3-31-2016 Spring Blooms

3-30-2016 Apple Streusel

 Made some pole streusel for my knitting friends today.

3-29-2016 LoopLopp

3-27-2016 Blessed Easter!

Have a blessed Easter Sunday, 

Jesus Christ resurrection from the dead 

on the third day following his crucifixion 

marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death. 

All is changed: darkness to light, 

doubt to faith, 

despair to hope, 

sin to grace, 

and death to eternal life. 

It also represent the fulfillment of God's promises to mankind.

~from Jeffery A's FaceBook page.

Thanks!

3-26-2016 Fiber Art

During our trip to Lincoln NE

to visit family for Easter

we perused the International Quilt Museum

and an art gallery.

 These quilts made me smile!

3-25-2016 Holy Week

3-24-2016 Happy 42nd Wedding Anniversary!

...to my soulmate!

Love you with all my heart!

____________________

We had a beautiful Spring Snow today...

HUGE snowflakes!

3-23-2016 iCord Bind Off

The iCord Bind Off on my Doodler Shawl

took me 6 hours today

and now this baby is finished and ready to wear!

Yippee!!!

4-22-2016 Square

I'm knitting this 10 inch (corner-to-corner) square

for a baby blanket.

The owner of our LYS is expecting baby boy #2

come the first part of April

so about 20 of the 'regulars' are each knitting a square

and they will all be sewn together into a baby blanket.

3-21-2016 Oops... Lost in Translation...

 I'm trying to knit this cute bolero for the GDs for Easter/Spring.

Unfortunately, I can't read the pattern:

So, in trying to work it out

I was able to manage the back piece

and tried working the first front panel...

oops!

It's curving the wrong way!

So, I cut off the front panel, bound off the neck stitches,

and will re-knit the front panel curves separately

and then seam them onto the back shoulders and side seams.

Wish me luck!

3-20-2016 Mickey Mouse

Check out this cute Mickey Mouse shawl pin

one of my knitting friend's husband made!

3-19-2016 Mini Prayer Cloths

I had so much fun crocheting these mini prayer cloths

for my friends.

I prayed over each one before giving it away.

The pattern is free and can be found here:

http://blog.lionbrand.com/2015/09/12/pocket-prayer-shawls-provide-portable-comfort/

Mini Prayer Cloth by Southern Belle

Rows: I indicate rows by using the letter R and the row number. Example: R1 would be row one. After each row, you will ch1, turn.! Popcorn Stitch: make 3 dc in the same stitch. Take hook out of last dc and leave loop hang. Insert hook into first dc (front to back, as normal) and grab the loop from last dc. Pull through first dc and ch 1. This ch 1 will not count as a stitch in the row - you will skip it when you sc in the next row. Push popcorn stitch forward to make it stick out if needed.! 

Remember: at the end of each row, ch 1 and turn.!

R1: ch 10. sc in 2nd ch from hook and in the next 8 ch (9 sc)!
R2: sc across (9 sc)!
R3: sc in next 4 sts, pc in next st, sc in next 4 sts (8 sc, 1 popcorn)!
R4: sc across (9 sc)!
R5: sc in next 4 sts, pc in next st, sc in next 4 sts (8 sc, 1 popcorn)!
R6: sc across (9 sc)!
R7: sc in next 2 sts, pc in next st, sc in next st, pc in next st, sc in next st, pc in next st, sc in next 2 sts (6 sc, 3 popcorn)!
R8: sc across (9 sc)!
R9: sc in next 4 sts, pc in next st, sc in next 4 sts (8 sc, 1 popcorn)!
R10: sc across (9 sc)!
R11: sc across. ch 1, but DO NOT turn. (9 sc)!
Finishing: 2 sc in last st of R11, then sc evenly around the prayer cloth, making 3 sc in each corner except the first corner. Once you get back to the first corner, make 1 sc in that st (it will already have 2sc in it). Fasten off and weave in ends.! 

3-18-2016 Digging For Worms

...in Papa's garden.

3-17-2016 More Granny Squares for the Yarn Bombing

Added a fourth layer of granny squares 

to the yarn bombing.

One more layer (8 more squares) to go!

3-16-2016 Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock

Yarn colorway

inspired by 

The Big Bang Theory's

Rock Paper Scissors Lizards Spock game.

Making some fun socks!

3-15-2016 Mom

Cute pix of my mom

(the baby seated on the chair)

and two of her sisters

that a relative posted on FaceBook recently.

Love you, mom!

3-14-2016 Sister Fun

Big sister reading little sister a book...

what a good big sister!

3-13-2016 Thirty Years Old

Made this afghan 30+ years ago...

gotta love Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic yarn!

3-12-2016 Mama Won't Fly

DH and I attended this play

at the local theatre tonight...

LOL funny!

3-11-2016 More Granny Squares

More Granny Squares for yarn bombing the LYS...

I made this second batch of squares bigger (8 rounds)

and they seem to fit the porch posts much better!

3-10-2016 Library Field Trip

 GD's preschool class

went on a field trip to the library today!

They got to take a tour of the library

and see the 'magic' sorting machine.

3-9-2016 Kombucha SCOBI

Today I removed my Scobi

from my 2nd batch of homemade Kombucha 

(fermented tea)

and added it to the freshly brewed tea on the right

to start next week's new batch.

It works kind of like sourdough

in that you add a little of the old/fermented tea

(in the pitcher)

to the new batch of tea (on the right),

then top it with the SCOBI

and let it 'brew' for the next week.

 My beautiful SCOBI...

(looks like a disgusting blob, yes?!?!?)

3-8-2016 Has Spring Arrived?

Wondering if we've seen our last snow for the winter?!!?

This certainly looks promising!

3-7-2016 Window Washing

Watching this guy wash windows

was grand entertainment

while waiting for my doctor's appointment!

It also reminds me that I need to wash MY windows at home

and that I plan to use the window washer's squeegee technique!

3-6-2016 Another Zentangle Perhaps?

3-5-2016 Kicking Myself

DH & I went to pay our condolences

to my BFFs as they said goodbye to their stepdad

who passed away on Wednesday.

This is the only picture I took at the funeral

as he was sent off with military honors.

I'm kicking myself for NOT taking a pix

of myself with my BFF!

3-4-2016 Embroidered Socks

I finally finished my first pair of embroidered socks!

I wish the pattern had the cables run 

down the CENTER of the front of the sock

instead of half down the front and half down the side.

It make the sock fit and feel a bit wonky.

If I make another pair of these,

I will center the cables down the front

and leave them UN-embroidered.

I think the plain cables are prettier!