Look ! Up in the Sky ! [Archive 3]

[JulieKay]

Welcome to the new Sky CAL

The purpose of this group is to get all those UFO’s completed and get more organized .

We will work on a point system , one month at a time .

Each month, we will start with a clean slate and clear all points awarded for the past month .

The winner of the first month will receive a small item as a prize (price $ 2- $ 3 )

If you are the winner for that month, it will be up to you to send a prize to the winner of the next month, etc. That way, one person will not have to send all prizes .

What you work on each day will be your decision .As long as you are working on ANY project, you will get points for that day, based on the scale below .

Good luck and have fun !





Point System

One point a day for POSTING .

One point a day if you answer the question of the day .

One point for each small granny square .

One point for each row or round completed on a medium project ,such as a baby afghan, shawl or sweater .

One point a day for keeping and WRITING in a crochet journal .

One point for each separate Photo you share on Photo Friday.

Rainbow points- if you are making a scrap project, one point for each color used on it that week .

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Five points for each row on an adult sized afghan .

Five points - Small items completed (dishcloths ,squares over 5 rounds ,small toys, hats ,scarves ,etc )

Five points if get a thank you in the mail from someone you made an item for .

Five points for a Flat Stanley Photo
( a photo of you crocheting in an unusual spot )

5 points if you change your avatar weekly, based on the theme that week. The new theme will be announced on Friday.
You also get an extra 5 bonus points each time you change your avatar again during the week, as long as it is still in the theme we are going with that week. You can only get points for one change a day , though .

Five points if you recruit a new member to join the group .

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Ten points for a preemie afghan completed .

Ten points if you give the item to someone and have a photo of them WITH the item .

Ten points if you design a new pattern to share .
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25 points for a completed afghan .

Added Bonus points – Each morning, I’ll choose a secret post number for the day . Whoever posts on that number will get 5 bonus points .

Each morning I will also write down a color of yarn. If that is the color you are using that day you get 5 bonus points.

****New & Improved ******
THE DEAD ZONE
-- if you pick ONE HOUR A DAY as your CROCHET hour-- that means no cleaning, cooking,laundry, or POSTING in here -- and dedicate that one hour to CROCHET -- give yourself 5 bonus points for that hour.
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Cville Friends Ghan Squares

8 inch
Krystal - navy,natural,country blue
Wendy-blue,yellow,white
Judy-tropical
Cara-darks,reds,greens,gold,blue,black
Heather-blue,teal,sage,rose,grey
Jeannie-jewel tones solid
Karen -blue,green,purple
Cindy-any colors
Brenda-ecru,dk blue,burgundy,hunter
Pauline-jewel,black
Donna- any
Shelly-any
Tab-tropical
April -pink and red
Tracy-8" Royal green or bright yellow or mix
Valerie-any
Kathy-any ( 8 or 12,either one )
Lorraine (Scorpio59)-Varigated centers - black border

12 inch
Betty-brights
Tammy-greens/cream
Norma-reds,blues,purples,greens
Athba-floral themed -blue,yellow,beige,rose ,buff
NiYa-purples--all shades.
Lillibet- 12" squares in floral theme or any 12" squares and any colors..

[Aussie]

Cville Friends Ghan Squares

8 inch
Krystal - navy,natural,country blue
Wendy-blue,yellow,white
Judy-tropical
Cara-darks,reds,greens,gold,blue,black
Heather-blue,teal,sage,rose,grey
Jeannie-jewel tones solid
Karen -blue,green,purple
Cindy-any colors
Brenda-ecru,dk blue,burgundy,hunter
Pauline-jewel,black
Donna- any
Shelly-any
Tab-tropical
April - any color Pink or Red
Tracy-8" Royal green or bright yellow or mix
Valerie- any color
Kathy - 8 inch or 12 inch any color
Tena - 8 inch any blue
Lorraine (Scorpio59)-Varigated centers - black border
Sherri - 8inch any color.
Leanna - pinks,reds and purples
Amy - fall Colors
Christi - Bright Smiley Colors
Pixie - Med to Dark Purples
Shelby - Blues, Off White, Grey and Black

12 inch
V -brights
Tammy-greens/cream
Norma-reds,blues,purples,greens
Athba-floral themed -blue,yellow,beige,rose ,buff
Niya - any color Purple
Lillibet - 12inch Floral or any other theme and any colors
Honey - 12inch Cream, Forest Green or Navy Blue

[sewnsew]

Jenni, I'll check out Walmart first. I only need a little bit since it's to finish up this baby blanket. I thought I had enough but :no I don't have an AC Moore here. We might have to do a swap of AC Moore yarn for some HL yarn :lol That would be fun to do. I think I'm going to head there this morning since I have to get some milk and juice anyway. Will let you know what I find there.

Oh and Jenni when I read your post to Wendy I read that you were sending out a research party for her. I was sitting there trying to figure out why you wanted a research party :lol

[Aussie]

Jenni yeah it was getting a bit late for me, Im normally on here at 7 or so but was watching tv in the dead zone and trying to crochet up a storm. Your wedding sounds great, and just goes to show its not what you look like that counts but how you enjoy the day.

Judy there wouldnt be much room now if your dogs are still sleeping on your bed at night. Our 2 cats come in and sleep under the bedspread every night, but they wait till your nearly asleep then they come to my side and paw at the quilt and you have to lift it up for them and then they stand there and decide if they want to go in or not.

Rox the Wii sounds great, and I would like one but not sure if we were to get one whether we would get enough use out of it. The playstation 2 is sitting there now hardly being used.

[judianne]

Sparkie stopped sleeping on our king sized bed when he got bigger (he's 105 pounds now) and figured out there was more room to stretch out on the floor:lol

Jenni - our wedding reception was in our church basement, catered by my family and my Mom made my wedding gown - she was a great cook and terrific seamstress:)
And we'll be married 40 years in December:manyheart

[Aussie]

Yeah, Jenni, 2 German shepherds. Susie just turned 9 years old and Sparkie will be 2 years in Dec...he's a real baby, too. Spoiled rotten - guess that was to be expected: from the time we brought him home at 7 weeks he shared our bed...specifically, my pillow, from the beginning. Always slept through the night that way.:manyheart


:cheer :cheer :cheer JUDY GOT THE 10,000 POST :cheer :cheer :cheer


iTS PARTY TIME GIRLS:yay

[judianne]

we are a chatty bunch!!:hook

[mommy2jj3604]

LOL Wow a German Shepard sharing your pillow! Somehow I would think that would be a bit difficult now! Awww your doggies seem so sweet. Almost makes me want a dog but then again I have two small children and a big 27 year old child to clean up after, so I guess no dogs for me for a bit. Just goes to show it isn't the amount of money that you spend on a wedding. I don't know if I mentioned but my dad and uncle both fired up the grill right after the ceremony and we had a bring a dish type thing so it basically was like a big ole picnic.

LOL Donna I had to go back and make sure I hadn't written Research, it was early so ya never know. Ohhh a swap of AC Moore and Hobby Lobby yarn I would be up for that!! Although AC doesn't have thier own line of yarn but they do have Tons of really lovely yarn like the Moda Dea yarn that my hubby wanted me to make into a blanket for him. 5 dollars a skein and only 1.5 ozs in a skein I'm thinking NO :no Well if you don't find any let me know and I will get you a skein then, I only need 5 skeins and the mill ends come with 3 skeins in a package so I can send you the lone skein I wont need.

Wendy I am just happy you are ok I thought maybe you might have seriously injured yourself sewing those squares together. You have to be careful with those little needles you can puncture a vein or something :lol Did you get a bit done durning your dead zone?

[mommy2jj3604]

Awww Judy I just realized you changed your Avatar! LOOK at those Doggies!! :manyheart

[Aussie]

Jenni your so thoughtful in thinking about me in my time of needing someone to sew some squares for me. Do you have the time because I have the squares.:lol :lol

[Gardener]

Long day at the hospital. Tim had his test, then they took him to Day Surgery Unit, and I slept pretty much till he went up for surgery, and some afterwards, too. I was just exhausted, and still am.

He got the suprapubic cathater and they cleaned out the wound in his leg; but I won't know till I talk to his primary doctor tomorrow how bad it was...mom said something about osteomyelitis...which is BAD, but hopefully it isn't. Poor guy needs a break somewhere.



OH, Kathy, I sure hope it isn't osteomyelitis. I'm glad you got through the day okay.

[mommy2jj3604]

Ya know what Wendy I feel guilty for making up my illness the other day so tell ya what...You send them I will sew them :eek Can't belive I just said that.

[Gardener]

Good morning everyone.
Krystal, I really like your bag. It looks like it will hold a lot.

This is my only day off until the weekend. I really need to just stay away from here and get some work done. Between reading this thread and crocheting, I'm spending a lot of time sitting in this chair.

[judianne]

Wndy, I love your new avatar this morning!! Such a cute face!!

And the light colored shep on the right in my avatar pic is the old lady, Susie.

[mommy2jj3604]

Wow Sparkie is HUGE then!!! I thought the light colored one was Sparkie (ya know puppies are usually smaller :eek)

[judianne]

Jenni, Sparkie was too big for me to pick up when he was not quite 3 months old - he grew so fast! I'll have to get hubby to scan a pic of him when he was 2 months and on my bed - you can barely see his head against the paneling on the wall and all the blankets!

[Aussie]

Jenni your such a sweetie. I appreciate that you would want to help but really its ok, I will get them done.

[Aussie]

Judy your babies are gorgeous. I thought you would like the avatar I used.

[mommy2jj3604]

Judy I can't wait to see. I will live vicariously through you when it comes to the dogs :lol My kitty is in my Avatar....He's fat and old but we still love him.

Wendy-:whewI was getting kinda worried that you might actually send me squares. I would have to start a child labor thing here if you had. Ok JJ and Danny start sewing!!! NO DON'T POKE YOUR BROTHER IN THE EYE WITH THE NEEDLE :eek

[Aussie]

Jenni just think it would have given you something to do.

Cindy I too am finding that I spend a lot of time in the chair typing away and crocheting as well. I have my crocheting here in front of me and so Im reading, crocheting, typing, crocheting and reading. Oh what an exciting life I lead.

[stargazingirly]

Goodmorning Ladies!

Judy- I'd say yes its a good thing i'm young, especially since i have 9 more hours of training tonight.... but there are some spry older folks who are there.... its them i'm not sure how make it though the night, by our 9pm break they look about ready to drop...poor people!

I want a big dog! My choice would be a German Shepard mixed with a Husky... my aunt has one and she says its the perfect combo.... now if only my landlord would let me have one....


I have my wedding costs down to about 3,000 if we do it my way.... family party, like how Jenni described hers.... its around 8,000 to do it my fiance's way... even at the 3k we don't have any money left for any sort of honey moon... and we want to go somewhere! (preferably alaska!)

Okay I should really get ready for the day, working job#1 from 10-2 (might get to check in here during that time) then job #2 from 3-11.... thats only 12 hours today right? not bad:eek

[bgnagy]

Hang in there Jessica - just think about the paycheck to come!!

[Aussie]

Jessica morning to you. Looks like you have a busy day working ahead of you.

I have done 21 rows on the tote bag tonight. It goes so quick.

Going to bed now its nearly 11pm and I want to go early to bed for a change.

Night all.

[mommy2jj3604]

Good Night Wendy!!

[bgnagy]

Night Wenders.

[stargazingirly]

Yeah Barbara, thats what I keep thinking about!

Wendy- I forgot to mention that the wii is nothing like the ps2, its meant for non-avid gamers! I love it, its the only game system i've ever actually wanted(just can't find one) since the games are motion sensored you don't have to be good at the controls, and it makes it a family game. I can't wait to find one... i'd buy it in a heartbeat! Hope you have a good night!

[JulieKay]

Jenni- you made the lucky post -- 9999 !

Wow, ladies, now if we aint a gang of Gabby Gerties I don't know who is.
Kinda interesting talk here today- a mixture of pets and weddings ~~

Wendy- I had to comment on your one post to someone -- If you have the time, I have the Squares .

That reminded me of an OLD beer commercial. If You've Got the Time, We've Got the Beer .

[JulieKay]

Harry Houdini was the right answer for the last question-- Karen you got it ~

Next --

A lifelong military technology buff, this novelist from Maryland is well-known for writing thrillers with detailed technical and political themes.

[judianne]

Judy I can't wait to see. I will live vicariously through you when it comes to the dogs :lol My kitty is in my Avatar....He's fat and old but we still love him.
Jenni, I love kitties....
Our first pet as a married couple was a kitty - he was a great mouser!!
Jessica, shepherds shed all the time...and I've seen homes where huskies live: TUMBLEWEED from their coats!! They are good dogs, though - a bit of the hunter in them...
Here are some pics: Sparkie in Feb '06 (7 weeks old) - meeting Susie, who wasn't so sure about him. He was an armful!!


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[judianne]

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/th_zzzz-1.jpg (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb124/kruschiki/zzzz-1.jpg)
This was Sparkie's "bed"

[judianne]

Harry Houdini was the right answer for the last question-- Karen you got it ~

Next --

A lifelong military technology buff, this novelist from Maryland is well-known for writing thrillers with detailed technical and political themes.
Another favorite...I'll recuse myself:manyheart

[sewnsew]

:rofl Jenni that sure is alot of guilt you're carrying around to offer to do squares.

Wendy glad you're okay and didn't puncture anything with them needles. Did you make a dent in your square pile?

I didn't see any white at Walmart but a friend said she might have some in her stash so I'm going to see what she has. I'm all for a swap Jenni. You'll have to give me a couple paydays to get everything ready for you though. We could set it up to swap with each other November 1st. :yes I could have a box ready for you by then I think. :lol

Judy he was such a cute little baby. He has gotten huge. I'd love to have a german shepherd. We'll probably end up with a mutt (which I love) or a lab. Hubby's favorite breed is a black lab.

[JulieKay]

Judy
Do you read his books or your husband or both ? I have never read one of his, but we have a couple here I think .

and I have a question about German Shepherd dogs.

I have seen a lot of them walk like their back legs are out of joint or something,, they have a certain "walk" ..it's a little hard to describe, the front legs walk regular but the back ones walk like they are in slow-motion. Is that how they all walk or do they get some type of hip disorder when they get old ? Maybe I have just seen real old ones that walk like that.

Like I said , I know nothing about dogs.

Years ago, one of the policemen in our town lived at the end of our street and he had a german shepherd dog for the police drug-sniffing dog . He was HUGE !!!
Anyhow, he got loose one day and showed up in our yard . I saw he had a policeman badge on his collar, so I went out and started talking to him and got him to walk clear home with me.

The policeman got a chuckle out of it - he said it's a good thing I didn't smoke marijuana or the dog would have taken me down and I would have had to lay there til someone rescued me .

I never have smoked it yet, but there are days when it might sound a little ENTICING .

( joking -- kids do NOT try that at home . )

[judianne]

We have a black lab for a neighbor - he's very old. He's a real sweetheart but not the brightest bulb in the package as they say. He used to eat their small landscaping rocks when he was a pup:lol
They need love, as all dogs do, and supervision! We always crate-trained our guys - lost too many carpets and pieces of furniture to boredom/separation anxiety.
They still love the crates and are often found in there taking naps.
We can't picture our home without a dog...

[sewnsew]

The novelist sounds so familiar. I want to say I've read one of his books but for the life of me I'm drawing a blank. :think

[sewnsew]

Ok had to look it up cause it was bugging me. Tom Clancy?

[judianne]

Julie, Gs dogs get arthritis as they age (Susie is on joint meds) which makes it hard for them to get up from the floor, esp on slick floors. Some have a bit of hip dysplasia (ball joint of leg doesn't fit completely into hip socket) and young dogs can have agreat deal of difficulty walking/running if this is present. It's genetic, so reputable breeders check medical records before breeding.
Susie runs pretty well for an old lady with auto immune joint problems, etc. She loves chasing Sparkie and he loves it. It'll be rough for him when she passes on to the Rainbow Bridge.

And our 1st shep my husband had "Schitzhund" trained (police-style training) and she was so good she would stop doing something in a heartbeat when we would call her name. Yet she was an angel with our son and his friends. We had her when Philip was a baby...when he was 4 years old (with hubby) he would walk her on the leash.
Their training is why your neighbor's GS dog was so obedient and good with you. It's the unloved and untrained dogs who are "iffy" to be around.

Anytime you ask a question of me you'll get a book:P

...and I've always read his books (not the technical ones,though). Phil always read so much for work he rarely did so for pleasure.

[slicer]

WOW over 10,000 posts!

Cara - Does your Nephew have a job? He should get one so he stays out of your hair during the day.

Wendy - I think I'd wear a gothic style white dress, but my younger sister will probably be my maid of honor (older sister already refuses), and orange is her fav color, so the bridesmaids would wear orange.

Jenni - your wedding sounds like fun! That's kind of how I want my wedding to be, but in a park since none of us really have a big enough property, except my aunt that lives a bit far from civilization out near Lancaster. My sister would probably volunteer to make us a cake, she's been trying to get more into making cakes, but I"m not sure I'd want her to go through all that hassle, esp since she already told me she didn't want to be the maid of honor...seems to me she doesn't want responsibilities...or maybe she just doesn't want to wear a fancy dress.

We've got a PS2 here, and we play guitar hero the most. Other than that I don't really play. I'm a tetris type of person, but Chris play Final Fantasy and a few other games once in a while.

Jessica - Chris and I want to go to Alaska too! I'd like to take a cruise out of Seattle. A few years ago my family and I took Amtrak across the northern states, it was beautiful! We stopped in Seattle for a few days and had lots of fun. Then we took the Coast Starlight down the coast to LA, then we took the souther route back home stopping in Flagstaff for a few days.

It's about time for me to get my dad started...I might research Halloween wedding when I take a break from everything else today. A lot of cleaning and organizing on my list. Mainly stuff that wasn't finished from yesterday.

[Misa]

Good morning ladies :flower

Flash floods here today. :rain Doesn't look good for the grocery shopping today either :no Maybe tomorrow.

Wendy - Yep getting rest when I can :yes

Judy - I love your dogs. They're like huge babies :manyheart

Amy - Nephew is severly manic-depressive with schizophrenic tendancies...he can't seem to keep a job so they don't even have him try anymore. I was informed yesterday that I am his job :lol He runs me on errands and, in theory, helps me around the house. Oh well their house should be complete in about 7 weeks. If it doesn't get into a rainy spell here. Then he goes home :tup

Anyway, still plugging away on my Navajo. Sure hope I have it finished by Friday night. Our anniversary is Saturday. Somehow I don't think I'm gonna make it :lol Oh well, DH is nothing if not patient :manyheart

Have a great day everyone :manyheart

[judianne]

Good morning, Cara - the dogs ARE big babies. It took Sparkie over a year before he stopped peeing in excitement when anyone came over! The Fed Ex guy was was very understanding, too, when he would pet Sparkie and end up with wet shoes:lol

[mommy2jj3604]

Judy-KC was supposed to be my mom's cat but he was from a shelter and would go to no one except me so then he became my cat. He however is not a good mouser...I had a pet mouse and KC knocked the cage over one afternoon while I was at work well the mouse got loose and we didn't see him again for over a month and then one night we got woken up by a noise it was KC Playing with the poor mouse!:lol BTW AWWWWWWW How cute was Sparkie? I mean not that he isn't adorable now but you know how puppies are, that is just sooo precious!! Good thing you got your pillow back now though!

Donna-A swap would be fun and I agree with the time line, hey I'm military too so I know just how it is :yes Email me or I will email you later and we can talk more about this swap... And if your friend doesn't have the white I will send you a skein on the 15th. (oh and no guilt here, I kinda figured she wouldn't want me to put the poor kiddos to work :lol)

Amy- my wedding was tons of fun!! Oh and my dress was gorgeous and only cost $99 at the davids bridal 99 dollar sale...can't beat that!!

Cara-Oh stay inside where it's safe and dry!!! Sorry to hear your nephew is driving you a bit bonkers. I am pretty sure that alot of it is the whole teenager thing....I was the same way growing up, not that it makes it any better :hug

[JulieKay]

Judy
Thanks for the explanation- nothing wrong with writing a book. i do that every post. At least we are all getting educated about new stuff today .

Donna- right you are- Tom Clancy --

Cara- too bad about more rain out there. You guys have sure had some obstacles this summer- either blistering heat or rainstorms.

Good luck on your nephew -- it kinda sounds like you are his job and he is yours-- hopefully they'll get him moved soon so you can have a little peace and quiet again .





NEXT TRIVIA Q --
His parents were of normal height, but he grew to only 40 inches and weighed only 70 pounds. He was part of P.T. Barnum's museum .

[Misa]

Trivia Question - Tom Thumb I do believe :D

[JulieKay]

Good job, Miss Cara

Would've been neat to see him dont you think ?

NEXT :

As U.S. Vice-President, he came to power in April 1945 when the President died in office.

[mommy2jj3604]

Harry truman? Just a guess

[hseger]

Wow I can't believe how many posts there are in here! 10,000 is a whole bunch!

My Mom had a GS she was so shy. She had the hip problem.(I won't even try to spell that word :no :lol )

We had a simple wedding. It was at my Church and my parents did the ceremony (both are ministers) and I too got my dress at the David's bridal sale. The reception was at my Dad's work so it was free. Friends I worked with shot the photos for a wedding present so that was free. We wanted to save our money for our Honeymoon. We went on a 7 day cruise to Mexico, Jamaca and Grand Caymen. :manyheart

Well I think today I'll make some bigger squares for a change of pace. I got the gusset done on my tote last night and I think I'm going to run out of cotton for it.

[sewnsew]

Jenni no problem. I knew you'd understand the timeline. :lol

Cara, I hope they finish the house soon.

I haven't done that much on my navajo. I'm not sure about the color. So I did a couple rows and figured I'd see what you all think of the light purple in it.
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http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a371/Donna_G/photos/crochet%20alongs/navajopurple.jpg

They are the same just for some reason the lighting was different with them. Should I leave the purple on or just take it off. The next color no matter what will be the coffee.

[Krystal16]

Hi all. First day of school today. DS is having a great day - we started early, and worked right through (he's a "I need a break" kinda person) and is thrilled we will be done by 2:30. Me too!

Working on the Viceroy. Still haven't found the white mill ends bags. I've called everyone I know who might have a stash locally. :( Gonna have to play the waiting game.

DD was THRILLED to have her bag. I hope it holds up to all the trials she's going to put it through. I fixed a few mistakes last night and finished it up. It's CUTE, if I do say so myself. We've decided it needs a flap, so that is next on the list.

Have a great day everyone. I've got stuff to do now.

[slicer]

Donna - I think the purple looks okay, but it really depends on what other colors you're putting on the Navajo. If you're doing all different colors, it will look great!

I just got done the Dead Zone and finished up 2 stripe squares. I think I've got 6 left to make, and about 10 of the heart squares. The take about 1hr each, and I'm just hoping I don't run out of yarn in the kit...although I did buy 3 kits b/c they were only $10 so I couldn't pass it up!

Time to play some Pogo games, then food, then cleaning.

[slicer]

Krystal - if you can't find mill ends at your local AC Moore, I can check around here. We've got about 4 AC Moore's not too far away, and my aunt works at one of them, so I can get a discount. I wouldn't mind sending some your way.

[Misa]

Amy - Four AC Moores and an inside connection?!?! I'm so jealous :manyheart

[sewnsew]

Thanks Amy. This will be the last color. Then I start over with the dark brown and redo the colors to form the pattern. If I keep the purple, it will be coffee, country blue, dark purple,off white, windsor blue, coral pink, brown, aran fleck, the greenish teal, and then pale plum. Then I start over with the coffee and do it all again till it's the right width.

[slicer]

Donna - I kind of like it and kind of don't. I think it looks good with the colors, just maybe not right next to the green. I don't know, see what everyone else thinks.

[mommy2jj3604]

Donna I think the purple looks great.

[stargazingirly]

hey everyone!
Lots of chatter this morning!

I know a GS X Husky would shed a lot, but I think i'd be willing to stay on top of it. Not ready to have kids yet, so i'm thinking a dog is a good transition.. Just have to get it to enjoy brushing... I think I'm moving in December so when we do we will definitely be looking for a place that allows dogs... then maybe make him a Christmas present!

I went to the 99 dollar sale... nothing in my size... or a style I liked when I went. I got my dress at a place called Hussey's Hardware in Maine, Its moto: beer guns and wedding dresses, we've got it all... LOL, they actually had the largest selection of any place I went. It was great, I think even special ordering the size it cost 109 dollars.... not bad at all, and all it needs is a bit of pinching under the arms, since its strapless I want it to fit really well, but my Grandma is going to do it for me!

Well looks like my week off from work isn't going to happen, I wasn't scheduled at all, but one of the managers send out an email saying if anyone wanted hours just to let him know.. so I'm going to work 8- 430 the rest of the week... its okay i need the money...

[losingmymind2]

Judy, you're lucky Sparkie decided he liked the floor better than your bed when he was young, or YOU'D be sleeping on the floor if he decided to stretch out one night.

[judianne]

Judy, you're lucky Sparkie decided he liked the floor better than your bed when he was young, or YOU'D be sleeping on the floor if he decided to stretch out one night.
He never got the memo about laying STRAIGHT on the bed as he got older - and bigger - he always lay on the diagonal! I think he got tired of being nudged to move over!!

[slicer]

I will never buy another thing from David's Bridal if I can help it. I've had too many bad experiences. The first was for my brothers wedding. I was a bridesmaid and that's where we got our dresses. I had them order a size 4 in the color she wanted because it fit perfectly. When I went to pick it up, they ordered a 6, or could only get a 6. Was that my fault? They wanted me to pay for the alterations! I said NO WAY! I certainly didn't pay for them, I'm not sure if my SIL did though. I had another bad experience when I went for my sisters best friends wedding. Again I was a bridesmaid, and the dress fit fine, it just needed to be hemmed A LOT! So, I asked it we could keep the excess fabric, they said sure. When I went to pick up my dress, there was no excess fabric to be found. I was furious!

Sorry about the rant, I just can't really stand that place.

I got half of the kitchen counters cleaned off and scrubbed the stove top. The other half will be next, then I get to sweep and take some excess stuff to the basement, or wherever I decide to store it.

[tahlara]

After reading 20-30 pages of this thread, I am exhausted. :lol (In a good way) I decide not to do tally this month. I am kinda burnt out on many things. I take two days off to recover. I finally did some crochetting last night, few rows of sage on diagonal blanket.

This weekend, I will do yarn shopping for some gift projects. I am so glad that temps are cooler now, down to 80's. It's nice to wake up to 75 degree in the morning :yes

Have to do bills, then whole budget beside few other things today. Have to make sure I have some bucks for yarn this month. :P

Will check in later. It's nice to be back. :)

[hseger]

I still haven't picked up a hook today. I need to get these clothes ready for a consignment sale next week. The drop off is Sunday. At least I don't have too many to tag. I just have no energy today.

[sewnsew]

Alright the more I have looked at the navajo while working on it the more I like the idea of moving the purple. I'm going to frog about 9 rows and put the purple between the brown and aran fleck. I think it will go better there then next to the green.

[slicer]

Donna - i think that will look wonderful.

[JulieKay]

Jenni
Harry Truman was right ~~~

NEXT :

Burt the Chimney Sweep


Heather -wow ,a mom and dad both who are ministers ? No wonder
you turned out to be such a nice person !

Donna- I like all the colors you are using . It almost could be a scrap blanket and you could put lots more colors in there. It looks very pretty and colorful .

Krystal-glad you checked in today- we always like to hear what's new with your world !

Diane- sorry you're having a burnout. I get like that too. Look out when I have a big one, I don't wanna work on anything. Better pare it down a little til you build up more power .

Sorry to the ladies talking weddings-- I don't have much updated info. I have seen the David's Bridal commercials on tv, but the closest one to me may be Cleveland, I'm not sure and I aint exactly in the market for a wedding dress, so have never been there or even know anyone else who has .

[krazy-kitty]

Have you played the boxing? That is a real work out!!! My friend and I would play it until we both collapsed...but I would never play against hubby cause he was WAY better boxer than me so he would always kick my butt!

Yes I have, was playing boxing when BF's mate turned up, he said it looked easy, so I gave him yhe controls and he couldn't do it:lol

I think I have over done it abit Iam aching all over, it was really fun.

Hopfully tonight I should be able to get more done on my large SP project.

Going to work soon, so check back in the morning.

Rox

[JulieKay]

Howdy Rox- have a good day at work .

[sewnsew]

Oh I know that one but I'll let someone else try since I got one earlier. :yes

Julie thanks. I would think of the other colors but not sure if they would clash it or not. Plus this is a good way to stash bust on some of them. I'm not planning on using more than one skein of each since that's all I had on hand.

[krazy-kitty]

[quote=JulieKay;924507]Howdy Rox- have a good day at work .[/quoteI will do.

Anyone ever sent a parcel to the UK, weighed my SP parcel and got a quote online, it weighs 2.4kg and its gonna cost me about £30, is this right seems a bit much.

Rox

[losingmymind2]

Dick Van Dyke

We went and saw Tim just now. They have him sitting up in his wheelchair (to clear anesthesia from his lungs) and his NP just had changed the dressing on his hip. She said it looked ok, and it is NOT a long incision, like I was afraid of, because it would be more painful for Tim. They gave him a dose of morphine just before we got there, so he was SOUND asleep, but definately not in any pain.

Apparently there was some infection to the bone, but the surgeon's report wasn't in Dr. McCagg's hands, so she's paging him for the details and will fill me in tomorrow, unless there is something urgent to tell us. Basicly, it will be the same antibiotics for a good long time to make sure we get all the infection out of his system.

I have to go email friends, since I STILL can't find my cell, and all my numbers are in there. I was meaning to transfer them to the comp, too. Let this be a lesson, SAVE THOSE PHONE NUMBERS ON PAPER, TOO!

[mommy2jj3604]

:hugThat's all Kathy just :hug

[Krystal16]

Krystal - if you can't find mill ends at your local AC Moore, I can check around here. We've got about 4 AC Moore's not too far away, and my aunt works at one of them, so I can get a discount. I wouldn't mind sending some your way.

Amy, I think once I was to pay for shipping here, I could buy the plain Caron SS skeins with my coupon and be cheaper. Thanks, though!

[slicer]

No problem Krystal

Finished another Square!!! I've got 5 more striped squares to make and a bunch more of the hearts.

It will be done some day.

BB&B finally called. He said the can't offer me a full time position, so no benefits offered...so I called VS and have an interview Friday morning. She said the should have a full-time spot, possibly in the back room, not sure what that requires, but she also said benefits might start after 30days, which is awesome.

[judianne]

Sounds encouraging, Kathy. You're all still in my thoughts and prayers...

PS....I CAN'T FIND THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR YOUR HOUSE! PLEASE PM ME!

[Aussie]

Morning everyone,

I hope you all had a great day.

Judy your furbabies are gorgeous and they obviously get along with each other which is great. Do they both sleep together or do they have there own beds.

Donna I think your idea of moving the purple will make it look better, it just doesnt look right next to the green. Overall you have made great progress and I like the effect of all the colors in there. How big are you going to make it.

Cara your certainly getting loads of rain there, can you send some our way. Is it still hot there as well or has it cooled down now.

Heather your going well with the tote, how much yarn did you buy for the tote, is it going to take more than what the pattern says.

Jessica hows it going. Your working now instead of having a break but at least you will have some money to buy heaps of yarn.

Rox 30 pounds to send something that weighs 2.4kg is not too bad unless you were to halve the package.

Kathy hope Tim is ok and not in pain at all. My thoughts are with you.:hug

Amy I hope you get the job at VS you deserve it girlfriend.:hug

[JulieKay]

Hang in there Kathy
We're all here if you need us .

Amy- good luck on the job ..

Guess I'd better go get some Dead Zone time in - Sam is off at his friends' working on a computer, Cam just left after playing Captain Hook for 3 hours, so I am in BAD need of a Dead Zone .

Get him and Papaw playing pirates and you just about wanna walk the plank to have some quiet .

[bgnagy]

Good Morning Wendy.

Kathy, I hope you get good news tomorrow from the Dr.

All this talk of weddings is kind of exciting. Mine was 12 1/2 years ago. For some anniversary - like 15th or 20th - I'd like to renew our vows and have another wedding-type thing. Nothing too extravagant - but then neither was our wedding. It was very nice, but small. I did wear a traditional white dress, which has been hermetically (sp?) sealed and sitting in my closet ever since. Not sure if it will ever come out of that box.

Spent my Dead Zone doing two more rounds on the Venom RR. Did I mention I'm ready to be done with this one? 6 more rounds to go.

Think I want to work on something else for a while. Maybe I'll get that baby blanket out since it's the next one "due" after the Venom.

[Aussie]

Barbara way to go. Cant wait to see the finished venom ripple.

Julie have fun in the dead zone.

[tlisley]

Krystal - Love that bag!!

Kathy - Hope Tim is well and everything looks better soon!

Amy - I was married on Friday the 13th...

[Misa]

Kathy - I'm glad things went relatively well for Tim. :hug Please know that we think of y'all every day :manyheart

All this talk about weddings is fun :yes Bah! I can be such a girl sometimes :lol Big Daddy and I have anniversary #12 coming up on Saturday so I guess I'm just in a wedding type of mood :dreaming

[mommy2jj3604]

Awww Wendy look at your Furbabies!!!!!

[Misa]

Are we supposed to change our avatars to our furbabies? Did I miss something? :think I wouldn't be surprised if I did :lol

[judianne]

Wendy, the pups get along really well - 99% of the time. Occasionally there will be a "testing time" over a toy or something, then Susie, the old lady always wins. Sometimes she chases Sparkie in the yard and he gets so scared his fur stands up along his back. He SHOULD be scared - she hasn't always played nice with her furry siblings.
They sleep wherever they want - she usually has her back against the front door downstairs - tile is cool in summer and radiant heat in the floor in the winter. Sparkie usually comes upstairs and sleeps on one of the blankets I made for him (he is the classic GS dg - always with his favorite human in the family). Other times he and Susie are tail to nose, and stretched out in the hallway. It's cute.:manyheart

[judianne]

Cara, I think I started it this morning with all the talk about our furbabies - don't think Julie planned it, though I may have missed that, too.

[econ-nerd]

September sounds like a common anniversary month here :manyheart Mine and hubby's 19th is on Monday the 10th.

Off to my dead zone to see if I can finish my second half moon shawl. Ready to relax after the first day of teaching this semester :yes

[mommy2jj3604]

I don't think we are supposed to change to furbabies but they are too dang cute so why not? Do Tarantulas count as furbabies? She is kinda furry on her rump.:think

[tlisley]

Wow... somewhere between last night an this evening we broke 10,000 posts! I did not make dead zone last night but will attempt it tonight. I'm determined to finish this navaho soon although I just noticed I dropped 4 stitches so the pattern is not coming out right at the end!! I'm going to frog back about 10 stitches on each row and see if that fixes it or if the problem starts much earlier in my rows. Not sure what I'll do if thats the case.

Haven't been working on much except the navajo, so nothing to exciting to report.

See you all later!

[Misa]

I don't think we are supposed to change to furbabies but they are too dang cute so why not? Do Tarantulas count as furbabies? She is kinda furry on her rump.:think

Sure a tarantula counts :D

Okay I'll bite for tonight anyway because I have a super cute photo of the new baby, Tuon, that DH took the other day :manyheart

[mommy2jj3604]

Awww look at Tuon!!!!! She is sooooooo dang cute!!!

[Misa]

Thank you :manyheart We think she's purty darned cute too :yes She's sitting on my laptop there. She thinks that's a might fine place to have a bath :lol

[judianne]

Cara, I love my pups...but am absolutely over the moon about kitties - your Tuon is the most adorable kitty I've seen in a long, long time!:manyheart

[Krystal16]

No kitty here. Just my old dawg Zeus. (He's 10) Lotsa gray in that muzzle.

[Misa]

Oh I love Zeus!!!! Look at that face :manyheart

Judy - Thank you :hug She is cute but boy is she a handful :lol

[bgnagy]

What cute kitties and doggers - all around. Just went for a walk around the neighborhood with the family and a kitten followed us for about the last half of the way. So cute. (S)helooked healthy, but no collar and its hair was kinda matted in places so we thought he/she might be a stray. Once we stopped at our house the neighbor kid across the street chased him/her away. I hate to think of the little thing all alone out there. Hopefully (s)he has a home and is there by now - but I'll be keeping an eye out.

[mommy2jj3604]

Krystal Zeus has the greatest face!!! He looks like an old man but sooooo adorable!!!

[judianne]

Barbara, please DO keep an eye out for the kitty - the fact that you were followed is unusual if it's been out on the street for a long time. I think so, anyway.:(

Krystal, Zeus looks so very sweet! Awwwww.....

[mommy2jj3604]

I finished the Baby RR!!!`:clap:clap:clap:clap

Oh and my avatar is my other furbaby...I think her name is Gem? :lol Not sure if we ever formally named her. We named the other one we had but she killed him, turns out two tarantulas should never be kept in the same tank together :eek Anyways we have had her for 5 years now. She is a pink toed tarantula one of the most docile tarantulas found. Aint she perty?

[judianne]

Jenni, I'm not so sure about spiders....they give me goose bumps, esp the hairy ones!
I've held a snake (amazing what my then-2 year old goddaughter could make me do - didn't want to look like a wimp), but draw the line at spiders - esp LARGE spiders. Ewwwwwwwww.......

[judianne]

Jenni, is this rr for Danny?

And will you post a pic this week?

[Krystal16]

Um... spiders REALLY creep me out.

[JulieKay]

KRYSTAL
That dog is hilarious !!!!

Now HE has a chip on his shoulder if anybody does-- look at that face !!!

He looks like ME when I'm in a bad mood .

[TammyG]

Good evening folks. Wow what a bunch of chatty people we had today!! Just read all the posts. PTA went until 7:40 and then I had about a 15 minute drive home. Got home a little after 8. So I do this twice a month, for PTA meetings and now I'm on the executive commmittee too.

10,000 that's cool!!

Great looking furbabies - Love the tartula - Jenni - don't mind spiders as long as they're not crawling on me. Hubby hates them.

Wendy's cats are darn cute and the doggies. Cara is that Misa or Tuon in the pic (read but forgot) I'm a kitty person myself, but can't have in our apartment.

I've got feather babies, too big a pic to put in avatar, here he is:
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/th_Baloo.jpg (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/BalooBeeper/Baloo.jpg)
His name is Baloo and he is a Pionus. I have another bird, too, but don't have a pic. He is a Rosella, named Beeper. Baloo I've had for about 10 years, Beeper about 7. We have had as many as 6 birds at a time, now just the two. I am Baloo's mate and he tolerates my husband.


Thanks Julie and Wendy. I go back to doc's for more tests on the 17th, I kinda freaked myself out. Not gonna think about it, till I know there is something to be worried about.

Okay long day, gonna check other boards and go to bed. Maybe crochet, haven't done any today.


Hubby's anniversary and mine is September 14, it will be 16 years.

[losingmymind2]

Haven't decided if it's gonna be a crochet dead zone, or just dead in bed zone, lol.

[Krystal16]

Chip on his shoulder? OH, no... not this dog. He's the kinda dog the kids could stick their fingers in his nose, ears, poke him in the eye, pull his ears and crawl on top of him, and he'd just give you this look like "A little help, please?"... :lol He's a complete lap dog (75 pounds of lap dog) and a big ol' baby.

Just don't come after me or the kids - then he becomes Cujo.

[mommy2jj3604]

Judy no this ripple is for my cousins baby, it's the one that was pastel colors. I will post a picture Friday if that is cool with you? Unless you want to see it right now then I can post now :)

Ok For Judy and Krystal who are bothered by my other baby I will take down the avatar. Just to let you all know I do NOT under any circumstances let her crawl on me!! The only time she is allowed out of her tank is when the wood chips are being changed and only hubby does that. The closest I get to touching her is to reach in and "pet" her rump but that's about it. BTW they are soft like cats.

Ok give me a few minutes to change the avatar

Oh Tammy your bird is so perty!!! JJ wants a bird but then when he gets around one he kind freaks out a bit with the flying/flapping. So are your birds allowed to just be free in the house?

[slicer]

Evening ladies...

Just got back from the movies a bit ago. We went to see Paris, Je T’Aime (http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/parisjetaime/trailer/). It was pretty interesting. It's not a typical movie, more like a bunch of short films that deal with love in Paris. Lots of big name stars and directors.

I think it's about time for bed, but I might join in the furbaby fun and see if I've got a good pic of a relative's cat or dog, since I haven't got any of my own.

[stargazingirly]

Hey everyone!

Just getting home from work, Looks like i'm working 8-430 everyday for the rest of the month... some days after we open are shifted back a bit, Like 10-630.... but 8 hour days,no days off until october.... lots of money, not a lot of sleep... since i'm still working 4 hours a day 5 days a week at my other job through the 20th, maybe later if they cant replace me....

Oh well, Like you said wendy, lots of yarn money!

Kathy- you and Tim remain in my thoughts and prayers, I hope things keep getting better!

I know I missed a lot of posts, I read them... but i'm too tired to process everything!

I'm going to use my deadzone, and try and get another square done, then i'm off to bed,

Hope you all have a good night! I'll try to check in in the morning before I head to work!

[hseger]

Kathy ~ you and Tim are in my thoughts and prayers.

Lots of cutie pies in the avatars :)

Krystal~ I love that backpack! It came out great! I think a flap would be a nice addition to it.

Cara~ Happy Anniversary!! the 8th is my parents anniversary too :lol ours is september 21st gonna be 11 years.

I did do a dead zone earlier today and got most of a 12 inch square done gonna try to finish it tonight. I sure haven't done much lately :)

[slicer]

Started 5 of the striped squares because the first rows are always the most annoying. I have croching into the chain stitches. I'd rather just crochet in rounds. :lol

Now it's definitely time for bed. Goodnight!

[Aussie]

Hi everyone just having lunch here at work and thought I would pop in.

Krystal your dog is adorable. What a cute and innocent face.

Its been great seeing everyone's animals on here, they are all cute and cuddly, thanks for sharing.

Jenni I dont like spiders either, they are so gross.

Jess wow your very busy at work arent you which is good but you really need a break too.

Looks like starting saturday and into next few weeks is a bit of celebrating with birthdays and anniversaries coming up. I guess september is your Autumn which would have been a great time of year to get married. I got married 21st March which is our Autumn and it was just nice. We celebrated 20 years this year. Did everyone have a great wedding day as far as the weather goes.

[losingmymind2]

Hi Wendy! Hope you get time to crochet today. Should be heading off to bed, but still driving myself crazy wondering where my cell phone is. I turned it off the other morning and put it somewhere in my bedroom. That's the last I've seen of it!

[hseger]

Ahh I missed the 8 legged fuzzy baby! :( I wouldn't want to hold it either but I love to look at them up close.

Howdy there Wendy! We had nice weather it started out with a light rain then went sunny and pretty. We have 3 family anniversaries and 1 birthday in Sept. It is the start of our birthday and such rush that won't end till DD's B-day Jan 21.

Well I got my 12 inch block done and that's all I've accomplished today. :eek I just can't get moving lately. Maybe tomorrow will be better. :)

[hseger]

Oh no Kathy! Turning it off isn't good than you can't call it to find it. :lol I have to do that alot :lol Hope you find it soon so you can get some rest. I think I'm going to try to go to bed now too.

[Aussie]

Kathy did you find your phone. Yes the best thing is to never turn it off that way as Heather said if you do lose it you can just ring it. Have done that myself several times.

[krazy-kitty]

Morning all,

Just off to the post office, need to get some brown paper, have ran out so wont be postin parcels today, gonna send small items in a jiffy bag as a sample to my sp, told her to watch out for parcel, will most prob send it tomorrow as off to bed after I have been out.

Think I will send a load of small parcels rather than 2 big ones.

BF has car for work so I have to walk to Post office and it's along way to walk with a big box.

I did 6 rows last night at work on Sp project, but ran out of wool, so started on something else.

Gonna try and finish it later.

Rox

[judianne]

Hi, Rox...

I like the idea of small parcels (if affordable) rather than one. Lots more surprises for your SP!:D
You sound like you're doing really well with this - saw the very pretty yarn you were gifted with on the TY thread, too! Have fun with it!

[judianne]

Heather, I remember that kitty pic the first time you posted it...how's your furbaby doing??

Tammy, I think those big birds are awesome! They have a long life span, too, if I remember correctly - and can be nasty if they don't like you!

[judianne]

Wedding days: we were married in December...it snowed like crazy 2 days before - but that day it was sunny and comfortable, with only small piles of snow left by the curbside!

[TammyG]

Jenni and Judi - Baloo is a mid sized bird, so he will probably live another 10 years. When we are home, yes Baloo is allowed free reign out of his cage. Beeper is not. Baloo was handraised and we got him before he was a year old. He doesn't like other people tho' We don't have many people come over, so he is only used to DH and I. Beeper was not hand raised, so he is not allowed out of his cage. I'll snap a pic of him, cuz he has beautiful colors.

Another day at school, today we have our first assembly for our fall fundraiser.

See ya' later today.

[judianne]

A school fundraiser already!?:eek

I am SO happy to be past that - way past:lol

[sewnsew]

Wendy thanks. I finally got caught up to where I was yesterday morning. I'm going to work on it again today and try to get some progress done on it. I haven't decided how wide to make it yet. I will probably keep working on it till I run out of yarn. Or it gets wide enough to curl up under it.

Amy good luck with VS.

Oh all these little furbabies are so cute. Makes me wish we had one again.:)

Jenni, I'm so glad I missed the spider picture :yes I just like Judy with them.

Tammy, your featherbaby looks pretty.

Wendy we got married in February and all I remember was it was a little chilly. There was snow on the ground since it was February in Alaska. :lol We had a simple justice of the peace thing. Then that summer his family gave us a blessing ceremony and reception.

[krazy-kitty]

Hi, Rox...

I like the idea of small parcels (if affordable) rather than one. Lots more surprises for your SP!:D
You sound like you're doing really well with this - saw the very pretty yarn you were gifted with on the TY thread, too! Have fun with it!


Iam not sure if it's gonna work out cheaper, I thought it would, but have to send each parcel international signed for, cause you need to have a tracking number and it's £3.50 per parcel. Only sent a med size jiffy bag with half a dozen things in and it cost nearly £7. So not sure what Iam gonna do yet, the parcel I was gonna send would have cost over £30, but if I keep it under 2kg then it's £20 plus the £3.50. The money that I save sending smaller parcels I will spend on the tracking, so I think it will work out about the same.

Also I didnt realise that you have to fill a label in for customs stating whats in the parcel, so it wont be a suprise now, as she will know whats in there before she opens it. :(

And the syupid post office didnt have any brown paper, so cant wrap parcels up anyway.

Will have to get some tomorrow now.

Received another parcel this morning, arrived b4 I got home from work, BF had opened it, have 3 books from my sp

200 crochet blocks for blankets, throws and afghans by Jan Eaton
Cute crochet for tiny tots - 25 modern designs for babies and toddlers by Helen Ardley
And
Crochet in no time - 50 modern scarves, wraps, tops and more to make on the move by Melody Griffiths

Loads there to keep me busy.

Gotta rush and round up the cats, the younest has taken to climbing on t he garage roof and jumping on to all the others in the row, don't want him to go tooo far.

Rox

[stargazingirly]

goodmorning early birds!

I'm not usually up and this morning i'm hoping the cafine will give me the kick I need to get going.... didn't get to sleep until after 1... up at 630... oh well, i'll be home around 5 tonight.

Hope you all have a great day!

~Jess

[sewnsew]

Rox what a great surprise to get first thing in the morning. You could just put that it's crocheted items I think.

[msmusic]

Good morning all, I'm loving the furry avatars!! And Jessica, I love the guinea piggy!!!! I had two of them many, many moons ago when I was first married. Mortimer & Matilda (Mort & Tillie for short) .... they were so much fun. They learned to raise their obnoxious squeal when I opened the refrigerator door - they thought every time it opened they were getting a carrot treat! :eek

My Winnie is waiting for his morning "walkies." I'm making progress on the pineapple 'ghan, will update with a pic by tomorrow. Had to frog 5 rounds earlier this week, I was so annoyed with myself.

Have a great day, all! :hug

[mommy2jj3604]

Ok so No more spider pictures I promise :yes I reread my post last night and I kinda sounded mean and I apologize...Don't know why I wrote it like that...Might have been the two fully grown men sitting next to me pestering me.

Wendy-My anniversary is July 21st and when we got married it was blistering hot! It wasn't bad for about a week before then the day of my wedding I think it was about 100 degrees. The worst part was my wedding dress has 4 or 5 layers to it :eek But it was kinda nice cause in all the pictures instead of looking as white as a ghost I had lots of color!

Tammy-Beeper sounds like a muppet name for some reason....I tried talking hubby into letting me get a bird and he keeps telling me no. I try to use the whole "well you got a tarantula" arguement and all he says is "you got the cat and the two kids isn't that enough?" Oh well Baloo is so beautiful.

Donna-does it look better with the purple moved?

Norma-LOL that is cute!!! Everytime I open one of those pull top cans of fruits or veggies KC comes running and won't leave me alone. He thinks it's soft cat food...he can't have soft cat food anymore cause he has stomach issues, he has to have really expensive purina one or science diet dry food!!

Ok I think that is everyone. I hardly did any crocheting yesterday. But I did get a round done on Danny's RR so only 7 more rounds to do. I am hoping to finish it by tomorrow evening so I can fill the two empty spots with new WIP for christmas. Oh I was telling our friend about the whole pet thing going on in here and he told me to post a picture of him because apparently he his my other pet :lol but only during weekdays cause he goes home to his other family on the weekend :lol Boy do we have some weird friends!

[krazy-kitty]

It was a lovely suprise!

Lady at post office said I had to list every item in the parcel, luckly this was just a med size jiffy bag.

Not sure if I can send half the items I have due to regulations or something, will have to see if there is a list of things I cant send so I know what to keep out of the parcel.

Rox

[slicer]

The only wedding I've been to with bad weather was my cousins Valentine's wedding this past year. They decided that they'd get married on Wed. Feb 14th. Don't you know it started snowing that morning and didn't really ever stop. So, we went for the normally 45min drive to the church, that probably took well over an hour. I was scared to death because of the snow all over the place and people around here have no idea how to drive when it even flurries, since we don't get snow as often as we used to. It was a beautiful ceremony, but they didn't really have a reception...at least they had a few goodies to snack on while they did pictures, then they came in and said 'hi' and 'thank you' to everyone. We left shortly afterwards since it was a school/work night and the weather was insane.

I got up fairly early again today b/c the business out back can't stay quite until 7am. It wasn't so bad today, but on mornings when I really want to sleep in, I get soooo annoyed! Today it made me get up and I got to watch Uncommon Threads at 7am. I learned how to do felting by hand and needle felting. It looked really cool, and extremely easy.

I'll be working on stripe squares and cleaning today.

[slicer]

Rox - I think the main things you can't send are liquids or other hazardous materials. At least that's what they always ask when I'm sending a package. Good Luck!

[krazy-kitty]

So it's ok to send food items, pet treats and metal crochet hooks???:hook

Rox

[slicer]

Here's a list (http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/fh_014.htm#ep3576772) of things that we can't send to the UK.

It is probably similar to things you can send out of the UK, I'll see what I can find.

[Aussie]

Howdy, Im back from the dead zone, and I was watching the ghost whisperer too. I have done another 18 rows on the tote. shock horror. I know, I have nearly finished the front then I can start on the gusset.

Mum rang today at work and said i want to make that bag your making. I said mum it has those sc's that you dont like doing at the minute. she is going to try to do it on saturday when she comes to my place but we will see.

Rox thats a bummer that they made you list everything, I would list them but be a bit vague on how you write it down so its still a surprise for your sp.

Amy that wedding you went to was a bit weird huh. Its unusual not to have a reception.

Jessica have a great day at work.

Now I am busy sewing squares together, yes Im still hard at it, its a tough job but somebodys gotta do it. Im not making any more squares until these are sewn together.

Ok I need a cuppa, who would like one.

[judianne]

So it's ok to send food items, pet treats and metal crochet hooks???:hook

Rox
All those things are okay to send from here across the pond, though when at the post office window I am asked (in addition to questions about hazardous, liquid, etc.) if there's anything perishable in the package. HOW that changes things I'm not sure.
I DID send nail polish once...the clerk wasn't sure if it would go through the symtem, but it did. In fact, when I told her what it was she was sorry I did. She thought it was okay, but couldn't be sure of it. It did make it to the intended recipient!

Do you have a website for your postal service that you can check?

[mommy2jj3604]

I just saw this site and thought I would share...She is selling alot of stuff but if you go the the patterns there are some really adorable patterns for sale.

http://pink-alligator.com (http://pink-alligator.com/)

The payment through Paypal for the pattern books I won on ebay finally went through today!!! Don't know why it took so long but I am just happy the lady will finally be sending them out to me :clap OHHH and I also won 2 witch doll heads made by fibre craft for .49 so off to pay for those!!!

[judianne]

Hi, Wendy...imagine me sitting across from you with my own cuppa...:manyheart

Just got done damp mopping the floors...then it's get dressed, clean downstairs - and off to Barnes & Noble and Michaels:blush
Can you tell that DH is out for the day:devil

[Aussie]

Jenni and Judy we all posted at once.

Jenni your puddy tat has that look on his face as if to say " are you looking at me".

[Aussie]

Hey Judy have fun at the shops, are you buying yarn or is that a silly question.

[slicer]

Rox - here's what I found on the Royal Mail site.

"How do I find out about Prohibitions and Restrictions in the country I’m sending to?
Every country has its own list of prohibited and restricted items that cannot be sent in the post to that country. Before sending you should check with Royal Mail customer services on 08457 740 740 to see if the contents of your item are allowed in the country of destination."

But, you should be fine with sending all those goodies to your SP.

[judianne]

Wendy, I had a pattern in mind for a gift (afghan) for a friend. Sort of a "happy", "cheer up" gift - she likes pink...and I'm trying to come up with something a tad "adult" for her. I saw a ghan made up of big squares, but with some rows of fun fur in there, and homespun - so I'm off to look for a few skiens of pink with different textures and looks. I thought of a RR, but want something less bulky - more portable - to work on, so it doesn't all sit on my lap!

[JulieKay]

Krystal - if he's had kids poking his eyes, ears, nose and mouth, no wonder he looks like that ..
FUNNY .. now that dog has some personality .

I always tell Sam that dogs SMILE .. He thinks it's a line of hogwash. But I actually think dogs CAN smile.

We don't have pets, so we aint excatly experts on the subject .

[mommy2jj3604]

Wendy-Yay that look on his face is normal...it's his everyday look! Well that and the look of terror when the kids come running for him :lol

Judy have fun yarn shopping!! Hubby told me I could go out and get the yarn for MIL's christmas gift because we got his travel pay back so we got an extra 350 dollars :clap I will be thinking of you shopping as I am shopping :lol

[judianne]

Good morning, Miss Julie - knew you would get me chiming in on this one, didn't ya!
Dogs DO smile...:)

[judianne]

Have fun, Jenni!!:yay :yay

[JulieKay]

Hi Guys
Late checking in today so I am really far behind on posts-- let's go with post number 10196 as lucky post today and color RED .
Since everyone has changed their avatars to animals, we'll go ahead and change the category now. No big deal to me, I like looking at new ones ever so often, keeps it from getting boring in here .
I dont have pets, but I'll dig up some animal photos to post .


QOD ---

Since animals seem to be the topic today, name a famous animal from a tv show or movie.

I'll go with Lassie -

[judianne]

Rin-Tin-tin (of course;) )

[judianne]

See ya' all later - off to get dressed and SHOP!! Dusting the downstairs can wait!

[Aussie]

Jenni and Judy have fun shopping.

Judy that pattern sounds interesting, let us know what sort of yarn you buy for it.

Julie howdy doody.

[slicer]

Dumb dog, why are you following me?
I aint got a crumb dog, how about lettin' me be?
I ain't gon-na feed you,
Ain't got a scrap for you.
Need you?
Don't give me a rap for you.
Dumb dog dumb-er than they come dog.
You're the most presumin' dog that a human could know.

SANDY

[Aussie]

Ok Im thinking of the dog movie where the kids get kidnapped and the dog saves them. Just cant think of the dogs name.

[mommy2jj3604]

QOD- MR Ed!! Ok gonna get dressed and get moving

[Krystal16]

Benji, Wndy?

Old Yeller

[Aussie]

Im going to bed now, catch u all later on.

[Aussie]

Krystal thanks, thats it, I just couldnt think of his name.

[JulieKay]

Have fun to the ladies going shopping --

and Wendy-- nighty-night , talk to you this afternoon .

[econ-nerd]

Good morning :manyheart

So I have been to the gym and now my legs feel like rubber bands after using the elliptical machine :lol Time to get some work done on getting some research grants applied for.

QoD Littlest Hobo

In terms of the customs labels I wouldn't worry too much. I get Christmas and birthday parcels sent from family from Canada to the US and I always avoid looking at the customs sticker so that the surprise isn't spoiled. Or I ask hubby to take the label off so I can't see it or I make a point of covering it with my hand so I don't look while I am opening the package.

The weather on our wedding day Sept 10th was very nice. It was a bit cool and not at all hot. There was a huge rainstorm later in the evening but it started after everyone was in the hall for the reception and it quit raining by the time people were heading home.

Last night I hoped to finish my half moon shawl during my dead zone and I ran out of yarn :no :rant :thair :grumpy :sigh So I'll have to head out and get some more on SUnday afternoon. So I started working on a one skein scarf (from SnB). I'll be able to finish that this evening and also plan to work on hubby's Christmas ghan while he is at school.

Catch everyone later.

[sewnsew]

Jenni, I think it does. I'll have to add the last color and see how it all looks together before I decide how much I like it. Oh that's great your books will be on their way to you. And congrats on winning the witches heads. What do you have planned for those? Thanks for the link to the cute site. I'm going to check it out.

Julie I agree that dogs can smile.

I think I'll go with Thomasina. I'm not sure if anyone remembers that movie about the cat. I haven't seen it in years.

Wendy have a good night.

Jenni and Judy have fun shopping wish I could join you.:)

I will have to see if I can dig up some old pictures of my previous furbabies. I had quite a few at one time or another. So I'll do that sometime today. This is going to be a lazy day for me as hubby left this morning for a couple weeks. Tomorrow I'll get started on some cleaning and I'll have to make up some lists to make sure I get it all done. I would really like to do a more detailed cleaning of the house including some decluttering. We will see how that turns out. I'm not thinking about it till tomorrow though. Today I'm going to work on my navajo then I'll start a lightning round on the gopherghan. I'd really like to see a project finished here soon.

[losingmymind2]

Skippy

Just got up, SarahJane wanted out, silly dog is getting earlier and earlier. She hears too much when the windows are open, and has to bark at it all.

[Misa]

Good morning ladies :flower

Wow! Lots of posts last night....that's great :D Rats, missed the tarantula. They don't bother me and yes, they do feel like the fur on cats :yes And they tickle when they walk on you :heehee

Heather - Awww look at Max :manyheart Yes, we haven't had an update on him lately. How is he?

Julie - Of course, dogs smile. So do cats :yes And they can cry too :( Tuon laughs when you tickle her :lol

Wendy - Yes, please, I'll have a cuppa. I could use the kick start :lol

Judy & Jenni - Have fun shopping. Today's my day out too but I'm broke. But it's fun to get out anyway :yes

We got married in September which is still very hot in Texas. It was an outdoor wedding, too. It rained that morning so it was humid and hotter than the hinges in Hades. I thought DH was gonna faint at the ceremony :P And my hair kinda frizzed, to boot. But it was still a fabulous day :manyheart

QOD - Trigger

[hseger]

Judy~ Max is getting in to trouble all the time :lol but he's doing pretty good. The simese cat in him is shining through.

QOD~ petey from little Rascals

Don't know what I'll do today. I think I'll try to make some saltines for a lapghan just don't know which one to do. :lol

[slicer]

Bathroom is all cleaned, kitchen is next, but I think it's time for some hooking.

[Krystal16]

I'm looking for opinions...

I have a TON of fall colored yarns, and have been trying to think of the "right" pattern for them. I have a lot of brown and a lot of gold, then a few of each of the other fall-ish colors.

http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?criteria=zebra&x=0&y=0 If you look at the "Zebra Flair" afghan pattern here, do you think it would look good if I did the brown for black, the gold for white, and then the other colors as the "stripes"? Or do you think I should find a different pattern to use these with?

[JulieKay]

Krystal
Pardon me for chuckling, but that dog is the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life .
If you ever need to unload him for any reason, let me know . He makes me laugh everytime I look at him .

Well, I would say you could try the zebra stripes in fall colors if you want ,just start it to see how it looks .

I would think maybe wider stripes of some of the colors, then narrower stripes of the others might look best -- it might be a little BUSY if each color was the same size, so I think I'd balance it out with a lot of dark- like browns, then put the brighter colors in narrow stripes .

Just my 2 cents.

[slicer]

Finished my Dead Zone. I got just over one and a half striped squares done. They are working up fairly quickly since I did the starting rows last night. Got 4 left to finish. Then I'll have to figure out how to keep up the steam when working on the sc heart graph for the other squares. I might also pick up the 63 cables book and do one of those after every heart square just to keep me from getting too bored with the hearts.

What is everyone else working on today?

I can't believe that I've got so few WIPs at the moment...and if I ever get in gear, I'll finish up the ones that are only a few rows from completion. What am I waiting for???

[bgnagy]

Hiya.

Krystal - I'm never good at trying to picture what different colors look like, but that looks like a neat pattern, and I think it would be nicer with all fall colors than how it is pictured on FreePatterns.

QoD: Snoopy

We got married on St. Patrick's Day - we were planning to have the wedding on 3/18, a Saturday, but where we had our wedding/reception, it would have cost about twice as much to do the exact same thing on Saturday, so we moved it up a day to 3/17. It was in the Orlando, FL area so not too hot and not cold at that time. Weather held out for us until we were driving away after the reception, then it poured - but just for a little while.

[slicer]

Barbara - you got lucky with the weather at your wedding, whenever I've been to Orlando it would rain every afternoon, but for no longer than an hour. And half the time the power would go out. Is it fun having a St. Patrick's day Anniversary?

[bgnagy]

Barbara - you got lucky with the weather at your wedding, whenever I've been to Orlando it would rain every afternoon, but for no longer than an hour. And half the time the power would go out. Is it fun having a St. Patrick's day Anniversary?
It's kind of fun, I suppose, but not as fun as a Halloween Anniversary, I bet.

[losingmymind2]

My Dead Zone was working on daughter's stained glass ghan. Of course, I'll be working on that one till eternity. Tonight should have another zone unless I'm too fed up with mom to sit and watch tv with her...she's on my last nerve already, today.

[judianne]

Kathy, I'll bet you have calluses on your tongue from bititng it - I know that's how I get when my FIL pushes the envelope.

Well, I could only find some unusual pink yarn at Michaels for the friend's ghan...the light pink fun fur and baby clouds yarn (Super Bulky) in Pink Lemonade. I want to use 2 strands of yarn to make the squares, so the bulky will work alone, and I'll use the fake fur with the pink or white RHSS to jazz it up. I hope to get this one started next week.
I AM a hopeful person:lol

[slicer]

Judy - the ghan your gonna make for your friend sounds interesting, I can't wait to see some pics.

[tahlara]

Krystal, Try making a swatch?

I did few more rows on diagonal blanket last night. It really look good which please me. White section got me worried for a bit until I add Sage Green section. Almost halfway there.

I found a picture on my cell phone (sidekick tmobile) that I took of a quilt desigh. It's flying goose/fishes, Escher style. So perfect for fall theme. I am going to see if I can modify it for a wall hanging. :yes

Off to do more decluttering, doing my budget for the month, and other stuff.

It's hard for me to wait...a whole weekend to do yarn shopping for xmas/baby/wedding gifts. :(

[Kelle]

QOD: Beethoven (St Bernard)
----------------
Whew! Just now caught up on all the posts I missed over Labor Day... too much for my brain to respond to any of them... but Cara, thinking of you still :hug. And my avatar is an early pic of my "nephew" Cody that hangs out with me in the mornings at work (he's almost a year old now)....

My Mr. and I married in October at a Justice of the Peace (I highly recommend this to anyone! So much less stress, and more money for a honeymoon to Greece!); our two year wedding (and 9 years together) anniversary is coming up! :D

Not much craftiness lately, although I did knit two washcloths while camping this last weekend... and I finally got more coloured wool for my friend's bag. Need to make a flower and then felt everything. Was hoping to do that before we go up to Canuckistan this weekend but alas, I'm not sure I'll have enough time....

...and the Dead Zone sounds like a great idea, but I might only be able to have one Dead Zone a week... one a day sounds heavenly but just not feasible for my schedule! *sigh* some day though...

Okay, break time is almost over... chat with y'all later!

Peace out,

~k

[krazy-kitty]

QOD - the cat from homeward bound, can't think of the name right now.

Have done another 6 rows on my SP project and the main part is now finished, have 3 sides sc border and have the ends to weave in on the last side. Havn't made my mind up what style of border to do yet.

Rox

[sewnsew]

QOD - the cat from homeward bound, can't think of the name right now.

Have done another 6 rows on my SP project and the main part is now finished, have 3 sides sc border and have the ends to weave in on the last side. Havn't made my mind up what style of border to do yet.

Rox

Her name was Sassy. :)

That's great your SP project is almost finished. You've been working hard on it.

[bgnagy]

You'll never guess who showed up on my front porch this afternoon - the kitty who followed us home yesterday. This has got to be the snuggliest cat I've ever seen. He (Don't know if it's a girl or a boy) likes to be picked up, snuggles into your neck and has the motor on full power.

He seems in too good of shape to have always been a stray - obviously not starving (didn't even have any interest in the water I put out for him) I sat out on the front porch with him for quite a while and when I came in he sat by the front door and cried. I borrowed a carrier from my neighbor and as soon as the kids get home from school (in about 5 minutes) we're gonna take him to a vet nearby and see if they'll scan him to see if he has one of those chip thingies. I really think he belongs/belonged to someone and got lost (although I think it's rare for cats to actually get lost) we'll see what happens. Look how cute he is...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgnagy/1337208931/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgnagy/1337209639/in/photostream/

[krazy-kitty]

Her name was Sassy. :)

That's great your SP project is almost finished. You've been working hard on it.


Cheers, that has been driving me krazy tring to think of the name.

Should get it finished tomorrow evening I have a study day tomorrow and have to go to some meeting to do with work in the afternoon, so will do some when i get back.

Iam now planning what I can make next, have decided to leave the border on dads afghan as it is. Will fastern off and start the next row the right way, just means it will have a different look and I dont suppose Dad will notice.

Rox

[judianne]

Rox, I'm sure your Dad won't notice the border at all...he'll just love the whole thing!:c9

[hseger]

Oh such a pretty baby! I love grey cats.

I started on the patches quilt on Cara's site. It's going to be what I do squares for on the football challange It also covers my fall quilt and next happy house quilt.

I guess I'll do a dead zone now and see how many squares I can kick out.

[econ-nerd]

What a cute kittie :manyheart Too bad my hubby is allergic to all sorts of furballs :( and has asthma to boot :sigh I'd love to have critters :yes

I just finished up a one skein scarf (from the SnB HH book) out of the yarn I received as a RAOK :manyheart It is a really nice (picture to come tomorrow :) ) and really FAST and easy! This evening I'll do my dead zone while hubby is at school and get some work done on the afghan I'm making him for Christmas (a patriotic flag blankie) I think I may start working on a Nordstrom knock off bag now though - I like the look of those :yes

[TammyG]

Afternoon all!!! Fundraiser was same ole, same ole. Did some lesson plannin w/partner and figured out when student teacher will do first lesson (my first student teacher - kinda nervous)

Smacked myself in the head trying to hit the fly that had landed on my nose.

QOD - Toto, of course - fav movie.

Julie - funny that yesterday was teal. I had picked some up the other day, cause the color had called to me ;)

Love all the pics of animals.

I have joined the saltine brigade!!!
Cara - I've started the WB, but I think I might turn it into a jacket. Think it's gonna be teal, aran and chocolate.

Gonna start dinner. Later

[sewnsew]

Oh Barbara, that kitty is so pretty. How lucky for you to be the ones he/she chose to live with.

[Kelle]

Oh Barbara! That kitty is so sweet!! Now, tell the truth : are you hoping he doesn't belong to someone? :devil *lol*

~k

[Gardener]

Well offhand, I can't think of a famous animal that hasn't already been mentioned. However in keeping with the spirit of the day, I want to share a picture of our dog, Sophie. Sophie is quite a character. She is a Brittany and is not quite two years old. One of these days we are going to break the news to her that she is just a dog.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o198/Gardener0126/th_DSCF0026-1.jpg (http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o198/Gardener0126/DSCF0026-1.jpg)

[judianne]

Well offhand, I can't think of a famous animal that hasn't already been mentioned. However in keeping with the spirit of the day, I want to share a picture of our dog, Sophie. Sophie is quite a character. She is a Brittany and is not quite two years old. One of these days we are going to break the news to her that she is just a dog.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o198/Gardener0126/th_DSCF0026-1.jpg (http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o198/Gardener0126/DSCF0026-1.jpg)
Awwwwwwww..... so cute! They're a hunting/birding breed - right?

[JulieKay]

Slim- wow, now that is one pretty kitty. I bet your girls will want to keep him .

Kelle- where is it you are going camping -- Kazakstijan or wherever you said ?

Sounds like you're going camping on one of them little Russian splinter countries. You'll come home wearing an apron and a babushka .

Heather and Tammy-welcome to Cara's saltine brigade -- good name for it !

[JulieKay]

Cindy- funny comment-- who in the family will be elected to give her the bad news ?
( She's not human )

[Kelle]

Jules - We're not going camping, just headed North to Canada (aka Canuckistan) to visit my Mr's family for the weekend... leaving tomorrow afternoon and be back Monday night sometime...

...might actually have some down time whilst we are there, will have to bring something to work on :D

~k

[Aussie]

Good Morning/Evening to you all.

Barbara that is a cute puddy tat. I bet your hoping he doesnt belong to anyone. Have you checked with vets to see if anyone has a cat missing.

Krystal the zebra flair pattern looks great, are you going to do it in the fall colors.

Cindy what a cute dog and he likes swimming in the pool too, does he just jump in, he is obviously not scared of the water. When we had our Rottweiler he sure was scared of water and didnt even like stepping on wet grass, he was such a sook.

Its friday my day off and the first day of The Royal Show(its like a country fair) I am taking the girls and we are going to get show bags and they are going on lots of rides. There is a craft area and a cats and dogs show. Its going to be lots of fun.

[Kelle]

Cindy,

My Mum and Dad have a Blue Heeler and we swear she thinks she's human too! Won't sit or lay on the floor or ground, always has to be in a chair :D

~k

[Gardener]

Awwwwwwww..... so cute! They're a hunting/birding breed - right?
Yes, they're bred for bird hunting and retrieving, but they are also wonderful pets. Sophie is the second Brittany we've had.

[QueenOfCrochet]

Hidey Ho Neighborinos! :D

I have been soooo busy & I don't really feel like reading through all the posts so i'm going to start from here. I sure hope nothing too bad was said about me. :lol

School has officially started for my kids. :cheer What a day. I am still suffering from those horrible headaches. I have finally decided to call the Dr. tomorrow because nothing helps them and it's been almost 2 weeks straight of them. Anywhoo, enough of that grumping. :P How are all of you? :manyheart

[JulieKay]

Kelle- I'm not familiar with anything in Canada - we went to Niagra Falls when I was about 7, but that's the only place I know about up there. I remember it being very pretty .
Is the place you are going a large -sized town or out in the middle of nowhere ? It sounds like it'd be one of them places on Amazing Race where there are 7 people living .

[Gardener]

Cindy- funny comment-- who in the family will be elected to give her the bad news ?
( She's not human )

Why do you think she doesn't know yet?...none of us want to break the news...besides she won't believe us!

[stargazingirly]

Goodevening Ladies!

I'm home from work, and I went to the gym.. I call that a successful day so far! Dinner soon, since i'm starving!

Its great to hear about all of your weddings, and your pets! I'd comment individually, but i'm sure I'd get things mixed up, I missed so many posts today!

So when I got home I had squares from two people for my comfort ghan! i'm so excited, I rarely get mail!!! time to open them up and take a few pictures, then dinner, then dead zone, I'll be back before i go to bed though!

[JulieKay]

Hey Tabby-O
So how did Master Jaden survive his first day of school ? Thumbs up or down ?

[stargazingirly]

oops... forgot the QOD: Frank the Pug (dog) Men in Black I

[Aussie]

Tabby sorry to hear you still have those headaches. Hope the Doc can help you with them. How is work and have you been able to get any crocheting done.

[Gardener]

Cindy what a cute dog and he likes swimming in the pool too, does he just jump in, he is obviously not scared of the water. When we had our Rottweiler he sure was scared of water and didnt even like stepping on wet grass, he was such a sook.



She will get in on her own, if she feels like getting wet. Luckily she never gets in unless someone else is in there. Once in a while she needs to be coaxed in and then she won't stay in for long. She likes to float on the tube though.

Wendy, Hope you have lots of fun at the Royal Show.

[QueenOfCrochet]

More Yarn Fairies have landed in my house. I received 3 more packages. :eek You all are too kind. I love all of you, you are the bestest friends a gal could have. :c9 I really appreciate all of it. A BIG thank you to you all! :manyheart :ghug :manyheart

I will get a picture of it all as soon as things calm down here, hopefully in the next couple days. I want to touch it all so bad but have promised myself that I wouldn't take anything out of the boxes except for a quick look until I get pictures for all of you. So believe me I want those pictures as bad as you all do if not more. I'm getting the shakes looking at it. :lol Oh, I did lie a bit, I took the chocolates out. :P I needed them & they work better then calgon. :thair :D

Thank you ALL!!!!!!!!!!! :manyheart :ghug :manyheart

[QueenOfCrochet]

Tabby sorry to hear you still have those headaches. Hope the Doc can help you with them. How is work and have you been able to get any crocheting done.


Work is okay. I haven't had to work since Monday. I'm suppose to go back tomorrow. We shall see. :devil I haven't had time to crochet at all in the last couple days. I'm surprised I have time to breathe. :P

[QueenOfCrochet]

Hey Tabby-O
So how did Master Jaden survive his first day of school ? Thumbs up or down ?

:tup He did good.

But he did look for me alot. He even whined to come home a couple times. I don't think he'll get on the bus tomorrow but we'll see. He might because his friend rides the bus. I think it's just too long of a day, he gets tired after 2 hours. I have no clue how he'll deal with 6-7 hours.

[Misa]

Afternoon ladies :flower

Cindy - :rofl Oh let keep believing she's human....I wouldn't have the heart to tell her either :manyheart

Julie - You can't have Krystal's dog if she needs to unload him cuz I'm gonna steal him! He makes me giggle every time I look at that photo :lol

Tabby - Wow! You're gonna need an extra room soon :yes What a grand problem to have :dreaming

Kathy - I feel your pain, doll :hug There's a few members of my family I'd like to smack this week :lol

Okay gonna go through my new books then do my dead zone after dinner.

Later chicas :hug

[SheffnJerri]

Hi my crochet friends. I missed another week on crochetville, this time due to technical difficulties. My computer modem was not recognizing my connection, therefore, I was unable to due much of anything online. Problem has been resolved and I've spent the last day or so scanning the many unread pages of the Sky Cal.

Hello and welcome to Karen and Anne!

Cara, I am saddened to hear you are not doing well. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. :hug

[stargazingirly]

Hi Sherri! Glad you've got the problem sorted out! I hate it when my computer goes on the fritz! its so frustrating!

[judianne]

Sherri, glad you found your way back:hug - technology! It's a love/hate relationship, isn't it?

[SheffnJerri]

These are either a couple of weeks late or a day early.

http://inlinethumb13.webshots.com/14412/2141159790094065822S200x200Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2141159790094065822qpVLAn)

http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/14411/2269590710094065822S200x200Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2269590710094065822adamSk)

http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/14676/2284770980094065822S200x200Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2284770980094065822YdTjmK)

http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/15531/2694007340094065822S200x200Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2694007340094065822EkVtob)

The dresses are for a friend who is expecting in late Nov. or early Dec. The cross stitch is one of 4 small designs that I'm currently working on. And the bears are going to Iraq for Christmas to friends and family who are currently deployed.

[judianne]

Very pretty Sherri! I love doing cross stitch, too...

[sewnsew]

Hi Tabby. I'm sorry about your headaches. I hope the doctor can help you out with them.

Cindy your dog is so cute.

Jessica, when do you need the square by? I'll try to get it in the mail the beginning of next week.

Sherri, the dresses are so pretty. The cross stitch and bears are great too. It's good to see you on here again.

[losingmymind2]

SarahJane graduated! I was worried cause she missed two classes of puppy school because of Tim's hospital stays, but she passed! After she's spayed in a few weeks, I want to put her in Intermediate, so meanwhile I keep working on her lessons so she hopefully becomes less stubborn.

Looks like I can get 2 more hours dead zone tonight, if I watch CSI and Criminal Minds.

Judy, do you ever go down to Colts Neck to the Knitting Gallery? They've got lovely yarn and are crochet friendly even if they don't know how to crochet. Knit One, Purl Too in Manalapan is nice, but higher end yarns.

[judianne]

Judy, do you ever go down to Colts Neck to the Knitting Gallery? They've got lovely yarn and are crochet friendly even if they don't know how to crochet. Knit One, Purl Too in Manalapan is nice, but higher end yarns.
Sounds like an excursion if I ever heard one!! We'll have to plan a trip down the road (literally:lol ).
I found a HUGE yarn/knitting shop when I visited my brother in Charlotte, NC in June.
I wanted to plant myself right there and not leave...but baby brother had the car:(

[Kelle]

Jules (and anyone else!), sorry I didn't mean to confuse ya! :oops "Canuckistan" is where all the Canucks live = Canada. It isn't really a proper name of a place (so to speak) - just something I had heard someone say and liked it... sorry again...
...but the in-laws live just across the Washington State border near Lynden (closest big City is Bellingham). Takes us about 2-2.5 hours (depending on who's driving) :lol

Kathy - Yay for SarahJane's graduation!! :clap

Sherri - Your stuff is gorgeous! Great job!

~k

[stargazingirly]

Hi Donna!
The beginning of next week is fine, I want to make a really big afghan for her, and with working 8 hours a day for the next 2 weeks straight I don't have time to make more than Half of one square a day... especially with my mind as tired as it is with all the training i'm doing...

I thought that since I may not get home until late tomorrow night I'd post a few pictures that I have uploaded already...
All the squares I have so far together
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/th_DSC02300.jpg (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/DSC02300.jpg)

From Eva (not sure of screen name)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/th_DSC02296.jpg (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/DSC02296.jpg)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/th_DSC02295.jpg (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/DSC02295.jpg)
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/th_DSC02294.jpg (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/DSC02294.jpg)

From Tammy
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/th_DSC02293.jpg (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/DSC02293.jpg)

One of several of these that I have made for baby shower presents.. they work up so fast I love the pattern, and its resting on the rocking chair I gave my sister for one of her baby shower presents.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/th_DSC02268.jpg (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/Stargazingirly/DSC02268.jpg)


Hopefully tomorrow I will remember to take pictures of all the rest of my projects...

Oh and here are a few of my scaly friends (the only pets i'm allowed...)


Midnight-
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f363/zerokreativity/th_49.20073.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f363/zerokreativity/49.20073.jpg)

Lrrr-
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f363/zerokreativity/th_ebjd1.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f363/zerokreativity/ebjd1.jpg)

Lighting-
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f363/zerokreativity/th_DSC01865.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f363/zerokreativity/DSC01865.jpg)

and Fire-
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f363/zerokreativity/th_DSC01858.jpg (http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f363/zerokreativity/DSC01858.jpg)

Oh and I got 10 rows done on my sweater (one of the pictures to post tomorrow) during my deadzone time

okay bed time soon, I'm very tired.... I'll probably at least stop in before I head to work in the morning

Goodnight

[judianne]

Jessica, thanks for sharing pics of your scaly friends - they are low-maintenance!

That baby blanket is pretty - the pattern looks familiar. Was it off a free site?
Rest up!!:hug

[stargazingirly]

Yup Judy its on about.com... let me see.. i can find it really quick

here it is:
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa062098.htm

I just love the fact that its quick, and I think it looks best done in the speckled or slightly variegated baby yarn so there are very few ends to weave in (my only complaint about the ripples I've made)

Yes the fish are very low maintenance.... especially because Adam takes care of them all.... all 250 gallons of tank:lol

[Misa]

Aquariums low maintenance :rofl :rofl :rofl

We had 7 tanks at our last house but we sold them because I just couldn't keep up anymore. Of course they ranged from 20 gallons up to 150!! I had 83 fish at last count and they all had names....so I'm glad to see that you name yours too Jessica :manyheart I miss my fishes sometimes :yes

[QueenOfCrochet]

We only have 2 fish in a 5 gallon tank. They are alot of work. Way too much cleaning, yuck.


Perdy fishies Jessica. :yes

[TammyG]

Jessica - nice fish. DH used to have a tank, but no longer. In our 16 years of marriage we have had, 2 cats, a ferret, an iguana, a 30 gallon fish tank, and 6 birds. Mind you, we are not suppose to have pets, live in an apartment. Landlord said could have caged pets. After 1st cat died, we got the 2cd one and he made us get rid of it. (He's with my Mom in FL now). Didn't know about ferret. Knew about iguana, but didn't realize it roamed the apartment and also thinks the birds stay in their cages. ;)

We are pet people, hubby and I. He more dog (which we have not had)and me more cat.

[JulieKay]

Tab- you got post of the day -

Thanks to those who shared photos tonite -- nice job to you all ...

Too many posts tonite to address them all, so I'll just leave it at that .

About time for me to hit the hay -

[Misa]

G'night Julie :hug

[Misa]

Okay off to actually start my Dead Zone now....I'll probably go to bed myself afterward so I'll say good night now. Good night my friends :hug

[JulieKay]

Night Miss Cara ,Kathy, Judy,Jess ,Tab, Barb, Kelle, Mary, Linda, Rox,Heather,Sherri,Kelle, Donna,Shay,Wendy, theresa,Jenni,Karen,Tammy, Amy, Cindy,Krystal,Diane,Norma,Brenda,Traci,NiYa,Em,Les lie,Angel,JulieApril and John Boy, Jimbob, Joe-boy,MaryEllen,.................................... .................................................
I give up .

Anyhow, yak at you all tomorrow .


PS- if I left your name off the list it wasn't intentional. My old wrinkled brain isn't on full power after 7 PM .

[Krystal16]

Scary night. I was just about to tell y'all that I also have 7 chickens, which have sort of become pets. I didn't think they COULD be pets, but I've grown fond of the 3 older ones, and just got 4 new chicks last weekend. Was going to take a picture tomorrow AM to show off, when DH tells me one of the chicks is MISSING.. :eek Of course, it's pitch black out, and he noticed it gone this afternoon. WHY didn't he tell me then, so I could look in the day? So, of course I grabbed the flashlight to go out looking in the dark. Under the coop, around the coop, IN the shavings (in case he died and got covered), all around the run. Well, I find the helpless little thing (he's only a few weeks old) 5 feet OUTSIDE of the run. Somehow he must have gotten under or around the fencing and couldn't get back in. It's been so HOT here, and he didn't have water, so I'm hoping he'll be OK now. He seemed perky enough, I'm hoping he's no worse for the wear. His name is Minos, because he's got one gray feather on his back that's sorta shaped like a bull's horns. (DS loves mythology and named him).

I would have felt so bad if he had just disappeared!

[stargazingirly]

Okay really I am going to bed.... I swear... It just feels weird... its not even 930 yet....

We have a 90, 55, 29, 10, 10, and a 5.... all the fish have names.... (with the exception of the 30-40 convict babies) but there are too many to count... so i didn't find all of their pictures

okay really bed time... can't even type coherently... Goodnight

[slicer]

Just got back from dinner. So far today I managed to get all but one Striped square done, but that one will be done before bed time, then all that's left for the Flag ghan is the hearts and joining...what fun!

[bgnagy]

Sherri - I LOVE the baby dresses.

Tab - Sorry you're still not feeling well. Glad you're going to see the Dr. Hope he/she can help.

I took the kitty to the vet to be scanned, but she (we're pretty sure she's a girl now) doesn't have a microchip. Couldn't stand the thought of her being out another night on her own, so DH went to the store and picked up some food and a litter box.

I made some signs that I will post tomorrow so if someone is missing her they can call. She's all snuggled up on the couch right now looking cute. No, I wouldn't be disappointed if an owner doesn't turn up, cause she seems like such a sweet cat.

The true test is when it comes time to go potty. I have an absolute zero tolerance policy about using the litter box. If she can't or won't do that, I'll have to let her go - to a safe place, of course.

Haven't crocheted at all today - this cat thing could really cut into my :hook time, but we'll see.

[sewnsew]

Kathy congrats on SarahJane's graduation. :cheer

Jessica, your fish look great. We had a tiger oscar when we lived in Alaska. He was the coolest fish we had. Now we have two silver dollars (i think they are) and a fancy goldfish. We used to have clown loaches but these silver guys killed them. :no Not a pretty site. Those silver guys are hubby's. Mine is more social (if a fish can be called that :lol)

I just finished my dead zone. I am almost where I should have been yesterday. I am working on the 5th row of the day now. I think I'm going to head to bed after I finish this row. I'll see you all in the morning.

[losingmymind2]

Chickens can be pets! I had one (raised from an egg our hen laid) that would perch on your shoulder the minute you walked into the chicken coop. Of course, there was the rooster, Potpie; so named because that's what we wished he was. He'd spur you in a heartbeat. More than once I had to dropkick him to get him off my foot.

Last time I had chicks, when they went outside it was to a tall but roofless pen, and one by one they disappeared. My daughter said she heard an owl hooting in the trees right by the pen. I wonder if it was saying thank you for dinner?

[judianne]

Barbara - put a kitten in the litter box so they know where it is and - unless they're ill they never miss. Girls anyway - boys are another issue. At least my male cat was. He got very upset when we moved:eek

Good night all....:manyheart

[hseger]

Sherri~ I love those dresses they are so cute! I hope you get to stay on with no interuptions now. I would have been having major withdrawls if I couldn't come on here :lol

Jessica~ Wow those are some pretty squares your getting! Boy I wish my fish tank looked that great. I have a 55 gallon and it is in dire need of some work. I think I still have 3 fish in there :lol

Our neighbor behind us now has 3 little baby kittens running around they are so cute. No more for us now though :lol

I finally got some points going today. I got 30 saltines done earlier today and so far have 7 rows on my navajo. Maybe I'll finish it tomorrow.

[tahlara]

I uploaded the pictures from Colorado Springs on the computer. I will post the direct link to the photo album.

Also I upload the picture of sage green section of diagonal blanket. It took me three days to complete a section, amazing! Next, it will be beige tan section. It's up to 5 feet. I feel great about it. I might have to buy grey and one more color, not sure yet, to reach 6 feet width/height.

So, please expect those pics tomorrow. Off to bed early for me.

[slicer]

G'night to most of you, and G'morning to some.

I just got up for some reason and decided to come on in here. I think I'll sit in the LR and crochet for a few minutes, then fall back asleep if I can...this is WAY to early for me!

[losingmymind2]

It's way to late for me to be up, but if I lie down, my sinuses will start a war with me; so I sit up a while longer.
SarahJane is sleeping peacefully in her crate, would it be rude to wake her up with a lot of noise? She's good at yapping and barking when I'm sleeping in the early AM. Silly dog.

[Aussie]

Amy your up early.

Sherri those dresses are beautiful and so is the cross stitch and bears.

Jessica do you need some squares made. I could make a few for you if you want.

Barbara looks like you have a new addition to the household. What are you going to call him/her.

Well Im really buggered from walking around the showgrounds today. The girls had fun so thats the main thing. I will get some photos up here as soon as photobucket has finished uploading them.

[slicer]

Hi Wendy!

not too sure why I'm up, but I am.

I had a weird dream about spending the night some where with my sister, and we were sleeping on a sofa. Guess what I was using as a blanket? The friendship quilt ghan we made for Julie! I guess we went to visit Julie...it was strange. And there was this really cute furry gray kitty that kept trying to get under the blanket so I would pet her.

I think I've been spending way too much time with you ladies lately!

[Aussie]

Kathy your awake as well, are you having trouble sleeping with your allergies.

[Aussie]

Amy that sure is weird and hey we are your friends so you have to spend lots of time with us right. hmm maybe the dream is telling you to make another ghan.

[slicer]

Maybe it is Wendy. I was on a toy kick last week, and this week I've been making stripe squares for the Flag ghan I started months ago. Maybe next week will be saltines.

So, what kind of goodie bags did you and the girls pick up today?

[Aussie]

Here are photos of our trip to the Royal Adelaide Show. I didnt have any crochet photos so thought I would share these with you. All photos clickable.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_1.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/1.jpg)
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_2.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/2.jpg)In this picture you can see the ride on the right called Hard Rock, Emma really wanted to go on this ride and she just made the height requirement. When she got on there and it started going so high, I could see that she was crying, she hated that ride.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_MVC-031F-1.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/MVC-031F-1.jpg)These geese were dressed up, they were so cute and the dog was keeping them in line.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_11.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/11.jpg)The girls on the Roller Ghoster
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_9e.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/9e.jpg)The girls playing a racing game.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_MVC-063F.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/MVC-063F.jpg)The girls in the showbag hall, the whole hall is crammed with different showbags for sale.
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_MVC-039F.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/MVC-039F.jpg)Kelly with all her showbags
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/th_MVC-038F.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ghost8964/MVC-038F.jpg)Emma with all her showbags

[slicer]

Wendy it looks like you gals had a great time!

[Aussie]

Yes they had lots of fun. Its a good thing its only once a year.

[slicer]

I think it's about time I try to go back to sleep. My nose finally stopped running so I might be able to sleep.

Goodnight Wendy. Enjoy the rest of your evening!

[Aussie]

Night Amy, see you later on

[JulieKay]

Heather- welcome back to the Saltine Brigade ,as someone yesterday named it !

Amy-welcome to the morning crowd, but by now, you are probably snoozing away again, I hope.

Wendy - it looks like you guys really had a fun day. Cam would have loved that scarey ride with the red face on it- he loves scarey stuff .

Kathy -hope you were able to get some rest too . Seems like the sinuses are kicking up and bothering lots of you. Mine are a little ornery this week, but not too bad. Sam is pretty sick with his. He gets it worse than me .

You all have a great day .

[econ-nerd]

Good morning all :manyheart

Here are photos of what I worked on and finished this past week (all are clickable):

Here is the beginning of my Nordstrom hobo bag along with the fabric I will use to line it
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/th_DSC06546.jpg (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/DSC06546.jpg)

Here is my baby shells blanket I am working on (for hubby to give to a co-worker)
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/th_DSC06543.jpg (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/DSC06543.jpg)

My one skein scarf using yarn I received as a RAOK :hug
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/th_DSC06538.jpg (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/DSC06538.jpg)

My half moon shawl using Jiffy yarn and I ran out of yarn - only need to finish one more row and do a border...
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/th_DSC06541.jpg (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/DSC06541.jpg)

Finished half moon shawl made with Red Heart WW - it's for my Mom for Christmas
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/th_DSC06531.jpg (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/DSC06531.jpg)

The inside and lining of my 8 pocket tote
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/th_DSC06497.jpg (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/DSC06497.jpg)

My 8 pocket tote
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/th_DSC06496.jpg (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa122/econ-nerd/DSC06496.jpg)

Today I am off to work - I have a class this morning and then this afternoon I need to make sure things are all set for Monday's classes. This evening I think the hubby and I will watch a movie and I will work on the Nordstrom bag - maybe finish it?? I also plan to work on the baby shell blanket this weekend too. I should get that off my WIP list. I'll be peeking in here during the day to see pictures :hug

[JulieKay]

Karen
Thanks for sharing photos-- I love the green shawl for your mom. So pretty !

And what color is the baby afghan done in ?

Also, I made my DIL one of the one-skein scarves last fall. She liked it so much, she asked for 2 more in other colors, so I made her 3 of them .
I think one was in brown, one red and one black if I remember. Man, my old brain isn't what it used to be.

Glad you will get some extra hours off work today so you can kick back and relax a little .

[JulieKay]

What is your favorite candy bar ?

Mine is PayDay .

[judianne]

I think I've been spending way too much time with you ladies lately!
I can second that - a couple of weeks ago I had my FIRST EVER CROCHETING DREAM!!
Some people might say I need a life...but (thank you very much, to those who might think that) I already have a very fulfilling life, a good part of which I share with my buddies here.:manyheart

[Krystal16]

QOD: Coffee Crisp

(:yes Right, Cara?)

[judianne]

Cadbury fruit and nuts...no...caramel...no....:think
...put me down for anything chololate:blush

KAREN: Love the baby blanket and half moon shawl in particular!! Where did you get the patterns?

KAREN and JULIE - did you both make the 1 skein scarf as long as the pattern calls for? I have the book it's in and was thinking of making it.

[JulieKay]

Yep Judy
It did turn out quite long, but my DIL loved it-- she actually wore the first one ( red) so much, it got stretched out to about double the length . She said that really LONG scarves were in style, and she'd know -- she looks like a fashion plate- BEAUTIFUL girl .

[JulieKay]

Thought I'd share a couple photos with you guys today - no crochet ones. I am too lazy to take photos today, so will show some that I have already ---
This is my DIL ( ex, but I still call her my DIL) and Cam at our PINK Reunion .
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/JulieLaBo/th_stephcam.jpg (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/JulieLaBo/stephcam.jpg)

[econ-nerd]

The pattern for the shells blankie is (one of my great aunts gave me this written out pattern many years ago) It is a really easy pattern and turns out so pretty:

Crocheted Baby Afghan

Materials:
14 ounces of baby or sport weight yarn (or 500 grams)
Size F crochet hook (I use 5mm)

Gauge:
2 shell patterns = 2 ½ inches; 2 rows = 1 inch (although I usually don't worry about the gauge too much) One pound of baby yarm has always been enough for me and I haven't run out yet

Pattern:
Ch 147.
Row 1: Work a shell of 3 dc, ch 1 and 3 dc in the 6th chain from the hook, *sk 2 ch, dc in the next ch, sk 2 ch, shell of 3 dc, ch 1 and 3 dc in the next ch. Rep from * across, end with a shell, then sk 2 ch, dc in the last ch. Ch 3, turn.
Row 2: * In the ch-1 sp of shell work a shell of 3 dc, ch 1 and 3 dc, dc in the next single dc. Rep from * across. Work last single dc in top of turning ch. Ch 3, turn. Repeat row 2 for pattern working 56 more rows.

Finishing: Weave in all ends.
Border: Work a shell of 3 dc, ch 1 and 3 dc in the edge of work, skip about 1 ¼ inches, work another shell. Spacing shells evenly apart and closer together at each corner, work in shell pattern on all four sides. Join and break off.

The yarn I used for this one is Lion Brand Baby Soft and the color is Spring Green.

The pattern for the half moon shawl is a freeby from Lion Brand. There is a CAL going on for this and the link is on the first page of the CAL.

I did do the scarf as the pattern called and it is quite long. I think I would make it a bit shorter next time. I can wrap it around my neck twice and it still goes down to my waist.

QoD My favorite candy bar: A tie between Coffee Crisp, Mars and O'Henry

[JulieKay]

This is my cousin's husband - I have teased him EVERY YEAR since they've been married ( about 20 now ) ,about being the most handsome man in the family. He used to turn RED all over, because he is pretty backward and doesn't like people paying a lot of attention to him .


Well, since this year was Pretty in Pink Reunion, he finally came out of his shell and played a good trick on ME .
Everyone there knew he was gonna do it before I did, but he put on his wife's TINY LITTLE pj top ( she's about a size 3 ), and came looking for me .

I'll tell you what , everyone in that building laughed so hard, we about brought down the rafters .
I heard someone tell him they were gonna post the photo at the lodge they belong to, so he has probably drawn more attention to himself than he ever thought he would.
Anyhow, he's a good sport and funnier than heck . Just bashful .

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/JulieLaBo/th_Rick.jpg (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/JulieLaBo/Rick.jpg)