Weekend Events

since cheerleading started and then my wonderufl daughter had a badly sprained ankle and small crack in the bone on the top of her left foot, I've had to cater to her the past few weeks and her on these crutches. Lucky she didn't break her neck with them.... so I hardly had much time to knit. I was only able to get 1 sock done for cousins wedding shower over the weekend. So she opened the one sock.. Was totally hilarious thats for sure! She did stumble a little as to why she would get 1 sock....lol oh well will have to wait to see the close up photos......

made these lovely biscuits for breakfast... Yummmmmy! I know a pretty basic recipe but a little twist.. Yes baking with using tea!!

I posted the recipe for voting this week polls close Aug 31
If you don't' mind heading on over here to vote click here

As always thanks for your support!

If you'd like to try a sample cup or 2 of this lovely tea I will send you some just send me an email

someone gave them to me, I was polite and said thank you
now does anyone know what these things are? and what to do with them??

Staying Cool Today (it's a bit humid)

22 days of being smoke free. I rewarded myself at 2 weeks and ordered some neat cups.
My new cups arrived today from Northwest Glass

enjoying some oolong tea in my new really cool cup! (very surprisingly lightweight too) in between my Monday ritual of cleaning laundry and reorganizing stuff, we're still trying to clear room in the basement to start framing and putting up sheet rock (progress of that another day)


this morning had to return library books with the kids, they checked out more, I checked out a movie Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts, DH is working late tonight. Will possible work on this long very boring sock. st st with EOP heel




did I mention is very long!! and boring! lol well after 3 pairs you could see someone getting a bit bored right?
here is a closer view of the heel and my oolong. 2nd infusion already this afternoon
will definitely continue to infuse these leaves over and over again, each cup has a slightly different flavor (very flavorful) with each infusion
..ps you don't see beautiful coloring like this with tea bags
going to prepare some type of dinner to go with this wonderful sweet delicate lite flavor! A champagne of oolongs....
WOW! Amazing my taste buds and the flavors I can taste!!

I do think I may order some more for my upcoming birthday, why not is going to be a BIG one!!! I'm not a HUGE drinker but I think this year I want to get DRUNK and FORGET THE WHOLE THING!!
The best part of these glasses is that your not suppose to need to use a coaster they don't sweat and works for both hot and cold.. Now if I find there not breakable they'd be perfect! however they don't seem to be that fragile at all. I would feel comfortable giving my children one to use on the tile table.....seriously this will be a true test!! I only order s et of 2 for now to try....they come in 3, 6 & 12 oz...

WIP Progress on Sock Yarn Blanket

actually yes seeing progress.....60" wide and just a out 12" length so far.....starting to use some yarns for the 2nd time around.....WOW! Sure is making progress but very very slowly....lots of stitches time and not to mention loads of sock yarns!

so far I've only done larger square which you can see here in the purple/gray
still needs lots of sock yarn but have some to keep me busy for a little while anyway

Sock Blanket WIP

as you can tell some progress since the last update......It sure is a Great little take along anywhere anytime type or project knitting the squares....

hard to tell and to get the whole width/length into one photo





so here's some closer views and the first larger square











I haven't actually taken any measurements just yet but it fits on top of queen bed widthwise only and doesn't hang off at all....after I get more length I may add more width, haven't decided yet, so may squares!
Will be a WIP for quite a while I think!

I will never refuse anyones leftover sock yarns thats for sure!

Quick Update & WIP

Well my son had a long vacation week a couple more seizures, more increases to his meds and has to go back to the hospital for more tests in a couple weeks.
At least this time when I had paged the DR, she said I did the right thing!! He was totally awake this time during the day, face changes and bite so hard he split his lips in a couple spots, he was standing right next to me just biting really hard on his lips! He wouldn't stop just started blankly bleeding which didn't seem to bother him at the time at all.. Luckily no stitches are needed for this one and only last approx. 2 minutes... Not as scary as some...


Getting ready to make some mini sock earrings that will be up for sale shortly. Will psot more details soon.

WIP & updates!

Some progress being done with the sock yarn blanket so far and moving on..

Haven't decided yet on keeping it for my son, raffling or sell it outright....... Any suggestions?

Please contact me for arrangements of your unwanted leftovers, I could also make you mini sock earrings (sterling wires nothing cheap) or something else

Please send me your requests for your unwants that will get all used up for sure!




On the home front. girls are fine but my son had another seizure. Apparently a much longer one during the night but I didn't catch till the end. It was very unusual and different for him too.. 4am in a fetal position covered in urine & stool... Literally a mess! He was so scared and tired.
Dh of course become a DR overnight and said he's fine put him back to bed.....He's standing watch me in the bathroom knee deep in crap.. Duh!! Help me!! Poor kid standing up now sleeping swaying back and forth... I wanted to page the Dr right then and there, but DS was responsive so I didn't think to much let alone half asleep myself......
cleaned up and we went back to sleep for about 3+ hours or so then I paged the DR

Dr called me back right away, after lecturing me about what I should've done differently like give him valium! Call 911 then move him and clean him while waiting for assistance... and wy I didn't!
Then had me give him more meds and up then again .....so now 2 meds on higher dose and in a couple weeks bring him in for tests.
Geez! They make me feel like I should've known?? Well I didn't and no one ever said do this or that if you see this or find that!! Not to mention like they want someone else to see and not believe me what I witnessed and seen???

Kids move around alot in their sleep sometimes have accidents although extremely unusual for him, he never has. The DR says when someone has a lengthy type and seizing to long bodily fluids come loose....

I've been beating myself up for days now how I failed as a mom, why didn't I know why didn't I call 911 and give him valium.... Shit! I should've taken some valium!! LOL

How does anyone get used to this stuff??!!

thankful it's school vacation this week and we've been having a very laid back week.... He's doing much better not quite himself. I'm a little fearful that going back to school Monday with extra meds he maybe a bit off through the adjustment over the next week or so, but otherwise seems ok not not fully up to par.....
With all these types of meds has been losing he appetite not to mention weight loss 4 .5 lbs since the holidays.... I went back to one of his DRs to asked for ensure for him, our insurance would usually cover it and it's getting expensive at $13 per 6 pk and he likes them enough where he'll drink one for me.. He gets hungry asks for food then sits and looks at it and not hungry.. So If I get him to drink a bottle of ensure it makes me happier in knowing he;s getting some nutrition... The DR agreed and our insurance company denied him, I've appealed it which is a process so int he meantime I asked my own DR and it was approved.. I told him the situation and he wrote it for 200 bottles a month... Which is good and we can get different flavors to try... Only available in Chocolate, Vanilla & strawberry! He's also getting 2 spoonfuls of ice cream every morning and yogurt for mixing meds or opening capsules he can't swallow.... Not sure what else I can do.. I can't force him to eat.... I've never had a problem with him eating until this year with the different and added meds......


dragging out another basket of leftover sock yarns from the bedroom and will be putting all the little squares together and adding as I attach all the 3 together pieces....

Planning on quite weekend and shoveling to keep up with the snow today and tomorrow... Suppose to snow all day today through the night apparently, problem being New England weather is so very unpredictable! earlier in the week in the 50s then below freezing, now snow then probably rain thereafter along with cold temps...Gotta love New England! Especially the Cape! Actually much better then towards Boston area.. We're right on the line.. Either get slammed from coastal issues and goes out to sea.. Which this time is not the case....
Jammy day!

Sock Yarn Blanket WIP

This is going to be a work in progress thats for sure!!
I started my squares with some leftover sock yarn I have, have more then what made the photo this time....There about 2x2
Need a TON of leftover sock yarns if anyone has some they don't' want or need I'll gladly accept them! ;o))) preferably with some wool content for the warmth....but all welcomed thin/thicker types ok too should workout fine.. I'll make it work. Just let me know what you'd like in a fair return when you contact me please! TIA

I figure my son would really enjoy a nice big old blanket to snuggle with when he needs to get pick up and head to the ER in a hurry or just to cuddle.. He loves blankets and wanted me to make him a fish blanket with different colored fish, but I thought since I'd have to buy so many of the same brand and weight yarn and I had all these sock yarn leftovers that I'd compromise with him and do this this instead.. I sure need a TON of leftover sock yarns though....


so off to look for some deals.. I found on Etsy at Karen's Heavenly Creations
a variety of different colorways to use too

even these smaller samples as well
so to the swift and ball winder I went
to get these neat cakes to start with


so off to get more squares going

so far I'm just knitting a bunch but will start to put some together soon I'm sure so I'll be less likely to loose or misplace the squares then a piece of fabric right.....

of and with the smaller pieces that don't work out for squares I think I'll start wiping up some earrings like these using stealing silver wire...maybe sell on Etsy too to help fun this WIP....hmm with so many colors what would a nice shade for a border be? err! I'll worry about that later....

update things looking up for now & WIPs

Even though they canceled my son's procedure over a week ago our visit with the hospital yesterday went well....Good news... He's been seizure free since being on this new med and starting the second one Saturday morning I didn't want to today or tomorrow because I really need to have him home so I can watch and see the effects of it before his going into school.
His seizure monitor went off once last night around 3:45am but he seemed to be fine could be just a tiny episode but nothing that concerned me really. another scan & high resolution MRI will be done within a couple months to check the lesions then other then that it's all okay for now...not in any immediate danger and from now on instead of focusing on the data well be focusing on him and his symptoms..counting his migraines and such...

Dusted off some WIPS and my needles....
so onto polishing the needles.....

got a little progress on my Ombre Alpaca Blanket
so soft cuddle and warm.....trying to do a few rows each night which can account for a couple small mistakes....(OPPS oh well who will know right).....but life doesn't always allow for it....



then working on Kaibashira which has been another severely neglected WIP kinda sleeping at the bottom of a basket







This is like the best invention ever no not salad tongs...........

for making the perfect snowballs!
now that our foot+ of snow is just about gone and icy I can't play.........;o(

WIPs & TIPs (thoughts in progress)

I went to start or swatch if you will with the pink yarn for the Campanula socks and this yarn just isn't going to work out.. So back to dive into stash to find something or maybe a totally different color who knows.. hibernating now....


So I proceeded to work on a sleeve for the Everyday Cardigan using Lane Cervinia Londra (alpaca/wool/acrylic blend)This one will most likely be a gift because I have a different yarn in mind for one for myself....

Weekend Activites

I've been so busy uploading info to Ravelry!! It's addicting let along time consuming
here I am over there

other than that weekend news wasn't much knitting did get nearer to the end of Picovoli
Yeah!

A trip to Keith's Farm with a couple neighbors and kids
mine love to climb the trees for those apples

my other neighbor got a little stuck between some branches...ROGroundLMAO!

she also had to get this ugly gourd for her steps

these are different, the pumpkin looks like a strawberry

my other neighbor and her son struggled a little at the pumpkin patch.. First time city girl on a farm...heehee She actually had a good time! Hey I'm a city girl too at heart! ;o))

see I'm the more plain simple and normal right??

Ok maybe not totally normal my kids painted their pumpkins

WIPs

Well yes there really has been some progress
recovering from surgery welcomes progress!! As you can see I've been resting ALOT!!
Resting being the key word NOT napping type rsting, kids wont' allow that. DH had to go back to work....kinda right away

So here we go:

2 socks on 2 cirs with Knit Picks yarn memories in an older colorway Spring Pararie


then the French Socks from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks using Trekking XXL in gray's


then the feeling of never ending nor any progress is an Ombre Alpaca Blanket from Last Minute Knitted Gifts.. defiantly more then a 12 hour project for sure!

Older WIPS

First I'd like to thank everyone for all the well wishes.. Still coming along evry slowly.. Gets so frustrating! I feel like I have very bad a head cold that just won't go away or get better!!
THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Here's a few older WIP's that I should be working on
First up an
Ombre Alpaca Blanket from Last Minute Knitted Gifts &
the French Socks (adult sized) from Knitting Vintage Socks with a skein of Step

then here's 4 pairs of socks on the needles
some Lorna Laces, STR, CTH & Brown Sheep Wildfoote and a lace mobieus scarf (a fiber trends pattern) with KSH

then a tivoli/picovoli Grumperina's pattern

State Fair Spinning Bee!

Our State Fair Spinning Bee can you believe it, I took home 2nd prize for the most yardage spun in 45 minutes a Whooping 94 yards! Monica (blogless) took 1st for 98 yards

and not all 1st place on spindling for 15 minutes for the most yardage too. Didn't get the yardage on this but we tie onto a poll and walk backwards until yarn breaks to see who has the longest.. I haven't done much spindling in the past couple years let alone spindling in public either! It was alot of fun and I got a little better when the fiddler played fast too....at least the momento not the yarn....lol Monica took 2nd prize

my 6 y/o daughter Katie came with me this year and did some spindling, these are a couple photos the newpapers photographer took she emailed them to me this morning..That'd be me sitting behind her, you can see the heel of my birks with my prized socks...

she's so excited that she'll be in the papers. can wait for the edition to come put to pick up a few copies....

She won some fiber too for her attempt..I didn't register her to participate not yet... A couple years I think. She loves the Babe Wheels I'm thinking of getting her one within a couple years who knows maybe sooner. the Pinkie is cute

Spinning

Since I can't seem to sit up and knit. I haven't been doing much of anything it's been a very tough week for me, it seems like it took me forever to try to spin this stuff...phewwwww!
This is some very nice roving from Ashland Bay.. It's sooo soft merino/silk top!!



So luciously soft and nice sheen to it too


but this is 3 plied 2 sks



and heres a close up


now is there some secret I don't know about to wind up this HipKnit cashmere with my swift and ball winder? It keeps breaking and doesn't wind off .. HELP!! I'm so frustrated tried several times and I need to use it!! It's for a test knit pattern