Knit From Your Stash - NOT

Knit From Your Stash 2007! I already have plans to fall off the wagon: "Top Down Sweater $40 I was asked to schedule a class for a man’s sweater. This sweater works for man or woman. Ellen is knitting the sample in scrumptious Misti Alpaca Chunky to create a cuddly and toasty warm sweater. Basic knitting skills required. Fee includes pattern. Sun. 1/21 3-5pm and 2/4,18 3/11 3-4pm " Misti international - thinking green since Phil's favorite color is olive, this might be close. The 1776 socks, top down sweater and Clapotis as well as the 2 color cardigan are still not finished. My thinking was that if I took a class I might actually FINISH! Would also like to take: "2Socks –2Circulars $60. Don’t care for double pointed needles? Knit two socks on two long circular needles. When you are done you have a pair completed. Basic knitting skills are required. Fee includes pattern. Tue. 1/9,16,23,30 6-8pm" - but Tuesday night? Have to wait and see if they offer it during the summer.

Winding Down

Got V off to the airport and back safely to SF yesterday after a nice lunch. Had a little time to kill :) so I dropped in at my LYS. Had a Mac & Me pattern just crying out for yarn :0 So I picked up 10 skeins of Manos del Uruguay: 3 #55 olive green and 7 #101 jungle variegated. They were having a 25% off sale and I still had a $35 credit from a gift certificate! Leisurely coffee time this morning, then off to the dermatologist for me bi-annual skin check and lunch with some friends. Ah, vacation week! Update: He found another skin CA spot :( Da*^ blogger still won't let me upload pics!

Orphan Foundation of America

Orphan Foundation of America - "Send warmth and encouragement to America’s college-bound foster youth. OFA needs thousands of handmade scarves to put in our Valentine Care Packages to these parentless youth attending college on their own. Your handiwork will truly be the personal touch in these packages and bring students the encouragement they need to move forward and graduate to a brighter future. For over 25 years, OFA has provided funding and family-like support to foster youth in transition. www.orphan.org "

Knit & Spin Links: Main

Knit & Spin Links: Main

Christmas 2006 and updates

So this morning I changed the template and now it seems I have a blog again after all this time! BUT IT STILL WON'T LET ME UPLOAD PICTURES!!! Been a long time since I posted since I couldn't get the da*^ thing to work. I still have to spend a little time figuring out why it won't work nicely with Wo#@ Pre*^ :( V arrived home Friday night. J was nice enough to pick her up since she didn't get in until after 10. Left her a panini to warm up along with some Christmas cookies. Saturday night was our usual Christmas Eve (Eve) fondue dinner party with the kids. Yesterday was our usual Christmas Day (eve) dinner for the family of 20. The roast beast/au jus turned out well (spoon roast) and since V wasn't home for T Day I made Stuffed Artichokes Supreme and Stuffing. To round out the dinner I made garlic mashed potatoes and oven roasted asparagus with mushrooms and Hollandaise sauce. Phil made his awesome cheesecake and the fam brought along a variety of hors d'Oeuvres and desserts. Today will be low key as J, wife and son do the morning thing at her parents and will be here later in the day. They got me a Cuisinart Griddler and the plan is to make paninis, exchange gifts and pop in a movie or two. Last night after everyone left (at a decent hour of 7 or so compared to the 11:50 at Thanksgiving!) V, Phil and I watched Little Miss Sunshine a gift from C & S. A dysfunctional-family-road-trip movie, but enjoyable, none-the-less. We also got Capote and The Hunt for Red October (obviously not for me!). Last weekend we took a Christmas meal of ham, mashed potatoes and cheesecake, along with other friends apps and dessert to some friends who are somewhat housebound. Fun, but I don't think I've missed a weekend of major cooking since the grandson was born. I really haven't cooked this much in years it seems. On the knitting front I've been filling in my time with the Cloth KALs. Went back to work on the Clapotis, still working on the Fortissima 1776 socks, and KPS 991 sweater. November cloth was a turkey (Nov 13 entry) and the Mid-November was a Pointsettia that I turned into a towel. December KAL was an Rocking Horse and the Mid-Dec was a lace called Snowy Drops and I also made an illusion Candy Cane cloth. I also need to upload Christmas pics as soon as blogger will let me :( Did I also mention that I went to see Emeril Live in NYC? It was a deep sea fishing episode to be aired later in the year.

Cloth Gift Idea

As a gift wrapped around a soap or lotion bottle idea: Mid-September Dishcloth KAL