tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317718122024-03-06T20:48:34.352-08:00Yarn Paper ScissorsTwo sisters create.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-85322223020363993972010-12-16T09:36:00.001-08:002010-12-16T09:42:06.319-08:00Project Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://amberfischer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Project-Life.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://amberfischer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Project-Life.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Hey... here's something cool for you to check out. And, you could win one of your own. Becky Higgins is this awesome scrapbooker and all-around creative person. Her blog is fantastic. If you're a facebooker, follow her because she's all the time posting cool links and ideas for scrapbooking and other creative things. Anyway, here's a link to a blog by a photographer that describes Becky's Project Life. In a nut-shell, it is a scrapbooking kit that allows you to document EVERY day of a year. It is a fabulous wedding present idea, or great for any reason.<br />Check it out!<br /><br /><a href="http://amberfischer.com/blog/?p=1343">http://amberfischer.com/blog/?p=1343</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/">http://www.beckyhiggins.com/</a>Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927820464053507507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-3135462457556891242010-07-13T13:13:00.000-07:002010-07-13T13:27:41.529-07:00Peanuts!Gary and I moved into our first home about a month ago. We still have boxes everywhere, but I'm starting to attack things room by room. I started, of course, with the smallest room in the house, the guest bathroom.<br /><br />It started small, with a whimsical spur of the moment purchase of a shower curtain at Target. It was a series of Peanuts cartoons, all showing the Peanuts Gang in various shower-related scenes. It was trimmed in red and just spoke to me. I've always thought Peanuts was a great comic strip and I thought it would be a fun way to perk up our guest bathroom.<br /><br />Once it was installed, I couldn't help but transform the rest of the room. I got some cheap art canvases and some paint, did a quick Internet search for comic strips (OK, so I got distracted and read Peanuts strips for about 2 hours, but who is counting?) and printed out my favorites. With all apologies to Charles Schultz, I got my carbon paper and traced the images on the canvases, painted on the color and outlined it all with a permanent marker.<br /><br />To top it all off, I found a Woodstock toy from a kids meal that's been floating around my office for years, clipped him to some fun-colored towels and here's the result!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KrKYUOXcHZuFJqHZ1ISLYdeFZc0ReylP-yaAb3Wf72OeyqEd-0idTj7HqF6f-f7BDuplv1rCx0lbss2htYGuTTqPIbCDAiB4jzOnTw7yOEKpx3uD3-bcFPu2FPB3VT2ZLk_8/s1600/peanutslucy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KrKYUOXcHZuFJqHZ1ISLYdeFZc0ReylP-yaAb3Wf72OeyqEd-0idTj7HqF6f-f7BDuplv1rCx0lbss2htYGuTTqPIbCDAiB4jzOnTw7yOEKpx3uD3-bcFPu2FPB3VT2ZLk_8/s320/peanutslucy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493488201957754290" border="0" /></a><br />These four little ones I've put on the wall above the potty. I left these black and white, more like a four-panel cartoon than a painting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBQXDafv9Uey9L-m5qP30AtZXqPz1fHFgMKPMzna_ZUsUlzhu1PHFO-7dYK283nGgME9iIzUNE20qAuvZM9QfA65UcEwTFf96urbpsT-1CvSwRb6igj5ceOE0SSvOMaLBa9fe/s1600/peanutscb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBQXDafv9Uey9L-m5qP30AtZXqPz1fHFgMKPMzna_ZUsUlzhu1PHFO-7dYK283nGgME9iIzUNE20qAuvZM9QfA65UcEwTFf96urbpsT-1CvSwRb6igj5ceOE0SSvOMaLBa9fe/s320/peanutscb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493488506569484994" border="0" /></a><br />This one is the largest of the set. I was all finished, when I realized I had this big empty space by the towel rack by the mirror. I couldn't have that, so I made a bold statement with a larger canvas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXpv6rUR7pKsyQqO4RtPHFh9iW2_yM5sEZdF14Jx1ckXIfzw2VCZ4TEwjE_L9SMd6oAkfiIP0vBCokCmC2_xT5ZSKdgXRbDR2N_HnWdWwXrjdIWlyEETm5ufAccT-UN8qnRAE/s1600/peanuts.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXpv6rUR7pKsyQqO4RtPHFh9iW2_yM5sEZdF14Jx1ckXIfzw2VCZ4TEwjE_L9SMd6oAkfiIP0vBCokCmC2_xT5ZSKdgXRbDR2N_HnWdWwXrjdIWlyEETm5ufAccT-UN8qnRAE/s320/peanuts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493488793536552274" border="0" /></a><br />This is the three canvas paintings and a glimpse of the shower curtain that started it all, and Woodstock, who ties it all together.<br /><br />What do you think?Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927820464053507507noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-53662676141680420812010-05-01T06:52:00.000-07:002010-05-01T06:59:14.905-07:00Lady Bertram<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4536912542/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4536912542_1dcc26f71c.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt=" " /></a></span><br /><br />I wish I knit like Wendy of Wendyknits.net. She can crank out projects every day or two. Her project page on ravelry goes on forever.<br /><br />She has started putting out a few of her shawlette patterns, and I thought the Lady Bertram looked like a good shawl for a yarn that had multiple colors in it.<br /><br />Perfect, let's say, for a skein of teal/cream/orange fingering weight that was purchased with SisterLoo in mind at Stitches from Pagewood Farms.<br /><br />This was an easy knit, and one I will likely do again.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-6092013294520771342010-05-01T06:17:00.000-07:002010-05-01T06:23:15.302-07:00Jean's IshbelNext up in the shawl parade is Ishbel. This one was meant for Jean. I found the prettiest color of yarn at Sttiches that had Jean's name all over it - it was Miss Babs sock yarn in Waterfall, a pretty blend of blue, periwinkle, and purple. I'm not a blue person but it was lovely.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4503922608/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4503922608_10f34ddcba.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />I had purchased Ysolda Teague's Ishbel pattern previously, and it turned out to be a good match. I did the largest size since I had two skeins of yarn. I used about 1.25 skeins.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4503294051/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4503294051_ac6c5af469.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=" " /></a><br /><br /><br />I wish I had a photo of Jean wearing it (HINT HINT Jean), but here is the shawl while blocking:<br /><br />Hope Jean had a happy birthday!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-83499195644270675852010-04-17T07:45:00.000-07:002010-04-17T08:07:11.542-07:00Amazing Alpacas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9_uOJUjGR9Js1qS5UWwrnx0lD-NcxuIH927BQl9mFgoFqgr6h2fNRoaIm-duLG_yOG_ZvUuUqsAZXjgkBKV6rmHXuZ5xgU42CfcqflqGdRzeRjREEfsJZ-Jgw2iDsb3TkP0PFQ/s1600/IMG_5751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9_uOJUjGR9Js1qS5UWwrnx0lD-NcxuIH927BQl9mFgoFqgr6h2fNRoaIm-duLG_yOG_ZvUuUqsAZXjgkBKV6rmHXuZ5xgU42CfcqflqGdRzeRjREEfsJZ-Jgw2iDsb3TkP0PFQ/s320/IMG_5751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461119998160802658" border="0" /></a><br />Our Brownie troop visited the PorterBray Pines Alpaca Ranch yesterday! This was a part of an overall lesson in fiber - last month they learned to sew by making a little felt beanbag, and on it they learned to sew on a button. Life skill.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteb4o9WmBgGI-aeNX_xivoKUmVoJZgX5mQj3En_7Ut-Q4e060EpCfVa_LAztbu_3uv80Vf7MK3Ol67KWuOWD2o2eB05SP2Rpo9_zvBcpr0rJMUUDd0iwXLgaSZ3_sAeUO4eS_Bg/s1600/IMG_5757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteb4o9WmBgGI-aeNX_xivoKUmVoJZgX5mQj3En_7Ut-Q4e060EpCfVa_LAztbu_3uv80Vf7MK3Ol67KWuOWD2o2eB05SP2Rpo9_zvBcpr0rJMUUDd0iwXLgaSZ3_sAeUO4eS_Bg/s320/IMG_5757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461122156476687570" border="0" /></a><br />Many of the girls, being city girls, hadn't given much thought as to where that thread or yarn comes from, so a trip to the alpacas was in order. Carey was our link to PorterBray Pines, and I had seen them twice at our local Renaissance festival. We had a lovely time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxy1X6gN3RVAol8Rcvga_sv-DxjsBwK233-IntShFvGqkaQuvFNph7b6PXj73GFuM5ul13qQFH3UxVgcXXMq8iowjOiKIKTUGG8B41di0NnQBW2WhW5GhDMITJBPj9TiT0BJsqLg/s1600/IMG_5754.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxy1X6gN3RVAol8Rcvga_sv-DxjsBwK233-IntShFvGqkaQuvFNph7b6PXj73GFuM5ul13qQFH3UxVgcXXMq8iowjOiKIKTUGG8B41di0NnQBW2WhW5GhDMITJBPj9TiT0BJsqLg/s320/IMG_5754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461120012148190978" border="0" /></a><br />Alpacas are rather shy, and third grade girls are rather noisy, so it took a few minutes for them to warm to each other, but once the carrots came out, fast friends were made (as long as there were carrots in the bags anyway).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHZG2rn4JSk25UCNghECFxtGn9NGPAdtO0GVz4z-EOTljySrpbkLVW5x3ToxOl41iOMMyx671TZQj4JYprPI7diXxJCAkm3EUJGie91KPoT9chsV4e1ri2XOpSgECoOjgpd4RRA/s1600/IMG_5765.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHZG2rn4JSk25UCNghECFxtGn9NGPAdtO0GVz4z-EOTljySrpbkLVW5x3ToxOl41iOMMyx671TZQj4JYprPI7diXxJCAkm3EUJGie91KPoT9chsV4e1ri2XOpSgECoOjgpd4RRA/s320/IMG_5765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461120020185183762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdYKo1N3UJo_ldp7uoWK6FDu6b4mi6y6Nr562IRqTyoR4DaMeEE6iy5BjrcwODx_TDr_cQ-F1Au8Z1G79Bw56F-LUqzu-gqpS1xkb_tnrw9W9nw3wgBuiCOjQU8l1Zx7gq2saNg/s1600/IMG_5770.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdYKo1N3UJo_ldp7uoWK6FDu6b4mi6y6Nr562IRqTyoR4DaMeEE6iy5BjrcwODx_TDr_cQ-F1Au8Z1G79Bw56F-LUqzu-gqpS1xkb_tnrw9W9nw3wgBuiCOjQU8l1Zx7gq2saNg/s320/IMG_5770.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461122172165811090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The girls were enchanted with their sweet faces and gentle personalities. We even saw Marina, the 5 month old baby!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvrgk52sFo-qdOBjRF_1gshZO_h-j_pnnHioZ84vk58wUpkf-buA21kBxP3AVxC8G6Rl7AQuk1rQMrilUje3DxdSG8kUGvpvt4pRPpdHWRovesuw5KoDmNWF8GYnEFVgT5V3XLQ/s1600/IMG_5778.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvrgk52sFo-qdOBjRF_1gshZO_h-j_pnnHioZ84vk58wUpkf-buA21kBxP3AVxC8G6Rl7AQuk1rQMrilUje3DxdSG8kUGvpvt4pRPpdHWRovesuw5KoDmNWF8GYnEFVgT5V3XLQ/s320/IMG_5778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461120029438154242" border="0" /></a><br />We got to see a bag of fleece from the recent shearing, and then our good friend Janice treated the girls to a spinning demonstration, to see that fiber turned to yarn.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6tB79S3WZIhD2pR-XWACpuEW8qvL0yZ6qsCo3zg3hqH33Rg9B9asOhx8FBLMS86GZyC0LUGKxYpU-i8wJM5X67ArZVqvjsKemKuXprf1zqdWN7SLBr268JRExLjsffZ1C6gL1Q/s1600/IMG_5761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6tB79S3WZIhD2pR-XWACpuEW8qvL0yZ6qsCo3zg3hqH33Rg9B9asOhx8FBLMS86GZyC0LUGKxYpU-i8wJM5X67ArZVqvjsKemKuXprf1zqdWN7SLBr268JRExLjsffZ1C6gL1Q/s320/IMG_5761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461122163821472338" border="0" /></a><br />The girls were fascinated at the spinning and had lots of questions for Janice. I think one Brownie is asking her mom for a spinning wheel soon if she hasn't already!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3JTFG7zBd8KW9r5QsYnIDVvH5J0ZEUvdZXSwoVk2PoQtg8tV8ztCZ-Ip9WpLTfFwOYStH1Xy0UgD-XETHtahhM9OFNqGMAURHvhC_JGGrtYk8Qi6x6oIJnwPcH5hkvpdK0Tbug/s1600/IMG_5781.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3JTFG7zBd8KW9r5QsYnIDVvH5J0ZEUvdZXSwoVk2PoQtg8tV8ztCZ-Ip9WpLTfFwOYStH1Xy0UgD-XETHtahhM9OFNqGMAURHvhC_JGGrtYk8Qi6x6oIJnwPcH5hkvpdK0Tbug/s320/IMG_5781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461122146318343794" border="0" /></a>Thank you Janice and PorterBray Pines!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-42903196753418432562010-04-07T22:20:00.000-07:002010-04-07T22:33:28.149-07:00Mmmm... Donuts!<div>Wilton has these new fabulous donut shaped cake pans that I tried out for the first time tonight. Gary and I worked together to make a dozen chocolate glazed donuts and a half dozen mini donuts. The recipe was super easy and the whole project took us a little less than an hour -- including cooking time! </div><div><div><br /></div><div>Check it out! </div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfku09awjHR2f7B8xigzYY4BTwmUfxg-lojN0_QTL9iQZFyGbRdsMEfFViWeVZvDhKDzk-6dq9DzEc-GcvRXvWeyjtd0yO23NKhKuxHR-2xGlMB6dO4iUFazNtdZWY8a1qHGmx/s1600/blog+002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfku09awjHR2f7B8xigzYY4BTwmUfxg-lojN0_QTL9iQZFyGbRdsMEfFViWeVZvDhKDzk-6dq9DzEc-GcvRXvWeyjtd0yO23NKhKuxHR-2xGlMB6dO4iUFazNtdZWY8a1qHGmx/s320/blog+002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457633231171959266" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfku09awjHR2f7B8xigzYY4BTwmUfxg-lojN0_QTL9iQZFyGbRdsMEfFViWeVZvDhKDzk-6dq9DzEc-GcvRXvWeyjtd0yO23NKhKuxHR-2xGlMB6dO4iUFazNtdZWY8a1qHGmx/s1600/blog+002.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMRaUdDhcoREaY_fRmR7O73MqW2vPDXF3dhbEaabRDEl_G53qdabo2NjUXHb-dLUdOJiBTQiD5AXQClDZiLOziNFbevQYDZOB0tkYCqLw_AQeXDZicNsGPmjqAAuheVUZgLno/s1600/blog+001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMRaUdDhcoREaY_fRmR7O73MqW2vPDXF3dhbEaabRDEl_G53qdabo2NjUXHb-dLUdOJiBTQiD5AXQClDZiLOziNFbevQYDZOB0tkYCqLw_AQeXDZicNsGPmjqAAuheVUZgLno/s320/blog+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457633226961281250" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMRaUdDhcoREaY_fRmR7O73MqW2vPDXF3dhbEaabRDEl_G53qdabo2NjUXHb-dLUdOJiBTQiD5AXQClDZiLOziNFbevQYDZOB0tkYCqLw_AQeXDZicNsGPmjqAAuheVUZgLno/s1600/blog+001.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8tW55F6-QVeAPtyUn-gmufoosMs-F5jVzp64XUsJDp_GHtiLAHudUeAcUgyMnI4NodMIYO6J8PsGp02-quxwlVGeVEwAEbVhy6neyuilBgJbMz-jPl44lRnlx9Bes03K8-_a/s1600/blog+003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8tW55F6-QVeAPtyUn-gmufoosMs-F5jVzp64XUsJDp_GHtiLAHudUeAcUgyMnI4NodMIYO6J8PsGp02-quxwlVGeVEwAEbVhy6neyuilBgJbMz-jPl44lRnlx9Bes03K8-_a/s320/blog+003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457633218666488930" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8tW55F6-QVeAPtyUn-gmufoosMs-F5jVzp64XUsJDp_GHtiLAHudUeAcUgyMnI4NodMIYO6J8PsGp02-quxwlVGeVEwAEbVhy6neyuilBgJbMz-jPl44lRnlx9Bes03K8-_a/s1600/blog+003.jpg"></a>Oh, and the recipe is right on the back of the box. Hooray for Sur La Table! Here's the <a href="http://www.surlatable.com/product/wilton+six+standard-doughnut+pan,+1%26%2334-+deep,+13%26%2334+long.do?keyword=donut&sortby=ourPicks">link. </a><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927820464053507507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-1143973519080014492010-04-03T21:20:00.000-07:002010-04-03T22:02:23.691-07:00WPBC Scrapbook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlG5zfyujkc5j1m9atCLn75a1PHmXkKdzPG0lcagHoZ_HboeKFfcHpSICVzNSJ8CN7yP3pYyIChrqvs2xdP8434jefknBAPC4DEU4uaEe4ty4MlMLdqfKBXarQCt_zmKZS4O7/s1600/100_6148.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlG5zfyujkc5j1m9atCLn75a1PHmXkKdzPG0lcagHoZ_HboeKFfcHpSICVzNSJ8CN7yP3pYyIChrqvs2xdP8434jefknBAPC4DEU4uaEe4ty4MlMLdqfKBXarQCt_zmKZS4O7/s320/100_6148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456142263232379058" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlG5zfyujkc5j1m9atCLn75a1PHmXkKdzPG0lcagHoZ_HboeKFfcHpSICVzNSJ8CN7yP3pYyIChrqvs2xdP8434jefknBAPC4DEU4uaEe4ty4MlMLdqfKBXarQCt_zmKZS4O7/s1600/100_6148.JPG"></a>Hey all!<div>Happy Easter!</div><div><br /></div><div>In honor of the holiday, I thought I'd show you what I've been working on lately. Recently, I was asked to create a scrapbook to give as a gift to our new pastor. Of course I said yes.</div><div><br /></div><div>We prayed and prayed for a new pastor to lead our church. After two years, our prayers were answered and David Carothers accepted the call to be our leader. In late January, we celebrated our covenant with him with a special service and celebration afterward.</div><div><br /></div><div>Volunteers took pictures -- nearly 800 of them! -- and I put together an 8 by 8 book that included the best of those and also messages from some of our membership. I've posted a few of the pages below.</div><div><br /></div><div>The book will be given to the Carothers family so they can remember the special day and know they are an answer to prayer. It is nice, especially with Easter right around the corner, to scrapbook photos of church family worshiping, loving and celebrating God's goodness. 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Not too bad for the end of March. This shawl was really putting the "ette" in shawlette since it was fairly narrow. It was Sivia Harding's Heart to Heart Shawl/Scarf pattern, constructed from end to end. It had an edging, a garter stitch section that grew progressively wider as it got towards the middle and back to narrow again, and a heart lace edging, which was repeated 29 times.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4482226013/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4482226013_cb0c8ea399.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=" " /></a><br />A fun knit, this one has beads too. The yarn is Malabrigo Sock in Impressionist Sky, the color, as you can see, that Janice should wear ALL THE TIME it is so perfect for her. She chose the yarn so she gets all the credit for that. I was merely the knitter.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4467069367/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2203/4467069367_2d6cb9b21f.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />I decided that 1) Malabrigo sock is wonderful, 2) I like beads, and 3) I am addicted to lace. Not too bad.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-5561344515442582562010-03-26T16:28:00.000-07:002010-05-22T16:39:22.143-07:00She's a Traveling Woman<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4464299309/" title="Lisa and Her Traveling Woman Shawl by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img alt="Lisa and Her Traveling Woman Shawl" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4464299309_8735319415.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />
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My friend Lisa is awesome. When she wants to do something, instead of talking about it, she does it.<br />
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She started a website, Catholicmom.com. Then came a podcast, speaking at conferences, writing for other blogs, etc. etc. etc.<br />
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Now she wrote a book. Cool huh? Look <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/159471228X/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link">here.</a> She will be off circling the country soon on a whirlwind of speaking engagements and book signings, as our newest celebrity.<br />
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Her only fault? She's allergic to wool. I know, not really her fault, but I had to find some imperfection. Anyway, she is the lucky winner of shawl #3 of my 10 shawls in 2010, aptly named "Traveling Woman". <br />
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This little shawlette is made from Berroco Comfort sock yarn, which has no wool in it for Lisa and her sensitivity, but is still soft and was lovely to work with. The pattern is from Liz Abinante, a nice gal I was fortunate to meet at Stitches last month.<br />
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Happy traveling Lisa!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-78164065154149820092010-03-23T08:56:00.001-07:002010-03-23T08:57:25.804-07:00Cool knitting commercialSo, my sister's threatened to remove me if I don't blog. I am working on a few projects, but until they're ready to share with the world, here's this I found this morning. Coolness.<br /><a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/03/knit_stop-motion_commercial.html"><br />http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/03/knit_stop-motion_commercial.html</a>Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927820464053507507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-40020212645667228182010-03-22T16:52:00.000-07:002010-03-22T17:11:47.734-07:00Double Knitting<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4328824255/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4328824255_a26f262c94.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />Alex wanted a hat. A Saints hat. He announced that around the time of playoffs, when the Saints were on the verge of going to Super Bowl. My time was limited. I did what any "frugal" mom knitter would ordinarily do - I went to Joann's, bought cheapo Vanna yarn and using the free chart on Ravelry, made him a hat. It took about a day and a half.<br /><br />It was UGLY. Very ugly.<br /><br />I didn't want Alex (who's 6' 2") to wear evidence of my ugly knitting on his head, for all to see, towering above everyone in its ugly knitting glory. I had to do better. The floats on the backside showed through, black through yellow, it was not good.<br /><br />I started looking at double knitted hat patterns on Ravelry, and started wondering if I could do it that way. I had never done double knitting, but there were excellent youtube videos on it, and after doing some research, I figured I could do it. I got much better yarn (Sublime merino, ahem a little more expensive than Vanna) and started in.<br /><br />It was kind of fun. It is two sided knitting, done at the same time. Both the front and back stitches are on the needle at the same time and as the pattern switches colors you reverse them. Hard to explain, but hecka cool. Here's what the beginning looked like:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4455943230/" title="whodathatstart by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4455943230_a0a2b48ba3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="whodathatstart" /></a><br /><br />It took me around 3 days. When it was done it was too big. Way too big. Big lesson there - gauge is really different when double knitting. But, being handy with a sewing machine fixed that up really quick.<br /><br />Here's Grace modeling it. She was a much more willing model at the moment I had the camera.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4329557548/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4329557548_8c1637999d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />I was on a double knitting roll at that point. I saw in the Stitches brochure a Market class on double knitting where they made these cute little heart coasters to learn the double knitting technique. I grabbed my pink and red left over Cotton Ease and whipped up a few to give to my knitting buds.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4349447549/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4349447549_d1d449bb67.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />They were really cute!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-12301967697588802010-03-21T08:13:00.000-07:002010-03-21T08:31:24.382-07:00Shawl #2 or How to Give Yourself a Yarn Heart AttackI was given a lovely skein of pink silk/seacell blend laceweight. 700 yards. Good stuff. And I wanted to make Haruni. What a beautiful shawl! The perfect combination for Ravelympics, a challenge to make something during the Olympics - something that wouldn't be too easy, but doable. You have to finish before the torch is extinguished - to get your virtual medal. I would be at Stitches, but armed with an iphone and a little help from Alex to get the photo posted, it should all work out. Right?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4354694990/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4354694990_d6598739a9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />I cast on as the opening ceremonies began, and started my project. It went well. The pattern calls for arond 450 yards of sock yarn, so I knew I had plenty (red flag! Danger!) so I made it bigger. The first section has "stems" and the pattern called for 12 and to make it bigger you had to increase in increments of two stems. I made 16. On to the edging.<br /><br />"Ooooh, this is taking lots of yarn," she thinks to herself while knitting merrily along. (danger! danger!) "Oh, but I have 700 yards!" NO PROBLEM. By the time we were leaving for Stitches I had a wee little ball left and about 5 rows to go. Five LONG rows. I knit in the car, keeping the little ball hidden from Tracy so she wouldn't shriek in horror at the amount I had left. After every row I squeezed and felt how much I used, and it seemed like it could POSSIBLY work. Right? Gotta have faith, right?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4389297510/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2737/4389297510_2bac7b1cb8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />I was on my last row during the opening session at Stitches. While listening to Jane Slicer Smith talk miters and design options, I started the bind off. The pattern calls for a crochet loop bind off which is really pretty, but I knew I was pushing it to have enough for a regular bind off. It took most of the session, since it was close to 500 stitches, and the wee ball was now more of a wee lump, but I did it (and resisted the urge to stand up and cheer when the last stitch was done!).<br /><br />I steam ironed/blocked it in the hotel room and wore it the next day. Photo below taken on the bed in the hotel.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4388524759/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4388524759_139836a88a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />With several days of the Olympics to spare, I might add.<br /><br />Now I want to make one with the loops.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-58428450922763624532010-03-19T18:02:00.000-07:002010-03-19T18:22:25.703-07:00Cindy PressureOh, those Cindy Knitters! They innocently mention a little knit a long and Boom! I'm off.<br /><br />This time it is 10 shawls in 2010. Clever, right? Doable, right? I hope so. I enjoy lace, am sick of socks, so seems good. And the new crop of shawlette patterns use up around a skein of sock yarn, and BOY do I have some to choose from.<br /><br />I started January 1 in the spirit of the thing, and cast on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/valentine-scarf-or-shawl">Valentine Shawl</a>. I figured it would get done by Valentine's Day. I had some lovely red <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/yarnpaperscissors/stash/hana">Hana Silk </a>that had been waiting for me to use it, so it was a match.<br /><br />I finished on January 21. It was an easy knit, starting at the tip and increasing at the sides until a triangle was formed, at the same time knitting in little hearts. A snap.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4295822270/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2698/4295822270_0425be95f9.jpg" alt=" " width="375" height="500" /></a><br /><br />I gave it to Mom, since she's my Valentine and all. She likes red, and is my number 1 fan, so why not start at the top? Here she is at Whole Foods (where we meet and knit on Fridays) modeling the shawl while other people buy carrots.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4295072861/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4295072861_e3b11b0c5c.jpg" alt=" " width="375" height="500" /></a><br /><br />Note: all links are to Ravelry. You have to sign up to see them, but it is free and instant, so go look!!<br /><br />Shawl #2 next post.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-19817968899709991272010-03-18T10:07:00.000-07:002010-03-18T10:19:42.395-07:00Back from Blog VacationThat's right, I'm back!!<br /><br />Blogging isn't what it used to be. So much competition. Facebook, Ravelry, iphone apps -- they all take up lots of time and are lots of fun.<br /><br />I started blogging as a means to document my knitting and my life (somewhat) and the above things have pretty much done that for me with, lets face it, less effort. Blogger is a pain, the uploading and editing, etc. When you can take a photo with your phone and instantly send it to facebook or Ravelry, it seems like a lot of duplication of effort to do it here too.<br /><br />So I decided not to stop blogging, but to take a blog break and see. After a few months of that, I think I miss it. So here I am. I decided that personal stuff will continue on facebook since folks I know keep up with me and my family there. But the knitting...even though I update Ravelry pretty faithfully, I don't really get to talk about it much there. And the crafting - I have been feeling the "itch" to do other sorts of crafting, and that isn't documented anywhere!<br /><br />So Yarn Paper Scissors will continue as my adventures in knitting and crafting. My posting may be sporadic, as is my knitting and crafting life due to family and time constraints. I may only have 2 readers, but hey, that's okay.<br /><br />If you are still reading at this point, look soon for new posts of what I've been up to since the new year began, and maybe a freshening up of the blog look.<br /><br />It's good to be back.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-83770747563521250412009-12-31T10:54:00.000-08:002009-12-31T11:16:27.984-08:00Happy Knitting New YearThis post is going to be knitter ramblings, so if you aren't one of my knitter friends, just go back to getting ready for the bowling party (you know who you are) and you won't notice how much of a one track mind I have.<br /><br />Okay, now, I must say that knitting resolutions are great. No real fear of failure, since even if you don't do what you planned, you do something else which is usually just as good, so NO STRESS! Plus, other than a little Christmas present stress, knitting is usually relaxing. Right?<br /><br />I joined the 10 shawls in 2010 group on Ravelry. And joined a few (ahem, we won't count how many) Ravelympics teams. So I have stuff planned. I am getting the feeling this will be the year of lace. I'm not supposed to start until tomorrow, but swatching is okay, so I started a little swatch (or point of the shawl shh, don't tell) of one of the starting projects, the Valentine Shawl, made from Hana silk that I got a long time ago at Artfibers in SF.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4231209837_28707c94f6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4231209837_28707c94f6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I have a lovely stash of laceweight, and it is begging me to use it, so I will try to just knit from my stash whenever possible. The only glaring exception to this will be Stitches, and I plan on being very PICKY with purchases. One thing experience brings you is the ability to not get so caught up in the moment with impulse buys. Especially when you have a few past purchases still hanging around.<br /><br />I have printed most of the potential patterns for what I want to make and stuck them in one binder, so I am organized and ready to go. I need to spend a little time with my new ball winder I got for Christmas, but other than that I'm at the starting gate ready for the ball to drop.<br /><br />Happy Knitter New Year!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-34906274192549002772009-12-26T15:59:00.000-08:002009-12-26T16:39:16.196-08:00Merry Christmas Knitting!Merry Christmas to all my knitting friends and other friends who happen by my little sporadic blog. It seems that ravelry and facebook occupy too much of my time already, so my little blog gets neglected.<br /><br />I have finished my Christmas knitting - knitting I have been working on since around October. I have been saving up the photos, so, are ya ready?<br /><br />First up, Carey. She got a set of fingerless mitts and a neck warmer in Malabrigo. This is a unique colorway (fancy term for end of the bucket) that I fell in love with at Imagiknit a few months ago. The pattern is Vancouver Fog Mitts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Gdq1iGR0jXskX4MP4l-9sCey4oSvQ___UUZ8ZzQiIyvbKNZmRGZO_Q2HljjTHWKGaDfIksoL1JdzZ4DKymiGmnLQ06f7YDHRSvWHJjC9FwPvCeMvjbWSyoUVe3Hx2ultO3kmA/s1600-h/261.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Gdq1iGR0jXskX4MP4l-9sCey4oSvQ___UUZ8ZzQiIyvbKNZmRGZO_Q2HljjTHWKGaDfIksoL1JdzZ4DKymiGmnLQ06f7YDHRSvWHJjC9FwPvCeMvjbWSyoUVe3Hx2ultO3kmA/s320/261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419700364849182290" border="0" /></a><br />The neckwarmer pattern is Celtic Cable Neckwarmer and this is the second one I have made. Great pattern.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AVnWQ0viZHyoJLz1WUxOXPXknEhyphenhyphenfdUVoi3t9jjlKf79SWpVR2IoHy4Rf4OELYX_yKBAplHu-EiH3E5ImW517sSs-FRW-Rkni9Iysy-DiE7i91u11hLDSIY6zOuvPnpVrq7odA/s1600-h/256.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AVnWQ0viZHyoJLz1WUxOXPXknEhyphenhyphenfdUVoi3t9jjlKf79SWpVR2IoHy4Rf4OELYX_yKBAplHu-EiH3E5ImW517sSs-FRW-Rkni9Iysy-DiE7i91u11hLDSIY6zOuvPnpVrq7odA/s320/256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419700346319834162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q7yjC0fBbQjE557NbVJlNCBP61_epEzGpyeYr06l39rubnaQlx64RgZmB4aNhf_KgTSuypvTr0FLFNoZUcDOWVPkO7QDAo51m35856QxL912Lckj4DssaNVyLCOW1s3TBKJSfg/s1600-h/255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Q7yjC0fBbQjE557NbVJlNCBP61_epEzGpyeYr06l39rubnaQlx64RgZmB4aNhf_KgTSuypvTr0FLFNoZUcDOWVPkO7QDAo51m35856QxL912Lckj4DssaNVyLCOW1s3TBKJSfg/s320/255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419700355953926322" border="0" /></a>Next up is Jean. Jean is getting(or will be soon if the USPS is late) the Laurel hat I made and entered into the fair. To go with, I made some simple mitts in the same yarn.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eMkNJ6NRhhyphenhyphenVR9xFF5P6WaMgtNrO177PREU7pFQW2NIWhzEZtBGp7lD5TtkT0mi4k6fJBojYMT2EzObnb9god_YU5IySp9U26FOUzoPDgt5A8YUjat-arj_uMHv4rXlvAIQFhg/s1600-h/242.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6eMkNJ6NRhhyphenhyphenVR9xFF5P6WaMgtNrO177PREU7pFQW2NIWhzEZtBGp7lD5TtkT0mi4k6fJBojYMT2EzObnb9god_YU5IySp9U26FOUzoPDgt5A8YUjat-arj_uMHv4rXlvAIQFhg/s320/242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419706854480113042" border="0" /></a> Yarn: Vintage Wool by Berocco.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobG-JFfR2fx0B3Dvtg3q8N81DqhD6GzJKwY8mTYrdmRuH1umik5poeu5wklwnlHn9c0yjWVG0UXWo3MVMP671N7Y5X1xoH_gUFZubjA5SRNQKNU13EYEPJjZkio1AZrpWyaelfg/s1600-h/265.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobG-JFfR2fx0B3Dvtg3q8N81DqhD6GzJKwY8mTYrdmRuH1umik5poeu5wklwnlHn9c0yjWVG0UXWo3MVMP671N7Y5X1xoH_gUFZubjA5SRNQKNU13EYEPJjZkio1AZrpWyaelfg/s320/265.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419704705843380034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmTrdZg7gCCaLotvRnWViemaXIisWD6StYSv76brCYp2ZN57P3dmDP8t5Rb9pfxJvBpvMIsv0Q19dz4O0whnrqtHpmYgvN3mg9gHhUxOoCv7LTlY3KfTEKDeClMujXI03bB9N5Q/s1600-h/266.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmTrdZg7gCCaLotvRnWViemaXIisWD6StYSv76brCYp2ZN57P3dmDP8t5Rb9pfxJvBpvMIsv0Q19dz4O0whnrqtHpmYgvN3mg9gHhUxOoCv7LTlY3KfTEKDeClMujXI03bB9N5Q/s320/266.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419704699408615138" border="0" /></a><br />Then we have Mom - she got the Damson shawl in Cascade Heritage sock yarn. As you may recall, Tracy got the same shawl for her birthday, and I ran out of yarn at the exact same place (even though I went down a needle size). Fortunately, Janice had a skein of the same yarn and I twisted her arm, and now Mom has enough left over to make herself some little socks. She likes 'em short anyway.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8VxAHJjOTSe5zrJDD89NGGZb6YmzD-r9gBZBWoQmwom38Jsyf3mnWWbU9NTKwo3ppkrt71VS_vrJCVHtLbkXE6LGILRQTk5GN1NX0yeF02qFdRlm-8WXcxD1BRG_zFpIjfH-JA/s1600-h/264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8VxAHJjOTSe5zrJDD89NGGZb6YmzD-r9gBZBWoQmwom38Jsyf3mnWWbU9NTKwo3ppkrt71VS_vrJCVHtLbkXE6LGILRQTk5GN1NX0yeF02qFdRlm-8WXcxD1BRG_zFpIjfH-JA/s320/264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419704688365451346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My mother-in-law requested bed socks, so I made dk weight socks from Sublime Merino with Angora cuffs. They are so soft, and she has been warned not to slip. She swears she will only wear them while actually IN bed.<br /><br />My sister-in-law received the Raspberry Silk scarf I made earlier this year, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHt_w4s5G-_U1p-ukf6LbVm5RnecF7wwBH0dgbQiannNH4nKfx5LceMgwW6KwMtPnqtRJOcwuMBZJYNRywiZlScjBYsxipqIN3aFe-7gPoWsvFUAAocAucFoFLc4SHDU4NkgfAQ/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHt_w4s5G-_U1p-ukf6LbVm5RnecF7wwBH0dgbQiannNH4nKfx5LceMgwW6KwMtPnqtRJOcwuMBZJYNRywiZlScjBYsxipqIN3aFe-7gPoWsvFUAAocAucFoFLc4SHDU4NkgfAQ/s320/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419706863238754130" border="0" /></a><br />and Maurice's relative Nelly (WAY too complicated to explain how they are related) is visiting from New York, so she didn't escape the yarny gifting. I started her a little keyhole neckwarmer scarf made from stash yarn that was just waiting for the right moment to be used. It took around 24 hours to make, and was done on Christmas Eve, and given to her on Christmas Day.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G1FI9cCFqobPG5SxRovepm8jt-pn29_F2eDzU8T2XOnsgoWQSo8iU4-Zh_4St5qWXtIpl1To9kvgFWcxcdNs_5F0hwKbr_yH0FeHvWWm8ema9hRzxqpd3vQQa81lY5QShY1uxA/s1600-h/272.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8G1FI9cCFqobPG5SxRovepm8jt-pn29_F2eDzU8T2XOnsgoWQSo8iU4-Zh_4St5qWXtIpl1To9kvgFWcxcdNs_5F0hwKbr_yH0FeHvWWm8ema9hRzxqpd3vQQa81lY5QShY1uxA/s320/272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419704717883271090" border="0" /></a> I liked it and may make another one sometime.<br /><br />Happy New Year to all!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-Gdq1iGR0jXskX4MP4l-9sCey4oSvQ___UUZ8ZzQiIyvbKNZmRGZO_Q2HljjTHWKGaDfIksoL1JdzZ4DKymiGmnLQ06f7YDHRSvWHJjC9FwPvCeMvjbWSyoUVe3Hx2ultO3kmA/s1600-h/261.JPG"><br /></a>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-51536267415121341072009-11-22T07:27:00.000-08:002009-11-22T07:40:52.858-08:00Tracy had a birthday!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yarnpaperscissors/4120920464/" title=" by yarnpaperscissors, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/4120920464_786954ff36.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt=" " /></a><br /><br />And I have been knitting her a little something without her even knowing about it. Aren't I sneaky?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tp8c-h_TwfoALrT8RIHHy5AQAjRfVgQi-iZJG5NOq4W3DAJEI-ULuCN4ACnEoV0aVLvUzjQxJ2u7LWVx1M5DcjyAboLswDtZDOPambEwPOWjCwMvesOnGiLtvCFj7cgEwTaG3Q/s1600/IMG_5707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tp8c-h_TwfoALrT8RIHHy5AQAjRfVgQi-iZJG5NOq4W3DAJEI-ULuCN4ACnEoV0aVLvUzjQxJ2u7LWVx1M5DcjyAboLswDtZDOPambEwPOWjCwMvesOnGiLtvCFj7cgEwTaG3Q/s320/IMG_5707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406951079521299202" border="0" /></a><br />It is a little shawlette/scarf called <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/damson-2">Damson</a>, designed by Ysolda Teague, a favorite designer of mine who lives in Scotland and must have a cool life - living in Scotland and designing knitwear.<br />It uses one skein of sock yarn, and I chose a skein of Malabrigo sock in a lovely blue/black color that I hope goes with jeans or black or both.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZukK4JT4-Qkb4uQ4jLp1J8DIU7rgg9r2Pd9YH9TNJGnXV063thurqytm-7FFKEhj5flepLZ5QAmzbxIkVA6xCInUB5NummQJwrTPG9r5GbCUah-KIt3PRlroTVIUwcHw7UqvvaA/s1600/IMG_5708.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZukK4JT4-Qkb4uQ4jLp1J8DIU7rgg9r2Pd9YH9TNJGnXV063thurqytm-7FFKEhj5flepLZ5QAmzbxIkVA6xCInUB5NummQJwrTPG9r5GbCUah-KIt3PRlroTVIUwcHw7UqvvaA/s320/IMG_5708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406951088506793682" border="0" /></a><br />I modified the original pattern by inserting a lace pattern into every other little triangle at the bottom. I had seen this on ravelry, and the originator had permission to give it out to others which she did, and there you have it! I think it made a lovely addition to the overall look. I also like the scallop edge.<br /><br />Such a fun knit, and it looks good on Tracy. She modeled it for me at Whole Foods (our knitting group spot). The folks at the grocery store are getting used to a bunch of knitters being there, and now they are getting to see a bunch of knitters photographing shawls in front of the carrots. Good times!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-7045339263510245562009-11-07T14:19:00.000-08:002009-11-07T14:43:17.042-08:00Rosemal Hat and Mittens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0055UxiILx944K-UxT3bWgfakzjz5Lo7O6H3YHW4G_YhmwhRC3yIj4soI6Nz1pU9m92FBszc55EN_z1mnZt8BznPaxVNCTUKUpHi5ohSC1h6hSI0pgUW2R-OX8v-HLh_LxH30w/s1600-h/IMG_5701.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0055UxiILx944K-UxT3bWgfakzjz5Lo7O6H3YHW4G_YhmwhRC3yIj4soI6Nz1pU9m92FBszc55EN_z1mnZt8BznPaxVNCTUKUpHi5ohSC1h6hSI0pgUW2R-OX8v-HLh_LxH30w/s320/IMG_5701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401491444805512562" border="0" /></a>I got the latest issue of Knitter's Magazine, and was not very impressed. Several of the patterns were for items I had actually seen in person at last year's Stitches. It is more than a little weird to know that the items you are seeing in a brand new magazine you get in the mail you have actually TOUCHED. And some of them were much scratchier than any garment I'd wear. Just sayin'.<br /><br />Anyway, just as disappointment set in, I saw Rosemal. A darling mitten and hat combo made from Mission Falls 1824 Wool. I don't own any of that yarn, and loved the particular color combo shown in the magazine, so I have managed to find most all the colors and am ready to make them. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59rb9ZltN4B_51n6psu2FWdfXhnXnuKaAHpc-k4wQVP9g1x2r_opAHEMxLF3tLFESPBMBBerQHHh7FryeLbQV2CKtG4vz-OxM5MVKx1YbcOy4e2nWQldPI_Z6_Ut5enYd-rQVDg/s1600-h/IMG_5699.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59rb9ZltN4B_51n6psu2FWdfXhnXnuKaAHpc-k4wQVP9g1x2r_opAHEMxLF3tLFESPBMBBerQHHh7FryeLbQV2CKtG4vz-OxM5MVKx1YbcOy4e2nWQldPI_Z6_Ut5enYd-rQVDg/s320/IMG_5699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401491481005532498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Meanwhile, I couldn't wait for all that so I started them in dk weight, using leftover Rowan Pure Wool dk from my mom's cardigan I made for Christmas last year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboTKjiJJLtyFNTtF0oRitOaavEFv4yjvvEP0yIHqNS_rj1a5K_0k7AnZmyi64SXNrR1hop1cgEcsUXpbwiBqXSIZMffnFa65vonhiW-CtFd-mfhtS3031eANiB5bwXdT9bbqzKQ/s1600-h/IMG_5702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboTKjiJJLtyFNTtF0oRitOaavEFv4yjvvEP0yIHqNS_rj1a5K_0k7AnZmyi64SXNrR1hop1cgEcsUXpbwiBqXSIZMffnFa65vonhiW-CtFd-mfhtS3031eANiB5bwXdT9bbqzKQ/s320/IMG_5702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401491451487410578" border="0" /></a><br />They fit Grace and were tons of fun to make. All those colors, the embroidery and the fair isle made for some quick and entertaining knitting. The weaving in of the ends was a pain though, over 30 per mitten.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mT7Mn6RntOI-SRb13v4rO0vBNRSYdlE8hLYF5UWbhlSUv3_25Uo7zPF9idi7QEFRmgYhizhblzc0yt_pi0e-9injlJ0sEcP1n_fsRL7-q3oEruZEEOWmvBUS-jXse39ERdhG/s1600-h/IMG_5703.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mT7Mn6RntOI-SRb13v4rO0vBNRSYdlE8hLYF5UWbhlSUv3_25Uo7zPF9idi7QEFRmgYhizhblzc0yt_pi0e-9injlJ0sEcP1n_fsRL7-q3oEruZEEOWmvBUS-jXse39ERdhG/s320/IMG_5703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401491454924721250" border="0" /></a><br />She loves them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjVYvPtt7JvBcBxRD1kJvbKiKsWhnByL-PkOfJk4yt2u1f_AW8D383VPD_JZu9aVZLji_NK41WCxJxMISJJz5I-dAQNBh-BrMItHx8leshsQVVN9M_YRgLXKYePJQMUtQcAti/s1600-h/IMG_5704.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjVYvPtt7JvBcBxRD1kJvbKiKsWhnByL-PkOfJk4yt2u1f_AW8D383VPD_JZu9aVZLji_NK41WCxJxMISJJz5I-dAQNBh-BrMItHx8leshsQVVN9M_YRgLXKYePJQMUtQcAti/s320/IMG_5704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401491464330791890" border="0" /></a>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-8954552059034430202009-10-09T10:59:00.000-07:002009-10-09T11:14:54.271-07:00Fair Time!I entered in this year's fair, even though I swore I retired after last time. Sometimes you just can't deny the little "fair bug" that bit me when I was a kid entering in 4-H.<br /><br />This year I won two blue ribbons and a red ribbon!<br /><br />My <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/yarnpaperscissors/aeolian-shawl">Aeolian Shawl</a> won first place in the shawl category:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3995715942_41c948a14e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3995715942_41c948a14e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And my newest finished project, the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/yarnpaperscissors/laurel">Laurel</a> hat from Jared Flood's Made in Brooklyn book got a first place in the hat category. I loved making this hat - it was quick and full of cables - what could be better?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3995736276_68665312ab.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3995736276_68665312ab.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />My <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/yarnpaperscissors/03-marlene">Marlene</a> socks got second place. No photo, but you remember them, right? The socks that got first place were made by a fellow Ancient Pathways knitter, Jenn, so it's all good. There's always next year for that, right?Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-18519306948989656802009-09-05T10:29:00.000-07:002009-09-05T11:08:26.902-07:00Swappity Swap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WJwPoXoBxYiChPBIlDnfppKs7mYI0yRIEFNHgE0OV8GoCYjbgDhlx97y-Na544PYRp475WqAJZhqK5zy1wvGwQEW03JoZWvhne0UZmoql34dTB_ttukV_tEuRRG4VmfeaPhq_Q/s1600-h/IMG_5661.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WJwPoXoBxYiChPBIlDnfppKs7mYI0yRIEFNHgE0OV8GoCYjbgDhlx97y-Na544PYRp475WqAJZhqK5zy1wvGwQEW03JoZWvhne0UZmoql34dTB_ttukV_tEuRRG4VmfeaPhq_Q/s320/IMG_5661.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378046043924606594" border="0" /></a>I am a Cindy. Not incredibly unique among my generation, but I named my oldest Emily, so I guess I'm passing the popular name thing along quite nicely.<br /><br />Anyhow, on Ravelry there is a group of us Cindy-knitters, and I am participating in the "Summer of the Cotton Cloth." This is a traveling swap of you-guessed-it, cotton cloths. We are given the name of the person we will be knitting for, and a little info about them. We knit them a cloth, include a skein or two of cotton yarn for them and some goodies to round out the love.<br /><br />The swap is a traveling one, meaning it travels around the United States and Canada in a path known only to the moderator. I have been waiting since the beginning of the summer and it has been stuck on the east coast until recently when it has made its way to Texas and British Colombia. And guess what I got in the mail yesterday?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfEKFIb4mpwPModPaFNOGaf41K4U_Bfkghm0wkGiMyZLgfohKX8lSQKBOy5juJClXt0-MPmagenOOWIMpK-_TSuuMGPhZdhJWSFNSm1OZ-Fsk5CTJd3ngMppzkruFMz_42wIzjg/s1600-h/IMG_5663.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfEKFIb4mpwPModPaFNOGaf41K4U_Bfkghm0wkGiMyZLgfohKX8lSQKBOy5juJClXt0-MPmagenOOWIMpK-_TSuuMGPhZdhJWSFNSm1OZ-Fsk5CTJd3ngMppzkruFMz_42wIzjg/s320/IMG_5663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378046033841010562" border="0" /></a><br />You guessed it, the little box. We have been using the same little box, and boy is it tired.<br /><br />Mine came from Cindy in Canada, and she did a fabulous job of spoiling me! Two cloths, a purple one made from hemp and and white cotton one in a diamond pattern, both very lovely.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWjritefUseaJlF2ujW-ioI2jDfunJNTmzQfqqqIpgKkvoqUZo0at0yd66UKRKauChiyXW3DIaXNpjDQPcD0QxtjQuNBLOv45nClYfe3bdz7sBgeEF8DyWI-JEYWciWGc9tq61w/s1600-h/IMG_5664.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWjritefUseaJlF2ujW-ioI2jDfunJNTmzQfqqqIpgKkvoqUZo0at0yd66UKRKauChiyXW3DIaXNpjDQPcD0QxtjQuNBLOv45nClYfe3bdz7sBgeEF8DyWI-JEYWciWGc9tq61w/s320/IMG_5664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378046056309119858" border="0" /></a><br />I was spoiled with three skeins of yarn, some chocolate with yummy nuts, smarties (Grace got those) two sets of stitch markers, a handmade soap, and an cold pack commemorating the upcoming Olympics in Vancouver. A lovely package worth waiting for!<br /><br />Now it is my turn to send it on its way. I have enclosed some kona coffee, and my Cindy collects thimbles so I found three interesting ones at a local antique store, along with some art deco buttons. The cloth I knit from Meg from Ancient Pathways' hand dyed yarn and I am enclosing another skein of her cotton/tencel. My package is going to another state (I won't give away the secret) and I'm putting my goodies into the little box and marking the map to show where it has been and tucking in that too. Bye little box!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-62600397685944987372009-08-22T16:41:00.000-07:002009-08-22T17:03:57.345-07:00What I did this summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSioyq0-ZaQnDRE5FBFilhGPJxXIrmatx3DXhMlXYZV0oE1qkYsQrb1s_NFaEUZ3nu5GoNb6EH6QM7MFEhUUkEUNM6sEIE06luz5uGCEMdZ4Lkm9CqSDL0qBWMnWhYAacrLwcVlw/s1600-h/Aeolian+Shawl+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSioyq0-ZaQnDRE5FBFilhGPJxXIrmatx3DXhMlXYZV0oE1qkYsQrb1s_NFaEUZ3nu5GoNb6EH6QM7MFEhUUkEUNM6sEIE06luz5uGCEMdZ4Lkm9CqSDL0qBWMnWhYAacrLwcVlw/s320/Aeolian+Shawl+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372939334915110722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've been knitting my little fingers off this summer - not doing too much blogging as you can see, but knitting and knitting and knitting (and maybe a little driving kids back and forth, that never ends).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-7-THTQF-jQRDAYjdloViQ9-rIzupJq1HrLAX-WBHHZzAhV08hgauWhjLWui33Pr2kUAOCcLfanpibLnyC5C5MA6ZMFLnPN7W3yXTrwkG2iPhvnJEDnHHyhyphenhyphen9v9RuEpvR3tCNA/s1600-h/Aeolian+Shawl+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-7-THTQF-jQRDAYjdloViQ9-rIzupJq1HrLAX-WBHHZzAhV08hgauWhjLWui33Pr2kUAOCcLfanpibLnyC5C5MA6ZMFLnPN7W3yXTrwkG2iPhvnJEDnHHyhyphenhyphen9v9RuEpvR3tCNA/s320/Aeolian+Shawl+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372939345478065826" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the grand finale: The Aeolian Shawl, made from Baruffa Cashwool, merino cobweb laceweight, and it took very close to the entire skein which was 1400 yards. This pattern was very well written, consisting of several (like 6 or so) charts, which I like to work from. It also had lots and lots of "nupps" which are Estonian torture devices, I mean bobbles. You work nine loops into one stitch, creating a little bobble. Sounds easy, but it isn't. It also has over 2000 beads, each one put on individually with a crochet hook. I had done beading before (the Swan Lake shawl, two years ago) so that part was okay, it just took a long time.<br /><br />Blocking was a challenge, each point had to be pinned out separately and now it is in the other room drying. Our cat Cuppy tried to help me by pulling out the pins with her teeth, so it is behind closed doors at the moment. Hopefully it will be dry by tonight.<br /><br />Now what do I knit?Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-25223326071389006502009-06-28T17:27:00.000-07:002009-06-28T18:10:55.486-07:00Chugging Along<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjy7sRUJIVRlqOEhxCSlWBlhkT_KBowVIEckUHUQrQTXQCNw77gbl6EK4jz3f3m-_aOAJCiqtLy28TzvlwfWOm9-A8J6rRPAIhrnu0gxdAXqhG2n01B_3EhYQ2Uh2_4rPEko5Ngg/s1600-h/Brownies+sock+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjy7sRUJIVRlqOEhxCSlWBlhkT_KBowVIEckUHUQrQTXQCNw77gbl6EK4jz3f3m-_aOAJCiqtLy28TzvlwfWOm9-A8J6rRPAIhrnu0gxdAXqhG2n01B_3EhYQ2Uh2_4rPEko5Ngg/s320/Brownies+sock+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352543145149848706" border="0" /></a><br />It is knitting time on the blog folks!<br /><br />I finished my "sand art" socks. They are Kaffe Fassett yarn, self-striping socks knit as a plain tube with an afterthought heel. I did that to preserve the sand art look to the stripes, and it worked well. They are photographed here on my new socks blockers from KnitPicks, which are great and not expensive which makes them even better. That makes pair number 2 done for this year. SLOW progress.<br /><br />The nice folks at Ancient Pathways are doing a knit-a-long to make the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aeolian-shawl">Aeolian Shawl</a> (ravelry link) and though I initially resisted I gave in. I am usuing stash yarn (Baruffa Cashwool 100% merino) but I did buy some beads. They didn't have size 8 black beads so I got triangle shaped beads in black but they have a irridescent blue/green cast to them. I am knitting a long more with Janice than the AP gang, because I'm behind due to the resistance thing. Anyway, I am on the first set of charts and here is progress so far--<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0xVX_3pXmD-bynwVMZIw5rIDeOphN29_xXwW0j74sohssYehzObEWocx0E8kYFQ4W2P2MD0zt2DSo6idqePKrlUBX-bpxMDWu3TVQXorv8Ha_LOTyJGQnuP5BLSk8qqMIwbvmQ/s1600-h/Brownies+sock+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0xVX_3pXmD-bynwVMZIw5rIDeOphN29_xXwW0j74sohssYehzObEWocx0E8kYFQ4W2P2MD0zt2DSo6idqePKrlUBX-bpxMDWu3TVQXorv8Ha_LOTyJGQnuP5BLSk8qqMIwbvmQ/s320/Brownies+sock+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352543151989538722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9tGIBjrmOJ6TnoMeot4vIwFJZBSTVek8xZwsXVtv-zgX8SkTIAuf4BeslDDGny_2vrjvrFnt5QJkiOcC-BYI3p1Km5INGyMXLAHN1EqoHDfHYLp4JjKGGe2q5KBzsLSZ_Brf9g/s1600-h/stuff+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9tGIBjrmOJ6TnoMeot4vIwFJZBSTVek8xZwsXVtv-zgX8SkTIAuf4BeslDDGny_2vrjvrFnt5QJkiOcC-BYI3p1Km5INGyMXLAHN1EqoHDfHYLp4JjKGGe2q5KBzsLSZ_Brf9g/s320/stuff+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352543158594164466" border="0" /></a><br />Such as it is.<br /><br />I also started a new sock with yarn I overdyed at Janice's. This yarn used to be yellow/red and with some chestnut over it, it turned a lovely brown/russetty red. I am making the Leyburn socks. This pattern goes FAST. I started yesterday. It is toe-up, and I used Judy's Magic Cast-on for the toe. Happy toe! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXPQ6JKDvFHdpBMxCOhtlzKZY7CH4ezWy9wuEQHKY7GJojV6MbmAvNuoU4EXRaRBhk6KFkGUqribz94j22r8z-t34JQph0rCUPtRfV_sMiRT5dE0psWf1h68w6WVW4hlvyiBuQw/s1600-h/stuff+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXPQ6JKDvFHdpBMxCOhtlzKZY7CH4ezWy9wuEQHKY7GJojV6MbmAvNuoU4EXRaRBhk6KFkGUqribz94j22r8z-t34JQph0rCUPtRfV_sMiRT5dE0psWf1h68w6WVW4hlvyiBuQw/s320/stuff+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352543162185092210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8COzAL1FWfTs3oDhwLOOvBiD4OGeb7c0v0pFBmX0CiZA-QfrCLnCGtg6fmtbw9-GSNej9YIPbPr-zzCyaqY6m8hRJ_pgQfDo8dwg6Qkg8iu0vcMedCsOiv4COlXlCwENBV7kbfw/s1600-h/stuff+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8COzAL1FWfTs3oDhwLOOvBiD4OGeb7c0v0pFBmX0CiZA-QfrCLnCGtg6fmtbw9-GSNej9YIPbPr-zzCyaqY6m8hRJ_pgQfDo8dwg6Qkg8iu0vcMedCsOiv4COlXlCwENBV7kbfw/s320/stuff+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352543171701809298" border="0" /></a>The rest is going great too. It really helps when you are in love with the yarn.<br /><br />I'm also set to cast on another <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/clapotis">Clapotis</a>. More on that next time.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-8084996838179466282009-06-18T09:12:00.000-07:002009-06-18T09:29:40.002-07:00Raspberry SilkI think I love lace. It is a mental challenge, at times irritating when you mess up, but for the most part it is like mental exercise. Then when you are done, the payoff is huge. After you block it, it turns into a beautiful piece of knitting. The only drawback is it is not good social knitting. You have to pay attention.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1WYIWnRNWS90tsrcqKnQ9RTAV_rtrbhPJwE2042FTvxI1bmV8DH4L56DQghMC7YXGeJKhBDndTf1tcV23RKKWuCQ_c3ntiL46bE2qAGbb_F040Gf9oDY1Z7bpaSZ6hwKm_dGbg/s1600-h/Raspberry+Silk+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1WYIWnRNWS90tsrcqKnQ9RTAV_rtrbhPJwE2042FTvxI1bmV8DH4L56DQghMC7YXGeJKhBDndTf1tcV23RKKWuCQ_c3ntiL46bE2qAGbb_F040Gf9oDY1Z7bpaSZ6hwKm_dGbg/s320/Raspberry+Silk+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348703404460156738" border="0" /></a><br />Behold, the Raspberry Silk Scarf:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2qoFbVJNZH9tJqf7DcTy41JO9abazu-AqoPUrJKZerUZ6WvW7x1fe5SwD5OCIYW-S7a2cBVqa5N3h_uisIhcOLDPmUbRr_-_LJdF_6TNikqbTqkvX7iQb-Jmju8c_FRhTT3jyQ/s1600-h/Raspberry+Silk+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2qoFbVJNZH9tJqf7DcTy41JO9abazu-AqoPUrJKZerUZ6WvW7x1fe5SwD5OCIYW-S7a2cBVqa5N3h_uisIhcOLDPmUbRr_-_LJdF_6TNikqbTqkvX7iQb-Jmju8c_FRhTT3jyQ/s320/Raspberry+Silk+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348703416369729490" border="0" /></a><br />I made this to give at the Good Things gift exchange, but couldn't part with it. At least, not yet. It could become a Christmas present. Shhh, don't tell.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aUwtyN09alSxPMrP_te4EZWrOINqRZi4J2OXhd2NvMk87oVS6XToD6SAgnjiGMuQKBl30nA8mcXidSZjM8he48pRfKBZoSbW57uiIO1ndaxHU7TjYAGmS_vslu0I7z6c8YXnxA/s1600-h/Raspberry+Silk+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aUwtyN09alSxPMrP_te4EZWrOINqRZi4J2OXhd2NvMk87oVS6XToD6SAgnjiGMuQKBl30nA8mcXidSZjM8he48pRfKBZoSbW57uiIO1ndaxHU7TjYAGmS_vslu0I7z6c8YXnxA/s320/Raspberry+Silk+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348703412081703842" border="0" /></a><br />Yarn: Redfish Dyeworks, 20/2 Silk<br />Pattern: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/asphodel-lace-scarf">Asphodel Lace Scarf</a> by Misti International<br /><br />I started this on May 25 and finished June 15. Not too bad for less than a month!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-9534854056672309022009-06-06T11:41:00.000-07:002009-06-06T12:23:18.764-07:00When is a pair not a pair?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc2o6nabrFb7TCuMUaJcN8QhAGB_xhfTeD18V0bi8gMw4IjnVNk9FK-GySsuCv08GHThbHxGy_3DS5KABnD8Yda6KXjLN149dJqcTlCzVtDwtpX6x7QgDuDI8GHvLMm9MaFDX7w/s1600-h/socks+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc2o6nabrFb7TCuMUaJcN8QhAGB_xhfTeD18V0bi8gMw4IjnVNk9FK-GySsuCv08GHThbHxGy_3DS5KABnD8Yda6KXjLN149dJqcTlCzVtDwtpX6x7QgDuDI8GHvLMm9MaFDX7w/s320/socks+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344289457958933858" border="0" /></a><br />I finished my Marlene socks. I actually finished them awhile ago, but just now am getting photos of them on the blog. They are the longest socks I have made, and took FOREVER. But I love them. They will be so nice this winter when it is cold and I'm wearing brown shoes. You can't wear wacky color socks all the time (well, you actually can, but sometimes I like to be a little more discreet).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeSsE6GPHS6phBUoH8MGwjYlIcubu05NpAOTQtwb94TvqWzqSUhu2A52rtr67MVwxuSSp3ALq-u3-VQp17I-yhSyxSm7_IbOdtH_MMjcAaCHkGYbMdK3Yss3GGMgUlZgnfOn55w/s1600-h/first+communion+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVeSsE6GPHS6phBUoH8MGwjYlIcubu05NpAOTQtwb94TvqWzqSUhu2A52rtr67MVwxuSSp3ALq-u3-VQp17I-yhSyxSm7_IbOdtH_MMjcAaCHkGYbMdK3Yss3GGMgUlZgnfOn55w/s320/first+communion+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344287678641362610" border="0" /></a><br />Pattern: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/03-marlene">Marlene</a> by Cookie A. (ravelry link)<br />Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy, Color: Cocoa Kiss<br /><br />My goal this year is to knit 12 pair of socks. This is actually the first pair I have completed. Pretty sad, huh?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-J0CQDIGyfhuTNvTkx8K5v-ZnJQbfA4ZP_wtPisFkSXpcmhJDtDXf9FMRV8kTi4587ms3jMwCnM6Y5bFn6PlMjf9mx41ubNwI4lFiMpcHtw7qzEiFr9BzHXxpQVKOb3rMQ71FjA/s1600-h/socks+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-J0CQDIGyfhuTNvTkx8K5v-ZnJQbfA4ZP_wtPisFkSXpcmhJDtDXf9FMRV8kTi4587ms3jMwCnM6Y5bFn6PlMjf9mx41ubNwI4lFiMpcHtw7qzEiFr9BzHXxpQVKOb3rMQ71FjA/s320/socks+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344289462243760226" border="0" /></a><br />I actually finished another "pair" but I don't think you could count it as a pair. On the left is some Lorna's Laces yarn knit into a plain ole' sock, a la Yarn Harlot Sock Recipe. On the right is a plain sock, knit from Kaffe Fasset's sock yarn. I made this one with an afterthought heel to better preserve the sand art look of the stripes. I had never done that before and really liked the effect. With any luck, I'll knit another two socks and then have three pair done.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzC4pWQrOVweF2hWbvlrBFBhWMj7APgtK33FRVCQahvO7OTyw0ZO-tQP0B6qQNelnnwKrZnIncqmU3PXA67EVlfTQLjONEqoXOZf_2u3_Bw3K7Dkoxm1zWYif7BC0Y3oZiH6-EQ/s1600-h/first+communion+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzC4pWQrOVweF2hWbvlrBFBhWMj7APgtK33FRVCQahvO7OTyw0ZO-tQP0B6qQNelnnwKrZnIncqmU3PXA67EVlfTQLjONEqoXOZf_2u3_Bw3K7Dkoxm1zWYif7BC0Y3oZiH6-EQ/s320/first+communion+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344287671413853058" border="0" /></a><br />I also wanted to blog about a swap I did with my Cindy Knitter group on Ravelry (yes, there are enough of us Cindys who knit to form an entire group). The rules were you were given the name of a Cindy and were supposed to spend around $30 and get them some yarn and some other goodies. We were given a deadline, and I mailed mine off to Elizabethtown, PA in time. And then I waited. And waited. And nothing. So I contacted the Cindy in charge and she called upon two "angels" who had signed up to rescue someone in the event someone flaked. So I got the above pictured lot of goodies from two different people! It ended up being way more than I would have gotten originally, so I went from feeling left out to guilty for getting too much. Then about a month later the original Cindy who had flaked sent me some stuff too. It was good stuff, but over a month late. So I ended up with 3 packages. So much for my first swap experience.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSObDVME95y19t3i5c81JHtx0S3tmHdWnPmjvpprBlNOQ12sSwF9_eGF-ZPMg-z_s92xoUPu70qObxRtAyqfA70wIv7Yk-8tDg3OXKBSQusehaFQIjSD0WtQW5sUAQJMFj9AXBQ/s1600-h/Graduation+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSObDVME95y19t3i5c81JHtx0S3tmHdWnPmjvpprBlNOQ12sSwF9_eGF-ZPMg-z_s92xoUPu70qObxRtAyqfA70wIv7Yk-8tDg3OXKBSQusehaFQIjSD0WtQW5sUAQJMFj9AXBQ/s320/Graduation+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344295700962857474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iVFfqlxgrS6Wiwua4obGVW9eq1lk_8krq_1GL_MT-quXHPJT942vXnEcG0Ko7Jlv6Qwtd6RASNyzXdoxPURPGxi9pJ8ibsGIggidAMewqd1fb0LVd-ejoSYmyoTLGa3SILorXA/s1600-h/Graduation+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iVFfqlxgrS6Wiwua4obGVW9eq1lk_8krq_1GL_MT-quXHPJT942vXnEcG0Ko7Jlv6Qwtd6RASNyzXdoxPURPGxi9pJ8ibsGIggidAMewqd1fb0LVd-ejoSYmyoTLGa3SILorXA/s320/Graduation+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344295696007138018" border="0" /></a><br />I'm starting a new lace project - this one is a little lace scarf I'm going to use in a gift exchange. This pattern has the two end pieces knit first and then they are grafted on to the center section. The ends went fine, but the center section is driving me crazy. I'm looking forward to blocking it to see how it is going to look. The yarn is Redfish Dyeworks 20/2 silk. Such a pretty color!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771812.post-91243273147811380842009-05-31T06:39:00.000-07:002009-05-31T06:55:20.353-07:00Graduation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwaP0RBs7tFOTPUHeHcsl331quOFsDBET2tbSyMQytFDMQfZnvFRXP7K4vzcIS4HcgNFNFdQAUgRcWxRbGR0o-C0xd6N2mxtQkUS25kT1uXyWPrh4nA9IU-h65C6YmGBWZkCTkw/s1600-h/100_5559.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwaP0RBs7tFOTPUHeHcsl331quOFsDBET2tbSyMQytFDMQfZnvFRXP7K4vzcIS4HcgNFNFdQAUgRcWxRbGR0o-C0xd6N2mxtQkUS25kT1uXyWPrh4nA9IU-h65C6YmGBWZkCTkw/s320/100_5559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341985206780961298" border="0" /></a><br />Alex graduated from 8th grade yesterday!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02MraiNVvn9JmQQUF-Dsqfk5OQin2enaP54CzyQQtq0HuA8Y-mdfU1ur7Vk8aXXBKCNyf8nVHHTA5NbB6IIaEhJcmeVwAhP7xSJ4Fug9nOlyms2KGWOhIZnI4llG9AI1G2x6neA/s1600-h/Graduation+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02MraiNVvn9JmQQUF-Dsqfk5OQin2enaP54CzyQQtq0HuA8Y-mdfU1ur7Vk8aXXBKCNyf8nVHHTA5NbB6IIaEhJcmeVwAhP7xSJ4Fug9nOlyms2KGWOhIZnI4llG9AI1G2x6neA/s320/Graduation+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341985219723891890" border="0" /></a>The school is a Kindergarted through 8th grade school, so reaching the end of 9 years is a big deal. Look at those big feet! And did they all buy the same suit?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsIoZiVz3sbGv9Gb84lypFJwTQMgODX5dRhKECsAxl60oNeGJgnfWHZfXB140Ix6gf7QFUY5B_mx6TDLDagLcRXvyW0vAwQk-ZeUM7HKYWIZVNbGmTzCgGcm3cV7gN7N1M0MbpQ/s1600-h/Graduation+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsIoZiVz3sbGv9Gb84lypFJwTQMgODX5dRhKECsAxl60oNeGJgnfWHZfXB140Ix6gf7QFUY5B_mx6TDLDagLcRXvyW0vAwQk-ZeUM7HKYWIZVNbGmTzCgGcm3cV7gN7N1M0MbpQ/s320/Graduation+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341985233548236130" border="0" /></a><br />Alex is off to high school sooner than you'd think, he's on the freshman football team and daily practices begin June 8.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvUBDNNu9tE0dFTDlYbqrmE08gqywFlppDYpfhkcAFXumA39VYGT_4PM7AYOVcTc7r0iH9voTOhi1affP5wVBbuTnW6bVqcoRX5n2hhXcf2IjVzhYkUIjqZnAAumepgenlq0JWg/s1600-h/Graduation+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvUBDNNu9tE0dFTDlYbqrmE08gqywFlppDYpfhkcAFXumA39VYGT_4PM7AYOVcTc7r0iH9voTOhi1affP5wVBbuTnW6bVqcoRX5n2hhXcf2IjVzhYkUIjqZnAAumepgenlq0JWg/s320/Graduation+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341985217332064018" border="0" /></a><br />We started the day with a brunch hosted by the seventh grade and then after the ceremony we had lunch at Gigi's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcxAIg8MEyH5ucShUV86TFTR-8zeFwEzZnyekL3QDpPI5HliEVSRrVmESflyChQrIklaL_5DQ21qnejaP2xCP2tcF4eZ29IEoReZ5PwaMlF6pnK-CabYlRAEig5hXEccc9Zxpfw/s1600-h/Graduation+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJcxAIg8MEyH5ucShUV86TFTR-8zeFwEzZnyekL3QDpPI5HliEVSRrVmESflyChQrIklaL_5DQ21qnejaP2xCP2tcF4eZ29IEoReZ5PwaMlF6pnK-CabYlRAEig5hXEccc9Zxpfw/s320/Graduation+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341985223823567330" border="0" /></a><br />We are proud of you Alex! Go Panthers!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804162393676031594noreply@blogger.com2