Asian Inspired Sweater


This is A Sweater Set that I just finished for a Special Little Baby Girl who is coming to us from China :)
My Daughter ..April.. is anxiously waiting for the adoption of a Baby ...
She has completed all the extensive paper work, tests, interviews, etc.... and is now waiting
for her Little Baby Girl....
As you can guess we are all very excited !!!
I am especially thrilled and honored to have her as my namesake !!!
Her Name will be
" Penny"..
Yes.. Yes... I am sooooooooooooo Happy !!! :)

Honering the tradition of China this set is knit in red,symbolizing Happiness and Good Fortune....
The Chinese Symbols "Xi" ( JOY) and "Shou" (Longevity) are knit into the hem, reflecting a Double Blessing...

Please join us in Praying that Penny will be here soon !!!

Picture Day !

Its Picture Day Today !!!

Here are the Two Baby Boys Sweaters Sets that I made for Lorraine...
Hey ! Lorraine .. Are you there ??? Do you like my choices ???

They were Fun sets to make and I just LOVE the way they turned out!

Gosh.. Baby clothes are so Darn Cute.. Aren't they ?? :)

Choo Choooooo

Lacy Baby Dress

Here is the beginning of The Baby Dress that I started... This is My " Diana" Dress...
My Knitting Buddy in New York gave me this pattern several times.... I kept misplacing it as I usually do with things :) She made several of them and I just adore these Little Dresses !

Thanks Bud for the Inspiration ... :)

This is a pretty Buttercup Color Fine Cotton and it looks really pretty " in Person"....

Tomorrow I will post photos of the Two Boys Sets that I made.... I would have had them finished if I did not get struck with "startitus" again.... Yea.. I know.. I said I was going to FINISH things as I went along this year but I just can't help these sudden urges to start someting new... Its OK, right? I will try to limit myself to just a " FEW" at a time tho.... ha !!
Its the darn yarn next to my Bed... It just keeps calling me in the night and then I have visions of things being made in my dreams !!! and I just HAVE to try them out...
Oh.. I know... The same thing happens to you too !!! It must be a "virus" going around and is VERY contageous to Knitters.......
Have a Good Night and " Inspiring Dreams"

This is the cinnamon color poncho that I started ... I loved the color of the yarn when I bought it but I don't like it on me... I'll ask my Daughter if she likes it.... If not then I'll have to use it mixed with something else I guess... 

Tagged Again !!! :)

Thanks for The Tag Coariene............http://knotmaker.blogspot.com/
How Nice of you to call me " SWEET" :)


4 Jobs You Have Had in Your Life:1. Credit Bureau 2. Micromedia 3. School Bus Driver
4. Waitress
4 Movies You Could Watch Over & Over:1. Anne of Green Gables 2. Wizard of Oz 3. Annie 4. ?? Can't remember ??
4 Places You Have Lived in :1 . Baldwin, N.Y 2: Long Beach, NY 3. Island Park, NY 4. Freeport, NY.. and they are all nlose to each other and on Long Island
4 TV Shows You Love to Watch: 1.Lost 2. Boston Legal 3. C S I 4. Sex in The City... ( I know.. They are repeats.. but thats OK )
4 Places You Have Been on Vacation:1. Cape Elizabeth ,Maine 2: L.A. California 3: FLORIDA.. all over 4: My Own Backyard !!!!
4 of Your Favourite Foods:1. Lorna Doones 2. My Daughter Terry's Couscous 3. Pizza.. New York Pizza !!! 4. Fried Soft Shell Crabs
4 most Sweet Things: There are Five..... Allie.. Will.. Natalie.. Thomas and Paige.. My Grandchildren ! :)

Its been a while since I posted so I thought I would say a few words !

Yesterday I did alot of knitting but I also did alot of "frogging" so it seems that after all that work I really did not get anything done !
I started a pattern for a capelet that Mary made.. Marys capelet/poncho is Beautiful.....

Mine????? Well... I did several rows of it and then decided to see if the size was how I wanted it to go over my head... Yea .. It went over my head ok but looking in the mirror... I did not like that color on me... then I thought that if I made it for one of my Daughters... The color would not look good on them either... So " I "Frogged" it... ripp it ripp it....

Then I decided to do a dress that I wanted to make for a LONG time for a Baby...

Well llllllllllllllll...... In the midst of knitting it My Daughter called and said she thinks that I should make the bigger size.... Soooooooooooooooo...
Yup... You Guessed it..... " Ripp it...Ripp it !!!! AGAIN !!!

When I told Bob what I did all day he said that he didn't think I needed all that " Practice" *Grin*

Anyway..... I am now doing the Dress again and I have a sleeve and a hat to finish on those two Baby Boy Gifts that I was making... and two sleeves to make on another baby sweater ...

Tomorrow I will download some photos for you to see..... OK... ? :)

Me


Can You Guess ????

OK OK... LOL.. I was sending a photo to April just to show her how long my hair is.. ( Looking for hair tips)

Now.. The Big Question is.........

Can you Guess which side of the room is MY Side ??? Ha Ha Ha
Good thing you can't see in the Closet!!!!

Oh Gosh.. I am incurable!!!! * Grin*

Sweater Start


I spend all day yesterday going thru my stash because my friend.... " well, actually she is My Nieces friend who has become "My Adopted Niece"... asked me to make 2 Boys sweaters for gifts that she needs....... :)

Oh Sure.. That sounds like an easy task but I am so picky about what I make...
Bob says.." I can't believe you are so choosy about the yarns... You spent an entire afternoon looking at your yarn !!!"...

yea .. so... " Whats the point here , is there something Wrong with that ??" :)
Well.. What does he think ???? If I am going to make something I want it to be really nice or I wouldn't make it....Right??
Oh Boy... They just don't get it. Do they??

I dragged out ALL my stash and went through each bin until I was satisfied with my choices....
I ALMOST went out and bought more yarn but I have more yarn than the local LYS here in Cocoa has !!! And besides didn't I say I was not buying any more YARN.... LOL
So after much searching and deliberation and choosing of colors... I decided on the cutest little sweater for the First Gift !!!

Here is the beginning of it... Isn't it Sweet? :)

Resolutions ???

Humm... Now let me see... What are my resolutions for this New year of 2006 ???

On the Knitting Front............

I will finish All of my WIPS that I have hidden all over the place so that I can have a Fresh start...

I will Not buy anymore YARN until I use up my stash which has taken over my house!

I will not start any projects that I do not plan on finishing in the Year "06..

I will resist All temptation when driving past a Yarn shop... No matter How hard my car trys to stear me into the shops parking lot.. I promise Not To Stop..

When walking through Walmart and that darn yarn flys into my cart... I will toss it back on its shelf.. Right where it Belongs...

Knitting Books and Patterns also have a way of working themselves into my house....
Am I going to knit ALL those wonderful items that I have so carefully picked out which I just HAVE to Make ??? Oh SURE I will, right! You are going to do all of your patterns too, aren't you????

I promise to Keep Going to Yarnacholics on a daily basis !!!

So What are YOUR Resolutions for 2006 ???

By The Way... What happens when ... ( I mean.. IF ) we Break our Resolutions???

Resolutions ???

Humm... Now let me see... What are my resolutions for this New year of 2006 ???

On the Knitting Front............

I will finish All of my WIPS that I have hidden all over the place so that I can have a Fresh start...

I will Not buy anymore YARN until I use up my stash which has taken over my house!

I will not start any projects that I do not plan on finishing in the Year "06..

I will resist All temptation when driving past a Yarn shop... No matter How hard my car trys to stear me into the shops parking lot.. I promise Not To Stop..

When walking through Walmart and that darn yarn flys into my cart... I will toss it back on its shelf.. Right where it Belongs...

Knitting Books and Patterns also have a way of working themselves into my house....
Am I going to knit ALL those wonderful items that I have so carefully picked out which I just HAVE to Make ??? Oh SURE I will, right! You are going to do all of your patterns too, aren't you????

I promise to Keep Going to Yarnacholics on a daily basis !!!

So What are YOUR Resolutions for 2006 ???

By The Way... What happens when ... ( I mean.. IF ) if we Break our Resolutions???

Show & Tell


And Here,s Mary.............showing us her latest creation !!!!

Knit-Knit-Knit


Some of the Panera Knitters....Doing what we do .... Knitting..Chatting and laughing !

Smile

Panera Knitters

See My Slippers ??


Here They Are...... See My Slippers Grandma ???? LOL

The slippers were a Big Hit... Paige wanted to wear the Ruby Red ones that I made her.. She just loves them....
Looks like they were having a good time just " showing me"... :)

Allie.. Natalie..Will and Paige

Grandchildrens Slippers

So... Now My Sweater Rush is over and its time to do some Fun Knitting... yippee!!!!

The Grandkids Loved their sweater and said that they all fit... So Thats A " Good Thing"....

Now I am working on some baby Sweaters again... That is my Very Favorite thing to knit... I like them because they are small and get done quickly and I love to try different ideas out with them..
I am working on one now that was pretty frustraiting at first because it was such tedious knitting... sort of fairisle... But now I am to the easier part.
I'm doing a Lattice stitch on it and its an interesting pattern... I'll wait a while until I get most of it done before I post a photo... OK :)
Then there are a million other projects floating around in my Head that I just HAVE to start soon...

Well.. Going to get some of my knitting done now... ...

Hummmmmmmmmm...Lets see now....... Its Less Than 12 Months until CHRISTMAS....

Time is a Tickin.........Better Get those Needles Clicking!!!! :)

Grandmas Kids :)


Here are My Cutie Pies from Buffalo....
They are the ones I was making the sweaters for...
They are from age 2 on up to 10...
Allie... Will...Natalie...Thomas and Paige !! Aren't they The Greatest? :)

Allie and Natalies Sweaters

Whew !.................. I did it !! I finished the last minute Sweaters for Allie and Natalie....
I did one a little smaller than the other but when I got finished they both look almost the same size... Well.. Thats OK.. They will fit!
They are very nice "snuggly" sweaters and will be good for them to where in Buffalo where they live...

I got to the Post Office and mailed them off this morning so they will probably get them in time for Christmas :)
So... Now .. Let me see... What am I going to start making today????

I also finished the book that I was reading... " Dance With Me" by Luanne Rice....
My Friend " Calliope" introduced me to this author and this is the second one of her books that I have finished.. She is a very similar author to Nora Roberts... Nice stories but some you need a pile of tissues next to you when you are reading.... :)

Button 

One Button Cardigan


This I made for Allie .. My Ten year Old Grandaughter. I followed the directions for the Small size in the Magazine and I think it will be just right for her.
I have just started another one for Natalie.. which I will make just a little bit smaller..
The one button in the front is a realy pretty flower but you can not see it in the photo.. Maybe I'll take a quick picture of it ..
As in the Magazine I made this sweater out of Homespun which I happen to think is so soft and cozy!

Knit 1

This is My Daughter April with her Furry Kids... Archie and Leia... 

My Eskimo Sweater
This is My Latest Creation....

I really had Fun making this one. It is a cotton sweater done with Sirdar Chunky and some yarn that I picked up one day at my LYS. The novelty yarn is all little furry things in tan, brown and grey... I didn't know what I was going to use it for but I do Like it on this sweater. It makes me think of an Eskimo or an Indian style . .
The Sirdar Cotton is very SOFT and nice. I only used two skeins of it for this sweater.

I started to make a hat one night with it and then pulled it out because the yarn was so soft and nice and it wanted it to be a sweater instead.... :)

Thomas Sweater

Now can you see Thomas sweater and Paiges Sweater???

Paiges Sweater

Hat and Booties

I just made these Booties and Hat...
Don't you just LOVE the colors??
Me Too :)

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 :)