Progress...

Wow! Hard to believe it's actually coming along.

I'm loving it!  I thought I loved crochet but

DANG!

this is just too much fun!

This yarn is so pretty.  I do love color but 

I'm a nut for earth tones.  Every time I go

to the yarn store, I gravitate towards

green, brown and orange.

Don't worry though, with this new found

love I'm sure I'll be venturing out of my 

box and into a colorful yarn bliss.

Thanks for checking in on me.

It keeps me motivated!

CHEERS!

Knitting....

Finally got something on the sticks!

I only started 7 times yesterday but just couldn't

get my circulars to work right.  

Change-O!

yep! love my dpns :)

Pattern link coming soon....

Yarn Whore...

OMG! I swore up and down I would not let 

myself become a yarn whore but...

there comes a time when all newbies cross

the line and well then you know what happens!

Fiber Junkies (read yarn whores) are born!

Let's take a close up of my wonderful

Wool-Ease yarn colors that jumped 

into my cart, shall we?

180 Forest Green Heather

This is my favorite color of the bunch!

232 Wood

107 Blue Heather

This blue is a little darker but for some

reason I can't capture it on film.  It's 

more like a medium denim.  Very pretty!

9275 Paprika

I love this dark orange with red undertones.

Not quite brick but not a rust either.

DD picked these out for her hats.  I'll add them

in the center of a crocheted flower. Too cute!

I'm not sure if I'll stick with these needles but

they can't hurt for getting my feet wet.  Plus,

they were on clearance so I can't beat that!

And so the fun begins...

Or so they say!

Can't shake knitting...

For some reason I can't shake my 

interest in Knitting.  So off to Michaels

I go in search of bamboo sticks!

With a pit stop at The Coffee Shop!

I know eventually I'll try the 

Knit Picks Needles   <-- clicky

but for now I needed instant gratification.

So Clover it is!

With two 50% off coupons

(can't beat that!) I'm on my way.

I picked up no. 9 (29" circulars) 

and no. 8 dpn's.  I also grabbed

no. 8 silvalume Bates dpn's since 

they were on clearance for $2.50.

Hopefully I'll CO my first stitches

and a new hat will be born!

Hmm!  Which pattern should I choose???

In the meantime, as for future needles

the research continues....

Any idea's???

Oh by the way...

I stopped back by Michael's 

(told hubby he shouldn't let me go there alone)

and picked up some more yarn that was 

on clearance.  Wool-Ease!  YUM!

Unfortunately I can't seem to capture the true colors.

The forest green and blue are darker than depicted.

What will I do with all this yarn???

HATS OF COURSE!  LOL!

Blue Durango Hat

Blue Durango Hat!

This has turned out to fit a 22.5" head perfect.

I made it 7.5" long.

This hat fits hubby perfect but my daughter 

would like it a touch longer (maybe 8").

I used an I hook and followed the pattern

through row 5 (60 sts) then continued on

through row 12 before adding a final row

of the crab stitch (reverse sc).  Total 13 rows.

Pattern found here...

Durango Hat

So the final result...

Perfect hat but doesn't fit me!

That's ok since this was a test

hat to find where I needed to

alter the pattern.

Will add final picture tomorrow.

And here are the final results...

Happy Hooking...

Cheers! 

Red Velvet Cupcakes!!!

It's a picture day!! 

I love having a daughter who 

enjoys playing in the kitchen.

When I googled to find a recipe

low and behold a "blog" popped up

and this is how I found Nicole!

~ Pinch My Salt ~

YUM, YUM, YUM!!!

Caching...

Spent the last couple days geocaching

with my daughter enjoying the sunshine!

Camo Cache!

What a great find...

Autograph!

Walking home on the train tracks

The nuts and bolts about it...

Today we headed out for this CACHE!

In the hole!

More Stuff

Beads...

Another Autograph

What a great time hanging with my daughter

enjoying beautiful weather before heading north!

I think this could get addicting...

Any idea's on which gps handheld 

I should purchase for the simple minded?

Would love some feedback from 

those who enjoy GEOCACHING too!

Cheers!  Happy Trekking!

HUGE Photo Op...Part 3

After a little over an hour waiting

for my daughter to walk home

from the high school around the corner;

we decided it was getting warm 

and time to start heading home.

Taking a moment to smell the flowers!

Berries are Orange in the sunshine!

Yet Red in the shade!

Celosia ~ Beautiful !!

I wish this was my front door...sigh!

The Neighborhood Park & Pool

Breath Taking!!!

Last but not least...

My FAVORITE Palm Tree!

I will miss them!

I hope you enjoyed taking a few 

moments to see inside my world...

come visit again soon!

Happy Hooking!

HUGE Photo Op...Part 2

Yep!  
I took my EB, a yummy mocha frap 

& my yarn

to the neighborhood park.

It made for some great hooky time!!!

Can't beat sunshine, blue skies and 67º

and since I'm moving soon, I thought

I better take advantage of it!

A Neat Ripple...Attic24 Pattern

I don't have Mary Janes so my knockoff

Keds will have to do!

EB seems to be fascinated by something off in the 

distance.  So much so he's been growling just 

enough to let me know something's there....

Can you see it???  I used an arrow to 

help point it out.

Here's a close up to see what all

the fuss was about!  LOL!

A fricking plastic bag blowing in the breeze!

So what do I do to calm the nerves?

How 'bout we share some apples!  

YUM!

Join us in Part 3 for the walk home...