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Rainy Days!

 

 
 
I can’t believe last week at this time I was handing out candy,
under star lit skies.   The past few days it’s been rain, wind, rain.
 
Our trees have lost their leaves and they’re all in the wrong place!
This is our path on Halloween night,
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And this is the path this morning!
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I got to read a book I’ve been hanging onto. Hot Mahogany,
by Stuart Woods. It’s a Stone Barrington Novel.
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If you’re not familiar with Stone, he’s something else. He’s
a successful attorney, with all the right connections, living
the bachelor life in New York City. And of course he has the
perfect vacation house on Long Island and gets the prettiest
and richest girl.
It’s a good story involving antiques, coin collecting, and an old
friend’s brother with amnesia and the mob. I do like how
Woods tells a tale and again he’s come through with a fun
read.
 
The past few days was the perfect setting to curl up with a
good book and this fits the bill.
 
And I did another hat..I’m in a rut!
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77 stitches worked in rib pattern on size 7 round needles.
work 3 inches, increase one between the purl stitches.
Knit even, two rows.  Knit two, twirl the next two stitches,
knit two, twirl…continue to end of row. Continue working
two rows even and a twirl on the third row. When hat
measures 6 inches decrease one between each twirl, knit
a row even (working the twirl) then decrease
 every other stitch. knit even.
Continue decreasing every other stitch till there are 8
and pull yarn through remaining stitches.  It’s a quick
knit for a 5 year old.
I used the Misti Baby Alpac pictured a month ago.

Feeling Fallish!

The beautiful weather we’ve been having has everyone enjoying
this special time of year.  I’m just starting to get fallish.
I scrubbed up the pumpkins from our wayward vines, and
put them to dry.  (this is what I call  good housekeeping hehehe!)
Then had to get to the pharmacy.  At the end of our main road is
a beautiful cemetery. It has the most delightful oaks and maples.
I took a side trip to enjoy the colors.
Isn’t Mother Nature Wonderful!!  
These are a couple of more hats for the Colorado Gang.
The forrest green, is another Misti Alpaca Baby Worsted Yarn.
It’s like silk, I love working this yarn, it’s so soft on the skin
The Red and Blue is Baby Ull, by Dalegarn. 100 % wool and machine washable.
And I finished the Inca Marl Mittens, still can’t get the color right.

A whole lot of nothing

I’ve had a nice busy week. I say nice because I like to be running around
getting things done. I can’t stay away long because my husband can’t be
left on his own for long.
Yesterday was another appointment. I didn’t know how long it would take,
however my two brother in laws come by on Thursday mornings, and it
lifts any worry I might have.
I had a medical appointment. You all know how those go!  Yet this time
it was a little different. My doctor scheduled me for the BRKA Analysis
test.  It was very simple. I answered a few questions regarding my
family’s health.  BRKA is the genetic cancer test, for breast and
ovaries. Once I answered the questions, I went to the lab. had blood
drawn, they gave me the blood back… I returned to the Dr’s office
and the nurse, sent the forms, and blood to Utah.
Even though I have many who’ve suffered an died of this insidious
disease (like many families).  There are only 20 percent of expected
carriers that actually have the gene. I think this is quite fascinating.
Women’s Health has come so far.   It still has miles to go not only
with cancer but with heart disease, especially in  diagnosis.
 
This was all over in 30 mins.   And if you think I was heading back
to the house forget it. I went to my Local Yarn Shop!!!  (LYS).
 
It’s two towns away. And if you’re familiar with Yarn Shops you’re
never in and out. I knew exactly what I wanted before I went. I
had the ball bands and my list.
I don’t want to buy yarn online. I believe in supporting local
business. She has a tiny shop, full of beautiful brands. And I know
that often she’s tied up with other customers. And we DO absorb
her time and expertise.
There was only one customer when I arrived. Which is nothing.
I like to wander through the shelves, glance at the colors and
touch the threads.  Whilst she was talking to this customer she
greeted me, I responded and drifted about. Well this customer
wouldn’t stop, she was explaining her projects, how her husband
complains, what other yarn she needed. She kept opening her
pattern book, blabbing away. …No problem I’m still drifting amongst
the bins.  Actually I was feeling badly for the proprietor. It must have
been 10 mins. listening to motor mouth, when the owner asked if
she could help me with something.  I pulled out one of my ball bands
and said Yes please I would like to see this yarn…Classic Elite
Alpaca.  I think it’s one of the softest yarns I’ve ever touched. And
She said Oh that’s one of the best we have.  Didn’t Motor Mouth
have to jump in on this too. What is it, I never saw that, what do you
do with that?.   Then I said I could use some pinky, bluish yarn,
and the owner said I was just going to recommend THIS, and I said
oh that’s funny that was my other choice…Misti Alpaca. I had that
ball band too.
Wrapping up this overly long post. Motor Mouth decided to purchase
ahead of me, she made FOUR trips back to the yarn bins, stopped
to talk to another customer she knew, who just arrived. And the poor
owner said …I do hope you’re not in a hurry.  Well I was but this was
too cool to miss. …I didn’t tell HER that.
 
I made it home in time for the ole boys to leave.
 
This is what I purchased.
 

Classic Elite Marl Yarn.
 
It has multiple colors stranded together to create a color.  Which I think
makes it fun to knit.
 
#1174…Red Sea………Actually it reminds me of Black Cherry.
 
 
Misti Alpaca Baby, Worsted
 
This is called Peony
Misti Alpaca…….Could Blue
I know it’s a boring story.   That’s my life.  Although TODAY I
went to the hairdresser as a greyed, washed out brunette and
came home a blonde. ……Like God Wanted Me To BE!