Not much

I do not have much right now. I have a nasty head cold that is making everything harder to do. I will get better soon Rhinebeck is Saturday after all and I have been looking forward to it for months.

I will talk about my main project right now. It uses nice bulky yarn and size 10.5 needles which explains that I have already finished both fronts and the back. I started one of the sleeves last night. so I have the sleeves and 2 borders (yep 2 borders to knit separately the sew on. They are not that wide so it should not be that long of knitting. It is the sewing together part I am not looking forward to.

The right side (not pictured) looks just like the left side


close up of the back cable

The pattern is from Vogue Knitting from a few years ago. that is how long I have wanted to make this sweater but I was not sure if I was able. Yeah the whole it looks harder then it actually is thing got to me. It is not that hard at all, well all the sewing maybe a little hard since I try to avoid it.

Oh and the pattern if Ruffled Jacket. I kinda think it is a blah name for it. I found the Ravelry link (sorry to all non ravelry people)

Field Trip!!

My Little Pre-ker went on her first field trip today!! It was to a local petting zoo/pumpkin picking/hay rides/ kids entertainment place/pony rides etc. They basically have everything you could think of to entertain kids but since this was a field trip we did the petting zoo, the hay ride then pumpkin picking.

The petting zoo was my favorite part, why you ask?

Sheep!!

Alpacas (or is it Llamas?)

Llamas (or is it alpaca?)

Honestly I felt sorry for these animals. Little pens, little kids bothering them all day and dirty pens. The smell was bad. All of my kids went here on field trips over the years and it has been going down hill. They had A Zebra. Zebras are herd animals not solitary animals. Zebras also like to run and this poor thing could not run in it's small space. They have had to add other attractions to the farm to keep people coming and the animals seem to be the ones that had to give up space to make room.
On your way out they want you to buy buy buy. I know it is a family owned farm but I could not see myself supporting them anymore then the school already did.

Turn me right round

baby right round round round.... Ok I just showed my age there didn't I ? Anywho I sing that song every time I think about this pattern. Turn a Square by Brooklyn Tweed. It is really cute and I used stash yarn =) always a plus.



Hubby's is from the beginning of the noro silk garden skein, greys and browns. Mine used the noro after his and it has blues and purples in it. They look like I used 2 different skeins but it is only 1.

Yarns: 1 skein of noro silk garden and 1 and about half of Swish from knit picks in black.



I love how the rings of color turn into squares of colors. It is easily done but it looks hard, know what I mean?

A few weekends ago my mom came down for a visit and snapped a few pics of the Emerald Lady on. So here I am in it. Poses by mom. (I still think I look dorky)



I was trying not to laugh in the second one, hence the strange face

Tomorrow is 2 weeks until Rhinebeck!!!!!!!!

Socks

Okay I finished 2 pairs of socks this month (considering today is the last day of the month it is highly unlikely that another pair will be finished unless of course I suddenly develop some sort of super powers). The first pair are Skywalker's. The grey is some stash knit picks swish dk in ash I do believe and the blue part are Shark boy singles (from Spunky) I didn't have enough singles to do the whole sock and even though you really can not see it there is some grey in the singles. I used the singles on the leg part, just 2x2 ribbing until he said it was long enough. I knitted them toe up with a short row heel. They just fit him now. He has the uncanny ability to have a growth spurt while I am knitting him socks.


he was off and running after this picture so it is the only one I have

These are mine


Pulsations from Spunky. I used Cherry Tree Hill dk in "Northern Lights". I knitted the first on back in June during exam time and then they sat in my bag over the summer. So the other week I figured it was about time I knitted the second one. So both were knitted in the high school that I work at.

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20 days

Ok I think I just broke my own record of number of days with out a post. I am alive and we all are ok now. The day after my last post Hubby went and got himself hurt. Nothing really serious. A fun trip to the ER and what turns out to be a badly sprained MCL. So while he went stir crazy I was trying to do everything and then I got sick which of course tells the RA the it is time to kick my butt. Yeah it has been fun.

I actually did knit a little and spun a little and sewed a little. I wanted to show the socks I finished but alas camera battery is dead. I thought having a rechargeable battery would be better then going through a mountain of AA's but the rechargeable only works with a charge. I am planning on tomorrow. I have lots to show so I think I will start with the socks and then just catch up from there.

Hope everyone is well

=)

All She wants for her birthday is..

Her 2 front teeth! Well really only one so far. Drama Girl lost one of her front teeth sunday and she just looks adorable! That and she looks like she lost a fight = )

Today is her 6th birthday. Happy Birthday Drama Girl! I can't believe you are 6!

Yep she was excited about ripping open her gifts = )

My buttons arrived!! They are wood, cedar to be exact and I can still smell the cedar smell. It is a pleasant light cedar smell not overpowering.

Close up


Laying on Emerald Lady


Laying because I can not find where I put the left over ball of yarn to sew them on. I cleaned everything up before Hanna arrived and I forgot where I put it, but it is safe = )

Hanna was a b&^%h. We didn't loose power but since our apartment in semi underground and we live on Long Island where the water table is like 5 feet underground Hanna's rain decided to get up close and personal. As in we were flooded. Not to bad not much was ruin but the wet vac-ing and drying and keeping up with the water pouring in was a pain in the you know where. We are 99% dried out, Hubby and I need to recover now.

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What a week and a Woohoo!!!

Wow the three days of school and work were exhausting!! I am not looking forward to this week coming 5 whole days!! We do not get a day off until the end of the month! Why yes I am missing summer (not the heat just the time)

Here is a little rant. I live in a school district with a huge budget so why do the teachers keep asking for so much freaking stuff!! After spending around $200 already I may get another supply list from the teacher on meet the teacher night this wednesday and I received a supply list from the kiddies Art teachers! There goes another $50. (my kids are in first and second btw)

Ok I am done ranting. =) Now for the woohoo's! First I have found buttons!!!! As I type they are on there way to me Yeah!!! I may actually get the wear Emerald Lady next week when the temps are suppose to drop! Happy Happy Joy Joy.

I also have a second Woohoo. Way back (like 18 months ago) the Yarn Harlot talk about this self striping yarn from Freshisle Fibers. It was water melon. It sells out as quickly as she can dye it (of course she has a job and a life so updates are about once a month) and I have not been able to catch an update before it sells out. Today I finally caught one!! I am going to have watermelon socks!!!! Here is a picture of a pair of socks she made using the yarn.

Ok I have to go get ready for TS Hanna who want to come for a visit

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