Updates and in need of some help

I've been in bed, hospital and couch for over a week now recovering....had a very tough time with procedures found out I have to have a full follow up I didn't pass the cardiology screening nor tests, EKG & ECHO.... so to a cardiologist to see if I qualify for a pacemaker (like I really need any more medical issues, I have enough to last an entire extended family for a lifetime!!) and when they took my liver out later in the week they had to take a few biopsies of stuff.. liver not looking to good....Hopefully will have those results by the end of this week.... Crossing my fingers.. in the meantime between kids needs, my own and resting I've been busy knitting again.. Boy does it feel GOOD! A little painful but nevertheless GREAT to be knitting again. Makes me feel better and not so depressed...I think the pain meds help me knit faster...heehee

Here's one pair of socks. Pattern is from the new book "Friendly Sock Compilation, Vol II: A-Z and more".

16 author/designers: Debra Barker, Debra Chinn, Marcia Cordell, Michelle Fischer, Bonnie Franz, Sheron Goldin, Kathy Nehrenz, Joan Macleod, Claudia Tietze, Jeanie Townsend, Linda Walsh, Charlton Wilbur, Nancy Wild, KyleAnn Williams, Becky Yoder, and me, Laura Andersson (editor).
Book 1 is $24 and 4.50 priority ship; Book 2 is
$28 and 4.50 priority ship.
Book 2 is about 140 pages, with 40+ patterns & articles from 16 different designers you know. These are FULL-SIZE, books, not skimpy!
As well, there are helpful articles on topics such as how to use handspun in that new pattern you bought!
Books have plastic covers for protection over cardstock covers, spiral binding to lay flat, and full color. there's also a pocket for your notes and etc!

Pricing: Book 1, $24 and $4.50 priority ship
Book 2, $28 and $4.50 priority ship.

Special offer: if you order both books together, then you can
have free shipping (a $9 value) or 20% off book 1.

PS paypal to, drlaura@siriusknitting.com

(btw I have some patterns in it, I was published for the first time this year!!)

the pattern that I have been working on here is called Big Yellow Taxi designed by Becky Yoder
which I only changed the colors for July.....thought it looked pretty neat....


So I weighed out my yarn and all to make sure I had enough but opps.. Guess what not! Hoping someone can help me out here maybe possibly.....pretty please, my toes will be very cold....and another shade/color didn't look right.....


now............

I'm in immediate desperately seeking if anyone happens to have a few
yards in their sock yarn leftovers of
Louet Gems Pearl in Cherry Red?

Dyelot 80.1112-8 but NOT necessary just need a few yards to finish up
a toe is all..

I love leftovers if you don't need them , can work out arrangements
for them please email me off list. I'm on the east coast but don't
care where it comes from ......

Then I'll be back to my recovery! promise.....yeah right! Seriously yes, back to the couch for a nap!

Desperately Searching For........................

you know those kids hats that a PITA to tie or should I say keep tied, I'm desperately searching for the pattern that just slips over toddlers heads without ties covers their ears head & chin.
I like it's a vintage pattern, but not sure. Wish they;'d come back

Does anyone have one that'd like to swap, sell copy or link to one somewhere.
I can't remember the exact name and am at a loss. Really need to knit some ASAP!

Yes More Shoes FSOT

Yes I have more shoes, I forgot I have a few bags full in the basement here's one bag but over the last few years my feet have gone wacky these are either US size 7 1/2 or 8 I was going to put them up on ebay but thought since the girls at knitty were having a shoe fettish I'd post them here first up for sale or swap.. no reasonable offers refused, some wore once in new conditon or very good conditon. Lots of milege left on them all. Always in search of some good solid hardwood DPNs in smaller sizes 0-1 non knitting stuff welcome too

Beautiful Spring Day Clearing Out! & WEE Little Tiff!

Well it was a beautiful day this afternoon especially at our house today.
This is one of the largest trees on our steet thats for sure.

I certainly won't miss the back breaking job of racking at least 10 LARGE LAWN BAGS per week of annoying oak leaves & acorns. It's very close to the house and each year we use DH pick up truck with ladders on the bed and jump from the top to cut back branches.. Not a pretty site thats for sure... fun but scary...Dh would make my nervous when I was on the ladder, he'd jump and do weird stuff....

her he goes in the bucket thing

it sure is pretty loud and my house has been doing some rattling....ekkks!

isn't the sky soo bright and blue today!


What a mess I hope there going to clean it all up! Not I! (hope not anyway)

about 45 minutes to an hour later here's where they are now

this is what it looks like now

The company sent the tallest bucket truck today, we have about 3 more coming down (scrub pines)next but the biggy was first because they needed so many guys to help. I was told before hand to keep away from the windows and that end of the house becuase they though it may break something coming down... I'm going to miss all the shade this summer in the yard but it could be a good thing right?

Now back to some yarn story... Very bummed! I was at the grocery store the other day and those stupid belts you put your groceries on well lets just say I had a little tiff with one the it WON! Yep it did!
Look!! This is all thats left of my STR emergency yarn keychain! VERY VERY UPSET about it...

You know the store manager wouldn't even take that thing apart for me either ;o() I offered to do it and put it back the way it was too....Guess you could say that I'm a little obsessed you'd say! I was attached to it....it was STR yarn!! Dont' they understand??

ISO

working on a project with some gals locally and were using any fiber, any color, any gauge, novelty really any type of yarns at all for it.. If you have any unwants, throw aways stuff you'll never use or just don't want.. contact me we'll be happy to use them.. most need about enough to cast on 150-170 of anything and it just keeps getting passed around until it can be an item to be auctioned or donated. Most likely to nursing homes or something like that

Let me know what you'd like for your scraps, paritals or whatever.

Thank you

Michelle

Destashing Sale or Trade

Trying to make some room for new yarns, make me a reasonable offer plus shipping and it's yours or something in trade will work not sure what I'm looking for but try me, I'll consider it if it's something I may use someday....;o)) Espeically like sock yarns, hardwood DPN '0' & '1', odd ball knitting book, I'm pretty easy going make an offer
Saucy Sport White 2 100g & 5 50g all is here will frog the swatch before shipping out Taken

2 Rowan Handknit Dk cotton col # 254 - Taken

2 1/2 Deco Ribbon Crystal Palace lt pink

3 3/4 Robin facination - Pending

13 oz cotton & rayon each in center pull ball/cakes

7 Patons Cotton Sahara - Taken

7 Grignasco Safari lt blue and 3 a darker shade - Pending

5 Benat Fifth Avenue Chennile

2 Classic Elite Pima Cotton Black & 1 Red

2 Adriafil curioso fantasy yellow, 1 Schachenmayr brazilia fantasy color #380, 1 Berroco Candy FX col#8739 & 1 KOS white sol#SP-73


adding but photos not available:

3 sk of baroffa settembre in a redish verigated colorway

4 sks berroco cotton twist in a Dk green, really nice yarn 70/30 cotton/rayon

1 3/4 sk Cha Cha color Beebop

10 sks Benat cotton newport color -

600 yards silk/nylon thread type yarn on a cone, too shiny for me but probably enough for a clapotis yardage wise anyway. - Pending

3 sks Josharp wool a mustard sort of color

1 sk Bernat Baby Cordinates Aqua/pink - taken

1 TLC Heathers purple haze

2 sks Welcomme Virevoite viscoe/arcylic sortof like a thick chennile
1 black & 1 Dk brown

1/2 sk lopi red - taken

1 Reynolds deluxe Dk red

1 Soft N Safe red

1 TLC deep red

1 Rowan All season cotton Navy (denim like color)

2 Plymouth Encore Dk Grey

3+ sks turqoue mohair with white spots here & there

1 complete set of 14" bamboos straights in a zipped fabric case in good shape sizes 2.0mm through 8.0mm

My Birthday Cup Cakes.........NOT! Or is it!?

Ok well not exactly birthday cake cups but definatley cupcakes.......lol My little cupcakes aren't they adorable?? My son really wants this pink one but little does he know I'm making him a chocolate & blue cup cake hat for himself.. He can be such the little girl sometimes I swear....


I'm going to make a half dozen or so for little gifts for the kids in the family, cousins, etc. Of course I may add some jimmies with white or colored yarn peices for the little ones and beads for the older kids......Who doesn't like al ittle cup ckae, even DH had to admit they were cute... There's some free paterns for hats on  Chole Con Yarne's blog... There all so cute but these had to be the cutest and most unique and how the kids hate to wear hats in the winter I thought they'd be perrrrrrfect!! Super quick to knit up in an evening too. I just used some left over junk and wiped one up to try and they really do fit a variety of heads but the others I'm going to make about 1/2-1 inch longer on the ribbing because the girls with hair it gets a bit slippery.

One hat I'm going to alter the pattern a tiny bit and make it to match my cousins strawberry shortcake theme of everything she owns.....but do the entire thing in red/pink color then on the top decreases use green and the pom pom green or brown for the stem and black specks .. Hopeully it will work...  Does anyone have some extra time I can borrow to do all these??!!  lol pretty please... really need more time

Desparatly Seeking..........

Well you know they always say to make sure you have plenty of yarn here's a good example of what not to do!! I have 90% of a summer top done awaiting buttons and 1/4 part of the top front part and what do ya know!! YEPPERS!! I 'm in desparte need and hope that some older knitters may save there extra little ends, balls, sks of old yanrs that possible someone outt here maybe aboe to help me out!!! I'll even dance in the street naked if I have too!!!1    LOL Now that'd be a site a frightening one at that!!!  LOL

I do know what it is It's Berroco Tribeca, it hasn't been around in about 10 years I'm guessing!!! So please please if you have a little in your stash. Please check you may and not realize it!  ;o))). Please contact me ASAP!! I so wanted to wear this top  when I head on out trip to the midwest next month!!  I can't even find something close enough to replace it  ;o(

Actually I had enough according the to pattern and the gauge but apparently not!! I wonder if there was a typo on the pattenr booklet!  I've already spoken to the company and they don't even have a yard  anyway. They checked and double checked for me and this was my best bet to ask other knitters!!   SO now I'm begging, pleading, OH NO will be whining possible crying over this! Anyway out there please can you help!?? I'd be happy to buy it off you, swap for something else that I may have that you may like even a bar of handcrafted luxury soap or cream?? Anything! Of course I could include some chocolate if you like!!  ;o)) Trust me that means ALOT I dont' part with chocolate once it's in my hands. This will defiatetly be a special occasion

This is what's is looking like (view previous post)

 

 

Red Heart Yarn! Want it??

 

There must be at least 17 or 18 proabbly 20+ or more full skeins of Red Heart yarn HUGE skeins........along with another tote of even more., then a box approzimatly 7 or 8 pounds of misc balls, odd balls,  1/2 skeins, new skeins from wool to cotton, novelity but mostly arcylics, polyesters and other blends. Sad to say there the labels are missing from the red heart skeins, but no need to worry no dye lots with Red Heart! Great hats, scarves, mittens, small sweaters, large sweaters whatever your heart desires, my obsessions are overgrown and I really need to clear it out before DH notices the HUGE stash not moving and treatens  my stash!!!!!

Anyone who'd like to trade, swap or make a deal email me and make me an offer I can't resist! I need the space and totes and need to move it on out otta here! PLEASE!! Anyone someone! PLEASE PREETY PLEASE!!!!  I know begging doesn't work. I can take more photos and give you better details and weigh it if you'd like. Let's make a deal!  ;o))