Tuesday, March 27, 2007
It's beginning to look like Spring around here..... birds are singing, the flowers are starting to bloom and believe it or not we have had some 82 degree days this past week. And.... I have Spring fever! I just love this time of the year - it is my favorite time, new beginnings, new life, new hopes - it is just awesome!
So with the warmer temperatures and lovely sunny days I just cannot concentrate on any intricate knit patterns - so it is time for "mindless knitting". Knitting just for the joy of it - knitting for the love of knitting - with no graphs, no pattern changes, no yarn changes - just lovely knitting. So I have dug through my stash - brought out some cotton yarn in lovely Spring colors and am making baby bibs this week. The pattern - you ask? - is none other than my favorite bib pattern of all time - the one from the Mason-Dixon Knitting Book http://www.amazon.com/Mason-Dixon-Knitting-Knitters-Patterns-Questions/sim/0307236056/2
So ... with my cotton yarn, my fav pattern and my trusty knitting needles I am cranking out baby bibs this week. And....enjoying every minute of it. I will post some yummy photos for you this weekend.
Amid my joys of the new week, I did have a sad thing happened - we lost our one and only LYS in our town. I was so disappointed to get my monthly newsletter from Melissa and to read that she was closing her shop the end of this month. I have so enjoyed Melissa's shop - it has been a haven for me. It was a special place that I could always go, just sit, and enjoy the fibers, friends, and shut out the cares of the world. I will really miss her shop and the luxury of local fibers. Please dear friends, support your LYS. I know that online shopping is so convenient (I do alot of e-shopping too) but the comfort of your personal yarn shops is just not there. And without our support the local yarn shops will cease to exist - like mine did . I miss you already Melissa - thanks for the memories!
Have a wonderful week all - be happy - remember happiness is a perfume that you can't pour on others without spilling some on yourself.
Fiber Hugs
*GB2G*
So with the warmer temperatures and lovely sunny days I just cannot concentrate on any intricate knit patterns - so it is time for "mindless knitting". Knitting just for the joy of it - knitting for the love of knitting - with no graphs, no pattern changes, no yarn changes - just lovely knitting. So I have dug through my stash - brought out some cotton yarn in lovely Spring colors and am making baby bibs this week. The pattern - you ask? - is none other than my favorite bib pattern of all time - the one from the Mason-Dixon Knitting Book http://www.amazon.com/Mason-Dixon-Knitting-Knitters-Patterns-Questions/sim/0307236056/2
So ... with my cotton yarn, my fav pattern and my trusty knitting needles I am cranking out baby bibs this week. And....enjoying every minute of it. I will post some yummy photos for you this weekend.
Amid my joys of the new week, I did have a sad thing happened - we lost our one and only LYS in our town. I was so disappointed to get my monthly newsletter from Melissa and to read that she was closing her shop the end of this month. I have so enjoyed Melissa's shop - it has been a haven for me. It was a special place that I could always go, just sit, and enjoy the fibers, friends, and shut out the cares of the world. I will really miss her shop and the luxury of local fibers. Please dear friends, support your LYS. I know that online shopping is so convenient (I do alot of e-shopping too) but the comfort of your personal yarn shops is just not there. And without our support the local yarn shops will cease to exist - like mine did . I miss you already Melissa - thanks for the memories!
Have a wonderful week all - be happy - remember happiness is a perfume that you can't pour on others without spilling some on yourself.
Fiber Hugs
*GB2G*
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Spring is Coming
Another month is here already! Wow - it seems that time is really going by quickly and Spring will be here soon
Daylight Savings time has begun so our days will be longer now - flowers are beginning to bloom in our yard .... what a wonderful time of the year.
February was my complete the WIP month and I made a very good dent in my stray projects that are laying in baskets in each room of the house. Many were finished, some were frogged, and I am still working on a few of them but it was a very sucessful endeavor.
I completed several sweaters, hat & bootie sets, and a few blankets for Our Special Angels. I will get those in the mail tomorrow. I also completed two knitted burial gowns for the NICU and have started on another one.
The past few months have been booming for TTT. I have stayed busy, answering requests, washing and packaging, shipping items, and purchasing supplies. It has been a busy month but a very blessed one for the TTT ministry. We are just starting into the third month of the year and already we have shipped over 2700 items. What a blessing.
I had Doggie OB duty this weekend as our little Daisy was ready to deliver. She finally had herl little one late Friday night - just one this time - a little black and white boy. Mama and baby are doing just fine.
Lynn's group "Markman Looms" is really busy - they have several challenges doing on for TTT, a loomed hat society, exchanges, and some wonderful classes. If you loom knit or would like to learn - this is a wonderful group of folks - please consider joining them.
Smiley's Yarns is having a super sale on LB Watercolors - 99 cents a ball! So if you need some or just can't resist a bargain (like me of course) checkout their website. I couldn't resist the watercolors....the cool w00l....the wiggles.....the LB cotton.....and so on.... Hey....I had to give some of my yarn to a TTT member this month....my yarn stash was sad
Well.....I know that this is a short update for such a long time from posting...however, I do still have some baby blankets that need sewing.....so I will end my saga here...
...live simply.....love generously...care deeply....speak kindly....and leave the rest to God.
Happy knitting all,
*GB2G
Daylight Savings time has begun so our days will be longer now - flowers are beginning to bloom in our yard .... what a wonderful time of the year.
February was my complete the WIP month and I made a very good dent in my stray projects that are laying in baskets in each room of the house. Many were finished, some were frogged, and I am still working on a few of them but it was a very sucessful endeavor.
I completed several sweaters, hat & bootie sets, and a few blankets for Our Special Angels. I will get those in the mail tomorrow. I also completed two knitted burial gowns for the NICU and have started on another one.
The past few months have been booming for TTT. I have stayed busy, answering requests, washing and packaging, shipping items, and purchasing supplies. It has been a busy month but a very blessed one for the TTT ministry. We are just starting into the third month of the year and already we have shipped over 2700 items. What a blessing.
I had Doggie OB duty this weekend as our little Daisy was ready to deliver. She finally had herl little one late Friday night - just one this time - a little black and white boy. Mama and baby are doing just fine.
Lynn's group "Markman Looms" is really busy - they have several challenges doing on for TTT, a loomed hat society, exchanges, and some wonderful classes. If you loom knit or would like to learn - this is a wonderful group of folks - please consider joining them.
Smiley's Yarns is having a super sale on LB Watercolors - 99 cents a ball! So if you need some or just can't resist a bargain (like me of course) checkout their website. I couldn't resist the watercolors....the cool w00l....the wiggles.....the LB cotton.....and so on.... Hey....I had to give some of my yarn to a TTT member this month....my yarn stash was sad
Well.....I know that this is a short update for such a long time from posting...however, I do still have some baby blankets that need sewing.....so I will end my saga here...
...live simply.....love generously...care deeply....speak kindly....and leave the rest to God.
Happy knitting all,
*GB2G
