Great Mail Day !!

Mail was good today.

Great yarn for a new pair of sox

Wonderful magazine for inspiration

A snailmail note from a Special Friend

Below Zero Degrees F by tomorrow morning

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Look What I Won !

Last week Ann Buud had a giveaway on her blog.

I was lucky enough to win a copy of one of her many books. My choice!

The one I added to the Ann Budd section of my library -

The knitter's handy book of sweater patterns

 

My book arrived today!!!

You know

I'll be spending this evening browsing through these pages

I like that there's a sturdy spine - the book lays flat.

Nifty elastic page keeper, too.

No more thumbimg through looking for my lost page.

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2 O'clock A.M.

Baby It's Cold Outside

Bbbaby, it's cold outside!!

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Just love Sedum

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Sock Progress

Still the first sock!

Four and a half inches of snow

since six a.m.

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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.

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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.

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Heading Home

Heading home after a long lunch

with Hubby.

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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!

 

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 

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.

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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

♥  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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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

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥