On vacation!!

 This is the reason I haven't blogged in awhile. I was running around getting ready to go on a beautiful vacation with my sister to the Cayman Islands. I was in paradise for 5 days!. It was so lovely that I only knitted about 5 rows while I was there. Most of my knitting was done on the plane ride to and from the islands. All I can say is that this was the most beautiful place I have ever visited. The ocean was so clear and warm, the people so friendly and helpful. We took the public bus everywhere and walked. The only sad part was leaving.... Thank you to my wonderful sister for this out of this world vacation that I will remember forever!!

 Knitting of the week.. I finished one more dishcloth. This might be my last one for now.

 WIPS.. Top to bottom... #28 lace leaf sweater. All the knitting is finished and I'm attaching the sleeves. The sleeves are a bit small so I'm going to add a gusset under the arms. I've done this before and it works out nicely. 
The red sweater is a top down 100% Egyptian cotton. The pattern is called Elisa. You can find it on ravlely. 
The white sweater is a top down bamboo. The pattern is Stephanie Japel's One skein wonder also found on ravelry and craftster. I want to change the edging on this one to a rib lace and have been looking for just the right one to give it a lighter airy look. 

This weeks knitting

 Finished another dish cloth. Summer showers are here again. Every day we have a downpour sometimes with some mega thunder. Today it shook the dishes in the cabinets.

 My lace leaf #28 sweater is off the needles for the second time. The first time the ribbed edging curled in and was too small so I ripped out an inch or so and added some additional increases on the bottom corners which helped. I can't seem to bind off as loosely as I would like with this yarn. It is very slippery. I'm casting on the sleeves in a few and will hopefully finish them in a day or two.

 I started another shrug. Remember the one skein wonder by Stefanie Japel? This is perfect to throw over some sun dresses and tank tops. I'm using some bamboo yarn that has been in my stash forever that didn't work out for the project I had purchased it for. I plan to make it a little bigger than I need so its a little drapy.
 In the near future I'm planning to liquidate some of my yarn and vintage knitting magazines. I will keep you updated when the time comes. (^_^).

Sunday knitting

 Knitting progress on my lace leaf #28 sweater. Already for the border knitting to begin. 
Another dish cloth completed and I started another today.

 My favorite breakfast right now. MMMM

 I bought this lip balm thinking it was organic and good for my lips but found out it has some kind of plastic base that is not good for my lips.. :(   Back to using burts bees.

 I guess who ever is building these apartments doesn't care that we do get hurricanes here. June 1st started our hurricane season. All that wood!!!

Twin lace leaf cardi

 Sweater update... it's finished!!! I used up every bit of yarn from the three skeins of Berroco Weekend. The fit is perfect and the yarn is comfy. I will probably hand wash it and lay it out to dry. (^_^)

the sweater!

 Recap: Sweater #1.(top) If you remember I ran out of yarn and haven't frogged it yet. Sweater #2.(bottom)  Back, sleeves and front side panels finished.

 Grafting the shoulder seams.

 Oh such a pretty and smooth seam.

 Three pretty wooden crochet hooks, size G, I and J. I treated myself for mothers day.

 Working on the two front seed stitch panels of the sweater which are now finished. The scary part of this was whether or not I was going to run out of yarn. I was able to finish with only one yard of yarn left!

 Another dish cloth finished.

Yay! bubble tea.

 A pretty rainbow taken from the store where I work. It was really dark and bright but didn't show up in the picture that way. 

Next: Sewing up the seams of the sweater and finishing it. (^_^)

It's been awhile... lets catch up..

 I have neglected my blog this month. Mainly because of some health issues. I have been having severe pain in my upper thigh and hip and have been to the er twice and 3 different doctors and acupuncture for the pain . All say it is a pulled tendon. I have been in pain for over a month now, but little by little the pain is getting better. The acupuncture really helped me get over the worse pain. When I am able to rest an not walk around much, it starts to feel better.. as soon as I work a few days it gets worse and that's how it has been. Anyway I have been working on my knitting and have finished a few projects. I finished the ruffle scarf a while ago and started on some dish clothes using up the big bag of assorted cotton I have accumulated. This will be and on going project until I get tired of making them.
In the picture above is some delicious Pho that I discovered right in down town Orlando. It is now my favorite place to go.

 I started this cute little scarf quite awhile ago and put the finishing touches on it this week. I just need to take some pictures and list it in my etsy shop.

 As you can see there has been progress on my twin lace leaf cardi. I finished the back, the fronts and on my way to finishing the sleeves. All that is left is the two front panels, but I think I'm going to need one more ball of yarn. That means a trip to the yarn shop very soon.

 This happy little fellow visited our yarn group this week. Say hello to Jackie's little grandson. What a cutie.

 Not much going on here... I worked a little of the right front and put it down to finish the twin lace cardi. There really isn't much left to knit on this... I need to get working on this again.

stuff we did on a sick day

 

This morning I whipped up these little dish cloths and then I fixed a row on my sweater. I keep making just one mistake in the last pattern repeat before I split it for the armholes. I blame pain meds for that. 

Jayden wanted to paint so we sat at the dinning room table and he painted his first painting. It kind of looks like a folk art painting. He said he wanted to paint a tree with leaves and a blue bird in a nest. He said he wanted to decorate the tree. (^_^)