They're done...

There's nothing like having a day alone to do whatever you want. Mr. D went fishing, my housework was done yesterday, and I decided I had to many projects on the go. So I sat down, turned on my podcast and finished my Horcrux socks for the KAL. Pattern: Horcrux Socks
Yarn: 100% superwash merino, Handpainted by Sunshine Yarns in the Hedwig colourway Needles: 2.25 mm dpns

Duece enjoyed watching the maple keys fly down from the sky.
Lady finally decide that this was her dog house not the cats.My first iris of the season.And Mr. D came home with dinner. First catch of the season.Well, it's back to the basket to work on the cable sweater.

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In progress news....
I am knitting Na Craga from Alice Starmore's Aran Knitting for Shear Comfort Farm.It's actually a cabled pullover that even beginners can tackle, with a combination of five 4 and 8 row patterns. Everything lines up nicely and is quite easy to memorize.

I'm using an Alpaca Silk blend of DK weight. Not my personal colour choice, but I don't have to wear it. My camera sees it as a carmel colour, but my daughter says it's pee yellow!

And I can't get enough of the new OZZY.... and Zakk of course!

Interweave Knits.....

Can't talk right now, the Summer Interweave Knits just came!

Down on the farm.

3-day weekend!

I'm off to the Alpaca farm tomorrow morning , she wants another sweater. I'm going to remember to take my camera this time.

Mother's Day!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

This is the only sheep that came into the house.

A weekend of hard work, and none of it was mine!

And here's my little postie.

A Sheep in Sheep's Clothing

This is too cute.

Another week-end gone...

There was actually some knitting going on.
I have one sock done for the Six Sox Knit-a-long. The second one started.
Oh look some more sheep showed their faces.

I made some progress on the shawl...

Oh look another sheep in rain gear, no less.
My daughter picked me up a great footstool, and I had a little help re-organizing my stuff.



Look how nice it matches my knitting basket.

Oh look, more than one project on the go.


And I still have a ton of room for more stash.

My gadget box.

What's in your basket?

Blah, Blah, Blah...

Not a very exciting weekend for me. I did go to the Julie's store with my daughter so she could get more yarn for the "boyfriend sweater". (The first one was not big enough,and guess who gets to sew it together.) So now on to Sweater II.
I did get the new collar done on the Aran cardigan, and I'm still deciding on what to make with the rest of the leftovers. There's about 500 yards.
Sunday was spent cleaning floors, doin' laundry and playing with that dumb dog.

My new issue of Sandra Knitting Magazine arrived.

All I want to do is knit and she justs wants to chase ball, and she just won't quit.

This is the "LOOK"!

This is what I get when I ignore her!

Then a visitor arrived. Did I say how much I love my new camera!

Do you think he was looking for love in all the wrong places?

And a big shout out to Alisha! Thanks for the tip about the music on the blog.

Warning....picture heavy

What a weekend.
First I went to the Alpaca farm to pick up the aran sweater so I can change the collar. Then a BBQ with Miss "P" and family. Not much knitting getting done.
Jenn and I talked about knitting but nothing was knit.

Saturday morning came and my daughter and I were off to The Needle Emporium to pick up Julie's bag so I could make a lining for it.

I managed to take a couple of pictures of the store, but got so carried away with touching everything and trying to decide what to buy, that I only took 2.

I'm sure you can understand my dilemma. Check that white cardigan out on the right side.
Fall project, perhaps?

Then Roko and Melo came out for a belly rub. How could we resist? I'm a sucker for a furry face.

I did show some restraint though, and only came home with one bag of yarn.

This morning it was Mr D's day, so off we went to Bass Pro shop in Vaughn. Can you hear the excitement in my voice?

You know your in trouble when you see a giant fish on the roof and a lot of men in camouflage.

NO WOOL!

So I took along my bag'0'goodies from Julie's and got a lot done. It's a new shawl pattern from Naturally, using Dawn 50% wool and 50% silk. I'm even trying out the new Addi lace needles. They are certainly living up to their reputation.

Notice the package says "Knit faster". There's nothing quite like travelling knitting.

We had a doggie pit stop somewhere around Elora, and found this old train. I tried out the zoom on my new camera. Did I mention I love barns!

Then it was back home to finish up Julie's bag.

All ready for the Knitter's Frolic this weekend.

I think I might need another day off, this girl is worn out.