What Mom is up to

Mom has been knitting and knitting and knitting. She has finished stuff and started new stuff. She has taken pictures and I have taken pictures for her but she doesn't post.
Here are a few pictures of Mom.
Mom started and finished the Selbu bag from Nordic Knits. Mom started and is almost finished with the One Piece Kimono from Mason Dixon Knitting. (Selbu bag in hand and kimono of to the side).
Maybe she will post and tell us all about them plus the sweater she finished.

Teresa's Wish

We decided to make everyone a second basket. Those who had size large would get a small and vice versa. I had mentioned that I enjoyed using mine for socks, because I could put one skein in each basket and let them roll around without them escaping. Mine is a small one and once when I wasn't knitting it started collecting stuff and that became its job.
Teresa mentioned she would like hers to have three pockets; one for each skein of yarn for the socks and one for the knitting.
After looking at all the ones in Cat Bordhi's book, I decided to be nice and make her the one with four pockets because I didn't like the one with three. It was two or four.
One would think that four is no more trouble than two but one would be wrong. Besides that we only ordered enough yarn to make the two. So I took some yarn from what would be mine and added it to Teresa's.
I think it is coming out quite nicely. She may never get it, but it is coming out nice.

More from the Beach

Couldn't get it to work as one post . . .

some of the wildlife we encountered:

At the Beach . . . .

Did a lot of knitting . . . .


A little sunning . . . .


A lot of playing . . . . .




Have you ever seen a Coton de Tulear running . . . .






running really, really fast . . . .




running really, really fast on a beach . . . .


Pretty, hunh?







She's on her way to china . . . . .

Drew's Hat

This is the hat I made for Drew. Mom found a line drawing in one of her new books, Knitting in the Old Way, under Finnish basketweave. The drawing showed a hat done in entrelac or basketweave. I know I said I would never do entrelac again but mom described a hat done in the traditional black and red. And those are the colors that Drew is using for his school colors. The school colors are actually orange and block but he thinks that just says Halloween.

So, I tried many new techniques like corrugated ribbing (we couldn't actually find any instructions so I am not positive that I did it correctly. I did basketweave in the round where as I had only done it flat before. I found a new cast on to learn also. Norwegian sock cast-on. I diligently followed the instructions again and again getting more frustrated each time. It kept coming out exactly like a german twisted long tail cast on. Either they are the same thing or I am doing one of them wrong. I decided they are the same thing.

One of mom's other new books The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd, had several many ways of doing the tops of tams so I tried a few and settled on this one. That is a book we have to have. It is fantastic.

Since the boy isn't here - expect him tomorrow - my husband volunteered to model for me so I could post pictures. Isn't that sweet of him. Pulled down over the head is how Andrew wears his hats and how this one will be worn.

What do you think of my first creative design attempt?????

Another view

mothing about knitting

Jon's new motorcycle

Our new yarn for double baskets for holding 2 skeins of yarn as we work

we bought yarn for a big baket for Dena & smaller ones for Teresa & me & a basket for Kathy but I don't know which size.

Before we Die

THE knitting list of accomplishments: Afghan/Blanket (baby); I-cord; Garter stitch; Knitting with metal wire; Shawl; Stockinette stitch; Socks: top-down; Socks: toe-up; Knitting with camel yarn; Mittens: Cuff-up; Mittens: Tip-down; Hat; Knitting with silk; Moebius band knitting; Participating in a KAL (knit a long, this where a group of people knit the smae thing and talk about it); Sweater; Drop stitch patterns; Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn; Slip stitch patterns; Knitting with banana fiber yarn; Domino knitting (modular knitting); Twisted stitch patterns; Knitting with bamboo yarn; Two end knitting ; Charity knitting; Knitting with soy yarn; Cardigan; Toy/doll clothing; Knitting with circular needles; Knitting with your own handspun yarn; Slippers ; Graffiti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street) ; Continental Knitting ; Designing knitted garments; Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran); Lace patterns; Publishing a knitting book (I WANT to do this!); Scarf; American/English knitting (as opposed to continental) ; Knitting to make money ; Button holes; Knitting with alpaca ; Fair Isle knitting; Norwegian knitting (?); Dying with plant colors; Knitting items for a wedding; Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cozies…); Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars; Olympic knitting (?); Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn ; Knitting with DPNs; Holiday related knitting ; Teaching a male how to knit ; Bobbles; Knitting for a living; Knitting with cotton; Knitting smocking; Dying yarn; Steeks; Knitting art; Fulling/felting; Knitting with wool; Textured knitting; Kitchener BO; Purses/bags; Knitting with beads; Swatching; Long Tail CO; Entrelac; Knitting and purling backwards (is this thru the back loop?); Machine knitting; Knitting with self-patterning/self-striping/variegating yarn; Stuffed toys ; Baby items; Knitting with cashmere (blend); Darning; Jewelry; Knitting with synthetic yarn (but now I'm a yarn snob!); Writing a pattern (sort-of); Gloves; Intarsia; Knitting with linen; Knitting for preemies; Tubular CO; Freeform knitting ; Short rows Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm warmers; Pillows; Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine; Rug Knitting on a loom; Thrummed knitting (?); Knitting a gift ; Knitting for pets; Shrug/bolero/poncho; Knitting with dog/cat hair (bleck! ew!); Hair accessories (ear warmer/headband); Knitting in public

I'm In Love!!!!

With the Nordic Knits book - it is wonderful. I think I'm going to knit everything in it.

I'm having a dreadful time just staying online right now, so I won't post any pics. But I finished the embossed leaves socks with the Bearfoot that Maddie gave me. And I started working on the sock design pattern - it's slow going and I may have to start over. Plus, I have almost completed a pair of Ping Pongs from the Nordic Knits book. I brought the yarn to knit the norwegian sweater, but I'm having fun with the little things, so may do more of those first -no printer to print the design anyway . . . .