WIPing Some UFOs into Shape

After cleaning house and doing laundry, I was able to make some time to go through my stash. I pulled out a couple of things from my UFO landing pad I'd like to finish, before I started another.

Here's my Irish Hiking scarf from last fall.

Yes, I know the KAL is way over and nothing more than a fond memory for most. But for me, I got about 18 inches into it, and started having problems. I don't know why, but the pattern and I were bumping heads. I had to set it aside. I'd do a few rows, get to the cable row, and mix up the cables. Frog my mistake and try again. After fighting and losing, I decided to set it aside.

I picked it up again this spring and almost finished it. For some reason, my interested wained again and I set it once again aside, almost finished. Looking at how much I have left of on the last ball of "Cozy Wool in Paprika" (size 11 needles,) I'm going to finish this scarf this week. There's only seriously, maybe about 4 inches left... Did I mention, its almost 6ft long?

Then there's this.

My tea towel for under my desk rack. I'm knitting it from Ecofill in Dark Purple. Love the colour! I just hope it doesn't bleed. Its a nice cotton blend to knit with. I should have gotten more when I had the chance, now the big box store I bought it at doesn't carry it anymore.

This one is taking a bit, even though I'm doing a simple YO K2tog pattern for half of it, then simple stockinette, then cell stitch surrounded by a seed stitch border. Again, I lose interest so easily. Yet, it really is lovely so far. It'll be nice took at it when I doing my dishes. Very Mason-Dixion-esque, don't ya think?!

These are the two I've decided to WIP into shape before I take on my next project. Whatever that'll be... I'd love to try socks.

Of course, I'll have to do a dishcloth or two in between because you know how my attention span wavers. So many patterns, so little time.

Besides, I think my cotton's have babies in my stash...

Fickle Woman

Yes, it happened. I had to! The other template was just horrible! I couldn't control any aspect of the layout or even read the html properly to fix it. Everytime I posted an image or post, it would bump things around so bad. I spent more time fixing than blogging, I almost lost it. Truly. I almost jumped ship.

I'm over it. I have a new, pretty, clean, easy to read, easy to maintain blog now. ;D

The only problem is, I didn't save all my links and stuff again so I'm rebuilding... again. What else are Sunday's for?

Summer. Good.

Isn't summer grand! The warm weather, long days, delicious fresh food... Seems to me we eat better in the summer. More green salads with every colour of the rainbow of veggies mixed in. I especially love a salad with extra protein. Grilled chicken, or tuna, or cheese and egg. Ham works well too! I've even tossed a few cooled small potatoes in a salad. With tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow and orange peppers, garlic croutons, and some bacon bits... mmm quite yummy. Okay, now I've made myself hungry.



Anyway, the boy went with my Dad to the beach today for some fun in the sun and sand. I was, and still am, a little jealous. I love the beach! I've always wanted to live in a little sun kissed cottage right on the sand... California style. With white linen curtains that flow in the breeze. Old wooden floor boards that creak hello everytime you walk into the cozy living room that smells like salt air and suntan lotion.

Okay, now I'm getting lost in my own fantasy again... Where was I when the guys were out playing? At work of course. Stuck behind a desk, doing everything I could not to daydream the hours away. But, now its over, its Friday and maybe tomorrow I'll go to the beach.



We had such amazing Canada Day Long Weekend! Filled with family, giggles, and great food. My brother was able to come "hang out" with us this time. He's usually quite busy with his buddies when he comes home, but this time at was all about the nephew. They played video games together, told goofy jokes, teased each other. Did the "man" thing. I loved it. The boy thinks this Uncle is so super cool, its not even funny. I'd have to agree with him. What's in store for this weekend? Guess we'll wing it and see.



Anyone ever want a maid? What a silly question! LOL. I've often thougth having someone to come in once a week to dust, vaccuum, maybe do a couple loads of laundry would be such a big help. When I was about 10 years younger, I couldn't even fathom the idea. A stranger in my home, cleaning up after me!? It seemed ridiculous. Now, my opinion has changed... Maybe when I win the "6-49". Speaking of which, yes, money would change me. These people that say it wouldn't, I'm sorry, but I don't believe you... Its like saying having children won't change you. Heheh, us moms, we know better. Its a good change. I wouldn't change that change for all the change in every couch in the world.

Lotus Knits!: Yarn Contest!

A Weekend in Pictures

After our picnic along the North Saskatchewan River.

A special visitor lands for a hello.

He's one hot dog.

A backyard BBQ with my family.

The Elves have it....

Love Lord of the Rings. Love the Hobbits. But, even more so, I wish I was an Elvin Princess. When Diana included a link on her blog to a site that gave you Hobbit or Elvin name, I had to do it.

Call me, Tári Telperiën (ooohhh so pretty)
Maybe my new Second Life name? hmmmm

Happy "Stash" Day, Canada!

I've decided to make this unofficially "Play With Your Stash" Day.

I need to get in there and squeeze until a project comes out! Then I can cast something new and fun on that I've wanted to do for some time now. There's yarn in my stash that's "spoken for". I've got yarn for a booga bag, round felted handbag, a couple of harlequin hats from kits I bought before my LYS (sniff) closed, a poncho I started (meh), tons of cotton for dishcloths, baby blanket yarn, some fun fur... I don't even know what else.

There's so many projects I'd like to knit (I have got stop surfing for free patterns) that I'm almost overwhelmed. It all looks so pretty. There's just so much amazing knitting out there being shown off in everyone's blogs!

I figured, what the hey! Canada Day was just the day to do it on. So with that, I'm going to, make the bed, grab a nice hot cup of coffee with lots of sugar, yank out all the yarn from my closet and a pen and a paper and go nuts.

Happy Birtday, Canada & Happy "Play with my Stash" Day!

Knitting Blog?

Didn't I start this to be my knitting blog? So where's the knitting?! Sheesh!

One the Day I Was Born

The rules are to go to Wikipedia.com and type in your birthday month and day only. Then post 3 events, 2 births and one holiday that occurred on your birthday, then tag 5 friends....

I pass on the tagging just cause I'm such a rebel... heheheh. But as per other meme's (translates into "me-me", selfish little thing) out there I've seen, I'd like to know the "who" "what" and "when" for my birthday, which by the by is Valentine's Day... blush - Explains why I'm such a 'sweetheart' hey... Hey its my fantasy! LOL

Back to the meme - cause its all about meme Not Mimi, but meme..

HOLIDAY
February 14 is internationally known as Valentine's Day, named after the Saint Valentinus of Terni, in Italy, executed in 273.

EVENTS
1779 - James Cook was killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.

1895 - First performance of Oscar Wilde's last play The Importance of Being Earnest at the St James's Theatre in London. (Love, love, love this play!)

1966 - Australian currency is decimalised. (The year and day I was born, kinda cool)

(plus who can forget...
1929 - St. Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang are murdered in Chicago, Illinois.)

BIRTHS
1960 - Meg Tilly, Canadian actress (she's Canadian, eh, and sister-in-law to Chucky)

1972 - Rob Thomas, American musician (Matchbox Twenty)

1945 - Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (like as in A Knight's Tale - Sir William Thatcher/Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland!?.... I know its not real, but this is another one of those "panned" movies I adored.)

I hate spiders...

You wouldn't know it by some of the photos I taken though. Must be a love hate thing. A couple of years back when we were in Ladysmith I shot this "cutie" after his demise in a backyard swimming pool. Thank the good Lord for the macro setting on my camera, that's all I gotta say. Click if you dare.... ew.



I don't mind spiders with long legs... They remind me of Charlotte... (Insert tears here.) So sweet....

But! Its the really wierd looking ones with big abdomens and... clear... bodies... that make me yak. Last weekend end at the Lake, I went on a shooting spree. This was one of my "best"....



The things we love to hate...