+

Yep,

Now we are enjoying leftovers.

YUM-Meee

How 'bout you?

Are you feasting on leftovers as well?

hugs

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Something(s) Blue

 Inkwell

 This month's Cookie A Sock Club 2013's shipment.

Haven't decided which of Cookie A's patterns will

be cast on with this oh, so, beautiful blue,

but, you can believe that my feet will be pampered with this lovely.

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The Loopy Ewe is celebrating their 7th Anniversary.

TLE originally opened in St. Louis

and recently moved her operation to

Fort Collins, Colorado.

In celebration of seven years as a small business owner,

Sheri, owner of TLE, 

asked Malabrigo Yarn Company dyers to come up with a very special colorway. 

Their dyers  created this colorway that, IMHO, reminds me of blue jeans.

They named this blue in tribute to Sheri by naming this special anniversary celebration yarn after her.

How cool is that ! ! !

  

Sheri commissioned a shawl pattern created for this particular yarn.

 

 Pattern to be available only by purchasing this

 7th Anniversary Celebration Kit

of yarn and pattern.

Beautiful Blues ! ! !

Overnite we received some much needed rain.

Lost power during the very, very early morning hours,

but have been up and running 

ever since.

Today is Humpday

week's half over

as is September

hugs

♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥

Willow

First a reminder.

Each and Every one of your comments are appreciated and anticipated.

I l♥ve hearing from you.
And I do reply of each of you

right here on the blog.

I 'Reply' to your comment right here
on this blog post

just below your own comment.

If you're interested,

there are a couple of ways to read my reply.

One way is to come back to this post at a later date to check if I've reply yet.

A more convenient way, IMHO,
is to take advantage of a very cool feature.

Google Blogspot has this dandy feature that allows

Comments and Replies to this particular post to arrive right in your email inbox.

This option is located just beneath the message text box -

it's the subscribe by email button.

When Comments and Replies cease

so will the arrivals to your inbox

or

this feature can be unsub-ed via each message as it arrives.

Don't forget,

you, too, can reply to any blog comment or reply.

Don't be bashful :*)

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Willow Cowl

is a free pattern on Ravelry

click HERE

My Willow

is knit with Hazel Knits Yarn

in the Entice base:

Merino Wool, Cashmere, Nylon

I combined two gorgeous colors -

Land of Sweets

and Tropical Sunrise.

So soft, so cuddly.

I ABsoLUTeLY AdORe it ! ! ! ! 

It uses a skein of fingering weight yarn

I knit it in a little over a week.

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Have a loverly week ♥♥♥

hugs

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