A few weeks...

An almost Lost Washcloth by Simply Notable is one of my favorite patterns, and I made it quicker by starting with 10 cast on stitches instead of 14 and only 3 rows instead of 4 repeating the rows. Its cute! Love it so much! I wanted a faster version of their large one, but larger than their small one. So casting on 10 works great for me. Here's their original Almost Lost Washcloth. You'll love it too. 

  I put up embossed wallpaper on the ceiling in our entryway. Once we finish the trim and everything I'll post a photo of the finished design. Its gorgeous! We had a plumbing leak. Through the ceiling. Had to call a plumber, the ceiling was ripped out, drywall replaced, etc, but in the demolition, there was a piece of the old ceiling that had been covered up for years, so I thought,to bring it back to its glory so to speak and found some very similar wall covering and re-do it. It is timeless.

 We walked the 2 younger mini me's around the neighborhood. Trick or Treating was almost like going to a festival. People even brought in wagons and took hay rides around the neighborhood. As well as golf carts. I have to get one of those.

Until next time, keep knitting!

Random weekly stuff...

 Not much to say this past week, but lots of photos. 

I have 2 kiddies home sick today and one on a school trip due back tomorrow.

Here's a look at our past week...

 The Almost Lost Wash Cloth by Simply Notable is my favorite to make, my go to is Grandma's Favorite. There are a ton of patterns for it, but they primarily are the same, I used a You Tube video to learn how to work it, and I like it best. Its simple and fun. Its called How to Knit a Cotton Dishcloth by HowtoEugene.

 Here's a closeup of the Almost Lost cloth. Isn't it pretty?

 ...and this, has already been set aside. It was supposed to be some slippers, a wool roving held double with a long stranded colorway called Beachy, but it was too small. Probably not even going to finish it.

 and a grilled cheese, tomato and mayo sandwich for no other reason that I just really liked it.

 My pumpkin all lit up!

Makes me happy.

Have a good week!

More mitts and soup!

This week has been wild, first flooding then super cold temps. we are not normally running the heater until December, November at the earliest, but we have been this past week, which is just fine with me, I miss cold weather, and I like to make warm things for the cold. This was last Saturday morning, it was cold, my oldest was working at the soup kitchen, I love that he devotes his Saturday mornings there. Even though it requires hopping out of bed at 6:30 on a weekend. That chilly morning was great, quiet, You Tube yarny podcasts, I love Margaret Olander and there are so many! Coffee and a new project, it made for a peaceful morning. 

 Soup!

Need I say more? Its Fall, Its cold, Yarn, Coffee, Soup.

I made my Broccoli and Cheese Soup, but added potatoes and a carrot. It did change the flavor a bit but was still good.

 Simple Recipe but here's what I did...

3 regular size cans of chicken broth

5 green onions chopped

1 carrot chopped small

3 potatoes diced

2 large broccoli crowns I used the florets not the stems,

some Velveeta (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup) to cream the broth enough to melt in 

a cup of colby jack shredded cheese 

and sea salt and pepper to taste. It was good too, and I didn't have to cook dinner the next day. Bonus!

...and the mitts! Love em'! Susie Rogers Reading Mitts, you can find them on Ravelry. I used Lion Brand Wool Ease. Can't  decide if I will keep them myself or give them as a gift. I really do love them that much. 

Have a good week! Hopefully it warms up enough to go walking again. Until next time...

Earthy mitts and learning new things

I've decided to learn a few new knitting techniques and make something pretty for Fall with a beautiful colorway I found recently. The Camp out Fingerless Mitts by Tante Ehm on Ravelry, I like how they are cast on at the top flat, then grafted and worked top down. A few new techniques. Don't you just love YouTube for that? Provisional cast on is new to me as well as grafting or 3 needle bind off. I've no idea which one I'll do, but grafting seems interesting so maybe I'll go with that, what method do you like to use?
(I tried both and I really, really, really like 3 needle bind off better) 

 ...and here they are! Yay! Just in time for the colder weather we are getting this weekend.

 Woohoo! Love'em! To give them a more stretchy bind off edge I used Jenny's Surprisingly stretchy bind off from You Tube.

Have a great weekend!
We'll be partaking of the many fun festivals, until next time....

Soup, carrots, knitting and a tree...

 The past week found us with a surprise visit for a week with my Mom, so we had lots of visiting and food and coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. One day I was going to make a pot of chicken noodle soup, but apparently my carrots had a sense of humor... 

 

 ...and knitting only in the pickup line at my daughters school waiting to pick her up. Would you believe my mom took All of my knitted dishcloths? So now I can justify picking up some new cotton colors to make more.

 

 The tree is just pretty, and I like it. Its one of the huge trees we see when we walk in the mornings. They are several feet around and about 80 to 100 feet tall. I was going to stand in front of this one for a quick photo but the guy who lives here was in his yard and I thought he might think I was crazy so just a quick pic of the roots, which are massive. Don't ya just love the moss? It grows on everything here. 

 My Mom has 2 small dogs, Sam and Philby. My cat doesn't really like them, more like he tolerates them, but they are cute. They don't fight, but do bark at each other. My floors are hardwood, and neither of them had traction, the fur on their feet prevented that so they looked like tiny fuzz balls running on a treadmill barking and meowing at each other but not touching. It really is funny to see them interact. 

Have a good week...I need some yarn therapy.

Saturday Morning Reflection

Good morning, hope you are enjoying your morning coffee or tea.

This week I've been working on pretty cotton cloths and things to add to gift baskets.

Simple and sweet, they make me happy.

 This one I messed up, its supposed to be hearts but I somehow forgot to work the top row, I think it may have been the way the instructions had row 13 and 15 on the same line, I just skipped it so its mine, not going to be gifted. There's no way I was ripping back that many rows to fix it, lol. Its called Love Day Washcloth by Tricotine. 

 Hubbs and I went into the next larger town over from us yesterday morning, its about 35 minutes away, to run an errand and I was going to stop at Hobby Lobby for some new needles since we were there, I wanted the pretty multi color wooden ones they carry in a size 7 but my son called from school and needed something for lunch, so we came back. Pretty needles will have to wait for another day.

 Been working the Loveknot stitch too. I Love it! :)

On another note, this brings me comfort and hope.

Alot is going on in our world right now and the only thing that is true always and that you can believe in is  the God of the Bible. This is my comfort this morning. I hope it brings you comfort too.

Isaiah 12

I hope you have a happy, healthy, safe and blessed week. 

I know that no matter what I'm going through, it is just for a time and I have peace and comfort everyday and I can be happy and rejoice even in difficult times.

Until next time...

A Rainy Morning Walk

 The hubbs and I walk a few days a week for health and just for fun, this morning the rain had quit for awhile and the aftermath was gorgeous. Don't you just love this pathway and the old wall covered in moss?

This beautiful tiny barn caught my eye, the vines speak of timelessness, I just love it. Its refreshing to walk after the rain.

And this beauty, I think its called a chantrelle but I'm not a hundred percent sure. It was in a park near the end of our walk. On closer inspection it looks like a cluster of many small mushrooms instead of one large one as I had first thought. 

As far as yarn goes, I've been knitting and crocheting cloths, some for myself and some to have a stash of to make quick gifts for friends or family. Its always nice to have a bunch made up and if say you are taking dinner to a family or want to give a thinking of you gift, you can tuck a few tied with a pretty bow into a basket with lotions and soaps or in a mixing bowl with the ingredients for a special soup, etc. 

Thanks for stopping by!