WEEK 36

Hello again.  It is that time of week when I sit down and try and entertain all you blog readers.  Try is the optimum word here.  You figure reading this blog will take anywhere from 5-15 minutes of your time.  That is 5-15 minutes of your life, you will never get back again.  Therefore, there should be something in this blog that holds your attention and gives you some type of entertainment for those 5-15 minutes. Right?  So let's start off with some crafting news.

Can you see the sparkles in this photo?  I know, it looks like there is lint on the fabric.  Nope, that is the metallic thread that is in the fibers.  It is plentiful as you can see.

The bottom section is what I completed this week.  The shawl has just increased to almost 400 stitches, so the going is a bit slower from here on.  I have 2 sections left to do before the bind off.  It is still a bit smaller than I had hope for.  I believe this will make a fine 'neck' shawl but not a shawl for the shoulders to keep a person warm that way.

There is a FO this week too.

Another To The Point shawl for the prayer shawl ministry  The body of this one is made with Vanna's yarn and the edging is Crafters Secret Soft from Hobby Lobby.  I really liked the yarn for the body of the shawl.  Take a closer look.

It was a bit on the tweedy side.  The other interesting thing about this yarn.  It seemed to change color.  In one light it looked gray, in different light, brown  and still in another setting greenish.  I tried all three colors for the edging and not one of them looked good with it.  Good thing I had a nice neutral cream colored yarn!

My mailbox this week gave me a lovely present to myself.

Sea Glass progress keepers/ stitch markers.  Highlandheffalump  (A fellow YOPer and blogger) made these and sold them last week.  How exciting to receive something from another country!  Let me tell you, these little gems are absolutely a delight to look at.  Liz did a fantastic job of making them and when she packaged them for international shipping, she did a fabulous job for that too.  The best thing is, they are not huge nor heavy!  These could be attached to your finest lace project and they would not pull on the fabric or weigh it down.

They are not very big either.

See how petite they are?  They will be perfect for socks and other small items as well as my shawls and other larger projects.  Thank you so much Liz for the opportunity to  purchase such a wonderful item.

That covers my knitting/crocheting this week.  I do have dishcloths in the making.  They will be revealed the last Sunday of the month.

As for other news..............We had a retreat at our church yesterday.  We really enjoy helping with the retreats.  The day after though..................we are pretty wiped out.  I will hand it to my hubby though.  He is at our friends house helping them remodel their kitchen.  And me?  Sitting at home having a cup of coffee and writing this for all you faithful readers.  Hubby was able to go to Mass yesterday but I ended up going today.  Now you know why he is out helping and I am home typing.

This afternoon, we will be heading to the other side of the 'city' to have dinner with our daughter, her husband and his family.  The 'kids' are doing all the cooking so us 'old folks' can just sit back, relax and enjoy the day.  It should be a nice day and the weather is perfect too..  Very sunny outside and in the mid 70's today.  

Next week is the beginning of Lent.  This is the time of year I become very creative with meatless meals on Fridays.  I am not a huge fan of seafood which makes meatless Fridays somewhat of a challenge.  If any of you have fantastic meatless recipes for main dishes, let me know.  I love to try new recipes.  Oh, and please, no tofu recipes either.  Tried it, hated it.  We do love beans and pastas and cheese etc.  

Ok, I do believe that is all for today.  I want to take a little time and work on my shawl before we leave.  Not to mention, my coffee cup is empty and is needing a refill.

Until next time...............Happy Crafting!!!!!