Good day

Today was a good day and tomorrow will be even better.  :)
The joy of my family is amazing. Watching them in the daily routines makes my heart smile.

Too Many

Too many ideas, too many projects started.
Time to focus on one to finish. I've got about 3 blankets going, two cardigans, mittens and a scarf. Oh yes, and a bath rug.
See, if I really want a project, I have to start it when I know. If I wait, I will forget till later. Then when I remember, finding the pattern or the specifics will start to annoy me. So now I just start it. Then I can put it aside and move forward on which ever project I am in the mood for.
Might take forever to get some things done that way, but it works for me at the moment.  :-)


Oh yes, and a hat ;-)

Miss Marple

So in the mood to find a pattern to knit the coat from a TV show. Miss Marple, Murder is Announced. Can't seem to have any luck yet, but I will keep looking.  :)

What a gift!

What a gift! How wonderful, how beautiful! 
So... at what ages does this change? 2? 5? 10? Puberty? Teens? 
Never! It never changes, we were all born as a Gift to this world. We are all valuable, wonderful and amazing!!!
Look in the mirror and remind yourself often, you are precious, Always! 
Love to all! 

Fellow knitter pic

Not sure how many actually read my posts, here. No worries. This one is not a real post. It is just an excuse to post a pic to help a fellow knitter with an idea for a project.  :)

So.. Yea...

So.. Yea... More knitting. Guess that explains why little blogging has been done. 

First off a birthday gift for my close friend. You know, the Dr. Whoovian that wanted the scarf. Made her some cloths for whatever. Seems I will have to make her more. She is afraid to use them in case she ruins them. Guess I need to make an extra set. One for show and one for use. You gotta use these things. that is the whole point. To use items with your joy attached and Dr.Who brings her much joy!  :-D

Now, the other project I have been busy on has been a scarf for my great Aunt. This one was a labor of love. Her twin was my grandmother who passed a few years back. Both are kind, loving and fantastic. Living so far away makes it difficult for her to know how much I care and appreciate her. For being a fantastic sister to my grandmother a wonderful Aunt to my mother and a wonderful mother to my cousins. 

I do hope she feels the love that was put into making this!

The pattern is called Chain of Hearts. It is a rib pattern and when looking close at it, it looks like hearts have been put into the rib,  :)

So what's new?

Crochet. Not very often do I get into Crochet, but I have been a bit into it lately.
(I actually have been Crocheting longer than knitting and it is much faster for me to complete a project when I crochet it, I just tend to prefer the look of knitting much more. Which explains the more knitted items I will post about.)
I've made a hat for my daughter. The pattern is by Drops Design called Mara

I've also made a flower on to it. I am also currently making a surprise blanket for her, so no pic of that yet. But I do have a pic of my reading blanket for me. Granny Squares.

 I never thought I would make a granny square blanket. I mean, there is nothing wrong with Granny Squares. For years I have seen Granny Square blankets and I just never really liked them.

The last time I was in the US I bought some yarn I really liked (natural and pine by Caron), but had no idea what to make with. Then my girl-friend asked me to make a Tardis scarf for her and bought some yarn in the US for it. Same brand. So with the leftover of her Dk Country Blue, I thought it just worked out perfectly and so a Granny Square blanket for me was born.

I've just got a couple more rows to add, but no worries, the look will be the same, just a bit bigger. I found a cool way of linking the squares without having to sew them together, so Yay! Now, the only finishing to do will be to hide the floating strands. Less work, me happy! :-D

Busy, but here

Yes, I am still about. I get in moods to post, then I get in moods to post, but don't have time.
So let me try to make time. So what have I been up to lately. 
Projects. Knitting, Crochet, Cross Stitch, Latch Hook and a few things I wanted to try to attempt. Like painting. I have always doodled abstract designs. So I am trying to put it to paint. Not going so well. The finished item looks nothing like the original sketch. If I do it to where it does resemble the sketch, it looks unfinished. So it is a work in progress. 
Here is a few pics of things I have been up to.  :)

Friendship bracelet for my kids. I though hearts were a great look for bracelets made by a Mother.  :)

Not so bad, but not sure how others would think. So what do you think?

Now we get into some of my knitting. Enjoy!

There is more, just not stored on the computer I am using. This is enough to share for now tho. :) 

Welcome Carlin!

Kittens are so fun and cute and bad ass, hehe
Carlin, the new member of our family is making himself at home. With us and my knitting. :P

Good ideas come and go!

What is people's problem???

We start with an idea.
It might actually help, then it becomes a good idea...
Then we develop it into reality.....
Then we test it out....
OPPSSSS!!! It actually isn't better. Too bad!!!
It is now a BAD idea!
Time to let it go and think of something ELSE!

This follows a lot of areas of our lives. Including things we have grown up with. Sometimes it takes years before we learn that a good idea is actually harmful. Lets learn from that mistake and move on to something new!

Breast feeding is best! Formula is harmful. If you have no choice, THAT is different, but if you do have a choice... We have LEARNED that Breast is best and Formula can be very Harmful.
Same with Vaccines, same with some medications.
GMOs also!
GMO could help hunger could help the world. Great idea. Unfortunately it have been shown to be harmful. Lets LEARN from this and move on!
PLEASE!!!