Well today is the big day for me. Time to change from the old to the new blog. Please change your blog rolls and such to reflect the new change.
Now don't you fret one little bit, this blog will still be available and there will be a link to it on my new site.
Are you ready?
Then come on over and visit. Same old me but with a new purpose. See you there.
One day while I was knitting a 4 Corners Dishcloth I wondered if I could knit a bathmat using the same principles of the dishcloth that I was knitting.
After much trial and error I succeeded and I am positively thrilled with the results.
It came out exactly how I envisioned it. Don't you love it when that happens? I did write a pattern for it should you be interested creating one and there is a link on the side bar too.
By the way it would also would make a nice lap robe if you knit it with wool instead. The mat just about cooked me here in Florida while I was working on it.
I'll see you on Monday with my new blog format. Don't worry it will all be good.
As I was standing on the beach Christmas evening watching the fireworks I was overwhelmed with a tremendous sense of gratitude.
I was thankful that God choose for me to be born an American and that I had the freedom to celebrate His birth on the shores of the great country with a spectacular fireworks display in His honor.
What a magnificent God He is and it is truly a wonder that He would love a lowly person like me, who is truly insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but He does none the less.
Other than the fireworks, Christmas day was rather peaceful and quite. We spent the day with TBC's family giving and receiving presents.
TBC and his mother were both so kind as to bless me with gift certificates to Great Balls of Yarn. I was at the shop the very moment they opened up on Wednesday morning to pick out my treasures, because they were having 25 percent sale and I certainly did not want to miss that.
Though I did have enough dollars to buy enough yarn for a luxurious sweater I succumbed to the lure of sock yarn again.
2 hanks of Koigu PPM - Navy Blue.
2 hanks of Koigu PPM -Taupe Gray.
2 hanks of Colinette Cadenzen worsted weight - Jay.
1 hank of Colinette Jitterbug sock weight - Velvet Damson - Sapphire.
1 hank of Colinette Jitterbug sock weight - Velvet Green.
RB presented me with a very clever mug, which made me smile.
I so love that kid!
I've been a busy gal for the last few days of 2007 while at the Keys. I finished my last two pairs of socks for the year bringing my total pairs of socks knit to 27. This brings my total sock count to 80 pairs and still going very strong. Woot! Woot!
Both were knit in Araucania which I like but still find it very splitty. I don't think I'll use it again but I do like the colors.
Rose Garden was named after the rose gardens in San Diego. TBC and I spent many happy hours in those gardens when we were stationed there and the colors reminded me of those special times in our lives.
Faux Cables wraps things up for this year and the pattern is one of my personal favorites - More Fun than Cables. I sped things up a bit while working on this pair. One sock was knit in a day between bouts of cookie baking with the family. Squee!
On the 7th of January I will transition to the new blog. I still have a few things left to do before the big change.
See you next year.
I hope each of you had a most wonderful day wherever you are.
Tomorrow we are going to finish out this fabulous year by playing on the beach in Key West with TBC's brother and sister in law!
On January 2nd I will resume regular blogging 3 times a week.
Now don't be surprised at the new changes when you come back. I'm still the same old knitting fool, but I am filled with a new purpose for the coming year. I look forward to seeing you then.
Happy New Year!
In honor of the King's birthday, the Pearl family will be hosting a celebration on the beach, Christmas evening at 7:00 p.m.
Festivities will include a magnificent fireworks display brought to you by the Fireworks technicians and please ignore the horrid packaging.
All are welcome to attend and we hope to see each and everyone of you there.
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I'm making good progress with my pair of socks, but then the pattern works up very quickly.
If all goes well I should have the second one done Friday evening.
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We are going to Key West the day after Christmas! Sister and Brother in law live there so we have free accommodations for the week! I'm so excited! I think I might pee my pants!
Have a good weekend, Abigail
Though I've been deeply entrenched in my super secret project, I found some time this weekend to knit. Lucky for me the weather helped me in my endeavor. It rain and rained and rained some more. There was so much rain that our front porch flooded, but the door remained water-tight and the living room stayed dry. For which we were truly thankful.
Anyway, the pattern is River Rapids which is perhaps my favorite pattern for secret sock swap knitting. So very stretchy that it guarantees that is will fit anyone.
I choose Aruacuna yarn for my pal. The color way reminds me of a garden of roses but the yarn itself is a little on the splitty side. Have you tried it yet?
I have a super secret project going on these days so thus the blog silence. Don't worry I'm not fading into darkness. Trust me, all will be reveal in January. But it will be good or so my friends tell me.
Today I have been busy decorating the newest tree around here.
Psst....did you click on the red words?
Have a good weekend!
Coarse cut carrots compliments of RB.
Roasted Turkey with root vegetables.
Fresh homemade crusty French Bread and a crispy Romain salad.
Divine.
After my morning constitution today, I tried to convince Miss Sock that we should have a refreshing swim or perhaps spend a few minutes in the Jacuzzi, before we get down to business of grocery shopping and housekeeping.
She refused, mumbling something about the steam rising from the heated pool. The camera and I did not believe her lame excuse. Though I will admit that it was a bit cool this morning - a bone chilling 60 degrees! I so love this place.
Miss Sock said that watching the birds was much more enjoyable than freezing to death in a pool. Oi!
Tomorrow I shall go without her and bring my swimsuit along instead.
