Lucy needed a dishcloth

Lucy is my friend Kathy's puppy. Lucy is actually two years old now but she's still Kathy's puppy. I saw this dishcloth and had to make it for her. I'm guessing Kathy will probably be the one to use it but I'm sure Lucy won't mind sharing with her mom.

Octopi

Aren't these the cutest

I know the greatest people!!

I had foot surgery two weeks ago and just had to say that I have the most thoughtful family and friends.

Marlene sent me a get well card and one sock per day for seven days. She says I can have the matching socks when the cast is off......... maybe. She just makes me smile.


Kathy sent me Skittles (no pictures but we all know what they look like) because she said they work better than Vicodin and the latest Knit.1 magazine. She was right about the Skittles.

My sister sent flowers.

Dona and her family sent flowers.

My mom sent the most incredible fruit arrangement from Edible Arrangements. I'd certainly consider them as a replacement for flowers that I might be sending, they were yummmmmmm.

Wendy came for a visit and brought flowers.

My boss and his wife sent flowers.

Mona sent chocolate covered bing cherries......... yummmmmmmmmm Sorry Mona everyone loved them and they were gone before I could take a picture.

Sheila sent the most adorable stuffed bear with a cast that she signed. It doesn't get cuter than this bear and he's been on the table next to me since he arrived.


I didn't count how many cards arrived but here's a picture. A big hug and a giant thank you to you all!!

Sunbonnet Sue

My friend Susie is a knitter but I really believe that her first love is quilting. She couldn't find a Sunbonnet Sue dishcloth so she designed this one and I test knitted it. I think it's adorable.

Contest on Darcy's blog

Head on over to Darcy's blog to enter to win this lovely project bag AND adorable stitch markers created by Patt.

If you enter, please tell Darcy I sent you. Good Luck!!

Felted Bowl

This was the hardest thing I've ever felted. I don't know if I should've doubled the yarn (Noro) but I've never had anything take this long to felt in my life. I think I ran it through the cycle 6 times before I gave up. BUT, I do like the bowl and I've always wanted to make a felted one. It's going to live on my coffee table. Wonder what it will end up holding.

This cracks me up every time!!

The Llama Song

Ggester Hat

I found this pattern on Ravelry and fell in love with it.

As you can see, my son was not in a hat modeling mood. I think that both he and the hat are darned cute!!

Doesn't everyone need a knitted lip balm cozy?

I knitted this as a swap gift. I think it came out cute and I'm hoping the giftee likes it.

Vote for Susie!!! (please)

I wonder, is this cheating? I don't know but I know it can't hurt.

My friend Susie designed this reusable bag for Kroger. She says "My odds are like 1 in a bazillion of winning the $1K. Kroger (and other stores) have this "design a reusable shopping bag contest." You can design your bag and then people can vote on it. If you have the most votes, you win $1000. So, I'm going to be a schmooze and beg for votes."

I'm guessing she'll see me schmooze for her the next time she looks at my blog but what are friends for. If you're so inclined to vote, here's the link.

Thanks!!

Meet the newest member of our bunny family

This is Floppy Joe. The first picture is when he was getting ready to meet our girl bunny. I'm not sure if she has a name, I call her Girl Bunny. We have another male named Hoppy but I tend to call him Boy Bunny. I was going to name the latest addition "Another Bunny" but my son wants to call him Floppy Joe.

I'll probably still call him Another Bunny.

Grumpasaurus

I found this pattern and thought he was incredibly cute. I don't think he looks too grumpy but I do like the way he turned out.

All my ducks in a row - family photo

Morris would like to introduce his brother Morgan and his sister Maybelle. Maybelle is going to live with my friend Kathy while Morgan will be living with my friend Lori.

Morris is a bit sad as he waves good bye. "Bye Maybelle and Morgan. Enjoy your new homes!!"

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

This weeks knitting

A "HI" dishcloth for Dona and a chemo cap for no one in particular. I love making them and unfortunately they always find homes.

Chemo Caps for Ellen

My friend Ellen asked me to make this hat for a friend of hers who has to undergo chemo. I hope it makes her smile.



I thought I'd include this mauve one also.

Morris the Duck

I love him. You can find directions for Morris here.

King of the Jungle!!!

Michelle's lion is finished. I can't believe I have to wait two months to give her the blankie and the lion but I'll put them away so I'm not tempted.

I was very happy with how he turned out and hope she is too.

Kreativ Blogger

Darcy gave me this award.



The official rules are as follows:
1. Copy the award to your site
2. Link to the person from whom you received the award
3. Nominate 7 other bloggers
4. Link to those on your blog
5. Leave a message on the blogs you nominated.

I'm going to have to break the chain because there are tooooooo many blogs that I read that I love. But thanks again Darcy for nominating me and writing such nice things about me in your blog.

Michelle's baby blankie

The color's still off in the picture but I give up. It's a deep cranberry color and so pretty. The baby shower isn't until April 22 so for now the blankie will be living in the closet.

Progress Photo

I'm making this blanket for my friend Michelle's first baby. The picture doesn't capture the color quite right and I'll try for a more accurate picture once it's finished. I'm using Wool Ease in Cranberry.

Sun for Lisa

I'm in a Ravelry swap called "Winter of Trading Favorites" and my wonderful swap partner is Lisa. Lisa is sick of the snow and cold where she lives and asked me to send her some of my California sunshine. Well, I couldn't do that BUT I did always want to try this pattern and it gave me a great excuse to add it to her package.

Heart Dishcloth

What a fun fast project!!! Here's where I found the pattern.

Two Hearts as One

The dishtowel started out as a KAL on my Yahoo group. Once that was finished I wanted to make the the matching dishcloth and tribble. I think if I add some lavender dish soap to the set, it would be a cute gift.