It's Snowing Outside :)

Well, it is finally sticking!!! It has been trying for the past couple days, but only does it for a few minutes, never sticking. I had just made a comment to my son this afternoon about whether it would actually do enough to get the ground white. Not two hours later, here it is :)

Celebrating my Daughter's Life

I am so excited. I have made all the arrangements to fly back to CA to spend a week with my two daughters, Kristen and Katelin, and my grandson Donovan. April 27th is the annual reunion for BMT (bone marrow transplant) recipients, at the City of Hope. I am going to celebrate Kristen's life :) On March 10th, she will be celebrating 2 years of being cancer-free. As some of you may remember, last year we were told the cancer was back, but prayers were answered, and the doctor's had just been a bit too cautious. Later scans showed she was/is okay :)

So, I get to spend a week with them, and am also planning to visit my best friend, Kathy, for a weekend. Now, just to get the next two months to pass quickly!!!

Corey's Thuja Sock

I finally finished the first sock for my son Corey. Not sure why it took so long to finish....well, actually, truth be known, I "frogged" many times. More times than I care to admit. Guess too much wandering around in my head. Anyway, as you can see, it fits perfectly :) He is anxious to have the 2nd one done. I am about 2 1/2" into it. I promise I will be more diligent on this one, and pay more attention. I need to get this one done, and work on the 2nd one for my mom, as she gets her cast off on Monday. Hopefully she doesn't need another one.

Fair Isle Hat Finished

I cast-off the hat last night. Elements used in knitting this hat were first time things for me. This is my first attempt at a hat, my first at knitting Fair Isle and the first time I used the 3 needle bind off. I really enjoyed knitting this, and it wasn't as difficult as I thought it might be, once I got the hang of 2 color knitting. I am already planning a BIG project.....a sweater for my husband :)

My Failure at Rotation Knitting

Although I said a couple weeks ago that I would try my hand at rotation again, I just don;t seem to be able to get there. I know I have many projects that are now UFO's, but I have found that I am no good at trying to do a different project a day. I tried that when I did cross stitch and the same thing happened. Failed to keep with a rotation schedule. Now, I am upset at myself for not having the discipline to accomplish this, I am happy with the process of the items I a working on :) My son is waiting for his pair of long asked for socks. My mom's cast will be coming of in about three weeks, so I need to get the 2nd sock done. Although my SIL doesn't know she has a pair of socks being made for her, I would still like to get the other one done for her, before we go spend the weekend with them in the next couple weeks. Then, I am almost done with the Fair Isle hat I started this week. So....maybe I should try to do a different project each week, instead of each day. I will let you know how this "works for me!"

BTW, you can see my current 3 projects down below :)

My New Layout

I got tired of the old layout so I have spent the morning and part of the afternoon, trying to get all components of my old design into the new design. I had done some customizing on my blog and it took work to get it all on to the new design. So, although I like to change things up....I don't think I will be changing again anytime soon!!!

How do you like it??? Inquiring minds like to know :)

Update on the Gerbil!!

I have now used up one skein of the two I have for this scarf. I can't believe how soft it is and just love feeling it against my neck. My husband calls it my "Gerbil"..... maybe you can see why!!

Fair Isle Hat

I took a Fair Isle class last week to learn how to make this hat, at my new LYS. Even though I didn't understand the direction from the teacher, as she knits a different way. She said she learned from a Bolivian lady. Anyway, I had purchased some inexpensive yarn at WalMart and wasn't happy with the way it split. So I got some better yarn at the LYS and a contrasting yarn. I wasn't happy with that color as it got lost in the lighter part of the main yarn. One design the teacher provided didn't work out evenly for the amount of stitches that we cast on, so I found a couple patterns that I liked in a Fair Isle book. So after I ripped out for the 3rd time, I finally got to where I am now :)

Corey's Socks

One of my current projects is a pair of socks for my oldest son, Corey, with a yarn that he picked out on a recent trip to the LYS. I am using Austermann Step in various shades of blue, gray and brown. It is a self-stripping yarn. I am using size 2 circulars. I am about 1-2" from starting the decreases for the toe. I am going to try the rounded toe on this one.