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I finished the third and fourth pairs of the April Fools' Socks. They continue to be a fun knit and are quickly completed because you think you'll knit to "the next color" but like potato chips you just can't stop with one! Pattern: Vanilla Socks with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel Yarn: Oh My Everything 80-20 in sock yarn Colorway: Just Take A Look! Needle Size: US Size 1

About a month ago I bought a stash of yarn from Knit Picks for a screaming deal. When choosing sock yarn you can buy it just because you love the color or colorway name - it's only one skein - and that's exactly what I did.  I chose all the yarn because of it's splash of color or splashy name. Just out of production is the first pair of socks "Hollywood" and like a Hollywood production, "stay tuned" there are some more beautiful socks just waiting for their premiere. Pattern: Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes Yarn: Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted, and Cascade Heritage Sock Colorway: Hollywood, and Black Needle Size: US Size 1 (5" double points!)

I had some outstanding friends when I was Ramona Quimby's age. Often I was invited to tag along to a concert, a play, or spend a weekend at the family cabin with a friend. I'm sure there was much coaching by Mom on how to be a worthy guest and it paid off with many varied things to do and see. Many times I did things with my friend Lori Peterson and her mom. Usually the outings were great fun but not always. Once Lori's mother took us to see Bambi just after it was released in a downtown Seattle theater. I remember arriving home and Mrs. Peterson apologizing to my mom for possibly scaring me for life. (In the movie when Bambi's mom died in the fire I totally lost it and cried the entire movie.) But surprisingly that misadventure didn't stop Lori or her mother from inviting me on other excursions. One such trip was to the public library. We went to the West Seattle Public Library and listened to an author read from one of her recently published books. As I remembe...

Although I have a pair of "traditional" socks on double pointed needles, (Yes, I'm giving those tiny chopsticks a try) my traveling purse socks continue to be the Frankensocks. I finished a pair while in North Dakota and even started a third pair! Pattern: Vanilla Socks with a Fish Lips Kiss Heel Yarn: Oh My, Everything Colorway: Just take a look Needle Size: US Size 1

Spring in Montana means the weather can change dramatically from day to day and so I watched the weather forecast all week before making the the decision on Thursday that I could make the 8 hour drive to celebrate the NorDak Purl Gurl's birthday! I arrived Friday evening, after work and school for the NorDak Family. There was an added bonus, on Saturday Sadie played in a volleyball tournament.  I was so impressed how the program is run. If the girls aren't playing they are line judging or keeping score. This is a great way for the girls to stay on task during a day long tournament as well as learn the finer points of the game. The girls can out play any of the middle school teams I've seen play here in Montana. We dyed yarn using Easter Egg dyes and now I have four beautiful skeins of yarn for socks. Mine, Sarah's, Sadie Lou's, and Troy's Saturday night we watched March Madness Semi-finals. Before the month long tournament started Troy brought home...

At Christmas I knit The NorDak Purl Gurl a scarf. She loved it and said she's like more so I knit her a cowl for her birthday. I've had this Crazy Zauberball for quite a while, in fact, earlier I'd knit it into a Hitchhiker which I later frogged. It's a bright red and purple non repeating colorway but in this pattern, I think it's great. Pattern: Father Time Cowl by Steven Fergert Yarn: Schoppel-Wolle Crazy Zauberball Colorway: Indischrosa Needle Size: US Size 6