Love Letters

Dear Gale,


For the life of me, I cannot remember how I came upon your blog over a year ago. Reading your blog has been enlightening and entertaining. I crack up at your very clever articles, your critiques and I love that you (like me) have no qualms about pointing out your own mistakes. Your blog for me is a must-read and your Projects page is a must check whenever I log on. You have proven to be a pal, a strong woman, a trusted friend. We share some of the same family issues which endear you to me even more.

WARNING !!! This woman does a LOT of knitting and very well.



So again, thanks Gale !



Sincerely,
Carolyn

P.S. Oh and thank you for the beautiful, beautiful Hand Maiden Camelspin yarn !!! It’s simply luscious!

Dear Mojo,

How have you been and where have you been ? I know that I’ve been busy with my move over the past few weeks and have not spent much time with you. This does not mean that I don’t want and need you. I have not neglected you altogether. I have had occasional moments where I’ve picked up a project for 20 minutes or so. I have given you some of my time. Where are you Mojo? I refuse to believe that you have left me. I’ve heard about this sort of thing where the mojo’s actually pack up and leave. I remember what happened to Cozy last year along with the woes of If Ponies Could Knit and Mandiknits. I’m not giving into this though. No Mojo will ever leave me.

HA! Where are you ?

How about this, we will say that you are feeling neglected and are hiding out. I will give you a bit of time (at least until I get my bedroom unpacked) and I expect to hear from you. I’m not asking for a knitting fever, just a sign. I will settle for the desire to complete a project.
You think about this and remember, I love you and this is your home too.

Sincerely,
Carolyn

Dear Family and Friends,

Thank you for your patience and help. What fun we’ve had sipping coffee and eating pound cake among the boxes. I promise that in the months to come, we’ll have a wonderful sit down dinner. That is, as soon as I purchase another dining room table.

To one of my very special pals,

I thank you for your patience. I was listening to your EVERY gripe and hint when you talked about my not giving you the quality time you wanted.

Soon my dear, soon.

Dear Blog-Buddies,

A special thanks to you. I hope to post pictures this month. Yup, right after my Mojo comes back.

I have decorated one guest room.

Aaaaaaaaaah, I Can Breath again...

Now this may not be a big deal to many, but, I'm loving my new kitchen !

I've been in a small and narrow space for the past couple of years and finally, finally, I have a nice size kitchen to work out of. This picture does not show the other side of the kitchen, it's not as wide as it is long, but it's wide enough !!! I have not lived in a place with paneling in ages and ages. I'm still trying to figure out what I would put on the walls, should I put anything on the walls. I'll work it out. For now, it's all good.

Pictured above is the dining area just off of the kitchen.

I'll be posting here and there, you know how it is. So far it hasn't been too stressful. I alleviated some of the stress by bringing my most precious items in a few car trips and let the movers bring the other things. I'm waiting as we speak for Georgia Power to turn the electricity on.

Did you say knitting...

Not happening, not for a while anyway.

I'm Moving...

From one place in Georgia to another.

I should be back blogging and knitting in a few weeks, a month ? It won't be too long.

A Long Time Ago...

Actually, it was only February that I started and completed this Celtic Cable Neckwarmer. I originally knitted this for me but, a coworker (who will not touch cables) liked it so much that I decided to gift her with it.
On my project page, I skill rated this as an ‘easy as pie’ project. This project worked as a quick cable fix for me. I am probably one of the few knitters that is just now getting to this pattern.

The yarn is Lorna's Laces Fisherman's Solid. Needle size 8.

Happy Mother's Day Everyone...

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy !!!

For me ? Another award !?!

Wow, I've been awarded another award ! This is the Awe-Summmm Award and it comes from Karen. I've been enjoying her blog now for a while and I say to Karen, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you !!!



One of the things I have to do with receipt of this award is to name what I think are seven awesome things about myself. Lets see...

1. I am very patient with most situations/most people.

2. I am an awesome cook (that's what they tell me).

3. I have a generous heart.

4. I give solid advice (I've been told).

5. I'm in a constant 'learning' mode.

6. I'm very dependable.

7. I can pull a positive out of most situations.

and that's all she wrote. Thanks again Karen.

Ongoing...

I have about ¾’s of a snowflake on my Norwegian mitten to complete as well as the thumbs. For this type of mitten, I always save both thumbs for last; it’s sort of like setting aside the largest chocolate chip cookie for last. You’ll get to it in due time.


So far, I am pleased with my mittens. Okay, I love them! This project has made me wake up to see that I should consider carefully what I do with my scrap yarn from now on. Instead of whipping out a simple hat or iPod cover, I will search for more intense projects that require very little yarn. That’s my intention anyway.






I ran into a lot of busy this week and have only had time to knit to just past the heel of my Jaywalker sock. It’s funny, I began the Jaywalkers to get a break from my Norwegian mittens and now I’m taking a break from the Jaywalkers to work on the mittens.



I really like this sock pattern and would like another pair soon, perhaps in a solid yarn but since they are done on #1 dpn’s, I may choose another sock that will complete sooner. Maybe I’ll be able to find a pattern that calls for #3’s. I’m feeling another ‘instant gratification’ knitting mood coming up.