Sammy Jo

I don't know what I did to the picture on the last blog but I will try again. This is SammyJo siting on my greatgrandmothers rocker which got passed down to me and it will go my oldest granddaughter. She is sitting on the Hemlock Shawl Happy Knitting

Hi I am SammyJo

I made this doll 20 some years ago and knit her more than a dozen outfits

for my granddaugther to play with and now she is going to graduate in May from college.My how time flys. I started a shawl in Victorian Lace and putting beads on it. We took a trip on wednesday to Irwin to the Bead Store and what a trip it was. I never saw so many Beads and I got my share for a lot of projects. We also stopped at the Bo-Peep in Ligonier and she has a lot of different yarn and patterns worked up. And when we got home a storm was behind us and what a storm it turned out to be. I also have on the needles 2 pair of socks,a lace chemo hat,and two scarfs and a baby sweater and blanket. We have Knit In tomorrow and I hope to get some knitting done while we visit and check the projects the other ladies are working on..Hope the weather soon warms UP.Happy Knitting

Ashleys Hat

Hi meet my new friend Ashley. He is my friends grandson. When I saw this pattern i thought of Ashley because he plays with pirate boats and more and always has a smile.

We had our Knit In today with 11 ladies and a lot of different knitting projects plus talk of starting some beading knitting which sounds like a lot of fun. Guess what now we have to make another field trip for beads and maybe more yarn and whatever else we can't do without.

We are also working on our charity projects which is going real good.

We also got a new meeting place at The Georgian Place. Happy Knitting and take care.

Eyelet Hats

Two more projects done. The blue one for my granddaugther and the purple one for me. Now I am into making fingerless gloves they are a fun thing to do. Am on my second pair gave the first pair to my other granddaugther. We had Knit in today at Vickies and she had everything red for Valentines Day.A good time was had by all and we all had our projects with us to work on . Of course the weather was cold and then it started to snow and rain so it was time to head for home. I hope it gets warmer over the next weekend like they said.
Are Knitting Guild meet Thursday night at our new meeting place and it was very nice .The Georgian Place. Vickie showed us how to knit with beads because some of the Ladies are starting some new projects. I found it very interesting and plan on doing a shawl with beads. We also are making laprobes,Caps for kids and Birthright and hats for cancer patients. We are a small group but get a lot done and have a good time doing it Happy Knitting to all

My Teddy Bear Friends & sweaters

Our Guild had a belated Christmas Party last week since we don't meet in Dec. The weather was;t the greatest but we still had a good turn out with 17 members there and three ladies who couldn't make it but then we had a good meal at Crazy Alices . Afterwards three ladies had games and prizes which we played. And then we exchanged gifts and had show and tell of our gifts. A good time was had by all which we always do at our get togethers.

I finished my fingerless gloves and started another pair. Also finished my Pillow which I hope to have a picture the next time.I also finished my lacey cowl. Now my next project is my socks plus a few new surprises. The weather is bad so I get more knitting done, Happy Knitting to all.

Norm the Goat,

Remember Norm the goat well he went to the Farm Show last week and won first place in his class. He also put on a show for everybody with all his energy but everybody had a good time

He was the arnyest goat that the girls ever had but we sure enjoyed him and now we miss him.But next year they will get another one for the Fair. Hope everybody is dig out of the snow and waiting for the next snow storm because we have another 6 weeks or more of winter.

Its a good time to Knit RIGHT Have a good day

Happy New Year

HI everybody just wanted to wish everybody a Happy New Year and share with you the mums I found at Walmarts . They are yellow with a red trim around the edge. They sure are different.

Take care and have a good year in 2011 nannyjean

Eyelet Hats

Hi, Everybody hope you all had a nice Christmas and are getting ready for a Happy New Year. Its hard to believe another year has passed so quickly. Have you ever thought of how many projects you got done in the pass year and how many you are planning on doing this year ? Think about it sometime.! ! That would be interesting to take a poll sometime. I am working on fingerless gloves and a few different cowls now for the rest of the winter. With another snow storm coming I guess we will all get a lot of Knitting done again. These are my hats I did for Christmas Presents. Now I have a request for a Afghan from my granddaughter because she outgrow her other one. So there is a project to start the new year out and many more to follow I"m sure ! ! Happy New Year nannyjean

Still Booming

I finally got my computer up and running which meant a new one which my son hooked up over the weekend.This picture was taken Thanksgiving weekend and is covered with snow now but still blooming. Since the weather has been bad I got a few new projects going like 2 pair of socks, a pair of fingerless gloves and a skull hat for a boy and a baby blanklet. We do get a lot of knitting done when we can't run right ! ! plus it is time to get the baking done for Christmas. I baked my FruitCakes last week plus dropped raison and nut cookies and going to do Sandtarts tomorrow. We are getting another storm this week so that means a lot more happy KNITTING.

Yarn Cupcakes

I haven't blogged for about a month because my Computer has been down off and on. My granddaughter made these cupcakes for our Workshop that we had in October from 9 to 5 with Melissa Leapman. She taught Celtic Cables which was very interesting and enjoyed by all. Some of the ladies got her new book Continuous Cables. She had a lot of sweaters with her cables and she modeled them all.We had a group of 30 plus attending the 2 classes , one in the morning and one in the afternoon . With a light lunch at noon. Everybody had a enjoyable day of knitting and learning and visiting with friends. I also think Melissa had a good time as well especialy when Tammy and the girls had the aution. Fun for all.

A little up date

I just wanted to get a little up date on our workshop which we are having on Oct 16 2010 at the Laruel Arts in the Georigan Mall with Melissa Leapman. Jancis and Allison are on top of everything and I am sure we all will have a good time. We have a nice sign up list of 30 plus. Has everybody did their Homework ? ? I am still working on mine. We also have Knitting Guild next Thur at 6;30 .
My eyelet hat for Andrea is coming along great I only need less then 2 inches of ribbing. She will be home this long weekend and maybe It will be done for her to take back to school.
Also I started to make the buttons for my pillow and that will be another project done.
I have a few lace shawl patterns which I want to start next. I also must work on my socks.
I also won a book called Cowlgirls by Cathy Carron at Shear Bagatelle blog and there are a few cowls in there I want and need to make. Sounds like the cold weather is leaving and we are going to have a nice weekend. PS about time. Take care see you soon nannyjean

The morning glorys really did good this year but last week they were over because of the dry weather we were having so I had to take them down but next year they will be back in full force since they seed them self. The dahlias are still doing good as long as it doesn't frost.
Since the railing was bear now then I got another job to do Paint the railing which I did the next day. Now the floor is next when the weather is right to do that.
I must make bottons for my pillow and then it is done. The color is really for fall My eyelet hat is coming along too I am on the ribbing and have about 2 inches done and need 6 inches more. As for my socks i am ready to start the foot so all I need is time and maybe tomorrow while I am watching football I will get some knitting done.
Going to Allisons on Monday for Knit In and will get some Knitting done then. It will be a nice drive to see the changing of the leaves now . Take care Jean

My Barrel

They keep on blooming but a little rain would help. That is one plant in the barrel a vining petunia. This morning when I went to get my morning paper a rabbit was sitting in one of my baskets eating my yellow Daisy's. I didn't sit them up last night on my glider.

Today was Knit In at my house and it was a nice sunny day.Everybody had their projects to work on and chat about the latest yarn that they saw and got to add to there stash. We also talked about knitting with beads and want to start a Bead Project.

Which means a field trip to Pittsburgh to some yarn shops. We are working on our homework for the Workshop coming up in Oct 16 which sounds interesting. When the ladies left I had to show them my dahlias and my mums. My flowers really all did good this year.

My Pride and joy

My dahlias are so pretty and big again this year of course the morning glorys are in there too. There is just something about flowers in the summer time. Enjoy them now because you know what is coming around the corner.
Been working on my pillow all I have to do is make my buttons and put then on. Started another Eyelet Hat for my granddaugther ready to start the band knit 2 purl 2 for about 8 inches.
We are having our Guild workshop in October and we have to do some homework for it.I just got my yarn ready today to start the famous swatchs. I think we are going to have a good time and learn a lot. We did'nt have Knit In today because of the holiday and it just seems something is missing today.
Hope you all had a nice Holiday

My felted knitting bag

Just thought I would have to finally take a picture of my Knitting Bag which I use all the time. I just love it. I guess you can tell my favorite colors

Our Knit In on Monday was in Shanksville at Wendys House. And it was a nice day to sit outside and knit on her porch or in the sun in her yard. We had 12 ladies there and also a little one( a granddaugther) of one of the ladies. Of course Wendy had a nice little lunch for everybody and then back to knitting and checking what everybody was working on and solving some problems we were having like me and my socks right Janice but that is the nice thing about our Knit In's there is always somebody there to help. Hope to see you all next week.

A few new projects

I been a little busy and not blogging too much lately but hope to do better. Started a new Eyelet Hat for my granddaughter for Winter also a Baby Blanket for a neighbors granddaughter who is expecting a baby. I am going to trying to do a pair of socks at one time. I put them on a circular needles. I hope it works. I will try anything ONCE But I must also finish my pillow which was interesting and fun to do and I will take a picture when it is finished. Because we all used different yarns they turned out different and very colorful. Allison your idea was a good project for the guild and everybody enjoyed doing it
We all had a nice KNIT IN on Monday at Janice's Sun Porch and the weather was great" perfect"weather for relaxing and enjoying each others company and ideas. We do get some knitting done too and also have time to have a little lunch which we all enjoy.
We are looking forward to and planning for our workshop with Melissa Leapman which will be held Oct 16 2010. More later .

Traveling Woman

Its been a while since I blogged but I was under the weather a little bit. I guess it was a bug. Or maybe because of too many picnics over a long weekend. I finished my shawl The Traveling Woman and now I must block it tomorrow. I put a crochet edge on it all around which set it off. I also have been working on my Pillow plus also my socks. I finished a helmet liner and a kemo hat. Just trying to caugth up on a lot of unfinished projects. So I can start a few new Patterns I have my eye on .

Our Knit In group went to see the alpacas at a local farm . They have two mamas ,a year old female and two babies. They were very friendly because the family have 2 girls ages 5&7 who play with them all the time.

Hope everybody is enjoying the nice weather finally.

Meet Saucy Sam

Meet Saucy Sam which some of the ladies are making as some of their other projects. We use Peaches and Creme yarn and I used color Fiesta (mexcian) on the one on the right side. I used sock yarn on the middle one. I like the Peaches and Creme better. Some of the ladies made dishcloths to match. Which makes nice little gifts. The bottles are Red Hot sauce. Just another way to use your left over yarn. Have a nice day

Knit In today

We had our Knit In at Allison's today and sat on her screened in porch which was a real treat. It was so relaxing with the birds flying in for their treats and waiting for her friend to show up a (squirel) who enjoys the treats too and her backyard is full of flowers and her ponds with the water lillies.
Everybody had their present project with them and was working on it while we was all chatting about different ideas to do. And we decided on a Field trip which always is fun. That means we need some more Yarn for our stash.
And then we had our snack which was the best part of the day. Allison always come through with something different and good.
I think we all had a good time because 2 oclock came before we knew it.
Thanks Allison.

Rainy day

What kind of weather are we having lately ? A beautiful day yesterday to mow the grass and clean out the flower beds and just be outside then today it rained all day a good rainy rainy day to knit and knit to get caught up on some projects waiting in the baskets.
We had a nice Knit In at Jugutis with 10 Ladies this week on Monday, Some was working on the f irst lesson for the pillow because we get the the second lesson on Thursday night at Guild Meeting. I think it is a fun project to do and the different yarns are really showing up so nicely.
.Allison finished her daughters shawl and it is beautiful.
Hope to see all of you ladies at Guild Meeting on Thursday night at 6:30.