My little batman, spider man, power ranger guy!!

This is Javie baby. He says he is all the guys. lol 

Finished tank top for Mia

Here is the finished tank top for my granddaughter Mia. She will be one on July 2nd.
I used the pattern that I mentioned earlier and it is so easy to do. The pattern only goes up to size 4T I think but now I am just starting one for Olivia, one of my other granddaughters. She is 8 but she is big for her age as is all of her siblings. She looks like she is 11 or 12. yikes!! Any way she asked me to make her one in pink but it ended up gonna be purple and white! 

knitter's brooch swap

In my knitting group we are having a knitter's brooch swap. I just finished mine today. I thought it came out pretty. What do you think?
In the pattern it calls for using toothpicks as needles but I used a dp needle and cut it. Kewl huh? 

I am up to this display this morning

Yes I was a little Blue this morning when I got up to this little scene. My Num Num must have been looking for some fabo yarn cuz he throughly went thru this basket of yarns. He mixed up a few skeins so well that I still haven't gotten them untangled. Why can't dogs just play with their stuff and leave my stuff alone??????

A different yarn holder idea

My gd went to Marine World this weekend and brought home a big soda cup that has two holes in the top of it. One hole the straw goes into and the other hole is to put the top of the straw into so you don't spill your drink. Any way I was just looking at the cup and lid cuz the kids have taken out the straw and are playing with it. This cup would be nice for a yarn holder. Already has the holes, you could use 2 balls of yarn even.

My yarn holder

Last time I was in Walmart with my sis Bikki, I picked up this yarn keeper for $7. I had tryed using an empty baby wipe container but it was too small so I liked this one. Then Bikkie told me yesterday that she went home and took an empty candy container and poked a few holes in the top and now she has one too! With extra holes and $7 cheaper than what I paid! That's using her noodle huh!
This is the little tank top that I am making for my gd Mia Bella. She's gonna look soooo cute in it.  

Here I am grey hair and all

My niece Steffen, daughter of my sister Vickie, lives in Mexico. She sent her Mom and me and my daughter Rue some beautiful 14k gold earrings from Mexico. Vickie took this photo of me wearing them yesterday. They are tri colored hoops and the colors match my black hills gold wedding ring. Thank you Steffen. I love them. Aren't they pretty???? 

Complete pair of Simple Mules.

Here is the complete pair of the simple mules I made for my gd Mia. It's my first pair of knitted slippers for kids. 

knitted sophie purse

I just finished this knitted purse for a swap in my PattsKnittingCircle@yahoogroups.com group. I'm sending it to Tina B. I put 3 little dragonflys on it for fun!

And this little cutie is my 3rd granddaughter Mia Bella

I just got this photo today. Her mommy says that she loves her new pool. She is just the sweetest thing. She will be one on July 2, 2006 

My second granddaughter Olivia

This is Olivia age 8. She is going to be tall also. She will be repeating the 2nd grade again in Sept. She is one of those, MIss Thangs!!!! And she loves to talk and play. 

My first granddaughter Monica

This is Monica, a little tomboy, well she's not short, she's gonna be nice and tall like her daddy.
She is just finishing 5th grade. Next year she goes to middle school. woo hooo 

Birthday Boy

So here is the birthday boy. Time sure does fly. Can't believe he is 4 already. 

Cute little baby slippers June 14, 2006

I found this cute slipper pattern yesterday. Click on the title of this post to get to the link for it. I think it is called Simple Mules. Well I just think it is so simple and heck a cute. Gonna make another one and then give the pair to my granddaughter Mia Bella for her birthday, July 2. She will be one!!

Done with one sock

Here it is. Taaaa Daaaaaaa. I can't believe that I did it. I knit a sock. How cool is that? Well now I have better knowledge of how my foot is shaped and what I need to do to make a sock that fits it well. Like this one for instance. First the cuff is a bit too big and the heel part is about 5-6 rows to long. the foot part I can add half an inch to it also. Then using that formula, I can make me some GREAT socks.

Sock progress

I am totally into this sock now. I have the heel and the heel gussets done and am just working on the foot part, you know from the heel to the toe. Then I will be done with the first sock. I bet cha anything that it won't take me long to finish the second one!!
Why am I loving this??? Cuz I have learned something new and have improved my knitting skills. COOL

My Socks are Growing!!

Oh lookie, they are growing!!
Cyn gurl did you see???
giggles!!

KAL sock knit along

In my PattsKnittingCircle@yahoogroups.com group we have just started a KAL which means Knit Along and we are doing a pair of socks. I have never done knit socks before. and the post before this I did a pair of crocheted socks. I bet anything that the knit ones are going to feel much better on my feet. If you would like to join us in the KAL, come join the group above. You will have fun there!

One Crocheted Sock Done, one to go

Ok here is my first finished sock. Will start on the second one now. I have already done the ribbing on it. So the next pair I make like this , I will add more rows after the ribbing but before the heel hole. I need for it to be longer there and the ribbing can be a few stiches smaller. Other than that it is a good sock!!
In my group PattsKnittingCircle@yahoogroups.com our next KAL is going to be knitted socks. Just very basic ones like these but knitted! way cool.

What Kind of Weather are You

You Are Sunshine

Soothing and calmYou are often held up by others as the idealBut too much of you, and they'll get burned You are best known for: your warmth Your dominant state: connecting

What Type of Weather Are You?

Happy Mother's Day!! Sunday May 14

Happy Mother's Day to all my cyber friends. May your day be just what you want it to be.
I am going to a cookout with my 2 girls and their families. Yea!! All my kids together at one time. Just what I asked for!!!

Some new yarns

I went to Walmart with my hubby and my daughter and grandson yesterday and I found these yarns. I didn't have them so I just had to get 2 skeins of each. Don't have a clue as to what I will make with them but you know how it is when you find new yarn.
If ya have any idea what I can use them for just give me a yell.

before and after

This funny looking strip turns into the cutest hat for baby! Don't cha just love it???

Baby Swirls baby cap

Just made this cute little baby hat. pattern is called Baby Swirls.

Flower power Swap project is Done!!

So Here it is. My swap gift for the flower power swap in Christy's group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BumblesGroovyCrochet/
I thought this was a cute pattern for the swap and just to put some sizzle in the flowers I gave the 1st round of each flower some novelty eyelash yarn.. Hope my swap partner likes it. I got the pattern from the Lion Brand website.

Half way done

Ok, the knitting part is done, just have to felt it tomorrow and see what happens. This one is for Carole Fitzgerald for the felted purse swap in my BearsEtc4Kids group.
Now I think I will make a little fishie or two!!
This purse is a pretty color isn't it?

Bookmark for a swap

I just made this little flower bookmark for a swap I am in with the Creative Korners yahoo group. I belonged to this group before but left it for a while. But joined it again recently and I am enjoying being back!

Rho knitting fishes

A friend and member of my BearsEtc4Kids-Dennisbears group came to visit me and she spent the night and we had a great time talking and talking. We did take a break so that she could learn how to do the fishes afghan that Cyn showed us on her blog. http://www.cynscorner.blogspot.com/ Above is a photo of her doing just that, reading pattern and knitting a fish and another photo of us in my living room. Yep she is that tall and I am that short!! It was super great to spend time with her.

Happy Monday , Happy 1st day of May

this is my purse so far. Have finished the front and back of it. Sewn it together and made the flower and attached that. I am working on the straps right now. Need 2 of those. Then I will make the lining. I want to add a few small pockets to the lining. I need a place for my keys and my cell phone and then one other pocket on other side of lining for whatever. this is gonna be one heck of a cute purse.
I just ordered 2 purse patterns from online for making felted purses! I 'm on a roll I tell ya.

Love me some Elliot

Just Love him!!!! I got Major shivers listening to him sing tonight!!!! Come on and vote for him ya'll. I can't wait to buy a cd by him :)

My new necklace designed by Me!!

So I need to hear from you all. Tell me what you really really think about my new design.

disappointed but busy day anyway

Well as most of you know, I am owner of BearsEtc4Kids@yahoogroups.com and one of our members is Rho Cox. Her daughter Amanda died from leukemia and our group helped Rho thru that hard hard time. Just like all of you helped me get thru losing my grandson Dennis.
Well Rho is visiting her Mom and is only an hour or so away from me and we had made plans for her to come visit me today. Then during the night her Mom got quite sick and spent the night in the hospital but is now back at home resting. So the visit had to be postponed for another day.
So what did I do? Ha, well my granddaughter Olivia and I went to Yardbirds and got some metal fencing to go around the bottom half of my big porch. Thats to keep my doggy dog on the porch this summer. Now I can use my porch like I want to and not have to worry about Num Num running loose like a wild thing.
Oh and then we went to Hancock Fabrics and picked up some fabric for lining for the two purses I am making. Got the taupe one started already. That's it in the photo above.
I got some D rings and some magnetic snaps, to put some closure and some handles on the purse. I looked but couldn't find the plastic handles that the pattern calls for. But the pattern calls for ribbon yarn and I am using Suede Lion Brand Yarn so go figure.
What do ya think? I bought some black suede to make a black one for me. I can't wait to get to the little flower! I love the shiney beads in the middle of it.
Oh and you know what else I got at the fabric store? I got a Knit-Wit, and a Doodle-Loom and a wonder knitter!! I have never even see any of these in a store, lol you can tell I don't go shopping very often. yep I do most my shopping on line.
I'm going to use the wonder knitter to make handles when I do a felted purse. I have 10 skeins of wool yarn baa baa baaaaaing it way to me as I type. So more felt stuff on the way. weeeeeee

camera cozy

Here is my new camera cozy I just made. My good friend Christy designed it. I like how it turned out. You can tell I''''m soooo full of myself cuz I put my name on it. But hey, I like it so much I didn't want it to get taken by mistake ya know? Thanks Christy!!!

one big slipper

Here is my first knitted slipper. Yes it is a bit big but once I have the other one done I will felt them and try to get them to fit my feet. Now that is gonna be a challange!! lol
Not to bad for a beginner knitter. One of these days I'm gonna knit some socks. One of these days.

Little Bunny cloth

This is the first knitted item my new group is going to make.l
http://www.freedishclothpatterns.com/BUNNY.doc
just to get us all warmed up. What do ya think? Want to knit it with us? come join us.

I have a new Knitting group!!! come join us

Hi Everyone.
I have just started a new knitting group cuz I couldn't find one that I liked. Good idea cuz a lot of peeps want to learn how to knit or to increase their skills like me. I want to learn how to do all those patterns with all the holes and everything. lol
Anyway , come and join us at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pattsknittingcircle/