Outdoor cooking: Such a good idea!

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Baking soda useful stuff!

FO Friday: The Finish Line and racing forward on a wip

Done all done! I have been working away on the Ravellenic Games 2012 for team teamcarryalongkalgals2012.

Tada, finished Wingspan in 20hrs, 53mins, with Total of 76 beads (an extra bead at the tip of the wings at the top edge) Cast on during the torch lighting, finished Wednesday night at 10:25pm EST. I might add this is only knitting time, not including sleeping, eating, trips to the emergency vet (Jack is back to his cuddly normal self), weddings, etc. For more details see the last couple of posts!

Wingspan with beads!

Wingspan with beads on 78st.

Entered as Eventcharity:

Will be donated to St. Georges Anglican church to raise funds for wheelchair ramp

Entered as Eventoneskein

of S.R. Kertzer On Your Toes 4 Ply with Aloe Vera fingering

Entered as Eventbeads:

Total of 76 beads (an extra bead at the tip of the wings at the top edge) beads progressed from 5 on the bottom of the first wing, adding one extra on the end of each wing to wing 8 and 12 beads.

Entered as Eventshawl: well shawlette

Entered as Eventstash: This yarn has been in my stash for years :0)

Since I finished this so quickly I decided to enter my

Cozy Winter Shawl/scarf

Entered as Eventwips

To enter this category: WIP Wrestling, Work on an existing project. You must not have worked on the project since May 15, 2012. (this certainly qualifies) The project should have been started by you. If someone else started the project, you should have done a substantial amount of work on it yourself before the May 15 cut off.

I started this December 1, 2011, my challenge is to get this done before August 12,2012. Embarassed to say, this is my own design, pattern is ready for publishing, object 90% done. My only excuse is no excuse lol

Oh and my Darling sweetheart bought me this

on Wednesday night, delivered today <Happy Dance>

My very own Gio-bike, it’s electric! Zero to 33 km per hr, it has a bike alarm, storage under the seat, glove box, and trunk.

Weee more trips to LYS, freedom!

If my son is good I may let him borrow her.

I am not allowed to call her “Betzy”, I need some suggestions please…

she is tealish blue :0)

Did you know we have a Garter Snake in the backyard called SSSydney, he’s ssshy…

• Untangled (10 of 10 done) July
• XL Coffee Cup Sweaters (14 of 12 done 2 sold) July
• Wingspan – ravellenic2012 July
• Cozy Winter Shawl/scarf – my design  ravellenic2012
• Knitting In Nature Beaded Moebius Kal forum july
• Easy Peazy Shawl 
• Kelp Forest Shawl (3/4′s done)

FO’s 2012 = 50 + 1 = 51

Patterns from my own Library = 5

WIP’s 2012 = 4 – 1 = 3

Stash used 2012 = 61 + 2 = 63

Stash Purchased 2012 = 69

Beryl Blanket Hexes =  48

Books = 20

Take Care and cya next Wed

for links to my blogwalk  come join me in the blogpond :0)

WIP Weds and Friday’s at Tami’s

 

FO: TGIF and Look, Look, Look!

Well the saga continues, MiL still in hospital. Physio has declared she needs a cane and home help, she gave them the business. “Sure I am unsteady on my feet, they operate on me, yank stuff out and then I don’t sleep, lots of pain and terrible food! You would be unsteady too!” she sniffed at them. They obviously don’t know who they are dealing with. The old MiL is alive and well, just in tired and in pain but getting a little better. lol

I have been making great progress with my Sprout Cardigan, doing a lot of knitting while visiting at the hospital most of the day. Almost finished sleeve one.

Sorry to say that this being a larger project I don’t have anything of my own to show, however Snapdragon AKA Emily Marett sent me a lovely package. With everything goin on around here (see weds post) I almost cried when I received this lovely parcel. Back in April, Emily put up a post about Paying it forward, so I put in my name and promptly forgot about it, with so much going on well you know. At the time she asked for my favourite colours and I sent this picture as inspiration,

Painting by Monet “Artists Garden at Giverny”

And this is what I received in the mail yesterday, just before heading to the hospital :0)

Pay-it-Forward Parcel :0)

And a lovely note!

A friendly note!

And in the parcel :0)

Parcel contained: Lovely note, 2 handknit Facecloths, A pattern for The circle cloth, and a greeting card kit.

The happy face cloth is delightfully soft and friendly!

Oh, and I received a gift from my computer geek DH too!

An intel USB Hub for my peripherals, now I can plug-in Ebook,Camera, cellphone and MP3 player (Just learning to use it!) to my netbook :0)

Well hopefully there will be better news on the family front next week, meanwhile I have knit therapy and a terrific parcel to play with, thanks Emily you’re a gem!

By the bye I am still accepting names for Pay-it Forward look here for details and leave a comment!

Our 28th Wedding Anniversary tomorrow!

I could not have married a sweeter guy, you should know deep down inside he is actually Antonio Banderos and I love him!

Update Current WIP List

• Sprout – Growing Roots
• Hill Walking Socks (design in test knit stage)
• Pine Forest blanket
• Immie Blanket
• Cosy Winter Shawl (design in test knit stage)
• Roarin Cloche (resisting this felted project)
• Beryl Blanket (Long term scrap project)

FO’s 2012 = 26

Patterns from my own Library = 5

WIP’s 2012 = 7

Stash used 2012 =  39 + 1 = 40

 Stash Purchased 2012 = 57 + 3 = 60

Beryl Blanket Hexes = 46

Books = 17

links for my blogwalk join me in the blogpond :0)

WIP Weds and Friday’s at Tami’s

Quotation: Everything and Nothing (TVO)

I particularly like this quotation;

by  Professor Jim Al-Khalili

in the Program “Everything and Nothing”

“The strange truth about reality itself, there is a profound connection between the nothingness from which we originated and the infinite in which we are engulfed.”

Amazing little knitted films

These are just incredible little little films, everything knitted!

Boy with an airplane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2K1VI6sLdY

Knitting warmth in your home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUFnH7KYMFE

How they made the above http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ-mVJEbJpE&NR=1

The last knit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6ZjMWLqJvM this is amusing

Berroco Film Festival thanks for sharing :0)

Knitting: 109 items – Finished in 2011:0)

I am trying to keep track of dones and not dones this year so here we are :0)

1. Travelling Women Shawl (1 of 11 shawls for 2011) *fair*
2. Celeste Shawl (2 of 11 shawls for 2011) shelly
3. Marella Shawl (3 of 11 shawls for 2011) *fair*
4. Cable Cardigan (zzz)
5. (2) Mystery afghan square #1 (Kal)
6. Silk Fountain cowl *fair*
7. Lazy Katy scarf (frog)
8. (2) Mystery afghan square #2 (Kal)
9.  *XL coffee cup sweater    (my design) Free pattern on this site
10. (5) Petal Lace Hats
11. Baktus scarf (4 of 11 shawls for 2011)
12. Whislter Hat
13. Brimness shawl (wip)
14. * Not so Sad Sacs  (my design)
15. Monster Chunks *fair*
16. Maddox *fair*
17. (11) Hamsterbeans
18. (2) Mystery Afghan square #3 (Kal)
19. * Feathers and Fans for baby   (my design)
20. (6) Saartjee’s Booties
21. * Knit by the Dozen Socks  (my design)
22. (2) Tea cosies
23. Ear Flap Baby Hat
24. Mystery Afghan squares ( Kal) (frogged)
25. * Ripples of laughter socks  (my design)
26. * Grandma’s Little Treasure Cardigan  (my design) *fair*
27. * Inside Outside Upside down mittens #1  (my design)
28. * (5) Warm little feet (Baby socks in 3 sizes)  (my design)
29. Yasmin shawl (frogged)
30. Potato Chip Scarf (frogged)
31. * Inside outside upside down mittens #2 (Kal)  (my design) *fair*
32. * Take me with you bag  (my design)
33. * (2)Water bottle sweater  (my design)
34. * Sue’s EZ toe-up Socks  (my design)
35. (2) Daisy Bookmarks
36. * Because I love you Cellphone sweater    (my design)
37. *Ashley’s Blanky  (my design)
38. * Ebook Sweater  (my design)
39. * Caitlin’s Blanky  (my design)
40. Oaklet Shawl (5 of 11 shawls for 2011)
41. * 4 pc. Commuter set (lg & XL Coffee Cup Cosy/ Water Bottle Sweater/+ Cellphone cover)  (my design)
42. (2) Leafy washcloths
43. * Micah’s Blanky  (my design) *fair*
44. Striped 5 Hour Baby Cardigan & Hat green/cream
45. Striped 5 Hour Baby Cardigan & Hat denim/white + Hat
46. Striped 5 Hour Baby Cardigan & Hat Yellow/white + Hat *fair*
47. Sue’s EZ Toe-up Socks   (my Design) For my niece
48. Tea Cosy for the Fair *fair*
49. Handspun Merino for the fair *fair*
50. Little Party Dress  (my design) *fair*
51. 2 needle slippers *fair*
52. Handspun Horseshoe cap *”Finished handspun artical for fair”*
53. Immie Baby Blanket
54. Barbie party dress *fair*
55. Another XL Coffee Cup Sweater  (my design)
56. Basic Baby Pullover
57. Who Hat
58. Christmas Sock - Light Foot by Red Bird Knits
59. Thing 1  & Thing 2 Hats
60. Warm Collars in 4 yarns in Bulky, Aran, Worsted, Dk (my design) 
61. Zig Zag scarf
62. Basic Baby Cardigan
63. Child`s mittens
64. Basic Baby Hat 
65. *XL Coffee Cup Sweater 3  (my design)
66. 198yds of Heaven Christmas – Omie 
67. Turn a Square Hat
68. Gingko leaf shawlette  Christmas -Mom
69. (6) Colorwork christmas balls 
70. Turn a Square Hat  
71. Saartje’s Booties Christmas – Hellen
72. Weihnachtskugel-Muster (3) Christmas Balls
73. Bandana Cowl
    

As you see for many of these I knit more than one.

WIP Wed: What needs to be finished!

Ok I admit this is totally embarassing!

Honest I do finish things, I have finishing bees.  I finished something today… but you can’t see it to friday lol!

I am not a linear thinker by nature so why should I be a linear project finisher? Yes you hear guilt here.

I rushed to put this stuff away before Darling saw how many projects I am working on, we work on a need to know basis and he doesn’t need to know!

This is only the pile of what I could find just glancing around the chair where I knit.

There is some interesting things in this pile:

1. Cable Cardigan: back done and front right to underarm
2. Leafy facecloth: 8 more to do for Bazaar
3. Potato chip scarf
4. Afghan strip # 1
5. Afghan strip # 2
6. Commuter set: coffee cozy, water bottle cozy and cellphone cozy
7. Size 4 Boys top down cardigan
8. Party dress size 2
9. saarjtees booties
10. Ripples of laughter socks
11. bamboo socks
12. Micah’s Blanky
13. 3rd Tea cozy

12 projects within reach of my knitting chair

  I usually read more than one book at a time too! Promise no list lol.

You don’t always feel like reading or working on the same thing.

At least I don’t… Maybe I am a bit weird?

Visit Tami’s WIP Wed for more great works in progress posts  

27 Books Bedside table and yes I am currently reading them all!

How to make Tarn (yarn from Tshirts)

Yup this bright recycleing idea is brought to us from Melissa Somerville!

Read how here http://www.tangledness.com/html/fall_2010/diy_tarn.html

Cool eh!

The Joy of Stats by Hans Rosling

A friend posted this program on The Joy of Statistics. Not only interesting but rather entertaining. Hans Rosling has a wonderful approach to what you would think was a dry subject. The video takes 60 mins so get comfortable, honest it is worth it… I found it interesting, I would love to see him presenting live!

http://www.gapminder.org/videos/the-joy-of-stats/