Another dishcloth

Well I couldn't sleep this morning so I started another dishcloth at 7:30am and I finished it at 8:45pm this morning. Its another three crosses dishcloth. I have started the February Love one, from my monthly KAL group in red. I have about 5 rows done so far.

Quincy is having fun with his new cousin, Muggies. Muggies is a part Bichon and shiz pooh. Quincy is having fun barking at him and Muggies is humping Quinn. Guess they like each other! At least they are not fighting.

Will post more later.

Three Crosses Dishcloth

Well I just started and finished a three crosses dishcloth tonight in lilac. Turned out nice. I really like this pattern and its a good representation of Easter. In my humble opinion. The pattern is a free one from Rhonda White of www.knittingknonsense.com She has some really cool patterns and I love doing them.

Hoping to get caught up on my KAL's this weekend as well. I am going to be working on a little tie quilt of the Cars movie. My niece just loves Lighting McQueen and hopefully do a couple pillow cases with the snoopy material I have. I'm not a big sewer but I have my aunt and mil to help me! Gotta love ladies that can actually sew.

As you may tell we are at the farm for the weekend. Hubby got a free rototiller from free cycle. Spent a
little money and it works like a dream. Its too big for our garden at home but perfect for the farm.

Well its getting late. Have a great weekend everyone!

Leigh Ann

Weekend work

I was hoping to work on a hat for my son yesterday but hubby had other ideas. No! Not that! lolHe (and then me) decided to clean half of the basement. My side!

Well my fruit cellar is clean and I have removed about 40 jars..giving to a friend, out went the old deep fryer I haven't used since we moved 12 years ago, a food processor that broke last year and a few junkie things.

I cleaned up my yarn as well. Wow!! I still want to put it in groups, chunky, cotton, sayelle, etc... I found 50gr balls of CanadianPatons, 50 gr Shetland chunky (from way back when). Some colours are like WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!

They are now all in 80L totes (6 ofthem) and my BIG tote (160L) has the brownie games and stuff. Till I can get a tote for my brownie stuff.We condensed the two freezers to one. Cleaned them out and miraclesof miracles my laundry is caught up. Till I stipped my bed last night.It does look great down there.

Now to get the kids side done and then into the bedrooms.So I guess spring cleaning is here for me too.

Today dd is making her First Reconciliation at 2pm. So I am not doinga whole heck of alot. Well off to throw another load in the washer.

Have a great day!

Leigh Ann


PS On Sunday I got ds hat done for his play that's coming up. Just have to make the ears.

What a gorgeous day it is today!

Hi everyone! What a gorgeous day it is today in S-W Ontario. The temps are sitting at 20C at the moment and I have a blanket and quilt out on the line to dry. Bath rugs are going next. There's a 40% chance of showers but then I will have that rain smell freshness on my items. lol (Since this early post I have put aload of bedding and towels out on the line. The towels have alittle ways to go still).

There was a thunderstorm last night or morning around 3am and itdidn't last long.The tulips, crocuses and daffodils are coming along nicely. So arethe weeds! I actually pulled some today as well.

Started on the toyroom and lets just say I'd rather pull the weeeds then try and clean up the kids side!

Leigh Ann

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Leigh Ann

Who turned on the snow machine?

It was such a beautiful day yesterday and now it snowing like crazy! I can barely see the grass. Thank goodness I got the rake out and did the doggie doo doo pick up. At least I don't have to worry about him eating it. Yuck! Hubby got my cloths line up and fixed so I can use it later this week. Supposedly it suppose to be 18 c by Wednesday. We will see.

I got 3 more dishcloths done and only 1 left to do! Yeah!!! Thank goodness! I am now really get sick of the pattern but I will perserve and get it done. I also started a purse for dd. She picked the colours our at Mary Maxim's, the only hing they didn't have was the handles I wanted. I wanted the same ones that they used as they were adorable. Will have to do a border run and see if I can find them.

I did read 3 more books this weekend. Will post on the other blog about them.

Well I have a tonne of things to do.... the usual suspects, laundry and dishes, etc.

Have a great day!

4 left to do

Well I finished up another brownie dishcloth and then I went to count them. Dug some out of another bag in the living room that were done and guess what! I have 30 done! yeah!!! Only 4 more to go. I hope I have some yarn in the living room to finish them as I don't have any downstairs.

Now for the daunting task of tucking in all those ends! Eeks!!

Happy knitting!

Successful knitting weekend at the farm

It was a good weekend to knit at the farm. By Monday night I had knitted 5 dishcloths and finished the Harry Potter scarf for my son(see previous post for that).

Haven't knitted anything since I've been home. Catching up on the laundry. Its never ending. ugh!!! found out dd has exchemia on her feet and not athlete's foot. Thank goodness! I didn't think it was that but you never know.

Not feeling to great today still have the ulcer. Hopefully soon will be back to my old self.

Off to knit or more laundry.

three more projects done

still haven't stated when I am starting my next go at this. My birthday was late last week and I went shopping and didn't see anything I liked! Its March Break right now so I think after its done I will be on the yarn diet for 2 months at least.

Since yesterday I have made 2 more of my dishcloths (is there no end to them), lol, and I finished off my sons Harry Potter scarf. It called for 6 repeats and I only did 2. Enough for him to tuck it under his coat and its not done in the Harry Potter colours but in Black and Grey. Looks sharp though I will have to block it. Matches his hat as well.

Well its late and time for bed. Happy knitting everyone!

Leigh Ann

Hat and Scarf set done for my daughter

I finished my daughters hat and scarf set last night. The scarf is made of Bernat Baby Lash and the hat from Bernat Satin. Its the same pattern as my niece's in pink. My friend at work and some co-workers liked it. I love it!

another hat

I'm on a roll with hats! Not sure why I am in the mood for these but I am. I started this one last night and got half way through it and I finished it tonight. Sewed and everything.

Its multi-coloured blue and for my daughter and was made out of Bernat Satin. I have yarn for my son but I'm not sure of a pattern. Don't want him to be teased at school so will look for one for him. Then I can do a scarf for him too.

Well off to start another of those dish cloths for the brownies.

Happy knitting!

Leigh Ann

Happy Valentine's Day

Well I woke up and felt like someone ran over me with a snow plow. I feel like crap. Didn't do a whole lot as I had the day off and it was snowing like crazy. Love that! The buses were cancelled and we let the kids stay home if they wanted too. They actually were good!

Last night I made 55 cupcakes and a small 8 inch cake for Valentine's Day. They are all iced and I sprinkled red lips on them. The kids will be taking them to school tomorrow. If I don't feel well tomorrow I am staying home in bed.

Hubby went into town and got us some fish from Prudy's. I had orange roughy and he had white fish. We had rice with it and had a nice supper together. Also, had a nice hot bubble bath too.

Well off to do some knitting for the night.

Have a great day!

Snow

Finally we have some more snow! Not like New YOrk who has 8 feet or Owen Sound who got at least 2 feet up to 4 feet. Then there's us with just a sciff of snow. Hopefully we will get a good dumping of the white stuff. I am off tomorrow but the kids could get a snow day then. Then what do I do with 55 cupcakes and a small cake.

Well the Gilmore Girls are on. Off to see what the girls are up too.

Leigh Ann

4 more projects done

Since the last post I have finished 4 more projects. 3 sets of baby booties and a preemie baby hat. They are so tiny and so cute! Hard to believe babies can be that small! I had 9 lbs 11 oz and 9 lbs and 1 oz.

Well off to start something else!

Leigh Ann

Finished two more projects

Well the knitting needles are on fire! I finished the hat for my niece and it turned out cute!! she will definitely look adorable. As she is! lol I started one for my daughter but not liking the yarn so I am going to frog it and start again.

I did make a pair of blue baby booties up. At work three girls are pregnant and two of them are having boys. Just have to sew them up and do the string to go through the eyelets. Going to make another set for the other girl.

Well its 11pm and time to hit the sack. Morning will come early and I have to work.

Finished my niece's scarf last night

I finished up the scarf for my niece. It turned out nice. Too measure it I had one of my kids get on their knees so I could see how the length would be.I started a hat for her out of Bernat Satin with two strands. Had a problem on row 3 and had to frog. Will start it again tonight. Its in pink as well and will match the scarf nicely.

Have a great day. I'm off to work!

Leigh Ann

Oh! I should say I am two months behind at least. I bought these yarns to make the hat and scarf for Christmas presents. Oh well. I guess they will be I love you presents!

Eventful evening

Well we had an eventful evening tonight. Went to brownies and had fun with the games and the pencil craft. We played : giggling bellies, musical hearts, be my valentine smile, bubble gum blow, and Steal my heart. We had prices for the bubble gum game, steal my heart and musical hearts. The craft was a butterfly on a pencil.

My daughter got her fish finally! She got 3 Neon Tetras. Her tank is only 1.77 gallons and we couldn't get any different fish. These are the perfect size for it. I will be looking for a bigger tank later on.

Well fishies are in their new home (hopefully none die) and I want to start a hat for my niece. I found a neat pattern at www.bevscountrycottage.com/hattnmitts.hmtl

Happy knitting!

Leigh Ann

My day off

I have today off and I am enjoying it. Though I will have to workthis weekend and every other from now on. I haven't worked weekendsfor almost 2 years. Oh well.... we will see how it goes.

Any way! I went to Sarnia Craft Supplies who are having their 4thanniversary to take a look around. Nothing caught my fancy! Iguess with all the yarn I have at home I am feeling guilty.I did buy stuff for my brownie meeting tonight and a purple tote toput my cotton yarn in. I found more than I thought I had. Eeks!Could me more buried in the stash. Hopefully I have gotten all thesurvivors out!

Oh!! Speeking of Survivors! Guess what startstonight! Survivor Fiji! Can't wait to see what happens. I am hooked on that show.

Well, I got home got some Bernat Baby Lash out of my stash andstarted a scarf for my neice. Guess what? What!! I ran out of yarn. I need 1 more ball to finish it and I am on a yarn diet. When that happened I finished off my Monthly KAL for February. It turned out nice. Will post pics later. I did grab a pattern to do premi hats so I may grab some worstedweight yarn and start one tonight and I might even finish it.

Well I should get supper on and get everything ready for tonight.Keep warm and hopefully you don't have any snow. Its sunny here right now and its nice to see.

Leigh Ann

Number 22 is done!

Okay! I have dishcloth #22 done (I started these back in September on the labour day weekend to be exact). I should be done 30+++ by now but I am not. I am on a role! Yeah!!!Going to start #23 tomorrow. Have to work on a different pattern right now.

Happy knitting!

Leigh Ann

PS I really don't want to sew all the ends of these end later! Ugh!!!!

Photos

I bought these two bibs at Mary Maxims for $2 someting each. A friend of mine did them for me as I didn't have the time. Didn't she do a great job. My neice (and sister) loved them.




Miki's sleepover cake. I used teddy grahams for the people in the sleeping bag and the butterfly sprinkles as a pattern on the bedspread.

Star Oatmeal double chocolate chip muffins. Mmmm mmmm good!