Dandelion Picker

Well I sure am glad that the yarn stores in Toledo jumped on the Black Friday bandwagon! I controlled myself pretty well picking up just a few new yarns…6 to be exact. Here’s the score.

The two multi-colored ones my mom picked out cause she wants more scarves. So I started on one of those.

Did you spot my new pretty needles???

So Saturday evening I got to see my Aunt Jodi, Uncle Gene, and my cousins Katie (in from Chicago) and Kara (in from Findlay). I was so excited. I love hanging out with them. I taught Katie and Kara how to knit…well, a quick “this is how you cast on, knit, and purl” lesson anyways. Here’s a pic of Kara…she’s almost smiling…I’m not sure if its because she’s knitting or because I pulled out the camera. I don’t have any pics of Katie knitting because I didn’t think about the camera until after Katie’s lesson. Sorry Katie, I’ll get you at Christmas if you haven’t given up!

On Sunday I cast on Nana’s surprise project only to realize that I picked a project too advanced (or I just can’t concentrate long enough) for me. I really really wanted to do the Summer Shawlette cause I just love it, but the directions are confusing the hell out of me. I can’t even get past the crochet cast on! Pathetic, I know…

So, I decided to do a not-so-surprise wrap. Its a pretty color and I think she can wear it to church. Hopefully I can get through this one without having to frog it.

That’s about it till later this week. Hopefully I’ll have some more progress on the wrap and scarf to show you. I ran out of yarn already on one scarf. I think I’m going to cast on Aunt Beth’s socks (as soon as the yarn comes in that I ordered) until I get some more scarf yarn since that won’t be till Christmas time since I bought it in Toledo.

I have lots to do this week. I’m going to be making cinnamon bread, banana bread, and on Saturday I want to go to the Bazaar Bizarre downtown. It looks interesting. Has anyone been?

Which is why I only post about once a week…but this is much more interesting, isn’t it!?

So it looks like I haven’t gotten much done, but in reality, I did. That scarf took another two skeins of yarn this week, and I finished the bag part (still need to do the handles) of my Noro project. I didn’t follow the pattern exactly. I liked the eyelets so much (this was my first time doing them!) that I did lots! Both projects need to be blocked badly, but I need to go make a blocking board first…that’s my next project, hopefully I’ll get to it this weekend. I think I’m going the homosote route that I read of. Sounds good and cheap!

So, here’s mom’s Christmas scarf

I think I actually got a pretty good picture of it. You can see the cables and everything. I just love it. Hopefully the blocking will stop the corners from curling.

Here’s the Noro bag

Aren’t the eyelets so cute?! So now I have to decide on a long icord handle or wooden store bought ones. We’ll see if I feel like making icord or not!

So on the needles this weekend will be:
Nana’s surprise
and Wy’s hat (and the same one for me cause I love it)
I also hope to cast on Beth’s socks. I really need to get those started. I’m just afraid of doing socks cause I haven’t done them before!

I’m off to Toledo in the morning for Thanksgiving. I just finished making my Aunt Kathleen’s recipe for Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts. Since my mom has the slowest computer in the free world, you won’t here from me till at least Sunday. So… HAPPY THANKSGIVING!