Easy Ribbed Hat....

I finished my Groovy Socks last week and wanted to celebrate by making something fast and easy.... And this is the pattern I found on Ravelry. Knot Another Hat Really quick and easy pattern for your bulky yarn stash... I have tons of Yarn Bee Mosaic Twist in my stash that worked out perfect.

I used size 11 on my hat which I think worked out perfect. The yarn suggests size 15's...

Thanksgiving is this week and I am kind of excited about the R&R ... DH and the boys will be off starting Wednesday and not have to go back until Monday.. YIPPEEE!!!!

Us girls are going out this Black Friday but we are not racing to get anywhere particular... NO BIG, BIG Sales... We are going out to Breakfast and then window shopping and taking our time... If you recall what happen to me last year on Black Friday I don't want another one of those days... This Diva that is woke up at 4am and without her pot of coffee is not the best company....ROFL!!!!

Plumpy might even venture out for BREAKFAST but that turd is almost done with her shopping... I am so jealous... My boys are extremely hard to buy for this year and I don't know why... They really don't know what they want and I cannot make up their mind for them...

Well, I was going to show my socks that I finished but blogger will not upload any pictures now... I will try back and post the pictures of my new socks I finished...

Le Slouch

Pattern: Le Slouch Hat

Yarn: Caron Simple Soft Black

Needle Size: Knitpicks options size 6 & 9

Started: September 8, 2007

Ended: September 9, 2007

Sorry for the goofy picture but I am at work and it is kind of hard to take a picture of yourself. The only option was in the bathroom....LOL!!! Plus my hair was pulled up in a ponytail and I had to put it down or I would have looked really goofy...LOL

I really liked this pattern. The next one I make, I will knit 7 or 7.5 inches for the length. I want it to be a little droopier...

The next on the list is the Fetching pattern.

On non-knitting NEWS.... My hubby decided to get a Rubik's Cube for the boys Sunday. He thought it would be a hoot to see them try to master the cube..... Low and Behold, he didn't know that I would steal the Rubik's cube for myself... I started Sunday and finished it Wednesday.... ROFL!!!! The boys were mad because they couldn't touch it until I was done... I promised them after I mastered it that they could play with it ALL they wanted.... As a kid, the only way I got the colors to match was peel the stickers off and reposition them the way they needed to be.... Tyson has a great 8 step tutorial to help you along....hehe He is the one that can do the Rubik's cube in 20 seconds... Those darn geniuses....LOL!!! Anyway, he helped me out a lot to finish it...

I have pics of the whole fiasco and will down load them off my camera...ROFL!!!! Of Course the boys messed it up the minute I showed them... Oh Well!!!

Saartje's Bootees

Pattern: Saartje's Bootees

Needle size: Knitpicks Options size 2

Yarn: Regia

Started: August 25, 2007

Ended: August 26, 2007

I finished a pair of Saartje's Bootees Saturday. I used Regia with a size 2 needle. They came out so cute!!! I will be picking up some buttons today to finish them. Knitting these up were super easy and I will probably make a couple more of these with some left over sock yarn. I think I might go up in needle size to see if I can make them a little bigger.

I am in the mood to make some hats and I am looking at some mitten patterns right now... I will be starting a new project this week. I just don't know what I want to do...hehe

GLEE is FINISHED!!!!!

Pattern: Zephyr Glee
Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Sport "Cherry" 8 balls
Needles: Knitpick options size 4
Started: Sometime in March
Ended: August 23,2007

I have finally finished the Zephyr Glee sweater!!!! YEAH!!! It is off the needles and I cannot be any happier. I will say that working with a cotton blend has made the sweater a little bigger than I hoped. All in All, it was an easy knit... I will do a top down pattern any day. I still have to give it a little wash and block it a little. I don't know if I will put the eye and hooks on it yet.

I casted on for the saartje's bootees. I think a need a little project to finish fast. The girls in the family have decided to draw names for Christmas. We are knitting something for them for Christmas!!! We already drew the names so we can get a head start!!!! Of course it was me and Wendy's idea to scheme this up...hehe Low and Behold!!!! I got Wendy's (Plump knitter) name... Do you realize how hard it is going to knit something for her and not post it on my blog???? I will find a way to post...hehe I have some great ideas in store for her... I cannot wait!!!

I don't know what it is lately but I have been in the mood to knit on scarves, hats, and mittens... I never thought I would ever say this in my lifetime but I am kind of looking forward to some cooler weather... This 107 degree weather can find another home... My poor plants and flowers do not have a fighting chance in this weather.


School started yesterday and I cannot tell you how happy I am to get back to my daily routine again. It is kind of hard doing mommy things and then be a WWE Referee between (2) 8yo....LOL!!!! They are happy right now that school is in session... I give them a couple of weeks and that will be old news...

Happy Friday!!!! Ü

A Groundhog Day to CELEBRATE!!!!

SPRING is COMING SOON!!!!! What a relief!!! I had to drive through what looked like a BLIZZARD today for about 15 minutes... By the time I got to work it was OK... I am so looking forward to Spring being right around the corner...

I finished one sock and the 2nd sock I am at the heel flap... They will be done very soon so I can start on my Valentine Socks... I bought some Little Devil from Lisa Souza and it is ready to start my socks.... YEAH!!! I cannot wait to start some socks with this yarn.. It is sooo vibrant RED that I cannot wait...

I finished my Hoodie Shrug... It is in the process of being blocked... Pictures to come shortly... It might be gifted to my sister...hehe

On some good news!!! My Knit Pick Options needles are in transit to my house!!!!! YEAH!!!! I cannot wait to use these... I have heard some really good reviews and I am looking forward to knitting with them...

I took a break last night from knitting my sock and started reading Mary Janice Davidson's book called "Sleeping with the Fishes". It is definitely an EASY read... I don't know about you but an easy read to me is the spacing between lines on a page... I will not buy a book if the lines are so close together that it is hard to read... (I know, I have my hang-ups....ROFL!!!) James Patterson is my all time favorite author because his chapters are short and the spacing on his pages are very easy to read... I love Mary Janice Davidson's Undead Series. The Harry Potter book will be out this summer... I am looking forward to this book but then I am not... The series has so much potential to keep going... It SUCKS!!!!

I love you Mr. Groundhog for bringing us some WONDERFUL news!!!

Stay Warm!!!!

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SOME PICS TO SHOW OFF!!!

I truly have been working on my knitting projects!!!! I have, really!!!! I finished a Brea Bag from Berroco and it came out adorable... It is on the small size but still very cute!!! I did it in the Charcoal Tweed from Bernat... The yarn is very hard to photograph...

I also finish seaming my hoodie shrug and have been working on the hoodie part. I am hoping I will finish the hood and then do the 8 rows of ribbing and be DONE!!!!! I will say this, Raglan was not my friend in all of this but I did get the hang of seaming the arms and sides up... If I do another sweater project I know it will not be Raglan... I might tackle that again some other time...



I have seen so many eye candy sock yarn lately that my mouth is just drooling thinking about it... I have a couple of skeins of yarn that I will be ordering VERY SOON!!!! It was my Birthday Wednesday and Hubby said that I could order my Knit Picks Option needles.... YEAH!!!! He asked me if that is REALLY what I wanted.... LIKE, DUH!!!! So anyway, I will be ordering them as well!!!! I guess some socks are in my future...

I cannot wait to start on something else... I will be happy when the shrug is off the needles!!!!

It looks like we will be getting some accumulation this weekend... The meteorologists don't even want to say what we will be getting....LOL!!!! I guess with all the ice we just got last week... I hope we get SNOW!!!!! We WANT SNOW!!!! Not ICE!!!! Whatever it is I will be cuddled up under a blanket with some needles!!!

Have a Great Weekend and Stay Warm!!!! And for those of you that have warm weather all year.... I am so jealous!!!!

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