Turtle Finished

Started knitting my first cowl/scarf thing. Let's hope it turns out. Really need a ball winder, trying to knit and not get knots is often a close call. Also need a ball winder since I can't carry it around in my purse like this. So much time knitting time wasted when I'm somewhere and could get a row or two done. I know, I know, life's tough. Love my new yarn!



Turtle all finished! Baby likes the eyes! Let's hope those safety eyes really are safe. If I made another, it would be smaller. And green.



Sifton Bog. Not really stroller friendly. We had to move over and "park" every time someone wanted to pass. We're slow.

But worth the drive. Fish at the end, lots and lots of little orange fish in the water. Made my big baby happy.

FleeceFestival - Woodstock

Took the kids and GMa to Woodstock today. Got some yarn. Saw some Alpacas. And the turtle is ALMOST done. I've given up on the final instructions for putting the shell together. Knitting an I-Cord and then will sew it all together, instead of knitting the I-Cord while picking up stitches.

Sheldon

Finally some pics of Sheldon. You can see something is wrong with some of the stitches in the head. Not sure wht I'm doing wrong. But, that's why we made one with waste yarn first. Started the shell, made a few mistakes there too, but I figured those out.

SUV arrived tonight. :) Work is 95% unpacked. Basement ceiling is all painted. And J is coming home this weekend. We're going to the movies again and I'm looking forward to his cooking. Tonight: KD with asparagus. When I throw random things together, it's not good. When J does it, it turns into something that we could actually invite company over to eat.

Bought an SUV

No knitting today. Packed up 2.5 offices at work (we're moving...), saw a new client and bought a Santa Fe. J needs a vehicle to get to and from work now that he's far away. Weekend rides from other people weren't working out as hoped. I need to go to bed, that was enough for one day.

Parkhill Fair

Parkhill Fair today. Lots of fun. Except for these nasty dirty ducks. Game was to pick a duck, and the bottom determined your prize, S M or L(arge). C got an S and picked a crocodile. But seriously, hand sanitizer anyone? Or how bout someone take 20 min and give these ducks a scrub.



Demolition Derby! Best round? The female driver round of course. Cars caught fire, things got smashed, good times.



C watching the derby. Again, checked out the crafts and not impressed. These small towns must not have any under 80 cool knitters with net access. Anyone who had any clue about all the free patterns online, would not knit up anything I saw today. I should have taken a pic.

2 turtles legs knit today, 2 more to go then I start his shell.

Thorndale Fair

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Thorndale fair today. C had fun playing in the rice table making a craft and she touched a snake, a really really big snake. I like the small town fairs where there are lots of people in need of a dentist who smell like barns. Makes me want to live on a farm, but not actually do any farm work. :) Checked out the winners of the crafty things, some good stuff, and some things that must have been made by someone very old named Maude or Francis or Edna - no one under 80 would have picked some of those patterns or materials. One of these days (next summer?) I'll look into entering something I've made. My turtle Sheldon from knitty.com is coming along nicely. He got stuffed tonight and tomorrow I will look for safety eyes and hopefully start his legs. Something is wrong with my k2tog and ssk stitches. No idea what. They're looking kinda funky in a not-like-the-picture kinda way.

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Wonder String: Because everyone should own something Wonder Woman, and...I spend a lot of time with string. Sometimes the string turns into something good, like the headband I'm wearing. Other times it's a bit of a disaster. Like last Friday trying to knit with double pointed needles in the round. Using the 4th needle probably would have been a good idea. Using 3 was turning me into a homicidal knitter. Good thing I know plenty of knitters and one was able to sort me out.