In My World

So we are trying to give Spring the hint to hurry up and get here by rushing our first spring ritual of the year at Mackies in Port Stanley.  They were open on Family Day so off we went . . . The only thing better than Mackies fries with ketchup is . . .  . . . orangeade and . . . . . . Mackies fries with their special sauce . . . sooooooo goooooood!!  Big Beach Little Beach  

This square was supposed to be of a map of Australia but I chose to do a maple leaf instead to represent Canada. Here is the link to the pattern -> http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/afghans/aussiemap.htm Only 12 more squares to go before I start putting this huge blanket together.

One of our ways of raising funds this year is that we are hosting a bunch of mini events.  Last Thursday was Deb's turn and she decided to host an afternoon tea party.  Everyone showed up all beautiful and dressy and Deb did a beautiful job decorating the house.  She had hoped to have 6-8 people attend and was totally overwhelmed when 20+ people wanted to attend . . . LOL . . . but she made it work and we had a marvellous time. You may, or may not, have heard this about me but I am mechanically challenged.  In other words, I'm a klutz.  Deb was in hysterics watching me trying to rip of sheets of wrap to cover the sandwiches.  The funny look on Annie's face (to my right) is that she is trying to untangle the last sheet I cut.  So sad.    And the lady in the enormous pink hat is our host.

Another oddball square!!  This one is called Applied Triangles and you can see the pattern at  http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/afghans/appliedtriangles.htm I also finished another mystery knit-along dishcloth.  The name of the cloth is Valentine Hearts and you can find the pattern at  http://monthlydishclothoverflow.blogspot.ca/

I can't get over how much knitting I am accomplishing these days.  This oddball square is called I-cord Flower and you can see the pattern at  http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/afghans/icordflower.htm  . I blogged about learning how to make I-cord at  http://inmyworld-pam.blogspot.ca/2014/01/its-never-too-late-making-i-cord.html This afghan is so challenging and so much fun!

. . . is that you can get a lot of knitting done while huddling inside . . .  I'm making mad progress on so many projects this month and it is making me so happy.  This is another mystery knit-along dishcloth.  Patterns can be found here .  This particular cloth is called a garter striped chevron cloth and it was one of the January patterns.  

Week 6 This week's challenge is to organize all those ribbons and fibres.  There is no "right" way to store your ribbons and fibre.  The most important factor is that the system works for YOU.  First, let's make some S.P.A.C.E Sort: Gather together all of your ribbons and fiber, and sort them into piles: KEEP, TOSS, SELL, DONATE Purge: Throw out the TOSS pile.  Immediately make arrangements for pick-up or drop-off of the DONATE pile.  Bag up, and assign a price and your initials to the SELL pile, and immediately put these in your garage sale box. Assign: Sort your KEEP pile into types/colours of fibre and ribbon.  If your ribbons are in a big wrinkled mess, take time now to give everything a pressing (careful with the heat, some synthetics may melt!) Containerize: Consider the space that you have, and the way that you work  Here are some ideas that work for both ribbons and fibres: 1) on those little cardboard bobbins meant for embroidery f...

I am slowly working my way through the mystery knit-along afghan 2013 from Holiday Mystery Gifts Yahoo group .  I think the finished blanket is going to look gorgeous in my living room if I ever get it finished.  Celtic Texture was the July pattern.  So I'm well over half way done.  Woo hoo.  My favourite part of the pattern is that the edging is already included so when the strips are sewn together, the afghan will be finished.

Another oddball sampler afghan square done.  This one is called Diagonal Square and the pattern is here . If you would like to see the other squares I have completed in this project, just click here .

The first time I watched the movie, Wall-E, I remember thinking that we were becoming just like the people in the movie.  We are sedated by the media and food to the point that anything involving effort is no longer desired.  Why struggle, when we can be happy just relaxing and eating and getting someone else to tell us what to do, think and feel? I don't have an answer.  Just the thought.