Monday, June 30, 2008
A DAY OF REST
October 4th is on a Saturday this year and is the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi. A young girl in California is asking everyone to not use their vehicles for this one day. I think we can make a plan for this:~)
ps: Don't you just love Mimosa trees!
THE HOUR IS LATE
Fr. John Carapi is such an inspirational speaker. If you've ever read or heard his conversion story it's worth your while to seek it out. He's got street cred!
Another article is worth reading too if you are discerning the signs of the times.
Another article is worth reading too if you are discerning the signs of the times.
Monday, June 23, 2008
SMALL PREEMIE HATS AND BOOTIES
Halfway to my goal of ten sets for this contest:~D I'm using my favorite patterns for hats and booties in the small size. These would have fit my first two preemies at birth. For the Olympics I believe I'll try to make the medium size that would have fit my third boy. The yarn is Caron Simply Soft.
GRANDMOTHER'S FAVORITE CLOTH
I'm knitting up the skeins Bernadette so generously sent. I love how the simple pattern complements the variations of colors.
TRIANGULAR GARTER STITCH SHAWL
I've decide on making the Triangular Garter Stitch Shawl for the Wrapped In Care Shawl Project. I looked in my stash and found two skeins of Baby Bee Sweet Delight Baby yarn in the surfbaby color. Each skein has 377 yards. I hope I'll be able to find more if I run out. I'm using US10 needles. It's nice, light, soft and easy care.
It will be going to St. Paul, Minnesota. Hello Saint Paul!!! You think it's a coincidence? I think it's humorous. I would have made one anyway, but I think that this year being dedicated to Saint Paul makes it even more special:~)
THE YEAR OF SAINT PAUL
Our beloved Pope Benedict XVI has decreed June 29, 2008-June 29, 2009 the year of Saint Paul. What an exciting time!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
WRAPPED IN CARE SHAWL PROJECT
You may have read about this project and then again you may be reading about it here for the first time. I'd just like to say it touches my heart as I know how very fortunate I am to have been able to bring home my sweet born-too-soon babies. It could have so easily been me who had to bury my boy(s). So I intend to knit a shawl for this project this year. I'm sure I have something suitable in the stash. There's no deadline so I hope you consider making a shawl for a deserving soul. Thank you and God bless!!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF GARDEN
Here we have some green beans and a couple of sunflower plants. In other areas we have some watermelon plants up as well. Just a little bit of a garden, but it's more than we've have the past few years. The way the water was flowing in our back yard the past few days it was iffy at best whether our little garden would survive this year. Thankfully it was spared. Do you have a garden?
LOG CABIN BLANKET IS DONE
Knit using US5 needles. Yarn is Caron Simply Soft from stash. End size is 41"x38". Thanks to Ann and Kay for the inspiration:~D
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
PROGRESS REPORT
*After the purple stripe I'll go around one more time before I start weaving in the ends. I've been working here and there on cloths and preemie hat/bootie sets.
*I want to make at least one star for the Holocaust Project.
*If you want some freezer food ideas check out Barbara's Festival.
*Hope to post a picture of finished blanket this weekend.
*Thank you all for your birthday wishes. He's a sweet kid:~D
Sunday, June 15, 2008
STITCH AND PITCH 2008
The knitters in the bunch kept rotating as the afternoon turned to evening. The Cardinals played the Arkansas Naturals in a double-header and was a lot of fun. Thank you Zarah for planning this event:~D
ps I knit up three washcloths. Others were knitting socks but one was knitting on a scarf and one a hat. What a nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon/evening!
ps I knit up three washcloths. Others were knitting socks but one was knitting on a scarf and one a hat. What a nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon/evening!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
KNIT FOR PREEMIE CONTEST
Beginning June 6 and going for 10 weeks. Read about the contest here. Making a hat/bootie set a week is very doable and perfect summer knitting.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
SPECIAL GIFTS
Our Lady of Fatima pray for us! Louise send me this holy water from Fatima and a beautiful rosary from Fatima as well. Oh, what a wonderful and special surprise!!! Thank you so much Louise! You touch my heart!
LUV BUG CLOTH
Don't know if you can see the design very well, but it's so cute! You can see it better here along with the pattern. I used US4 needles to get a cloth that is 10"x11". It's the first cloth from Bernadette's generous donation:~D
Saturday, June 07, 2008
LOG CABIN KNITTING
Still using the various odds and ends of the Caron Simply Soft I began making a log cabin blanket. The inspiration came from the Mason-Dixon Knitting book. I'm hoping to finish this soon as I don't want to have anything on my lap. It is almost officially summer! With the newly received cotton yarn I'm looking forward to knitting up cloths, but I'm really liking how this is coming along too. Too bad the color is off on the darker parts. Hopefully when it's done I'll get a better picture.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
FINISHED SCRAP BLANKET
This turned out so nicely! It is made from my Caron Simply Soft scraps using this pattern. US 10 needles and came out 34"x36". I'll see if Newborns In Need can use it after I make up some hat/booties.