DANCING IN THE DARK

A post from the Past: June 12, 2008 - LIfe with a 6 yr. old

School is out. Fun begins. Peanut (my granddaughter) just cracks me up.
How old were ya'll when you learned to knit or crochet?
What did you make?
Is 6 too young to teach her to knit or crochet?
I tried to teach her to do the small spool knitting
http://www.knitting-crochet.com/spokni.html
But she got frustrated.
Any suggestions?

A post from the Past: June 13, 2008 - Sierra

Here is Sierra and I at our old house back in the days when my husband was alive and of course Sierra. My front yard.

A post from the Past: June 16, 2008 - Socks

I am transferring my blog post from Live Journal over here to Blogger. I will start with the newest first so that the last post I post will be the oldest one from LJ. That way you can scroll down and read it in order. 2008 to 2009.

June 16, 2008 Socks

Well last night I finished my 3rd pair of socks. These took me 18 days to knit which is good for me. I was also swatching other projects during this time.

I didn't like the colors of this sock. I ordered it online and ironically it is named OnLine supersocke 100. I like the colors when it was in the skein but as I knit it up there seems to be way too much yellow. I also don't like the beige color stripe in the yellow section.
I love the purple, magenta, navy and red. The yarn was splitty too. For the high price I think I would have liked to spend the $14.99 on another yarn. We will see if it is worth the money by how long wearing the socks are and if they look good after some years.

I tried them on even though they will be a birthday present for my daughter in law. Sally Cat helped me.

They fit very good. I had changed from the 2.75mm DPN's to the 3.00mm DPN's. It was a good choice. So my DIL will have a pair of socks from both sizes. She tried on the pair from the 2.75mm and they were snug. She said they were cool but I think the 2nd pair will fit better.
Here is the 1st pair I knit for her. These are done in Austermann Step Yarn, expensive at $14.99 a skein but I got a pair from one skein and I have a lot left over. This yarn is infused with Jojoba and Aloe Vera. It is soft to your hands as you knit. The yarn felt a little stiff but after I washed them the socks were so soft. The label says that the jojoba oil and Aloe Vera will last through 40 washes.

So that is the skinny from here. I will be starting a sweater soon. More on that later with photos.

A post from the Past: June 17, 2008

I am transferring my blog post from Live Journal over here to Blogger. I will start with the newest first so that the last post I post will be the oldest one from LJ. That way you can scroll down and read it in order. 2008 to 2009.

June 17, 2008 Balloon release for Sierra. RIP

Tonight my granddaughter and I went to our meeting of The Compassionate Friends.
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
(Redlands Chapter of Compassionate Friends)
http://www.redlandstcf.com/

This is a grief group for parents & siblings who have lost a child.

Tonight was the annual balloon launch in the memory of our children.

We arrived early and started making out little cards to attach to the balloons.

Ouch, sunburn.......

Then we were ready to head outside. Legos in red case, balloons in hand.

Outside it was a beautiful night. There was a singer Naomi Slotkin and a man on the keyboard. Her voice was like an angel. She sang so beautiful and the lyrics to the songs made me cry.

Then we went on the stairs to release the Balloons. It was so beautiful. The balloons went straight up to heaven.

We watched till the balloons got smaller and smaller.

And then Naomi Slotkin with the angel voice sang on..........

Near far wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you're here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on

And then they were gone.............

A post from the Past: June 19, 2008

I am transferring my blog post from Live Journal over here to Blogger. I will start with the newest first so that the last post I post will be the oldest one from LJ. That way you can scroll down and read it in order. 2008 to 2009.

June 19, 2008

Ugh, It is going to be 104 today. It is only 10am and it is already 93 F.

In American Falls, Idaho where I want to move (soon) it is a lovely 82 degrees. Ahhhhhhhhh perfect for working in the yard, sitting with a cup of tea and knitting.

I hate this heat. I will do my house work and then jump in the POOL!!

A post from the Past: June 20, 2008

I thought yesterday was hot at 104 but today it was 108 in my city.
It was a bit cooler at my house with 107 degrees.
We were in the pool 2 times but this is just too too hot for me.

Peanut is my underwater explorer. She loves swimming like a Tuna.

Peanut likes taking pictures too of her grandma.

A post from the Past: June 20, 2008

The blue/green wool and the red silk yarn are only for stripes so I didn’t use very much.
I am making up the pattern as I go. When I feel like it needs an increase I just crochet 2 sc in one space. Then to get the hat to turn down at the crown I decrease by skipping a space. I just do this when it seems it needs to be shaped here or there.
5/26
I start crocheting from the top down and increase as needed to make a hat shape. I crochet the hat larger than normal since I will be felting it.
6/20
I had not been working on this much. I was finishing my other projects.
So today I finished the crocheting. I added a few inches of blue to the bottom which I crocheted the first row in the back loop so it would turn easy. Then I turned the blue strip to the inside and sewed it down with the gray yarn. It makes a nice edge.
I still need to felt this project then it is done!
I love how the colors look on this hat. The picture of the hat on my granddaughter is closer to the real colors.

Thursday, August 23, 2012