Split Neck Raglan
Now Playing: My 2nd sweater
I have knit a 2nd sweater. It is called a Split Neck Raglan. I got the pattern from a free leaflet, at Hobby Lobby. I used Yarn Bee Highland Thistle yarn, in the color tam o shanter. I was almost finished with the sweater on Monday, when I ran out of yarn. I had finished everything except the collar. So Tuesday I decided to go to Hobby Lobby again ( a 50 mile round trip for me) To pick up 1 more skein of yarn. When I got to Hobby Lobby, I looked high and low and could NOT find the color that I needed. They had every other color I swear. I couldn't believe it. All the work that I had done on my 2nd sweater, and now I would not be able to finish it. Well I was to excited to see the finish of this sweater so I chose another color for the collar. Yarn Bee Highland Thistle in the color mackay blue. And to my surprise, I like the way that it looks with the plain blue collar much more then if I had found the matching yarn. It was a very pleasant surprise I might add.

Split Neck Raglan Sweater
Now Playing: Highland Thistle tam-o-shanter
I am knitting my 2nd real sweater. This sweater is going to be for me. I hope that it fits. This is the front and the back of the sweater. I am working on the sleeves I hope that I get the sweater finished next week. The pattern came from a free leaflet that I got at Hobby Lobby. The yarn recommended for this yarn is TLC Macaroon, but I am using Highland Thistle, in the color tam-o shanter. I hope that I am knitting this right , it doesn't look like much of a sweater now, it is a Split Neck Raglan sweater. So far the pattern hasn't been that hard to follow. I am a little worried about getting the collar right.

"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." - Immanuel Kant

Dish Cloth Exchange
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Thank you Busylady
I belong to a knitting/crochet group called Hooks and Needles. I joined the January Dishcloth exchange and received 2 lovely Dish clothes from Busylady. They are very pretty, and knit in my very favorite dish cloth pattern. I know that I will get years, and years of use from these . They are made of cotton and wear like iron. Thanks again Busylady.

Something for my Beautiful Granddaughter Casey
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: Child's Poncho in Crochet
I have crocheted a Poncho for my Beautiful Granddaughter Casey Rae. I went to Hobby Lobby this weekend, and they had a sale on Yarn Bee yarn. 1/2 off, so of course I had to get my credit card out and have fun! Which I did indeed! One of my very favorite things to do is buy, touch, pet, and drool over yarn. I did just that. I also bought a pattern for a Child's Poncho. I just knew that my Granddaughter would love it. She loves everything that I make for her.
I did not use the recommended yarn for the pattern, I hardly ever do use the recommended yarn for any pattern. This pattern called for Fingering self striping sock yarn, but I used Yarn Bee Soft Delight in the color fuchsia. It is very, very soft. Perfect for my sweet Casey. In a nice girly color. The pattern is from Dovetail Designs. It is a very easy pattern. I crocheted the Poncho in 2 days.

The real secret of success is enthusiasm

The real secret of success is enthusiasm

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
Lucille Ball

"The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it."
Joan Rivers

2 needle socks
Now Playing: I have been knitting these socks since Dec 29th
I have been knitting these 2 needle socks since December 29th. It seems like they took forever. I used a size 2 needle. This is the first time that I have ever used a size 2 needle, and it is the first time that I have ever done a three needle cast off. I like the 3 needle cast off better then the kitchener st. The is also the first time that I have ever knit a pair of 2 needle socks. I think that I prefer the socks knit with double pointed needles. To many seams to sew with the 2 needle pattern. I used some yarn that I bought last summer while I was on vacation in the Black Hills, in Spearfish, South Dakota. The yarn is sock yarn called Reynolds swizzle. It is 75% Merino superwash, 25% Nylon. The pattern came from http://www.lindascraftique.com/free/tnsocks.htm