Wheelinsticks

Literally! I kid you not if it could happen, it did this April. 1. Got locked out of the house by Buster. My favorite stupid dog locked the sliding glass door while I was outside. Great neighbor to the rescue with a 16 foot ladder for me to break in the bedroom upstairs. 2. The electric went off in the middle of the night. I thought I reset the clock, but actually was changing the time for the alarm. Woke up an hour late for work. 3. Started car on a chilly morning, only to lock my keys in the car. Thanks to number , a hide-a-key to the rescue. This would not have been so bad if the car wasn't running. 4. Left soda in the car for it to explode all over the front seat, window, and me. April, I am so happy today is your last. Please take stupid shit with you. I don't want to play anymore!

socks on a plane Originally uploaded by knittingkim Oh, these feel good on the toes. They are a perfect fit. Handspun yarn adds a little thickness to the fabric. I knit them using a size 1.5. I used nearly all the yarn I had, about 330 yards. I also started a new shawl project. More to come.

This is really coming along nicely. I made the Maple leaf for the 5th quilty barn. Today I put the rest of the barn together and added all the sashing around the squares. Each block when finished will measure out to 20 inches, before any other borders the basic 12 blocks will be 60 X 80, unless I end up with something bigger. I might try quilting as I go on this guy. I am interested in the technique, and it would be easier on my machine than trying to shove the whole under it at one time. More to come on that as it gets closer. Well with without more babbling,here's this week's progress:

The first one I finished last weekend, and started the second. I plugged along diligently making it through the heel turn yesterday. I gathered up the first and second to try the two on together to ensure a happy fit and progress. Well, that's when I found my disaster! The cable is suppose to be on the outside of the foot and leg, but I did not think about the revering the pattern for the second sock. Rookie mistake I should know better. Well, at least, I didn't finish the whole darn thing before I found my error of my ways. Do over started with about 3 1/2 inches of progress for today. It will be fine.

This is the second Double T square for the Then quilt. It was a little trickier than the last, but it turned out just fine. One quarter of the year through for this bad boy. More to come.

This is really a ton of fun. Monkey wrench is the pattern for the quilt square. So fast and easy. I can tell how much my skills have improved in such a short time.

I just love Carmel and creamy colors. They truly are pretty together. I went to my quilting group last month and I mentioned that I hate pink. The woman who I was speaking to said,"Of you do. You are all earthy." I thought it was interesting since she really has only met me for like 5 minutes, but it really made me realize just how much better I look in earthy colors. As a kid, mom always dressed me in the fashionable pinks and pastels. I think until I was in my twenties, I tended to wear the wrong colors. I also think that as I get older it is much more obvious as to what I should wear as opposed to what is the fad. This is so far off topic, I can't believe anyone is still reading. Back to the quilt top. I took a pack of 2 1/2 inch strips of 42 to make this lovely, but rather plain little quilt top. I think it needs something dark around the border to make the colors and patterns pop out. I need to take it to the shop to get some border ideas. It needs to be larger, ...