First felted bag was well recieved.

i brought the second felted bag into work and everyone loved it. I have that package almost ready to send out. Hopefully by the end of the week.
Still knitting on the kimono. I end up ripping it out so many times I'm surprised I'm still knitting it.
Haven't touched my Pi Shawl in awhile. Maybe this weekend.

Felted Bag

I finished another felted bag. Need to run it thru the washing machine again.
Still have lots of pictures to take and post.
On 288 sts on my Pi Shawl.
Trying out different lace patterns.
Not sure which one I'll end up using.
Currently knitting on a kimono from Mason-Dixon Knitting.

Amazing Lace #2 Extreme Knitting

I was reading the rule of the Second Challenge and I couldn't figure out how I could ever come up with anything that was extreme.
I thought I go to the fire station and see if they will let me knit on the engine.
I'll have the kids take a picture of me knitting on a a packed MUNI streetcar.
Then last night while I work, I engaged in EXTREME KNITTING!!!!!!!!!
I had my pattern, my yarn, my circular needles, but not my dpn's.
I wanted to start my Pi Shawl now. Not wait until I got home.
I went and got 4 packs of cotton tipped applicators. I've made them into dpn's before. I usually just cut of the cotton tip and then file down the ends.
This time i did not have an emery board to do the filing with. I only had a pencil sharpner.
Let us just say it is not easy to make stitchs using cotton tip applicators that have been sharpned with a pencil sharpner.
Pictures to follow.

Amazing Lace

I have my pattern. It was right where I thought it was. My yarn. My needles, my stitch markers. I ready to go. I will start tonight on my way to work.
I'll knit on the Pi Shawl this weekend and then go back and finish a few things that are hanging around here.

I bought yarn

Yesterday I went out to buy my daughter's birthday gift. While I was out I went and visited a yarn store that I haven't been to yet.
It was very nice, clean and new. I bought the book One Skein and I bought one skein. LOL
The yarn I bought Manous del Uruguay. I've never bought it before. It was the only wool yarn in the whole store that even looked purple. It is a very rich deep color at home. I want to make the felted bag I just finished with this yarn.
The birthday girl asked for a felted bag. Of course I cannnot find the pattern.
I am ashamed to admit that I went over to my bed and without moving anything I picked up 12 knitting books.
I don't think I need anymore knitting books. LOL
So guess which book I can't find?
EZ's Knitter's Almanac. I'll find it later when I move things.
I also have some patterns to fill in the center of my pie shawl. I just need to decide which ones I want to use and where I want to put them.

Felted Bag-04

Felted Bag-04
Originally uploaded by time4moretea.

I think I'm back in business photowise. So here is a pic of my felted bag. Took only a day to knit and one run thru the washing machine. I have enough yarn to make 3 more.

Amazing Lace

At this point I'm suppose to have a picture of my yarn, pattern, needles and whatever else I need to sell myself. LOL.
My digital camera doesn't seem to be working. I'll keep working on it I have to get it working soon enough.
I have my yarn.
Knit Picks Shadow the color is Lost Lake. I have 3 skeins. I hope that is enough. I am making the Pi Shawl from Elizabeth Zimmerman.
Right now I cannot find the pattern. I do think I copied it a few years ago when I made a pi shawl so if I can't find the book it is in maybe I can find the copy.
So that is my update for now.

Eight Day since I"ve bought yarn

I finished my bag. It is felted and drying as we speak. I love it. I have enough yarn to make 3 more. I plan to make them sometime this summer and then I can give them as gifts this Christmas.
I need to start swatching for my Pi Shawl. I also need to wind up my yarn and take a picture of everything.
Then I want to make somethings from the Mason-Dixon book.
I have so many ideas. I hope I can finish them. Considering I have 2 pairs of socks on the needles that I need to finish also.

6 Days since I've bought yarn

My bag is about 50% finished. Hope to finish it tomorrow and then I will felt it. We'll see how things go.

2 Days since I've bought yarn.

I went out and bought yarn. I bought Cascade 220. I am going to make a bag and try to felt it. I've felted two heart bowls using Lamb's Pride and it has been fun. So we'll see how the bag knits up and felts.

Amazing Lace

I've joined The Amazing Lace Knitalong.
I will knit EZ's Pi Shawl.
I was planning on knitting it this summer anyway, so I might as well join this knit along.
I'll have my button up as soon as I can.
I also need to take a picture of my yarn and pattern needles. Now to go off and find everything.

I'm thinning

It's a good thing no one reads my blog. LOL
My mother is doing better. Not 100% but at least she is still eating and up and about. Not like she usually does when she gets sick.
Tomorrow is the last dose of her antibiotic and I'll be up on Monday, so we'll see how she is doing.
Tomorrow is Mother's Day. Hope all the Mother's out there have a wonderful day. I just want to sleep. I'm so lazy.
Off to work tonight, hope Day Shift shows up so I don't have to stay over.

Don't start thining life is easy.

I was starting to think that maybe things would be good this summer with my parents. I have no idea why I start thinking that way. Maybe because I would like a little vacation with more then one or two nights away. Oh, well. It will happen one of these days and maybe it will be this summer.
My mother fell today. She probably has a UTI, but I was not there, my sister was not there. My brother would have taken her to the Dr, but it is usually a two man job when she is not feeling well.
The Dr did consent to starting her on antibiotics without a urine culture. Hopefully things will improve and we can get on with our lives.
I will be up there tomorrow and will see what is going on. Hopefully I have nothing to worry about.

LOST

Only 3 more episodes of LOST left.
We were all blown away by Wednesday's episode.
We tuned in knowing someone was going to die, but we never thought Michael was going to be the one to kill Ana Lucia and maybe Libby.
Can't wait for Wednesday's show. Good thing they are all being TIVO'd we can watch then all summer long and look for things we missed.

Spring is in the air.

I can't breath. Very important to breath.
I hate Spring just because of my allergies.
Hopefully things will get better soon.
I've got to stop doing Sudoku. I hardly ever knit now.
I have so much knitting to do. Must put the puzzles away.
The weather has been nice most of the week. Foggy on Fri and Sat but that is ok because today was beautiful.
Only problem is it is so hot in Elk Grove that I'm not sure if I can survive. Oh, well, things can be worse.
Maybe I can knit some while I'm in Elk Grove or my trip up. I do have pictures to post I just haven't moved them to a photoalbum so I can post them here. Maybe during the week.

100 Years later

Today is the 100th Anniversary of the Great Earthquake and Fire of San Francisco.
Parade, Ceremonies and lots of Fire Fighters, Police out this weekend.
We had a great time today for the Ceremony at 4:30 this morning. Earthquake hit at 5:13 am. So it was up at the crack of dawn to mark the Anniversary.
The day was beautiful.
After so much rain it was great to see the sun. We of course are sunburned. Never thought that would happen.
Hopefully I'll have pictures later.

Spring Break

First day of Spring Break and I slept. Good think I have 6 more days.
No rain today. It was beautiful. I do feel guilty that I slept. Oh well.

New Yarn

I bought yarn from Knit Picks.
My kids made me do it. LOL
They each got some yarn.
We bought Jig, Gumballs and Vineyard.
I also bought the Northern Lights Mittens pattern and the yarn to make the mittens I'm knitting them now.
Colors are great.
Wonder how long it will take me to finish them.
I also bought new dpns to make the mittens. How was I to know I needed them. LOL
Took picutes of my finished items. I need to take the film to be develped, will also get them on a disk so I can post pictures. I need to find my digital camera and my cards so I can post pictures from last year. I am so far behind on posting pictures. I could probably spend a whole day here and not get them all posted.

Another weekend.

Friday, another week has gone by. Did I accomplish anything? I went to work. I saw my parents. I slept. That about sums it up.
I did do a few Sudoku puzzles. Knit a little. Other then that I'm not sure about my accomplishments.

St. Patrick's Day Parade

On Sunday we went to the St. Patrick's Day Parade. We had a great time. We were cold, wet and cranky. I felt so sorry for the poor little kids who were in the parade. Skimpy little costumes and soaking wet.
We had fun after the parade. Went to dinner, shopping and then came home. While it was a wet miserable day I'm glad we went.