Border Section!

Yes! I am knitting the last few rows of the border section!  I made this much larger than pattern called for since I had 300 + yards of Jitterbug sock yarn and the pattern calls for 200 yards of DK weight yarn.  I will use up as much of the yarn as possible!  Happy New Year!

More Orbit!

Still finding time to knit on the Orbit Shawl by Janina Kallio with this great Jitterbug yarn. Can I finish this by the end of this year?

Road Trip Knitting!

More time to knit on one of my projects!  My hand spun yarn for socks, and almost to the heels!  Could I possibly get to the heel turns before the new year????

Christmas Cowls!

Girls are so cute in two of their Christmas cowls! We went on a special outing to see the new Star Wars movie, and they look great!  Plus, they are cozy warm!  So glad they like them!!!

Waist Decreases!

Working on my custom fit sweater, and already to the waist decreases on the back section. Very exciting to have some time over vacation to be knitting on projects for me!

Knitting Notions!

Wow! My family gave me a laptop for Christmas!  This has been on my wish list for many years, and I am so excited to have it now!  My youngest set up the screen with these adorable alpacas, plus my identification picture is Bad Alice, the sheep from Trenary. Yes, my family gets me!!! :)  So, now I'm knitting my custom fit sweater and using my laptop for blogging, Ravelry and all those important knitting activities.  Thanks Family!!!!!

Sweater knitting on Christmas!

Back to my custom fit sweater knitting, feels so good to be knitting on a project for me! Long way to go on this sweater, yet every row gets me closer to being finished!

Christmas Eve Orbit!

Back to knitting for me!  Holiday knitting is complete so I am knitting on my Orbit Shawl by Janina Kallio. Knitting for me feels very good, indeed!!  A great way to celebrate Christmas Eve!

50th Project of 2015!

Wow!  This hat is my 50th completed project for 2015!  Well Done Me!!  There have been many charity projects for bears and for teen hats, yet I still feel that 50 is a great many completed projects!  Plus one sweater!!!!!  Hurrah! Hurrah!!!

Holiday Helix Hat!

The tree is decorated and we are closer to being ready for Christmas!  So excited for our holiday!

Knitting with Charlie!

Our Christmas Miracle, Charlie the lovely rescue cat that we adopted today! He is a beautiful grey with a "tuxedo" white marking on his chest, plus white paws. So far, we think he likes us, and we think he is adorable!  He is sitting with us while I knit on a Christmas cowl.

Helix Done!

love this hat with the super soft yarn!!! So far, one of my very favorite Helix Hats!!

Deja vu!

It is great to be knitting again at a coffee shop while waiting for my youngest to do her off season weight lifting for distance track. Over an hour of uninterrupted knitting time, and yummy coffee too!  Another helix hat almost done!

Cast Off at Pageant!

Done with another Christmas cowl!  Feels good to finish on time!!!  Hurrah!!

Teen hats set free!

So excited to deliver all my knitted charity Teen Hats to the Gift Barn so that families can choose them for their teens. This year's theme for my knitted hats was Seahawks colors, so hopefully the area teen boys will like them!  Here are rock stars Cori and Liz modeling these fabulous hats! Next year I hope to knit more for this wonderful and worthy cause!!

Knitting minutes!

Especially this time of year, we need more knitting minutes to complete our holiday projects! Here is another helix hat for daughter, I love how the Malabrigo is working with the Mountain Colors and Highlander yarns!

Knitting during pageant practice!

Another holiday cowl on the needles!

Neon Helix Done!

This was a fun knitting project, and I am excited to cast on another neon helix hat!

Neon Helix!

Cast on another helix hat for charity, with the neon yarn I found for FREE at Ft. Worden. Love the brightness of this one!

Brother's Helix Done!

My daughter looks great in this hat!  (of course, she looks great in everything!!) Will she give it up so I can give to my brother for Christmas?! 

Road trip helix hat!

Working on brother's helix hat for shoveling snow in Michigan. I love this yarn and it should be warm enough for him in the snow!

Finally Knitting Today!

Almost time for bed, and I am finally getting time on my day off for some knitting. Where does the time go???  Pulled out this lovely Jitterbug yarn and "Orbit" shawl by Janina Kallio, as I cast on for my birthday and have not knit on it since then - abandoned for holiday knitting!  So, today I chose this for my fifteen minutes of knitting.  Love this yarn, love the pattern and love the pattern designer!

Spinning Again!

I have not found the time to spin since our great Fort Worden weekend, so I had fun pulling out my Pocket Wheel to see where I had left off with this Abundant Earth Fiber.  Still a bit bumpy to spin, yet I think if I ply this loosely it will be lofty and squishy for a soft knit!

A lot of Blanket Knitting!

Still knitting along on this blanket, and I will continue knitting until the June deadline!  Love the bright colors, plus it is warm to knit with this blanket on my lap now that cold and wet fall has arrived!

Blanket knitting!

Working on the Celebration Blanket for my youngest as she's graduating high school next June and asked for a knit blanket as her graduation gift...So I need to make more blanket knitting time so I can finish it by June!   Since she was running in her last Cross Country Race this weekend, I dedicated my knitting time to her blanket!  Love these colors!

Sweater knitting!

Working on my custom fit sweater today, still on the ribbing!

Cowl Progress!

Making progress on this lovely cowl!

Cast Off Yarn Chicken!

Yes, I lost in the Yarn Chicken duel, so I have to finish with a similar colored yarn. No way am I trying to rip back the entire cast off of one sock......oh, well.....

Our State XC Champ!

So proud of our Cross Country Runner at State!  She bested her Personal Record (PR) by 17 seconds!  Hurrah!!!!!

Cast On!

Love these cowls!  Knit Knit Knit for Christmas!!

Road trip knitting!

Working on the socks on the way back to college, so happy to have some knitting time today!

Ferry Sock Knitting

So sad to be leaving Ft. Worden for another year... so much fun with friends, and so much new yarn coming home with us!

Halloween Boutique Chic

Scary yarn left over in the stash sale at Ft. Worden, so Jessica decided we needed to knit with it after our Show & Tell event.... scary scarf with furry balls......Major Eeew!

Long-tail Cast On!

Yes, Jessica taught me (again) how to do the Long Tail Cast On.  I believe she also taught me last year when I cast on my Elsa Wool sweater....thanks to Jessica that she is such a good teacher, so sorry that my memory is not that great.....How exciting to cast on for a new Custom Fit Sweater!

Spinning Merino/Alpaca/Bamboo

Ft. Worden adventure would not be complete without some spinning time with my Pocket Wheel!

Cast Off!

Third day at Ft. Worden and another finished project!  Hurrah!

Sweater Swatching!

Another Ft. Worden adventure into a Custom Fit sweater.  Here is my second swatch with smaller needles.  I love the green yarn with the purple Signature Needles!

Hat Done!

First day at Ft. Worden and first finished project!  Hurrah!

Bye Bye WIPs ~

The day has come when one needs to review one's Works In Progress and ask The Clash question, "Should I stay or should I go?"  Say Bye Bye to Bonnie, my ribbon tank top that was cast on a long time ago, perhaps in 2008?

Say Bye Bye to my baby blue lacey top that had hidden armpits that I could never locate in the pattern notes....

Both projects were listed on the blog as "On The Needles" items #1 and #2, yet both predate Ravelry. Now I can cast on more projects!

Hat Knitting!

This one is for my brother, in the colors of his swim team. I hope it is warm enough for snow shoveling in Michigan!

Back to the Blanket!

This is such a relaxing knit, and yet I need to keep plugging away so that it is complete by next June for graduation!

Silkie Cowl!

Using the yarn from Dye Day at the Barn, knitting this Encompass Cowl using the yarn doubled. Nice and squishy and soft!!

Another Hat!

This hat is for my brother, to fight off the cold as he shovels snow in Michigan this winter!

Fiber Fusion!

Look at that face!!!!  We had a blast at Fiber Fusion!  I didn't win any door prizes this year but had tons of fun - lots of inspiration!

Heel Turn!

Love this yarn!  Love Queen Kahuna's sock methods!

285 yards of Crazy!

Wow - this yarn turned out to be so beautiful, yet not as crazy as I imagined!  Can't wait to cast on something fun and adventurous! 

Strong Finish ~ Amazing Girl!

Great race at last home xc meet!  Way to Go Champion!!!  I'm so proud!!

Cast On!

Doubling the Blue Moon Silky yarn for this cowl and love the squishy yarn it is making!  Hope to have enough to finish this cowl!

Crazy Ply!

This is looking amazing!!!!  How many yards will we get??