All Things Knitterly

I have moved!

2011-09-27T16:53:00.001-07:00

My blog after 8/2011 can be seen at allthingsknitterly.com See you there!

Mystery Shawl KAL

2011-08-05T21:51:00.000-07:00

My mystery shawl Color choices in the Steven West knit along on Ravelry

Sparkly and all that...

2011-07-31T21:43:00.000-07:00

Organized my beads tonight.....

So if you don't like knitting socks, how about some beaded wristlets?

2011-07-27T23:10:00.000-07:00

Stockholm

2011-07-25T22:11:00.001-07:00

I visited a Viking Museum while in Stockholm. We had a guide that took us through the exhibits--I was surprised that they let us take photos. This picture shows a recreation of a Viking dress.This stone is a Celtish pict stone-found along a roadway showing directions. Sweden has an interesting program to help preserve items of historical interest such as these. If you find something like this

Helsinki 14July2010

2011-07-16T10:45:00.000-07:00

The moon at Helsinki. This photo was taken as we arrived in port in Helsinki. Beautiful. And the city turned out to be one of my favorite port. The Farmer's Market near the city center is unbelievable. You could dive into these strawberries and eat yourself silly.Like wise with the greens.This cobblestone was on the pier when we exited the ship. Mesmerizing pattern, very inspirationalMenita

St. Petersburg, Russia 13July2010

2011-07-12T23:10:00.000-07:00

Ahhh. St. Petersburg. I signed up for an excursion to The Hermitage, considered the largest museum in the world. With no AC and very few open windows. If I had it all to do over again, I would have taken one of those bus tours or a riverboat tour, where you drive by the historical buildings and you get a sense of the whole city. We had been cautioned about striking out on our own, as it is just

Tallin, Estonia, 12July2010, Part 1

2011-07-10T20:53:00.001-07:00

We visited the medieval, walled city of Tallin. For some reason, I love the contrast of the "old" Pontiac parked on the cobblestone street. I loved the doors along this road. Lots of design ideas.Cobblestone repairs. Probably no stone masons around to cut the square stones.Estonian lace is characterized by the presence of nupps. Beautiful work, rectangular shawls with a very different method

Tallin, Estonia 12 July 2010, Part 2

2011-07-10T11:58:00.000-07:00

This is one of the entrances to the walled city of Tallin. It is amazing to see structures like these that were built in the Middle Ages and are still standing today. They have a lot of architectural interest that I can imagine translated into textural features in knitting.The Estonian women have an organized handcrafter's guild. They work to preserve their national heritage in textiles and

Berlin! 10July2010

2011-07-10T00:25:00.001-07:00

It was 100 degrees the day we were in Berlin. Not bad considering it was probably 115 at home, but it was also about 60% humidity, which made it miserable. Forutnately, our bus had AC. The people who took the train in were hot and it was crowded. We started our visit with (what else?) but a trip to a yarn shop! It was about a 10 minute cab ride from where the bus dropped us off. We were met

Welcome Aboard! 9 July2010

2011-07-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

In the center--Chris Bylsma casting on a new project. To her left and behind, Gay. Just after this, a lady walked up to Chris and told her that she could show her a way to cast on that is much faster. Chris responded by shaking her head yes, and counting "86, 87, 89......"She apparently did not know that Chris is a talented author, designer, and teacher of knitting. She and Chrissie Day

Copenhagen! 8 July2010

2011-07-08T23:42:00.001-07:00

Sommerfuglen! Great shop, best of all, they SHIPPED our purchases. I even went back in the afternoon and added more to my original order. I purchased some Ilga Leja laceweight, a Hanne Falkenberg vest kit and of course, sock yarn!I had dinner with Betty, Richard, Barbara, and Linda- the food in this restaurant was superb even though it was small-just the chef and his wife-Copenhagen was very

Where were you a year ago?

2011-07-07T00:11:00.000-07:00

I was at LAX, ready to leave for Copenhagen. It was a hot day, they didn't turn the air on in the plane during boarding. I had plenty of sock yarn available for the flight, books ready for prolonged listening on my ipod, and my sock monkey, who attends all knitting-related trips as this one. Here is the obligatory monkey pic. He is holding the toe of the travel sock I started after boarding.

BSJ in STR lightweight remnants!

2011-07-03T21:06:00.000-07:00

Another bead stew bracelet!

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Swirling Snake bracelet

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Check out the clasp... Easy to knit, go to EarthFaire.com for the kit.

My favorite new projects

2011-06-29T17:16:00.001-07:00

I seem to have been bitten by the knitting-with-beads bug, quite severely I might add!#

A brand new pair of Queen of Beads

2011-06-25T22:00:00.001-07:00

For a special friend in Dream in Color Smooshy and Firemountain size 6/0 seed beads.

More summertime knitting

2011-06-20T23:03:00.001-07:00

My Stillwater socks (Sweet Georgia's Tough Love Sock---I already bought shoes to go with these socks:)), and a Flamenco Dancer bracelets from EarthFaire.com. Checkout the EarthFaire site-she has many beautiful things!

Test from iPhone

2011-06-18T19:51:00.000-07:00

Summer of knitting with beads!

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This post is a test from my iPhone-if this works I will have no reason fio not posting more frequently!

For Quinn

2011-06-18T19:38:00.000-07:00

It is almost over!!!

2011-05-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

As the year winds down, we all get so tired of everybody else's kids and I am sure they are tired of us too, the feeling is mutual. So we send them all home to their parents who are looking forward to spending time with their kids. By the end of the summer, their parents are all tired of them and can't wait for school to start. And the feeling is mutual for the kids, so they send them all

Knitting Retreat in Friday Harbor!

2011-03-29T15:40:00.001-07:00

IMG_0979 Originally uploaded by knitteratiThose of you who know where I am know who this is----noted knitting designer, author and teacher demonstrates a new heel technique! Really! I started Saturday in Seattle, took the ferry to Bainbridge Island. I visited this store--Churchmouse Yarns and Teas. It is the ONLY store you EVER need to visit--seriously, I have been in a lot of yarn stores and

Cat's Gift Kitting Retreat

2011-03-25T13:01:00.000-07:00

I am waiting at the Burbank airport for my flight. I leave at 2 for San Francisco, change planes then on to Seattle. I spend the night there, and Saturday it's over to Bainbridge Island to visit Churchmouse Yarns and Tea. Just possibly the best yarn shop in the world! That afternoon I crawl up the coast from Seattle, visiting Great Yarns in Everett and Wildfibers in Mt. Vernon. Sunday

Berlin

2011-02-07T16:05:00.000-08:00

MMmmmmmmmmmmmm.............Berlin and Bratwurst. This was an extremely hot day. Over 100, no AC anywhere, it seemed. As you know from my earlier post, I defected from the group, going rogue in Berlin with my new iPhone to lead me around. It was great--I found Freitag then ate at this place that was definitely not a tourist spot. The best bratwurst and German potato salad you could ever hope

More from the Baltics.

2011-02-01T19:49:00.000-08:00

I really must finish my trip for you!I spent time tonight organizing my photos in folders so hopefully I can blog a little each day. My last post was from Copenhagen. We boarded and headed for Warnemunde(I think, or was it Rostock?) which is a port in Germany about and hour or so outside of Berlin. It was really hot this day and we were glad to have a bus take us in to Berlin rather than the

Copenhagen, Part 2

2011-01-04T15:27:00.000-08:00

This is where Monkey met up with Cat, oddly enough in a pair of Camper shoes that I bought for Carson. They became fast friends in this world of yarn.Monkey shows off enough Isager laceweight for two shawls. They will be a fun knit, especially if I can remember which yarn I picked out for which pattern. They had some cools shawl pins here. Those that look like safety pins are made from horn,

Copenhagen, part 1

2010-11-25T10:30:00.000-08:00

Copenhagen was beautiful! Clean, friendly, very nice. I would go there again in a heart beat. They all ride bikes there. Unfortunately I didn't get any photos, but they have very clever ways of building boxes onto the front (mostly) of their bikes to hold their children who are too young to ride. I saw one bike with a rather large box that had 4 little ones in it, ranging in age from about

Blogstipation

2010-11-18T20:50:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since I last blogged. The holidays are rapidly approaching, they will definitely suck this year, so I decided it was time to tell of my knitting cruise this past summer. Something that was positive, fun, and completely knitting infused that will take my mind off of why these holidays this year will be really hard for me. So keep watching, because Ringo the Party Monkey

The Gifting of the Socks.

2010-08-04T00:29:00.001-07:00

Ever since I picked out the clothes for my mom to wear, I wrestled with the idea about how I would deal with the remaining 19 pair of handknitted socks I had made for her. This idea popped into my head sometime during the night before her services. After the service, family and close friends would be gathering at Robbie and Blanca's house. What better time to gift them than this afternoon when

Eulogy for my mom.

2010-07-31T22:08:00.001-07:00

My mom was born in Roll on June 13, 1927, the same day as my dad, but 4 years later. She grew up in the Wellton-Mohawk Valley, attended grade school, and when it came time to go to high school, she attended Yuma High, as did all kids from this area. There were many shenanigans that happened during their school bus rides to Yuma High. Their parents had to get them to

Some things are hard to do.

2010-07-29T22:07:00.000-07:00

This is so different than when I lost my dad. My mom was alert, oriented, engaged. Robbie and I left and went home, actually, she told us we could go home-it was about 6:45. Within an hour I got the call that she had coded. Actually, Robbie and I talked about it. It is as if all her loose ends were tied up, she had a great day, she sent us home. It is not that she passed from an affliction,

Baltic Knitting Cruise, Part 1

2010-07-24T22:33:00.000-07:00

What better way to start blogging about my trip than with a gratuitous Monkey shot? Here he is on the plane, minutes aftertake off. I cast on as soon as I was seated and here the toe is almostcomplete. By the time I (we-the Monkey and I) made it to Copenhagen, Iwas starting on the heel. It is the Monkey sock in an STR Rare Gem. More gratiutous Monkey shots later--Ahh, Sommerfuglen in Copenhagen.

Thank you!

2010-07-03T01:27:00.003-07:00

The results are in! It looks like I will be knitting a Rare Gem Monkey(first place) and a Plankton Ooze Sunday Swing(runner up). Thanks for voting--Tomorrow I am winding and I will be ready to cast on. Photos every step of the way---I am excited about doing the Monkey because it has been a while since I did one. It will be a toe-up, no purl, Insouciant Monkey ala Cat Bordhi. Knitted on DPNs

Please help me make a decision!

2010-06-28T19:40:00.000-07:00

OK, so I am ready for my next project which will be a travel sock. I have actually been pretty disciplined lately with my knitting, which means I am not casting on with reckless abandon. It is hard- very very hard not to cast on 4 or 5 new things whenever the mood strikes me. I figured out that the upside of being disciplined is that you actually finish projects. Who knew? My dilemma at the

And yet another shawl from my needles.

2010-06-10T23:41:00.000-07:00

I actually started this shawl way back in December. It is knitted out of Noro's Silk Garden Sock yarn. I had to tweak the picot edge a bit to get it the way I wanted. I really like the little nubs it has on the edge. Another possibility for my travels!You can see the little corners where I threw in some increases for the shoulder to help it stay on. I think I will really like it, with those

Grawk called and said it wants to be a Multnomah Shawl.

2010-06-09T15:49:00.000-07:00

Ahh yes, my lovely Grawk. I am more than happy to grant your wish. Grawk is one of the Raven Series from Tina at Blue Moon. It started its life out being Raspberry and Pond Scum. Then one day the darkness took over and it was overdyed with black. But the Pond Scum and the Raspberry still peek through, just enough to for you to recognize them.Details on my Ravelry page where I am known as

Calling Miss Woodhouse.

2010-06-09T15:25:00.000-07:00

How often does it happen that you are snooping around on Ravelry and you find a shawl with your name on it? I mean literally, the shawl's name is your last name? Well, it happened to me and here it is!For details, see my Ravelry page. I love all things Blue Moon, and this is knitted in Seduction which is 50% merino ad 50% tencel. It has a luscious hand. More shawls to follow................

I've Been Busy Lately.

2010-05-30T22:20:00.001-07:00

I bought this Rare Gem at Sock Camp 09, aka KnittyHaha. It was a mdwt STR and had two different kinds of yarn it that composed this skein. Half of it appears to be Silkie STR and the rest regular mdwt STR. I think the colorway is Crabby McCrabbypants. I decided to knit this shawl, aka TheTraveling Woman. Here it is all blocked out. The SilkieSTR is on the top and when I broke out out to the

When the Yarn Speaks to You.

2010-05-23T20:03:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you can't resist buying a particular yarn because it speaks to you in someway. Like this one I found at The Yarn Lady on my yarn crawl back from LA last December. Schaffer names the type of yarn is a first name, like Andrea, Audrey,Anne, etc. Their colorways are named after influential women. Not only is name of this yarn Nancy but the colorway is Elizabeth Zimmerman. How could I

Uh-oh.....watch out for the Boo..........it's addictive...........

2010-04-19T21:38:00.000-07:00

Okay, so Shirley Weber and I (also The Rice Czar, can't leave Mr. Bill out) were at knitting last Sunday. Shirley was asking about a pattern for some scarf yarn she wants to knit up. So I told her about this pattern and this yarn I bought at Purls in Tucson (when I was ummmmmm..........chaperoning the HOSA students at their state competition/convention. The male chaperone took over so I could

It is getting hot.

2010-04-10T22:28:00.000-07:00

Summer is almost here. And for lots of us, a break from school. The photo above shows my projects for the Knitting Olympics. At 12 is a pair of toe-up no-purl Monkeys for Karen. I had to re-knit from the ankle up because something strange happened to them in the too-tight department. They are in Tide Pooling BMFA STR ltwt. Going clockwise, those are toe-up no-purl Monkeys from my mom in

Personal Discovery Footprints

2010-03-28T13:43:00.000-07:00

We have been having a knit-along and here are the results! This is Helen's Personal Discovery Footprint. This photo is actually old--she is done with the first sock, save for the Super-Stretchy-Bindoff. The leg and rib are now added onto this sock. Has anyone tried to feed my fish? You can put your cursor into the fish tank and click to feed them. They follow your cursor. This is Shirley's

Addison's Reversible Triangles Baby Blanket

2010-03-11T20:47:00.000-08:00

I LOVE this baby blanket pattern! It is knitted out of Encore Colorspun worsted weight, I really like how it worked up. For some reason it went much faster than the one I did for Jackson out of STR heavy weight. The Colorspun has long color repeats and you keep going because you can't wait to see what happens next. I threw in some blue whenever, where ever. I could have used less of the pink

Snuggy's 17th Birthday

2010-03-03T21:13:00.000-08:00

This posting is brought to you by Tang. Today was Snuggy's 17th birthday. We used to celebrate it like this. We both loved tacos from Chili Pepper.Or sometimes we would take cat naps. Sometimes she was more tired than me, so I watched over her, and sometimes she stayed awake to watch over me.And then, sometimes, we just snuggled together. ........and sometimes now, if I close my eyes

HELP!

2010-02-28T10:40:00.000-08:00

FYI to anyone who reads my blog==I am having difficulties with Blogger. When I try to go to my homepage it tells me that "allthingsknitterly does not exist" Today,it has also added the comment that this name is available for registration. I have not abandoned my blog, I am trying to get help from google, as there are other blogs who have experienced the same problem.. Hop to be back up an

Yarn Crawl

2010-02-26T19:05:00.000-08:00

I never posted about my yarn crawl on the way home from LA when I visited Carson. I had several new places and old favorites on my list. So here's the goods! I started at Wildfiber in Santa Monica. The first time I experienced Wildfiber I drooled over the their Big Wall O'Koigu. Right around the corner from Koigu is the Scrumptious Wall of Cashmere(mynames). I didn't take a photo of the

The Birth of a Sock

2010-02-22T21:39:00.000-08:00

YES! This is a sock with the leg opening recently liberated. Shirley finished the heel and opened up the leg. Now it is a race to the cuff then binding off! Pretty awesome!

Christmas 2010 AND The Knitting Olympics.

2010-02-10T19:41:00.000-08:00

Rachel is already knitting for future gift giving occasions, i.e. Christmas 2010. These are washcloths she is making--the pattern follows. She says they are quick and you have to pay just enough attention to cure any boredom that might pop up. Great idea---Rachel's Washcloth Pattern Row 1: Sl Kwise, (P2, K1) to end Row 2: Sl pwise, (K2, P1) to end Row 3:Knit Row4:PurlI like this pattern, it

Aspiring to Mediocrity.

2010-01-30T19:14:00.001-08:00

Our district Admin is going crazy again. Musical chairs with campus Administrators. Moving two out, offering them classroom teaching positions if they so desire, a Principal from one school moved to another. An interim AD moved from one to another,an assistant from one school moved to another. One assistant moved to a school that already has a full complement of administrators, even though my

Addison's first 24

2010-01-28T20:54:00.000-08:00

Both mom and baby are really tired. Being born is a hard job for all involved, especially when you have to be in the hospital for 10 days prior to the actual birth. They are both exhausted. Addison is in the NICU, Aimee still is in the hospital. In some respects it makes it easier for her to be that close for feeding purposes, but it is so hard to rest there. She just gets to sleep and the

Introducing Addison!

2010-01-27T21:35:00.000-08:00

Addison Dynes Dunn, born tonight, 6lbs 1 oz. She is supposed to be 35 weeks, I can't imagine how much bigger she would have been at 40 weeks, she looks pretty perfect here! She is doing really well, and Aimee is doing well. Addison was born on their 11th day in the hospital. She was ready, it was time. Welcome Addison!

I have been making a lot of these.

2010-01-26T20:17:00.000-08:00

I think that these baby hats are more addictive than socks. They go super duper fast and you don't get bored. I may need a Baby Hat Intervention. There are more hats struggling to get out of my brain. I see ideas everywhere. I am dangerous at Joann's once I read that you shouldn't use anything with wool because in the NICU any wool+oxygen=potential for static electricity. Which isn't good

Some Jewelry recovered!

2010-01-23T20:54:00.001-08:00

inally home! I brought these home from the Police Dept. Evidence Room last week. I can't tell you how nice it is to get it back. I hope some more will surface over time, you just never know. The lady who owns the pawn shop where I found these pieces said that when she was robbed, the burglars buried some of her stuff. When they got out of jail they dug it up and pawned it, she got it back

The First Pair of Socks I Ever Made.

2010-01-17T22:51:00.000-08:00

This is a true confession. These socks took me 3 years to knit. When you look at them, remember that there have been some things that I have knitted that I threw away. These socks weren't in that category. So remembering this contex, here they are...........The one on the left was the first one, I believe. It took the longest, maybe 2 years. I got tired of looking at it and decided, "What

Wow! Two Posts in One day!

2010-01-16T23:09:00.000-08:00

This is Louisa's finished Big Sea scarf in a wave pattern with drop stitches. It is really pretty--the photo is a little dark but you can still see the waves. Very nice Louisa!Do you know about the craziness of socks? It is an extremely addictive type of knitting. Fits into your purse. Done on crazy little needles, 0, 1, or 2. Anywhere from 14,000 to 18,000 stitches per pair. Sure, you may

Gifts from Christmas past

2010-01-16T21:46:00.000-08:00

Finally! Computer is working with iPhoto, new camera is charged and ready to go! This hatwas super cute, Linda knitted it and the mouse slipper here. The hat has an asymmetrical brim--where did you get the pattern Linda? I think you said it was a Lion Brand free pattern? The brim is the part on the lower left where the yarn striped, but it doesn't stick out, it is like a band and can be

Is it over?

2009-12-28T01:39:00.000-08:00

Ahhh, Christmas has come and gone. I ended up short my mom's scarf and her socks. I had some unknown sock dysfunction which I have now remedied, but not in time to finish her socks before Christmas. I think everything is OK now, just have to finish Beached sock #2, then I have two more pair that need to be frogged back to the leg opening and re-knit. Same thing with Karen's Ugg. I think

What makes a person Knit-Worthy?

2009-11-10T19:43:00.000-08:00

Seems several of us have had "Worthiness" issues lately. This is at the forefront of every Knitter's mind this time of year. You may not even realize it, but it has crossed your mind. It may have even hit you like a ton of bricks.Here is the scenario: You have added 5 or 6 new projects to your queue of projects-to-be- completed-for-Christmas-gifts. You know it is ridiculous, but you want to

Follow your heart............

2009-08-25T21:08:00.000-07:00

Roarrrrrrrrrrrr.......said the Fire-Breathing Dragon.............as he anxiously awaits the rest of his neck and body....Finished Objects--two pair of toe-up, no-purl Monkeys. Bella Coola blue for my mom, Tide Pooling for Karen, our neighbor in Show Low, both are STR lightweight.We are knitting this Sunday, noon at Shirley's in the Dunes, 3378 S. 16th Avenue, 344-2283. Call if you can't find it

One last photo

2009-08-05T22:30:00.000-07:00

This one wouldn't fit in the last post. It needed to be by itself.

Snuggy

2009-08-05T21:06:00.001-07:00

Most of you know what happened toSnuggy last Sunday. It was a very sad day. This post is all about Snuggy.She came to live with Carson and I in May of 1993. Sunday, she was 16 years and 5 months when she left us. She outlived the odds in a big way. When she was 6, Tang came to live with us. He was a kitten. As you can see, Snuggy trained him well. They did a lot of things together, like taking

Ooohhhh. Ahhhhh. Ooohhh. Qiviut.......Qivuk......

2009-07-30T21:50:00.001-07:00

Yuuummmmmmmyyyyyyy! Maybe better than Cashmere? This is Qiviuk, also called Qiviut (pronounced Kiv-ee-uk or Kiv-ee-ut, long u) from Alaska. My brother and sister in law went on an inside passage cruise this summer. I emailed him telling him that if he ran across any yarn stores to see if they had any Qiviut. They happened across this store in Skagway, Alaska. They sell garments made of it,

2009-06-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

Hi there knitting buddies! Hope your summer is going well--seems like it gets shorter every year. I bought this bag at Wildfiber in Santa Monica at the beginning of the summer. I have seen these bags there before and resisted, but this time I couldn't stand it. It is made from Capri sun type juice drink containers. Check out the company's website at rebagz.com. By the way---Wildfiber in

Memorial Day is here!

2009-05-23T21:06:00.000-07:00

Ahh, a 3 day weekend! Today we cleaned house, now it is time to get a new post out. And I have some photos of finished objects too!The top photo is my finished Leyburns in Roctober, finally ready to wear1The next photois a snippet of my Froggin Personal Footprints I started at Sock Camp. They are Cat Bordhi's newest pattern, so I can only show a snippet of the sock but not the whole sock

This is why we are here.

2009-05-06T22:35:00.000-07:00

These are my friends from across the hall giving me a group hug for School Nurse Day! They also brought us cards that they made, we have them all up on the bulletin board. They also made a GIANT size card that was on the wall by our front door. It is inside now, I think I will find a place to hang it permanently on the wall. The last week has been a very difficult one, and it is nice to see

First two posts

2009-05-02T01:41:00.000-07:00

If you want to see the first two postings on this current subject you can leave me a comment requesting such.

Gathering My Thoughts.

2009-05-02T01:14:00.000-07:00

Here is what I am thinking about now. I am working on this for the special Board of Education meeting on Monday. Special Board Meeting 4 May 09 Introduction I agree with Mrs. Badone’s statement in her letter of March 29 stating that “we do not always get to choose what happens to us, but we do get to choose how we respond.” I am here today and I choose to respond because I have grave

Knitting makes the world a better place.

2009-04-30T20:58:00.000-07:00

We are going to be knitting on Sunday at Papa San at 1. Hope you all can stop by for a rice bowl and some logical chat about swine flu, the economy, people who don't knit, and the events of this past week. Here is my hand dyed yarn from Sock Camp. I am going to cast on a Taming of the Ewe scarf with the one on the right. Like I need another thing that is newly cast-on. I have 2 pair of

Better than it sounds!

2009-04-22T21:36:00.000-07:00

Tastes better than it sounds! Ground beef and pickle tacos. Ground beef cooked with taco seasoning mix ( 2lbs. meat and 2 pkgs taco seasoning mix), served in white corn tortillas and white corn/nopales tortillas! Add dill pickles and cheese and......Ta Dah! Ground beef and pickle tacos, kind of like those at http://www.malorestaurant.com/Theirs are still better, but these are good!Shirley

More of Camp KnittyhaHA

2009-04-13T23:27:00.001-07:00

Tina "smooshing" color as only Tina can do. Beautiful in an instant. Magical where the colors meet.Ever seen a crab who knows how to knit? This is one does , and he wasn't the only crab there who knew how, there were at least 5 or 6 other crabs with projects in various stages of completion.And this is Cat Bordhi (Socks Soar on Two Circs, New Pathways for Knitting Socks and many more wonderful

Camp KnittyhaHA

2009-04-07T16:21:00.000-07:00

Well, finally, I am home. I am tired. It sounds crazy, but the last two days I really didn't get much knitting done. What with the scavenger hunt, Fish Tycoon, yada yada yada, plus our big homework assignment not being due until Friday afternoon (which I procrastinated up until Thursday night), I used any spare moment to knit away on my socks. Here is Ringo, the Drunken Party Monkey in his

Life at Camp KnittyhaHA

2009-04-02T22:16:00.001-07:00

If you are going to learn to dye yarn, why not learn from the best? Here is Tina Newton from Blue Moon showing us how...................... And here are my 3 hand dyed skeins of STR Mediumwt!And here is Ozzie's Monkey to be!

Melissa's wedding and Cow Clogs

2009-03-28T15:21:00.000-07:00

Ringo is the luckiest Drunken Party Monkey ever ! Not only did he stow away in my bag, he got to smooch up on the bride! And here he is ..................................................................and here are my new Cow Clogs, Carson got them for me for my birthday! They will look great with my STR socks! The agenda for this afternoon---Lush at Universal Studios, then on to Arc Light to

KnittyhaHA bound!

2009-03-26T22:13:00.000-07:00

I have officially started the journey northward! Here are my crazy gazanias and their yellow-gazania brick road...............and here is the border fence outside of the sand dunes. Amazing to see an actual fence on the border now. It always amazes me that the border is so close, and with the fence now you can tell exactly where it is, instead of the vague its-over-there-somewhere notion. I

Cool Knitting inspiration for free!

2009-03-09T23:19:00.001-07:00

If you haven't joined Ravelry yet, you need to check it out! Go to www.ravelry.com and join. It may take a day or so before they send you the email officially "inviting" you. It is "place for knitters and crocheters. Tons of free patterns. Say you wanted to do a Clapotis . You could do a search for it under the patterns tab. There are 10,314 different Claps that are posted on the site.

Lori's has moved

2009-03-07T18:31:00.000-08:00

To all of my knitsibs in Yuma---you know how we have to travel out of town for decent yarn, right? I was in San Diego last Wednesday and on my way home I decided to stop in Alpine at Lori's Frames, Fiber, and Frills. When stopped at the intersection, I realized it was no longer there:(. But, if you turn left at that intersection you will see her shop up and on the right, with a parking area in

FInished Socks!

2009-03-05T20:42:00.000-08:00

I mentioned them in my new "list of things knitted in 2009" in the side bar, so I thought I'd show you pics. I pledge to keep a list of all things knitted in 2009. There are 2 Christmas presents for my mom that technically were slated for completion PRIOR to Christmas but didn't make it. Those don't count in this list. I also pledge to get all knitted Christmas items finished BEFORE Christmas

Is it March already???

2009-03-01T15:54:00.000-08:00

Yikes! It is already March? Hard to believe. I am know that I am WAAAY behind in posting. Just seems like there is not enough time in the day to knit, eat, knit, work, knit, eat some more, watch TV and knit, and sleep. I would rather substitute knitting for just about any of those other activities! But, the front flowerbed was overrun with weeds courtesy of the recent rains, and it almost

Rangers lead the way!

2009-01-28T18:49:00.000-08:00

Here are Billy and Aimee at Billy's Ranger graduation. Notice the new Ranger tab on his left shoulder. He just finished a grueling 62 day training, and graduated without having to be recycled on any of the training phases (there are 3). Less than 20% of those who graduate do so without be recycled (aka failing one of the 3 phases). There were about 170 graduates, including 1 from the Chinese

Celebrating our Knit Sibs

2009-01-15T19:10:00.000-08:00

Fran and Shirley showing off Fran's mom's new wrap---really really cuteAnd here we all are gathered with our Knit Friends in celebration of our friend Dee Dee, wishing her not only good Knitting Mojo, but a wonderful experience in Iraq. She said that on the first day she gets there she is going to find a new best friend and immerse herself in language and culture. She will undoubtedly find

Have You Seen DeeDee?

2009-01-07T19:30:00.000-08:00

OK, you simply MUST COME TO KNITTING ON SUNDAY!!! It is a mandatory meeting. If you don't come we will send the knitting police out to find you and drag you and your knitting to Papa San! I am so serious that I am even going to call Papa San and RESERVE THE ROOM to make sure no nursing students steal it out from under us.In case you didn't know, DeeDee is going to Northern Iraq to teach

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T17:06:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Holy cow, 2009! Can you believe it? Sounds like the future. I thought that by this time we would have cars that would drive you, instead of you driving them. You know, hop in and tell it to take you to Nordstrom's at Fashion Square, and you could sleep while it drove. Or, cars that hovered above the ground. And remember the way that the Jetson family cooked dinner? They

Merry Christmas! Happy Bacon scarfing!

2008-12-28T21:27:00.000-08:00

Hi! I have been bacon scarfing!!Hope you all had a great holiday and are enjoying your family and friends. I am in Show Low and this evening Carson and I made a bacon scarf. The photo to the right shows it up close along with a felting needle. the photo on the right shows the finished product. First you lay out the paper--it is made by Artfelt and is the base of the project. You lay the

It's Christmas time!!!

2008-12-17T18:15:00.000-08:00

BBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!! It is cold in the desert southwest triangle! Cold in the desert is somewhere between the 40's and high 60's. Mind you, that's the high. We get colder at night. Most people think that you can't get hypothermia here, but surprise! You can! Speaking of getting cold, I know 4 ladies at San Luis High School that won't be getting cold because of a knitter who loves

Hi....my name is Blarg....

2008-12-15T19:51:00.001-08:00

(use your best robot voice)Hi. My name is Blarg. I am looking for a boy named Blake. I am Blarg the Monkey. Blake is a boy who is loved by a knitter, which is a very good thing. I have 9 green hairs and big green ears because I have supersonic hearing. I have pink lips. I have a brown tattoo on my left shoulder.If you kiss my tattoo good

So much to knit, so little time!

2008-12-09T23:13:00.000-08:00

Are you done with your holiday knitting yet? Do you keep adding more projects to your list of gifts? Mine keeps getting ridiculously long. To the point that I am considering getting up at 4:30 or 5 every morning just to get some extra time in. I wasn't going to gift knitting to the TAs in my office, but of course I changed my mind. They are all getting wristwarmers or hats. I haven't

Baby Surprise X 3

2008-11-11T12:38:00.000-08:00

From top to bottom, Baby Surprise Jackets by 3 different knitters with 3 different needle sizes and 3 different outcomes--Top--Kelsie's Baby Surprise, knitted by me on size 4 needles with 1 skein STR lightweight.Middle-Crew's Baby Surprise knitted by Shirley on size 5 needles with 4 balls of Louisa Harding's DK.Bottom-Gage's Baby Surprise knitted by Helen on size 6 needles with 6 balls of

Christmastime's a 'comin!

2008-11-09T20:57:00.001-08:00

It won't be too long, time to get your needles warmed up! Here are some things that have been knitted in our neck of the woods recently--This scarf is for Carson. No, he hasn't gone all Goth or anything, the scarf was designed because he really liked the buttons, so I invented a place to put them. No, I am not adding any more. It's an asymmetrical thing. Really big this year, the whole

Jackson's Jive-Turkey Hat!

2008-10-21T21:05:00.001-07:00

If you Google Jive Turkey Hat, this is the pattern you will find! Every baby wants/needs/can't live without a Jive Turkey Hat! I will bring it on Sunday---google for the pattern---Can't wait to try it on him. I love the pattern for the last 2 sentences, which actually reads as follows: Put hat on baby and take picture.Put print away to show future prom date.

It's cooling down!

2008-10-17T22:35:00.000-07:00

Finally we saw a bit of a weather break--102 one day, the 80 the next. It is supposed to be back to 100 on Saturday, then into the 80's the next day. You need the AC by day but can open all the doors and windows the nex t day. Crazy weather!These two scarves are donations to a silent auction that benefits our local Hospice. The Rat Race was a fast fun knit and they have black Swarovski

Rocktoberfest and a bunch of KawKaw

2008-09-30T21:01:00.000-07:00

To the left, you will see Treehugger, Bella Coola, Flower Power, and Tide Pooling. THIS IS NOT A BUNCH OF KAWKAW!And this is Tide Pooling, RSC September yarn! No KAWKAW here! To the left, A BIG BUNCH OF KAWKAW! Or, Christmas KAWKAW!And then..... ahhhhhh............Rocktober! Carefully aged for over a year, ready to be wound into a yarn cake, stroked, loved, and knitted up into a slip stitch

True Confessions, Chapter 2

2008-08-23T21:05:00.000-07:00

This I think, is the last UFO that is living in my living room. It is knit in a Debbie Bliss yarn called Cathay that is 50% cotton, 35% microfiber, and 15% silk. A yummy yarn. I bought it at a store in the Thousand Palms, CA area, when we were over there for Billy's graduation. That would have been in May 2005. At that time, I had done a couple of Charlottes, so I wasn't new to lace, but I

Guess who I got to watch today?

2008-07-21T21:30:00.000-07:00

True Confessions

2008-07-20T18:36:00.001-07:00

How many WIPs do you have? Really now, dig down in all of your hidden totes, stashes, behind your couch, in your deep freeze (yes, deep freeze) etc., drag them out, and count them. I did this, and even TOOK PHOTOS. Here is what I will admit to, from the newest to the oldest projects. First, though, a couple of projects who were frogged for recycling. I don't think that that makes them

Christmas in July!

2008-07-20T18:16:00.000-07:00

I always read about people who concentrate their July knitting on Christmas gifts. I can never get into this because it is 115 degrees outside in July, which quashes my desire to knit. For some reason, I always want to start new things in July, which is definitely not something that I need to be doing. However, it is always refreshing to see that someone has actually completed something for

A Big Monkey for the Little Guy

2008-07-10T19:29:00.000-07:00

Here is the Little Guy today after his 2PM feeding. Ready to get the UV light turned back on. His bilirubin is still high, so he still has to be under the UV light. They gave him a different light today, it provides a much greater surface area and will hopefully help him to return to normal levels faster than the other light. His color is actually much better than when I first met him on

The future's so bright I gotta wear shades

2008-07-08T21:11:00.001-07:00

Every day he is a little better. He is tolerating his feedings a bit better, no throwing up this evening. He is cooking under the light to help his bilirubin, hence the eye mask. The neonatologist likes to draw eyes and glasses on them. Pretty cute little guy!

Someone new to knit for!!!

2008-07-07T22:09:00.000-07:00

I am going home from Show Low tomorrow to meet this little guy. His name is Jackson James Dunn and he was born on Monday, July 7 @ 5:57AM. He weighs 6lbs. 14 oz. and is 20 inches long.And here are his proud parents, Aimee and Clint Dunn. You can be sure that Jack will have many cute knitted things. More photos later---