Last Weekend

Just a little baby update. Wyatt, Jyll and the kids came up last weekend. So, heres a recent picture of Bryce..and yes thats me.
Speaking of mothers. Marshall was in the backyard working on the dining table top with his back to the big Maple tree. When his older brother came out to smoke..he was like.. "Mmmm, Marshall, look behind you!!" This is a picture of the ,not to amused, mama Raccoon..with 3 half grown Raccoon children who came to my yard to eat apples. My tree just dropped a bunch. Only to be met by a large (good looking) human male making annoying noises(sanding)..so they decided to climb the tree and take a nap. Hoping he'd go away...lol.. he didn't. Eventually they did. This is the most babies I've seen with a mama raccoon. I thought they only had 1 at a time?? Could these be triplets? Well, anyway. My husband cleaned up the apples. We don't want our cats attacked..or our kids.

I CHANGED my mind

Ok.. I lied. I'm not making the arrow at the butt bolero out of my homespun. I'm making the "not so ugly shrug" from Happy hooker crochet. I got half way threw the bolero and saw the shrug that Deb of Village yarn and tea was making and ripped the whole thing out. I'm nearly done. I have to sew it together and crochet around the edges. Oh I'll make the bolero too..really I will. But in something softer.. with less ..mmm.. character. It is perfect for the "not so ugly shrug".
Its kinda overspun. I'm learning..leave me alone. I'll get it before I die!!

Word!!

Finally, Knitting content

Well, I've been putting this off. My camera and my computer don't get along very well anymore. So, its a big deal to try to take pictures of any of my projects.
I finished the the lace shrug of Ecru Rowan Calmer. I made the sleeves a little longer. I noticed alot of women looking at the shrug while I was at knit group in a large bookstore/food court. I don't think I had a booger? Or a kick me sign on my slowly shrinking Ass. As my husband suggested!
I'm now working on Lace Knee highs from Knitting Vintage Socks-Nancy Bush. Page 75 .. I think. In ecru baby Ull by Dalegarn. I've never done such long socks. Oh..I was surfing blogs and came across a pair of thigh high, knitted fishnet stockings with skulls worked into them. If you remember whos blog that is, could you email me! I wanna make those!! I have a couple friends who would LOVE them.
Another thing I'm working on is a Bolero from Alchemy, yarns of transformations

This I'm making out of Pink tweedish stuff I spun. It starts at the point in the back and worked up in one piece. Oh, I know its a big arrow pointing at my butt. I'm hoping it will be ok. I think I'll have the closure at the bottom of the front so you won't get that gappishness by the pits in the back.

Other Knittish news is that my black and white fleeces are back from Dawn's custom carding! She makes the roving up in Bales. This time its Pencil roving. I barely have to do anything to it but hold on!!
These were given to me by a co-worker of my lovely husband. One black one white (the fleeces, not the co-worker). I was told that the black was only good for rugs. It is..sigh. But its really tough so thats a plus and its easy to spin. I was worried that it would be brittle and only good for stuffing pillows. The white is much nicer even if its not Merino. I can see making something Aran in it. Its really nice to spin..not smooth like I've always spun before but very springy and crimpy. Its very forgiving. You know how some roving sometimes snaps out of your hand while spinning. This, just about, can't. I tried spinning it super fine..1 hair and some air and it stayed tight. It was nice. I spun up and plied a few yards. It has a tendency to fluff or cloud. I think it will be very pretty..if a little rough.
Lets see .. I think that makes me officially a spinner.. I have about 24 lbs of roving tucked around this house. I'm sure I left out all the little baggies of tencil and angora etc.
I'll try to get some pictures of the shrug and my sockies.
Otherwise things in my life are settled down. No accidents.. weddings..babies.. Alls quiet, for the moment.

Ouchies all better

So, we rented a trailer and pulled the boys car to our house and quickly disassembled the broken parts. Only took 2 days. Broken nose and the radiator hit the trailer hitch of the truck that he hit.
Bill figures it took about $300 to totally fix it. $150 of that was for a new radiator. He did good.
I know the picture is dark. They finished at dusk It only took 10 days. Its kinda patchwork.. somone suggested I paint lil xxxx's between the colors so it looked like a crazy quilt..lol Silver front, blue middle with a Red tail fin. Eventually he'll get it painted.
My handy hubby out did himself this time! Oh heres some brighter pictures taken the next day.

Sorry no Knitting content... More Pictures of Shane and Kendra's Wedding

Marshall (my youngest son) and Shane. They look pretty HOT!!



















You may now kiss the Bride.














Kendra is so beautiful.




















That Shane is a lucky guy!
But, I think he knows that!

Ouchies

Marshall started his new job the 10 th of July.. and they moved to their new place in Bothell-Sunday. About 30 miles commute difference. Monday was intensely hot and bright. Evidently, Marshall didn't see the two trucks in front of him jam on their brakes.. chain reaction accident and blam..his lil Probe made friends with a Ford F-150 (pickup, 4x4).. slid under the bumper and Trailer Hitch. He's ok.. maybe a vertebre out in mid back. Truck didn't have any damage at all!! He just kept repeating Fuck! over and over.. all day. Bet I would have too and cried probably as well.
Bill and I have been disassembling the front end all day. It should be totally fixable but what a pain. Radiator is a total mess.....but the engine seems fine. He drove it the rest of the way to work. It was steaming but it was running. We brought it home on a little trailer with its front wheels off the ground. He drove it onto the trailer. whew!!
But, guess who gets to drive him to and from the new job (only 22 miles round trip)? Moi!! More quality time with my youngest son! Not the ideal way to get more time with him.. fer sure!
Maybe ,I should knit him a chainmail bra for his car when we get it put back together.. with spikes or something ..lol!!
OH and THANK (insert diety here).. that he had his seatbelt ON!

Shane and Kendra

Quick update. Shane and Kendra's wedding was really lovely. I missed it but Marshall was there and I've been promised pictures!! We (Bill and I) instead went to a weekend party with his friends from work. Its a yearly deal! Lots of Food, Drink, Kareoke, and Outdoor movies. Did I say drink? Well, thats the understatement of the century. Husband got sloshed.. I knitted. The weather was warm and the trailer was comfy. I really would have rather gone to the wedding tho...sigh!! I had to reknit alot of what I did do because of some frozen creamsicle margaritas that someone forced on me. I only had one!! Actually I tasted it and gracefully stole it from its owner..lol.

Baa Baa Blacksheep

This is a little of what Terri brought me back from The Blacksheep festival in Oregon a couple weeks ago. I love the surprises she brings me. Look at the picture in a Bigger view... the pink has sparkles in it. She got me 2 lbs!! That and the 3 fleeces I have out for cleaning and carding are going to keep me busy for YEARS!! THANK YOU Terri.....you know me to well!

The one in the bag is pygora (not sure of spelling and to lazy to go look). Its mainly white with little flashes of purple! A nice soft lace.. I think.

I'm about half way threw the Shrug that is red in the pictures I posted but I'm doing it in Ecru Rowan Calmer. I'm totally in love with this yarn!! TOTALLY...softest thing I've ever felt and it knits up so nice.

Bill's latest Beauty

A Picture is worth a thousand words. This is a outdoor table ,my talented husband, built for our son Wyatt (Daddy to the new baby). He turned the leg on his new lathe. All the rest is built of Deck lumber and Oiled with Linseed oil. He says he used every tool he owns. I think its stunning!!

Baby Bryce

Bryce arrived at 3:56am July 3rd. Eryka's 10 Birthday!! Happy Birthday Eryka..lol. He's a bit annoyed with people here but he really was very quiet and calm. Kinda like his daddy..lol. More info later....I was to asleep to remember weight 7lb ? and length 18.?
For more pictures go to : http://www.geocities.com/pixalcat/bryce

Knitting content..at last!!

Except for the Zipper I have finished the Blue baby bunting. I'm still debating on the hood vs a hat. Yesterday at our usual Saturday Knit in, just Roger and I today, I sewed up all the seams. Today, I'll find a zipper and get that sewn in and Jyll can feel free to have baby Bryce anytime!!

Also, in the last couple weeks I made a short sleeved cardigan in a fishnet pattern of this yarn. Its more springy looking then the picture. Raspberry, Lime and Orangsicle. With A raspberry ruffle of Lornas Lace worsted down the front and neck. It turned out pretty Sexy, I think.


For you that are wondering how I'm adjusting to my Diabetes meds: I'm doing ok. Getting some annoying side effects.. stomach ache and metallic taste in my mouth. Other then that, I'm good. I learned to use the stoooooooooopid blood meter, WHICH I HATE!! I swear I will Loose the damn weight so I don't have to do this anymore! AHEM, anyway.. doing ok. Not crying about it anymore.
For 11 years I homeschooled someone. Then I took care of a Dieing friend. I've been very bored for 2 years! I was wishing for something interesting to do with my now boring life.. be careful what you wish for! I was looking for maybe a job offer......not an illness!! God has a wierd sense of humor. Good thing I'm a buddist! LOL.
Next Project is the shrug I posted last month,in white or seafoam. And, the Pink sweater outa homespun pink/white/blue.

Sometimes,Life Sucks

Just when you think everything is going pretty well something hits you and BLAM your all F......ed up! I found out yesterday.....oh goodie.... that I'm borderline diabetic and need Meds till I loose the weight or FOREVER.....whichever happens soonest! Awww HELL!! I adore poking my finger and squeezing blood out.. Oh JOY!!
You can tell I'm all excited by the Tears, Right? Fooled you! This is so messed up.....sigh... Sucks bigtime!

Now on with our show..........gulp

Fathers day

Fathers day at Wyatt and Jylls. Thats Jyll sitting behind me. Eryka in the doorway..Me, Marshall, Trysten and Jayda.
I especially love this Picture of Jayda and Trysten. She dressed herself! Did a fine job too, don't ya think? NOTICE there is Grass. Who knew that under all that straw was grass seed!
Jyll is due to have her baby any second. I'm working MADLY on the blue bunting. I will finish it!!! I will.. WILL. Its my new Mantra. Hee hee

Just for fun

Which of Henry VIII's wives are you?


this quiz was made by Lori Fury

Oh, What a night.

A story I had to tell!!
Its 2, freaking, am. andI hear a cat scream downstairs..Crystal. My cat (mystic) JETs outa her Hammock( in our bedroom window), screaming her lungs out. She doesn't hit the floor till she's threw the door!! Shes running downstairs because we have a "cat burglar" again! We occasionally get one of two male cats that come threw my girls cat flap to steal thier food. I'm hot on their tails....There he is by the cat flap, looking scared and pitiful. Beautiful Orange sherbet/white fluffy boy. Crystal, is leaning her body against the flap from the outside. I've seen her do this to Mystic..its a joke between them. Mystic(Mitzie) has him from the floor. Ever see a cat do a cartoon run around the room..on the walls? Well he did!! Broke at least one piece of good pottery .. an art piece.. that I was very proud of.
I tried to open the back door to give him an out but it scares him worse so, he runs Upstairs!! I go to open the front door to give him and out and blam......I hear the cat flap. Didn't see a thing. So, I'm not actually sure he's gone. Mitzie is walking around phleming ..searching but seems calm now. I think that was him out the flap...Probably with Crystal chasing him all the way to Canada.
If it wasn't for the pot, I'd be laughing. As it is....I'm not crying about it. This is the pot the City of Mountlake Terrace considered buying 10 years ago. They bought a statue instead. Oh well.....sigh!
Crystal just came in...her search pattern led her up the stairs and down, then out the flap. I'm pretty sure he's not in here. Just in case I'm staying up for a couple hours. Besides my adrenalin is up! I'm not gonna cry!!

OMG its 6/6/06

Lol. I know some people who refused to go to work today. I think they were afraid they would walk into HELL..lol!! Not that it wasn't Hell everyday of the week!!
I suggest, having a Knit-a-thon. See how much you can get done today. Stay home .. do not go anywhere..lol I'm KNITTING
If you see the devil..high 5 him and run like a scalded cat ........
Joking, I know..I'm just getting into the spirit of the thing.

Summer must be here

Pictures from my front yard. It must be Summer

Marriages all over the Dang place

This is Shane and Kendra..Their wedding will be July 15th. I've known Shane since he was ..mmm.. 13. One of the sweetest guys I've ever known. Longtime best friend of my youngest son, Marshall.
This is their Engagement photo and his Mom hates it..lol. Oh well :P
When I saw it I actually gasped....its so beautiful! So, them!
AND...Kendra Knits!!
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I found out that Marie....of the story 2 down and her longtime boyfriend ,Nate, got married! While she was here on leave. Don't know why she didn't tell me personally but I'm happy for them non the less.

Weddings and Babies
OMG.....giggle

Seed Stitch Cardigan

Saw this on the back of a magazine that came in recently. Its from Classic Elite Yarns
Fell in Love Immediately! I've been spinning some pretty handpainted yarn thats Easter or Baby pastels that would work so well! I just happen to have some lime roving my friend Sascha(Aussie epal) sent me years ago that would really look good as the trim. Its just enough!!

I also, fell in love with a shrug and cami set. From Knit n Style Magazine. I hate the color so would probably do it in white or a seafoam green.. which are yarns I have on hand. I have alot of the seafoam green. Now that I think about it.
So many projects so little time. Just so ya know. Almost done with the baby bunting. Jyll is due in July .. if I'm lucky she won't be early (lucky for me not her). I'm sure she'd like to be done NOW!