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Fireman rarely slows down for me to take a picture. This one was taken on the fly.....the other day. NO WAY am I climbing that thing. Some of us will never be Firemen...... And No way am I making those beautiful Koigu socks I told you to hold me to. I got through both cuffs in a 3 x1 rib. Then...I ...just ...couldnt ....bear to keep going. All that stuff: the heel flap, the turning, the gusset, the body, the .blah blah blah. Im too preoccupied with stuff while I am knitting lately to think..... SO I did the next best thing: I frogged the cuffs and gave the Koigu to Al. She loves her some koigu. She thinks it is baby colors. She is right. She knows about a million pregnant people right now...so she's thinking booties. THey'll be awesome booties. Dont forget to enter my super simple contest and leave a comment on the previous post by midnoc 6.1.11 I WOULD LOVE YOU TO LEAVE A COMMENT>

thank you Charles M. Schulz Last summer was very very rough here. I am looking forward to the joys of summer this year. I want to make up for all I missed last year and more. It is also about time I gave away a gift to my blog friends. So, let's have a contest shall we? Rules are super simple: Give me a title: of a pattern or of a recipe, or of a book that I might look into this summer. Just the title, unless you so kindly wish to send me an enitre recipe or post the recipe on your blog. If you send me a pattern to knit up, and it is nice and simple, you get two points for the drawing. All entries must follow THIS post. Comment on this post, so I dont have to go looking through a few days of comments. Summertime, and the blogging is easy... I will open the contest now and run it through June 1st. On June 2nd I'll pick a winner. The prize? A wonderful summery shawl pin with a lovely dragon fly on it from Knitpicks OR a jar full of lightening bugs....y...

My sister's blanket is nearly finished. I have the ends to weave. She isn't one for fringe, so I won't be doing that. Seems I should do something. Maybe crochet a border? Maybe put 4 big tassells on the four corners. Any ideas? It is big and drapey and very soft. The yarn is SMART superwash. Made by: SandnesGarn. The Pattern is the Cape Cod Shawl from the Prayer Shawl Companion book. Easy peasy 3x3 ribs on big needles. The cost of the project, around 130.00. My sister bought the yarn. I tried to talk her into something less costly, but she was set on getting the yarn then and there. It is really going to be a snuggly soft blanket for her. Besides the finishing ,there is the transport to Minnesota costs. Any ideas for cost - saving here? I may have to wait until someone is driving up to see her, to get it there. I imagine cost will be pretty pricey whether USPS or UPS or Fed Ex. Hmmmm. Thoughts? Ideas??? THANKS. ( I will be announcing a contest sometim...

If they say you should surround yourself with great people and you'll be a better person for it, I have all my knit pals to thank. Carol in the first picture, is knitting a Berocco Suede Shawl. Joany B. in the next image is knitting a entrelac dishcloth. The stories we tell as we knit, are complex pieces of who we are. It is good for me to hear their stories. It is good for me to tell mine. This is the real meaning of knitting together. Sometimes, Joany B., says it is the Bloody Mary talking, but we listen anyhow. Sometimes we laugh to the point of snorts, and sometimes we puddle up and sniffle together. But it is all good. I wish my pretend friends could knit together under the sunshine......

and yes this is a double post day!!! Here are my favorite 10 catalogs mail order...... 1. JC Penney. Fireman makes me pick up the order at the store, but I still love their sales. 2. Sundance .....I only allow myself the clearance items. 3. Neuske's ... oh yes I have ...... 4. Fannie May candies...ditto 5. Seas candies...ditto 6. simplysocks 7. In the Company of Dogs 8. Hanes 9. Campmor 10. Title Nine.....i love their stuff, but have never ordered....

Joany was working on the collar of her zippered sweater vest one minute and the next thing I know, she's needlepointing the Chicago Water Tower. My sister in Minnesota, painted the Water Tower in watercolors in High School. It is now a lovely part of her home. I always thought the Water Tower was lovely. A bit of research, however, taught me that it has been criticized for it's lack of beauty! It is the second oldest Water Tower in the United States. (The oldest is in Lousiville) It is one of a few buildings that survived the 1871 famous Chicago Fire. And, just so I sound so know it all......it is built of yellowing Joliet limestone. The funniest thing I learned about the Chicago Water Tower, which is located at 806 North Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile, is that it apparently has inspired the White Castle Restaurant buildings. Sliders....and all. It now serves as part of the Chicago Office of Tourism. There you have it. I actually taught something...

Kathy and Karen are behind those Bloody Mary's. What a day. What fun friends. What a knit together. Kathy is working on a dishcloth that is a basketweave pattern. She about finished it today while we laughed together. Karen is knitting an incredible sweater for herself. She's hiding behind it. I'll be showing you more friends and their needleworks tomorrow. I brought my sister's blanket. It is getting to be nearly too big to lug around. So in the interest of diversity, and wrist health, I cast on... a pair of socks today. I know. I haven't completed (Or cast on ) a pair of socks this year at all. It is nearly June. I tried to tell myself that the Koigu I bought in Minnesota should be a cowl or another TOAST pair of fingerless.. but the Sock Spirit is lurking. Somehow I've cast on. I plan to knit two socks side by side ....I don't do the magic circle or whatever it is called. I have enough trouble with lines, let alone circles. S...