Natalies Sweater

Here is a look of all the Grandchildrens Sweaters Completed for Christmas !


Ho! Ho! Ho! Jingle! Jingle!

Paiges Sweater

This is the sweater I made for Paige...
I used Bernart Chunky Yarn and a Pattern from one of my Sirdar Books...

Thomas' Sweater

Thomas Sweater is also done with Pound of Love.. and it is a really nice soft knitted design.

Wills Sweater Finished :)

Hooray.. I finished the last of the Five Sweaters for My grandchildren for Christmas :)
This is the one I made for Will. 

Sunshine Sweater

This is a sweater I just finished for my 10 year old Grandaughter... Allie..
It was made using Sirdar Snowflake...It is pretty Bright but those were the colors which were on sale . I wasn't sure if I had enough to do it all in the yellow so I trimmed it with the lime green...
Its a good " Happy" sweater "Full of ' Sunshine"... Right ??? :)
What else... From her Grandma in Florida :) 

John and April

John and April......this was a test to see if the post worked and it did... Somehow I got the ball rolling again and I am now able to post with Picasa and Hello... Lets hope it stays this way..
I do want to Thank Everyone who tried to HELP me... Thank You !!!!

Ths is My Daughter April and Hubby John... I took this photo last year when they were visiting me in Freeport , NY....

The Big Apple

Here you can see the Hussel and Bussel of The Big Apple !

Well.. This is definately the way to post my photos because they came out correctly Two Times in a Row...Photobucket Rules !!!!!
Hooray......... I can feel my headache going away!!!

Lincoln Tunnel

This Photo worked uploading it as a URL from Photobucket... I uploaded it from my "create post" on Blogger... Guess this is the way to do it now that Picasa2 is giving me such an aggrivating time !

This one worked from Photobucket

New York Skylite

I'm trying this all over again and I hope this photo is the right size.
I took this last week as we were driving past Manhattan...... 

The Needle

Finally a photo came out right... I resized it in Photobucket and it worked but then I did it to the next photo and it did not work.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..... :(
I just can't deal with this anymore today.. It gave me a headache...

Anyhow..... This is a picture I took while at a red light driving thru The Big Apple... I thought the large Button with the sewing needle going through it was so neat!!!! :)

Now where the heck did that picture go???? Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Shoot!!! I GIVE UP !!!!!

There it is because I POSTED it again... Now when I start to write on the post..The photo disappears.... :(

Problems.........

I am having problems here trying to post photos in my Blog ...........
Is anyone else having the same problem and what is the solution???
This is what I get when I try to upload a photo...............


There were errors during upload.
The following images were not uploaded.



HELP !!!!!!

Tagged

I was " Tagged" by Whit last week and now I finally got to answering the questions...
So here you go Whit !!!!

My Favorite Needle......

Hummm???? I like different needles for different things...
The Denise I love the feel of and use them for alot of my projects BUT now for cotton yarn.. They "stick" to much ...
Then I love the addi and the inox circulars for everything..
I use the bambbo needles alot too..
So My Favorite you ask????? I gues its All Of The Above !!!
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Worst Thing I ever Knitted????

Oh Come on now... Its All Good :)
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My Most Favorite Pattern?

I would have to say the pattern whch is probably My Favorite is the Hoodie Cardi from Mary Goodwins ... One Piece Knits.... I have made so many of those sweaters and they are so great to use and create new ideas for each one... Thats actually my Favorite Book also!
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Most Valuable Knitting Technique ??

Gee... I have to think about this one ???????
I just don't know???? But there must be something....
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My Favorite Knitwear Designer??

This is another tough one to answer.... I do like so many.....
OK.. Since I can't really think of just one... I am going to say Lily Chin because I met her in New York :).. Actually I loved the top she was wearing and will be in her next line...
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Best Knit Book or Magazine ?

My Favorite Knitting magazine is Family Circle Easy Knitting because the patterns are simple and easy to "wear"... Some magazines have patterns that are just too much "Fashion" for me...
I like Interweave Knits also and I like Vogue too.. and I love the Drops Books.....
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My Favorite Knit Blog ???

I would have to say " Check My Sidebar" for that because I have soo Many !
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The Knit Item I wear The Most/use The most?
( How about a picture of it)

That would have to be my Homespun Poncho.. Its so Soft and Light.......................
And my Green Shawl too .......... The green shawl I am wearing at My Nieces Wedding which is here on my blog...
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Well.. That does it.... I answered My Tag!!!

Buttons

Button


I got a BUTTON :)

Mandy made this button for me .. Now Lets see if I can make it smaller???

Natalies Sweater

Natalies Sweater


I finally got to cross off another Finished Project... Hooray !!!
This is Natalies Sweater.. I am really pleased with the way it turned out..
I decided to put little pearls in the center of the Flowers and they look really pretty "in person"..
They have a little Pink to them and a nice "shine". The Yarn I bought at Smileys a few years ago... Its Cervinia... Caprice... A very nice yarn to knit with....
I think Natalie will like her Christmas sweater.. :)

Pearls in The Flower 

Its In The Air

Oh Boy.. There is a Chill in the air and I can feel its coming!!!!

The stores all have Red and White Stuff in them and I have a "jingle..jingle" in my ears!!!
Its time for me to get all stressed out now because I have to finish my Christmas Gifts...
Will I get them done on Time???? I Think I Can.. I Think I Can !!!!
I thought I started making things early this year.. After all it was 95* and I was knitting sweaters for Christmas already... Now its 50* and I still am knitting some of those same Christmas Sweaters......What the heck happened??? Did I fall asleep for a few months or something?

Well Time will tell I guess... I had a problem with the collar on Natalies sweater but I think it will be ok now... I'll knit it up tonight and see how it works out... Then its attaching the sleeves and sewing up the seams.. And making little Flowers on the Front...
I spent weeks trying to figure out what sweater to make for Allie ( 10 Years old) .. Now I found five of them and have to decide which one to make.. I would LOVE to make a few of them but they will have to get to her After Christmas.. Thats OK because I am sure she will get use out of them in Buffalo.... Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Water ???

Water ???

This is the High Tide we had yesterday from the Storm that came "wizzing" by !!!

Heavy Winds and Lots of Rain ...
The boat dock is high up as you can see and I usually sit where the Little Boy Statue is..
Except I am not in the Water when I am sitting there :)

The Storm

The Storm


Yesterdays Storm is gone and I don't live in a Houseboat anymore :)

Smile

Smile


My Sister Jane came up from Florida for the Wedding.. She is in the Purple Dress..

Next to her in the Black Sweater is My Niece " Heather" ... Janes Daughter.... Who came down from Upstate New York..

And next to her is "Kayla".... She is My Sisters Grandaughter for another Daughter " Holly"

The one thats left is " ME ".......................... and " Yes" I did make the shawl :)

Here Comes The Bride

Here Comes The Bride

I got a Nice Close up Photo of Christie as she was walking down the isle......

The Wedding

The Wedding

Sunday was my Nieces Wedding "Christie"...................
You remember I told you about it right?..
She is the one whose Bridal Shower I went to on the wrong day... The Day AFTER the shower....

Well... I did remember to go to the Wedding on the right day anyway....
The girls all looked so pretty and the Bride was Beautiful ! :)

The Maid of Honor next to the Bride is also My Niece " Debbie"and the Cute Little Flower Girl is debbies Daughter " Hailey"..
The Handsom Little Ring Barer is Debbies Son " Andrew" They were soooooooooo Cute!

Friday ??

So.. It seems that Today is Friday again???
This week was just LOST to me.. I guess thats because I was sick...
I'm on The Mend now... Hooray !!!!!

Sunday is My Nieces Wedding and I'll be feeling much better by then.. :)

I'm trying very hard to get my Christmas Sweaters done or at least to make some progress in them...
I'm working on the sleeves to Natalies Sweater...
Sleeves are like Socks.. You have to make Two of them.. So this time I am doing them Both at the same time.. Then .. when I'm done with one.. I'll be done with Both :)

Then I still have to decide What Sweater I want to make for Allie.. My Ten Year Old Grandaughter....... I want it to be stylish .. Sort of cropped... Cardi or Pullover???...Zipper or Buttons???....Hood or No Hood??.... But it has to have a fuller shape at the cuff..
Sort of like a bell sleeve....
OK.. If you know where this pattern is... PLEASE email me and tell me... OK ...
I'll be your Friend Forever !!!!
peneloercola@aol.com

Thanks... I'll be keeping my fingers crossed in hopes of you finding me one :)

Boys Booties

Boys Booties

So Why can I not finish my Christmas sweaters you ask ???
Well.. All these other " Spur Of The Moment" Projects just keep on getting in my Way :)
It seems that when I see a cute pattern I have to make it .....

So.. This weeks " Theme" was " FEET".... :)
Yesterday you saw the Cute Baby Feet Cloths which can be found at ....
http://www.knittingknonsense.com/babyfeet.html..
There seemed to be a Big Request for those .. Glad you all liked them :)

Now These Slipper Booties are done in TLC and they are the same as the Girls Fuzzies But without the FUZ..........Thes Booties are for My Two Grandsons...

Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up

I wanted to show you how I did the Bottom of these.. I did not want to have the Fuz on the Bottom so I doubled the yarn with the worsted for a thicker "un fuzzed" Sole ....

Fuzzies

Fluffy For Girls

I put the tissue in the Slippers so that you could see where the opening is... Otherwise they just look like Six Balls of Fuzzy Yarn... LOL

So ... Wendy.....You asked me last week "What was I going to do with my Free Bernart Disco?"

Well.. Here it is.. All turned into Three Pairs of Fuzzy Slippers for My Grandaughters :)

Bobs Booties

Bobs Slippers

And Now I would like you to meet....


He is enjoying His Slippers just in time for this Cooler Weather :)

I don't want to forget to Thank Mona for her Inspiration in making these slippers..
Thank You Mona................
http://knitting57039.tripod.com/index.blog?start=1128992292

Baby Feet

Baby Feet

This week I took a Break and did some FUN Knitting while I was not feeling well..

Awwwwwwwwww... Aren't these
Baby Feet Washcloths Cute !!

They were just the thing to put a "Smile" on my Face :)
Oh.. See.. It worked for YOU too :)

Thank You Jen for giving me the idea to make these adorable Cloths..
I already have Two Little Babies in mind who will be getting their Tiny Toes Washed
with them...

Ruby & Christmas

Ruby Reds & Christmas Reds

So here you have a photo of the Two different sizes...

I did use the same needle size and the little ones and the same amount of stitches...
I guess this is a good example of those two awfull words... " GAUGE" and " SWATCH"

Christmas Reds

Christmas Reds

Thes Little Reds were made with Caron worsted acrylic Christmas Sparkle yarn..
I used the same pattern as the Ruby Reds but being that this was thicker yarn
they came out much bigger...
I am sure these will fit .. My Two Year Old Grandaughter...

Knitting Books

Knitting Books

This week being Colombus Day ... Michaels was very generous as to give us a 60% off Coupon..
I happened to have Two of them because I picked up the sale paper from a neighbor who doesn't use them ...

So Off I went " Shopping"...................
I picked up these Two Great Knitting Books and for 60% OFF they were a Great Deal !!!!

I had to pay for one first and then go back and get the other one because I don't think they expect you to be using two coupons.... Oh Sure .. I could have gone back the next day but with the price of GAS... I'm not so sure I would be saving very much $$$$$$$$

Now .. Here it is.. The third rainy day in a row...
I should have been working on some of my WIP's.. But instead.. I started some new projects and have added them to My List.....Oh Well.. What can I say????? I'm Knitcrazy!!!!

Besides the Rain... Somewhere I picked up a terrible Cold......

Bob says I probably got it running to " Yarn Sales" Ha Ha................
Imagine THAT.. What a CRAZY thing to say !!!! ha ha.. As if THAT would stop me !!!


Hopefully I will be better by Friday because I have plans with my Friend Dorethea to go to "Smileys"... Yippee !!!!! Gee... I hope I don't " catch " another YARN COLD..... Ha Ha