Carrie and Phil are coming

The rows keep getting longer!!  I have seven rows to go - maybe tonight.  When done it will definitely need to be blocked.  Can't wait for Phil to get here.

Who are Carrie and Phil?  New from Soak, these great wash basins can also be used for storage.  I saw people walking around the Frolic with these fun looking basins and called Soak to get some for the store.  The shipment should be arriving this week.

Phil will come in handy when I want to wash/block my knit garments.  No more using my bathtub.

Carrie can be used to wash my winter sweaters or a fun basket for holding yarn.  There is a bit of that in my house.

From the Soak website

Carrie and Phil are available in a range of bright colours. Invite them over and you’ll never want them to leave.

• Non-toxic
• Beveled edges for easy pouring.
• Tall/short wash basin
• Frost and UV resistant
• Flexible

Also in the shipment from Soak will be the new fragrance Unleash.

Unleash your creative juices with this sweet and spicy scent you’d follow anywhere. Unleash is the core of this new collaboration between Soak and Ravelry.

Spud & Chloe-new for fall

I was just on the phone ordering some Spud & Chloe and we got talking about the new colours and patterns for fall.  They will be previewed at TNNA and I should have them in the store by the end of June.

Sweater
Cider
Grape Jelly

Outer
Hedge (green)
Rocket (red)
Sandbox

In Sock there are two new colours but Karen was talking so fast I didn't get them written down.  I think one was Mushroom and another was a red.

I asked about adding purple in Outer and Fine and she said that if they get enough requests they will consider it for spring.

I am working away on Springtime Bandit.  I thought I would have it done yesterday but didn't take into consideration that every row has more stitches than the last so the rows are taking much longer to knit.  Maybe tonight.

My plans are to have a newsletter finished over the weekend as well.  I have just about everything from the Frolic back in its proper place in the store (or its new home if I moved it) so I can move onto another task.

How about Survivor?  Will Russell make it to the end?  Everyone talks about getting rid of him and then somehow he convinces them that he should stay and someone else should go.  Unbelievable.  He has to go down as the best Survivor player ever!!

Springtime Bandit

Well I came to work this morning and the mess I left yesterday is still here.  Not sure why the night staff didn't do anything.  :)

While shopping on Monday I bought a pair of grey cropped pants.  I don't have much to go with them but have an outfit figured out for TNNA-this requires a new scarf.

Last night I cast on Springtime Bandit.  Super easy shawlette knit on 5.5mm needles.  I am using Lion and Lamb (50% wool and 50% silk) from Lorna's Laces.

Here is a close up of the lace.  All you need to know is

• knit
• purl
• knit two together
• slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over 
• knit, yarn over and knit all into one stitch

I would highly recommend this if you would like to try lace but are afraid.  You are working with big needles which makes it easy to see your stitches and it grows fast.

Moving Day

It is 9am and I have been at work for over an hour.  Beth is flying to Montreal this morning and was up at 5.  I set my alarm as well because she was very paranoid that she would sleep through her alarm.  She left at 6 and I had two choices-go back to sleep for two hours or get my day going.  Sometimes if I go back to sleep in the morning I wake up feeling yucky so I decided to get moving.

Most of the yarn is unpacked but not yet put away.  I am shifting yarns for a new look.  This is actually creating even more of a mess.  There is yarn piled everywhere!!!

I totally forgot in yesterdays blog post that we have a new book in the store from Cabin Fever.

From Cabin Fever's website:

This booklet has sweaters and accessories for teens & tweens aged 8 to 18! For boys and girls. Ethusiastic Beginner to Advanced. Stripes, cables and lace. You can knit some from the bottom up and some are knit from the top down and one is knit in multiple directions. Four sweaters: a unisex, Top Down pullover, a Top Down cardigan with 3 sleeve lengths, a pretty lace tunic knit from the bottom up and a wonderful cabled hoodie for boys and girls, knit in multiple directions.

Accessories include scarves, a tam, beanie, mittlets, boot caps, neck warmers and leggings!

Knit from the bottom up AND top down.

It is now 1pm and I am sitting for a minute to eat lunch.  Here are some pictures of my rearranging.

Fresco from Classic Elite has a new home in the front window.

Lion and Lamb from Lorna's Laces lives above the Fresco.  You will be hearing more about Lion and Lamb in the coming weeks.  I have two skeins set aside to knit a shawl for TNNA (the trade show that I will be going to in June).

Dyed and Multi Cotton from Blue Sky Alpacas sits inside the front door.

There are still some boxes hanging around so I had better get back to work.  Orders need to be placed for patterns (Churchmouse) and yarn (Prism Saki-sock yarn that we used for the Ruffles scarf).  I ordered Shepherd Sock from Lorna's Laces on Sunday-Linen Stitch scarf.

Speaking of the Linen Stitch Scarf, Jane whipped this up for the Frolic.  I gave her the yarn a week and a half ago and asked (nicely) if she could have it done for the show and in true Jane fashion she worked and worked and got it done.

Here is a close up.

I wore this scarf at the Frolic and love it!!  It is hanging in the store (for now).

Road Trip

I really couldn't face the store today so I took a road trip across the border to Walden Galleria.  There were two reasons for the trip.  Cheesecake Factory and the Apple store.  Beth and I decided to give my mom an iPad for Mothers Day and her birthday next week.  Unfortunately the Apple store was sold out today.  Lucky for mom they will be available in Canada at the end of the month.  I had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory and brought cheesecake home for Beth and I.  It wasn't very good.  :)

Here is Dryad in Portland Tweed from Classic Elite on 5mm needles.  I just finished row 17 of the chart.

I can't get much knitting done tonight because I am very busy flipping between two hockey games and two baseball games.  My bed is calling as well and I know my dreams will be of the store and where I am going to put things tomorrow.

Great day

Beth and I just got home from unloading the trucks.  I'm writing my post then moving upstairs to knit.  I have cast on for Jared Flood's Dryad and four rows are done.  After a day of knitting stimulation my fingers are itching to get going.

Here are some pictures from the booth.

Beth and I got most of the booth set up on Friday night.  Jane, Lynn and I put the finishing touches on everything Saturday morning.

On the left are the garments in Revive that Rowan sent me for the show.  Sarah spent the day in various Revive garments and kept commenting on how great the yarn felt on her body.

We will have these garments on display in the store for the next few weeks.

A little corner of Classic Elite-Firefly and Soft Linen.  I didn't get a picture of my cardigan but will try and get one tomorrow.

This was the corner of scarves.

It was great seeing everyone yesterday.  I am sorry if I didn't get time to speak with you.

After we packed up I visited Tanis' booth and picked up 35 skeins of sock yarn and 10 skeins of Mulberry Silk lace weight for the store.

My day tomorrow will be spent unpacking boxes.  While unpacking boxes I might be moving things around again.  :)

Thanks to Jane, Lynn and Sarah for their help at the show and to Cathy for working in the store.

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers.

No rain tomorrow please

We are home from Toronto and just in the knick of time.  The weather here is awful.  Rain coming down sideways with thunder and lightning.  The dogs are both very upset.

I am going to keep this short because my bed is calling.  The alarm will be going off at 5am tomorrow morning.

This was my ride to Toronto today.  Beth and I loaded up the van last night (thank goodness) and were on the road at 1:30 today.  We were the first in line when the doors opened at 3 with the prime parking spot-under an overhang so we were dry.  At 6 we were back on the road home.

My chores are all done and I have packed the few things that I forgot.  My list this year was very short.

I would like to ask for nice weather tomorrow.  Cool is okay but not rain.  If you are coming to the Frolic please stop by and say HI.

There probably won't be a post tomorrow.  The show runs from 9-5 so we won't be home until after 7pm and I will be leaving the house by 6am.  I think my bed will look very comfortable when I get home.

Fiddlehead

Another parcel arrived from Linda yesterday-my Fiddlehead Mittens.  Love them!!  The yarn is so soft and squishy.  (Is that even a word?)

Here is my cardigan.  I put it in the window to take the picture and the green is off-sorry but I don't have time today to play with pictures.  The first sleeve is sewn in and the side seam is done.  I need to sew the sleeve seam and then put in the other sleeve.  Please don't look inside the cardigan on Saturday-I can't guarantee that all the ends will be sewn in.  :)

I am ready to go to the Frolic.  Wish we were going today.  The longer I sit here the more I am thinking that something is missing.  Or that I don't have enough packed and I need to add more.  Make it stop!!!

Will tonight be the night that Russell gets voted out of Survivor?

How about the Y&R?  Everyone thinks Patty is nuts but her new plan is amazing.  Switching back so that Jack thinks she is Emily-brilliant.  Can't say that I am sad to see Amber leaving.

Shrink Wrap

The store is even in more disarray today.  I have almost all the yarn packed and ready to go.  Books are done - or so I think.  Until the van pulls out of the driveway I will be adding more to the box.

Small problem though.  I am shrink wrap challenged.  After half an hour working on a box I put the shrink wrap away.  Beth is coming tomorrow night to help me.

Yesterday my Rowan sales rep brought me some garments knit in Rowan Revive.  Now I am trying to figure out where they are going to fit in the booth because they need to be there-they look great.

About once I week I take a few minutes and surf around on Ravelry.  Go to 'my notebook', then 'friends' and click on 'friend activity'.  You will see their recently finished projects along with projects that they have favourited or added to their queue.

I am not sure how I missed this before.  I love the leaves pattern and will have to knit this for myself.

Yarn:  2 skeins Spud and Chloe Outer
Pattern:  From Susan B Anderson (Spud and Chloe blog)
Needles:  10mm

My knitting news is big.  All knitting on the cardigan is done and the shoulders are sewn together.  Now I can start sewing in the sleeves.

Disaster area

My store is a complete disaster.  There are boxes everywhere filled with yarn to take to the Frolic.  Before the renovations I could hide some of them in the back room but now they must live in the front room.  We are trying something new this year.  Some yarns are being displayed in wood crates and I am packing them before we go.  They will be shrink wrapped Friday morning and hopefully this will save time when we get to Toronto.

I am also taking yarns from the baskets they live in so I can have the baskets for the show.  Now I need to find something else to put them in.  The store needs to be somewhat in order for Cathy when she works on Saturday.

After a few trips to Zellers my mannequins have new summer clothes.  Alfred Sung.  Very stylish.  When paying yesterday the lady taking my money (I'm not sure if I can call her a cashier or if there is a new name) commented that the shorts looked nice while looking at me a bit funny because they were a size 2.  I told her they were to dress my mannequins and she told me to dress them in rags-not these nice clothes.  I told her that it wasn't in my nature-it is important that they look nice.

Here is one that has been dressed.  As I mentioned before I am totally in love with this scarf so I am showing it again.  Jane is knitting a sample in bright pinks, purples and turquoises that could be ready for the Frolic.

I have ten more rows to knit on the front of my cardigan so I am going to watch hockey and baseball and knit.

Are you ready for Mother's Day?

All of a sudden that it hit me-Mothers Day is next week.  What do we get our mom?  Do we have to buy her a present if she isn't here to spend the day with us?

This weekend some of my suppliers were having open houses in Toronto to see the new yarns for fall.  My morning started at 7:30 so that I could be on the road by 9.  Normally I would take the 407 but since it was Sunday morning I figured the 401 would be okay.  If you live in Southern Ontario you know that at the Ford Plant in Oakville you must exit to the 403 to get to the 401.  I have done this drive many, many times in my life.  I wasn't paying any attention and when I rounded the curve after the Ford Plant realized that I was still on the QEW.  Stupid girl!!  Not a big deal, I jumped on the 427 but I hate not using my head.

I wasn't in Toronto for very long-Beth was golfing and we didn't want the dogs to be alone all day.  There are many notes in my little book and more in my head but I am only going to share a few right now.

Noro Silk Garden and Kureyon each have 8 new colours.
Noro Iro has 6 new colours.

Purple is very predominant in all the Noro lines this fall.  I am a happy girl.

There are 3 new yarns from Noro but I will save those for another day.

Joan knit this beautiful shawl and the original picture I put up was not great.  I took one outside which is much better.

Pattern:  Swallowtail Shawl
Yarn:  2 balls Noro Kureyon Sock
Needles:  4mm

I might be wearing this at the Frolic if I don't get my cardigan done.  The front is at row 120.  Just over 100 rows to go.  Luckily there is no front band to be picked up so the only finishing is sewing.

Not too early to think about fall

In the middle of my packing for the Frolic the UPS man came with a huge box from Berroco.  The new colours of Berroco Blackstone Tweed are here.  Not sure where I am going to put all the bags but will worry about that tomorrow.

These were the first two colours on the top of the box.  Wow.

A true navy and a dark green.  Berroco did a great job filling in the colours that were missing last winter.

At the bottom of the box was the best colour of all. A very dark purple.  Totally my colour-as if I picked it.  I will be using this to knit Jared Flood's Dryad.  Unfortunately I can't start tonight because I must finish my Soft Linen cardigan.  Last night I got to row 60 and the front is 230 rows long.

Another pattern suggestion is Celsian.

Celsian’s full skirt is gathered to a fitted bodice which has been knit cuff to cuff. The subtle textural stitch was borrowed from Norah’s men’s sweater Feldspar.

I looked at this cardigan when the pattern first came out and thought about it in the browns and beiges.  Using the new colours would make an amazing cardigan.  I'm thinking navy and dark green or navy and teal.  Now I have thought about it more and the new purple and last years lime would be great as well.

Survivor last night was great.  I was very happy to see Amanda go-wasn't a big fan.

My computer is telling me that it is time to be plugged in.  The yarn on the table it telling me that I need to make up kits.  I guess that means it is time to sign off.  Have a great Friday night.  The weather here today is sunny and warm-definitely sitting on a patio weather.

Mohair Bias Loop

Yesterday got away from me before I could get a post done.

I have been working on my fall Rowan order as well as ordering from a new company.  I just hit the 'send' button on an order for Madelinetosh.  There is a good selection of Sock, DK, Vintage and Pashmina in the order.  It will be 8-10 weeks before it arrives-just in time for fall.

I am madly making kits for the Frolic next Saturday.  If you have ever visited the store before a show or knitting camp you will know that I start making piles of everything that is to be packed.  I don't want to be putting things in boxes next Friday morning.

We have had one more garment knit from the Churchmouse collection of patterns.  This is from the pattern-Mohair Bias Loop knit in two balls of Kidsilk Haze from Rowan.

Ann knit one for the store using one 25 gram ball of Superior from Filatura di Crosa.  70% Cashmere and 30% Silk.  The scarf/shawl feels like a feather.  It is so light and so soft!!

I took the scarf and looped it around twice to make a cowl that will definitely keep your neck warm on a cold day.

I need to run because there are many yarns looking at me wanting to be put into their kit packaging.

Where do I start?

My sales rep just left after showing me the new Rowan and Berroco for fall.  WOW!  Can't wait for fall to get here.

I am going to start with Berroco.  Norah Gaughan Volume 7 is a collection of garments using the Ultra Alpaca line.  Ultra Alpaca (the original worsted weight), Lite (DK weight) and Fine (sock weight).

One of my favourite yarns from last fall was Blackstone Tweed.  There are seven new colours and we will have them next week.  One of my knitters will be getting the yarn to knit Dryad.  I think it will be the amazing new deep, deep purple or maybe the dark hunter green.  Turquoise or pink??  I must have a Jared garment to wear at the retreat!!

I started looking on Ravelry to see what people have used Blackstone Tweed for.  Take a look at Stratus from Norah Gaughan.

Stratus is scattered with details: textural seed stitch, 3/4 sleeves that can be turned up for a new look and garter bands at the lower and sleeve hems. High ribbing at the neckline and generous length make this a cozy, highly wearable cardigan.

In June we will have Blackstone Chunky.  Same yarn but knits on a 6.5mm needle.  Think of the possibilities.  There is a pattern book for the Blackstone Chunky as well.  My favourite design is a sweater with a big thick cable up the front and removable cowl neck.

I can't tell you too much about the Rowan-I would like to but I'm not allowed.  I will tell you that Rowan 48 is beautiful.  There are 3 themes.  The first is texture and all the garments are shown in beiges and greys.  Men and women-lots of cables.  The second section is colourful.  Fairisle and Tweed!!!  Lots of it.  The third section is very classic designs.  There are two new yarns for fall and new colours of existing yarns.    As the release of the yarns and books (many books) gets closer I will share more information with you.

The rest of my day has been spent making kits for the Frolic.  It is almost here and I'm not ready.  My cardigan isn't done either so I am going to sign off and pick up my needles.

Keeping kids quiet at dinner

The weekend got away from me again.  Saturday was busy in the store and I came home to lay on the couch and watch hockey.

Yesterday afternoon was spent on the couch, knitting and watching various sports.  The first front of my cardigan is done and the second front has been cast on.  

Our friend John is celebrating his birthday today so we took him and his three daughters out for dinner last night.  A twelve year old and ten year old twins can be very busy and very loud.  :)  We had a great time.  I bought cards in Seattle called Kids Table Topics to Go.  These are questions to keep young minds entertained.  "What would be a really good flavour for toothpaste?"  "If you could stay up all night what would you like to do?"

There are many other sets of cards available on the Table Topics website.

After they left we watched The Amazing Race.  My cowboys are still doing well.  No fighting.  No complaining.  Great team.  I thought for sure that Sharon was going on The Celebrity Apprentice.

This morning has been spent on taxes.  GST return done.  Personal tax return done.  Now I am going to work on my next newsletter.  More hockey and knitting are on the schedule for tonight.

Ticked

Back at work but boy am I tired.

The hockey last night was phenomenal.  Triple overtime-can't beat that.  After the game we watched Survivor.  Parvati giving her idols to Sandra and Jerri was very unexpected-didn't see it coming.  It looks like Russell is really ticked.

Speaking of ticks (nice segue that I didn't plan on), while we were watching Survivor, Beth found a tick on Melo.  It is now 12:30 and what do we do?  Beth called the emergency vets to see what their suggestions were.  They said to use rubbing alcohol and remove the tick.  Yeah, like we have rubbing alcohol in our house.  Google-where is the nearest 24 hour drug store?  Off Beth went to get rubbing alcohol.  She didn't think of tweezers or cotton balls though.  We poured the alcohol on a paper towel and put on the tick.  Did nothing so we just poured some on Melo.  I then got my good tweezers from the bathroom.  That damn tick wouldn't budge.  Google-how do you remove a tick?  Keep pulling gently until it comes off but make sure you get the head.  If not then there could be infection or worse.  That little beast finally came off (head and all) and after a few cookies Melo didn't know that anything was wrong.  It is now 1:30 and I was finally off to bed.

The knitting on my cardigan is coming along.  I have 88 rows done on the first front.  Luckily the rows are getting shorter (from both ends) so the progress looks like it is going quickly.  I have my iPhone beside me ticking off rows on the Vogue knitting app.  If the only thing you use the app for is the row counter then it is worth the $3.99.  I have three counters going and life is good.

Yesterday afternoon another shipment arrived from Tanis.  This is the Baby Shane Blanket kit.

Very, very cute.

Eight colours of Tanis' yellow label dk weight 100% superwash merino.
From Tanis-

The Baby Shane Blanket was designed to really show off a wide variety of my tonal colourways. The blanket is knit in one piece with only one seam to sew at the end.

Sideways Lace Vest

My knitters have been very busy helping me get ready for the Frolic.  The mailman brought an envelope from Ann yesterday afternoon.

Pattern:  Sideways Lace Vest from the Classic Elite booklet Farmer's Market
Yarn:  Classic Elite Soft Linen
Needles:  3.5mm

The vest is knit from side to side in an easy lace pattern with no neck shaping-very easy to adjust the size to fit anyone.

Notice the button?  I sewed it on, twice  The first time it was too close to the neck line.  I can sew on buttons!!

Churchmouse Patterns-we have samples

Canada Post just came with an envelope from Lynda.

Pattern:  Churchmouse Classics Linen Stitch Scarf

Yarn:  Shepherd Sock from Lorna's Laces

Colours:  1 skein each of Midway, South Shore and Catalpa

Needles:  4mm 60cm or 80cm circular

The scarf is knit lengthwise and the colours are changed every two rows.  You are leaving tails at each end of every row that are knotted together to make fringes.

Here is a close up.  I wasn't sure how the colours in the Shepherd Sock would work but it turned out great.  Now I am busy putting together different combinations for the Frolic.

Rhonda finished this scarf last week.

Pattern:  Churchmouse Classics Barb's Ruffle
Yarn:  One skein of Prism Saki (sock yarn)-shown in Ginger
Needles:  3.5mm 60cm circular and 4mm 60-80cm circular

Vogue Knitting and your iPhone

I received a very cool email from Vogue Knitting yesterday.  They have introduced an app for your iPhone or iPod Touch.  I bought the app last night and played with it.

Some of the features keep track of what you own-yarn, needles and books. This is something you can do on Ravelry and many other places. The problem is if you are out in a yarn shop and can't connect to the internet. Ravelry doesn't help you but this will work.

Designs from Vogue Knitting’s Stitchionary series are available as well, giving you dozens of swatches to practice on the go.

The patterns are charted and written out in words.

Our extensive how-to resources are included in the app, giving you all the tips and techniques you’ll need. The glossary of terms and abbreviations provides an in-depth guide for knitters of all skill levels.

When you are sitting at the arena working on your sweater and run into a problem you can take out your phone and find the answer.

 The Vogue Knitting App allows you to keep track of your knitting life easily and efficiently. Store all of your projects—in progress, queued, and finished—with row and stitch counts, needle size and yarn used, and any notes you add for reference.

I put my Drape Front Cardi in last night.  There is a very cool counter.  You can have more than one counter going at once.  Count your rows and at the same time keep track of how many increases or decreases you have done.

I could keep going on about this but I really need to get to work.  If you would like to see it in action, please ask to see my phone the next time you are in.

Tax Time

The hockey yesterday was amazing.  I hope the games tonight are just as good.

Sleeve one is finished and I am almost to the cap shaping on sleeve two.

It was a beautiful day and I wasn't golfing.  A dentist appointment in the middle of the day messed everything up.  The rest of the day was very busy but nothing, absolutely nothing, was accomplished.  My CD drive on my laptop (not MacBook) hasn't worked for a while.  I needed to get QuickTax onto my laptop (because it won't work on my MacBook) so I went and bought an external CD drive this morning.  After playing for two hours I still couldn't make it work.  Then I found an error in my computer.  Again, Google was my friend and I found the fix.  Now my CD drive works so I had to take back the external drive this afternoon.  My tax return has been started and now I am helping Beth with hers.  My PST has been paid and the GST is waiting for me.

A few posts ago I showed you the cardigan that Lynda knit using one strand of Zara and one strand of Kureyon sock.

Here is Jane wearing the cardigan she knit while in Florida

Pattern:  Chris Bylsma Fusion Jacket
Yarn:  One strand Zara held with one strand of Silk Garden Sock
Needles:  8mm

Both cardigans will be on display in our booth at the Frolic.

My knitting is calling my name so I had better move to the couch and get working.

Great sports days

What a great sports day yesterday.  Three hockey games, four basketball games and numerous baseball games including one that went 20 innings.  My hands were tired when I went to bed at one this morning after watching the last hockey game go into overtime.

I have started the cap shaping on my sleeve.  With the shorter rows the length is growing faster.

Pam Allen designed this cardigan and has done some interesting shaping.  There is waist shaping (take off stitches and then add some back in) and she has done the decreases opposite of how I normally do them.  I would knit one, ssk, knit until there are three stitches left, k2tog and then K1.  For this pattern the decreases are k2, k2tog, knit until four stitches left, ssk, k2.  I like the look of this and will definitely use it again.

Five more hockey games today along with The Amazing Race and Celebrity Apprentice.  And a Nascar race.  I will be parked on the couch all day.

In between all the sports last night I watched two episodes of the Y&R.  What is going on?  I fast forwarded through most of it because the story lines are so ridiculous.  First Patty had surgery to look like Emily and now Susan has surgery to look like Lauren.  The writers thought it was going well the first time and it should be used again?  I am enjoying the who murdered Adam story line though.  Billy standing up in court for Victoria was priceless.  The look on everyone's faces was amazing.

Serious Knitting

I am seriously working on my Drape Front Cardi again-4" done on sleeve number one.  Here is the back.  I told you it was boring.

The cardigan behind is also knit in Soft Linen and the pattern is from the Classic Elite booklet Make it Modern.  Ann was out of knitting so some Soft Linen is in the mail for her to knit a vest.

Yesterday afternoon I met with one of my sales reps to order some new yarns for the store.  I am totally in love with this new baby yarn.  50% acrylic and 50% nylon so it is easy to care for and knits on 4.5mm needles so it will be quicker than other baby yarns.

Cupcake should be in the store in about 2 weeks.  It could be the softest baby yarn I have ever touched.

Peter Pan has many, many patterns to support their yarns.

How are you enjoying the NHL playoffs?  Five games tonight-major knitting time.

It's almost closing time so I am packing up.  I hear that we might get snow tonight.  What??

What was JT thinking?

What a beautiful day outside.  Beth is golfing-no, I'm not jealous.  :)  I'm sitting in the store watching golf on TV which is pretty much the same thing??

Ann knit this cute baby cardigan.  I would like to take credit but that isn't very nice.  I did sew on the buttons though and you know that I really hate that chore.

Pattern:  Sirdar leaflet 1843
Yarn:  3 skeins of Blue Sky Alpacas Multi Cotton
Size:  1-2 years
Buttons:  new from Lantern Moon

I just finished the back of my Soft Linen cardigan to the shoulder shaping.  I am concerned that the armholes aren't big enough so I am waiting until the sleeves are done to finish the shoulder shaping.

Can you believe what happened on Survivor tonight?  What was JT thinking?  This could definitely go down as the dumbest move ever!!!

Talk about absolutely nothing post

I am going to get to try my new nail polish on my fingers sooner than expected.  I just looked down and noticed that I had broken the nail on my thumb.  I don't have time for this today!!  Knitting class tonight.

Did you receive the newsletter that I sent out yesterday?  If not here is the link.

I need to find someone's email address and can't find it on my computer.  After much searching I found it on my phone.  Good news.  Not really.  Now all my emails are gone from my phone.  Everything.  Sent.  Saved.  Received.  Gone.  What did I do to Apple to make them hate me?  Anyway, I powered off and started again and they are back.  Seriously weird but it proves that turning something off that doesn't work helps.

Can you taste the difference in bottled water?  This is a never ending debate in our house.  I can tell the difference.  My first choice is Evian but won't pay that for water.  My next choice is Nestle Pure Life.  Beth bought the stuff on sale the last time she went grocery shopping.  Okay, she did the grocery shopping so I shouldn't complain.  I just finished a bottle of the cheap stuff and moved to a bottle of Nestle.  The difference is huge.  My mouth is very happy!!

It is now 6:30 and I am still in the store.  I have knitting class tonight and decided to stay here instead of running home and coming back.  I was supposed to be doing work but have been playing around on some airlines websites trying to get to Vegas or Los Angeles in January for a reasonable amount of air miles.  Air Canada is killing me.   Over 600,000 miles to fly to LA in business.  Are you serious?  When Beth and I went to New Zealand, in business class, it was 200,000 miles for both of us.  I have so many miles but can't use them.  I have a credit card from RBC and am considering making it my main card.  We'll see if they are easier to get flights out of.

I don't have much knitting information for you.  No boxes came in today.  I knit one row.  Like I said, nothing to tell.

I just reread this and it could be the most disjointed, talk about absolutely nothing post that I have ever written.  Hope you are enjoying the sunny weather.