TUESDAY TALKABOUT

I know, I'm posting my "Tuesday Talkabout" on Wednesday - always was a rebel.  Actually, I was waiting for the scarf to dry to take a picture.

Finished my "Colorful Scarf" made with mini skeins and scraps of fingering yarn.  I'm liking it a little better now that it is blocked, and hoping the granddaughter will also like it.

Yesterday, we went up to the "valley" (Phoenix area), and I stopped at a Tuesday Morning store to browse.  It's amazing what this place had - name brands at half off.

I came across these ChiaoGoo needles, only in size 1 and 2.  I've never tried this brand and for the price I thought I could try it and if I don't like it I don't have a lot invested.  I've used Addi needles for many, many years, so not sure about this "limp" cable.  That's right - $2.49!!!!

What kind of needles do you use and why?

I'm sailing along on this fingering weight baby blanket.  It's getting very boring, so I found some burgundy yarn I could use to insert a stripe here and there.   Wish I had some cream color to insert in the middle of the burgundy.   I'm heading up to the Phoenix area, tomorrow, I bet I could find some more yarn somewhere.  LOL.   To add:  I made a quick trip into Hobby Lobby yesterday and guess what - no cream colored yarn in a fingering weight.  So I've ordered some online, so blanket will be on hold for a few days.

I received this beautiful handmade journal for Christmas, and got it out today to start writing in it.  I've never been one to journal, but now that I have this beautiful book, I'm inspired.   My daughter who made the book, has been writing journals for quite a few years, has been taking classes in bookbinding.  The coverage is made with beautiful ivory colored canvas, as well as the white and black binding.   It is pretty special to me, so I must make myself write in it.

BABY BLANKET PROGRESS

Remind me to never knit a baby blanket with fingering weight yarn again.   Although I love this Mad Tosh sock yarn in the Composition Book Grey, this simple little blanket is going to take forever.  I can see how my days and nights are going to be spent for a few weeks!

BLOG SITE LOCATION !!!

Sorry I've been messing with my followers, but I'm back to using Blogger again.    I just couldn't do some of the things I wanted to do on WordPress, so I bit the bullet and hope I don't lose you in the process.  Those few who follow me I do cherish your comments and friendliness.    But, I also like to be able to post in the manner and form that fits my style - so think this is it!!

BABY BLANKET WOES

I started a Sea of Dreams by Aimee Alexander baby blanket last year some time and really enjoyed the knitting.   However at about 25% complete, I had an error in the lacy pattern (take heed - I had no lifeline!).  After being dared to complete some of my unfinished objects, I picked up the blanket again as I had a new goal, my granddaughter is expecting our 2nd great-grandson the middle of this month, so I actually had someone to make it for.  Anyway, to make a long story short, I could never find where I was in the pattern so that I could correct the stitch count.   I ripped back about half of the amount I had knit and still couldn't get back on track.

So.... I completely frogged the project and started a new baby blanket pattern two days ago:  Kollage Yarns Luscious Baby Blanket.   It's a very simple 2-row pattern:  One Row - k2p2, and 2nd Row - knit entire row.  I should be able to handle this one.   I know I won't get this finished before the great-grandson is born, but if I really kick it into gear - it should be able to be mailed off by the end of this month.    I love this yarn and color:  Madeline Tosh Sock in Composition Book Grey.    His mom has decorated the baby's room in grey - See it was "meant to be".

STASH BUILDING

I haven't gotten much knitting done this past week.    Our daughter, husband and 2 teenagers were with us for several days over Christmas and we thoroughly enjoyed doing things with them.
HOWEVER, I sure hit a couple of my favorite yarn stores in the Phoenix area, and purchased the below yarn with a gift card, and husband also told me to pick out my own Christmas gift from him, and I "went a little over" LOL, so the overage was my anniversary gift from him.   See how I worked that out???
Our Anniversary is today - December 30th - 52 years ago!!  I don't know how I was so lucky meeting and marrying this wonderful man.

AFTER CHRISTMAS BLAHS

I'm experimenting with a new site to post my blog.  Hopefully you lovely followers will find your way to this blog.
We had a wonderful Christmas with our Las Vegas family here.  This includes our daughter, son-in-law and two teenage children.  It seemed we spent 3 days doing nothing but eating.  However, the adults did play some wicked pinochle with lots of happy shouting.  Of course the teenagers were bored with we were doing, so they had their own activities.

Cascade Eco Duo - Latte                  Cascade Eco Duo - Vanilla

Cascade Heritage Silk - Como Blue

Hubby bought me these 3 skeins of yarn.  I actually picked them out!  Looking forward to casting on something new.

Then one of my daughters got me a gift card to a local yarn store, so I'm in 7th Heaven when it comes to new "stash".

The other daughter has been taking some book-binding classes and made me a beautiful journaling book.  It has real pretty paper on the inside and the cover is beautiful.   Almost too pretty to write in.