another contest

Another contest, this one by This Kitten Knits. Just follow the directions. :) I finished the blue afghan. Pics to follow later. Will cast on for the Irish Hiking Scarf tonight.

Red Scarf Project

I'm intent on joining the efforts of the Red Scarf project. I've been wanting to do some charity knitting AND try out cables, so what better than the Irish Hiking Scarf (see link in my In Progress area). If I can drag my kids to the yarn store, I'll buy the yarn tonight. :)

It is raining Contests!

Another contest: This one is by She-Knits. The contest is easy- if you read the entire post. Just do it. Also, check out the great felted bags there. :)

Back to Reality

Another contest: this one is by Golden Purl. Head on over there and check it out. I just love that there are so many contests in the knitting blog community. So much fun. :)

In other news, I prepare to send my little ones back to school. They start next week. Even worse, I go back to school this week. Don't get me wrong- I love my job as a school librarian, but I have gotten a little addicted to knitting and blogging this summer. We'll have to see how I mananage that in the school year.

Hey, here's a contest for you at "The Times We Are Living" Blog. I think that's an appropriate link to her site, but I'm new to this- so who knows? Can the person I link to tell that I did so? How does that bit of magic work?

Anyway, I am working on an afghan, which I thought to use for my KAL in September, but I'm pretty close to finishing it now. It is the largest thing I've knitted, and it is ok. I know where my mistakes are and I hate that. It is sort a basket-weave-ish pattern, but its hard to tell with my photos. Very fussy and muted.

Candy Bag

Here it is- the Candy Bag! I really liked this pattern, and it gave me great confidence after botched attempts at socks on sz. 2 DPNs. I recommend it for anyone in fear of DPNs.

PROJECT: Candy Bag
NEEDLES: sz. 6 DPNs
YARN: Sugar 'N Cream cotton in Ecru
Sugar 'N Cream Twists in Country Twists
(less than a ball of each)

Joined a KAL

Alright, next baby step accomplished: I joined a KAL- The Do Something New KAL. Hopefully it will motivate me to TRY NEW THINGS!

I am using NH Knitting Mama's Candy Bag pattern for my August letter. Trying those DPNs, you know.

Until, I dig out my camera again... another flower from my parched garden. Sweet William, I believe. My mother would know; I wish her green thumb had been passed along to me.

Alas- some knitting!

Lion Brand pattern for a market bag- free from the website. I really like it; easy to knit. Since I've finished it, I've seen other market bags with more substantial bottoms. I should have make the strap shorter too. BUT- it is a FO!

By George I thinks she's done it...

Dare I hope? Will I have success in uploading a picture? This could be the beginning of something great.

This is a pansy- one of the few that I have left, since my 3 year old is a big believer in bringing me flowers. Knitting content to follow tomorrow- when said 3 year old isn't sitting on my lap wanting to play pbskids.org

Holy August Batman!

Can you believe that August is upon us? That means my days of leisure are coming to an end. The kids will go back to school and so will I. What will come of my new found yarn and knitting obsession? There are a number of blogs that a I read in which the bloggers have many projects going at once. I continue to slog away at an afghan I started to use up some of my stash.