Fall is in the air.

Here is a picture of my pumpkin patch. It is a small donation to the Preemie Project. I lucked out at Wal-mart and found a 12oz skein of the orange I needed to start these on CLEARANCE!! Always a good thing. I haven't had as much time as I would like to knit. I did most of these in one weekend. (I was in the car alot that weekend.) I hope to get more done before the next donation needs to be sent.

The Hubby landed the job he's been hoping for (for over a year now) and started on last monday. He really likes it so far. Work isn't quite as hard as he thought it was going to be and the guys are really nice to work with. Yeah for him. It has been an adjustment - I'm used to having the house to myself in the morning but it's nice to share a cup of coffee before we leave. The rest of this week has been spent getting the boys ready for school. Hopefully once everything settles down and the cooler weather approaches I will get the itch to knit more. :)

I've been asked to make these hats in a larger size for bigger children. I guess I will have to mess around with the pattern and see what I can do. These might be good to make for the craft fundraiser for Preemie Project?!?

Happy Knitting!

Wow best Tuesday on record!!

I have to state the sad news before we get to the good stuff. "Fleas" pictured above is allergic to fleas. Aunt Diane let the mother in law know about this sad fact. I hope she is doing better, since getting treated by the vet for her condition. :( I miss my baby girl.

Now for the Good Stuff. The hubby was expecting a call from his new employer. He got the job everything looks good. He starts next monday!!! He is bouncing off the walls. This is a job he has been hoping and waiting for - for just over a year now. It is one of the best places in town to work. The turnover rate is extremely low - most people just retire they don't leave. So he is pumped and so am I. This will mean we can seriously start saving and looking for a house next year. Things around the house will change. Saddest of all is I probably won't have near as much time to knit now.

Other good things. Lil dude is signed up for school. Only down side is the first day he only goes for an hour. I will have to take the morning off of work to take him. I guess it's kind of a meet the teacher thing. It is so hard for me to believe I have to go thru the school thing all over again. My baby graduated from HS in June. Having inherited a lil guy means school for another 13 years!! YIKES. I said something at registration and one of the women said I didn't look old enough to have one that graduated from HS. I wanted to kiss her...lol JK but I did like the compliment. :) I told her I have one turning 22 this fall and she was amazed. Maybe it was just an act but I'll take the compliment anyway.

We also had a nice dinner with my p's. They are head north to Alaska today and were so excited. They looked so cute. I hope they enjoy and take lots of pictures!! I didn't dare ask dad if he figured out the video camera. Been a sore spot with him since he bought it from my brother.

I'm almost done with the booties to go with the Pumpkin hats I've been working on. I will post a pic of my pumpkin patch when completed.

July's Finished Projects

For the hubby's birthday I made him a sweater. I know knitting a sweater in July is a bit nuts. This way it will be ready when it gets cold. He has been very patient while I've been knitting for everyone else, mainly the Preemie Project.




I also finished a pair of cute socks for my neice's birthday. Hopefully she will like them. She just turned 7 and is a girlie girl. She likes wearing skirts and dresses. I thought these would be cute with a dress or skirt.

Now I'm back to knitting pumpkin hats and booties for Preemie Project. I just received beautiful yarn from Jan in Michigan and Kristy in Utah. I will start working things up with that yarn as soon as I get the booties finished to go with the hats. :)

It's June already!

This is my most recent donation to The Preemie Project. Actually this is the last of the items I sent in for the month of May. I found out I didn't win the contest but it is always fun to enter and give me a little boost to keep going and getting the items finished and sent in. I won't have much time this weekend to knit. Kyle's graduation is tonight - thank god the weather is cooperating! Then parties all weekend. Lots of work to get the house cleaned up and the yard! The storms we keep having every few days knocks more tree branches in the yard. Hasn't been dry enough to burn them.

I'm excited to find out my great friend is coming down for the parties. She was a neighbor when I was a kid. She was too old to hang with me. I hung out with her younger sister until they moved away. In our 20's we luckily reunited and have been great friends since. Our children are only a week apart so we connect on the trials of having teenagers the same age. Her daughter is now expecting ( big shock) and we are coming to grips with that. :)

I'm trying to secretly make my husband a pair of Boot socks for Fathers Day. He supports my knitting , is so proud that I knit for the Preemie Project. But wants me to make him something. I need some double pointed needles and hope to get them Saturday when we venture to Indiana to pick up his son. The stores around us don't carry double points!! They have one set - of course the size I already have! He thinks the needles are for the baby items - which they are to an extent. But I have fallen in love with making socks and want to make him a few pairs..I think this year will be the year of the sock. I plan to make some for Christmas gifts. Need to get the needles and yarn and get going. Lots of family members to knit for. My son is into the fingerless gloves and I want to try out making a pair for him. Those will be easier than socks for him. The boy has size 13 feet!

Wish me luck on getting thru this extremely busy weekend.

It's almost the weekend.

Once again we have a jam packed weekend ahead of us. Kyle is in The Taming of the Shrew at school. He plays an old man. I'm not sure of the spelling of the characters name. As usual he steals the show with is acting. The boy is a comic. I was too busy trying to video tape the 3 hour long show to bring any knitting with me. Altho at lunch I did almost finish the preemie gown I've been working on. Once I figure out how to post a photo on here I will show the finished product. It is so small it looks like it's for a doll. I've also made 2 of the ruffled bonnets and booties to go with them. Those are adorable. Just need to get some ribbon to embellish them. I think I'm going to make some blanket squares next something quick and easy that I don't need to concentrate on a pattern. I try to balance out the harder things with the easy. I got some Caron's Simply soft Baby sport in yellow. I thought it would make great sqaures. Hard to believe I found that in a basket of yarn at the Salvation Army store. I go there to bum around on lunch now and again. You never know what you will find in those places. Hey I will take half priced yarn anyday! It was a nice surprise. Great to take advantage of when you aren't wooried about having enough to make something. It's great to make the preemie things - you get so many items out of a small amount of yarn.

New Blog!

I have a couple of other blogs but not one that is just for my knitting. I have recently started knitting for The Preemie Project. My first donation consisted of 4 hats with booties..2 girls & 2 boys. I also participated in the "Boy Contest" by making two outfits. I also crocheted 2 small blankets one girls and one boys. I find this very rewarding and stree relieving. My husband says all I do is knit when I'm not working. I enjoy making things. He enjoys his sports and Nascar. This is my thing. :) I'm just glad I now have a place to talk about it and show off what I've done.