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As usual, I found a Favorite Place to Knit - on the banks of the Mississippi River in New Orleans - of course!   Knitting on a pair of socks in Mardi Gras colors.

The Wyoming Cowgurl was going to a conference in New Orleans and asked if I'd like to tag along. Never being one to turn down a trip I immediately bought a plane ticket and managed to get a seat right next to her! We were off before sunrise and next to the Old Muddy by afternoon. We went to a restaurant called Mother's for lunch. A New Orleans standard, this restaurant opened in 1938. Mother's is known for their ham. So for lunch I had baked ham, red beans, green bean salad, and potato salad. Very good but more of a dinner than a lunch, in fact we finished our meals in our hotel room at the end of the day! We then got on a trolley and rode it to the French Market.  We bargained for leather purses and gauze tops. It was an early night, The Wyoming Cowgurl had been up since 2:30am and I'd been up since 4:30, but we did walk up Royal and Bourbon Streets before heading back to our hotel room. Mornings began with Cafe au lait and beignets. The Wyoming Gu...

Recently I attempted to make sense of my stash heap. It was a big pile of odds and ends. There in the midst of it I found a market bag I had started, but didn't quite finish. Rather than throw it out I began ripping and crocheting dishcloths. I did a full out sprint totaling 1,179 meters! Pattern: various stitch patterns crocheted in circles and squares Yarn: Peaches and cream Colorway: cream and blues Needle size: F hook On my recent trip to New Orleans I started a pair of socks using a yarn I thought looked like the Mardi Gras in action. After walking down Bourbon Street I realized NOTHING is that colorful! Pattern: Slip Stitch Socks Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks Colorway: Fern Rose Jacquard Needle Size: US Size 1

Fair is fair and even though I was in New Orleans at 9:10 pm hubby became the winner of the annual First Fawn of the Season Competition ! Here is this year's documentation:  Turkey babies quickly followed:

I've finished two more items to add toward the finishline of the 5K Stash Dash.... Pattern: Star Blanket Yarn: Bernat Baby Sport Colorway: White and Tiny Tulips Needle size: Crochet Hook F Last December I had a knitting emergency . In desperation I started a ripple baby blanket.  After settling back home with all my supplies - hooks, needles, and patterns - I decided to rip the original out and start another pattern. I like this Star Blanket pattern quite a bit. There was no designated owner until I've recently discovered a former student and current math teacher at our school will be having identical twin girls in the fall and so, now I'll be crocheting another identical blanket for the little "stars"!   Pattern: Captain's Ladder and Fish Kiss Lips Heel Yarn: Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn, Knit Picks Bare Stroll Fingering Sock Yarn Colorway: Brown, Kettle Dyed Jo's Bliss Needle size:US Size 1 I enjoyed designing and knitting these socks. The pa...

Our family has a competition every year called "The First Fawn Of The Season." It must be a documented sighting (photo) and if you have an U nconfirmed F awn O bservation - or UFO - it is NOT a win. For Hubby, ever a competitor, this is one of the best contests ever! Today he had a UFO, about two weeks earlier than usual but the weather has been mild. Immediately he put his good camera in his truck so he'll be prepared to be a winner! Photo coming soon, I'm sure!

The Tiger was all about this yarn dyeing thing!! At Easter, after we'd dyed our eggs with Koolaid, we went right into sock blanks using the same ingredients. This sock blank secretly has The Tiger's name painted on it but as any mom knows, a 9 year old thinks “If a little is good then MORE MUST be better” and they ended up a blob of color - I knit a sock from each end and finished with some fairly matched socks. Pattern: Basic Ribbed Socks Yarn: Knit Picks Bare Stroll Single Strand Socks Colorway: Secret Agent Man Needle Size: US Size 1