so golden

Progress of the day.. I'm still working on the Crocus bud shawl. Right now without being blocked is only 14" across. I don't know how much bigger it will get after being blocked because its cotton. I still love it anyway and I don't have any idea how much yardage is on the cone.. but I think it's a lot.. and if I wanted to .. I could make this really , really long.
Other than chores around the house and enjoying the tepid weather.. it's a pretty quiet day here.

stash busting..

With the perusal of many patterns yesterday and running back and forth to the mega stash and narrowing my choices down to 3 or 4 sweaters for my next project... I ended up going off in a different direction completely.. I found this giant marigold cone of 100% cotton in the stash and then it just happened... I conveniently had the printed out pattern for the Crocus shawl in my knitting bag.. I grabbed a crochet hook and it was all settled...I worked a few rows and then I couldn't put it down.. so my next project will be the Crocus bud shawl by Valley yarns.. As far as the yarn is concerned.. I have no idea where I even purchased it or when.. but I think it's a gazillion years old.. I do know that I originally purchases it for the knitting machine.. What a waste that would have been.. because the yarn crochets like butter.. I love working with it and can't put it down ( I said that already)..I think if I saw yarn this color in a yarn shop today I would just pass it by.. maybe it was Bonnie's Crocus Bud shawl that made me take a second look at it.. anyway the thick and thin nature of the yarn is giving the shawl a little more texture and that is just fine with me..
There was all sorts of stash busting going on yesterday. I found these half finished X-st pillow cases tucked away somewhere .. I might even work a little on these today too ... hum.. "M" for Mom or maybe my last name... not sure really but it works..

I just can't decide..!!

For the last month or so I've been basically working on small projects like hats.. scarfs..gloves and socks and some baby knits... I'm working on my last hat today ( I have the day off) and my mind is already thinking about what I want to knit next. Every year I make myself one sweater which I haven't done yet this winter.. So here are a few that I have been looking at. I love wrap sweaters and I was thinking of making another wrap cardi from Stitch divas.. because I love that sweater and use it a lot... or maybe something different like the Big bow cardigan from Interweave crochet.. or maybe this cute chevron lace cardigan that I found on ravelry... or the yoga wrap sweater also found on ravelry.. I would probably use that one a lot too.. and not to forget Hey, Teach! found on knitty.com..I could probably use Hey, Teach for work.. gezzz so many choices.. did I tell you that I have yarn in my stash to make each and everyone of these sweaters.. omy.. Well I will be thinking this over today as I knit my Thorpe hat... oo below are my finished baby socks.. I just have to wash them and mail them out.. (^_^)

wip.. and a hug

Here is my current wip.. I will probably finished these right after I finish this post..
The pattern is Left over baby socks.. (pdf) by Matthew Hesson-McInnis.. In the directions there are 2 different heals to choose from.. for this pair I choose the short row heal...I twisted the stitches where the pattern said to twist them but I still have a little hole at that point. I wasn't able to see it until I was almost finished... probably because all the stitches were compressed together on the needles.. It's not a bad hole .. I just wish I has realized it was there so I could have fixed it. anyway.. I still like them and they will keep little Cameron's feet warm...For the next pair I'll try the other heal and see if I like that one better.
The yarn is my handspun and dyed sock yarn left over from my zig zag socks... It's so soft and not a bit scratchy.. just perfect for this project..I think I'm going to use the same yarn since they will be different colors.. (^_^)






























I Finished my hug scarf a few days ago.. it was late at night so I didn't get to post it..
The Pattern.. Hug..I like it but I think it would be even better with thicker yarn.
Yarn.. Lion wool ease thick and quick which is readly available at my job..

lil Cameron..!!

I just had to share pictures of Little Cameron and his sister Abby... he looks so warm and cozy in his hand knit hat and booties..laying on his hemlock ring blanket.. and what a sweet big sister..





























And...more baby socks are on the way...(^_^)

I'm still here..!!

I haven't blogged in a week and quite a lot has gone on in that time... baby Cameron and his mom are now home and doing great.. This past Saturday I attended Distaff Day. I have been wanting to go for a few years now and something has always prevented me from going... This year I was able to attend and was glad I did.. It was a very nice gathering of knitters and spinners from the central Florida area. Unfortunately I forgot my camera. Mary took a few picture and you can see them here..there was so much fiber to see and there and a fabulous show and tell..I'm amazed at the lovely items people knit. I met some very talented ladies.
Next I quickly knit another Chococat hat on my day off just in time for the cold weather we are having right now in Florida..It's so fun to be able to wear my hats and scarfs.. the weirdest thing is that I found my warmest scarf is this very long fun fur/lion boucle'.. hands down this is the warmest scarf ever...
















This is rather sad.. I'm still knitting Christmas present..I think I'll just call them winter presents from now on.. I started this silly scarf the other night.. The pattern is from Knitty.com fall 2008... It's called HUG.. so now I can send hugs to my family up north to keep them warm..I might make a couple more of these... and yes.. I am still working on my Flame socks. Last night was our INOKissimmee meeting and I worked on them for a couple of hours amid good conversation, hot coco and lots of chuckles.. I also got inspired to knit a few more baby socks because Becky is knitting up a pile of the cutest baby socks ever..!! I ran home and started digging through my sock yarn..
Chez Plum is whipping up some very pretty fiber and is having a contest.. take a peek!!!

welcome Cameron

Today a new baby entered our family.. Cameron. My daughter Brooke gave birth by c-section this morning at 7:41 am to a baby boy.. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 15 oz...and I hear he is cute with little round cheeks. While I waited for the phone to ring this morning .. I did 2 loads of laundry and took down the Christmas tree... then I worked on these little newborn socks that I had started 2 nights ago.. Hopefully I'll get some pictures in my email later tonight or tomorrow.. I was unable to fly up this time for the birth..maybe some time this summer I can visit. I can't wait to see him..!!!
















On the down side.. the news doesn't sound good for the recovery of my brothers best friend and partner.. she is out of ICU but it looks like she will have a long road of recovery ahead of her. Thanks for your prayers and thoughts. Here is the most recent news sent as an email and posted on his blog.