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Over the summer we received the news that Hubby's nephew and wife will be having their second child in December. It's been a while since I've had a baby t knit for and so the first thing I knit was a Christmas hat for baby Michael to wear home from the hospital. Pattern: Earflap Hat by Jane Richmond Yarn: Cascade Yarns Heritage 150Paints Colorway: Color 12 Needle Size: US Size 4 Pattern: Booties Yarn: Cascade Heritage 150Paints Colorway:Color 12 Needle Size US Size 5 Because the family will be living in cold, cold Williston, North Dakota I thought Michael should have a warm wool sweater so I knit the cutest little sweater out of sock yarn. This sweater will be wooly warm and with the 80%wool/20% nylon it can be washed and dried in the machine without fear of shrinking. Pattern: Flax Light by Tin Can Knits Yarn: Zwerger Garn Opal Reiselust 6-fach/6 ply Colorway: Laos Needle Size: US Size 2 and 5 I ran across a sock pattern which is supposed to stay o...

With all the genealogy my knitting has taken a hit I do have a few things to add to the blog but not the usual stash of items. As always there have been socks on the needles. Socks are just the easiest things to tote around, coffee with friends, camping, waiting for an appointment they're always handy in my purse. But this summer I got caught up in the baby blanket fiasco... You may remember the cream colored baby blanket I knit earlier this summer. It is beautiful and was supposed to take 16 ounces of yarn. Because I have no idea who this blanket is for I wanted to use acrylic yarn and there was a sale on Caron one pound four ply. As I got closer and closer to the end of this blanket I realized there wasn't enough yarn, so off to JoAnn Fabrics I went. (Sweet Pea Baby Blanket by Suzanne Middlebrooks Yarn: Caron One POund Colorway: Cream Needle Size: US Size 9) When I was there I decided to buy the one pound cream, which was way to much, and a lovely one pound ...

The grandkiddos are getting older and it's getting harder and harder for them to slip in a visit between summer jobs, team camps, and opens gyms. But after a summer of camp counselor, a broken foot and four extracted wisdom teeth, Chloe came for a couple weeks of recouping and visit. We were incredibly laid back, just reading, playing cards, and I even got Chloe into a bit of genealogy on line searching. The week went fast and soon we were meeting Kate in Bozeman for lunch and a "Chloe exchange." We were surprised to be part of a kitty adoption and Kate is now a kitty mother of two! So Chloe was able to play with the new kitten for a week and I had a surprise last bit of time with her the next weekend when her plane was delayed and we stopped for a pre-Griz game visit. Her Aunt Kate and I both loved the visit - Kitten too!

It's been a while since my last post. I've been working hard on identifying over 700 of Hubby's family's photos. Most are from 1890 to 1935. This quest began the end of May when one of Hubby's cousins contacted me and asked if I knew who had the family photos.  I had many and invited her to come and look at them. However, when I started pulling them out I soon realized the treasure I had forgotten.  My mother-in-law was the last of 10 siblings and I believe when the last two siblings died their spouse gave her family photos. Our work was cut out for us. Hubby digitized the photos and cleaned them up as best as possible. Then Dena and I have worked hard to identify people. I'm hoping the best way to share the photos is to post them on internet and so I've created a new blog:  Aztec Brewers.blogspot.com Many of the original photos were taken by an unknown amateur photographer. There are other similar photos in the hands of a second cousin once remove b...

Stash Dash isn't over until the 29th of August, however, I officially crossed the finish line this morning with these two items.. Pattern: Sweet Pea Baby Blanket Yarn: Caron One Pound Yarnspirations Colorway: Cream Needle Size US Size 9  Pattern: Feather and Fan with Fish Lip Kiss Heels Yarn: Regia Festival Color 4 fadig Colorway: Glastonbury Needle Size: US Size 1

I enjoy knitting with self striping socks but sometimes like to do more than knit around. These socks are a simple slip stitch every time I hit a full round of new color. The resulting sock reminds me of Fair Isle. Pattern: Fish Lips Kiss Heel, and my own invention Yarn: Schachenmayr Regia Festival Color 4 fadig/4ply Colorway: Rock and Rom Needle Size: US Size 1

The youngest bro has been visiting the last few days. Only the youngest nephew was able to tagged along with his dad, we wished the rest of the family could have made an appearance but were happy to have the visit. It was nice to have all the siblings together. The middle brother surprised us the end of May with a call telling us they had bought a house here and were moving home to Montana! They are now in the midst of remodeling. We went to a baseball game. Our team isn't having a great season but it was fun to get out, drink a few beers and yell a little in honor of our dad.  Sam drove the four wheeler around the property... and we went paddle boarding twice even trying to get the bro up! And of course the Bros had to make clear to the world the fact they will NEVER grow up! All to soon it came to and end but we sure had fun while it lasted!