Sigh......

I really had reasonably good intentions of posting more often. Life sure interferes sometimes. Not only are my days filled with caring for dd's children, BG is now on crutches and needs extra help. Words that aren't quite comforting to start a phone conversation with: "The good news is...she's ok". BG fell up the steps at dd#2's house and twisted her ankle. We spent a few hours in the local ER getting x-rays. There doesn't appear to be any breaks or fractures, but they splinted her foot anyway and she is not allowed to put any pressure on it till her regular DR gets a look at it next Monday.
Started a pair of socks, (Nutkin Socks) got 3 sets of pattern into it and 'tried' it on...didn't fit over the heel. So frogged it til I can decide if I want to use the yarn for a different pattern or just add extra stitches somewhere. The pattern has no give so doesn't stretch..nor would it tighten up around the ankle again once on.
Working on the Seamless Baby Kimono in a Caron Simply Soft Tweed.. colorway Dark Sage. I love this pattern! It works up easily and fairly quickly. Body is done and I am working down the first sleeve. I did the one side tie and am not sure I like it. I may opt for small buttons instead.
I am sure there are many other things I can post about, but time has run out and I am needed.

Mom?

Mom? Where are you? I know you were told to lock yourself in the bathroom for extra knitting time....but........... Mom? You forgot me, Mom! ...Mom? ...Are you coming out? Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(posted by Feegle)

knit?

For a blog that's supposed to be (somewhat, at least) about knitting, this one sucks. Since I have started babysitting 2 of my grandkids, knitting time is down to a bare minimum. Just enough to keep me from going completely over the edge. Wednesday nights with our group still happen, but it seems some nights I get more coffee and chat in than knitting. We have some competition for the chatting also, in the form of a Bluegrass band. The music is great, but a bit loud. I used to knit while BG had her piano lesson, but these days I am rolling the double stroller up and down the hall keeping the babies entertained instead.
OTN: slowly working up the sleeves for the wool/silk sweater; BS Johnson hat (at a stand still while waiting for 4 lost stitches to reappear out of L-space); a light mint green baby blanket for new grandchild that should make an appearance in November.
O(ff)TN: the 2 single Jitterbug socks. I got past the heel and was doing the decreases when I realized I didn't like the way it fit on the ankle.
Looking at a couple of patterns:
http://www.knitzi.com/freedownloads/Nutkin.pdf
This one looks great, but not sure if I should use one of the Jitterbugs or my other skein of Wollmeise.
This free pattern from Ravelry looks good for the Moss Jitterbug:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zombie-socks#
Decisions..decisions

House Sitting

I had the opportunity to house/dog/cat/fish sit at my son's this past weekend. BG and I went up Friday before son and daughter-in-law left to board the plane for Las Vegas where her sister got married in a beautiful family wedding out in the desert amid red/orange sand and rocks. Mostly we relaxed and vegged out in front of the TV. I got a good bit of knitting in. I finished the 6 pattern repeats of chart A and started chart B on my Bloody Stupid Johnson Hat, and started a pair of socks on ML from the new Jitterbug I bought at Knit-Wit Knits, (645 East State Street, Salem, OH.) If you are ever in the Salem area, stop in. The shop is located in the back of a thrift/craft/resale group of little stores, but worth the visit. The owner was very friendly and helpful. There was a nice little toy area for BG to play while I wandered.
I say I started a pair of socks, but actually I started the first sock of 2 different pair. I have one of Moss (75) and one of Castagna (128)on the magic loop. Hopefully SSS won't set in or I will have 2 unfinished pair.. lol.. or I will be wearing mismatched socks.
Returning now to the real world....sigh

Match It for Terry

As you may have noticed from previous posts, I am a big Terry Pratchett fan.
This is copied from http://www.matchitforpratchett.org/

Terry Pratchett, author of the bestselling Discworld novels, has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's. He has donated half a million pounds (approx $1 million) to Alzheimer's research and appeared in the media highlighting the low levels of research funding Alzheimer's receives. Millions of loyal readers from around the world have responded and are helping to match Terry's donation.

If you would like to help, follow the link or click on the Match It pic on left to take you to more info on how.

Kit's New Name

Well, we think we have finally found the perfect name for our wool stealing, wrestling kitten. We originally named her Ode which is Hebrew for 'yet again, another', but it never really stuck. Rodent and Pest were other names we toyed with, but she never responded. So we have been referring to her as Kit. After picking up balls of wool from where ever she drops them after stealing them the last couple of months, we were sure she had been a sheep dog in a past life. This too did not create any response in her.
Recently, I reread the Terry Pratchett/Tiffany Aching series ("Wee Free Men", "Hat Full of Sky" and "Wintersmith") and realized the aweful truth! She was a Nac Mac Feegle!
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nac_Mac_Feegle )
Looking directly at her, I said, "Are you a Feegle?" and she ran over and jumped on my lap! She has been coming whenever we call her name now.

Lost Projects

Been rooting around lately looking into bins I have stored. Found 3 baby afghans, 2 sweaters, 2 full size afghan, 2 washcloths. (and that was only 2 bins) Maybe I should make this year the year of finishing lost projects. I don't have enough XP points on Chore Wars to buy new yarn yet...lol.