Let the Game Begin!

Once again it is that time of year...DishRag Tag!!

Emily at Yarn Miracle hosts the game and it is so much fun. There are 20 teams with 10 knitters on each team. The baton... the dishrag. The challenge... knit a dishrag, keep the one from the previous team member, and forward your dishrag to the next team member... FAST!! The winner... the first team to get the "baton" back to Emily.

Over the past two weeks we chatted with each other and planned our strategy. Not everyone has a blog but for my team members who do, I've linked them on the sidebar. Check them out.

The boxes batons have been mailed to the Team Captains.

The race is on... you can watch my team's progress on the side bar. You can check out all of the team's progress on Yarn Miracle's sidebar.

Go Team "U Can't Knit Just 1" !!!

BOO!!

Did I scare ya?! No? Well... I wasn't really tryin' to scare you. Just wanted to share this ghostly dishcloth.

It is "Boo" Baby Washcloth by Elaine Fitzpatrick. It was easy and quick to knit up. The instructions are written out and easy to follow. I used US7 straight needles and Sugar n Cream worsted weight cotton in white (of course! white... ghost... who ever heard of a purple ghost?!)

Anyway...
I've been reading a lot of mysteries lately and it just seemed the right time to knit "an instant gratification" project.

The books:
(1) a new series by Carolyn Hart, Ghost At Work. A spirit comes to earth to help the preachers wife deal with a dead body on her kitchen floor!
(2) Victoria Laurie, Ghouls Just Haunt to Have Fun. A demon is released in a haunted hotel where M. J. the psychic is filming for a television show. (This one was a little scary)
(3) Wendy Roberts, The Remains of the Dead. A professional crime scene cleaner goes in to clean up the scene and the ghost of the wife appears! (Yes, so she sees ghosts) The wifely ghost won't leave her alone until she help solve the murder.

And of course I read Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, Plum Spooky but it really didn't have a ghost. It was just "PLUM" funny!! (rolling on the floor laughing at my pun)

So back to knitting the larger/longer projects (NOT) ... you know I'm off to start a new sock project.. hehe

Been knitting

I have been knitting all week and got lots done.

I worked on the SKA Nov Mystery Sock. I made it past Clue 2.


And then I got sidetracked ...


It is Baby Blues by Paula S. McKeever from the book "Off The Cuff" (link on the side bar). I am making them with Knit Picks Gloss in black using Knit Picks Harmony dpn size 2.75. It is a lovely, lacy pattern with a four round repeat which is easy to remember. AND before I could get the second glove finished, I was working as a test knitter for another pair of fingerless gloves! (more about those gloves later)

BUT, just so you know, I do finish stuff here are the Argyle Mitts:


pattern by Monica Jines of Monica Knits! Her patterns are available at The Loopy Ewe and Simply Sock Yarn Company. Yes, I am keeping these for myself! I originally picked the pattern for me but since I'm working on Christmas gifts, I was thinking about who would love them as much as me. But... I almost never make myself anything, so I'm keeping them! : )

And here are a couple more dishrags. They are quick and easy to make. I seem to always have one going on the needles. They are great for some mindless knitting.


So now back to knitting. I have a special request so I have to go stash diving.

Reveling in Dish Rag Tag Glory!

The baton (box) made it home!

Yeah! Go Divas! We finished. No, we didn't finish in the top three. No we didn't finish 5th. We'll have to wait until tomorrow to see the standings because Emily received two other boxes today along with ours.

It was fun and exciting! It was hard to patiently wait for my turn being the anchor. "No pressure" yeah right! And now it is over for our team. Kinda sad really, but I know we've all made new friends, have new blogs to keep up with, and will do it all over again next year.

Tag!!

I'm it!

I got the box today and here is a look at what's inside:

So I'm off to knit...

Reading and knitting

I did finish listening to Dean Koontz, "Odd Thomas." Great book! So I had to go to the library and get "Forever Odd" and "Brother Odd." I am listening to "Forever Odd" now. I always did like Dean Koontz but have not read any of his books in a while. I guess I get sidetracked with the great vampire books out there!


Speaking of... I finished reading "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer and am now reading "New Moon." I can't wait to see the movie when it comes out. The books are hard to put down; you want to know what will happen next. But, I also want to get some knitting done so I take breaks from the books.

I have been busy knitting and finished my Undulating Waves scarf! I will take pictures and try to post them tomorrow. While finishing the scarf on Monday, I listened to Debbie Macomber's "Back on Blossom Stree." I read all her books having to do with the knit shop on Blossom Street. Good books. Highly recommended.

Here is an updated picture of the Argyle Mitts I'm working on:



I haven't gotten very far on them because I've been finishing the Undulating Waves scarf and working on the second Heart A Plenty sock.

But while I had some waiting time yesterday, I did knit this dishcloth.

Another one to add to my gift pile!!