Happy Birthday CFO!

and many more...


I also have pics of an ACTUAL FO!!!
Didn't know they existed in these here parts did ya?!

a better shot of #2 nephew

Can't wait till Christmas to meet him!!!

He’s here!!!

After much more than I think Jan wants to even ever think about again, my very handsome (if I do say so myself) nephew made his much anticipated arrival last night.
Momma and baby are doing well.

Waiting for the better pics to come in, so here’s a quick camera shot that I was sent.

Welcome to the family #2 nephew!

Finally!

It was a great time to be had by all – the other side of the table was fab!

Although I would have been happier without the concrete floors!

Meting all the people was great – even the ones who tried to trample us on Saturday morning getting to the Universal!

Those Raverly folks are a hoot!
NO, I still won’t go over to the other side!

How much do I love Karida and her mom!

And sweet, incredibly talanted, nice, tall, cute Phoenix Bess.
How old do I feel?!?!?!?


One of the highlights was meeting Ninja Knitter. That tricky assassin from the first sock wars.
STT happened to be sitting next to her and they started talking about Sock Wars II. When she groused about having to kill people with black yarn that someone else had purchased, STT shouted, “You killed Large Marge!”
She came by to say hello and I got to give her a hug.

Does that sound weird to anyone else?

Speaking of Sock Wars, the final combatant list came out and

I wasn’t on it!!!!!!!

I was so very bitter until I realized I would not have been able to start it until Monday anyway.
I’m still a bit bitter, but I'm much more relieved!


Guild Cathy caught me adding to my stalker list.

Rick Mondragon and I at Jojoland.

He’s in good company with Nicky Epstein, Debbie Stoller, and the Yarn Harlot.

Purchase wise – I think I did well.

I make the mistake of telling STT Thursday night that I did not need to purchase any more lace weight yarns.
Friday, she had a class that started at 8:30. Since the floor didn’t open until 10, I had some time to roam around.
At 10:05 I was at Newton's amd made my first purchase of 6 skeins of lace weight cashmere/merino.

I couldn’t resist a skein of Killer Queen in bulky weight from Storm Moon.

It’s a hat for frack. I'm thinking I might have to felt it.

And I got some incredible Jojoland patterns and 2 skeins of superwash sock yarn.

And finally, my coveted A Gathering of Lace book from the Manning's.

I'm using the lace I purchased at Springwater when we went to see the Harlot.

You know it’s bad when 4of the 5 of the people I stopped to touch their shawls got the pattern from that book.
The one lady was wearing her mystery stole. It was a stunning job, and when we asked her, she said that it was her first lace and first beading project ever.

I made her leave.

I will say, by the time Sunday afternoon arrived, I was done.
Luckily we’ve got 7 months till S&W!

Stitches East is over!

Wow!
It was great and all.
Met many cool people from everywhere, had a blast, got me some great yarn and patterns, but I’m so very glad it’s over that I don’t even want to think about knitting this week.
I’m going to help the house elf out with some laundry now. I’ll post pics as soon as I can!

Stitches East

We went yesterday to set up the booth at the convention center. I get to be on the other side of the table so to speak and it’s cool! (Check back with me Sunday night to see if I still feel the same way!)

I’m honored to help Storm Moon make her official debut. The talent that woman has is amazing to me. It’s not every day that you bump into someone like that.
And I can say I knew her when!!!

Knowing how much I love her yarn, do you know how hard it was to unpack it and not put it in the back of my truck and drive away? Maybe that would be why she blocked me in when she parked!

The blue container is nothing but sock yarn…

Here’s a sneak peek at what it’ll look like

And here are the samples that I knit for her. The sock is the one for the sock club.

If you come by to say hi and shop, and don’t see me there; chances are I’ll be here.:

Those first two tables are for Malabrigio and Mission Falls.

I took that picture from our booth.

Do you see the problem here?

Then when we finally went on a potty break, we decided to scope out the folks that were already there.

Imagine turning a corner and bumping into this:

I broke several commandments just looking at the stuff.
And committed some of the 7 deadly sins.
(Does it count if you just THINK it?)


And this I saw on my way to the truck as we were leaving.





It made me giggle.
Hope to see some of you folks there!

BTW - If you are a lurker, please say hey! I’m planning on doing the same to some of the folks I read.

Knit A Thon was awesome!!!

When we first picked a date, it seemed so far away. I can’t believe it’s done! Nittany Knits worked hard, the prizes this year were incredible, and I’m really glad it’s over.
I was so tired that I slept in until 10:30 on Sunday!

I promise to post pics one of these days. Till then, Nittany Knits has them on her blog.

Now, I just have to get through Stitches East so I can get some rest!

On a side note – proving YET AGAIN how small a town this is, my neighbor, MR. R was mocking me at the bus stop one afternoon when I told him about Sock Wars II. He’s telling one of the other moms about me walking around with sock yarn attached to me last year, and waiting for the FedEx truck to see if I’m dead yet, and going to see the Yarn Harlot in VA.
And she says…
“You went!?! I wanted to go but I couldn’t get away!” Turns out she’s an avid knitter as well. She came to the Knit-A-Thon, had fun, and hopefully will become a regular!

HA on you Mr. R!!!

Psst!

Want to get an extra raffle ticket for this years prizes at the Knit-A-Thon on Saturday????

Here's how...Along with your hand knit/crocheted items you are donating, simply raid your pantry and bring any of the following items:

cereal
jam/jelly
cooking oil
spaghetti O's
spaghetti sauce
milk (powdered or canned)
laundry detergent
toilet paper
toothpaste
toothbrushes
diapers
paper towels
juice
canned meat (no tuna please)
potatoes (powdered or canned)
syrup
pancake mix

These items will be going to help stock the FISH food pantry here in Howard County!!!
Spread the word and help make a difference in our community.