Had to use digital zoom, which sucks on my camera, to get this, but I finally got all three of them in one place. Here is the proof!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
The angels are singing, there is reason to rejoice...I've just completed my last bit of holiday knitting! I have accomplished all I hoped and I'm more than a week ahead of schedule. Hmmm...maybe I should try to stuff one more gift project in. What am I thinking?!?! Of course not!!!! Ahhhhhhh, I sigh in relief! Now to knit a bit on one of my UFOs and then to begin again on the gifties in Janaury. Woo hoo!!!!
And in the other kind of cardigan news...Savannah is becoming a toothless wonder. She spit out two last night that I had to pick up. Nasty! She looks so funny...little face and a row of big girl teeth on the top and bottom, yet tiny little baby canines. Silly girl!!!
And in the other kind of cardigan news...Savannah is becoming a toothless wonder. She spit out two last night that I had to pick up. Nasty! She looks so funny...little face and a row of big girl teeth on the top and bottom, yet tiny little baby canines. Silly girl!!!
Thursday, December 14, 2006
It blows....
Not life, but the wind. Damn it's windy tonight! A major deluge with immense gusts. Paul says it sounds like a jet engine when you go outside. I'm hoping it doesn't blow the roof or the siding off the house!!! Scary!!!
Took Savannah to handling class the first time this past Tuesday. We didn't practice...I just wanted her to see what it was like, get comfy around the big dogs, and get used to the noises. We'll start running her next week. Got compliments from the folks who have Libby's sisters. They're getting a puppy out of a litter in Arizona soon. I could tell they coveted my little black dog a bit, especially when they mentioned that they were unfortunately getting a blue. They were hoping for a black, too. And the famous Carbon puppy personality continues...they even mentioned how lovely his puppies' personalities are. Savannah was well-behaved, friendly, good with the other dogs, and calm. She showed off her large repertoire of tricks, including her lovely natural stacking. Too darn cute!!!
As Traci said on her blog, one of the things I've been knitting away on was a bag for her. I'm so, so glad she likes it!!! I also made a scarf for my sister that caused me some trouble, as it was the first (and only) thing I've ever knitted on straight needles. Never again, I say!!! I forgot to get a picture of it, so I'll have to rely on her, as I have Traci (see below), to take a pic and send it to me. I've also got two things done to send to Alaska, one of which needs to be blocked, and I've got something to make for my nephew that I should be able to get done by the 23rd with no trouble. Then I'll finish my clapotis and maybe work on my homespun cardigan before I start my next exciting gift project that I've got to finish by the end of January. In February, my friend at work, Jennifer, and I plan to do a bag knitalong. I've got a couple skeins of Kureyon in the deep seas colorway that I'm going to use in a Fibonacci sequence with black to make a nice felted bag. Fun!
Took Savannah to handling class the first time this past Tuesday. We didn't practice...I just wanted her to see what it was like, get comfy around the big dogs, and get used to the noises. We'll start running her next week. Got compliments from the folks who have Libby's sisters. They're getting a puppy out of a litter in Arizona soon. I could tell they coveted my little black dog a bit, especially when they mentioned that they were unfortunately getting a blue. They were hoping for a black, too. And the famous Carbon puppy personality continues...they even mentioned how lovely his puppies' personalities are. Savannah was well-behaved, friendly, good with the other dogs, and calm. She showed off her large repertoire of tricks, including her lovely natural stacking. Too darn cute!!!
As Traci said on her blog, one of the things I've been knitting away on was a bag for her. I'm so, so glad she likes it!!! I also made a scarf for my sister that caused me some trouble, as it was the first (and only) thing I've ever knitted on straight needles. Never again, I say!!! I forgot to get a picture of it, so I'll have to rely on her, as I have Traci (see below), to take a pic and send it to me. I've also got two things done to send to Alaska, one of which needs to be blocked, and I've got something to make for my nephew that I should be able to get done by the 23rd with no trouble. Then I'll finish my clapotis and maybe work on my homespun cardigan before I start my next exciting gift project that I've got to finish by the end of January. In February, my friend at work, Jennifer, and I plan to do a bag knitalong. I've got a couple skeins of Kureyon in the deep seas colorway that I'm going to use in a Fibonacci sequence with black to make a nice felted bag. Fun!
Traci's bag
Monday, December 04, 2006
Quick Catch Up and Obligatory Pics
I have so neglected my blog lately...so much to do, so little time. Need to win the lottery just so I can stay home and get it all done...and knit a lot. Where to start?
Turkey day? Didn't really have one until this weekend. Paul and I took it upon ourselves to make it for ourselves yesterday when our original Thanksgiving weekend plans fell through. It's okay that they fell through...four days off of work is always something to be thankful for!
A week ago today was our last puppy socialization class. Savannah was a good gainer over some of the other puppies, but she's only keeping up with Sedona out of our recent group's batch of babiez. She weighed 16.8 lbs that class at 17 weeks and one day. I'm sure she's gained her lb for this week, too...she's starting to take a bit of effort to lift her up and hang onto her for awhile. Nothing like puppies to build muscle in your arms! She really blossomed in class after having been shy and clingy at first. By the end, she held all the nasty boys off and was quite vocal about having her string cheese quota met during class. :) I think I'll take her to visit handling class tomorrow night...if I can get her a bath...you'll see the dirty mud princess pretending to be show dog pictures below. I just want her to get a feel for the atmosphere and to know all is well.
Savannah also got to see her first snow last Monday. Now, you must remember, this is lower Willamette valley snow, which means it looks like a heavy freeze, just mushier, but we still call it snow here. It was dark, so not a lot of great pictures of the black dog in the white snow during black sky time, but we've got a couple.
Knitting, oy, knitting! I have been knitting and felting and trying to get things done for birthdays and Christmas and can't talk about any of it. Dang! Did try a new technique that I think is just the coolest thing, called illusion knitting, but that's about all I can say for now. Double dang!! Also have a new favorite yarn for felting, but can't even talk abou that. Triple dang!!! Loving the knitting, though...looking forward to being selfish and knitting for myself again, too. :)
Okay, pictures below will start with a couple of the psuedo snow and then move on to quickly taken table pictures taken during lunch hour today in a huge rush to catch the sunshine. It's supposed to start raining again tonight, though it's not supposed to last long.
Turkey day? Didn't really have one until this weekend. Paul and I took it upon ourselves to make it for ourselves yesterday when our original Thanksgiving weekend plans fell through. It's okay that they fell through...four days off of work is always something to be thankful for!
A week ago today was our last puppy socialization class. Savannah was a good gainer over some of the other puppies, but she's only keeping up with Sedona out of our recent group's batch of babiez. She weighed 16.8 lbs that class at 17 weeks and one day. I'm sure she's gained her lb for this week, too...she's starting to take a bit of effort to lift her up and hang onto her for awhile. Nothing like puppies to build muscle in your arms! She really blossomed in class after having been shy and clingy at first. By the end, she held all the nasty boys off and was quite vocal about having her string cheese quota met during class. :) I think I'll take her to visit handling class tomorrow night...if I can get her a bath...you'll see the dirty mud princess pretending to be show dog pictures below. I just want her to get a feel for the atmosphere and to know all is well.
Savannah also got to see her first snow last Monday. Now, you must remember, this is lower Willamette valley snow, which means it looks like a heavy freeze, just mushier, but we still call it snow here. It was dark, so not a lot of great pictures of the black dog in the white snow during black sky time, but we've got a couple.
Knitting, oy, knitting! I have been knitting and felting and trying to get things done for birthdays and Christmas and can't talk about any of it. Dang! Did try a new technique that I think is just the coolest thing, called illusion knitting, but that's about all I can say for now. Double dang!! Also have a new favorite yarn for felting, but can't even talk abou that. Triple dang!!! Loving the knitting, though...looking forward to being selfish and knitting for myself again, too. :)
Okay, pictures below will start with a couple of the psuedo snow and then move on to quickly taken table pictures taken during lunch hour today in a huge rush to catch the sunshine. It's supposed to start raining again tonight, though it's not supposed to last long.
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