Friday, April 24, 2009

What's This?


OOOOOOooooo pretty box... what's inside?

My yarn winder!! Now it can be in the living room, in plain view without being there, for all to see. That is my little organizational hint/tip for you. I got this box in the gift wrap section in T@rget. They were just a few dollars and in my opinion so worth it. The colors go well in that room, and I can have some of my knitting supplies close at hand. I have another one that houses the recharging cords for my digital camera, my iPod and cell phone.



So did you see the nice shawl that Stuck in Illinois made? Swoon... I too have been bitten by the shawl and lace bug, though these two shawls were knit using Trekking XXL sock yarn. I am disappointed in the size of the purple one, and I will see if the Frog and Fix bug hits me... I like the size of the gray one a bit better... It was great fun, though my husband said that for *him* the view was quite boring... LOL . Last I checked I knit for my pleasure, so his remark really made me laugh!!! Hey, it's great that he keeps an eye on what I am working on, I did find it funny!

Off to keep an eye on Cooper. He had the big snip yesterday. He had a more difficult surgery as he had an undecended testicle... it was way up in his abdomen. This morning I actually had to go get a second pain killer for him as he was wandering around the house just whining... when I called the vet to question this, they urged me to come in and get this second Rx for his pain... poor guy...

The sun is shining and it's supposed to be a beautiful weekend for us here in New Jersey... enjoy!!

Monday, April 20, 2009

My Little Hint for My Fellow Knitters

Two of my fellow knitters have sad stories to tell, and it breaks my little knitty heart...
Yarnhog and Heathen Housewife... I hope that their knitting projects find their way back to their knitty hands...



In each of my knitting bags that leave the house with me, I put in these tags with my cell phone number. No name, just "If found please call 555-555-5555" . I hate to even tempt the Knitting Gods... I would hope and pray that some kind soul would call me to let me know that they found my lost project...

Once Upon a Time...

... there was a girl that fell in love with knitting.

The love began a long time ago, when the girl was a pre-teen, in a land far, far away, Sardinia, Italy, with her Nonna. The girl never got to learn all that much during the times she and Nonna were together... though she has many memories of sitting in the living room while Nonna and the girl's mom, would knit and crochet....

One day when the girl was all grown up she tired to get someone to teach her to knit and understand the Knitter-ese... It happened that the girl went to her LYS and was able to sign up for a Skill Builder class that was to begin *the next week*... it made for one Happy Girl!!!

Along the way the love of knitting grew... and so did the girls' stash of yarn, which she manages nicely, as it is not too out of hand... ;)

The girl went crazy along the way and as her love of knitting grew so did her Gadget Stash... the girl has many, many knitting notions that are Out Of Hand!!!! Cute handmade notions from Etsy shops, some from big box stores, and some handmade by the girl herself...

So the girl posted to her knitting blog to see if any of her friends could offer suggestions on how to best organize all her fun and necessary knitting notions...

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Thanks

JoAnn's surgery went well... thanks for all the good wishes and prayers. Now on to recovery...

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

JoAnn

My friend is having surgery today for a cavernous hemangioma in her brain. She has her husband and their six kids by her side, yet we would all appreciate any prayers sent her way, for a successful surgery, and a good speedy recovery.
May God be with you and your family JoAnn...
Hugs
Michelle