Happy Birthday TO US!

Yesterday was my birthday! My most amazing husband drove over 100 miles to get my present! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw them. He called all over Florida to try and find these Addi Turbo Clicks for me. I have size 4-15 Addi's! I can't wait to put them to use! Barry, you are the man!!! I love you.

We went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. Apparently when it is your birthday they will put this sombrero on your head and give you flan to eat! The hat was handmade in Mexico. It was beautiful.

I received a text from my twin sister while we were eating. She told me she was at a Mexican restaurant. We both didn't know each other were going to eat Mexican food that night. This is us frowning because we wished Cindy and John were here with us!

Here are some of my gifts. I love the wine bottle holder. it is defying gravity! The wood is beautiful too. Then we went to our local down town Winter Garden Theater to see Breakfast at Tiffany's! The best part in the movie is when we get to see Audry KNITTING! I leaned forward and looked at my friends and whispered YES! I had a wonderful night and can't wait to see Cindy tonight! Happy birthday to me and my twin sister!

Finished The Toe

I don't want to stop knitting this sock! Toe up socks are addicting! Must keep going!

My First Ever Toe Up Sock, and Other Projects

This is my first toe up sock. I am using Judy's magic loop cast on method. I am doing one at a time, because I didn't want to make my head spin! This sock pattern is from the Percy Jackson Kal I am doing on Ravelry. The pattern called for stitch markers and all I have are the markers that are plastic and thick, so I got out some contrasting yarn and tied it in a circle and wa la a stitch marker!

I am usually good about not having too many projects going at the same time, but this is a project that I want to slowly work on anyway. It is the Tikvah Shawl on Ravelry.  I normally have 2 projects going. One easy and one hard. It is easy to knit the easy pattern in the car, so I take that one. Then I save the hard one for knitting at home. I like to maximise my knitting into every possible second that I have :)

This next rectangle shawl is a stitch pattern from one of the Vogue books. I am participating in a Traveling Shawl Swap. I will be knitting 12" of this shawl, then 5 other girls will be knitting the rest. Then I will be knitting their shawls. I can't wait to see what I will be knitting. Whew.... I've got some knitting to do!

Jill's Shawl

My friend Jill's shawl is finished. I finished it on my quick trip to Atlanta. I had 15 hours to work on it. This was an easy garter stitch triangle shawl. This was the yarn I got from Storied Yarn  I love the colors. I hope this shawl brings her comfort. I love you Jill.

My Mother's Shawl Is Home!

The Shawl finally has a home!We had dinner at Chillies and gave it to her. All I had was my camera phone to take a picture, so I'll have to get a better pic from my mom. She has a good camera.

She loved it. So did the waitress. It made me cry. I can't believe how long it takes to make these types of shawls! I can't wait to make one for me.

My Knitting Foible is Fixed!

The first picture is what it is suppose to look like. The second picture is where you can see my foible.  As some would say it is my enhancement. Oh I forgot to tell you I also lost my pattern so on top of it all i had to get another copy of it and figure out what row I was on. Mercy!! Well I have done a few more rows and I must say the mistake is hardly noticeable. I want to thank Barry for holding my hand as I cried trying to figure this out. I am glad I moved some stitches around and put the right amount on and that it didn't affect the pattern. Thanks Barry for really being there for me. (and for not laughing at me) No more knitting lace in the dark with a tiny light on for me.

Multimedia message

I am at work with nothing else to do. So, I guess I'll just knit my mittens. I am watching the concert (Heart) and I have to wait until it is over to load out the equipment. I am knitting and watching the concert. I  know it is hard to see, but I thought I would share a picture. She is singing the song Never. So much fun!!

Krystin's Hat

Here is a hat I knit for Krystin. I may knit one for me next. I love how warm it is. I also love how fast they are to knit up. I am going to look in my stash and try to make some hats out of my stash. I would like to go to Stitches South this year and I am sure they have yarn there. If I knit up the yarn I have, I could buy some more there. Hmmmm...... What project do I start on next? So exciting!!!

Latest Projects

This is part of the pattern of my weaving project. I enjoy weaving and seeing how the patterns are going to turn out.  It is almost done.

Here is a bag I made for the baby wrap I knitted for my brothers son. It has their kids names on it. It was made out of organic cotton. 

Here is my mom's project. She made these scarves. You go knittin kitten Momma. I love you and I am very proud of your scarves. I would make this a longer post, but I have to finish up my Christmas projects. I can't post them for obvious reasons. Craft on!!

Knitting, Swimming, Running,and Weaving Oh My !!!

This is the first scarf that my mom has ever knitted. You would think she is a pro by her knitting and talking on the phone at the same time. She quickly finished this scarf and promptly started on another one. I think she is hooked. I thought I took a picture of her scarf, but I can't find it anywhere.

The first weekend in November my friend Jill and I swam for charity. We've been practicing all summer for this moment. My first lap of the summer I didn't know how I would be able to even finish this race, but I did. All 500 yards of it. You may not think it is far, but it is. I am so proud of us.

You can see Jill coming up on the left toward the end of the video. My Hubby was so encouraging. You can hear him cheer me on. They also ran a 5K. I wanted to run it, but I haven't ran in awhile, so I thought it was best to skip it. No I didn't skip the whole 5 K, I just didn't run in it. I did run a mile last night. It only took me 12 min and 21 seconds. It is amazing how time can change things. I use to run a mile in 5 min. 50 seconds. I need to practice more. My knees were hurting and sore when I finished. Does this mean I am getting old or just out of practice?

Another woven bag project. I haven't been knitting at home for a while now because I've been working on this beautiful woven bag. All my knitting is done on my rode trips or when I'm at work at Universal or on my way to Disney.
This is the strap for the bag. This yarn was dyed with natural plant dyes and spun by Jennifer from  http://www.goshyarnit.com/  This is where I got the yarn for other bag I wove. It took me 6 hours to make this strap.

This is the start of the bag 4 hours into it. The yellow yarn was really tangled up and it took almost 2 hours to untangle it. You have to wrap the yarn in the heddle. This is the purple looking thing hanging in the middle. You go around once through the slat, then the next time around you go through a hole. Warping, or wrapping the yarn around takes the longest to do in my opinion. The rest of the project should be smooth sailing. It will be difficult for me to let this peice go. I love the colors and textures.

This is day number 4. It took me another 3 hours to get this far.

I can't wait to start weaving it to see the patterns that it will make. I wrapped the yarn around in a certain way so that It will make a nice pattern.

I hope to start weaving it by Sun. I want to apologize to Eli for taking so long to make this bag. It does take awhile to make and my schedual has been very limited at home. I am dedicating more time to this now, because I know Christmas is coming and I want to make sure it is done in the next 2 weeks. Well, you know what I'll be doing the next two weeks.

FO My First Pair Of Knitted Socks

I can't believe I finally finished. Thank you Ria for the yarn. I love my first pair of knitted socks. I hope my next pair doesn't take this long to make. I bought some Addi turbos for my next pair of socks to knit. I think this should go faster. This pair I knitted on bamboo needles. I am surprised I didn't break them. My next FO is a knitted hat for my sister. I made it with Alpaca yarn.

Through the excitement of giving her the hat I didn't take a specific photo of the hat. I hope this is o.k. until Cindy sends me another photo. I also have another FO. A baby wrap for my new nephew Matteo. The photo is not Matteo. It is my neighbor Angela and Eli. Matteo was sleeping  the whole time I was there just about, so I didn't get a photo of him in the wrap. Soon I hope.

This wrap was made of organic cotton yarn. You can make it skinny like how Angela is wearing it or you can make it 18"wide. Like all the other wraps you see mommies wear.

Here is Matteo, with his Pappa. Aren't they cute!!!!! I think this photo is very sweet.  I miss how my Dad use to hold me this way. I am way to big for this now, but now I'm big enough to play golf with him. We did this the 2nd weekend in October.

I love to play golf with him. He was smacking the ball down the fairway to. He even let me play with some of his clubs. I was able to smack some balls my self. It was an awesome day. Thanks Dad for taking me to play golf!!!!!
There is so much more to write about. I've been busy doing so much. I am also busy today homeschooling my son, so I better get back to it. My next post will be about my Kentucky trip. It was very beautiful up there with all the fall leaves changing colors. Until next time. Enjoy your weekend and Happy Halloween!!!!!

A Better look at The Baby Wrap

Alright here is a better look at the baby wrap. It is almost finished. I should be able to finish it at work tomorrow. I will have to see if I can borrow someones baby to take a live picture of the wrap in use. If not I will have Aidan my 4 year old hop in it really fast and take a quick shot.

I do like how it feels light, and airy. It gets really hot in Florida, so I think this will work awesome for moms down here, or anywhere that it is hot.

Well, I always go and check to see if my kids are asleep......... Well he is. I couldn't help but wonder how he got all these items around him!? I just had to take a picture. This will make a good picture in the future to show all his girlfriends I meet. :) Must keep knitting!!!!!!

Knitted Head Band

My friend Joan Donnelly ^ (bottom row, in the center, beautiful red head)
Moved to Pennsylvania. this was her going away party. She is a Browns fan. I made her this cool headband to wear when she watches her favorite team. I love the colors together. I may make one with orange leaves or something. Only after I am finished with my other zillion projects.

I may make one that says Gators on it for my niece for Christmas.

The Central Florida Fair

My mom , son, and I entered some items into the Central Florida Fair. We had fun working hard over the past year getting our items ready for this event. The photo of the whale is the item my mom entered. She received Honorable mention.I made a knitted bag for my mom for Christmas, it was my first knitted bag. I won a 3rd place ribbon. It was very exciting seeing that I won something.

I entered the two dolls I made for my daughter. The one on the right is the one I just finished making. I was disappointed that I didn't win anything on those. Maybe next time.

My son on the other hand did an awesome job. He received Honorable mention on this painting.
he painted a beach scene.

He took some photos at a school field trip and won some ribbons. His photo of a sheep on the bottom right hand corner won First place. A photo of a dolphin won him Honorable mention. His photo of a goat won him 2ND place. Awesome job Austin!!!!!! I am very proud of you!!!

He also took some black and white photos and won First Place on all of them. (From Left to right) a photo of a turkey, hibiscus, and building. I think he did an awesome job on the photos. They look awesome!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to get started on next years entries. It was so much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!! I enjoyed looking at all the entries, Central Florida has awesome talent.

My Twin Sister's First FO

Check Cindy out!!!!! Her First FO Yeah!!!!! Cindy FO means Finished Object. Now you need to learn the lingo. I can't believe how fast she picked up knitting. I am very impressed. I am going to teach her how to purl next. She didn't even drop any stitches. You are amazing Cindy. I love you!!!!!

This is my Nephew Nicholas. He caught a dragon fly. He is sneaky. We went canoeing down the Wekiva River. It took us 4 1/2 hours to do.

Here is Ashley and Austin. They helped me row. They were excited to see the wild life up close.
Here is Nicholas, Mathew, and their dad. They were counting all the turtles out on the river.

Here are two out of the 19 turtles we saw. We found animal tracks. There are deer, turkey, human, and bear. Can you see them?

Here is a Blue Heron. It flew away and the bird is absolutely beautiful.

Ahhhhh!!!!! You wouldn't believe how close we were to alligators. We saw 5 of them. One was a 4' gator and it went into the water 2 feet from where we were. I couldn't see where it went and I was scared. I thought my kids were going to lose it. I had a great day out on the water, paddling the day away. It wasn't too hot. it was just right. I highly recommend going down Rock Springs to Wekiva river in a canoe. You could also go down on a tube. If you are ever in Orlando, check it out. It is very beautiful. Don't forget the sunscreen and something soft to sit on.

It is nice to be back on land.

My Sock Continues

I can't believe how long it has taken me to knit this sock this far. I work on it every day. It is keeping me from blogging. How long does it normally take to knit socks?