Aww, I had one of these

I am such a sucker for nostalgia stuff. I had one of these needle cards. You just don't see them any more. They were super sharp sewing needles.........and it had my name on it. I am such a "girl"..lol

Anniversary Shawl goodies

Here is my Mother's day laceweight. I am all ready for the KAL that begins tomorrow. BTW, I am over a thousand stitches per round on the tablecloth..So, whose counting?

Hysterical laughter

I drank the beer....

The Guinness socks are finished. Not bad for my first attempt at designing my own socks. (aside from them being to small and no longer fitting my big hoofers) The pattern is 'Fractured Lattice' from Barbera Walker, the yarn is Poems by Wisdom Yarn. So pretty and soft. I'm planning on making another pair for myself, with appropriate adjustments of course.

26.5 hours until the start of Sock Wars. I have my new Addi sock needles thanks to mum. I'm going to divide up my ball of yarn and I'll be ready to cast on as soon as I get off work. I just want to get started! This waiting is killing me. Also the Mystery KAL starts on Saturday. So many pretties to make, so little time.

**The photo isn't mine, I lay no claim to it. It was found on Flickr HERE. Delicious looking photo, see the little shamrock on the top of the foam?

Look what came in the post......

Gotta love ColourMart!

Merino, 2 plies, cobweb weight, for the Queen.

I am going to knit this?

What on earth am I thinking?

That is one thin dime.

Progress report on the tablecloth...row138..whole lot of stitches...Ahhhhhhh

Row 134

We have a daffodil! 34 more rows to go!!

~MuM

Sheep dash...

Cute game from the BBC. How fast are your reactions?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/

Simply Knitting...gotcha

Well, look who has been caught out. How embarrassing for them. You just know that I just have to send them an email and give them a hard time..lol
I was struck by how awkward this model looked whilst holding her knitting......where is her yarn?
Then I came across this picture. If she can "throw" the yarn with her little finger, well this I have to see....
You would think a "knitting magazine" would have caught this before it went to press. In all other respects this is a very professional magazine.

Too funny.

~MuM

When it's time to hibernate....

Exactly what is the time limit when you have to accept the fact that a project in your knitting bag has reached hibernation status and should be moved to the closet to make room for the new projects? My Hallowe'en mystery shawl and Mitered kids jacket haven't been out of my knitting bag in over a month. Honestly I can't see myself working on either of them in the foreseeable future. So if I take them out...I have so much more room in my bag.

We have had our first taste of early summer and I find myself with a list of projects I plan to cast on in the next couple weeks. It must be a Spring fertility thing, my new projects are multiplying. LOL

Mum and I are going to be doing the Goddess Knits Anniversary Mystery Shawl '09 starting May 16. On May 15th I'll be casting on a pair of socks for Sock Wars. Then there is the Clapotis I really want to make after seeing a finished one at the Knitter's Frolic.

Now the mystery shawl and socks have to be worked on inside a specific time frame, so they shouldn't count. The Clapotis is because I need something easy to knit when I'm at the kidlet's gymnastic tournaments.

I'll have my Guinness socks done before all that starts, so all that leaves is Chris' cabled sweater. Wow that's not bad at all. Technically, I will only have 2 projects on the go. I can cast on that lovely yellow-green yarn for my (ravelry link)Kiila knee socks. Guilt Free!!!

Birthday Wish List

Now that I am planning on getting back into spinning this summer I need some new tools: A niddy noddy.
A new swift. I am not sure if this one has a clamp..Gotta have a clamp so it doesn't move.
A ball winder. I had the use of one back when I had the shop. Miss it dearly

I also need some bobbins for my Traditional Ashford and a Lazy Kate.

Shop Canadian ! All the above are available from The Black Lamb in Port Hope. Either in person or on line.

~Susan/MuM

The Queen Has Arrived

Now the sight of this envelope may not excite most people but I am thrilled. My pattern arrived from Heirloom Knitting in England. That is the longest month I ever put in. lol It took 10 days for my order to get there and then 3 weeks to get to me. Oh well, a ship used to take 3 months...;o)

The yarn is on order from ColourMart. I am starting my Mother's Day knit-a-long with Corinne on the 16th of May. I have a lot of reading and planning to do before I begin to cast on what I have decided to call the "Tzarina." I won't be wearing it to work that is for sure.

I am wearing my last Goddess Knits Mystery Shawl to work today. It is perfect for those little drafts that haunt my office.

~MuM