48/365

I forgot yesterday was Whiskers On Wednesday........just pretend.

Her Highness loves to sit and contemplate....or ignore you, however you choose to interpret! LOL!!

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Love the heel on this sock!!

44,45,46/365 Flowers, Snow & Knitting

Once again I am playing catch up.




We had some snow!!!!
















Valentine's Flowers!














And Knitting: Alice's Mitts





Manos yarn.
















Ravelympics Update: After a false start, I am on my way with a pair of socks for Team Ravelpaws!! Knitting will continue tonight and will post an update with pic tomorrow.

41,42,43/365 And SNOW!!

Oops......need to catch up!!

First UP: A sweet friend of mine and her too cute for words little boy came for a visit on Wednesday and brought me not one...but TWO surprises!!!

We both share a love of pottery, Jerry Brown pottery in particular and she brought me an apple baker!!!! NOTHING any better than an apple baked this way!!

AND........during one of her travels found a sock form at an antique store!!! (She knows how much I love sock knitting)

I am trying to come up with a good way to display the form...it is so pretty and I love how the wood looks at the top!!



















Completed: One Soybean Sock...and Apple Baker!!

To use the apple baker, you core an apple and place on the spike. Place a little pat of butter in the top, sugar, cinnamon, place in the microwave for just a few minutes to desired doneness and enjoy!! All the juices wil be caught up in the bowl and once you remove the apple you can drizzle all those juices back over the top of the apple. Just too darn yummy!!!!!

I took this pic about 30 minutes after it started snowing. It is coming down like crazy...will post more later today. We just don't get snow enough down her in the South to ever get tired of it!!

Tonight: It is the opening ceremony for Ravelympics...or for all you non-knitters....the Olympics!!! Go Team Ravelpaws!!!!

40/365

Homemade Pizza!!!

39/365 Dishcloths

5 dishcloths for my SIL......completed and will go in the mail tomorrow!! Now....back to the February socks.

38/365 February Sock Update

February sock is coming along....isn't it crazy how the yarn pools and with one change of a stitch it will start a self striping pattern??

These socks were originally going to be the Eleanor pattern, but I cast on 64, knit the ribbing and then discovered Eleanor is a 60 cast on!! Oh well...I'll knit them another time.

STR: Algae colorway

Soybean Sock Pattern

37/365 Birthday Yarn

My sister requested Alpaca socks for her birthday this year.

I made her a pair out of the Drops Alpaca yarn 2 years ago and she loved them!! The LYS no longer carries Drops yarn, but I did find this Berroco Alpaca Light, with a touch of nylon and to the touch feels just as soft as the Drops yarn.

Requested but not able to find today was a very light pink colorway. I got online as soon as I got home, found a distributor for Drops yarns and the pink is on its way!! I had NO idea Drops 100% Alpaca came in SO many colors!!!!

36/365 Socks and Heidi

A few rounds on my February Socks are completed.

Sometimes it just isn't worth the fight to get the bed made completely. Heidi can make a 2 minute job into a 10 minute frustration!!

35/365

I'm very, VERY blessed to be ABLE to pay bills......but sure don't enjoy paying bills!!

Knitting starts back tonight!! Woo Hoo!!!!! This will be our first night back for 2010!! There will be knitting going on tonight!!!!

34/365 Hearts For Hospice

Pardon the orange.....it's really red.

I spent the day working on these fleece heart pillows.

They really don't take too long to make, once cut, all you have to do is double tie each strand, stuff with fiberfill (which will be done in a few days) double tie the opening and you have a nice, soft, heart pillow to be given to out to local Hospice patients.

33/365 Cupcakes and Knitting Progress

Ohhhhh......175 possibilities...look out hips!! LOL!! I do love me some cupcakes!!




















2.5 dishcloths down, 2.5 to go!!

I have the Algae yarn wound and ready to cast on as soon as I finish the dishcloths. I have chosen the Eleanor sock pattern by Monkey Toes.

32/365 February Sock Selection

I let Heidi choose which bag to grab for my February Knit From Your Stash selection......

Excellent choice Heidi!!

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One of my favorite things.

30/365 Warshrags

One down, three to go.

My SIL asked if I would knit her some washcloths and I chose this SUPER fast pattern. I am not a Nascar fan but I love the way I can "race" through this pattern!!

29/365

Yes.....I realize this isn't a picture I snapped today, but I just had to share this.

I was listening to episode 55 of Manic Purl Podcast last night, sort of listening distractedly while feeding the dog and heard SpringValley Yarns...I thought that sounded familiar so I turned the volume up and was so VERY TICKLED to hear THE most wonderful review of Jessi's Etsy Shop, SpringValley Yarns....and all the wonderful yarns she has available!!!

If you haven't already checked her shop....if you haven't purchased yarn...and heck....even if you have, head back over. She really does a GREAT job of dying yarn, the yarn bases are good quality and her colors are really pretty!!!! I have never been dissapointed with any of my purchases...and in fact, the first purchase I ever made through Etsy was from Jessi, several years ago....long before I knew her!

I was so tickled I had to share with everyone!!

28/365 Another FO!!

Hot off the needles!!! Burning Rings of Fire

STR Watermelon Tourmaline

Gift knitting.

27/365

Sometimes you just need a nap!!

26/365

Hmmm.....don't remember picking this up at Publix!

25/365 Off The Needles!

January socks off the needles!! Woo HOO!!

AND.....3rd season of The Tudors arrived today!!!!

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It's been just that kinda day!!

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CLICK TO ENLARGE

This big guy sat on the branch for the longest time.

I guess he and the "missus" had a slight disagreement....she was far enough away we could hear her...but couldn't see her. We have several nests in the area....so not sure if she was out "visiting" and he was stuck with the "kids" or what....but there sure was a lot of squawking going on between them!!

22/365

CHOCOLATE Cheerios??? AND.....it helps lower my cholesterol???

I'm IN!!!

21/365 We Have A Sock!!

One down and one to go.....

20/365 January Socks

January Sock for the Stash Sock Club

Pattern: Dash

Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rare Gems

I love this pattern....goes quick too!! Good thing as it is almost February

and I am barely half way on my first sock!!

19/365 Actual Knitting

Off The Needles

L: The Guy Next Door Cowl, Lorna's Laces Worsted

R: Seawead Cowl, Lorna's Laces Worsted, Navy

18/365

It's Monday....

One load down, 7 more to go and I'll be through....until this time next week!

17/365

I didn't participate in the last Ravelympics.....when

I saw this team.....well....resistance was futile!!

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January's sock yarn choice for Stash Sock Yarn.

BMFA Rare Gems!! GORGEOUS color!!!

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I know this is a Christmas ornament.....but too darn cute to put away until next year!! This little fella is going to hang out with me for awhile!!