I am here, I am here, I am here!...
Wow but time does fly when you are having fun. My apologies for not posting in over two weeks!
What have I been up to a few of you might be wondering?
Well...
- Ravellenics
- Knittting
- Cross Stitching
- Olympic watching
- Working
- Suffereing--sick with a nasty cold virus (always an ordeal with asthma)
- Visiting, with my daughter and her family here for 5 whole days--which includes my two adorable red-haired Grands! (pictures to follow...I just can't help myself!)
- Massive, all kids presence mandatory attic clean out--whew, 18 years and 6 peoples' worth of belongings out in the back lawn, to be sorted, purged, condensed and put back in attic in an orderly fashion. Of course summer had to arrive finally here in Seattle, and the temps on attic day reached 90 degrees!
So I ask, "What have you been up to?" :)
My knitting news is a bit varied-- and I have lots of pics for your entertainment!
I successfully finished my Ravellenic project, the Short & Sweet Mitts for my mom for Christmas. Only, now I am thinking I am giving them to my sister as they are a bit on the long side and she has longer hands. I am really in love with this pattern and one can never go wrong with Cascade yarn. :)
Now, I am working on a little sweater for my little Grand, Millie. Tikki's patterns are my go-to patterns when I knit for the little girls. They are so well written, lots of fun techniques and creative design elements, are seemless, and I have always been rewarded with a lovely garment when finished. This one is called Annie, and I hope to have my Ravelry page updated for it soon.
The daisy stitch seen in the collar is so unique. When I first read the pattern I though maybe I would be in trouble, but when I came to that section it was a piece of cake. Her directions make perfect sense. I am almost ready to take the sleeve stitches off and onto stitch holders..can't wait to see the next steps.
Now that I don't work most Fridays, my knitting friend and I make the trek to the nearest lys at least once a month to shop and then sit and knit for a bit. It is a real treat--and we usually grab a starbucks along the way. A week ago was our time to go, and I purchased some yarn and a pattern that I am in love with.....
The pattern is a poncho pattern from Churchmouse Yarns and the brilliant thing about it is that you can knit the cowl knit right in or without! Many of the store employees are found wearing them and I think it looks so cozy!
Last but not least, I thought I would share a photo of my Wonder Blanket--I have just started a new color, lavender and am loving how this blanket of scrappy leftovers is coming together. The bonus is that there is something soothing about just sitting and knitting those endless rows of garter stitch sometimes, and is a really great tv watching project.
And of course, no post from me would be complete without sharing a new picture of the littlest loves of my life!
Looking forward to seeing what you are all up to this week...
Until next time,
Ooooh, such a lovely post! Your short and sweet mitts are lovely, I really like the colour and detail on the cuff, whoever gets them, your mum or sister will be so pleased I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteLove your new knit, that blue makes the daisy stitch look like waves going around, love blue! Your yarny days out sound brilliant, the perfect combination of friends, knitting and shopping.
Sounds like you've had a busy fortnight, packing lots in. Lovely to see all your pics, your little grandies are as always beautiful and the wonder blanket is definitely in my future.
Enjoy your week!
I absolutely love the Annie pattern. What a sweet little sweater. The mitts are great and the color is very warm and inviting.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you back in blogging land. I missed you. Funny how we become accustomed to certain blogs each week and when they aren't there you feel kind of let down. But you had a great reason for not being on last week and I am glad you had a wonderful time with those cute Grands!
I had missed you this past few weeks and when reading through what you had been up to I was hoping we were going to see some pics of the baby Grands and I was not disappointed, such cuties, they are hard to resist I'll bet and Annie is going to look great. I'm going to look into some of those patterns for my little girl. Love the mittens and the yarn and colour choice just great. I love the yarn you chose and merino, bamboo and silk just make me go ohhhhhhh sighhhh lol. Blanket is looking great and there is just something soothing about endless garter stitch, I find it great for just switching off and knitting.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous cardigan pattern. I've never seen anything like that Daisy stitch. It's really attractive. And what a nice yarn you've chosen for it!
ReplyDeleteThe mitts are great, and I'm loving the wonder blanket so far. I'm amazed you had the courage to clean the attic - that's the type of stuff that makes me want to sneak out the back door ;).
ReplyDeleteSorry your asthma is giving you trouble. Did you have that since you were a child? It can be so scary as my frat bro/BFF had to be hospitalized once for a couple of days b/c his asthma got so bad. Pls make sure you take care of yourself and slow down when you can.
ReplyDeleteYour granddaughters are just darling. I love how you have two of them like my mum has mine. Love their 'dos. I remember those days.
That blue for the cardi is just brilliant. Love it lots. Your sis will be so thrilled with her mitts. How could she not? It's so cool how you spend your Fridays w/a fellow crafty friend. Your Fridays are my Mondays where I meet up w/my knitting group, new friends I'm glad to have met.
I could use one of those Fridays...just coffee and a LYS visit with a friend..cleaning out an attic, in august..and no one questioned your sanity..LOL
ReplyDeleteThe grands are just two little cuties :)
ReplyDeleteThe mitts are gorgeous and the pattern has now been added to my favourites!
Your Fridays sound perfect - how I wish for that :)
Your grandson are absolutely adorable! And well done for sorting the attic, I keep putting off sorting my spare room.
ReplyDeleteYour mitts are lovely, and I love the neckline of that sweater, it's really pretty
That was meant to say grandkids, I can see they're girls!
DeleteYour mitts are lovely. I really like that they have just a bit of design on the edge. That sweater is adorable. Just took a look on Ravelry and added it to my growing list of sweaterss for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have the most adorable grand children. Super sweet red heads. That daisy stitch looks nice and the fingerless gloves are perfect for the winter.
ReplyDeleteYour knitting is lovely, but oh my your grands are just darling!
ReplyDeleteI too haven't blogged in awhile, so understand...life gets in the way at times. Sounds like you had a great visit though which is awesome. Looks like you accomplished alot. Loving the wild colors in the blanket. I like color!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you've been busy to me. Love the colors in the blanket.
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