Seduced by yarn

Dragon Swap and finished socks

2012-01-27T17:27:00.000-06:00

JudyS from Stitch Along With Me was my swap buddy for a Dragon themed swap hosted by KathyB at
Irisheyesknitters: My Yarn Garden. And what wonderful goodies I received.

A fingerless mitt pattern, Dragon Scales; some luscious Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in my favorite colors; a bar of handcrafted soap with essentials oils and botanicals (for dry, dragon skin); a box of tea; a washcloth; and the cutest dragon ever! You push on his back and fire (pretend) shoots out his mouth and his wings fly up! Cute!! Also she sent a book. We had been talking about how much we like reading mysteries so JudyS sent one by Mary Daheim, a local author to her. And the setting of the book is a fictional place based on a real place not far from her. I can't wait to read it. Thank you JudyS for a wonderful package. And a big thank you to KathyB for another great swap!

And now for the first finished socks of 2012

(and it's not even the end of January yet! I might be able to get a pair done a month, lol)

WIP Wednesday

2012-01-25T10:38:00.000-06:00

You know what I've been working on...

Blathnat

... almost finished

Blustery

2012-01-22T14:37:00.000-06:00

What to do on a Winnie the Pooh blustery day?

bake bread

watch football... and knit!

WIP Wednesday

2012-01-18T16:53:00.000-06:00

Blathnat

Clue 3 (almost finished on sock 1)

some of the pattern continues down the back of the heel

Patchwork Socks

I didn't get much knitting done on the socks so far this week. I did get part of Clue 3 done on the fingerless mitts and the soles to some slippers done. And I finished 3 books so far this week! (not a bad week so far)

Teaser Tuesdays

2012-01-17T09:41:00.000-06:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along!
Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

A Beaufort & Company Mystery

"Beazley and Caldecott have a temporal practice?" Ronald Parchese said. The angel held the business card by one edge without looking at it. "And Suite 0? Who has a Suite 0?"

~p. 28, Angel Condemned by Mary Stanton

From the book cover:
As an attorney, Brianna Winston-Beaufort practices law in the great state of Georgia. As a celestial advocate, she serves dearly departed clients seeking justice from a higher court...

It's a mystery

2012-01-15T10:56:00.000-06:00

It's a mystery why I like mysteries so much. Or maybe not. Maybe I like the unknown and the surprises it brings with each turn of a page in a good mystery book or getting a clue once a week for a mystery knit.

Of course my favorite is Mystery Socks!

Through the Loops 2012 Mystery Sock, Clue 1

Yes, this is the same sock I tried to start when I had a fever. I know, I know, Clue 2 has come out and I don't have it finished yet and today Clue 3 has come out. I've been busy on some other mystery knitting.

Like...

MinKnits Mystery Fingerless Mitts Clue 2

(Notice how I skipped right over showing you Clue 1? It was only a little bit of cuff anyway. I'm using some leftover Rowan Creative Focus Worsted. And yes, they will go with my black and red scarf.)

And then I've been working on my favorite pattern this month

SKA Mystery Sock, Blathnat, Clue 2

Clue 3 is out today and yes! I will be working on these socks today!! (the yarn is more green than the picture shows but then I never said I was a photographer, hehehe. I'm more like SuzyHomeMaker, hahahahha)

Just when I'm feeling better

2012-01-09T20:32:00.000-06:00

we have a cold front move in

and it brought some snow

I took the last of the antibiotic today, stopped coughing up a lung, and even got rid of the fever. Finally I think I'm better and today turned cold. Temperatures dropped during the rainy day and the rain turned to sleet and then snow. Let's hope it doesn't bring in more cold germs!

52 Books in 52 Weeks 2012

2012-01-07T13:14:00.002-06:00

The Ravelry Group 52 Books in 52 Weeks challenge continues on into 2012!

Another year planned of fantastic reading. Can I exceed the number of books read last year? Check back later and see how I'm doing.

Books read in January
16. A Reckless Witch (ebook), Debora Geary, 1/29/2012
15. A Hidden Witch (ebook), Debora Geary, 1/26/2012
14. A Modern Witch (ebook), Debora Geary, 1/25/2012
13. Dragon Warrior (ebook), Shea MacLeod, 1/24/2012
12. Ghoul Interrupted, Victoria Laurie, 1/22/2012
11. Angel Condemned, Mary Stanton, 1/19/2012
10. Beyond the Highland Mist (ebook), Karen Marie Moning, 1/17/2012
9. Darkness Unbound (ebook), Keri Arthur, 1/16/2012
8. Etched in Silver (ebook), Yasmine Galenorn, 1/14/2012
7. A Tale of ~~Two~~ 3 Witches (ebook), Barbra Annino & Christiana Miller, 1/13/2012
6. Bloodstone (ebook), Barbra Annino, 1/12/2012
5. Opal Fire (ebook), Barbra Annino, 1/10/2012
4. Demon Does It Better (ebook), Linda Wisdom, 1/8/2012
3. Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead (ebook), Christiana Miller, 1/5/2012
2. Ghouls Night Out (ebook), Rose Pressey, 1/3/2012
1. Me and My Ghoulfriends (ebook), Rose Pressey, 1/1/2012

I should know better

2012-01-06T10:15:00.000-06:00

Do NOT try to knit when you are sick!

After two tries, I decided it was best if I just went back to bed.
Can't believe I have a cold and today is in the 70s!!! Something must have blown in on Tuesday's wind.

WIP Wednesday

2012-01-04T09:21:00.000-06:00

Update on the Patchwork Socks

...one pattern repeat completed... still lovin' it!

New Beginnings

2012-01-02T18:20:00.000-06:00

"The beginning is the most important part of the work"

~Plato

New socks started...

Yarn: Cascade Heritage Sock, Grey Pattern: Patchwork Weasley by Erica Lueder

Yarn: Gaia's Colours Umaj, Solis (green) Pattern: SKA Jan12 Mystery Sock, Blathnat by Irishgirlieknits

Welcome 2012

2011-12-31T21:35:00.000-06:00

"In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, but never in want."

~Irish Toast

Reflection

2011-12-30T13:59:00.000-06:00

...a fixing of the thoughts on something; careful consideration.

I am thinking about what has been accomplished this past year. Let's review what my plans were for 2011.

1. I will work on my wips and try to finish at least half of them.
Out of 13 wips I had going into 2011, I finished 4.
I guess I was distracted by too many "shiny" new knitting projects.

2. Add to my sock drawer.
I did!!
Out of 11 pairs of socks, I added 5 pairs of socks to my drawer. Pretty awesome! I didn't realize I had knitted 11 pairs of socks. Guess I could knit 12 pairs in 12 months if I wanted the challenge. lol. The problem is... for every pair of socks I finish, I have two new ones started!

3. Knit myself a sweater.
Sadly this sweater is ONCE AGAIN, not finished.
I did start off working on it one day a week until the summer. Then different things came up and ~~higher priority~~ other knitting took over and the sweater sat in it's basket pining for me work it. Yep, I'll be working on this sweater in the new year.

4. Learn a new technique.
Check!
I have always wanted to learn Entrelec and was fortunate to take a two-day class last March. I learned Basic Entrelac construction, knitting backwards, and fabric construction by the Entrelac guru, Gwen Bortner. She is a wonderful designer/teacher! (it is the second class I've taken by her). By the end of class, I had a Peruvian-style hat (which I forgot to add to the "hats in review" collage).

I also learned how to cast on using Emily Ocker's cast on (utube video) for a pi shawl by one of our local designers, Carla Boustead-Willingham. I made a doily. I did not tackle a shawl yet.

5. Work on TKGA Master Knitter program.
Check!
Once a week, for two hours, I worked on my swatches and my notebook. I have 8 out of the 16 swatches done. (because once again, I set this knitting aside to work on other knitting)

Looking back, I feel I have done well with meeting some of ~~goals~~ plans for the past year. And as always, you cannot plan for what life obstacles are thrown your way.

Completed knitting projects:

Completed needlepoint:

WIP Wednesday

2011-12-28T09:44:00.000-06:00

The last WIP Wednesday for 2011

Another pair of Garter Stitch Striped Mitts and a Scarf to match!

My winter coat and jacket are black. What better way to accessorize than with a red and black (with a touch of grey) scarf and mitts.

The mitts need seamed and the scarf is over half done.
I'll try to get it finished by Saturday night bringing my total finished projects for the year up to 32. (that's 6 more than last year!)

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-22T15:50:00.000-06:00

First Snow!

2011-12-05T17:02:00.000-06:00

We've gone from extreme heat to cold! And this afternoon we have our first snowflakes!!

It kinda looks like white specks all over the picture doesn't it? Trust me... it's snow!

Don't be getting too excited, it won't last. But it sure is pretty coming down. Now to get my knitting out, lol. Must be time to start working on that sweater again.

p.s. and the roses are still in bloom!

Catching up

2011-12-02T17:14:00.000-06:00

1. I am home from all my travels.

2. The weather is still crazy here. It cooled down to a bearable temperature. And then the roses started blooming!!

And they're still blooming!?

3. I finished the hat to match the Big Apple Mitts.

I liked the way this hat turned out so I now have to knit one for myself. lol. I think I'll use red and black for mine.

4. Not a lot of knitting, reading, or blogging has been done in the past two weeks. I will try to do better.

Welcome December!! Hope everyone is not stressing too much trying to get all their gift knitting done. I've already decided not to stress out. I just won't get everything done. But I'm ok with that decision. It just means I'll have a head start on next years gifts!

WIP Wednesday

2011-11-16T09:05:00.000-06:00

Garter Stitch Striped Hat to match the Garter Stitch Striped Fingerless Mitts

Why yes, it is knitted flat and then seamed up the back (just like the fingerless mitts were done).

at the beach

2011-11-09T14:35:00.000-06:00

It's a picnic!

2011-11-07T13:50:00.000-06:00

Swing Time

2011-11-01T14:54:00.000-05:00

Today was the first time she got on a swing at the park. She didn't want any part of it before today.

Trick or Treat!

2011-10-30T15:21:00.000-05:00

She had a great time!

Game 7

2011-10-28T22:29:00.000-05:00

I am not a happy camper. Nope. I can't believe the Rangers couldn't pull it off. They had plenty of opportunities.

They've gone to the World Series twice and couldn't win it. Sad.

Well, back to my knitting.

Game 6

2011-10-27T14:22:00.000-05:00

Tonight is Game 6. Could this game be it?! Keep your fingers crossed and cheer on Rangers!!

baseball update

2011-10-22T09:38:00.000-05:00

Bet you're wondering if I've been watching the World Series. duh! YES!!

And I was really disappointed the Rangers did not win the first game. But they did win the second one!! woo hoo!

They return home for the third game in the series. Yep, I'll be watching tonight. Go Rangers!!

Rangers Win!!

2011-10-16T09:35:00.000-05:00

Rangers are the American League champs!! AND are going to the World Series for the second time!

After a great third inning, the Rangers dominated the game to win over the Tigers with a final score 15-5.

So now we wait while the National League's final game is played this evening.

And The World Series starts Wednesday.

Saturday naptime

2011-10-15T14:21:00.000-05:00

It's naptime! Time for gramma to check her email, catch up with a few blogs, maybe read a few Ravelry posts, and to get in a little knitting time.

I don't have any new knitting pictures to share. But I have been knitting on... s-o-c-k-s!! (of course).

I've been asked to knit a pair of socks for one of the designers and I won't be sharing until it is all done. So sorry, no new sock pictures.

I do have some of the pink, dark grey, and lightt grey yarn left to knit a hat to match the mitts I just finished. I'll try to get a little bit of it done and take a picture so I'll have a little knitting to share next week.

I hope you all have a great weekend! And the Rangers win and move on to the World Series!!

busy girl

2011-10-12T14:35:00.001-05:00

She keeps gramma busy too!

coloring with grandpa

2011-10-08T09:38:00.000-05:00

New Mitts

2011-10-06T19:51:00.000-05:00

Finished the Garter Stitch Striped Fingerless Mitts

They were a quick knit and it wasn't too bad sewing up the seam. They are a little warm for today though, lol.

WIP Wednesday

2011-10-05T07:51:00.000-05:00

Started on Saturday

Garter Stitch Fingerless Mitt

It is knitted flat! so yes, I'll have a seam to stitch.

It has an interesting but different thumb construction.

Pattern: Big Apple Mitts Designed by Martin Storey

from Rowan booklet/magazine City Retreat

Yarn: Rowan Creative Focus Worsted

Needles: US 7

They are working up quickly and I love the garter stitch stripes!

And a few more pictures

2011-10-04T08:10:00.000-05:00

from Saturday...

And don't forget to check out SuKnitWitty's CollectIn Texas Gal web page. She has more pictures from Saturday.

A few pictures from The Art of Knitting

2011-10-03T11:02:00.000-05:00

We ran into a few glitches on set up Friday. One was the glass cases at the library wasn't ready for our use until 2pm. So the display cases were not completed until Saturday.

Here are a few pictures* from two of cases that was finished on Friday.

Some of my socks and a pair of my fingerless gloves were used in the display.

There is some glare but then they are glass cases, lol.

More pictures of Saturday's event will be posted later.

*pictures courtesy of SuKnitWitty

WIP Wednesday

2011-09-28T21:21:00.000-05:00

It's addicting!

I can't stop!

I want to knit more of them!

Shameless plug...

2011-09-24T09:37:00.000-05:00

...for our local knitting guild's public event...

The ART of Knitting

OCTOBER 1ST

10:30 - 4:00

STEPHENS CENTRAL LIBRARY
3rd Floor
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS

SPONSORED BY THE CONCHO VALLEY KNITTING GUILD
AND
CHANDLER COTTAGE

KNITTING DEMONSTRATIONS

KNITTING INFO

DRAWINGS

KNITTING GAMES

KNITTING IN PUBLIC

COMMUNITY SCARF KNITTING

(come knit a few rows on a scarf)

RECORD KNITTING MEMORIES

DRAWINGS

KNITTING RETREAT 1:00-4:00

~KNITTING ON DISPLAY DOWNSTAIRS~

THE ENTIRE MONTH OF OCTOBER

WIP Wednesday

2011-09-21T15:11:00.000-05:00

I have managed to get in a little knitting time...

Pink baby socks

and the start of a Pink Scarf

I know, I know... it looks like spaghetti. But wait! when it's done it is really cute!

(I guess I've moved on to the color pink now, lol. I'll be back to the purple socks this weekend)

Catching up

2011-09-14T19:41:00.000-05:00

I apologize for the blog silence. I've just been busy and haven't been on the internet much this past week.

I have been knitting a hat for the local yarn shop.

It was knitted flat and then seamed together using the mattress stitch. Then it was flattened with the seam in back and the top was sewn closed. I used Rowan Creative Focus Worsted and US7 needles.

Our local knitting guild is sponsoring a HUGE knitting event at the library October 1st. We will have tables set up with information, demonstrations, we'll have knitting in public, knitting games, and drawings. Throughout the month of October we will have knitted items displayed in the 6 large, glass display cases in the library lobby. I have been busy getting things ready for this event.

I have been busy planning lessons for my knitting classes. Last night I had a class on different ways to cast on and bind off. It was a fun class and I think everyone enjoyed it.

I don't have any new sock pictures.

I do have a picture of our pool. The water situation is no better so we have closed the pool. Ellie thinks she is the official pool inspector, lol.

And of course we are watching the Rangers!! GO RANGERS!

So if I don't blog much over the next few weeks, please forgive me.

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-09-06T10:03:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

"You're in the night-veil ---where's Kaylin? I see him in there. Let him through. It's his body and you only share it."

~p. 98, Night Veil by Yasmine Galenorn

sharing...

2011-09-04T12:48:00.000-05:00

...anniversary flowers

and a finished tea cozy

Hope you are enjoying your weekend! We are finally getting some relief from the heat. It is suppose to only get to 88 degrees today. yay!

to my one true love

2011-09-02T09:58:00.000-05:00

and soul mate

Happy Anniversary!

True love never grows old.

--Proverb

WIP Wednesday

2011-08-31T09:49:00.000-05:00

We interrupt ~~this program~~ the purple socks for ~~an important message~~ for a tea cozy

a pink baby sock

and a FO! the yellow baby hat and socks

We now return you to your regular knitting (back to to the purple socks).

(tea cozy particulars: downloaded pattern by Faith Schmidt from Knit Picks, yarn is Dream in Color Classy in colorway Midnight Derby, needles addi turbo US7)

Baseball!!

2011-08-26T10:38:00.000-05:00

"Take me out to the ball game"

"take me out with the crowd"

"Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack, I don't care if I never get back."

"Let me root, root, root for the ~~Rangers~~ home team,

If they don't win, it's a shame.

For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,

At the old ball game."*

Off to watch the Rangers beat up on LA.

*"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song. ~wikipedia

WIP Wednesday

2011-08-24T12:51:00.000-05:00

again with the socks!

too much purple?!

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-08-23T08:49:00.001-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

A Portrait of Crime Mystery

No answer. She stepped inside and found herself in a small, neat living room. She called out again, but the only sound was the clicking Hobo's claws on a floor somewhere in the rear of the house. Having decided she'd done all that social protocol demanded, Rory followed the noise through the living room and dining room to the kitchen. There she found Hobo whimpering and licking the ashen cheek of the middle-aged woman who lay sprawled on the floor in a dark pool of blood.

~p. 15, To Sketch a Thief by Sharon Pape

yep, another "who dun it?"

Weekend Knitting

2011-08-22T10:59:00.000-05:00

Baby Socks and a Hat to match!

Favorite On-line Yarn Shops

2011-08-20T13:09:00.001-05:00

Two of my favorite on-line yarn shops are Simply Socks Yarn Company and The Loopy Ewe.

After six years of sock knitters support and loyalty, Simply Socks Yarn Company (SSYC) is having a Grand Opening of a physical store (no, not near me, boohoo)! You can see progress of how Alison turned an old post office into a beautiful yarn shop here. And she will be offering a Grand Opening Sock Kit (available online next week, although I've been haunting her blog and webpage just in case it's available today).

Some of my favorite yarns from SSYC are:
Sleeping Dragon Wooly Bamboo fingering weight. My favorite color is Roses & Chocolate. I've already worn out the pair of socks I made with this yarn!! It is luscious to work with and a dream to wear.
Last year Alison came out with a SSYC Solid Sock yarn line. Love it! You can choose from 66 beautiful colors. I made my "Walk Across Texas Socks" out of this yarn.
Other favorite yarns are ShiBui, Lorna's Laces, Schaefer, and Malabrigo.

I have also bought patterns and stitch markers at SSYC. I have participated in the SSYC yarn clubs and have been very please with the yarn and colors I've received. I can't say enough about how great this online shop and the service received has been. I wish Alison the best of luck with her new physical shop. Maybe one day I'll be able to visit it.

The Loopy Ewe is celebrating their 5th anniversary month. There is a free pattern. And for something different this year, instead of one anniversary yarn, they are offering three special colorways by three different dyers spread out over three weeks. One by the Sanguine Gryphon on their Bugga base, the second by Lorna's Laces on their Solemate base, and the third one will be out next week. A great way to celebrate an anniversary!

Check out their webpage and Sherry's blog. I've ordered yarn, needles, and patterns. I've participated in their yarn club. And this summer they are having Camp Loopy. Another yarn shop with great customer service and great yarns!

This month is great time to celebrate with two of my favorite on-line shops.

Winner!

2011-08-19T11:47:00.001-05:00

As you know I am an avid reader.

challenge is going well. I have read 97 books so far this year. So my personal goal of 104 books for the year is in sight. I may even surpass it!!

While surfing around other book blogs on Teaser Tuesdays (where I always find new books to try!), I found a new blog, Pudgy Penguin Perusals. She was having a drawing for a mystery book (one of my favorite type of books). Guess what?!
I won!! Yep, soon I’ll be reading, “Tempest in the Tea Leaves” by Kari Lee Townsend. I can’t wait. I’ll be reading about a tea leave reading psychic.

So you would think all this reading would interfere with my knitting. You could be right. But I try to balance it out by listening to books on tape while I knit. And I always read for a little bit at bed time (which sometimes turns into late night! lol)

But for now, I think it’s time to get some knitting done.

WIP Wednesday

2011-08-17T09:23:00.000-05:00

Not much knitting going on... but I did finish Clue 2 (on one sock)

... and clue 3 has been printed off

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-08-16T10:44:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

A Vintage Magic Mystery

My sudden panic became rooted in strange phone calls, and I sprinted along Broadway to the opposite side of the tracks, re-creating a scene from Up the Down Staircase as I flowed against the disembarking crowd. An unconscious girl lay on the bench in the commuter shelter, paramedics checking her vitals.

An unexpected shiver of unease scuttled through me.

~p.18, Skirting the Grave by Annette Blair

Another excellent mystery by Annette Blair!

Best Friend Day

2011-08-15T12:57:00.000-05:00

Today is Best Friend Day!

"A Good Friend is Priceless"

How to be a good friend:

1. Be real 2. Be honest 3. Be loyal 4. Be respectful 5. Listen 6. Share 7. Live by the Golden Rule

(more at wikiHow)

Soul-mates are people who bring out the best in you. They are not perfect but are always perfect for you. ~Author Unknown

A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. ~Author Unknown

The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had. ~Author Unknown

Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown

"Good communication is a basic foundation in a friendship."

More Rain?

2011-08-14T09:11:00.000-05:00

Yesterday we had a wonderful rain storm. Wonderful in that we finally got some rain and some relief from the scorching high temperatures.

But it did rain hard enough and the ground was dry enough there was flooding in some areas of town. Even the yards had puddles!

We had to drain the pool twice!

I'm not complaining. Just saying. We had a steady rain most of the morning.

So this morning was overcast. Dare I hope? Yes!!! We had a 2 minutes shower. And then 5 minutes later we had 15 shower!! Go rain!
Let's hope there is more rain out there for today.

Relief

2011-08-13T10:08:00.001-05:00

The other night we had a sprinkle of rain. I'm talking less than 5 minutes of the sky spitting on us. It was just enough to make dirt spots on the car.

Imagine my surprise when I woke up to this...

...dare I hope it would get worse and rain?!

Yes!!! about 30 minutes later the sky opened up

Mr Gnome doesn't mind getting wet

It is still raining. Why yes, I am surprised because of all the times we get spit. I hope it rains all day. Even though the rain barrels can't keep up.

The temperature is even cooler! It is about 70 instead of the usual 106. We are truly blessed with this wonderful rainstorm.

WIP Wednesday

2011-08-10T15:02:00.000-05:00

A new month, a new mystery...

Clue #1

Solid Sock August Mystery Sock, designer Jeannie Cartmel, in Brown Sheep Wildfoote, color Vinca Minor (purple).

Clue #2 printed off and ready to start.

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-08-09T15:10:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

Eric's face didn't show anything, but I could feel him scrambling, struggling to keep his face still and his thought clear.
Several points to Victor for an amazing ambush.

~p. 77, Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

Book #11 in the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series. More secrets revealed and major changes in Sookie's life. A great series!
(the books are much better than the tv (hbo) series "True Blood.")

Another pair of socks!

2011-08-06T12:07:00.000-05:00

Ta da!!!

I finished the YOSS July and Solid Sock July socks. But sadly not by the end of July. But! they fit perfect and I love them (even though they are white).

And in case you're wondering what my initial bag looks like with the needlepoint attached....

... I love it!!! (and yes, I do have the next needlepoint project ready to start)

Blogaversary

2011-08-05T17:17:00.003-05:00

Today is my 3rd Blogaversary. Yep, three years ago today I sat down and started a blog.

Of course if you know me well, you know I obsessed over what to call it, what to put on it, how often to blog, and probably a multitude of other questions. I did eventually get started with the idea of a knitting blog to let my friends back in MD know what I was knitting. (and I had just joined Ravelry (an online knitting and crochet community) and quite a few Rav members had a blog.)

I talked about yarn, I talked about projects (the socks have since bit the dust, I wore them out), and I talked about books. That August I even talked about grandkids (my have they grown!) and baseball.

So after three years, I guess I still talk about yarn, knitting, books, grandkids, and even throw in a few other topics when the mood strikes. Sometimes I find it difficult to write something but it has been fairly easy to post some knitting pictures. I have enjoyed reading blogs and have made lots of blogging friends! Blogs are great and I'm glad I got started. I am still Seduced by yarn, lol! and find it hard to resist looking and touching all the gorgeous yarn out there. So I still have plenty to blog about.

Swap!

2011-08-03T13:34:00.000-05:00

I participated in a swap. A really neat swap hosted by Kathy B at Irisheyes knitting blog.
The swap was to include a skein of yarn, a pen, and a gift card.

Grace at Lovin Comfort Knits did a wonderful job!!

Not only did I get a great skein of Trekking in gorgeous greens, a cool pen that has a tape measure, and an Amazon gift card, she included some cute monsters and dishcloths. (my favorite is the little owl)

Thank you Grace for the great goodies!!

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-08-02T09:51:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

Book #2 in the Krewe of Hunters Trilogy

The officers who had been first on the scene had done their best to keep the details hidden, but it was New York. People had seen. They'd seen beyond the crime scene tape and the wall of bodies, and they had seen the amount of blood around the victim.

~p.23, Sacred Evil by Heather Graham

A scary thought... is Jack the Ripper back?! in New York? read Sacred Evil to find out.

Time

2011-08-01T14:07:00.000-05:00

It is August already?!

Where has all the time gone?

And I didn't get the July sock finished in time to qualify for a prize.

But, I am close. I expect to have these finished in another day or two and you know what that means...
yep... I get to start August's sock!! The Solid Sock group has a mystery sock for August. I must wind some yarn for a mystery!!

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
- Michael Althsuler

Does it count?

2011-07-31T09:57:00.000-05:00

Does it count as a wip...

...if you frog it?

(it is still destined to become a baby blanket)

I had started out on the knitting machine but ended up dropping about 40 sts!!!! so I carefully picked up the stitches and put them on a US9. Then I noticed the uneven stitches. :rip it, rip it: I hear the frogs.

Still

2011-07-28T10:09:00.000-05:00

Still working on...

Socks

Shawl

Scarves

Sweater

Master Knitter Program

... and STILL fighting a stomach virus!!!

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-07-26T12:15:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

another great mystery by Carolyn Haines!

"You're certain the necklace was stolen?" he said, doubt evident in his voice and expression. "Did you find any reason to believe the Levert women may be responsible for the disappearance of the necklace?"

~p.67, Bones of a Feather by Carolyn Haines

What starts out as an easy insurance case soon has Sarah Booth and Tinkie on another heart stopping adventure. Excellent book!
I highly recommend it!!

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-07-19T16:55:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

And as I lived and breathed, Garrett Swopes was struggling to come uip with that very thing. After all, dead people don't walk around trying to solve their own murders. Ghost don't exist. None of what I claimed was possible.

~p.64, First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

FO Friday

2011-07-15T15:40:00.000-05:00

I have been a terrible blogger this week. But on a happy note, I have finished socks to show!!

and since I missed WIP Wednesday, I thought I'd throw in a WIP...

I did work on the shawl this week but it looks the same so I didn't take another picture (maybe next week)

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-07-12T10:30:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

Krewe of Hunters

They didn't have good new footage to show; so far, none of the reporters or their crews had been allowed on the property, and thus they had nothing new to say. Of course, the world now knew that Charles Osgood was dead, and everyone everywhere was deliberating. It was absolutely amusing to discover just how many people were certain that a bitter Confederate ghost had committed the crime.

~p.191, Heart of Evil by Heather Graham

All in a day's work

2011-07-09T19:45:00.000-05:00

Most of day was spent on needlepoint. And after several times of frogging the white around the initial (it took a while to be satisfied with what stitch looked the best and then how to fit it in there so my "gotta look even and the same" was happy)

And once again Mr. Gnome was more than happy to help with the photo shoot.

(you could pretend he was helping to hammer in the tacks, lol)

All I have left to work are the two bottom, brown corners. Then it will be mounted onto a brown canvas bag and viola! I'll have a new knitting bag!

WIP Wednesday

2011-07-06T12:04:00.000-05:00

And this week's winners are...

...the YOSS Jun Monkey sock. One down, one to go. (hey! at least I started the mate, lol)

The initial bag needlepoint piece...

...loving it! I didn't care for the white I picked out to use around my initial. I'll have to look for something else. I'd like to work a brick stitch (vertical) around my initial. It is addicting to work on this little piece.

I have totally ignored my shawl and Advent Calendar scarf for the week. But...

...you know I couldn't resist starting the YOSS Jul sock...

Pattern: Catherine by Kate Blackburn (scroll down the page until you reach Catherine)

Yarn: Knit Picks Bare

Needles: Hiya Hiya 9" circular, US 1/2.25mm

I am loving this pattern! and since I'm working the socks in white, it will count for the Solid Socks July Socks. sweet!!

(you do know I'm not done with casting on for July socks, don't ya?! The Fingerless Glove Fanatics (FGF) Sock group on Ravelry is having a purple kal and a designer kal. I can do the designer socks in purple and meet the requirements for both groups! double sweet!!! BUT, I will restrain myself and not cast on for these until next week... probably...maybe...)

(The Sock Knitter's Anonymous (SKA) group is knitting a mystery sock this month. I am finding it very hard not to cast on for it too.)

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-07-05T09:05:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

Angela Hawkins was attacking the floor with a pickax and a vengeance. The dry dirt floor just beneath the staircase.

"What the hell are you doing?" He might have been a fool to race down the stairs to accost her--she knew how to hold an ax.

~p.41,42, Phantom Evil by Heather Graham

Happy 4th!!

2011-07-04T09:32:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday America!!

Basil eating caterpillars

2011-07-02T14:11:00.000-05:00

What started out as one...

...has turned into three!!

and then the little buggers moved on to the parsley! They've about wiped it out. Good thing I don't mind sharing.

WIP Wednesday

2011-06-29T19:38:00.000-05:00

Why my YOSS June

is not finished...

and a close up

(they are addicting!) I do have my YOSS JUL sock yarn wound. And surprise!! it will also count towards July's Solid Sock Group sock too. sweet!

Sock update

2011-06-25T11:59:00.000-05:00

A quick update on the YOSS Monkey Socks

I'm at the gusset decreases and the foot, yea!! and I still have one week to finish the mate, lol.

Here is a peek at my next needlepoint project...

so many projects... so little time

WIP Wednesday

2011-06-22T19:24:00.000-05:00

Something new...

I'm test knitting a shawl pattern. So far I'm lovin' it!!!!

But my camera doesn't take true color pictures. The true color of the yarn is turquoise. It is Crystal Palace Panda Silk. Love it! The shawl starts at the neck and works its way out. We'll see how much I love it when I get to 100s of stitches, lol

I worked a little on the Advent Calendar Scarf.

I knitted day 7 & 8. I'd like to get through day 12 finished to be half way done but realistically I might get through day 10.

This scarf is fun to knit. By the time you've worked through the lace pattern of the day, you're done with it. So no getting bored with the same pattern. Win-Win! I'm also learning some new lace patterns.

Don't panic... I'm still working on socks in between working on the lace. lol. I'll have some more pictures of the socks later.

Should be blogging

2011-06-20T08:51:00.000-05:00

I should be blogging about yarn or about knitting or about knitting books or about knitting patterns.

But what do I have to blog about? nothing really.

I could tell you that :shudder: I have squash bugs in my squash. Which I am trying to deal with... sort of... but 'yew' bugs are yucky!!! They haven't gotten into the yellow squash which is coming along nicely but they have sucked the nutrients out of plenty of zucchini leaves leaving me with very few zucchini.

I could tell you about the Dream in Color Starry yarn I traded some of my yarn for... it's Cinnamon Girl... and I've wound it up so it is ready for the Wendy Johnson "It's a Mystery" Shawl. Which I won't be starting just yet. But I got the yarn ready.

I could tell you about the test knit I'm working on but I thought I'd leave that for WIP Wednesday.

I could tell you about a knitting book but I do not have any new knitting books to tell you about. And I'll post about the latest fiction book I'm reading tomorrow on Teaser Tuesday.

I could tell you about the really cool sock patterns I've added to my "collection" of sock patterns. But not all of you are as ~~addicted~~ in love with socks as I am so I won't bore you.

So I'll leave you with this knitterly thought of the day...

Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence. Of course, superior intelligence, such as yours and mine, is an advantage. ~Elizabeth Zimmerman

WIP Wednesday

2011-06-15T11:26:00.000-05:00

Socks!!!

Still working on socks already on the needles

And....

You didn't think I could resist starting a new sock forever did ya?

June's pattern for Year of Sock Stash (YOSS) is CookieA's Monkey Socks. I've been wanting to make a pair for myself.

Sounds like a good time to make them.

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-06-14T09:38:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

Or if she was dead.
Dang! I gave myself a mental slap. I should have picked up on the whole dead thing right away.

~p. 17, A Hard Day's Fright by Casey Daniels

Veggies!!

2011-06-12T13:44:00.000-05:00

Even though it has been in the hundreds here and we have not had any rain since the one day the 1st of May, we have a few veggies...

... there are some more blooms on the yellow squash plants but not so much on the zucchini. There are lots and lots of brown leaves but I am stilling watering twice a day in the hopes of getting more squash. The temperatures for this week will still be in the hundreds (yes, every day!) and no rain in sight. And it is only June!

Guess what the grandkids found when they were checking out my herbs...

... a basil eating caterpillar! I think it will become a Monarch butterfly. I hate to disturb him anymore. He had an exciting two days in a bottle (with air vents). The kids had a great time watching him eat and move around the bottle. So he is back in the basil munching away. I think I have enough basil for both of us.

a week at gramma & grandpa's

2011-06-10T12:18:00.000-05:00

and our favorite time

No knitting has been done this week. It has been all play time!

But I did manage to get the mate done for this pair on our way to pick up the grandkids.

I wasn't sure that I liked the green in these socks but now that they are done, I do like them!

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-06-07T09:15:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

"Humm's Haunted Houses," I read aloud. "Cute."

"Give her a call."

"You're kidding me, right?"

"This from the woman who spent the last ten minutes telling me about being stalked by a ghost."

~p. 117, If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell

WIP Wednesday

2011-06-01T10:36:00.000-05:00

Yes, you got it.... another sock... mate

an update on the nametag....

and

a finished pair!!

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-05-31T10:31:00.001-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

"All the stories about someone bumping into Arlice and causing her to turn around. As if something stung. As if she were getting a shot."

"Somebody killed her."

~p. 95, An Uninvited Ghost by E J Copperman

Remembering

2011-05-29T09:27:00.000-05:00

To those who gave their lives so we may be free, we thank you.

Have a safe holiday weekend.

WIP Wednesday

2011-05-25T11:58:00.000-05:00

I had hoped to have these socks finished by today but... not

I am close to the toe so hopefully I'll have it done by the weekend and have another sock mate on the needles to show you next week.

I join the Embroidery Guild (EGA) and have to make a nametag. I had one I made for the Needlepoint Guild (currently not a member) but I Can't Find It!!!

So I am playing around with some ideas for a new one.

Firsts

2011-05-23T11:37:00.000-05:00

First a look at how the garden has grown...

...then the first veggies...

... and the first cooked squash...

YUM!

Traveling and knitting

2011-05-20T11:54:00.000-05:00

By now you have been wondering what I've been up to and why I haven't blogged in f-o-r-e-v-e-r!

We went on a road trip. A very long road trip. 4,130 miles worth of road trip. Fifteen states in two weeks worth of road trip. We crossed over the Mississippi before it flooded and wondered if we'd be able to get back across it!

We got to see family (the purpose of the trip). It was very hard to leave everyone but we did have a good visit.

And we did make it back across the swollen Mississippi River.

I made sure I took plenty of traveling knitting. Probably way too much but hey, you never know. My plan was to work on sock mates and finish a scarf. I did not get as much knitting done as I thought. BUT... I did finally finish March's Year of Stash Socks and one scarf.

And I am working on the mate to this sock....

Now I'll catch up with my blog reading.

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-05-09T15:55:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

"So Sanchez thinks he has a case against Frater LG?"
"He's too good an officer to think so at this stage of the investigation. He does see Grampian as a person of interest, especially since Grampian has no alibi for th the night of the Romero murder."

~p.101, License to Ensorcell by Katharine Kerr

At the Zoo

2011-05-05T11:59:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-05-03T17:12:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

Witches, Vampires, and Man-eating bunny slippers!

"The man who looks like an olive claims I freak people out" She gestured to a troll that exited the office. "Oh yes, I'm the odd one here."

Jazz swallowed her laughter. The last thing she needed to do was encourage the irascible ghost.

~p.51, 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover by Linda Wisdom

How does your garden grow?

2011-04-29T13:02:00.000-05:00

...definitely not "with silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row"!
But, there is progress and it has only been 30 days

And there is an abundance of herbs

but only one lantana made it

Overall I am quite please so far. Now if I could find some sandy soil to get the asparagus planted.

WIP Wednesday

2011-04-27T18:57:00.000-05:00

This week I worked on the Advent Calendar Scarf

Monday night was the local Knitting Guild meeting. Our program for the evening was on Fair Isle and Stranded Knitting. We had a small project to try stranded knitting. I finished mine the next day. Cute little cup cozy.

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-04-26T09:58:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

A Port Chatham Mystery

"There's a rumor the lighthouse is haunted," Darcy admitted, "and several of us thought you might be able to confirm whether it is."
Jordan narrowed her gaze. "You're using me as some sort of ghost detector?"

~p. 15, Ghost Ship by P J Alderman

Have a Joyous Day

2011-04-24T09:22:00.000-05:00

Sweater Challenge week ?

2011-04-21T08:51:00.000-05:00

I know, I know, it's been a while since I mentioned my sweater. So far I've skipped a few weeks and knitted other higher priority stuff. I don't even know what week # it should be numbered.

So all that priority stuff is done and now there is no excuse. Except... it still looks the same

... I have been working on it... honest I have... and it now measure 8"!!! ... and I need to knit 6" more before starting the armholes :sigh:

I may have to knit on this sweater more than once a week. It takes 20 minutes to knit 2 rows!!!! I've only managed to get 6 rows done each week. At this rate, I may not have it done by fall!

So, the Wed Knit Group worked on our sweaters yesterday. Yep, we did. Check out SuKnitWitty's blog for more proof of sweater knitting. There's now a cup sweater in the works (the teapot sweater has been set aside), a baby sweater (instead of the yellow sweater with square sleeves needing to go into a round hole), and a pie ~~shawl~~ sweater.

So I'll still plug away on the same ole' sweater (and just work on scarves and such (socks, needlepoint, swatches) in between Wednesdays.

WIP Wednesday

2011-04-20T20:11:00.000-05:00

A few things I've been working on this week...

Advent Calendar Scarf

finished Day 3 and spacer... started day 4

Laura Nelkin Mystery kal

clue 3 started... still have 12 more repeats of clue 3

And something completely different

a needlepoint piece... Terracotta Celtic Knot

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-04-19T08:58:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

A Missing Pieces Mystery

"I'm fine." I moved away from him, staring back at the scooter. "Sam was here. Someone was chasing him. He thought his life was in danger. He ran until he couldn't run anymore."

~p. 112, A Touch of Gold by Joyce and Jim Lavene

from the book jacket:
The mayor of Duck, NC has a gift for finding lost things. Sometimes it leads her to lost keys or earrings... and sometimes it leads her to murder.

WIP Wednesday

2011-04-13T13:04:00.000-05:00

It's a mystery

and yes... another fingerless mitt

Teaser Tuesdays

2011-04-12T13:48:00.000-05:00

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.
Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Head on over to Should Be Reading and leave a link to your post. Then check out some of the other teasers.

My tease for this Tuesday...

(yes, another cozy mystery)

She froze in the doorway, recognizing Diantha lying spread out in the Corpse position, the final relaxation pose of a good yoga session. Diantha seemed to barely breathe, her body as still as though she were in a trance, unaware of Suze or the outside world.

~p. 4, Corpse Pose by Diana Killian

(another great mystery! I didn't know who "dun it" until the end)

Beautiful day!

2011-04-11T14:18:00.000-05:00

Our roses smell heavenly! I always have a few fresh cut roses on the counter during spring when they are all in bloom.

Hope you have a beautiful week and take time to stop and smell the beautiful roses.

Cables!

2011-04-08T18:27:00.000-05:00

Yes I like cables. And as I mentioned... here's the finished scarf, hat, and mitts...

The first half of the cable class went well. Everyone was excited about trying to knit cables. They all ended up with homework, lol. I will have them start their cable projects next week at the second half of the class.

(I may make the pattern available to purchase at a later date)

WIP Wednesday

2011-04-06T19:25:00.000-05:00

A New Project...

it's a mystery

Yes, it is Wednesday. And yes, the Wednesday Knit Group met (minus one... SuKnitWitty who is currently on gramma duty). And no, there was no sweater knitting done by two of us. One of us did work on their sweater and it wasn't me.

Once again I was side-tracked with startitis. To be fair, I did finish the Knotty Braid Mitts and Knotty Braid Hat (pictures will be posted on Friday).

I have made two of the Undulating Wave Scarf by Laura Nelkin and I have her Entomology Scarf on the needles. How could I resist when she announced a "mystery" kal?!

It's a mystery, it involves beads, and approx. 400 yds of fingering weight yarn (I'm using Schaefer Heather in color Grandpa's Overalls), and did I mention it's a mystery?

I finished stringing 528 beads (half of the total amount) and started my mystery kal.

I promise, I will work on my sweater on Friday. For sure... at least a few rows... maybe...