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Of course, there isn't! But, when Al got home from work today I told her that a lady's bag broke on the train,...... she thought I meant her knitted bag. Now, considering she just finished working Labor and Delivery, I know she was dog-tired from the graveyard shift, but still.....I found it very funny that she didn't think Water bag at all. In some sad, circle of life news, there was a cardinal egg massacre last night. Only one egg is left in the nest, and I haven't seen the distraught parents anywhere today. The other 3 little eggs are broken on the ground and one little birdie corpse was still there. I cannot believe after breaking the shell, the hungry thing didn't even eat the birdie. So now, I may just have to bring that little egg in the house and have my own "ARE YOU MY MOTHER" story going. If anyone wants the picture for educational purposes, (birdsong?) you can clearly see the little birdie body. The eggs were a beautiful light light bro...

I got the little scissors keeper in my Easter basket and I love it. It is probably the single most useful gadget I have regarding knitting. So far, Al and I have left it firmly on my knit bag and each and everytime I need a scissors, it is there. Ah, the little things that can really make a difference. We were forever asking ourselves and the men in the house, where the scissors had run off to again. Do you have a gadget that really helps you stay organized/ The sock yarn behind the scissors holder is from Elizabeth my yellow/orange April Swapper. Al has yet to receive a pair of knitted socks from me. I had started a fun lace pattern, but ran out of the yarn; it has taken so long to get the order for another skein, I have lost interest in the pattern. So, when Al said she loved the yarn from Elizabeth, and then found the Broadripple pattern and printed it off for me, well......its up next on the sock needles for sure. I borrowed some circular 6's from Irisheyes Lynn and am ...

My left hand pointer finger is sore from that darn ruffle. I know that the process of creating the ruffle has to be a tight undertaking to make it work, but ouch! Now, I think I'll have to go into 3 Bags Full and have Jen guide me through the finishing and handle issues. For the blogpost, it is just kind of folded so and I hope you get the idea. My son and I saved for a laptop a year or so ago. We have had some technical issues and I am hoping to have "BETTY" up and running again very soon. In the meantime, some of my favorite blogs are under the FAVORITES in that computer. I haven't been able to visit them since Betty's been down. Maybe this will teach me to have the same favorites in both computers...... Elizabeth, my Spectrum swap pal, has a wonderful cookbook on her site. She took knitters favorite recipes and compiled them into this great smart book. She's k1p1k2tog.typepad.com. It had to have taken her much time and effort. Take a look, you...

In honor of National Poetry Month, a knitting verse I decided to write, I'll start with knitting a ruffle, I know they're supposed to be tight, That's the way that they work, as your wrists start to jerk, and the needles get into a fight. Oh the purse will be cute I can see, created by my friend Jen Mee, it knits up in a flash, you can even use STASH then it would be practically free! Now I'll move on to knitting a sock I know this won't come as a shock when I need to calm down I just start a round, and I can be still as a rock. Do you knit to calm down? Do you knit in all browns? Are you stripe driven most? Do you knit while you post? Do you know every knit shop in town? Are you likely to frog, after knitting through smog, are you desperate enough to post with your dog? If you are then, oh darn, you're addicted to yarn, it is not a bad habit you may buy a rabbit, and wind up buying a farm! Please leave me your email or blog so I can thank you for your comment.

I'll show it to you when its...... well done! Please leave me your email or blog so I can thank you for your comment.

The colors of my ruffled purse designed by Jen at 3 Bags Full, are to be melon and sky blue. The yarn was sale yarn :). I hope to finish the body of the purse tomorrow. Then the flap. Then the ruffle. Then the hard part: the handles. Any tips? I have never knitted a purse and then added hardware handles. Sounds tricky. Please leave me your email or blog so I can thank you for your comment.

First, I am so thrilled that Clara from Georgia is making The Hungarian heirloom apron copied from my Grandma Olga's crocheting. Isn't this purple and white one great? Thanks Clara for your ongoing updates. I so enjoy them. She made it almost entirely in the car over the last 3 months during traffic jams. That's amazing to me. More Hungarian notes: I was at a Classical Guitar Evening at Northwestern University last weekend, with Zach, who now uses his fingerless for cold tennis days, notsomuch for guitar playing. Who knew a Hungarian piece would be featured by Mertz? I wonder, I just wonder if my Grandmother Olga had a hand in that! I did not feel comfortable bringing my knitting. I think that is a first...we had 2nd row seats.... Thanks for all the comments on Al's shawl/scarf. The pattern was from Summer 2005 Interweave Knits, page 49 : lacy kerchief scarf, designed by Lisa Daehlin. Subtitled of article: Great Gifts. Im in a phototaking mood, so I may p...