Anointingoil

2011-10-06T07:17:00.002-06:00

Ok.. Well it has been a long time since I have posted. I have been busy making socks. Most of my socks either got holes in them or they shrank. I have decided the Blueberry Waffle socks are the best as I haven't had any problem with them and fit. The lace socks just get too tight on my legs.

My poor pomegranate bush didn't make it. I guess I will need to order another and try again. My rhubarb again didn't make it either. We haven't gotten tomatoes this year., and now I have some winter greens growing in the garden. It has been a rough garden year.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!

2011-04-30T11:07:00.004-06:00

I have some garden pictures to share!! They are here: Garden!
I Planted a pomegranate bush and a Honey Berry bush today!
I really hope the Honey Berry does ok. It came in the mail and the Mail didn't treat it very nicely.
This picture is my Pomegranate bush.

I have lettuce ready to cut and I have Kale going to seed. I plan on saving the seeds for this fall. We can grow greens well here through the fall and some in the winter. I haven't attempted doing it in the fall but this year I plan to.
There is always so much to do and so little time to do it. We are supposed to have storms again tonight and tomorrow.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2011-04-23T08:25:00.003-06:00

My Yucca plant is blooming this year!! First time since I planted it as a little baby one. It has been there something like 5 years.

I am making another Afghan. This time for a missionary that went to Africa and got Malaria. I am making the Afghan and we are going to pray over it for his complete healing! Then send it to him.

My garden is just getting started. I have lettuce up, almost ready to cut. I have Herbs, Tomato, pepper and Eggplant seedlings in little pots on my screened in porch. I got a Pomegranate bush that I need to get in the ground soon. I can hardly wait to see pomegranates on it.

My Strawberries are doing good. They have nice big blossoms on them. The Blueberry bushes are blooming too!
The nut trees have their blooms on, if that is what you would call them. They just sort of hang down but you don't really see any flowers on them.
I love Spring when everything comes to life!!
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2011-01-22T15:10:00.003-06:00

I know it has been a long time since I have posted. I have been busy making hats for people at my Church. And here they are in all their colors. I used the Snowdrop Beret pattern from Ravelry on all of them. We had some snow but it is meting today. Maybe some more will come tomorrow. With the sun out it really melted fast!
I am ready for Spring so I can start the garden, and have longer days.
I have already been browsing the seed catalogs.
Have a great day!
God Bless you!!

2010-10-30T08:30:00.002-06:00

Look what came flying up out of my garden the other day!! A Red Tailed Hawk!! Maybe he was huting little critters in there! He is so beautiful!!

And so close to our house too!!

2010-10-30T07:28:00.002-06:00

Well I made a plan Thought it would really work. Thought I had a great idea!! Then it didn't work. The last two nights we have had a frost. So yesterday morning I pulled the sprinkler out to my garden to sprinkle the tomato plants and wash the frost off of them before the sun touched them. You can save them a little longer that way. SO... I left the sprinkler out there Because there was going to be another frost last night. So I got up at 5:30am in my housecoat and turned the water on, and went back to bed confident that it was taking care of the plants for me. Got up at 6:30am and realized it was not sprinkling the plants. So there I went in my housecoat and found that the hose was frozen. So there was a joint where the hose was not frozen but it doesn't reach quite to the garden. My dear Hubby connected the sprinkler to it but the sprinkler was frozen. So we connected the spray nozzle to it and sprayed them by hand. By that time the sun was pretty much coming up. I don't know if we saved any of them. We will have to look later. We may be picking lots of green tomatoes. We really didn't get any ripe ones this year. It is like the dream I have had in the past where it snowed on my tomatoes before I got any. It is a crisp 33° out this morning. So we had an early morning get really cold trying to spray off the tomatoes morning! :o)
I am still working on Alligator scarves. I have some that I need to take pictures of. I am making one that is black with bling. I will make a hat to go with it.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2010-10-13T06:49:00.002-06:00

I got the gray alligator done, and now I am working on a sort of Sage Green one. I actually got this gray one done in 2 days. It went really fast. But now I have a band-aid on my index finger from the pointyness of my knitting needles.
When I knit a lot that finger gets sore. I made a little cloth thimble kind of thing to protect my finger when it gets sore but it does get in the way of my knitting some. But then band-aids wear out too soon.
We actually got a lot of rain yesterday. It has been a looooong time since we have had any. the only green thing left is my garden because I have been watering it. I have lots of little green tomatoes coming on the vines. We had some fried green tomatoes yesterday for lunch.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2010-10-11T14:41:00.002-06:00

I am working on more Alligator scarfs. People that see them seem to be amazed by them. I have just about memorized most of the pattern now.

These pink ones have Bling in them. There is a silver thread in the yarn. I saw some of this yarn in black and I am wondering what an Alligator scarf in that would look like. I am thinking this will be an alligator Christmas this year. I can make one up in three or four days. They are easy enough to knit while watching my favorite NCIS shows.
I really like NCIS mostly because the setting and the towns that they talk about is in the area where I grew up!
On the garden scene. We had two nights with frost already. It is early. The frost damaged the cucumber and Cantaloupe plants. So parts of them are dieing off. But it didn't harm any of the tomato plants and they have a lot of green tomatoes coming on. Hope they get ripe. I am really ready for a lot of nice ripe tomatoes. Haven't had hardly any all summer. I picked a canteloupe today. It was small but seemed to be ripe. We have had some heated weather this week. It was back in the 90's. But a cool front is supposed to come in tonight and we will be back in the 70's.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2010-10-05T21:30:00.003-06:00

Well I got the E-Monster hats done. One has already went to the person that wanted it. The other one may go to another person that is interested in one.

I am now working on my sweater that I hoped I would have done before cold weather. But it has already been cold enough for sweaters the last two days.

We even had Frost the last two mornings. My cucumber plants got some damage. I think they will be OK maybe for a little while. It didn't seem to damage the tomato plants at all. I hope I can get some tomatoes from the plants before the end. There are quite a few green ones coming on. In fact there are more tomatoes on them now than there have been all summer.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2010-10-01T16:18:00.002-06:00

I got the Alligator Afghan done!! I will take it to Hope Circle this next Thursday.
I'm also working on an E Monster Hat. I will be making two of them because my first one is more orange than red.

So one will go to Hope Circle and the other one to a friend that wanted it for her grand daughter.
I will probably be making more Alligators but they will be for scarfs this time. I am finding that my knitting may become a little source of income. I enjoy knitting a lot. It would be great to get paid to do it. Knitting is a nice relaxing thing to do when I get up in the morning and at times during the day. When I go out and work in the garden and get too hot and sweaty, the knitting under a ceiling fan is a relaxing way to cool off. I am also glad that our weather has cooled off a lot. The temps are 20° cooler than they were. Now instead of the 90-100° temps we are in the 70° temps. We however have not gotten any rain, so I am having to water my garden to keep the cucumbers coming in.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2010-09-26T15:32:00.002-06:00

I have the Alligators done for the Afghan I am making for Hope Circle. Now to get them crocheted together. I think they will make a very interesting Afghan. I have a little hat to work on next for a friend.

On the garden scene. I had some Cantaloupe come up volunteered. They have about a dozen cantaloupes coming on. The cucumbers that I planted are now starting to produce. So now we do have something fresh from the garden. The tomatoes didn't make anything but they look like a flower garden again. So maybe this fall we will actually get a crop of tomatoes. I can only hope. I canned pickled banana and Jalapeño peppers. So far we have tasted the Banana ones and they taste great. Just like the ones you get on your sub at Sub-Way!!
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2010-09-10T10:10:00.003-06:00

I got my granddaughter's Shawl done! Here is a picture of her with the Shawl and the hat that I made her on.
I also finished an Afghan for Hope Circle. It was a granny square one. I used up some yarn in it that I considered ugly. But it came out good in the squares.
Now I am starting a new Afghan for Hope Circle. It is an Alligator one. I am making different color Alligator scarfs and putting them together to make it an Afghan. It will be nice for a little boy that needs cheering up. I may end up in our local newspaper, because they came to the Hope Circle group last night and took pictures of all the ladies making things for the terminally ill patients. She took a lot of pictures of the alligators. I think she was intrigued by them and their texture.

On the garden scene. My tomato plants look like a flower garden again. Hopefully they will make a few tomatoes before frost. We have gotten very few tomatoes this year so far. I planted some cucumber seeds and the plants are growing good. Hopefully they have time to make some cucumbers before frost too. My newspaper with grass clippings on top are doing a good job of keeping the weeds at bay. Much better than trying to keep up with them otherwise.
We haven't had much rain this summer. but I think last night made up for it. We had torrential rain. I was knitting at Barnes and Noble when it hit. I figured it was the best place to wait out the storm. At least I was dry!!

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2010-08-18T14:37:00.002-06:00

I pickled my Banana Peppers from the garden today. I got 6 pints out of them. It is much more than I was expecting. They seem to have all sealed. Now to wait a few weeks for them to pickle good.

On the Crochet scene. I started a Granny square afghan for Hope Circle. They give blankets and hats to terminally ill patients. They run out of the blankets all the time. It is also something to use up some of my stash on.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2010-07-28T07:42:00.002-06:00

Here are the two items I made for my granddaughter's birthday!! The shawl is my Queen Sarah Shawl pattern made smaller for a girls size.
I am in the process of writing and making the pattern available in Ravelry. First I need a picture of her modeling it. So I have to wait for the birthday.
I am working on an afghan for my friend Anthony and his new wife. I am halfway done with it.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2010-07-24T09:06:00.002-06:00

I have 2 projects on the needle right now. An Afghan for my friend Anthony who has gotten married, And a Hat for my granddaughter Kaylee, for her birthday. I will probably get the hat done in a day. It is such a cute little pattern. The Afghan should be done in the next couple of weeks. They go really fast.
We picked tomatoes and peppers from the garden yesterday. I also picked some Blackberries. I think the Blackberries are about done producing. There are only a few left, that are reachable anyway.
I need to think about my Christmas projects. But it is hard to think about it in all this heat. Still I don't want to be the last minute trying to get things made.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2010-07-16T15:27:00.002-06:00

I have gotten the Queen Sarah Shawl done!! I am working on another one for my granddaughter for her birthday. She picked out the colors. We are celebrating her mommies birthday and she had to have me make this Scottie dog quilt for her. So we spent the last three days making it. My granddaughter is modeling it.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2010-06-30T13:52:00.005-06:00

I couldn't get my pictures to come up in my other post so I put them in this one. The green one is the Queen Sarah shawl that I made for my daughter's birthday. The white one is one that I am doing to test knit the pattern. I think I will use it at Church when they have the air too cold for me. The blue shawl is the one I finished for my other daughter for her graduation.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2010-06-30T13:40:00.002-06:00

Well it has been a while again.... I have been so busy with garden and crocheting lately. I'm working on another shawl. I'm calling it the Queen Sarah shawl. I'm writing the pattern. I made one for my daughter Sarah for her birthday. Now I'm test knitting the pattern by making one for me. There was a lot of mistakes in it. So I am going to have to make another one to make sure there aren't too many mistakes. My grand daughter wants one. So I think I will include a little girl size into the pattern. That way it will be test knitted again. It is a crochet design with Pineapples in it. I need to get a more recent picture of it.

The blueberries are pretty much done and I have been picking blackberries like mad. I wear some gloves with plastic palms, so that I can avoid some of the stickers. I still get all stuck on my arms though. But the berries taste great!! I pulled up all the multiplier onions and chopped them up and froze them. I replanted the tops for new growth. I started weeding in my herb garden this morning. It got hot fast so I will do more in the morning. I have tomatoes coming on my vines, but they are not ripe yet. I can hardly wait to get some ripe ones. There are so many flowers that I think we will be overwhelmed with tomatoes this year. I have picked a couple of banana peppers and some Jalapeño peppers. I had a volunteer cucumber plant come up and it has been giving us an abundant supply of cucumbers. My zucchini are just now blooming. two of the plants bit the dust and became dust. So I put in a couple of more seeds. I don't know if they will make anything. I do hope for some zucchini. I like it in kabobs.

2010-04-20T06:34:00.003-06:00

My daughter is graduating from college with her Masters in Engineering. I am making her this shawl for graduation. The pattern is in Russian, but it has charts. This is actually my first time using charts to do Crochet. It seems to be going well. I have made doilies before and this pattern seems a lot like them. It probably helps some, the fact that I have been crocheting for more than 40 years. I know the stitches well. I just hope I can get it done before May 8th.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2010-04-19T12:22:00.002-06:00

Here are the projects I have been working on lately. I finished another Afghan . This one for my niece who is getting married in June. I started another prayer shawl using a leaf pattern and an ivy leaf pattern in lace. Then there is the Raglan sweater that I finally got started. Hopefully I will have it done before next winter, so I can wear it. My other sweaters are getting thread bare.

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

What would you call it??

2010-04-19T12:15:00.002-06:00

I saw the neatest scarf shawl thing. I want to design a lace one but I don't know what to call it. It looks like a scarf in the front, as if you flipped the ends of the scarf over your shoulders. BUT in the back the ends are connected and knitted all the way across. So it is like a shawl. With a hole for your head. Anyone have any idea of what to call it?

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2010-03-24T20:56:00.003-06:00

I have been busy Knitting and Crocheting this week. These are for my grandchildren for Easter. The kitties are from an Alan Dart Pattern. And the little purse is from a Scalloped Pot Holder pattern that I found in Ravelry. I adapted it into a purse and put a lining in it.

2010-02-26T08:04:00.003-06:00

We have the web page with Yarn and Project bags included! My son helped me get the Pay Pal connection so we could sell them.
I have been busy knitting. Have a couple of projects done and started on a couple more.

I finished Father Son mitts , and an ear-flap hat for my dear Hubby.

Now I am working on a prayer shawl for Church with a candle flame lace pattern on it and a from the top v-neck sweater for me. My other sweaters that I made some years ago are now wearing out. So I need some new ones. I have some yarn and projects that are hibernating. I think this year I am going to make it a goal to get them started and out of hibernation.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Sock Blockers for sale

2010-01-18T10:49:00.005-06:00

We have Sock Blockers to sell!!
I am also looking into selling some Yarn from MIB Fibers like the ones you see in the picture, and some project bags too!! I don't have a sample picture of the project bags yet. I am working on that. I will update things when I get them up online!
We do have several sets of Sockblockers done and ready to go. I use them to display finished socks for pictures that I put in my finished projects in Ravelry.
I got my Icarus Shawl finished blocked and all!! I started with the little gray blocking pads then I found out very quickly that a set of 9 of them is not nearly big enough to block a shawl. So I went looking at the big ones that my grand-kids play with and added them to the gray ones and with a little putting puzzle together I figured out a way to have enough blocking pads to stretch it out on.
It may be an Idea for me to go to Sam's and get their nice big package of the pads that cost about the same as the little set of 9. I am definitly going to keep my eyes open for those ones at Sam's.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2010-01-15T08:07:00.002-06:00

It has been a while since I have posted.
We have been making Sock Blockers to sell.
They are made out of wood and have a hook shape on top so that you can hang them up.
I use them to display my finished socks, so that I can take pictures of them.

I am working on a couple of monster socks, some fingerless mitts and the same old Log Cabin Afghan. When I get the socks and the mitts done I want to start on a sweater and maybe another shawl. I got my Icarus Shawl done but I still need to block it. (Maybe today)

You all have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2009-09-27T07:34:00.005-06:00

Finished a new pattern for fingerless mitts. They are going to be gifted to my Pastor's wife. I am going to have it up for test knitting for a little while before making it available to the public. We went to my grandsons Soccer game yesterday. His team won again! It is so cute to see the little four year old playing soccer. You can't even see their legs in the little uniforms!

For a four year old he is really focused on where he is supposed to put the ball and has made several goals.
We do have fun watching him.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

Chestnuts

2009-09-21T19:03:00.003-06:00

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire... La La la la

Our Chestnut trees are really over producing this year! We are also feeding the local deer. because there are deer tracks under one of the trees. You can see where they were stomping the hulls off of the nuts. I had to look online to find some recipes to try out. My husband roasted some in the oven and he said they were great! Of course he did it while I was gone and ate them all! :) I want to figure out how to make Chestnut Flour with some of them. Chestnut flour pancakes are great. We pick up nuts off the ground one day. Then you look and the next day there are just as many as you picked up the day before. These pictures are just from one picking!

On the knitting scene: I am knitting some fingerless gloves for my Pastor's wife. I am designing them as I go. I will be putting the pattern up in Ravelry soon. They will have a lacy leaf pattern on the back of the hand. I have seen that there is not very many lace mitts patterns out there. So I may just have to design a few more of them.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2009-09-08T08:01:00.003-06:00

I know I haven't posted in a while. Been busy knitting. trying to get the Sports Car scarf done. Fixing up grammatical errors on the Corn on the Cob pattern, which is available in Ravelry for two months free. Then it will go up for sale. Starting some fingerless mitts for my granddaughter Valarie. Trying to think of other things to make for Christmas gifts. Lots going on in my head.
Also the tomatoes are ripe in the garden. The squash and cucumbers are done. Dead vines all around. It has been really dry here lately. We got a little rain yesterday. It seems the rains come and they just rain all around us and we don't get it.
I need to get out there and do some weeding. Maybe today sometime....... :)
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2009-08-18T10:20:00.004-06:00

I finished the Watch Cap Lite. I named it this because it is made with a lighter yarn and can be used in the warmer climates in the winter. I made it for my nephew Lance, who lives in Texas.
Yesterday my granddaughter wanted something made for her kitten. She found yarn with a kitten on the band so she figured this yarn was for kitty things. So I made a little square blankie for her. She sure comes up with ways to help me burn up my stash.
I also started the Sports Car Scarf for my nephew Lance. The yarn that I am using on it is Patton's Silk Bamboo. It sure is soft and nice and drapes well.
Another Item that I got finished are bunny slippers for my Grandson. This month has been quite productive. I still need to get some of my patterns together. I have a couple of people to test knit my Sea Dreams socks. I haven't had any takers on the Corn on the Cob socks yet. It may be a deterrent by the fact that they are done on the purl side instead for the knit side.
I'm baking a cake for my Son in Law today for his Birthday. The timer is going off so I have to go for now.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2009-08-12T21:40:00.003-06:00

I finished two more projects today. Another Elephant. This one for my Grandson. I made it with some Chenille that I had in my stash. It was horrible when it came to sewing the ears and feet on. The Chenille kept stripping out then not wanting to go through the material. It made quite a mess and was very Frustrating. But I finally got it done.

The other project is Sluggie. He is inspired by my granddaughter. She wanted a slug. So I improvised a pattern. Knitted it up and she stuffed it. Then I closed it up. She was going to give it to her brother but then she liked it so much that she now wants to share it with him instead of just giving it to him. I will be making up the pattern and posting it in Ravelry tomorrow.
I am working on anoher pair of bunny slippers for my Grandson now. these will be his Birthday gifts. I will have them made well ahead of time and put them in my gifts drawer. Since his Birthday is in December, it will make the Holiday knitting go faster without doing Birthday knitting then too.

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2009-08-11T16:57:00.002-06:00

I finished two more projects for my granddaughter's birthday on the 19th.
Slippers and elephant. I used some of the loads of stash yarn that I have. Now I am working on another Elephant for my Grandson. It will be red like the red elephant on Max and Ruby cartoon.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2009-08-06T20:43:00.004-06:00

I finished the Sea Dreams Socks. Now I need to finish getting the pattern together. I used a lot of leftover yarns in these socks. They were fun to develop. My granddaughter brought me back a starfish from Florida so I used it in the picture too!

I am now working on my Watch Cap Lite and the Sport's Car Scarf.

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2009-08-01T12:58:00.003-06:00

I am almost done with my Sea Dreams Socks. I have two other patterns in mind already. One is the Scarf for my Nephew and the other is the Hat he wants me to make him. I think on the scarf I will do a sort of Chevron lace in the middle with a small cable down each side and eyelets on the outside edge. I am still trying to decide how far apart to put the Chevrons so that they look more manly, and not too lacy.
I am still waiting on the yarn for the scarf to come in. What I ordered for the hat has already arrived.

On the Gardening front. My garden is producing an abundance of Zucchini and Cucumbers. My tomato plants look great despite the rainy weather. They have green tomatoes on them. It will still be a while before I get some ripe ones. My Butternut Squash is trying to take over the whole garden. They are growing in the tomato cages with the tomatoes. They took over the beans and they are trying to take over the eggplants too. I saw that there are little squashes coming on them. One of my Tomato plants had a horn worm on it. He is squished now. If it becomes much of a problem I will take my little bottle of Diatomacious Earth and sprinkle it on the plants. It usually takes good care of it and doesn't have a poisoning affect on us like other non-organic bug killers. I will have to go out and get a good picture of my garden when it isn't raining so much.

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2009-07-20T08:14:00.004-06:00

Hi!!
I finished my corn on the cob socks. Now I need to Doctor up the pattern so I can put it up for sale.

I also have a picture of some sock blockers that my husband is cutting out. We have a web page that we are trying to set up to sell them and other items. Hopefully it will grow into a nice business for us. If so then we can really reject the recession!! I have also started my sea dreams socks. There will be a lot of surprises on them when I get to the legs. I'm hoping they will be a great pattern.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2009-07-14T15:45:00.002-06:00

Well my Nephew inherited his grandpa's little red sports car. And he asked me to knit him a scarf to wear with it. Well he lives in Texas so it is hot. Does anyone know where to find a scarf pattern that is really light weight and guy friendly. Even a lace that is guy friendly? I may have to create one and write the pattern. I was thinking of using a light weight Bamboo silk yarn for it. Something slick feeling. If you have any suggestions then let me know. Thanks!!
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2009-07-10T09:09:00.002-06:00

Here is a picture of my completed Cable Leaf socks. They are so comfortable to wear. I love the feel of them. The yarn came from Colorful Yarns (online).
I cast on a new pair of socks that I am designing. They are called Sea Dreams Socks. They will be a Stranded Fair Isle type of socks. It will probably be my second pattern that I plan on putting up for sale. I just have to figure out how to do all that online. I will have to get my Tech Son to help me with it.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Socks

2009-07-09T09:07:00.002-06:00

I am working on a new pattern for socks. Called Corn on the Cob Socks. I hope to make this my first for sale pattern. Then I plan on designing one called Sea Dreams Socks. It will be a stranded color work sock. I finished the Cable leaf socks and have my pattern up in Ravelry for free.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

New Pattern

2009-06-26T08:24:00.003-06:00

I am working on writing a new sock pattern. It is called Cable Leaf Socks. I will post it in Ravelry when I get them done. I may have to knit another pair in a different yarn so that you can see the pattern better.

It looks like a little cable with a leaf in it. I also made some baby booties with the pattern. The booties started out as a swatch for the socks but they became baby booties thus another new pattern. You can see the pattern a lot better on the booties.
They were donated to the pregnancy center here in town. They are always needing baby booties.

If you knit or Crochet and don't belong to Ravelry, You should join. It is so handy to put your projects in there and look back and see what yarn you used and where you got it from. You can see what yarns worked well for others and what ones did not. You can also get thousabnds of patterns for free. All of my patterns so far are free. I am thinking of charging a little for a new pattern that I am developing. I have just a few of my patterns listed here on the sidebar, but there are more in Ravelry.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Puppy Dog Chase

2009-06-05T23:41:00.002-06:00

We had a bit of a scare today. I took my basset hound next door to be watched while we go on our trip. Well I looked out back where there is 5 empty acres then some woods. I saw a basset hound that looked like mine out by the woods. My son grabbed her rope and went to go get her. The dog ran from him so he went after it. Then out there by the woods came out a coyote and it went to chasing the dog. So the dog ran away faster. At this point we realized that it was not our dog. Ours is an older dog and it would have run out of steam by that time. So we went next door to ask if Rosie was still there and there she was in the neighbors house just relaxing.. Funny after you think about it. The dog we were chasing went down the road to it's home. My son said the coyote backed off after the dog barked at it and it found that the dog was a little too big to mess with.
I think we have quite a few of the coyotes out there. I heard them the other night howling, and I could hear about 4 of them. One even sounded like it was really close to my house.

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2009-06-05T23:26:00.004-06:00

I made this hat for a Christmas present for someone. I don't know who yet. My grandchildren were happy to be my models.

I have started two pair of socks, that I am designing. One is called Corn on the cob socks and the other one is Cable Leaf Socks.
I will have pictures later of the progress. We are getting ready to go on a trip to Ohio for a week. I don't know if I will have access to the net during that time since we will be at a state park.

I finally got my garden in today. I planted Tomatoes, Eggplants, Summer and Winter Squash, Green beans and Swiss Chard. My lettuce was big enough to cut the other day. It was nice to have fresh lettuce.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2009-05-30T06:06:00.003-06:00

I have a couple of things done. The Afghan is done and donated to Hope Circle. As in the past there was no one there so I just left it. I guess I am just the anonymous donor. I also got one of the pairs of Purlwise Plain socks done. I am almost done with the second pair. I used fingerling weight leftover's from stash yarn. I have no idea what the yarn is. Some is acrylic and others are super wash wool. For some reason the scrap socks feel better on my feet.

Today I need to get out and hoe some more in my garden so I can get my plants in. I have only 3 tomato plants in the ground. I like to spread out newspaper under them and poke the tomato cage through it to keep it in place. it helps keep the weeds from growing close to the tomato plant and inside the cage.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2009-05-06T18:42:00.004-06:00

Ok what do you do with yarn that someone gives to you, where they started making something, but you don't know what.
A friend gave me this yarn that is done in a bunch of Hairpin lace.
I thought for a while then I came up with a granny square hairpin lace afghan to donate to a place that gives blankets and hats to terminally ill patients, to keep them warm. They are called Hope Circle.
I'm using some other yarn that I had in my stash to make the granny squares.

Recently in Ravelry I have added a couple of more patterns to my designs. Some socks and some baby booties. Our group of ladies that meet on Thursday nights are thinking of making baby booties for the Pregnancy Resource Center. One of the ladies said that they were really in need of them.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Easter Bunnies

2009-04-13T08:52:00.004-06:00

Hi!!
I got the little bunnies done for my grandchildren just the day before Easter. I think they came out cute. I used Stash yarn to make them. I am trying to use up as much of the stash yarn as I can. Most of it is Acrylic that I inherited. I have just one tub full of real Wool, Alpaca, or Possum, sock and lace weight yarn. That tub is getting over full though. I also have some chenille that my Sister in Law sent me. Not sure what I will make out of it. I have heard that Chenille does best in Crochet.
It has been cool and rainy around here. For Easter we had Thunderstorms. I made a roast and we had a nice family get together.
For the garden I still need to plant little seeds in cups to get them started. The only ones I have done are the Tomatoes. The lettuce that I planted a while back in the garden is now up. It will be great to have that nice fresh leaf lettuce. I planted a mixture of leaf lettuces all in the same patch. That way my salad is already mixed.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

Easter Knitting

2009-04-02T21:04:00.003-06:00

I have been doing some Easter knitting for my Grandchildren. Hope I get it all done in time.
We have a couple of bunnys going and an Alligator Scarf. I got the chicks done. The scarf should take just another day of knitting and it will be done too. I intend to make a girl bunny and a boy bunny.

I will need to create a pants pattern for the boy bunny.
I am still working on my Icarus Shawl and my Almond Blossom socks. But they are on the back burner till the Easter knitting is done.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Knitting and Spring

2009-03-16T14:42:00.004-06:00

I have been busy still knitting. I made some fingerless gloves for my grandchildren. I have a picture of one of them here.

I have started to design another pair of socks. I put them in my bloomin Almond tree to show spring has arrived here in Arkansas.
I don't know what to name the pattern yet. Waiting to see a little more what they are going to look like. For now they look like W's. I am using some leftover yarns in my stash to make these, so the toes and the heels will be a different color than the rest of the socks.
The city is finally getting all the branches picked up from our terrible Ice storm. You can actually drive down the road without worrying that you are going to hit a tree branch. Some branches however are still hanging precariously above the roads. You drive under praying it doesn't come down on top of you. I know that spring and summer will heal most of the damage done.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!Mary

2009-02-17T09:48:00.003-06:00

I picked up my Log Cabin afghan again and have been knitting on it. I'm trying to use up some acrylic stash that I inherited from my mom. I also finished these Diamond Waffle socks. I put them in the drawer for next Christmas.

I hope to also get to working on my Icarus Shawl too. I need to get it done since I have been having it in hibernation for too long.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Ice Storm

2009-02-09T13:46:00.002-06:00

Here are some during and after ice storm pictures. We were without electricity for two days. My daughter was without for 12 days. so she and the kids stayed with us. We had kerosene heater and we boiled water for hot chocolate and tea and boiled some eggs and made Ramen noodles for the two days that we didn't have electricity. You never know how much you depend on it till you don't have it for a few days. We had lots of candles and some oil lamps for light. but the best light we had was my grandson's toy camping lantern. It lit up the whole room.

I got some knitting done on my log cabin blanket. Since it was a bit cold the blanket kept me warm too.

Believe it or not it is now something like 68 degrees outside today. What a change in weather.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2009-01-23T08:14:00.002-06:00

Here are the things I have been working on lately. I am making ornaments for family for next years Christmas. I have decided to make things all year and put them in a drawer till Christmas comes and by the end of the year I should have lots of homemade gifts amde for everyone. I think I will have to put some little name tags on them so I can remember who gets what.

I am starting a pair of socks for my dear husband. They are Diamond Waffle socks. You can find the pattern in Ravelry.

I made a new leaf square where I added a flower in the center. MY pattern has both squares included in it.
I also finished another Pineapple afghan for a girl at Church that is getting married.
So as you see I have been quite busy.

We had Knit night at Barnes and Nobles last night. We had 12 people there, and had a great time. Most were new people and they were glad to have someone to talk to and get advise on projects from. My son is even learning how to knit. Of course he wants to make a Dr. Who scarf. He seems to only knit at Knit night so this scarf may take him all of his life to make. He He,

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

Knitting

2009-01-03T22:13:00.004-06:00

I got all my Christmas knitting done. Leg warmers for my Granddaughters.

Socks for my daughter.

Made some new bigger project bags. Gave a couple away to some knitting friends.

And I made a stole for my Pastor's wife. I bought a hair clip thing for the stole pin.

Now my next project is to make an afghan for a girl in my church that is getting married on January 31st. I will be crocheting it.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2008-12-10T10:03:00.003-06:00

I Went to Mount Magazine in Arkansas for a Spinning and Knitting Extravaganza weekend.
This was the sunrise at the lodge. I took it through a window that had a screen on it but it was just so beautiful.
We went to a couple of yarn stores. One in Russellville called Knit 2 Together.

And the other one in Fort Smith called Stringtown.
We all had a great time!! I took lots of pictures. so many that there is not enough room to share. THey would also fill up my Flickr account if I put them all in there.

We had a vendors room in the Lodge at Mount Magazine.
Everyone was feeling all the wonderful fiber, from yarn to fleeces.
I finished the Monster hat for my grandson.
The pattern is in the sidebar with my other patterns.

I now need to make another one for my granddaughter. Then I have 2 leg warmers to make for my two granddaughters. Still lots of Christmas knitting.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Projects OTN

2008-12-03T10:37:00.002-06:00

I got the Quilt finished and wrapped for my Grandson's birthday. Now I am working on the Monster hats. I'm making two of them one for my grandson and one for my granddaughter. I think I will make wrist warmers to go with them. I also have a thought to make some leg warmers for my two granddaughters. I have a pair of socks on the needle for my daughter. I don't know if I have enough time to get all of them done. But new ideas keep coming. Ideas to make this and that.
I am going to a Sit and Spin/knit at Mount Magazine this weekend. I am really excited. this is my first fiber weekend. We are going to visit a couple of yarn stores too. It is so hard to decide what I am going to take with me to knit. I would take the monster hats but the yarn takes up so much space. So I think I will take some smaller projects. I may be running around so much that I won't have much time to knit anyway. I will let you all know how it goes.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Christmas Knitting

2008-12-01T07:25:00.001-06:00

I have the socks done! I am glad to be finished with them. Now today I'm going to work on the Wall-E quilt for my grandsons birthday. He will be 4 years old on the 10th. He picked out the Wall-E sheet for the back of the quilt. it came in a whole set with a flat a fitted and a pillowcase. So it will be a set for his bed all together. But the flat sheet will be a quilt instead. I have squares cut out and ready to sew together. I hope I have enough of them cut. I will find out in the next couple of days. I am also working on my Monster hats and some Peace socks for my Daughter. I think I will do some leg warmers for my Granddaughters.
I don't know what else I could fit in and get done before Christmas. I may think of something!!
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

3 pair of Socks

2008-11-26T17:14:00.005-06:00

Here is a progress picture of my socks. My goal is to get them done before the end of the month. I have 9 rows of pattern to complete then I will do a K2 P2 ribbing on top for a cuff. I cast on a new pair of socks for my daughter for Christmas. I have to get her foot measurements when she comes over for Thanksgiving.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

3 Pair of Socks

2008-11-17T10:43:00.002-06:00

I have the heels turned on these. Now they should not take very long to get them done. I am looking forward to doing some hats and quilting and other Christmas projects.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2008-11-13T22:46:00.004-06:00

Hi!!
Well here is my progress on my 3 pairs of socks on two circular needles. I am in the process of turning the heels on them. I am ready to get these finished and do some holiday knitting. I am also working on a wall-e quilt for my grandson for his birthday. I bought a Wall-e sheet to use as the backing. The front will be just plain squares.
Have a great day!!
God bless You!!
Mary

Cute little Jacket!

2008-11-08T19:26:00.002-06:00

Isn't this just too cute!! I saw it in Ravelry. I just love how long the hood is on it!

Knitting at NASCAR

2008-11-04T10:18:00.003-06:00

Hi!! We went to the NASCAR races at the Texas Speedway last weekend. I took my knitting. I am in the progress of knitting three pairs of socks at a time on two circular needles. I made some progress at the races but not as much as I wanted to. But at least I have proof that I knitted at the NASCAR races!
On other knitting I made my grandson an Alligator scarf! And I made my granddaughter a Bunny Buddy blanket. So I have been quite busy.

I am doing two different patterns on the socks. One pattern is Susanna and the other is Komet, both by Stefanie Van Der Linden. I found the patterns on Ravelry.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Knitting

2008-09-08T08:23:00.002-06:00

I have been really busy in Ravelry. So I haven't blogged in a while. Anyway here is my most recent project. Baby Bootie Socks. I made them for a friend at Church that is having a baby boy. I wrote the pattern for them and it is up in Ravelry.
At this time I am designing a new sock pattern that I am calling Harvest socks. I will put that pattern up in Ravelry when it is done.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2008-07-28T08:43:00.004-06:00

I am working on this pair of socks for my husband Mike. They are one of my entries for the Sockdown July in Ravelry. I am also working on the July Mystery sock.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Patterns

2008-07-25T15:53:00.003-06:00

A girl at my church is getting married tomorrow. I just finished making her an Afghan last night. Here is a picture of it.
I have also been busy making 2 pair of socks for the July sockdown.
If you notice in my side bar that I have some new patterns up. They are PDF's so they should let you download them when you click on them.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Flip Flop Socks

2008-06-24T15:09:00.003-06:00

I got the Flip Flop socks all done!
It was a challenge to do but they are done.
I am working on writing up the pattern and I will put it in Ravelry.

My Granddaughter is wearing them in these pictures. She says they look like mittens for your feet. I was hoping that she would have worn Flip Flops today so we could get a picture with them but she didn't.
Have a great day!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2008-06-22T07:51:00.002-06:00

I have gotten the heels turned on these now. I am working on some stitch patterns for the leg. After looking in my one lonely stitch pattern book I realized that if I'm going to design patterns I need more stitch pattern books for more ideas.

I made some project bags and gave them to my friends that knit with me at Barnes and Nobles on Thursday nights. We have a great time.

I did get my garden in finally. Things are growing nicely. We haven't had much rain so I have had to water it a lot. I am also picking blueberries. They are loaded this year. I seem to pick about a gallon of berries every time I go out there to pick them. It looks like next week the Blackberries will be starting to ripen.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!

2008-06-16T06:27:00.002-06:00

I got the Spidey mittens done. Gave them to my grandson. Now I am working on some Flip Flop socks for my granddaughter. They look like they are too big but when I try them on her feet they seem to be just slightly big on her. Her feet are growing so fast.
I write down sizes in a little notebook for family member's socks and her feet are 1 and a half inches longer than they were the last time I made her a pair of socks. These Flip Flop socks are an entry for the sockdown in Ravelry. They are a do your own pattern. I am writing the pattern as I go along. I will upload it to Ravelry when I get done with it.
As far as the garden, I finally got it planted. It is quite late this year but we have a really long season. My blueberries are ready and I have been picking bowlfuls of them. I need to get out there this morning and pick some.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Spidey Mittens

2008-06-02T17:54:00.004-06:00

I am working on my grandson's Spidey mittens. I got past the thumb hole by about 4 rows and realized that I had one of the thumb holes wrong and the mittens would have fit just one hand. So I had to frog one back and redo it. Now I have them right. It was quite a mess to undo.
I got my mulch for my garden and hopefully tomorrow I can get it all spread out and ready for the plants. My Blueberries are loaded and my blackberries are loaded now I just need to watch them for ripening. Our nut trees have nuts on them this year too. Last year the freeze got them and we had none. They look like they are going to be loaded this year too.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2008-05-22T08:15:00.002-06:00

ok things look a lot better now. I just don't know what happened before there was nothing there to put the pictures in.
Anyway I am using the Freya pattern you can see it closer on this picture.

I am making these socks for my daughter for her birthday on the 29th. I think I have plenty of time to get them done. I am also entering them into the Sockdown May in Ravelry. I really do enjoy doing these Sockdown KALs. they keep me going on my socks. I really love the color of these socks. Too bad Knit Picks has discontinued it.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Knitting

2008-05-22T08:11:00.001-06:00

Hi!! I am working on a pair of socks for my daughter.
I am going to try putting a picture in here. Not sure if it will work.

Here

2008-05-15T15:47:00.004-06:00

Hi!!
Here is some yarn that my friend Morandia dyed. She is experimenting with dyes and yarn to sell. This has 800 yards. Since I am her friend I got first choice and I just couldn't resist this yarn. It is superwash fingerling weight.
I got my Sockdown April socks done finally. Now I have cast on for the may Sockdown socks. I am going to try doing a little cable again. I seem to have troubles with them but I will try again and see.
My iris's are really doing a blooming show this year so I included a picture of them. I think all of the rain helped them bloom a lot. They are really pretty in person.
Have a great day!! God Bless You!!
Mary

2008-05-12T07:51:00.004-06:00

I Won!!!! I won the sockdown drawing for March.
Here is what I won. A nice Skein of "A Cowboy's Work is never done" From Sonny & Shear
and
They sent along some herbal teas too!
I am also showing a picture of the wiggle socks that I am working on for the April Sockdown. I am using up some of my leftover sock yarns on them.
I am almost done with them. I am really late on my start for the May Sockdown.
We had a really busy weekend. My Son in Law graduated from college on Saturday and we had a big cookout with about 20 people at our house. We all had a great time.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

I Won!!

2008-05-06T15:54:00.000-06:00

oooh oooh I won some yarn from Sonnysher in the Sockdown in Ravelry!! they let me know that they are sending it out tomorrow. I will post pictures when I get it.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Bed Dolls

2008-04-09T22:03:00.003-06:00

Hi!!
Here are some Bed Dolls that I made for my Granddaughters for Christmas of 2006.

I just now got around to taking pictures of them.

I think I had pictures of them but somehow in many computer changes they had gotten lost.

So now I finally got new ones and I have added them to my Ravelry projects.

We are supposed to get storms here tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully they will be gone by tomorrow night so that I can go to our Knitting get together at Barnes and Noble. We meet every Thursday night and have a good time talking, and knitting, and ready to teach others to knit or crochet too.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Mittens

2008-04-02T15:22:00.005-06:00

Hi!!
I'm still working on my Icarsus Shawl and a pair of Flame wave socks.

I got these mittens done for my granddaughter.

Next I will be working on a pair of mittens for my grandson. Some Spidey ones. I downloaded the pattern from Ravelry but their chart was too dark. It had dark red and black squares and ona black and white printer they all came out almost the same color. so I had to lighten it up some.

Here it is lightened up some.

Anyway I'm going to attempt them.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

Purl Heart Socks Pattern

2008-03-19T08:46:00.005-06:00

Purl Heart Socks

I use a Turkish cast on. I cast on 16 stitches for each needle. Making the total on both needles of 32. I knit two socks on two circulars, toe up.

Increase two stitches per needle every other row till you get the desired amount of stitches that you need. I have (26 sts per needle. 52 total.)

I am a continental knitter so when I knit socks I prefer to purl. I purl across the Opposite needle. (Like if you look at your needles like a tea cup or a drinking glass. I purl on the opposite side that you would drink from). So these instructions will be purling most of the sock. If you prefer knitting you may need to adjust the way you do your lace heart.

The heart pattern takes up 13 stitches. So you need to do a little math to figure out where the thirteen pattern stitches are on the front of the sock.

Since I have 26 stitches per needle I would purl 6 sts then PM. Purl 13 sts PM. Purl remaining 7 sts. Purl across next 26 sts on other needle.

Heart Pattern: Across the 13 sts between markers. Then P across remaining sts of round.

Row 1: P6 yo, P2tog, P5

Row 2: P across all sts

Row 3: P5, yo, sl1, P2tog, psso, yo, P5

Row 4: P across all sts

Row 5: P4, yo, P2tog, P1, P2tog, yo, P4

Row 6: P across all sts

Row 7: P3, yo, P2tog, P3, P2tog, yo, P3

Row 8: P across all sts

Row 9: P2, yo, P2tog, P5, P2tog, yo, P2

Row 10: P across all sts

Row 11: P1, yo, P2tog, P7, P2tog, yo, P1

Row 12: P across all sts

Row 13: P2tog, yo, P3, yo, sl1, P2tog, psso, yo, P3, yo, P2tog

Row 14: P across all sts

Row 15: P1, P2tog, yo, P1, yo, P2tog, P1, P2tog, yo, P1, yo, P2tog, P1

Row 16: P across all sts

Purl around next 4 rounds.

Repeat heart pattern one more time.

While purling around the last row of the second heart pattern you can take the markers out.

Now you purl around the rounds until you get the length of the foot to where you need it for the heel. You can do whatever heel you like at this point.

I do an alternative heel described in ‘Crazy Toes and Heels” by Queen Kahuna. (http://www.queenkahuna-creations.com/ ) It is Short Row so I knit the foot till it is 1 1/2” inch less than the length that I need the foot to be.

Heel:

Work the heel on the opposite needles from the ones with your lace harts on it. You will be

working back and forth on this needle to turn the heel.

P2 sts onto stitch holder. P across stitches. Do the same for the second sock. Turn.

Slip 3 sts on another stitch holder. K across to next stitch holder. Do same for second sock. Now you have 2 Stitch holders on each sock. Turn.

1: sl 1 st onto stitch holder P across to next Stitch Holder. Repeat for Sock #2. Turn.

2: sl 1 st onto stitch holder K across to next Stitch Holder. Repeat for Sock #2. Turn

Repeat 1 & 2, till there are 10 sts left on each sock. If you have a wider heel you can leave more sts on the needles.

Above is an example of the heels with the stitch holders holding the stitches.

Now we start to do the turning of the heel.

K across to the st before holder.

Sl 1 st to right needle pick up purl bump from first st on holder K the slipped st and the purl bump together in back of st. Sl 1 st from holder onto right needle.

Repeat for sock #2 Turn.

1: sl 1 st P across to last st before holder. Sl st to right needle . Pick up Purl bump from next st on holder. P bump and slipped st together. Sl next stitch off of holder to right needle. Repeat for sock #2, Turn.

2: sl 1 st to right needle. K across to last st before holder. Sl 1 st to right needle pick up bump on back of next st on holder. K bump and slipped st together in back of st. Sl next st from holder onto right needle. Repeat for sock#2, Turn.

Repeat 1&2 till there is one stitch on stitch holders. On the purl row follow row 1 to last st on holder pick up purl bump of last st on holder and P with the slipped st just before it. Then P last st off of holder. Repeat for sock #2. P across pattern side of both socks. You will still have one stitch holder at the beginning of the next needle. With left needle pick up purl bump from st on holder then slip last st off holder onto left needle. P1, P bump and next st together. P across sock. Repeat for sock #2.

Heel is turned.

Continue Purling around both sides of both socks till you have them 4” inches from how long you want them to be.

Cuff Heart Pattern:

Now you need to take the number of stitches you have and subtract 39 (the amount of stitches that 3 heart patterns take up). Then divide the number of stitches that you have left by 3. You may need to add a couple of stitches to make it even. My stitches are a total of 52. After subtracting 39 I have 13 stitches left. Therefore I have to add 2 stitches to mine so that I will have 15 stitches divided by 3 will leave me with 5 stitches between heart patterns. I hope this isn’t too confusing.

P2, PM, P13, PM, P5, PM, P13, PM, P5, PM, P13, PM, P3.

Follow heart pattern between the markers that have 13 sts. P sts between other markers. Move markers as you go along.

After completing the heart pattern. Purl around socks.

Cuff:

P around socks for 4 more rows decreasing the amount of stitches that you increased just before the heart pattern.

Do a P2 K2 rib around socks until you have 2” of ribbing.

Bind off and weave in ends.

2008-03-17T15:32:00.002-06:00

Hi!!

I got my daughters Heart socks done! I am writing the pattern to put into Ravelry. It will appear in this blog very soon.

I also finally got my Icarsus shawl started. We are doing a KAL in town here and in Ravelry.

I also have some Flame Wave Socks BY Ann Budd started for the March Sockdown in Ravelry, in the Sock Knitters Anonymous group. The pattern is in the Favorite Socks book. My tiger colors don't show the flame pattern very well.

I also started some mittens for my granddaughter. She was begging me for some. So I will have to make some for my grandson too.
Anyway I am doing strand knitting on them with a snowflake pattern that I found for a hat.
Pictures should come soon.
You can see all of my projects in Flicker by clicking on the box to the top left of this blog.

On the gardening news. I have seeds planted in little pots. Just waiting for them to spring forth. I planted Tomato, Banana Peppers, other Sweet Peppers, Thai Basil, Parsley, Chives, Cilantro, and Eggplant seeds.

Knitting and Weather

2008-03-08T09:08:00.004-06:00

Hi!!

Isn't this great!! This guy is crocheting in Public!!
I just love it!!

I Got my second sockdown February socks done. It seems like it took forever.
They have the Widdershins heel. It was really hard for me to do because of all the figuring I had to do by doing two socks on two circular needles instead of DPN's. But I finally got them done. The white specks on the leg is elastic. My hubby likes elastic in his socks to keep them up. I'm hoping after washing them that the elastic will not be as noticeable. I am looking into getting a different kind of elastic for socks from online. One that won't show so much.

We got SNOW!! here in Arkansas! Just a couple of inches but it is white and looks like winter.
Rosie doesn't like it much. It does look pretty though.

I am working on writing the pattern for my heart socks. Writing as I am knitting. So hopefully soon I will have it done. I am also waiting on my yarn for the Icarus shawl. They say it has been mailed. And Knit Picks finally got their needle case back in stock so I got that and a ball winder ordered. I also had to order a new size 0 circular needle because on of mine had the nickel peeling off. I sanded it to be usable and it turned gold. But it still seems to have a little rough spot on it. Only noticeable while knitting.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Knitting

2008-03-03T10:20:00.002-06:00

I know I haven't written for a while. Between the flu and trying to figure out this frustrating Widdershins heel and getting lost in Ravelry, I just haven't kept up with my blogging.
I finally did figure out this heel I think by mistake. I did have to frog down the socks some though. I just kept on knitting the foot to within 1 1/2 inches of the length. Then I read the instructions! It said to leave 3 inches before doing the heel. So I had to frog back. I hate trying to pick up stitches. Anyway I am now thankfully past the heel. So hopefully theses socks will go a lot faster now.
I am joining a Icarus Shawl KAL. I haven't gotten my yarn in yet but hopefully I will get it before Thursday when we first meet.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

February Knits

2008-02-19T09:36:00.004-06:00

Hi!!
I got my conference socks done. They feel really good on my feet. I thought I would knit them till I used up the yarn but it just kept going and going so I have a little yarn leftover. More for my scrap sock bag.

I also made some fingerless mitts. MY wrist on my right hand was bothering me some while knitting. So I thought I would make these and try them out and see if it would help some. It does help some. but there is still some pain. At least it warms my wrist up some and the pain is lessened.

I now have 3 projects OTN. Seems like I can't do less than 3 at a time. I have a Log Cabin Afghan, Some socks for my daughter that are like the ones I made for my granddaughter. I am going to write the pattern for them and put it in Ravelry. I am also doing the February Sockdown socks. I am making them for my husband.

Have a great day!!

God Bless You!!
Mary

Socks Done!

2008-02-09T22:04:00.000-06:00

Got my sockdown February socks done!

These are for my Granddaughter. she already wore them home.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

OTN

2008-02-07T08:57:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
Here are some OTN projects and my crazy socks finished project.

Above are my Crazy socks that I made from scrap sock yarn.

Here are some socks that I am making for my Granddaughter. I'm putting little lace hearts on them. It is an experiment with lace purlwise. I like purling because my purling is tighter than my knitting. So I am trying to do the lace on the purl side.

Here are my conference socks. They are almost done.
Just trying to use up the yarn.

Here are my Sockdown Feb., socks. I am going to use the Widdershins heel on them. The sockdown Feb., socks are supposed to be a sock with a new to you heel. So here I go. They are for My husband Mike.
Anyway it seems that I can't do less that 3 projects at a time. I just keep getting this urge to start something else all the time.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

January socks

2008-01-29T12:32:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
I got my January Mystery socks done! I am so glad to be done with them. They were totally different than the way I am used to knitting socks. Top down and heel flap and stuff like that. I think they are pretty though and they feel good on my feet. They do fit well even though they look really big to me.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Stitc Markers

2008-01-22T19:47:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
I just found these at Wal-Mart. I thought they would make great stitch markers. They are made out of shell and they are really smooth. They will probably come in handy when I get to knitting some lace shawls.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Conference Socks and more

2008-01-21T10:55:00.000-06:00

Hi!!
These are the socks that I worked on while on my Conference trip with my Church. It took 5 hours to get there so I spent it knitting. We had a great time at the Conference. My Church was the wildest ones there. We always are. Jumping up and down praising the Lord. We did have a great time!

These are my sockdown January socks. I have some mess ups in the lace. I am just learning lace so I'm leaving it. I hate trying to pick up stitches after frogging a part. So onward I go.

Here is Where I am on my Crazy Socks made from scrap sock yarn. They are coming along too. I so much want to get all of these projects done. It is almost overwhelming to have them all three calling to me.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Conference

2008-01-17T06:43:00.000-06:00

Hi!! I'm getting ready to go to a "Living in the Glory" Conference with my Church. It is somewhere in TN. It will take us 5 hours to drive there so I have some sock yarn and I am going to make what I call my Conference socks. I am making them from Knit Picks Dancing yarn. I don't know how much knitting I will get done. Our Church is pretty wild and not at all quiet or calm. Everybody is really loving though. I will be back Sunday or Monday.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Star Afghan

2008-01-14T07:52:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
I got the star afghan done! Ready now to send to my Niece.

As you can see Rosie had to just hop up there and get into the picture. It really surprised me because she is scared of clicking sounds. Maybe the camera has a different kind of click. That or she thinks the Afghan is hers. Anyway now I am back to knitting my crazy socks and my sockdown January socks. I am going to a Conference with my Church this weekend so I may put another sock on the needles that has some mindless knitting to it. Get some knitting done in the hotel between services and on the 5 hour trip. I have just too many ideas of all the thing I want to make and I just know that I can't do them all at once like I want to. I knit one thing thinking oh I want to knit that other thing. What a mind full of projects I have. Hmmm.

Knit Picks

2008-01-12T14:42:00.000-06:00

Some have heard that Knit Picks is discontinuing the little zippered case for the needles. But when I go there the website says that it will be available Feb 5th. Knitpicks
I can hardly wait for February 5th because I want one.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Knitting

2008-01-08T10:29:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
I got my Son's Hat done!
I am putting the pattern here so that I can list it in Ravelry.

I used size 9 - 24" circular needles for this project.
Gage is 3 STS per inch, 5 rows per inch
I used Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic yarn.
You can use any Worsted weight yarn that you desire to.

Cast on 70 stitches and connect into a circle. Knit till your work is about an inch long then
K7 Inc1 around row till you get 80 stitches in one round.
then K around till your project is 2 inches long. then double your yarn and K till your project is 22 inches long. Drop one of the strands of yarn so that you are now knitting with a single strand of yarn. Knit with single strand for an inch then K7 Dec1 around till you have 70 stitches around.
K around till our project is a total of 24" long. Bind Off.

Take a long strand of yarn, and fold the hat in half putting the two ends together use the yarn to weave through the stitches of both ends and pull tight. There will still be a little hole in the top so tie the yarn off and sew the hole closed from both sides of the hat.

Note: You can Cast On what ever amount of stitches you want according to how big or small the head you are making the hat for.

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

Knitting

2008-01-05T09:23:00.001-06:00

Hi!!

I got my Yarn Swift in the mail yesterday!! I think it is really cute. I wanted one that didn't clamp to a table. I want to order a ball winder and a new zippered needle case from Knit Picks but they are out of stock. The needle case won't be there till Feb. 5th. I already have one but it is bursting at the seams with my Options needles in it and all my other circular needles in it too. So I plan to get another and use one for the Options and the other for the Circular needles.

Above are the socks that I started using leftover sock yarns. I will probably have to make several pairs to use up all of the leftovers that I have.
I am also planning on trying the January Mystery sock in Ravelry Sock knitters anonymous. I ordered my yarn today for it. I have never done the lace before so this will be new to me.

Above is the hat that I am making for my son. He had one that I made years ago but lost it at College and now that it is cold he really misses that warm hat. So I am quickly trying to get another one knitted up for him.

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

2008-01-04T08:09:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
Well here are the second pair of Father Son Socks. I finally got them done.

When I looked at the yarn in the store I thought they would be more camouflaged but they came out stripy. I still think hey are neat. I was also hoping to get them done for Christmas but I guess better late than never!

In my previous post someone asked me the name of our new Bassett Hound. Her name is Rosie. My husband wanted to name her that and when we talked to the lady that gave her to us it so happened that was what her name was.

Now back to socks. I was just thinking about the first pair of socks that I knit. It was in February 07. I have done about 20 or more pair (counting baby booties) since that time. It is hard to believe I have made that many in a years time. Could be this next year I will make more than 20.

Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

2007-12-29T09:31:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Hi!!
I got one pair of father son socks done and I am working on the second pair.

Look who found us this Christmas season!!
She showed up at my house, so I went on the search of her owner.

I saw nothing in the paper so I put a found ad in and found who her owner was and when they came to pick her up they just gave her to us because they couldn't keep her at home. She kept getting out and running off.
What is so funny is she looks exactly like one that we had about 10 years ago that died. Seems that God wants us to have Bassett Hounds!
So funny!
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

Ornaments

2007-12-17T22:13:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
Well my goal was to get 25 of these little sweaters done and I have reached it. I have given all of them away except 6 of them. And 3 of them are going to my neighbors houses with some baked goodies.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Knitting

2007-12-12T15:58:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
I have all four stoles done and boxed ready for wrapping!

I got some hair clip things from Clare's at the Mall to use as stole pins.

I think they look pretty cool as Stole pins.
Now back to knitting more little sweaters for Ornaments. I made 25 little hangars for them. So I'm going to try getting 25 little sweaters done. I have half of them done already. I also still have a couple of pairs of socks to get done. Wow Christmas is coming so fast.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Knitting

2007-12-10T16:16:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
Well I got a couple more little sweater ornaments done today. I also started a pair of socks for my Son in law for Christmas. I hope I can get them and a pair for my grandson done before Christmas. So much to do and so little time. I have cookies to make, Packages to pack and send, Presents to wrap, and more little sweater ornaments to make. What a busy time of year.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Yarn

2007-12-08T20:55:00.001-06:00

Here is the yarn that I bought at Yarns To Go in Memphis. I am planning on making matching socks for my son in law and my grandson.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Anniversary

2007-12-08T16:16:00.000-06:00

Hi!!
Yesterday was our 33rd anniversary. So we went to Tunica and spent the night. We didn't even do any gambling. We enjoyed the all you can eat Lobster Buffet for supper. We had a nice suite with a jacuzzi tub in it. And we enjoyed a breakfast buffet this morning. On our way back we went to Bass Pro shop in Memphis and I got to go to Yarn to Go in Memphis. I got some sock yarn of course.
All in all we had a great time.
Have a great day!!
God Bless you!!
Mary

Stole Pattern

2007-12-04T08:06:00.000-06:00

Hi!!
I am putting my pattern here for my furry stole so that I can list it in Ravelry.

I used size 10 circular needles and cast on 80 stitches for the adult size and 60 stitches for the Child size.
Row 1: K10, P10, Across your stitches.
Row 2: Repeat Row 1
You continue doing this till you have the length that you need. The Adult stole is 60 inches long. The Child stole is 48-50 inches long. After getting to the length you desire, bind off and weave in ends. You can also measure the length of the Childs arms to see how long you want to make it.

Ornaments

2007-12-01T17:13:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
These are the ornaments that we made for the last two years for family members. We are putting up the tree today and got them out.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Cooking

2007-11-29T07:23:00.000-06:00

Hi!!
Well Thanksgiving is over and we just ate the last of the leftover turkey this morning in omelets.
The leftovers that I made with the turkey were a casserole with chunks of turkey in the bottom with Cream of Chicken soup on that then some grated cheese some garlic powder and then the leftover stuffing on top. Put it in the oven till it's bubbly and enjoy.
Then I took some more leftover turkey the next day and made stir fry with it. Then this morning there was about a cup of the stir fry left so I made omelets with it. So now the Turkey is finally all gone!
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Ornaments

2007-11-26T14:57:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
I started a new project. My husbands family makes each other Christmas Ornaments or Decorations for Christmas instead of presents. Here is my Ornament that I am making for this year. I will have to make several of them but this is my very first one. I used some wire that my husband had out in his shop to make the little hanger. It is a neat little way to use some scraps of yarn too. I bet this little sweater will also fit a Barbie doll. I used Worsted Weight yarn and size 4 needles. They are knit in the round from the top down. Since I want to make me some top down sweaters, this gives me a little practice before starting. I found the pattern on the internet. I first saw them in Ravelry. But I don't know what web page the pattern was on. I copied and pasted it in my personal patterns folder on my computer.

Here is a picture of my first completed Stole for one of my daughters.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

I Was Tagged

2007-11-25T08:40:00.000-06:00

I was tagged by Melanie!

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night?
My Grandchildren
2. What were you doing at 0800? Wondering around onRavelry
3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Wondering around on Ravelry
4. What happened to you in 2006? 2006? I'm supposed to remember?
5. What was the last thing you said out loud? Wally World may not be crowded this morning ( to my Husband)
6. How many beverages did you have today?A giant cup of Tea
7. What color is your hairbrush?Almond
8. What was the last thing you paid for? Sweat shirts at Dixie Gun Works for Christmas Presents
9. Where were you last night? Home with family and grandchildren
10. What color is your front door? gray
11. Where do you keep your change?in my purse and in a big gallon jar under my water heater.
12. What’s the weather like today?Nasty - rainy 37 degrees - very dreary.
13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Mint Chocolate Chip
14. What excites you? I enjoy my Church and getting to see everyone there.
15. Do you want to cut your hair? No, I like my hair long. The only time I cut it is to donate it to Locks of Love.
16. Are you over the age of 25? Yes
17. Do you talk a lot? Not Really
18. Do you watch the O.C.? I don't know what it is.
19. Do you know anyone named Steven? I have a cousin with that name
20. Do you make up your own words? Not really
21. Are you a jealous person? No
22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’. Angela
23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’. Kathy
24. Who’s the first person on your received call list? Son in Law Josh
25. What does the last text message you received say?I don't text
26. Do you chew on your straw? No
27. Do you have curly hair? Curly enough to have body
28. Where’s the next place you’re going to? Church
29. Who’s the rudest person in your life? My son in law Kevin
30. What was the last thing you ate?Scrambled eggs, Ezekiel Bread toast and a banana
31. Will you get married in the future?I already am.
32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? I don't remember any good ones in the last two weeks.
33. Is there anyone you like right now? I like most people
34. When was the last time you did the dishes?Last night.
35. Are you currently depressed? No
36. Did you cry today? No
37. Why did you answer and post this? Don't Know Just did.

Stole

2007-11-25T07:40:00.001-06:00

Hi!!
I got one stole done. I am making 2 adult ones and 2 child ones. So now I have one adult and 2 child ones to do. I also want to make some socks for Christmas presents. I hope I have the time. The Stoles go pretty fast on size 10 needles. The Adult stole took a little over 7 balls of Moda dea dream furry yarn. I have way too much as I had ordered about 60 balls. So I guess I will have to find many other projects to do with them. They may make cute little stuffed animals for the grandkids. Or I can make stoles for others. I will figure out something. My mind also keeps going to the hodgepodge loads of yarn that I inherited from my mom. There are lots of colors but most of it is just acrylic yarn. I really need to get the stash down somehow. I also got my yarn for making a couple of sweaters for me for Christmas. I got Dk weight yarn and got some gold thread to knit with it so that it will look a bit dressy. But I won't get to start them till after Christmas. I have lots of sock yarn too. I just don't know which yarn to use for each person's socks. I made a pair for my son in law and now he wants more. Grandchildren want more too. Wow so many socks to make and so little time. Well I've rambled on this morning.
Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary

Socks Done!

2007-11-22T21:54:00.001-06:00

I got them finished finally!!
Now I can get to doing my Christmas knitting. Most of it should go pretty fast. I don't know if I will get any socks done but I do think I will be able to get the four stoles done that I want to do for my 2 daughters and 2 granddaughters.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

Have a great day!!
God Bless You!!
Mary