My first FO for my blog!

Let me start off by saying that even though I love to knit, I don't have very much time to do it. I usually only knit on the weekends, and not always every weekend. So, FO's come very few and far between. Although it has taken me almost 2 months to complete this pair, I am very proud of these. This is the most complex pattern I have worked to date.

yarn: Yarn Pirate "black water" colorway
needles: Clover DPNs size 2
pattern: Pomatomus by Cookie A.
start date: late April
finish date: June 29, 2007

I also won my FIRST blog contest! Jana, at White Oak Studio, names her hand dyed yarn after T.V. shows. Wool Girl has started selling her yarn at her shop. So, they had a blog contest where everyone gave their favorite T.V. show. Then you had to describe yarn to match. I tied for first place. Yippeee!! First place was a skein of yarn dyed to match your show's description. I just got it in the mail today, and it's just as I imagined it should be. Each skein also comes with hand made matching stitch markers. Wool Girl also added in a packet of wool soak. I've really been wanting to try it. She topped it off with a hand written note to congratulate me on winning. (yah me) I love to get yarn packages, don't you?? Well, that's about it for today. Thanks for stopping by!

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I'm in the Booty Club!!

Not only did I start a blog, but I joined my first sock club too. And boy did I pick a GREAT one to start with! Yarn Pirate started her own sock club. Yippeeeee :) How long have we all been waiting for this? Her yarn is deee-lish, don't you think?!? I'm working with her "black water" colorway right now. It's a special one because she chose the name with her Dad in mind. I decided to try Cookie A's Pomatomus pattern. This is my first experience with charts. I was EXTREMELY intimidated because it looks difficult. But, I am soooooooo glad I decided to try it. It's no where near as hard as I thought it would be. Not to mention it's GORGEOUS!! :) I'm on the instep of the second sockie now. I'll post pics when I'm finished.

And in family life, my son's T-ball team won second place place this year! Go Dodgers!! They had a pool party for the whole league last week. Can you imagine 60 5 to 7 year olds, plus their families, running around at the local pool? I had my Xanax tucked neatly in my purse, within reach. :) I'm really proud of him though. He hit 3 in the park home runs, caught a fly ball, and made numerous outs on third base. All this AND being the smallest on the team! (bragging mom) Yet, his real love is football. He played flag football last fall. His team came in first place that time. (and yes, the smallest on the team)

Anywho, I'll sign off now and go knit a bit before bed.

hugz~

Happy Father's Day!

I hope everyone's Dad, Grandfather, or Husband had a WONDERFUL day yesterday! :)

hugz~

New Blogger

Well, I finally broke down and started a blog. I don't really know what I have to say that will interest people, but everyone else has one. I should have one too, right? :)

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