Um... pardon?

Since the beginning of September, September 7th to be exact (Labor DAY) til Oct 2nd, I have been to a doctor, ER, or specialist, 11 (ELEVEN).. times! On Oct 2nd, I've pretty much had it with medical professionals.. Nora - Please don't take offense.. I'm just plain worn out...and this is my way of venting.. ALL my kids are back at school, some still on meds.. but almost 100% healthy.. Me? I'm home sick.. I think 'stress' sickness. more than anything...my body's release that its OK, for me to now fight.

Last Friday, I boarded yet another elevator to the pediactricians office w/one of my almost 14 yr old sons wearing this.

Complete Elevator Stranger: "So what is that?"

Me: "Um, pardon?'

Stranger: "What are you wearing? What's that called?" Did someone make that FOR you? or did YOU make it?"

Me: "Um, I guess you could call it a wrap or poncho and yes. I made it, Thank you"

Stranger: "Hmph... it's nice." and the lady walks off the elevator...

Me: "Thanks??"

Son: "OH MY GOD!!! - YOUR knitting is SO embarrassing!"

So... this left me thinking.."Hey Rach - Does my wrap SUCK EGGS??"

Here's RoseRed!.. I LOVE LOVE LOVED this pattern.. and I think these WILL be the xmas gifts of choice this year!!!!

I used Sublime Angora Merino - 2 skeins for the Largest hat.

I think I have atleast 1/2 a skein left... It's a quick knit. the yarn it pretty w/a lovely halo. I've used it before.. and may have complained about the eating/inhaling/blinking it out.. but I didn't have that problem this time around... Back to the wrap from hell.. until I buy more yarn... to make

Sugar Maple Shawl

This was a very quick knit.. took me a lil over a week. I ran out of yarn. I knew I was running low.. during the last 2 rows.. so I omitted one row.. and still ran out at the BO.. so I just psso for the remainder of sts.. nobody would know.. cept me...

4 skeins of Sheep Shop Sheep One - next time. get 5!!!

sz 11 needles

READY?

C: READY ON THE LEFT?

TEAM: READY!

C:READY ON THE RIGHT?

TEAM: READY!

some random thoughts

No matter what direction I attempt to open a Yoplait yogurt, it shall spit on my shirt. One exception, the Whips (frozen) - hehe I beat you Yoplait!

If you get a phone call, and you suddenly notice the clickety-clack of typing has stopped?, the cubemate next to you IS eavesdropping!
Watching your daughter play pop-warner football is both "you go girl! show those boys who can put them on their @ss"... and "omg omg omg.. is she getting up? I can't look" {Secretly, the best part, is when we walk across the field after the game and the helmet comes off, and the blond hair falls past the shoulders, all the opposing teams' players and parents w/ their jaws on the ground! - PRICELESS} it's like a movie, man! just need a little backgound strutting music!

MOST of people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook are people that I do know, but I choose not to be friends with
I will never try nor learn how to properly fold a fitted sheet...

Onto some knitting...

Twisted Vine Neckwarmer

1 skein Great Northern Yarn - Mink/Cashmere

Porom by Jared Flood

2 Skeins Queenland Kathmandu DK

Sugar Maple Shawl

4 skeins Sheep Shop - Sheep One

I'm almost 1/2way thru the body of this already and I just started this 2 days ago..... It's a VERY quick knit!

Meet Tink!

Hi!

My name is Tink!

I was rescued from a local hotdog stand (by this really nice lady (C's godmother), when I was just 5 weeks old.. I'm a big girl now (almost 8 weeks!) as soon as I saw this little girl, I knew she had to be my new mommy!... I love playing with my toys and having my belly rubbed.

YAY! Twins!

My next door neighbors had a set of twins.. Boy and girl... This is for Chloe... Yarn is Punta del Este - Lava Space dyed.... working on the boys.. in the same yarn just in muted blue tones.. :)

Happy 4th of July!

feelin loopy

The Loopy Lace Scarf


Pattern called for sz4 needles and Frog Tree Alpaca Melange.I started and got about 3inches into the start.. and it was resulting in such a tight fabric. So, I frogged and upped the needle size to sz6s... and started again.. STILL to tight.. not lacey nor loopy...
Lastly, I upped to sz8s for the honeycomb pattern throughout the scarf.. HOWEVER, for the keyholes (yes, there are TWO of them)... I used sz4 needles, so that it tightened up and had clean neat lines... I think I'll lightly block it...but I'll leave it up to LYS Judy to decide...

Have a good week all!

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