Busy but good!

Today has been a busy day! Busy but good I sometimes say! Every other Saturday morning something magical happens. The house cleaning fairies come to my house and erase two weeks of use and abuse to my bathrooms, kitchen, floors and furniture. The beds are made up with clean sheets and when we walk in from being gone the smell in the air is NOT dirty boy, but rather clean, crisp and bleachy (one of my favorite four words)! While they are in the house doing their magic we disappear, leaving them to it!
Today started busy. Even though I have a housekeeping team, I spend the better part of my Saturday morning BEFORE 10am cleaning... Ironic. I know. I have to strip the beds, clean up the clutter and load the dishwasher as I want them to clean the stuff, under, the clutter. 6:30 came and I was up. We then cleaned up and headed out to run errands. We take this time to do returns, pick up household items and get that nagging to do stuff done. One the list today, return iTrip to Best Buy, use up four gift cards at Borders...


returns and exchanges at Nordstoms, pick up cards that were left on my desk at work, zip into the yarn store for wool wash to give with baby shower gift (ummm, there was a line at the register, I couldn't resist)...





pick up medicine for the dreaded cold sore on Elliot's lip, rush home to pick up extra car and off to a baby shower I went. Clint went the opposite direction to take Elliot to his first trumpet lesson.
Baby Shower...


Pattern: Chloe by Never Not Knitting
Yarn: Rowan All Seasons Cotton in three colors
Sizes: One and Six

I made these sweaters for my friends Shannon and Troys new baby and daughter Laken. Laken's favorite colors are purple, pink and green. They will have a matching sweater moment, I am so glad that she liked them. I hope to share a picture of them wearing them eventually. Baby is marinating for a couple more weeks.



I hope you have all had a busy but GOOD day too!

There's a hole in my sweater, dear Liza, dear Liza ...

Now I pride myself on being a pretty competent knitter. I am no exert, I will not claim that but I have learned how to knit many items and I have spent a fair share of time tinking back, dropping back stitches, fixing knits to purls and purls to knits BUT one thing I have always struggled with is seaming. Armholes, sides, pockets, you name it, if the pattern calls for seaming I am pretty much out! So here I go. I pick a sweater pattern with NO seaming. I am cooking right along. I had a break in my yarn. I joined that bad boy up and for some reason had the most terrible yarn join imaginable. I stitched it up as best I could but it looked messy. So here is where things go terribly wrong... I decided to take my join out. Problem here is I kept taking it out. To much out. I ended up unknitting several stitches. Uh oh. How do you fix that little mistake. Well after saying a few choice words I captured my stitches and decided I would call on one of my expert knitting buddies at Friday night knitting, that would be the quickest most reasonable answer to my dilemma. Well that worked for about 5 minutes until I started researching grafting in this manner. I tried Kitchener stitch which was fine except for the beginning. I tried my own rubbish method I mean really how hard can getting those 6 stitches to mesh could it be. Egads. I wanted to cry! I happened upon an article finally with this picture


and after several attempts I think my boo boo is pretty invisible. What do you think!






I think I will be able to say, this sweater has been a learning experience...

Fin.

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PRE-New Years Resolution

Today I made a resolution to finish a WIP before I ring the new year in.  I chose an one of my older WIP's that is a gift!  The recipient does not know she is getting this, so she is not biting her nails waiting on it but I would love to send it to her so that she may use it during the winter months!

I of course am farther along that this photo shows but NOT MUCH!  So I am going to hunker down on the sofa tomorrow, bright and early and knit away until it is done, including the fringe!  

Project Details: 

Pattern:  Scrappy Scarf (sorry, this is a ravelry purchased pattern)

Yarn:  Mountain Colors Bearfoot in colorway Bitterroot Rainbow

Needles:  Size 8 Knit Picks

I CAN'T WAIT to achieve my resolution.

My 2011 New Years Resolution...

Take into account what I have before I say or act on my needs.  I have so much!  I need very little.  I need to practice this everyday until it becomes habit!

UFO's and other stuff

2010 is quickly coming to a close. With the New Year approaching I thought it would be a good time to analyze my works in progress! I would like to get some things finished! I know it won't all get done but I am hoping that if I recognize what is out there, I might actually make some progress on a few projects.

1. Skew Socks. Need to finish sock two, for that matter, need to start sock two.



2. Wicked Sweater. This is just frigging boring. But I love this design. Not loving the yarn however.



3. Sock Blanket. This one will come along slowly.

4. Scrappy Scarf. I need to crank this out. It is a gift you know.



5. Chloe.1 and Chloe.2. These have a quickly approaching due date. Chloe.1 is all but done. The other is just started.



6. Lightweight Sweater. Just started. Don't anticipate being done to soon. Will be my honor band knit!



7. End of May Mittens. Oh. I need to work on these. The weather is calling for them.



How about some finished objects.



Susie's Reading Mitts
Modified: No Thumb. Size 3 and 2.5. No picot on side facing elbow.



Squishy hat found on the cascade web site. Made for Kirsten. Made with Cascade Bulky Alpaca and size 10 needle. Quick easy cute knit.

What are your knitting goals?

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Farley Family!



Sporting our best last minute Ugly Sweater finds.

We hope you all have a wonderful day with your families and friends. Remembering why we celebrate this day. Happy Birthday Jesus!

Cute little somethings...

Here I am. Typing on the iPad when I should be snoring just as loud as my husband (seriously). But I have been knitting away on the brightest project I have worked on in a very long time. Check out Chloe.


Chloe is being made for a dear friends daughter Laken and a matching Chloe or Chloe.2 will be made for Laken's baby sister due in February. I separated he sleeves tonight and hopefully now things will click right along.


I have another quick project soon off the needles. I will share it soon. I was able to make headway on it during board meetings so maybe I will be finished tomorrow.

Now. Of to snoring.