Take a Ride with me and see some angels!!

So this is a picture of the ferry dock slip....with out the ferry......sorry people, work with me on this....I had 2 scrreaming kids in the back seat and a whiny 6 year old!! The land you see on the righ side of the photo, is the "other" island........ 3 times a day a 17 car ferry pulls in unlaods and then loads back up......it takes an hour to get to the "real world"




This is our community school.......k-12. I think there is a total of 64 kids this year. My daughter has a 1sy grade class of 4 girls which is funny as I graduated from a class of 4 girls :) The island is currently in the process of fundraising for a new school, as this one is fairly run down.....but does the island need a $6,000,000.00 school......hmmm now there is soomething to chew on............not going there!



Some of the scenic views going around in circles!











Are you still with me or did the heat and the bumping put you to sleep? We just got new roads this past summer........and some of them are already falling to pieces!








But nonetheless, this is a truley beautiful place to live! And while it still has the worries most communities has, it is much smaller population (350 give or take) We know each and every face we pass, we tend to leave our doors unlocked and some of us still leave keys in our cars.....although that could get you in trouble!!! Everyone waves as they pass, although you may get grumbled at as well. This place is a great big dysfunctional family.


No better place to raise your family, as long as you can continue to afford it.










This is the site of a new summer home and it definitely a gorgeous spot......this was taken standing on the porch.......we were actually trying to get a shot of a cock pheasant (bet that will get me some google hits, what do you think???) but missed him and then came upon the finished house.....just a short while ago it was a cellar hole.




More scenery.











This is what my father refers to as a spark plug light house and from what I understand it is one of the last working ones left.









A better closer picture of the spark plug.

















Some critters. Gotta love a gorgeous horse right?










This little guy needds a haircut, and was ultimately friendly.










In fact he wanted to sniff the camera....as my hubby was snapping a picture.......:)










And here are my 3 angels fronts


















and this is a shot of their backs.


Well I am truley exhausted so goodnight for tonight!!!

A Day in the Real World

So today was swimming lessons in the afternoon for the dear daughter! She does so well! Today was her first try at diving off the podium into the (I think) 9 foot end. She was braver than I would have been at her age! Of course I forgot the camera…>DOH!

 

In the morning Big B had school so mom had a morning with just little B who takes a nap for 2 hours in the AM…..what did I do with myself????? Well I did complete my 2 angels!!! No pics as I am on the new computer and I do not want to install the old camera on it when HOPEFULLY sometime iin the next few weeks I will have a new digi!!!! HOPEFULLY it has been back ordered for 8 weeks now!!

Hopefully everyone got to enjoy the sun today!!! It got clear up to almost 60 today!!!! It was incredible!!

Well I hate pictureless posts so here is my lame attempt at soothing myself!!!!!!!!

 

Oh yeah and as I said in the previous post I have to have 18 butterflies in each last row of the scarf……..I have 11 now WOOHOO 7 more togo and then there is a flower garden border and picot trim!!!! I am so excited to see it completed!!!!!

 

Well that will be all for today…I am exhausted. I promise pictures of the angels before the weekend is done!

PArts and Pieces, and a butterfly shawl grows

OK so amongst the washed out'ed ness of this photos are the bits and pieces of another 3 inch angel in the making......all starched and ready for putting together......can;t see it? Well I will post when I get it put together, hopefully by weekends close!








This here is the making of a tree topper angel. She will be somewhere around 9 inches tall! well actually the arms aren't here........I still have to stuff them, but the sleeves are there :) !!














The shawl is coming along.....when I put it down this evening to come to bed I have 8 more pattern repeats to have the correct 18 butterflies in each section. I am liking this, the bigger it gets and am sure after it is blocked and the lace opens up it will just get prettier.




This is just a bad close up of the pattern!!! I will defenitely do more lace......I am finging it frustratingly enjoyable!











Little B is into everything. He turned 9 months old today. He climbs up and "cruises" around......scarey!!!!!!!











I am not sure if he was trying to knock dad out or just do a bit of arm pit sniffing? As you can see in the previous pic, he is a wee bit snoggy and his face is a bit chapped but he see,s to be holding his own.









Oh yeah and the baby seal crawl has been replaced...........boy can he move now!!!












The "boys" looking at BIG TRUCKS!!!!!













Little B going up and over Daddy's lap!!!



And for those who have asked. Mom made it out of surgery and is resting (probably not comfortably....but resting still) at a hotel, and will be home tomorrow!


Ok so my SP10 told me where to get the needles, not where to get the beads?

OK so can someone point me in the right direction?

So I am totaly in love with this pattern BUT.......and it is a huge but, I have a wee little problem....no place to buy the teeennnny tiny eensy weensy needles and the only store around herethat sells beads....if you can call them that is Wal-mart.........and even tha involves a boat ride, a day on the mainland and eeeeeeeeew. I have been unsuccessful searching on the net for bead places........I am leary as I don't know of any reputable names but feel free to send me in he right direction..........HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I kno I know, no pics again.......well now the camera is dead. just needs a charge. I think Big B is on the mend but little B is acting like he is getting it worse . I am so tired of everyone being sick. It would be so much easier if it could just be me. And to top it off my mom goes in for surgery tomorow. It shouldn't be anything major but still is creeps me out being here and she will be a boat ride plus the better part of a 2 hour drive away!!! I will sit on pins and needles tomorrow.

I think te next good weekend day we get I will take you all on a ride with me!!!

Thank You SecretPal!!!

So we recieved our secretpals for SP10 on the 15th and the 17th was my birthday.......My SP is awesome.....I got a birthday card and presenttoday. Now she tried to get it here in time and if I didn't live on a godforsaken island in the middle of the arctic, where we experienced a horrific Nor'easter Thursday-Sun wee AM and we had NO FERRY BOAT all day Saturday.........then I would hvae gotten it right on time. But the saying "not wind, nor rain nor snow will keep the usps from delivering does not apply to an island off the coast of maine!!

On to much better things.......so no pics but!!!!!!!!!......only because I don't have it set up on our new laptop yet!!!!! WOOHHOOO got a wicked good deal on a Toshiba Satelite P105 LUV i but Vista is going to take some getting used to!

For my birthday I got, Norah Jones new CD, a new pair of sneakers, my daughter made me a pillow, which was blue and purple fleece, my parents gave me my all time favorite scent, white musk......some body spray and perfume spray. My SP gave me some OPal sock yarn which I have wanted to try but my supply is limited iving on this dang rock oh yeah and the all important Dove Chocolate too!!!!! It seems like I am forgetting smething.......I dunno!!

OK so can I say CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!!!!!!! There is this freak fever thing going around.....it apparently is a virus that just has t run it's course.....Big B spiked a fever on Weds evening and by 10pm it was overing just under 105. we medicined him up and it broke at around 1 am.....poof gone! Thurs am it was back but hovered between 99 and 101 spiking at 102 in the night Fri. it seemed better in the am but he was out of it.....just sort of whiny and yuck.....Sat he was ful of piss and vinegar, but sat night boom back to 103 sun it was more towards normal and today the fever is gone but he is still a monster......through it all he has not wanted to eat, and has been somewhat stuffy.....if you force him to eat something he pukes......but does not really have a stomcach thing persay. Little B has it but thus far the fvers have been much milder than big b's. I have to wonder if it is because I am still nursing him.......I dunno......this whole nursing thing is a mystery even after 3 chitlins!!!! This is the longest I have evr gone. Anyway.....I am ready for a vacation..........I think I have off for a few days anyway....

Oh yeah our family splurge was a nintendo ds........yo know they are actually quite addictive........and it is a good incentive for our dear daughter to help out and be nice.......she earns technology time for good behavuir and doing her chores, as well as extras.........it was computer time but she puls the old "I don't care" when we take it away!

Well enough for now!!!! Thank you SP. You rock......you have no idea how much that package and card meant to me on a day like today!!!!!!! Such a sweet surprise to see that card tucked in amongst all the daily humdrum and then the package was rubber banded to my mail box!!!! WOOHOO t'was a good day!

ANGELS ALL OVER!!!

So here is the book I knitted the angel from.......I love the patterns!!!!! I have included a few shots from the book aren't they sweet? I have had a few requests for more info, I got the book from Herschners and the patterns call for #10 cotton. I did not know that when I bought the book so I got it and then had to wait until I got out to get the yarn....oh yeah and they are knit on size 0's or 1's I did mine on 1's.

So I was at work today for the ferry service and a very nice lady (silly me I did not ask for a name, nor did I introduce myself) came up to me while I was knitting.

She asked what I was knitting and went on to say she was a knitter and we carried on about various things, it was great! Knitting opens doors I swear!! I am a fairly shy person but if I see someone knitting something intriguing I will not hesitate to walk right up and ask them what they are knitting, which turns into how long have you been knitting etc..........any way I told her she could get more info on the angels and internet knitting mag links here, all she had to do was google crafty momma. So if you found your way here.....Welcome!!!!








In the non knitting craft section....here are my -slowly coming along- Christmas Spiders...........do you know how long it takes to bead those dang legs........why do spiders have to have 8 legs? I think they are awfully cute, and I have some that will be colored but I am trying to get through the pearls first.
I have 3...count them 3 sick kids AGAIN!!!!!! YUCK!!!!! But I have 4 days off and will try to get everyone patched up, but the sickys are why there are no pics of the cuties..........you can imagine the oozy ucky without having to see it pasted to their cherub sweet faces!!!








And here is what I was working on............my FIRST big lace project.....it was a rough start with lotsa swearing, but after starting and ripping several DOZEN times I am well under way, but still have a long way to go!!!


Fiber TRends Butterfly Gardens Lace Shawl, in knit picks Bare Lace weight yarn. Size 6 circs, Knit Picks essentials interchageables!

Pics of FO's and some baby eye candy and a computer question

Ok so these knitted angels are soo cute and they are fairly quick knits. This is the knitting angel......see how she only has one wing.......well the other wing she will be knitting.....it is all ready I just don't have any toothpicks/angel size knitting needles, the wing is 3/4 of the finished wing with a starched ball of yarn atached to it, she will be holding these in her hands.

The finished angel is 3 and 1/2 inches tall. I have completed the pieces for another small one as well as for a 9 inch tree topper. I have to starch and assemble them though.

These are just sooooo dang cute. I got so many comments as I was knitting them. For those of you who are a bit apprehensive about jumping in to a big lace project, I think these are a starting point that is manageable. And I have to say I am quite addicted............








Do you remember the yarn I asked for guesses on the end project for, a few posts back......? I was so sad no one guessed as I sure it was an easy guess, as I am a sock addict.....but anyway, I was going to give the correct guess a skein of the Mountain Colors in another colorway I have....but since no one guessed I will keep it till I figure out what to make with it. Here are another pair of socks for DD done 2 at a time on circs.




As you can see she was delighted!!! Good grief it is hard to believe one 2 yr old can make that big a mess in just an hour!?!?!?!?!!?











And these are mommy's matching socks.....oh my goodness these were heaven to knit up and they are pure luxury on the feet.........mine have been washed once and held up fairly well......the mini cable rib makes them stretchy so even if they felt a bit they should still be ok.



So there you have FO's 7,8 and 9 woohoo!!!
I am taking a vow of no knitting while I finsh some beading projects I started before X-mas, but I may finish the 2 angels off!

Little B is feeding himself these days and mom, dad, Big B and the princess enjoy tormenting him by sticking food to his face!!! He doesn't look like he hates it does he?










My Big girl at her first knowledge fair. She studied the herring gull for a native animal, and then she did the polar bear for a non native animal and she did a really good job presenting it!









SHHHHHHH..........I think she has a crush on the boy next to her, who shall remain nameless!!!!!
Look at the nest, I wish I had gotten a close up of the nest cause the gull she made out of clay is really good!!!!!






Here is a question for any computer nerds, or ANYONE knowledgeable in computers.......I need a new Laptop. I know I do not NOT NOT NOT NOT want a mac. I will be using it for: Blogging, a small homebased business.......actually I am the E.A. for a local non-profit that grants low interets loans to new businesses or to improve businesses.......burning pics, and music, loading and unlaoding my ipod, maybe making some picture DVD's.......what do I need as far as hard drive, memory, processors........I want to get a good one and was actually on line at best buy (i believe) checking the new notebook tablets out.....they are too cool, BUT do I really need that? Any help would be wonderful!!!

FO 8 and 9 and almost 10

But I haven't gottan any pictures of those yet so I will tease you with some descriptions and show you a picture of my knitting daughter!!!!!! She is beginning to get the hang of it. At 6 I don't think I could have sat still long enough to learn!!!

So the mystery yarn from the post below, has become a pair of delectabley soft squishy warm socks for MOI and I thinik I am going to squeek out a pair for dear daughter!

I have knitted a beautiful 3 inch tall 3-D angel......she is too cute, I need 2 toothpicks to use as knitting needles for her....she is a knitting angel, and she is finishing her 2nd wing.....it is on her needles. Oh my god these are adorable. I have another mini one ready for the starching and put together process, and I am in the process of knitting a larger (9) inch one as well! These are great for starting the lace process. It is a small scale project so if you screw up you just rip out a wing or an arm, although it always seems to be the skirts that I screw up!!!!! GRRRRR!!!

When I finish the currnet angel on the needles I am going to starch them and then move on to some beading projects I started before Christmas. I must do these before I start anything else!!! Why you ask??? Well let's see, Big B is potty trainging big time so we are ALWAYS running to the pot, Little B is now proficient at crawling and is now delighted by the fact that he can belly up to the stairs and if no one cathces him be on the 3rd befiore you can blink!!!!! He is only 8 months old please HELP ME!! And Dear daughter begins swimming lessons on the mainland every friday for the next 2 months! Not to mention all the work I have coming at me.....not complaioning though for sure!!!!!

I will try to get some pics downloaded ASAP!!!!

Number 6 FO of 07!!!

Wow, does anyone else see a problem here? The hat seems to have eaten Big B's head!! RUH ROH!!! :) Abit of hot, and cold, agitation and VOILA!! We have a headed Big B, with a fresh new hat to love!!!









It came out quite good. I did it in Knitpicks yarn, and it is the hello yarn pattern. Very easy and my 2nd attempt at color work.....my dear daughter now wants a pair of socks with the skull in them.....hmmmmmm she also wants a pair of knee socks!!! KNEE SOCKS????? Sometimes I think she has to be someone elses child :) 6 years old and asking for knee socks, hmmmmmmmmmmoh well!





Here is the posterior view, complete with the school closings at the bottom of the screen!!!












Sissy had to get her noggin in on the gig too! I do think I will give it one more shrinky dink before I will be completely satisfied. And a note to anyone who is curious....if you tack the lining before you shrink, it appears that you get a brim.....not a bad thing but certainly something to note, if you don't already know!!!








Any guesses what this plush, furry yarny goodness is becoming? It is Mountain Colors, Mountain Goat in Thunderhead. I have 460 yds of this yummy stuff.....very apropriate name as it reminds me of the skies in the simmer during thunderstorms!!!

The Newest Finished Project!

So my "sherbert" jaywalkers looked like they were really closing in on being done at noon. But then I had to go to work, so that interfeared with knitting soap opera time, but anyway. While at work I obsessed about the kitchnering of the finished sock, I was reallyunhappy with it but didn't know if I could do any better. So when I got home I set to work on the unfinished sock and carefully completed the kitchnering, not to tight yet not to loose (the latter is what happened to the first sock not to mention I think I missed one of the steps and there was also a pretty good hole). I did it successfully and it looks so smooth. I then picked the other sock and undid it. I am so much happier with the finished results!!!!

Finito!!! WOOHOOO!!! I love these and I totally hope they fit my friend, Mrs. C!!!!!












I got my Christmas present yesterday too. My Mother in law gave me a gift certificate to knit picks. These are the books I got, 50 Baby Booties by Zoe Mellor (before anyone gets excited, NO NO NO I am not pregnant, I just love all things baby!) Knitting Around by Elizabeth Zimmerman, Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush and Sensational Socks...can't remember the creator! Oh and the Sock It To Me Card. Love it!!! I also got the knit picks needle case, and several needles.



Also in the package was the black skein to finish Big B's hat, which will be felted. Can't wait to see how it turns out!!!!! Anyone know wether to felt first then tack the liner or tack then felt??

Lazy Sunday afternoon, and the all important Cheerios!!!!!

We all went for a walk this afternoon.....it got over 20 degrees and the wind wasn't howling!!! We really do have the greatest views!!!!!!! When we got back to the van, we all had red cheeks and frozen noses, and Big B had fallen on his bum about a thousand times and laughed about it, but they are also all SOUND asleep !! Woohoo for us. We actually got to sit down and play a card game and watch Desperate House wives,........is any one else out there hooked on that silly show?????



Baby B is getting good at finger foods.....he loves to play with them but boy oh boy when he actually gets one to his mouth the grin of satisfaction is such a sweet reward!










No he does not have jauncdice!!! He has strained carrots all over his cute little mug. No sense cleaning him up until he is done!!!!











Such concentration. Perhaps a brain surgeon?














See what I mean about sweet satisfaction? That is the YEEHAW I got it mama face!!!!!!







I should have a completed pair of socks tomorrow.....I just turned the heel on numero 2.