tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211588772024-02-19T10:42:27.971-05:00Up 2 Late Again!Mikki seems to always be up 2 late - there never seems to be enough time!Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-51481765364531150452010-08-11T15:24:00.003-04:002010-08-11T15:35:54.944-04:00I'm BackOh yeah, I'm back.<br /><br />So much to catch up on, it's hard to believe it's been more than a year since posting.<br /><br /><blockquote>So, I survived Cancer and chemo.<br />Got a new job.<br />Sold our home. <br />Drove out to Idaho.<br />Drove back to Indiana. <br />Bought a new home. <br />Joined the YMCA. <br />Registered for online college. <br /></blockquote>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-2208842397575183072009-04-20T08:12:00.002-04:002009-04-20T08:27:22.131-04:00not the kind of trip I wanted to takeI guess I should chronicle my odyssey. I have been given quite a few calendars and journals. I think that is what they are for. I don' t know if I am lucky or unfortunate. There seems to be missing pieces. Maybe I need to document these things and that is how I might find the answers. I am beginning to forget details so it might be good to put down here what I remember so far.<br /><br />Friday Feb 27 - tummy problems that have been bothering me for awhile are so bad, Danny takes me to ER. PCP comes in to see me and says it looks like ovarian cancer. I stay until Sunday morning.<br /><br />Monday Mar 2 - appt with oncologist in Indy. more tests. more tests scheduled. <br /><br />Surgery scheduled for March 12<br /><br />Thursday, March 12 - Surgery at Clarian North. Hysterectomy, ovaries removed, nodes sectioned, appedix taken. Need to wait 10 days for pathology report.Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-39659413931445107202009-04-20T08:10:00.002-04:002009-04-20T08:12:49.044-04:00cancerit floats in quietly, so easy to not hear, so easy to not let the brain understand.<br />the word - cancer.<br /><br />Is this my new life destination, facing yet another bullet that I had thought I had dodged by living past 50?Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-16520116028510485172009-04-17T08:41:00.002-04:002009-04-17T08:42:31.163-04:00something new I found, what do you think? <a href="http://www.ideeli.com/invite/mikki_s">http://www.ideeli.com/invite/mikki_s</a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-59725211249273520882008-11-29T11:12:00.003-05:002008-11-29T11:16:07.484-05:00I'm back! I'm back!<br /><br />Right now I just wanted to post my twitter info. Something new for me to "play with" this holiday season. Seems like this time of year I have more indoor time to fuss with stuff on the computer, maybe make new friends, etc.<br /><br />anyway,<br /><br />looks like I have a lot more to do on this. Any and all suggestions welcome!Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-35270208154505504722008-07-23T09:31:00.003-04:002008-07-23T09:45:06.614-04:00washcloth patternsI try to be organized. Honest. I do.<br /><br />I am just not very good at "documenting" my knitting. Sure, I start off with pen and pad to work things out. And have a lot of false starts. When I do get it right, I don't believe it until I have washed and used the item and by that time I have forgotten what I have done.<br /><br />well, I am very happy with this new washcloth so here I am ~ writing it down somewhere I might not lose it!<br /><br />My pattern for Cotton Rich ~ tried and tested!<br /><br />yarn: Cascade Cotton Rich<br />needle size: 7<br /><br />CO 35 sts<br />Rows 1 - 7: seed stitch<br />First and last 5 stitches will be in seed stitch border.<br /><br />Row 8: Knit<br />Row 9: Purl<br />Row 10: knit<br />Row 11: Knit<br /><br />Continue until you have 10 "sections"<br /><br />seed stitch next 7 rows for border & bind off.<br /><br />Uses one whole skein and makes a nice size cloth.<br /><br />photos later!Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-16597240458940148462008-07-20T12:04:00.002-04:002008-07-20T12:09:36.079-04:00is it July already?sigh,<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">sigh,</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">sigh,</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br />the past few months have put me on an emotional roller coaster. Changing jobs, trouble with kids, dh losing job, finding job, losing job. Since my last job was as sub teacher, I'm not working either. <br /><br />our house is on the market, but no one is looking. i tried to go with our 2nd realtor first, but fate wasn't fooled. it's been 3 weeks and they still haven't put the correct pictures of our house on their website. <br /><br />i need a comfort blankie for me, just me. Something soft, colorful.Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-90103291921677006682007-12-28T13:53:00.000-05:002007-12-28T13:58:50.335-05:00almost a new yearwhere has the time gone? <br />I have been knitting, just not taking the time to photo before gifting the items. <br />New year, new outlook! <br />Lately I haven't been too happy with any of my knitting, so I am missing that feeling of accomplishment of a job well done. I am looking for that next great project that will "save me" and make me feel like a knitter again.<br /><br />Meantime, I need to find different employment. <br /><br />no job satisfaction and<br /><br />worse of all ~ no check. apparently I missed the memo that said that the time cards for the entire month of December needed to be turned in by December 7th in order to be paid over winter break. So here I sit, without a paycheck.<br /><br />not good.Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-3946174929105421162007-08-19T22:36:00.000-04:002007-08-19T22:43:51.897-04:00sigh<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoqz54Y9oiDI3DX9oRqMWQ9hnYuKoV7Y7gZW_rU7chw3-0NDeiazzE4JppyPGzXTjzRMfQt-SgN4DM6-ujWs-BkuyzVZH6gA1iFT2yqQSU9ZfMaAsMDie4CdmYno9ojrxmp1hCw/s1600-h/1129092074_9691cc74fd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100606154206681554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoqz54Y9oiDI3DX9oRqMWQ9hnYuKoV7Y7gZW_rU7chw3-0NDeiazzE4JppyPGzXTjzRMfQt-SgN4DM6-ujWs-BkuyzVZH6gA1iFT2yqQSU9ZfMaAsMDie4CdmYno9ojrxmp1hCw/s200/1129092074_9691cc74fd.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here is the progress on the mystery shawl from goddess knits. What do you think? It's hard to stretch it out for a photo and not drop stitches. I did drop some when I took this photo. I did what I could to pick up the dropped stitches but I know it was a less than perfect job. <br /><br />I am beginning to resent the KAL for the speed it is going at. I find myself rushing through and overlooking mistakes for the sake of time. It is losing its' entertainment factor. I am currently struggling on row 136. Saturday Clue 4 came out and it takes us to row 203. This coming Saturday the 5th and final clue will come out. I don't think I will be midway through clue 3 ~ and I have been knitting on this exclusively!<br /><br />sigh. it started out fun. <br /><br />meanwhile I tried to drop out of ms3 (mystery stole) but can't seem to be able to. It's been three weeks and I am still getting emails. I have even enlisted the help of yahoo and they can't seem to fix it. sigh.Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-6804297700827452452007-08-08T20:54:00.000-04:002007-08-08T21:24:43.192-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0THdkylZukxoZwpGBGHA0i6jWQLh6aca9onBacaiOq3dk-_86Q6xtQMCwQ-BLFS5w6KZvehOyUUIacjIGB-K0tke5GZbXo0sjCDSVP_-gJMvmPsIg7dWHyCesUqhyY7sp-YQ_g/s1600-h/mystery2.jpg"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096502297724922178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0THdkylZukxoZwpGBGHA0i6jWQLh6aca9onBacaiOq3dk-_86Q6xtQMCwQ-BLFS5w6KZvehOyUUIacjIGB-K0tke5GZbXo0sjCDSVP_-gJMvmPsIg7dWHyCesUqhyY7sp-YQ_g/s200/mystery2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><http: main_page="index&cPath=4&zenid=b1c7d8f29110042fa7163c0e6ae2885b"></a><br /><div>I have just been obsessed with the knit along for the mystery shawl ~ finally coming up for air after row 93</div><br /><div>I just keep forgetting how to get those buttons where they belong!</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>It has been awhile since I have truly enjoyed knitting something. The pattern flows ~ there is a rhythm in the stitch count that makes it effortless to keep track of the pattern. It<em> looks</em> beautifully complicated!</div><div></div><div></div>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-65377858839950328452007-08-03T20:45:00.000-04:002007-08-03T21:47:19.696-04:00What I am reading now . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0DIXfl24ckLne0ccXmDItstlVa9nLM0Rld6MYvGorQ2MCgNNo3VUcDEwAWmpsBEZWYfH0v58IvjAsW9lOwkwMZsmiuFUVvO4YC3aTkR2Whxv_y91Jju6Ljo9KH4WJMzP8lc0-Q/s1600-h/dyer_changeyour_book.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094642383612225826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0DIXfl24ckLne0ccXmDItstlVa9nLM0Rld6MYvGorQ2MCgNNo3VUcDEwAWmpsBEZWYfH0v58IvjAsW9lOwkwMZsmiuFUVvO4YC3aTkR2Whxv_y91Jju6Ljo9KH4WJMzP8lc0-Q/s200/dyer_changeyour_book.jpg" border="0" /></a>The end of the summer and the beginning of the school year, time to get re-focused.<br />Since I am knitting a shawl with a group that gets its "clues" once a week, it seems fitting that I should read a book suggests the reader read one chapter a day. Each chapter ending with a section called "Do the Tao Now"<br /><br />Perhaps between the two activities I may learn to pace myself better, perhaps. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9EJD5IoMdTnMj2EXVtYE9LrYBx-I6GJPZGzyX42k8iuKw6ta_YTclsOHdr4Pez-GcIO0rVRNb6UZZt1CdSAWTyQDc435FLyHzutIFQcl8P5nijSZaxOJc9bA2TajfK3aKwpecQ/s1600-h/new_peony_th.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094654014383663410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9EJD5IoMdTnMj2EXVtYE9LrYBx-I6GJPZGzyX42k8iuKw6ta_YTclsOHdr4Pez-GcIO0rVRNb6UZZt1CdSAWTyQDc435FLyHzutIFQcl8P5nijSZaxOJc9bA2TajfK3aKwpecQ/s200/new_peony_th.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and just for fun . . .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lisasee.com/peony/">from the author's website:</a><br /><blockquote>Based on a true story, Peony in Love uses the richness and magic of the Chinese afterlife to transcend death and explore the many manifestations of love. Ultimately, it’s about universal themes: the bonds of female friendship, the power of words, the desire all women have to be heard, and finally those emotions that are so strong that they transcend time, place, and perhaps even death.</blockquote><br /><br /><a onclick="return amz_js_PopWin(this.href,'AmazonHelp','width=700,height=600,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/1401911846/sr=8-1/qid=1186188027/ref=dp_image_0/105-7354331-9921210?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&qid=1186188027&sr=8-1" target="AmazonHelp"></a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-80959877957564603202007-07-30T12:06:00.000-04:002007-07-30T12:10:05.114-04:00<p>Checked today @ <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">ravelry</a> . I couldn't remember if I had signed up or not and here is what I found out!</p><ul><li>You signed up on June 19, 2007 </li><li>You are #10065 on the list. </li><li>2789 people are ahead of you in line. </li><li>11391 people are behind you in line. </li><li>33% of the list has been invited so far</li></ul><p>Meanwhile I have been picking up ufos around the house and finishing them up. That counts as cleaning, doesn't it <grin>. Realized for the 3rd time I put the bottom of my yoga/bottle bag from IK on upside down, again. I am leaving it this time ~ I want to move on!</p>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-80515676598910700252007-07-14T19:24:00.000-04:002007-07-14T19:26:52.396-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Pc_PtTjam2J1JDnTfaAakXH02_lUd5W11j5g_71iAJDBPyr2U8guLolcUuI-43un0UW2aVruG7QOSwf6tJNLXAqmoEjJ_PGayamAWwdMkZeJr8zZax-dpO0dW_gEBFfc1tzhLg/s1600-h/Frequent+Frogger.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087197538675495970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Pc_PtTjam2J1JDnTfaAakXH02_lUd5W11j5g_71iAJDBPyr2U8guLolcUuI-43un0UW2aVruG7QOSwf6tJNLXAqmoEjJ_PGayamAWwdMkZeJr8zZax-dpO0dW_gEBFfc1tzhLg/s320/Frequent+Frogger.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>I have earned this badge!</p><p> </p><p>I am trying to knit Mystery Shawl 3</p><p>I have started with cotton ~ Mandarin Petite</p><p>and with acrylic ~ Cascade Cherub dk</p><p>I thought I was moving right along. then saw that my center line had shifted somewhere between chart B & C</p><p>So, i started again with new beads.</p><p>That effort was spilled upon.</p><p> </p>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-49826945789482713942007-07-14T19:10:00.001-04:002007-07-14T19:22:25.532-04:00catching up . . . again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbA0w7E3FQUeZtPA4hm_E3FclErkGuexI-jONxy4kMQdic0ScXX3oO-5eKWExkfPS48Yy9rDAX7dQbBULbo3-q11fDseCI3VqxwKMOVzrOSs-Xl1zYOxQh2v9Vr5ePbxo-vu0OA/s1600-h/Jaki"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087196641027331074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbA0w7E3FQUeZtPA4hm_E3FclErkGuexI-jONxy4kMQdic0ScXX3oO-5eKWExkfPS48Yy9rDAX7dQbBULbo3-q11fDseCI3VqxwKMOVzrOSs-Xl1zYOxQh2v9Vr5ePbxo-vu0OA/s320/Jaki's+wrap.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>well, i think I need to be more organized to keep this blog updated.<br /><br /><br /><p>there are things I can do from work and things that have to be done from home. posting pics is one of those things that I have to do from home. So, yes, I have done some sock knitting, some lace knitting and some knitting knitting. One thing I have not knit yet is a sweater. I have just been avoiding things that have to fit. I do socks and they have to fit, as well as gloves. i think it is more the fear of "some assembly required"</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDu0L8-CYP8pfJTD-GSpg5kctrGvafmM1z7Ac3h7OSOLFsqYYl7y5w0nAFDBvy18peByUPLQ7uo45VEMwlQ5D6ih5EtmnLyvvSimZtEygM8_Cc4iOS0zTwb1rCfJsfaynZlCJgQ/s1600-h/diagonal+rib+sock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087196623847461874" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDu0L8-CYP8pfJTD-GSpg5kctrGvafmM1z7Ac3h7OSOLFsqYYl7y5w0nAFDBvy18peByUPLQ7uo45VEMwlQ5D6ih5EtmnLyvvSimZtEygM8_Cc4iOS0zTwb1rCfJsfaynZlCJgQ/s320/diagonal+rib+sock.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p>so . . . here are the last 2 pairs of socks that i have knit and have not yet passed along. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFY4TEFR5zOLF5rbK5FHvBhPoARiwkniUmv8clxStIGMaq3TimYaP7-5M5AX2p8qS6ebcDGf0gPCQaq_EgwPrgZUI4dAuSGgdUwnzC9Jb3k_1Of3fZnUJwBMxat5rwyf-GAzESQ/s1600-h/socks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087196645322298386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFY4TEFR5zOLF5rbK5FHvBhPoARiwkniUmv8clxStIGMaq3TimYaP7-5M5AX2p8qS6ebcDGf0gPCQaq_EgwPrgZUI4dAuSGgdUwnzC9Jb3k_1Of3fZnUJwBMxat5rwyf-GAzESQ/s320/socks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p></div>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-68601215171943199062007-06-25T19:21:00.000-04:002007-06-25T19:26:52.834-04:00Blog Blog BlogI guess I am just not much of a blogger. I keep looking at other sites and admire their little timelines and charts on finished objects and wips. I keep giving my stuff away before I get around to taking a picture to post on my blog. <br /><br />if i have to choose between knitting and blogging, well, there is no contest. <br /><br />currently in the works:<br /><ul><li>diagonal knit socks - I am really enjoying the pattern</li><li>mystery shawl 3 - still can't decide what yarn and beads to use. so far i have set aside some mandarin petit and some infinity soy silk. i think i will try knitting the first clue on each and go from there. white yarn on both of them. i do keep thinking that a black shawl would be nice to have, but do I really want to try to work with black yarn, and I am trying very hard to be good and use up my stash.</li><li>a top from knitty that is sitting in my bag using yarn I have frogged 3 times from sweater patterns i have liked the picture of but didnt like as I was knitting. </li></ul><p>so, there is the latest on the knitting front. </p>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-7940693169306756752007-06-13T19:21:00.000-04:002007-06-13T19:28:32.714-04:00here we go again!ok - I am back -<br /><br />i am stealthily typing this while on shift at work - shh!<br /><br />i now feel the need to update my blog - i have signed up for a couple of new KALs and need a place to post my progress, pics etc.<br /><br />new stuff:<br /><ul><li>mystery shawl 3</li><li>Coachella <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer07/PATTcoachella.html">http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer07/PATTcoachella.html</a></li></ul><p>ongoing stuff:</p><ul><li>socks to use my stash so I can justify buying something else</li><li>dishcloths/washcloths - I have found that after awhile as a washcloth, I tend to relegate my less favorites to the kitchen. </li></ul><p>more soon, but I have to go on break now!</p>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1164588209829259212006-11-26T19:43:00.000-05:002006-11-26T19:43:31.376-05:00Monthly Dishcloth KAL<a href="http://monthlydishclothkal.blogspot.com/">Monthly Dishcloth KAL</a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1161814433748859482006-10-25T16:53:00.000-04:002006-10-25T18:14:06.106-04:00blog blog blogblog blog blog <br />Another attempt to be current with this blogging business. There are just too many sites to visit, too many patterns, too many yarns - I haven't even been keeping up with my email lately.<br /><br />and I still haven't figured out how to get those buttons on my page. <br /><br />I have finished my rpm socks in cth life's a beach supersock and I am wearing them today. I am not that please with my variation on a frill. I finished it. It's done, but . . . now what? it isn't a look I can carry off, it's not quite a shawl, but very long for a scarf. It is soft - but . . . I haven't decided what to do with it.<br /><br />In the meantime I will content myself with socks and washcloths. I did make a baby feet washcloth from the leftover mandarin petit - I like it. I may just frog the whole thing and make a l<strong>ot</strong> of washcloths!Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1158947013055932702006-09-22T13:43:00.000-04:002006-09-22T13:43:33.063-04:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/640/Sept%202006%20001.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/200/Sept%202006%20001.jpg'></a><br />Working both ends to reach the middle! <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1158946978089868352006-09-22T13:42:00.000-04:002006-09-22T13:42:58.533-04:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/640/Sept%202006%20005.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/200/Sept%202006%20005.jpg'></a><br />Frill held up to the light <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1157669918605812872006-09-07T18:58:00.000-04:002006-09-07T18:58:38.610-04:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/640/sept2006%20018.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/200/sept2006%20018.jpg'></a><br />Wrap from the cover of Knitting Nature <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1157669878690865562006-09-07T18:57:00.001-04:002006-09-07T18:57:58.696-04:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/640/sept2006%20009.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/200/sept2006%20009.jpg'></a><br />CTH Sugar Maple <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1157669828646578812006-09-07T18:57:00.000-04:002006-09-07T18:57:08.653-04:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/640/sept2006%20010.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/200/sept2006%20010.jpg'></a><br />Current knitting in progress <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1157669617038642982006-09-07T18:53:00.000-04:002006-09-07T18:53:37.100-04:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/640/sept2006%20002.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/130/9501/200/sept2006%20002.jpg'></a><br />Thanks secret pal Bonnie! <a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' border='0' style='border:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;' align='absmiddle'></a>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21158877.post-1157585549094605362006-09-06T19:17:00.000-04:002006-09-06T19:32:29.110-04:00Catching upFinding time to do both photos and write something just isn't going to happen!<br /><br />anyway - the one skein secret pal has been fun, but 3 months was long enough. My upstream OSSP has sent me a pink scarf - along with a thoughtful letter telling me a little more about her. <br /><br />Then I thought I would check my downstream OSSP - and guess what? Her current project that she has a photo up is also a pink scarf - <br /><br />are you trying to make me feel guilty? well, it worked - <br /><br />my sugar maple socks and peach "Knitting Nature" wrap are now on hold - I have started my own pink scarf. <br /><br />I have been looking at knitty's variation on a frill for a while already and decided to try it now. I am using Mandarin Petit in a soft pink. I thought that since it is made with a fine yarn it could be used as a scarf or shawl. <br /><br />I am pleased with the start I have made on it. The yarn seems to do better when knit with a larger needle, the yarn seems softer that other attempts I have made to knit with it. The frill part is fun to knit - I had trouble putting it down! darn that laundry and work that take me away from knitting! <G>Mikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860426575466880942noreply@blogger.com0