Me at the Olympics

Okay I am not there till tomorrow, and by there I mean on my couch, knitting, a Baby Suprise Jacket. I am scared of this pattern and I have 17 days to knit it. So it is time to put on my big girl pants, get my yarn together and be an athlete.

Big News

The big news for NASCAR this weekend is a WOMAN is racing. Some one "google" Ethel Flock and check out her stats. Then get back to me on that WOMAN thing. And by the way Ethel Flock is my mother.

Busy Girl

In addition to figuring out why my curser jumped around and made me crazy, and fixing it...read spend one whole day on the internet reading post that are written for someone who speaks computer and then looking up the computer terms then downloading the fix and adding it to my computer while either holding my breath or throwing things and cussing the person who ever thought of making computers, I finished a lot of things hand made.
I knitted a couple of face clothes for a freind of my hubs, a couple more for next Christmas, because I never finish my Christmas knitting.
I finished a pair of wool socks, and a gaiter for Pine Ridge, and sent 4 squares out to be added to an afghan for Pine Ridge Reservation. I made a sweater and booties for my newest GGD. I make a scarf for my DD and a pair of socks for my DS. And today I am finishing my Kai Mei for sock club. These will go to my niece in Chicago. I have a pair of Wool-ease socks that may get done today.
I am crocheting a sampler blanket for my GD and am about a third of the way done with it.
Then I will cast on for my next sock club sock, after I figure out what pattern to use with this pretty pink Trekking yarn.

My biggest challange will come with the Olympics. I am going to get together the needed nerve to do Elizabeth Zimmermanns Baby Suprise Jacket. I have the pattern, I really have two copies but put one away in a "safe place", and have no clue where that may be..not with my patterns in my pattens books, not in the patterns to do file, not in the mumble mumble bags that have started projects in them. So I purchase the pattern and read it and thought to myself, I am just up the creek without a clue. But then out came The Yarn Harlot with The Knitting Olympics. And before I could think I added to the comments that I would do the BSJ. Yikes. This pattern scares me because it is not a pattern as I am used to doing, but starts you out on a journey of just trusting the designer. It does not look like a sweater till you are done and fold it the correct way. There does not seem to be an up or down, a right front or back. Just a leap of faith. 

Snow and Pizza

We have snow and last night we had pizza. So the I am going to eat more fruits and veggies went the out window. But today it is back. I am starting my day with tangerines and coffee.
And the snow, well it is cold and pretty and makes me want to knit more. I made booties to go with my 5 hour sweater. And worked on my sock.
Today after work I am working on genealogy. Last lesson.

Back at it Monday

Work, back at it today. Waithe g for the men to send me stuff to do.
Meanwhile I am to toe on Monkey Socks and hope that I can finish them tomorrow. Tonight is sock club and I am working on Kai-Mei. Got to run, work calls.

January 3rd

I went yesterday and joined sock club at my lys. I may get to be more interesting now that I get out of the house and talk to people. I started the Kai-Mei socks in the Cookie A book, Sock Innovations. And I finished a 5 hour baby sweater.

Brand New Year

I slept late. I never sleep late. So this is 2010. And I am sitting reading blogs...love Blogs...and drinking coffee. Watching Law and Order on Netflix...love Netflix..and knitting.
I cast on a 5 hour baby sweater for my  newest ggd. It is a soft rose. Loops and Threads Impeccable. I have never used this yarn before so this is a kinda test run. It is a soft acrylic and knits up real well. So far it is beyond my expectations on a new yarn.
The Magic Man went to the store and got a turkey breast and a mess of green beans and red potatoes. The turkey will go in the rotisserie, and the green beens and potatoes in the crock pot. We will have black eyed peas, cause I am from Georgia and that is what you do on New Years Day.
I hope you each and every one has a wonderful day.