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Last week I attended  a two day workshop for school. I knew I wouldn't be able to just sit for that amount of time so as I went out the door I scooped up a partial ball of yarn and my emergency knitting bag and set off. Here is the result: They took just the right amount of time, less than 12 hours and as I went out the door they went off the needles! Pattern: Fetching Yarn Plymouth Classic Wool Colorway: natural marl Needles: Size US 5 I've also been working on a sweater I'd hoped would be for The Tiger (giving him a set of stripes, don't you know!) But I'm really not sure that it should go anywhere but in the charity pile - we'll see if the NorDak mom wants it sent her way. It's all done but the buttons - I went to the store with a list of things to get, including the buttons, and then forgot all about them! They'll have to wait until my next visit into town. Pattern:The Complete Book of Reglan Sweaters Yarn: Cascade 220 Heathers Colorwa...

I recently celebrated a birthday and received several surprises at school. One little girl brought a card and I was touched at how carefully it had been picked out. When you pull the kitten out it meows the song Happy Birthday. As I was admiring it she quietly said."And look at the basket that you pulled it out of,  I know how you like balls of yarn." Oh, in one short month she's got me all figured out! I also received a potholder from a little guy that worked all weekend on my late birthday gift! How thoughtful! He said at least five times during the day."I hope you liked the potholder I made you." He was so proud!

Hubby and I left at noon on Friday to head up to the Zoo and Homecoming weekend. When we got there we shot over to Rockin' Rudy's and did a little shopping. Unfortunately we didn't score another gift like we did last year. I guess Fred the Iguana is a once in a lifetime score. Soon we moved on to Five Guys for a totally calorie and fat filled meal of fries and a bacon cheeseburgers, smothered in sauteed mushrooms and onions, delicious! A parade in Montana is filled with politicians, babies, horses, and old farm tractors ... Max Baucus and new wife future Griz cheerleaders Montana transportation The farm workhorse  and Missoula always adds a little quirkiness to their parades, shade wearing dogs, roller derby gals and interesting people...  Saturday was also a trip down memory lane with the parade marshal, Hal Stearns my junior civics teacher... Griz beat Northern Colorado soundly!

Ok, I'm so sufficiently PISSED   upset that I wrote the designer of the shawl Semi Precious and said: Joyce, I saw the semi precious shawl and knew I needed to give it a go…so beautiful! However, I’m writing you a bit whinny- usually when someone in our family points a finger outwards a solution quickly appears and that solution is because of something THEY did! (here’s hoping!) - so here it goes: I wanted to knit a larger shawl and so I have knit chart B twice and have started chart B a third time (I think that’s what you implied in the pattern) and am doing the middle section three times each row. All was fine until I got to row 7, Chart B, I ripped it out and tried to reknit it several times last night and this morning. I keep getting an extra stitch at the center. I’ve checked the stitch count on either side (69 stitches with the one center stitch) and also the pattern row below (row 5) and all seems well. BUT I have that extra stitch - have you run into this p...

 Fall is in the air and the knitting continues! I completed two items this weekend, then turned around and started two more. There is another pair of socks using the Lala's generic toe up after thought pattern and also a shawlette that is featured in the fall Knitty now in the works. More on them later. Sam's Christmas sweater is complete: Pattern: #111 Children's Henley Top Down Yarn: Cascade 220 Heather Colorway: Japanese Maple Amount: 4 skeins Needles size: US 8 And I knit a pair of Griz mitts for myself: Pattern: Fetching Yarn: Cascade 220 Wool Colorway: maroon Amount: less than a skein Needles size: US 5

I've had early morning recess duty this week. It's like riding herd on cats - impossible! While doing my best to get 150 kiddos into the building after the bell, one of my little boys caught up and began walking with me. He said, "I smoked some weed yesterday." "Damn! Now I've got to call DFS. My whole day has changed in an instant!" I thought. Take a breath and get some details - DFS always wants detail, lots of details.... "You did this yesterday??" "Yes, my friend and I got into trouble. We started this fire in a grill and there were lots of weeds in it and there was a big fire and lots of smoke!" Whew, another bullet dodged!

Chloe was under the weather today and went to school with her mom. She kept busy while waiting... YEA! Another knitter in the family!