Emptyknitster

I was a bit worried about our autumn in New England get away. We were going to visit a friend of Hubby's in Maine but he canceled just a couple weeks before our visit. Then the second leg of our trip, Denver  to Chicago, didn't go well. The plane had cargo hatch problems and another plane had to be flown in from Los Angeles. After four hours of waiting we boarded the new plane but as we were about to take off the plane had to go return to the terminal because its weight in the cargo hold was not distributed correctly. Crazily, when we returned to the terminal the only process necessary was the passengers in rows 16-19 were asked to move to other seats (I guess they couldn't get out of their seats while on the tarmac) We thankfully had an uneventful flight but when arriving at Chicago we were unable to leave the plane because the jet bridge was unable to attach to the plane. While waiting for this delay to be remedied the stewardess began her usual request on the intercom fo...

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!