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Anyway, headache is much better so I played around with making a little knitting pin. I have seen these knitted like little flags, socks, etc. and I wanted to see what I could come up with.
What cha‘ think?
Still needs some improvement, but still cute.
We had a great time yesterday at Charlotte Purls and we had a great turn out. Stacey, Angela, Sophia, Fran, Wendy, Michelle, Diane, Carrie, Alison, Janet and me. Every one’s projects are looking so good. Alison’s Clapotis is so soft and the color is divine. Diane was knitting on her Fetching and they were coming along nicely. Sophia was knitting on her Lady Eleanor which she is knitting with her own self dyed yarn! She also showed us her new belly dancing hip scarf that she had crocheted. Wendy had finished a beautiful shrug/cape and she modeled it for us. Fran was knitting on her Fetching’s and so was Michelle, Wendy and Stacey. I was knitting on my Stained Glass Fan Bag and showing off my other projects. Many of us had multiple projects with us and we were all ooohhing and ahhhing over every one’s WIP’s.
Angela is new to our group and I think Stacey was helping her get started on a project. Janet is also new, although this was the first time that I had met her, as last meet up I was out of town.
So, welcome to both of you ladies!
We even had a gentleman stop by our table and inquire about out group. Who knows we just might have our first “man purl”! We all said hello and found out that he knits Aran sweaters and socks for his wife and family. Stacey gave him some info and wrote down his email so maybe soon we will get to see some of his FO’s.
My free skein of Vickie Howell’s yarn and a cute little magnet! If you talked about her new upcoming podcast… Craft, Rock, Listen on your blog she would send you a free skein of yarn. I never thought it would get here this fast. It’s a small little skein of bamboo and silk in a pale yellow. Not my fav color, but it was free.
I mentioned this to some of my knit friends Saturday (who will remain nameless) and they thought yuck and why would anyone do that for a cheap skein of yarn? Duh ME! LOL
Remember most of my yarn stash is Michael’s yarn at a discount! I can’t afford to buy only LYS yarns (here is wishing I could), as I love Debbie Bliss, Noro and all those other yummy yarns, but there ain’t a thing wrong with my less than $50.00 skeins…LOL Gosh but I have seen yarn that sold in my LYS for over $30.00!
Anyway, my stuff only has to please me and it so does.
Ok, all for now… my knitting is calling me….
“I’m coming”
Jordana Paige Knitting Bag
Extra Chunky Ponchette
I spent the day with my mom knitting, chatting, having lunch and just shootin’ the breeze. I always enjoy when I can knit or crochet with my moma. I finished up my first Ponchette and left
it at her house blocking. 
This is Megan modeling it for me.
My sister Jan, wants to buy it. I started the second Ponchette using the yarn’s it calls for and can I say I love the Katia Sevilla and the Katia Ola, but I hate knitting with size 35 knitting needles… ugh!
You can find the Ponchette pattern in
Felted Stained Glass Fan Bag
My Felted Stained Glass Fan Bag is coming alone nicely and I am going to knit some on it tonight. That is if I can ever finish this blog post…LOL Boy, I need a 
I think I told you that my first try at this bag turned into a mobius mess! Well, I completely changed the way you begin this pattern and it worked perfectly. Here is the file with my new, fool proof, your bag won’t turn into a mobius instructions with some tips as well. After all, who wants to cast on 144 stitches?
My Modified Instructions for Beginning this Bag.
Rasta Hat
Next… I made this hat for my husband months ago and I am just now sharing photo’s of him in it. He loves it and wants 2 more. One in Dallas Cowboy color’s and one with longer dread’s in brown so it looks like he has hair… Ha!
You can find the Rasta Hat pattern in
but you can find the instructions on Knitty Gritty here.
Whooh… I know I’m tired… are you?
This has been a busy but enjoyable week. First we just returned from our nephew Winston’s wedding 
which was held on the beach. It was a beautiful wedding and we had a great time. We stayed at Seaside Inn at Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort. Our suite was very nice and the screened in porch was nice for relaxing and knitting, with the sound of the fountain nearby.
Once we returned home I was greeted by my order from WEBS that had arrived with my 
Boku andthe
Karaoke yarn!
Oh and I almost forgot my Katia and Ola yarn also came. 
My Berry Sweet Knitting Bag is waiting on the needles that I ordered for it. It is all knitted up and waiting to be assembled. Wait till you see the needles, they are so cute!
I started a new project using my new Karaoke yarn. It is called Felted Stained Glass Fan Bag
and thus far it’s pretty easy to knit. A little different than anything I have knit so far, but still easy to follow and coming along. I will have photo’s soon, not much to show you yet.
Still waiting on my beautiful Jordana Paige knitting bag to arrive. The tracking says that it will be here Monday! Finally! I ordered it on my birthday… September 27th! This is way longer than I thought it would take… jeez! So, I should have a nice package waiting when we return home from Tennessee.
Oh, speaking of Tennessee … my hubbie has surprised me with a mini vacation to the mountains this weekend. We’ll be staying in Cubby Bears. We leave early tomorrow morning and come back on Monday. As we just returned from the beach I wasn’t expecting this at all. We have stayed in Pigeon Forge, TN before and always enjoy our visits there and this will be the second time that we have stayed in one of Timber Tops rentals. The last time we rented a chalet and took our children, but this time it will be just the two of us and we are looking forward to a relaxing weekend. I of course will be knitting out on the porch and enjoying the view.
Ok, that is all for now as I have to go pack and get all of my knitting together to take with me.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend as well…
So, he kindly brought me the 2 more skeins that I needed, so now I can take this project with me to the beach this weekend to work on, as well as my Lady E. I mean I have to take both as they need the attention! Oh, and this is the first time using my Knit Picks Options Harmony needles, which I am absolutely loving! This pattern uses a stitch I had never used before called a “berry” stitch, which is kinda’ cool! Well, you’ll either love it or hate it, and I actually am enjoying it! Overall, this is a no brainer, easy, fun, and a “don’t have to look at the pattern” knit.
So, what are you waiting for …. you know you wanna knit this~!
Now… maybe I can drop by a knitting shop at the beach and find my size 15 wooden knitting needles that I will need for this knitting bag. Here’s hoping!
Here is a link where they show how to knit the berry stitch
(aka- bramble, trinity or blackberry stitch)
I am using Vanna’s Choice yarn in 5 colors.
Dusty Blue, Dusty Green, Taupe, Linen and Silver Blue.
I am knitting with size 6 and size 9 needles that it calls for.
I have learned there is a definite pattern to the order in which you knit and pick up stitches! They should have told you that in the book.
Also this pattern book is very small! This is why I made a copy of the page and then enlarged it, so that I can also better keep track of where I am.
I like this pattern because you don’t have to make gads of squares and then seam them up all at one time. There are still little ends to work in but I am making sure I work those in as I go.
Just remember that when you start, your square’s will look all funky and skewed, but that is OK, they even out once you get more squares attached. Then lightly blocking should make it most perfect!
Potty Mouth?Why am I blogging about potty mouth? Well, as my blog reading has much increased due to the Google Reader’s Next function which makes it so easy to go from blog to blog, I have found that some of my favorite blogs have an ever increasing use of foul language. Now, mind you I am not perfect and have used many a curse word in my many years of life, but I refrain from cursing and writing out curse words. It is a conscious choice because of my faith and I have also never thought it pretty to see a lady use profanity or gentleman like of any man to use it either.
I actually never thought much about cursing, as I am used to the regular foul language in TV and movies these days, however I don’t hang around anyone who curses and no one in my family curses. Then one day at Ravelry I noticed that on the about me page that you fill out it asks you your fave curse word? This sorta shocked me as I thought “fave” then it occurred to me I am in the minority here…LOL
Now I don’t want to give up my fav blogs and with the above tools I don’t have too! I mean why throw the baby out with the dirty bath water… right? So cool!
Now, I don’t want to offend you if you curse…that is by the way your choice and your right. I just don’t want to hear it or see it as it offends me. I mean every time I am casually reading someone’s blog and really enjoying it and out of the blue “BAM slam thank you mam” in my face offensive language! Why?
I guess I have never understood why it’s necessary. I really think it is just a bad habit that you get into. I remember before I was married and young… LOL… and working in a salon, I and another co-worker got pretty bad about using the S- – – word and the D– word. We both decided that we were going to stop and we did. It took a concerted effort but we did it.
To end, this of course is JMHO, but I sure am glad that just as you have the right to have a “potty mouth”, I also have the right not to have to hear it!
this pattern is in the Scarf Style Book!
Click Here for Scarf Style Book
I am using Paton’s SWS Stripes in Natural Navy colorway.
NOTE: The yarn self stripes which is great!
However, you only get about 4 rows out of one skein.
I am really enjoying this pattern and I just don’t want to put it down.
It is not as hard as it looks and this pattern is the easiest I have seen
as far as the directions that are given.
I am making this for ME!
Post PS… my birthday is this Thursday the 27th of September, so I am celebrating my birthday with a birthday background and theme for my blog all this week!
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