Spring Snow arrived here in the Puget Sound

This is an extremely rare occurrence here in the Puget Sound anymore. Spring Snow! As I post this, the snow has disappeared and all is back to normal.

It has been great weather to knit these past few days, but I haven't been knitting.

The dropped-stitched cardigan yet, I have mostly finished knitting it except for the collar and i-cord for the zipper. I have hit a glitch. No local fabric store has a 17" separating zipper.

A special project with a deadline for April 10Th has come up. A chemo hat for a dear friends daughter, who shouldn't be going through this at the age of 32. The book Knitting for Peace has a lovely eyelet hat pattern. I'm hoping to make it out of a skein of bamboo merino wool sock yarn or Gerry Garcia wild stripes dish cloth cotton. She needs her head covered, but California weather dictates cotton for comfort.

I want to thank the knitters from Ravelry's Newbie Cafe for stopping by and taking a look at this blog. Ravelry has become a new fav hangout recently!

Dropping those Purl Stitches on Purpose?!

Progress is being made, I read the instructions again and again..I'm supposed to go ahead and drop the purl stitch AND let it go all the way down to the cast-on edge???!!Well, I did it! and it is working out very nicely. The picture doesn't do it justice though, the neutral color in the yarn blending in with my knitting basket just a little too good.

I had to take my husband to an appointment that involved me being in the waiting room for over 2 hours. I was on knitting roll.

I found it harder to get the stitch to drop down, usually trying NOT to drop a stitch away it goes!

Another plus is that I loaded up my Mp3 player with a download from my library. "Knitting Rules" by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, read by the author. How appropriate!

I'm in the middle of a WIP

I am starting on the sleeves. The pattern is from Fall 2005 Interweave Knits, the Drop-Stitch Cardigan. I have been working on this project off and on. I even took it camping with me this fall, At this point I am still enthused about this project. The yarn is so soft! Moda-Dea Cartwheel color Hazy. An italian imported wool.


Tippy the cat is really trying my patience! Constantly attacking the yarn as I am working. One moment I am in the groove, the rythym then next? A downward pull on the yarn as Tippy the cat latches on to the yarn!

We went camping on Super Bowl Sunday!

We didn't go to the casino. We went to Manchester State Park.

We had a great overnighter. Went for a 4 mile round trip hike. Curled up and watched Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man.

The town of Manchester, WA was originally called Brooklyn. The town changed its name to Manchester, sure that they would become a major port like Manchester, England. Manchester State Park, was originally a military outpost to protect Bremerton Naval Shipyard & Navy Base. There was a Torpedo Warehouse that became officers quarters, that still stands today as a picnic shelter in the park. The Mining Casement operated from 1900-1910.

OK, enough is ENOUGH on this cold nasty weather we have been having!

The dismal weather we have been having is good for reading, knitting projects and maybe thinking of snowshoeing BUT I am ready for camping season!

We camped 21 nights in our new Orbit in 2007, of course we just started camping with it in October 2007, so I guess that is still good.

I am set on going on a quick get-a-way ASAP!How 'bout the Little Creek Casino in Shelton? Where did that come from? I honestly don't know. You see, I am not a gambler and I prefer trees and quiet when I am camping actually, but it came to me in a brainstorm tonight. Why not? My 86 year old mom loves going to Little Creek, my adult daughter thought it would be fun also.

I called the casino resort to see if they had hookups in their parking lot. nada. So now I am not so sure that this is a good idea. Mom has bowed out on the idea since there are no hookups. Hookups to offset potentially cold evenings in the 20's would make it more viable. I have 2 batteries and 2 propane tanks, so maybe I am being a whimp?! After all, this is only going to be an overnighter~ Rhian & I were maybe going to spend $20 to gamble, try out their highly rated buffet, then head back to the camper, read and watch movies.

I'll report the whole episode if this actually happens. There won't be any movies though, Rhian's laptop won't last long enough on a charge I don't think.

I haven't been active for awhile

I have had a sad fall & Christmas. My sister Gloria aka Sis was fighting her last bout with breast cancer. December 14th 2007 we lost her.

We celebrated her life with Elvis music and some her favorite foods with family and friends on December 29, 2007.