Sock Princess

Mike seldom takes a day off (He’s a workaholic and I’m a yarnaholic and as long as he keeps working all is well.) Yesterday he was to meet Jeff halfway to Pittsburgh to deliver Charlie and Saka.  Great-he left a 9 in the morning and was to get back around 12:30.  Our mailman doesn’t get here until around 4 in the afternoon.  It was safe for me to leave home for a few hours.  Oh no dear friends, it was not safe!!!! Mike gets home just as the mailman arrives, so many packages he had to drive the truck to the front door.  Oh dear me—BUSTED BIG TIME. Bless his heart, Mike just grinned and said I had a FEW packages in the house.  Sometimes I want to bop him on the head and other times I want to give him a hug.  This was hug time.

Just finished the blue socks done with Duet yarn.  Enough matching color to do the heels and toes.  I’ve used the yarn several times a really like it.

Also pictured are the contents of the packages, yarns from Misty Mountain Farms, Yarntini, Spritely Goods, Posh Yarns, Fiesta Boomerang and Madelinetosh hand dyed yarns.  I’ve only used Yarntini before but am anxious to try all the others.  How many pairs of socks can I knit in a lifetime? 

Also got this really fun spindle.  It’s a Slpindolyn and you hold it between your legs to spin. (we won’t go there with jokes or smart comments)  I’ll let you know how it works.

Oh lordy-the mailman just came with another package—don’t panic-it was only my meds.  They also come in a pretty large package.  Getting old really sucks!!!!

Knit on buddies! 

I may have spoken too soon when I called my beautiful yarn bulky.  Mike has examined it and determined it to be “rope” not yarn.  He’s pretty sure we could use it to pull a skier behind the boat.  He may not be far from the truth.  Still, the yarn or rope or whatever is beautiful to me.  I’m thinking about knitting him a tie with it and making him wear it to work.  Make fun of my handspun yarn and you pay for it.

At long last I’ve spun enough yarn to show you.  It’s not lace, it’s not fingering, it’s not DK, it’s not even worsted, let’s just call it what it is BULKY.  One good thing though, it may be thick but it’s not lumpy.  Thanks to Beth, I finally figured out what I was doing wrong.  Spun this on my old Traditional.  The old one seems much easier for me to use.  I’ll get the hang of the Kiwi soon.  Question is, what do I do with this rather bulky stuff?  I’m thinking a really nice warm winter hat.  It’ll be just fine if we move to Alaska.

On another front, just how many dogs are too many?  All know that I’m the biggest dog lover there is in the entire world.  Dogs and little kids make me happy.  Well, we’ve been baby sitting our four legged grandkids-Saka and Charlie.  I can now truly answer the question of how many are too many.  If I stick to my four I’m fine, add two 60 pound wonderful doggies and that’s too many.  Saka and Charlie are great dogs but it seems they don’t know that they’re as large as they are.  Little Mac has learned to jump on the chair when the running starts.  He’s also smart enough to stand back until the thundering herd has gone through the door.  Since both grandkids eat only veggies and pasta (don’t panic they take vitamins) feeding time is a zoo.  My boys think they should get pasta, Charlie and Saka want the boys dry food, it’s just a mess.  After an entire week I’ve trained my boys to wait in the hall until I call them.  Charlie and Saka patiently wait in their places.  I put those bowls down and run like hell.  No injuries so far.  The kids go home this weekend and I’ll miss them. (I tried to keep Michael instead of the dogs but no luck)  I’ll really miss the puppies but I won’t miss getting up at 5 to let them out.

Keep knitting

Just finished another pair of socks.  Think they were done with Hill Country Yarns but I could be mistaken.  I kept the label for weeks and then threw it away!  Way to go Kay!!Well, here  is the  wheel.  It’s a Kiwi and lots of fun to spin on.  I do need some lessons on tension, etc. but I’m having fun.  When I have enough yarn to make a skein, I’ll post it.  The word is that you should knit something with your first spinning no matter how awful it is.  Look out, thong socks may be on the way.  Take that back, just a thong maybe.  I’d never spin enough for socks. (anyone volunteer to model the thong?)

We had a great visit with our Michael on his first trip to Columbus.  He’s getting so much bigger and very alert.  He’s reaching for things but has to learn to reach above his head.  That’s the new lesson for this week.  He and his dad went to the Children’s Museum yesterday.  Seems Michael slept through most of the visit.  They met friends there, three babies under six months.  Suppose you’re never too young for knowledge.  I’m very proud of our Jeff, he’s such a great dad.  I’m sure he’ll hate to go back to school next month and have to give Michael back to the sitter during the day. 

Our California girls are coming in soon.  We’re so anxious to see them.  Makena will be 12 soon and Morg and K.k. will be 10.  Where does the time go?  I haven’t seen the girls for over a year and I miss them so much.  We talk on the phone all the time but that’s not like a big old hug and kiss from the most precious little girls in the world.  I’ll post pics of them as soon as I get new one.

Keep knitting friends

The Dude came for a visit this weekend.  His first time in a car for three hours and the first time his parents had to deal with him being in a car for three hours.  We had a wonderful time.  It’s such fun having a baby in the house again.  The boys accepted him really well.  They weren’t too excited when he cried the first time but finally got used to it.  Michael is turning over now so we’re all sure he’s the brightest baby in the world.  His little smile will melt your heart and when he laughs out loud we all clap and cheer.  He probably thinks we’re all nut which I guess we are.  He slept all the way back to Pittsburgh so his parents were very happy.  I felt so bad for Charley and Saka, the big puppies.  They’re used to being the center of attention while at Grams house and they had to take a backseat.  They still got lots of cookies but not as many hugs as usual.  I’ll make it up to them next week when we go over to babysit.  Michael did make his first trip to the Merc and proceeded to cry the entire time.  He got to see many of Grams knitting buddies and they were all so nice to him especially Uncle Gerald who held him.

The spinning wheel is set to be stained next week.  We’ll see about that.  It might take me a week to get over the Michael visit.

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