Progress and in memory

  Wow, these weeks are going by so fast.  But I did manage to get some things worked on this week.

If you follow my blog regularly, you will know that I updated my YoP list last week.  It had to be done.  I was not happy with some of the things on there and wanted to do some other projects too.  I had to add some Christmas things that I had just discovered.

Here is the progress this week.

The scarf has grown to 16.5 inches.  I need to make it at least 50 inches long since that is the height of the person it is for.  I am still loving the pattern.  Infact I pretty much have it memorized now.  The yarn is so nice and soft and squishy. 

I started on my Hexipuff a day.  Needless to say I am not doing one a day because I am on a pretty tight schedule for the scarf.  But these little fellows are a nice diversion during the week and work up pretty quickly.  You can find the pattern here.  This is the crochet version and works up pretty quickly.  I can do one in about an hour.

And in memory of one of the most memorable days of my life.  Yes, I remember what I was doing and where I was on that day.  (Just as I remember all that information the Day JFK was killed)  May God continue to bless this great country of ours and hold her in His hand.

Today my Step Father would have been 94.  We lost him 5 years ago.  I love you Wayne!

Happy crafting.

Revision

Ok, I am doing what a lot of the peeps in my Year of Projects group are doing.  I have revised my YoP list.  I realized that I had things on that list that I really didn't want to do or didn't like the way it looked or didn't like the fiber I was using.  I also added some things to the list so here is the list now.

Spiderman Blanket (Christmas) Crochet
Scarf for Jadin (by October 10th) Knitted
2 wedding ring afghans (Christmas) Crochet
Log cabin lapghan (when ever) Knitted
Bedsocks (Christmas) Crochet or knitted, haven't decided
Hexipuff (one a day for as long as it takes) Crochet
Scarf and Mittens for Jenn (Christmas) Knitted
LaLas prayer shawl (when ever) Knitted
Cancer Ribbon Shawl (when ever) Crochet
Alpaca/Silk Prayer Shawl (hopefully by Christmas and if not oh well) Crochet

Finished
Hat and Scarf (November gift)  Knitted

Cancelled
Hey Teach Cardigan........Really not fond of the pattern or fiber.  Can use the fiber elsewhere
Homespun Prayer Shawl......Can not stand the fiber anymore.  Will donate it to shawl ministry.

I think I can live with this list now.  Of course if I find anymore patterns I dearly love I will need to decide if it is worth it to add them to the list or save them for the next round.  I like that I have both knit and crochet patterns to work on.  I am so much faster at crochet but do love the look of knitting.

I had better get off of here and get hopping on the scarf that needs to be done in about 4 weeks.  It is a slow going project because of the pattern but it is so warm and snugly.  The other problem with it is the wool has really popped up my allergies.  My nose is so itchy the whole time I am working on it.  But I will do it because I love my Grandson that much.

Happy Crafting!

Update

This YoP is going way too fast.  I looked at the calendar and realized that Christmas is only a few months away and I have not even begun to get all my projects going that are for then.  I think I might be in trouble.  But.........................I will continue to push and shove myself to see how far along I can get and if I don't complete all the presents I wanted to do for Christmas.......................then I will be at the local mall on Christmas Eve with all the rest of the crazies.

As for progress this week.  I have pictures of my little scarf.  I found it very difficult to get one where you could see the texture/pattern that I am doing.  So that is why a couple of them are so dark.

See....................it is dark but you can see the honeycomb, cable and see stitch if you really try.

This is a DK weight yarn.  It is self patterning which is probably not the best for this pattern but I just could not see myself doing 5 feet of stockinette pattern.

This yarn does split a bit so I have to be careful especially when doing the cables.  It also has wool in it so I can only work on it for so long before my nose, eyes and hands start to protest.

Seven inches done.  Only 53 more to go.  I do want you to notice my measuring stick........My hubby found this for me at a Lefties store in Seattle Washington.  I love it because I don't have to turn it all funny (for me) to measure my progress.

Don't know how much knitting I will get done today.  It is family day at my house.  We have swimming and cookout planned.  I am sure there will be some games played too.  So I need to go and get food ready for the troops.

Happy Crafting.

                             My very first "award".  Thanks Christine from It's a Knitting Thing Blog .

This award originated in Germany and translates to beloved, dearest, love.  The idea is to pass it on to five other blogs that you enjoy that have less than 200 followers.  And really, who couldn’t use a little more love in thier lives?  So here are my picks for blogs I would like to award this too:

1.Crochet With Chris.  She has some really great projects and I love crocheters as well as knitters.  Since I do both I like blogs of both kinds.

2.  Barefoot Rooster  She knits, spins, cooks, is in graduate school and has the coolest dog ever!

3.  Project Stash  She is a breath of fresh air and fairly new to the blogging scene.  She is very talented and her finished objects are lovely.

4.  A Self-Sufficient Life for Me  She is so down to earth and her crochet is marvelous too.

5.  KatieOhKatie Blogs  This blog is not for the easily offended but she cracks me up with her quick wit and one liners.  She can brighten just about the worse day anytime.  She is an avid knitter and traveler.

Thanks again for the award
Happy Crafting

Here is where I am at

So, I went to the baseball game last night. (we won!) I took the scarf with me to work on too.  I didn't work on it the whole time because I was very busy eating peanuts, pretzels and drinking a beer.  But I did manage to get 8 rows done on it without messing it up.

Here is a picture of last night

You can't really see much of the scarf because it was dark where we were sitting but you can see that I truly did have it with me.

Happy crafting

Baseball Fever

I am really not much of baseball fan.  Well, not to watch it on TV.  But put me in a ball park and I become the biggest fan there ever was!  Tonight my BFF and her hubby have tickets to the Diamondbacks game and we are the lucky couple that get to go with them.  We are playing the Colorado Rockies.  (I love the Rockies' uniforms) I am so excited.  This is only the second game we have gone to this year. 

Last time we went I took my knitting but left it in the car during the game.  Tonight the knitting is going to the game with me.  I have got to get more done on the lovely handsome scarf that I am knitting for Jadin.  I managed to get about 2 inches done on it last night so only need to do about 42 more inches and it will be done.  LOL

Now the greatest thing tonight would be if we won.  We won last night and would like to see them do it two in a row.  We are in contention for the pennant this year.  And if the Giants loose again it would help a whole bunch.

Did I say I wasn't a big baseball fan.  Oops, guess I am listening to DH more than I thought.

I will let you all know how it goes tonight. (knitting and the game)  I have something going on every other night this week so knitting time will limited.  I guess I will just have to start carrying it with me every where I go just in case there is a 10 minute interval where I can whip out the needles.

Happy Crafting

OOPS!

No pictures this week.
No finished projects this week
No real time to knit this week.

Ok, well the last statement is almost true.  So let me tell you what happened.  I told you that I needed to make a scarf for my Grandson.  I gifted him a hat last year and he does love it and wear it so would like a scarf to match it.  I was graced with several suggestions of patterns to make a scarf for an 11 year old young man.  So I started the search for all of them on the internet.  I was really fascinated by the honeycomb pattern and found a wonderful scarf here: http://brooklyntweed.net/blog/?p=254  Then as I read the story I realized that I would have to buy a pattern book to get this pattern.  But the pictures were so wonderful I thought "I can just make my pattern from looking at the pictures".  So I started out the pattern.................then I frogged.  Then I wrote out the pattern.................then I frogged.  Then I corrected the pattern.................then I had oral surgery and tried to knit while still under the effects of anesthesia.............then I frogged.  So on Sunday I finally had time to sit down and truly correct the pattern and start all over again.

But as I started knitting I thought of my pantries and how unorganized they were.  (I have 3 of them)  So I lay the knitting aside and started on the pantries.  Four hours later I was all organized and hotter than a lobster on a stove.  So I took time to go swimming for a couple of hours.

By then it was time for dinner.  Luckily I had dinner in the crockpot (spaghetti sauce) and only had to cook the noodles and garlic bread.  So hubby and I ate a wonderful dinner.  Then I cleaned up the kitchen, put away all the leftovers, emptied the dishwasher and refilled it.  Threw in the last load of laundry and sat down to knit on the poor neglected scarf.

My, my....................I looked at the time and it was already 10pm and I have to be up around 5 to get ready for work.  So the poor little scarf got put aside again and I went to bed (after I cleared it off from all the laundry that my loving hubby had done that day and folded for me)

So tonight is dedicated to knitting on the scarf.  I have the pattern correct............the small amount that I have done is looking great.  Hubby has dinner under control for me.  So hopefully by next Sunday I will have a wonderful picture to post for you.

And no...............I did not work on anything else this week.  I need to get the scarf done by the beginning of October so my Son and his family can take it to Texas with them on their little mini vacation to visit the Texas son and family.

Happy crafting!