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...

It is Good to be Home.....

We all got back from Louisiana Sunday night. We left Wednesday evening to head to Cicily Island for a race. It takes us about 10 hrs to get there. Talk about a trip... I was in a truck with for adult men... My little ones stayed home with their grandma... I thought it would be a great time to catch up on some reading and knitting but our trip was work more than play... I didn't get much time to do anything besides enjoy the nice weather, Louisiana hospitality, Wonderful Cajun Cuisine and some good hard racing....LOL!!!! The trip was more for our business than a vacation but we did have a blast.

I am hoping I will have some pictures to show from our trip when they are developed. I absolutely enjoyed myself but missed my boys tremendously... We will be heading out there again in the Spring and the boys will definitely be going with us this time.

On Knitting News: Not much to really post about since on the trip home I slept the whole way.... I have about 2 inches of the foot to do on my sock and then the toe... I will finish the afterthought heel when I finish the toe... After those are done I am going to start on some hats... I am in the mood for hats... I really have enjoyed being on Ravelry. My name on Ravelry is: KnitDiva. That place is just endless and I plan on organize my stash when I get a minute and start entering it in to my stash on Ravelry...

It has definitely cooled down from the 80 degree weather we were having last week... I am ready to kick my self in the behind and start knitting..... How 'bout you???

RAVELRY HERE I COME!!!!!

I got on to Ravelry last night after midnight. I had about 200 people ahead of me and I knew I would be on... I checked last night and then had to pull myself away from the computer and go to bed... Of course, the kids and I woke up about 15 minutes before the bus was suppose to be there... I hate when I do that...

For those of you that have not made it into Ravelry (Be patient or like me impatient). It is definitely worth the wait... NOW, it is going to take me forever to try to get everything I want to do there done.. Talk about wanting to get organized right away. You get to organize your needles, stash, books, and etc. It will help with taking the worry out of "if you need to buy something" for a project... I can't tell you how many times I have went out to buy a set of needles and to find out that I have 3-4 sets of the same ones.

It will be great to do research on projects you are looking into doing. You can even organize "up and coming projects" you want to dab your fingers in. How KICK ASS is that!!!! You can look up that project and see what kind of yarn people used and needle size. I think that is the COOLEST!!! I am always looking on the computer at other people's blogs or forums to see if someone use the yarn I wanted to use for that pattern...

They already have tons of groups that you can join which is a plus!!! The chore will be trying to find "Fav" people that I read their blogs on a daily basis. I have a lot I don't even have on my blog. It will be a chore but I will LOVE every minute of it....

Well that is all I know about it right now but I will let you know once I venture out more into the World of Ravelry.

On Knitting News: I am doing the toe of the Groovy Socks... I finished the afterthought heel and it was a little odd to use DPN's since I totally despise them but I got the hang of them and it turned out OK for my first try. Once I finish the toe, I will post a picture.

Back to venturing to the realm of Ravelry... See ya Soon!!!!

Have you done an AFTERTHOUGHT HEEL?

I have been piddling around with my knitting lately!!!! I needed something that would excite me and teach something I haven't already taught myself. My cuz Wendy (Plumpy Knitter) was talking about the "Afterthought Heel" or "Peasant Heel". I did some research and found some amazing blogs, tutorials, and patterns that have this type of heel.

Sock Knitters Tutorial

Keyboard Biologist

Afterthought Sock Pattern


I really like the idea of this heel. On handknitted socks the heel is the first to show the most wear and tear... Since it is knitted separately, you can unravel the heel and knit a new heel when need be...

So, I had a sock that I have been knitting on here and there. I am hoping it will come out like I hoped. The only issue that I have with the Afterthought Heel is the length of the foot. How do you calculate how long you have to have it... One of the blogs that I was reading yesterday said to knit a few inches of your foot and then do the heel... Try it on for size and knit the rest of your foot and toe... I think that is a GREAT Idea and I will try this out... Of course I brought everything in my knitting bag besides my socks today... So, no pictures but I will take them soon!!!

RAVELRY is taking about 500-600 memberships a day.... I calculated it out and it looks like in the next 4-5 days I will be invited to the pot of Gold under the Rainbow....hehe I cannot wait... I am jealous that Wendy is about 300 people before me.... GRRRRR!!! That is OK though because we have a PLAN!!! We might share and be (Knitting Cousins) on there... YEAH!!!!!

The weather has been so beautiful lately that it has got me in the mood for organizing and cleaning out stuff... This weekend I am going to try to tackle my yarn... YIKES!!!!

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ATTENTION RAVELRY MEMBERS!!!!!

PLEASE COME BACK AND PLAY!!!!! I know your NEW community is fun, exciting, and you are meeting new friends... Us over here waiting impatiently (OK, maybe just me....crossing my arms and stomping my feet) I feel like such an outsider right now and not being in the "it" crowd. I feel like our blogger friends turned ravelry and forgot us over here.. sniff sniff

Can you tell I am pouting??? I am... I am being a big baby but I just can't wait to get my little fingers in there and see all the new features... LOOKING at the patterns!!!! Maybe even organize a stash that is getting out of hand... And meet NEW crafters...

Wendy and I have made a pack that when she gets in first, I will get to check it out also....hehe I am a couple hundred after she gets the Golden Ticket!!!! I checked today and almost 14,000 people are behind ME!!!! I feel your pain!!! I really do...

I know the Ravelry Community is a Big hit now but just wait until ALL of us get on there...

So all you Golden Ticket Ravelry Holders..... Please don't forget us and maybe blog a little bit about what is going on in the "IN CROWD" PLEASE!!!!! I am begging YOU!!!! ROFL!!!!

Babbling since I cannot talk!!!! LOL

We Have one more week before school starts at our house. I cannot wait for the day!!! Our house has been ambushed for the past month with the "Dog Days" Summer Cold!!!! I had to take one of them to the DR yesterday to find out that he has a severe sinus infection and a double ear infection.

I guess taking care of snotty nose kids for the past month has not helped my immune system.. It decided to fail and I ended up getting some type of laryngitis. Do you know how hard it is to be a mom to 8 year rambunctious boys and not be able to speak besides in a small whisper? Now, my voice is coming back but I have a sinus infection going on... YUCKY!!! Doesn't God know that Mom's should not get sick!!!! ROFL!!!!

Hubby decided to take some vitamins so he would not get sick and he had an allergic reaction... GREAT!!!!! HIVES and vomiting... Right up my alley to pull every last one of my hairs out...LOL!!!!

I have been trying to knit but it is a little at a time. I want to get done so bad with my Glee Tee that it is killing me... I need a quick project to soothe my idea of finishing something...hehe I think we all go through that... I have been seeing those Saartje Bootees and I cannot resist to knit some up for one of my best friends baby girl... I have the cutest sock yarn to knit with... I am hoping to relax and knit some of those up...

I am SOOOOO JEALOUS of you RAVELRY members!!! I am very impatient!!! I feel like the last kid picked for kick ball... I know all of you are having a blast and I cannot wait to get my grubby hands in there... I know I will surely be addicted just like all of you...

I want to thank ALL of you wonderful knitters that have been using their creativity to make up some awesome patterns for FREE lately. I have about 10 free patterns on my list to knit. I cannot wait to get started on them. (Maybe some Christmas presents...but not promising) hehe

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