Warning.....picture heavy

First up presents:
1: License Renewal --$74 ( mandatory present to myself)













2: Presents from daughter: She knows her mother all too well.














I can't seem to get gauge, but we'll keep going or die trying.

3: Why is it that black cats are always attracted to white wool?













Really he's no help.




























He really is cute, but a pain in the A%&*!

4: Mystery Stole 3 blocked and ready to wear.
















































I wasn't really sure about this pattern once I got to the wing part. But now that it's done I think I love the wing part the most.

Pattern: Mystery Stole 3: Swan Lake

Yarn: Jagger Spun 50% merino, 50% silk

Needles: Addi Lace needles 3.5mm
















It's so very light and airy and it just makes me want to knit more shawls. Maybe this one or this one.
Knitting: PRICELESS!

Self protrait....

Samantha started a meme. She wants a self portrait. I don't do pictures unless absolutely necessary. So here goes.......... I give you Paula Red. I love September, fall is in the air, the first apples of the season come out and all I can think about is knitting.
I also received these lovely stitch markers from Alisha, one of her monthly blog contest. They are so cute! Thanks Alisha.

And yesterday I joined a new KAL. Fingerless Mitts for Fall. This one's a piece of cake compared to Mystery Shawl 3, which I'm blocking the wing end now.

Knitting shall commence now........

Socks & Mitts.....

It's been a productive weekend. The weather cooled right down so I got into the wool room and tidied up a little bit. I have got a lot of knitting to do.

This weekend I finished up Mr. "D's" socks. They've been hanging out in my carry around knitting bag for quite a while now, they only get knit on when we're out driving around.

Pattern: Gentleman's Plain Winter Sock from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks

Yarn: Trekking XXL colour 62

Needles: 2.5mm bamboo

The only modifications I made were the heel. I knit my usual slip st heel.

I also made another pair of fingerless mitts for the farm. I modified the Fetching pattern, knit a thumb gusset and added stitches for a DK weight yarn.

Let me know if your interested and I'll write out my pattern and post it later.

I'm starting a headband of my own design too.

MS3 and Knitty.........

My Mystry stole 3 (aka: Swan Lake) is ready to block. I love the feathery pattern on the wing.

New Knitty is up! There are some really nice patterns this season.

Now I'm off to finish some acessories for the farm .

And if you hang in long enough you can hear the new single from Seether...Fake it!

My girl........

I didn't get to go to the Knitter's Fair on Saturday, but I did get to spend the day with the best flower girl in the world. Gramma loves ya, Miss "P".

Guild night....

Tuesday night was a great turn out. We had some new faces and had a nice evening of introductions and show and tell of what we accomplished over the summer.

Next month were having a yarn auction, everyone is bringing some yarn, needles or books and all procedes will be donated to the Cancer Society.

And in November, Maureen Mason Jamieson will be joining us.

If anyone is interested in joining us you can find the information at our guild blog.

Kristin brought along my Kauni yarn. I think I'll be cake winding this week-end but I'm not sure when I'll be starting this sweater up. Too much on my plate right now.

I finished off Julie's shrug for the K-W Knitter's Fair tomorrow. I can only take credit for the ribbed band and the blocking. Julie knit the main piece.

You should feel this yarn ! Dream in Color, 100% superwash merino. Incredible!

My reward. Brand new Opal sock yarn, and fresh off the tree Paula Red apples. First of the season. I love Fall!

It's not easy being green...

You Are a Green Crayon

Your world is colored in harmonious, peaceful, natural colors. While some may associate green with money, you are one of the least materialistic people around. Comfort is important to you. You like to feel as relaxed as possible - and you try to make others feel at ease. You're very happy with who you are, and it certainly shows! Your color wheel opposite is red. Every time you feel grounded, a red person does their best to shake you.

What Color Crayon Are You?

Dead ON!

Multi-directional anyone.......

I just finished the multi-directional scarf (free pattern) for Julie , just in time for the Knitter's Fair next Friday. This one was quick and a lot of fun.

The colours are gorgeous. Yarn is Trendsetter Tonalita , 4 balls, and 5.5mm needles.

And it's nice having a live model too. "Gosh she looks so much like her mother!"

Another project finished.....

There's something to be said about having a real live model, but here it goes anyway.

Pattern: "Pike" free from Berrocco

Yarn: Peruvia 100% highland wool from Berrocco, 5 skeins

Needles: 6mm (10 US)

All in all, the pattern knit up pretty fast. No sleeves to deal with. The yarn is lovely to work with and blocked beautifully. You have to pay attention to the way it's sewn together. It's different than normal contruction.

It's not my cup of tea (fashion wise), but hey, I just have to knit it not wear it. So I'm off to deliver it to Julie and pick up Miss "P". Maybe she'll let me get some knitting done this weekend.

...laughing hysterically!

I just read the funniest entry on Brenda Dane's site. Check it out and grab a badge.
I think there's a couple there for me.

...and let the games begin!

It was like a wild feeding frenzy!Women everywhere, men waiting patiently by their cars. Skeins of yarn flying wildly all around.
I got to meet Wannietta and Amanda, finally.
I think I did pretty well. I see some felting in my future. And a poncho for Miss "P".
I told Mr. "D", "She who dies with the most stash wins!" (He's always used that phrase about fishing tackle.)
Gosh I'm exhausted. I need to lie down.

...temporarily off my rocker!

TENT SALE !!!! I'll be back!

...love long weekends!

There's just something sweet about having an extra day off. Waking up on Monday morning at 8am to a quiet house (man and dog gone fishing), having breakfast in your jammies on the back deck, listening to the neighbors parrot whistling one line to "Oh Canada" over and over again.

Having the laundry done and the bathroom cleaned previously, I knit and I knit and I knit!
I did stop for half an hour to rest my hand and cleaned out the oven. (One more dirty job done)























Mr "D's first sock is done. It's mostly worked on in the car while he drives so it's slow going. But I have found at least a dozen other patterns I'm dying to start so I'd like to get this one done.

Miss "P" and I went to "Julie's house" on Friday to pick up a new project for the store, but I didn't get much done on it while she was here. I made up for that on Sunday, the back is done and I started one front today.





















Pattern and yarn are from Berroco and I'll post the details when it's finished.
Looks like MS3 will be on hold for a little while.

...what could it be?

Well I finished Clue 4, Chart E, on my MS3 Friday night. One chart left to go till Friday's chart 5. There's lots of speculation floating around on what the theme could be, but I haven't a clue!
I bought some blocking wires for this project. They're a wonder to be seen, I should have had them a long time ago.I have a few projects I have to knit for the farm and something for Julie, more on that later.

We've been busy this week working on the front of the house. We're getting there slow but sure. We still have the other garden to do, scraping and painting the trim and putting up the new shutters. I'd like to get it all done by the fall. I think it's do-able, but it seems once you get one thing finished something else pops up.

...I made it!!!!!!

I got my invitation today. Alot faster than I thought. Oh my god. I'm going to be busy for a while. Won't have time for ebay.

...my weekend!

I'm moving up fast! Yipee. I hope it's not to hard to figure out once I get there.



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This was my weekend...Miss "P's" "Saturday nite special".

I did manage to get these fingerless mitts done for the farm.
I modified the pattern for Nicholas's Fingerless Gloves from Interweave Knits.
I knit the thumb plain and knit mitts instead of gloves.
Luxury Alpaca yarn
3.75mm needles

...I am waiting patiently!&*%^$#

Check here for your place on Ravelry!

This is mine! :(
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This is a good sign, Yes? 12063 behind me not ahead of me!!!

...all this and more.

She's finally done......Na Craga!



















Pattern: from Alice Starmore's Aran Knitting
Yarn: Luxury Alpaca Silk 15-50g balls
Needles: 4.5mm

I love the details. Saddle shoulders. This yarn is very soft and has a lovely drape. And I loved the way it blocked. I've also started some fingerless gloves in the same yarn but in pink. A much lovelier colour than this one.







Very simple cables. 4 and 8 row repeats. I would say even someone new to cables could accomplish this one.

On Sunday to celebrate we went antiquing, and I found a better basket to hold my Lorna's Laces. $5, can't beat that, and some old sock blockers. I just need to give them a light sanding and clear coat and they'll be ready for the next pair of socks.

Now back to MS3, I'm part way through clue #3, but I had a peak at Rhonda's blog and saw that she has already finished clue #3. I'll post pictures when I get that far.

...oops, I did it again!

As if I didn't have enough to do, I was reading a few favorite blogs here, here and here, ,and saw I was about to miss the train. What is wrong with me? Just because everybody else is doing it does that mean I have to do it too? I'm such a follower.

Fortunately, I had the yarn in my stash. I bought some JaggerSpun from Fiddlesticks at the Knitter's Fair a few years ago, but lost interest in the pattern that came with it.

I tried to take a picture of the stole but, Mr Duece wanted to be in the picture too so why fight it. All I needed was the beads. This is a first for me, knitting with beads that is. So off I went with my daughter to the bead store on Saturday. These are perfect!

And I just finished the last of the blocking for Na Craga so it's ready for assembly and a collar.

That last sleeve seemed to take forever to knit. Hopefully, I may have it done this weekend and I can cross one more project off my list.