peek - a - boo

where we are going with this ... you like ?

a.m. show and tell..

Flyy feet for fall

The project gone wrong : my purple experiment !

My new fall carry-all ...Roca-Wear ....and fabulous !

happy knitting , happy Tuesday !!!

Seams... liked a great day ...

All seamed up !!!

I seamed the purple top at the desk today at the ole job ..We had a ton of calls today so i got away with knitting while providing tech support to our virtual patrons ...This is a great way to stay sane while doing this line of work . I also have more seaming to finish, a poncho i made last year , my own design..but i got lazy and the weather got warm so i tucked it in the knitting basket ..But the time has come to pay attention to the undone, the unloved, the uncared for ....besides i want to beat the weather and already have my outer wear before the temp really really drops .. my wool poncho will not only be cute , but warm .....
and a great way to work my way up from my knitting slump..

Now onto the straps and finally block..Even though this was intended to be a summer top, I plan to find a way to make it a fall top... hmm, we'll see what happens .. I'm thinking~ pair it with a long sleeve T and rock it with a wide belt and some jeans or leggings and some cute boots..kinda funky..... I have never had much luck with pattern gauges ..So I'm interested in seeing how my first lil ' wearable will turn out ...fingers too busy knitting to be crossed ...

I am going to gauge test for the cardigan ..I really want it to come out nicely and know i will work many many hours on it .. so i am nervous ...I may wear this to Rhinebeck if it comes out right..

Mother's day and my mojo ...

b 4 i go secret pal shopping today i wanted to say :

Today is a lovely late summer day. The last summer day for 2007 !!!! Yes the calender still says summer people !!!! but today's equinox will change all that ...Change is good ...I am not too happy about the upcoming chills and reality of sleet and snow ....so i am loving the warm day and trying to get some quality walking in tomorrow while i can still enjoy it ...I am thinking of also getting a cute 10 speed bike to take to the Autumn road as well..
I am happy to report that I am blogging regularly as you can see !!! I feel good .Most importantly, i am over my blues !

Today is also my mid-kid's 10 th b-day...... Got his a few games and taking him out to his first fancy dinner with just his dad and I .. This is a tradition we started with my eldest ....I think when you hit the double digits it's a big deal....So I happy....Happy Mother's day to me !!!!!

I don't have anything on the needles at the moment..well nothing worth mentioning ..so i need to get knitting ..Toe is feeling better now... ...so i intend to spin this week Sunday. And I intend to get Myrhh-maid ( spinning wheel ) home soon. I love the hook up , but hate the schedule ..I am not able to learn...as fast..moving slowly ..I want to get to the point where i can spin some of that lovely new fiber my sp11 sent me ...I may just do it on the spindle though .. but i wanna I want to do it on my wheel ...

Searching for the perfect cardigan pattern , one that is not to arduous or detailed. but simple... I am really feeling simple these days . Just need one complex project at a time; and at this time that is the scarf i have been knitting ever so slow since this summer... actually I started in April...but i only pick it up when I need to totally wrap my mind around something all consuming .....

lately I have been reading , cooking more and just focused on the family ....The boys are turning into men and I need not neglect that !!! they need cardigans too!!!
i need to get real with my craft and STOP



So I am ready to get some real knitting done and get back my mojo:

2 make:
seam my tank top
basic ladies cardigan
simple shrug
poncho

Show down ...and not a stitch of knitting....

Been jammin' to Kanye. Feelin his new album . Real uplifting ..Love the way he twist his tongue ..I'm not maaaaadddddddd that his s%$@ is so real .........

will be checking out 50's album too, and will decide for my self who reins supreme in this hip hop industry...But dang , i can't even play most of 50's album loud ....cause the kids might hear ......hmmmmm...seeee why I am feeling Mr. West?

stitch 4 me ....

lata

Cotton Candy and Big toe blues...

Secret Pal ,you are the bomb !

Thank you so much for all the cotton candy u sent me ..I will be sure to make up some lovely yarn with it ..The sachet was a great idea, thank you for thinking ahead !

I am sorry i have been playing hide and seek . But i have increased my hours at the ole plantation and I have been getting used to the busier autumn / school schedule.

I have been playing catch up with my knitting also.
My purple top , that i cooed about only a few short entries ago , all in vain .., went to poop !!!!!!!59 stitches o my needles, when the pattern calls for 60 stitches for the small size .So i fudged up big time and I got a case of fiber blues, or knit-itis or just plain ole sad..I knit on though, and knitted two purple stockinette panels one of course was 59 stitches wide , the other had the 60 the pattern called for !!! SAD .. so what to do with these p-p-p-panels ? might seam em up and add straps .. don't have a real plan yet .. Maybe make two more , lighter shade or different shade and seam 'em up and call it a baby blanket?

In more painful news, I hurt my big toe( really bad and bloody) and will not spun until next week!!!! In opening a metal door, i managed to drag it over my big toe and cracked my nail in doing so... hurt !!!! I am sooooooo very very rusty at spinning on my wheel already ...getting better slowly ..now with this needed pause for my toe it will take me a minute to get my rhythm back that i had the last attempt over a week ago......Consistency is key as we all know...Yeah that's the life .....

But i will get over it and spin again , next week end , when the toe has had some healing time ....not to mention ...The lovely book my pal got me will be a great help and already serves as good advice and eye candy on my shelf!!! LoVe It !!!!


take care my fiber friends