Multidirectional Scarf.......................... My First attempt at the multidirectional scarf.... It is an interesting pattern but one that I have to make sure I am on the right row at all times... I had to do the first triangle twice because I was " talking" and miss counted my rows... :(
But it is coming out nice now and I am already "Thinking" Baby Blanket... So I guess that is where this multidirectionaal road is going to take me eventually... On the Road to Making a Multidirectional Baby Blanket :)
You can join this group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multidirectional/

Natalies Sweater.................. Take a look at the right front of the sweater on the bottom...
I restarted this half using yarn that I had started a part of the sweater with weeks ago but ripped it out because it was the wrong size that I was doing... Anyway when I rewound it the yarn had little " curlys" in it.. Then when I did the front it shows up "funny" in the knitting...
I saw it right away but I thought that after a while it would conform to the fabric...
However as you can see .. its still there... Do you think that if I steamed it lightly it would smooth out that spot there???
Or do you have any other suggestions besides redoing the WHOLE half of the front... No.. No Don't say that.. I want to get this sweater done already!!!!

RAIN in The Horizon ???????................. Looking out this morning I could see rain on its way... We desperately need some rain here in Florida to help get some of the fires out.... The ground is so dry that they just can not get them stopped... The air is filled with smoke and you can smell it... We live quite a way from it .. so I can imagine how awful it must be for the people who are right near it... RAIN... RAIN..... Pour Down on Your People!!!! :)

Hummmmmmmm???? It looks as tho Now I have Lost My Buttons.. I don't see them on the sidebar..... Oh Gosh... This Blogging can be frustrating... humpf !!!!

Well... Anyway.. Today I stopped at a Local Second Hand store and look what I got fo $4.00..
Wahoooooooo.... 2 Kitchen Cottons...
1 Peaches N Cream..... 3 Saucy Sport.. 1 Santos Aran... and a Pink Pound of Love...
Knit Book.. Cross Stitch Book because I love the cover stitch...
and 4 see thru zipper case to put my Knit tools in .. One for each project bag...
Pretty Good Deal... huh ? :)

FROGGED
Last night I discovered that I was doing something wrong in my lacy dress design... so I ripped it out back to the 6th row..... Then I decided that it was coming out way to WIDE for the size dress that I wanted..
This is an older pattern and it calls for Botney Win-Sport.. 7 stitches =1inch on #4 needles..
Well.. I am using J&P Coats Luster sheen cotton thread and I thought it would be thin enough but why does it look so wide...
So I FROGGED the whole thing this morning..
Then I did a swatch.. yes, you heard me.. I DID A SWATCH... now this is something that I very rarely do... Anyway... I did one with a #3 needle and one with a #2 needle and they BOTH came out the same... Now.. What is the purpose of a SWATCH ???? I still have to "guess" which needle to use now... So they both look like 7 stitches to the inch... Now that means the dress should come out the correct size this time... RIGHT?????
Well... This is my venture for this evening.... I'll be starting My Amazing Lace all over again from the beginning.... Wish me Luck !!!

LACE
I joined the Amazing Lace KAL and this is what I will be making.....
It is the Lacy Baby Diana Dress That I started a while ago and never got back to it.. I only did a few inches so this is a great opportunity for me to get it done :)
I am using Buttercup Yellow baby cotton.....
Its such a pretty dress and I am glad to get it going again !!!
Kniting On for the Amazing Lace Team .....................

My Birthday is May 15th

How do you like my New " Nicole" Birthday Shoes :)
Aren't they cute ?
I got them delivered by the UPS Guy just a while ago..
They are from My Grandchildren in Buffalo........
Boy... Do they know how to treat Grandma right !!!!

Thank You Allie, Will, Natalie, Thomas and Paige :) XXXXXOOOOO
They are so cute and comfy... I LOVE them :)

Well.. Stupid is as Stupid does..... :)
Here is My Dashboard....
Low and Behold it did not dissapear!!!!

OK.. So what happened I don't know but somehow I signed on as the user with one letter off on my name :(
Oh Boy... " Banging my head against the wall" How Stupid is THAT ??? :)
So here I am... Guess I can just forget abut the other blog and continue along on my origional.. Well.. Thats as long as I don't forget my name again :)

So.. Here I am Back in the Blogging World.. All is well again :)

I'm working on the purple sweater for my Granddaughter Natalie.... I started it along with several other projects a while ago and now I picked it up again... I did the two front pieces and now I am working my way up the " boring" back :)
Lets hope I can keep myself from working on another UFO before I finish this one :)

Cotton Dress

Panda Sweater

PANDA

SUNSHINE


Here is a bit of Sumshine from Sunnyland Florida :)
I knitted up this washcloth for a Friend of mine today.. Isn't she cute :) LOL
Notice I said " she " :)

SUNSET


I just ran out on the balcony to snap a picture of the Beautiful Sunset!!!

Sundown........ 7: 52.................

Time for Mr Moon :)

Little Penny's Loungers


Well.. This is one of my Favorite now!!! :)

I am calling these .. Little Penny's Loungers!!!! They are made from Red Heart Teri yarn and they are so soft and cozy!!!
Pattern ??? Well.. No Not really.... I made the pants up myself and the top is on the same line as the Cutie Patootie Top...
I think my Daughter will really like this little number... :)

Blankie

I had several requests for the Baby Blankie that I have posted several posts back..
It is a free on line pattern which was pased on to me and I do not have the link...
I did type it up for you because my copy is so worn out...
Use what ever yarn you like.. I used a DK weight...and I sewed on the silky edge :)
Here it is... ENJOY!!!


Crochet Baby Blanket
20 oz. pombadour yarn or yarn of your choice!
6 oz. white trim yarn ( If you want)

ROW 1: Ch. 126, SC in 2nd ch from hook and across.
ROW 2: Ch 1 turn, ( sc, ch3, 3 dc) in 1st sc, *Skip 3 sc, ( sc, ch3, 3 dc) in next sc, Repeat * across to last 4 sc, skip next 3 sc, sc in last sc.
ROW 3: Ch 3 turn, 3 dc in 1st sc, ( sc, ch3, 3 dc) in each ch space across. ending with sc in last space.
========================================================
Repeat ROW 3 approximately 55 rows.
LAST ROW : Ch 3 turn, sc in ch-3 space, sc in sc, * ( sc in next 3 dc, skip next ch 3 space, sc in sc ) repeat* across.. Do not finish off

TRIM:
Working in rounds
Round 1: Ch 1 turn, 3sc in 1st sc, [* sc in each sc, repeat*across, 3 sc in last sc,* ( 3 sc in ch-space, sc in sc) repeat* across, working in free loops of beginning chain, 3 sc in 1st ch, sc in each ch across, ] 3 sc in last, repeat* around, last round repeat between [ ].
slip stitch in 1st sc, (changing colors here if using contrast)
ROUND 2-3: With white, ch 1, sc around with 3 sc in corners, slip st.
ROUND 4: Ch 2, Do not Turn, *skip sc, sc,ch 2, repeat* around slip st in 1st sc.
ROUND 5: Ch1, turn, sc in slip st, * sc in ch- space, sc around with 3 sc in corners.
Repeat *around.
Round 6: Ch 1, turn, * ( sc,ch3, 3 dc)
skip 3 sc, repeat* around slip st to 1st sc. Finish Off

Red Hat Days


Oh My... Ain't We Sweet!!!!

LOL.. Just thought I would give you a "chuckle"...
This is Marilyn and I a few years ago during our Red Hat Society Days !!!
Are'nt we a site :) LOL
We did have fun going out with all the "Ladies"... LOL

Knitting :)


Today was our Knitting Day at Paneras....
This is Marilyn .... It was chilly in our room today and I was showing My capelet that I made last year.. Marilyn tried it on and kept it on because it was so cozy in the airconditioning...
After knitting we went to Lunch and to JoAnns where Marilyn bought some Homespun so I can teach her how to make a Capelet for herself... :) She is new to the Knitting World and is catching on very well.. I think she will be able to make one of these with no problem..
Its so much Fun to recruit new knitters and watch them enjoy their accomplishments!!!!
What Fun!!!

Bird


Yesterday after Bob and I washed and waxed the Van..
I sat in Bobs Sons Backyard knitting while Bob did some fishing...
Then along came a little birdie to check out my knitting... Hummmm???? Do you think he thought that my yarn was a bag of worms ???? :)

Beach Walk


Today was a Beautiful Day for a Walk on the beach... So.. Thats what I did.. :)
We actually sat under the umbrella for a few hours because the sun was pretty hot today! But under the umbrella and with the Ocean Breeze it was a Perfect Morning!
I hope you all had a Nice Day too!

Sweater


Oh Boy! I haven't posted in over a week !!!
But I have done some knitting .. Finished one of my UFO's...
This is the " Dinosour" Sweater for Little Ella who LOVES Dinosours............
This is such a cute sweater.. I hope to make another one soon..
Its from a Sirdar Book that I have.This is probably the first sweater that I did with all the design work in it... After I got going it wasn't too hard, just takes a little concentration !
I used Simply Soft which is becoming a Favorite of mine lately...

Pink Fluffy


Here is the Progress on last weeks projects... The Fluffy " Soft as Butter" Pink Jacket is Done!!!
I absolutely LOVE how soft this is... I used Patons Be Mine yarn and a Sirdar Pattern which you can see a few photos below this..
I have done one front on the purple sweater and a little on the Blue Ruffle one.. But I also started a little Dress.. which I have finished the top and the sleeves :) It is a nice soft cotton ...
I will post a picture this week...

Natalies Sweater


These are the Projects I started this week :)

I know... I know.... Three more??? I just can't be Happy working on one thing at a Time !!!
This is for My Grandaughter Natalie if I ever get it done ...
As you can see I am using Simply Soft... one of my favorite yarns...
I am doing the size 11 and I had to change the bottom a bit so that it would not roll up....
I added an extra row of garter stitch to do that!!! Simple!!

Projects


Here is a VERY SOFT CUDDLY sweater done in Be Mine Yarn... Ohhhhhhhh I just LOVE this stuff.... It is as soft as buttercream..
And.. Yes.. I am also changing this pattern a bit too... First I am making it shorter and then I am making the neck wider... Hope my " adjustments" work out........
I am also "Thinking" of putting a Flower on the front... I'll go thru my stash and see what colors will work... :)

A VERY cute Sweater, right ?
I am again using Simply Soft in two colors... I really like the way it is working out. The pattern takes some concentration so I do some " mindless" knitting.. in between....Like the back of Natalies Sweater ..
This is for My Daughter Aprils Friend... Little Ellafor her Birthday ( which has already passed)...Oh Well.. Creativity does take Time !!!!
It all started because I mentioned some dinasore buttons that I have... They will be adorning the front of the Sweater... Ella LOVES them :)

Color Me Happy !


Here is the Baby Sweater for My Daughters Friend who is having a Baby..
April requested there colors... So this is what I came up with... :)

I did it in the stripe sequence explained in Mag Knits..http://www.magknits.com/chilly04/patterns/fib.htm
I had to shorten my numbers because I did not want the stripes any wider.. So I did 2- 2- 4..
I think it workd out very well.. This way the colors " shift" and each one gets a wide and a narrow stripe... The colors are Red.. Black .. Gold and Green.. I used wool ease worsted weight...
Its a very " Happy Sweater".... Right !

Periwinkle Sweater

Finished the Periwinkle sweater... :)

I am very satisfied with the yarn.. It is Caron Wintuck and it knitted up very nicely .. It feels nice and cozy on and I love the color!
I did a few changes to the pattern along the way!
First I made it about one inch shorter because it is a Ladies Small but it is for a ten Year Old !!! ( My Grandaughter Allie )
Then I made a buttonband instead of a zipper.. Just because that is ny preference!!!.. Actually I did not want to have to sew in a zipper .. LOL and besides.. Where would I find a Periwinkle Zipper anyway!!!
Then instead of binding off in the rib pattern on the collar.. I did a crochet bind off and did a three stitch crochet over the drop stitch rib to give the collar more of a " swing" to it..
I liked this pattern and I will no doubt do another one......
Below is a close up of the beads that I knitted in .. I put them in all the places where there are Ribs...

Beads

Bumble Bee


So My Daughter saw in My Stash Photo that I had some Black Fur...

" Hummmmmm??? That would look nice on a Hat trim and booties " said April !!!

So This is what I came up with :)

Spring is in The Air.... Here come the Bumble bees !!!

Blankie


Baby's Cuddle Blankie with a " Silky "Edge.....
This one is crocheted..... Yes Knitters..... Sometimes I do drag out the old crochet hooks.... :)

Sac Pants


These are " Little Sac Pants" that April saw and wanted me to make ..
Aren't they cute :)
I used Baby Soft yarn and a #3-4 needle...

Progress


Here is The Progress on Allies sweater... It is working out very nicely so far!
I am really liking the pattern and the yarn...You can't see the beads in the photo but they are in the Ribbing!

Fluffy!!


I just made This Sweater for Paige... My almost Two and 1/2 Year old Grandaughter.......
The Pattern is from one of The Bouton d' Or Books that I have...
I used some Bernart Chunky Yarn for the Cream Part and then I had some left over yarn from The " Snug As a Bug " Sweater so I used that for the Trims...
The Whole Sweater is Really " Soft n Cozy"
Paige will Love it :)
When she wears my Knitted or sewn clothes.. She always tells people
" Grandma Made it "....LOL
I guess she is one of my Biggest " Fans" :)

A Duck ???


OK.. So .. Let me just Jump in here with a Bit of " Humor" * Grin*
I have this "Duck" or should I say " Potatoe" ???? .. Now is that with an " E" or without???..LOL
How did Dan Q. spell it again ??? LOL
So.. What do you think..... Should I put it on Ebay??? LOL
" Anyone What To Buy A Duck ? " :) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Sweater


I just started this Sweater for My Grandaughter...
It is from Interweave Knits Fall 2005...................
Her favorite color is Periwinkle so that is what I chose... I decided to "Jazz" it up a bit and knitted some beads into the Rib.. I will be knitting beads into all the Ribs because they are nice wide 4 inch Ribs...
The yarn ????? You ask !!!!!............ Oh .. Thats just Caron...........But it is working up real nice !!!

Sis

So I joined the Secret Sister Group and it seems that I am so lucky that I have Two Secret Sisters :)
This is from one of them... Look at all the Goodies !!!
The Magazine has some great Patterns in it ...
There is a sachet and some Lavander ...
And Ohhhhhhhhhh Wow... A beautiful skein of Bamboo... Now I am searching patterns to see what I can make .. It has 250 yards so I am thinking about a scarf..
She really did reasearch me .. Right down to My Lorna Doones and Couscous!! Now if I can get My Daughter to make me her Couscous Salad..... Yummy!!!!
Thank You " Secret Sis"

Sis
Here we go with another Secret Sis... :)
She sent me a soft skein of Dalegarn Svale.. which I know I will use right up in one of my Baby sweaters..
And such a lovely jar of Relaxation Cream...........
Thank You so much " Secret Sis"
Boy.. This is FUN !!!!

SURPRISE !!!

Well.. Will ya look at what I got in the Mail yesterday !!!!
It seems that Erica picked my name in her Blog to Win a Surprise Package !!!
Yahoooooooooooo.. Lookie Lookie !!!
Yarn Yarn Yarn... I am making " Plans" for some of it already!!!
Thank You So Much Erica!!!! What a Treat !!!!

The Beginning.................

For those of you who have never made a Beribboned Sweater...
This is what it looks like when you have completed the One Piece .....
Then you Fold it and Flip it ........ sew up the shoulders and the two little underarms
and You Have an Adorable Little Sweater !!!

Another Beribboned Version

There is the Origional Beribboned Sweater which I have already made and is just Adorable...
Then Yvette made the Garter Stitch version which is also Adorable..
AND now I have made a Stockinette and Garter Version !!!
This is such a cute sweater which ever way you make it.
It is all done on one circular needle and there is very little sewing to do :) Which is a BIG Plus for me ..
This one is done in Bernarts Cotton .. I have had this yarn for some time now and when I origionally bought it I told my Friend " Diana" that I was going to put Scotty Buttons on a sweater made with this yarn.......... Oh.. "The Scotty With The Dotty" Mary....our other shopping buddy said ... LOL.. Well.. It took me some time to get to it but here is ..."My Scotty With The Dotty Sweater "!!!
See.. Mary and Diana.. I did finally get it made !!!

Scotty Buttons

Buttons

I just wanted to show you the Cute little buttons I put on MY Sweater :)

FINISHED !

Hooray !!!.................
I made it thru the hurdles and knit my way to the Finish Line !!!
I LOVE My Sweater too !!!
I want to Thank The Olympics for getting me to make myslef this really Cozy Sweater.. .
I wouldn't have done it Without You !!!!!

Go Knit Chicks Team !!!!!

I just have sew the side seams to my sweater.. Thats it !!!
I could have done it this afternoon but I walked down to the beach instead... and plopped in my chair and took a snooze !
I'll sew those darn seams tonight :)
Now I remember WHY I love One Piece Sweaters !!

Day 7

Hooray !!!! I'm heading down the Slopes !!!! I can almost see the finish line !!!!

Time to have a seaming party !!!! Get those sleeves on and finish up with the Buttonbands and neck band!!!!
Can't wait to put that big Gold Metal around my neck!!! Or Silver...

How is the rest of the Team doing!!!!

Day 6

I did not do much knitting today ... This darn Broncitis is really slowing me down..
I went to my Knit Group today and then to JoAnns and found the perfect buttons for my Sweater... I have high hopes of finishing it soon so I knew that I had better get some buttons so I can Complete my Task !!!!!
The finish line is getting closer.. I can see the gold or the bronze ... Ya think ???

Day 5

Hello Fellow Olympians!!!!

Today is day 5 and I have not done any knitting yet... I will do some this evening while watching a movie....
I have joined the fronts and back together with my 3 needle bind off.. That is my favorite shoulder seam...
The first sleeve has been started which I will finish tonight :)

Then I have the other sleeve and the neck and front bands to do... Yippee !!!!

For those of you who do not know about the Knitting Olympics you can click on the Blog to Read all about it http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/olympics2006.html

There are over 3800 of us Crazy Knitters in the Olympics !!!
Knit On !!!!!!!

Day 4

Here we are on Day 4 and I am almost done with the Body.. Yahooooooooooo
Looks Like I am Going for The Gold .or at least The Bronze... * Grin*

Usually when I get to the start of the sleeves I begin to get very bored with the project and go to something else for a while... hummmmmmmm
This time I think I better " keep up the challenge" and just " Go For It"..................

Day 3....
Today is Day 3 and this is what I have achieved in The Olympics so far :)

I have finished the back of My Cardi and did the rib for the left Front....
I do like how soft this yarn is....

Knit On..... Fellow Olympians....

Goooooooooooo Chick Knits!!!!!

Here is The yarn that I have for My Olympian Sweater....
I have 9 skeins of this Lovely Sirdar Cotton Yarn which I have been saving " hoarding" for a few years... I FINALLY decided WHAT to make with it.....

After several attempts at starting two other sweater choices last night.. I decided on the Plain Classic cardi for Myself... Yippee... I am knitting something for me.... :)
As you can see I did not get very far yet..
First ... I did not realize that yesterday was the 10th until last night ... " I never seem to know what day it is " except for Sunday.. when I go to Church :)
Well Anyway.. I'll have to knit faster so I can catch up...

How is everyone else doing ?

Olympic Project

GOOD MORNING ......... This is what I wake up to in the morning... Isn't it Lovely??
" Life Is Good "....................
Two Cups of Coffee........... Some Cheerios..... and I am Ready for a New day !!!
This morning I went next door to a Garage Sale and got two nice bags of yarn.. along with a knitting bag and alot of needles and a How To Knit Book........... " There is always something to learn, Right?

Let The Games Begin !!!!

Hooray The Olympics are here....
Tomorrow we will Begin Our Challenge !!!

Light The Flame and Click those Needles...
Knitters of the Universe... Start those Turbos.....

For those of you who are not familiar with Our Olympics....
When they light the Flame tomorrow ... all the Knitters will cast on and begin a project...
We are to knit.. knit.. knit........ for the length of the Olympics... February 10th to the 26th..
We are to FINISH the Project which we have choosen to make for this Challenge..

It is the evening before and I still do not know which pattern to choose !!!
Oh.. The Pressure is getting me already...LOL

I KNOW that I am going to make a cardigan for " ME"... but I can not decide between three designs.... I do know what Yarn I am using... It is a Sirdar Aran... very nice and soft..
PERFECT for ME !!! :)

Well.. Maybe while I sleep it will come to me in a vision and tomorrow I will have my sweater started !!!!

As you can see... I am Knitting on the Knitting Chicks Team...
There sure are alot of us " Chicks with Sticks "

So all you Knitters.... Get Ready .. Set... Go......................... :)

I hope we all complete Our Projects!!!
Good Luck !!!!!

Snuggles......................
This is My " Snug As A Bug In A Rug" Sweater :)
While I was knitting this all I kept thinking of was Snug as a Bug in a Rug.. The yarn looked so much like a rug...
But when I finished it... I REALLY loved it.. Its so SOFT and Snuggly !!!!
Its amazing what a few skeins of puffy soft yarn can turn into..... :)