Knit Out 2008 at Mall of America

Here I am at Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was alot of fun. That is the Lion Brand Yarn Lion I am standing with. Sorry not a clear shot but I didnt take it!!

My Birthday Gifts

My Birthday recently came and went. It always seems to go so fast. I think it is because of the holidays and how soon it comes after Xmas. Everything is a blur for me from Thanksgiving to Feb! I am so blessed to have wonderful family members and friends in my life. Here are some of the gifts I recieved. Dont you just love the knitting bag! It is from Michaels. The fleece blanket was made by a nurse co-worker and her daughter by taking two large pieces of fleece material and tying them together at all ends. Just a beautiful blanket that is nice and warm! My daughter and I plan to make one as well. The picture station goes along well with the Sony Cyber-shot camera I got for Xmas. I do love my toys! Plus my husband got me a new HP Media Center Computer for Xmas as well. I have a wonderful, wonderful husband. He puts up with alot of my quirky ways! Knitting wise, I am almost done with the Sandy Cardigan. I had to re-knit the sleeves as one of them was just too big. I started to just leave it but then I figured I should do it right with all the hard work I have put into it. I am very close to finishing my husbands socks and another one of the Yarn Harlots "One row " scarves. Please check http://www.yarnharlot.com/ for further info on this scarf. I just love it!!

Projects 08

I am a neverending scarf knitter. I love knitting scarves for some reason. I love finding new and interesting lace or texture stitch scarf patterns. This is a simple one from the "Yarn Harlot" I found on Ravelry(by the way , I am alexknits on ravelry). It is a free pattern called "Simple Handspun Scarf" something close to that. Any it is a multiple of 4. You knit 2, knit tbl, purl 1. You do this until your little heart is content with the length and bind off. I used size 10 needles and worsted weight wool yarn. I am on my 3rd or 4th one. I love this pattern and it looks so nice. Everyone seems to love it. Working on a sock for my husband who always has cold feet! pictures soon.

Projects

I would love to knit this lace scarf, just need to find the time!! I already have a long list of projects on a must do list.

The Sandy Cardigan

I have been working on this Cardigan since last spring. I was going to wear it to stitches MDW in 2007 but did not finish it. I am determined to finish it this year to wear on the Canadian Fall Folige Knitting Cruise I am going on Sept 1, 2008. This is the Sandy Cardigan from" The Big Girl Knits" knitting book. It has been a challenging pattern for me and I am recieving help from my knitting instructor Nancy Lindman at Depth of Field knitting shop. I could not finish this without her. My patience with this project has really been tested and now its time to finish up! Soon! I am planning to wind this up in the next few weeks. In the mean time I am planning my next project which is going to be "Bettna " from One of the Noro yarn books. I will post pictures later. I am still trying to figure things out.

Winter Blooms

I love winter blooms. I try and buy a couple of Poinsettia plants and an Amarylis every holiday season. They Amarylis is not quite done opening up yet. I post another picture of it when it is in full bloom. Not sure how long I will be able to keep these babies going but I am trying!

Dishwasher

This came today!We have been going back and forth about wheter to get a new dishwasher. Our old simply was not cleaning the dishes anymore. Honest to god it wasnt. I am reminded of the commericals where people are trying to break the current appliance so they can get a new one. Not me, the dishwasher came with the house. It is at least 15 years old I bet. The new one looks, works and sounds great. Maybe I will help out with dishes more! What do think!