Knitting Loving and Living on the Gulf Coast
Cool kids� capris - free knitting pattern - Pickles
These are wicked cute! I was surfing around the web, and getting ready for work..... yes Virginia, I can multitask.
I am thinking that the Grandbrats need these when they get out of the pool. They are always shivering. These are next on the list for them!
We finally got a new camera the other day. I am still not sure what happened with the Kodak, other than the fact it was a Kodak, I will never have another thing "Kodak" in this house, I have lost a thousand pics and now 400 dollars on Kodak! I think I have learned my lesson now.
Anyway, I digress, the new camera takes great pics.
Plus... the bestest part... it's takes awesome underwater pictures!
Issac, PawPaw and Bella Boop, under water~
Bella is just starting to put her head underwater without being thrown in.
Isaac would live underwater if he could.
Remember when I told you about the ghost in the house?
Well, here she(?) is laying in the pool.
I don't know if you can see her, but when we first got the camera, Kendall was playing with it and went underwater to get a shot of me outside the pool. Can you see her under me? Laying on her side? Wicked cool huh?!
The camera and the salt water make Kendall's eyes look awesome underwater.
Here I am watching Kendall play with the new camera.
Me and Kendall or as I like to say, "Me and Leah"
PB
Just messing around with the new camera! It does take good pics, I haven't played with all the settings yet, but I am getting there.
Shiloh
We have loads of fun with the camera since it is shock proof, water proof and freeze proof, I can take it places I used to be too scared to take my other camera! This is gonna be fun!
We were very excited at the station yesterday, Gene Taylor came in to do our show "Spotlight On Jackson County".
I have always liked Gene Taylor, he is a down to earth, for the people, kinda guy.
Politics and I don't get along, I think there is a rift in this country between the people and our government, one that I don't think can be fixed, until you meet someone like Gene Taylor, he makes me believe that our government might still be savable.
Plus! He has got to be the most handsome man in Washington!
Yeah, you know I got a pic!
I think I invaded some personal space to get this pic.
Josh setting up the camera
Doug Mansfield, the host of Spotlight On Jackson County
The patterns sent to the list this week are some really cuties
There is the:
New Cloth Pattern: I have never seen this design before, I hope you like it as much as I do.
Tic Tac Toes : The coolest pair of ankle socks
Cotton Bib : Now that "wedding" season is over, it's time to get ready for all those babies that are sure to follow.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far.
The patterns sent to my lists this week are really cute, when you get time, check them out.
It's all about the heat baby!
The perfect summer knitting project: Maidenhair Socks
The perfect summer evening sweater: Ellie
Adorable swim suit: Ripple 2 piece swimsuit
I hope you enjoy! And stay cool~
Home Sweet Home
TREASURES ONCE LOST - The Mississippi Squirrel Revival.flv
After 32 years I am ready.......... I think I am ready........OMG what if I am not ready!? Oh well, doesn't matter, it's time, my ciggs are up to 46 dollars a carton, I just can't do that anymore, we smoke three cartons a week, if you add it up........... let's don't add it up, take my word for it, it's a HUGE amount.
Kendall and I, both went and got our prescriptions for the Chantix, he started his Monday, Me, Tuesday. So official quit date is 5/26/09 for me.
The Chantix is working, I can feel a difference, I don't get hardly any enjoyment from a ciggerrette now. I am ready..........., I think .........
Keep your fingers crossed, and pray, hard for me.
Knitting will be a huge help for me to keep my hands busy, then I have my super bouncy ball to keep me occupied when I am not knitting. You are going to start seeing a lot of knitting content, I have a feeling there is going to be a huge pile of knitted items going out of this house for a while.
If you knit fast you might can get one of these done before the morning. This beautiful cloth would be a cherished gift for Mom!
KrisKnits...: Mother's Day Cloth...
This is the cutest hat! You should go have a look
KnitBrit � Blog Archive � Cozy Chemo Hat
frogiez place...: Cancer Ribbon Bag
Check out this cute bag and make a statement!
Chas is settling into her new apartment. You know I had to make her something and she loves these towels, so she got two more, and one matching cloth.
The red is P&C on size seven needles. the Mock Woven Tea Cloth
This is one of my favorite patterns especially for striped yarn.
The orange is P&C in Shrimp CO 55
K5 P5 across
P5 K5 across
Repeat 4 more times for 6 total rows
K across
Repeat these seven rows for 14 times and BO
The cloth was a cast on of 35 with 7 repeats
I wanted to make my Mom something for Mother's Day. We don't exchange gifts or anything for her birthday, May 15th, or Mother's Day. She told me a long time ago that she has collected everything that there is to collect so she is happy with us taking her out to eat wherever she wants for her birthday and Mother's Day. Last year it was Sushi and the Japanese Imperial Steakhouse. This year crab legs at the Casino. But I wanted her to have something. Out of the three girls she has, I am the only one that she will see, so I made her this towel.
It is this cloth: Thank You Rose made into a towel. You can't see it very well, but after it is finished blocking, I will try and get pictures outside and maybe then it will show up better.
You can turn any cloth you like into a towel.
You simply find the pattern you want to use, knit it according to the directions, until you get to the top border, omitting that, you either knit a few inches of stst and then repeat the pattern from the last row back up to the first (for a double hanging towel) like the Frog Towel I made for Desire', or knit in stst for a total of anywhere from 19 to 20" then finish with your border.
I usually only make towels out of patterns that call for 43 or more ststs and I like mine to be at least 21" long.
Give it a shot, it's really fun.
Another cutie you have got to see, boy are my grand babies going to styling this summer.
Beth Nixon Blogging: Girl's Knit Tank Top Pattern
I was surfing around the internet and had to show you this.
OMG! This is so cute, I think that Bella and Trin both need one of these! There is only one size written, but the author give plenty of detail on how to change it up.
Be looking for pics of this soon. I love it!
Knitting Momma: Girly-girl skirty soaker
Here are some pics of the first cloth I made for Chas. It is the Basket Rib Hand Towel Pattern
One of my favorite patterns for dish towels, easy as pie to follow and it works with any color of yarn. Even the variegated yarns that are so hard to find patterns for.
For this one I cast on 58 sts on size 7's with P&C yarn.
Chas love it!
Unfortunately I have had so little time to get online that I don't have pictures to show you of the three little burp cloths and preemie hats that I made for Desire's friend Tina, but you will have to take my word for it, they were wicked cute! The hit of the shower!
I used the three diamond cloth pattern and elongated it to turn it into a cute little burp cloth, one green, one yellow, and one blue. They came out really cute.
For the hats I used this pattern: Tiny Preemie Hat
It is an easy pattern, and as a general rule, I always have left over yarn enough to whip one or two, or in this case, three, of these out.
The boy is 17 now! Isn't he handsome!
Did Mom cry.............oh hell yeah! The boy went to Prom, stag, and had a great time, and actually made it back in one piece. Prom is a very scary time for a Mom, drinking, hanging with the buds, it all can lead to some big time trouble, but the boy made it there and back home in one piece, even tho, he was probably the only one who had to call their Mom when they got there. ;0)
I can't believe in one more year the boy will be off to college!
Ok, I admit it, he's the baby, once he's done, I am done. It's a scary thing. I have had kids with me since I was 18 years old. Tho the daughter is proof that they never really go away, it's still a scary thing for a Mom.
There are pictures, pattern ideas and lots of info bouncing around in this head of mine, and so through out the day I will be updating the blog. If I did it all at one time, it would take you two days to catch up. Yes, Virginia, it's been that long since I have updated.
We had the Grandbabies this last weekend and once again, I think they have grown like weeds during the two weeks since the last time they were here.
I know Trin looks a mess, but even dirty she is wicked cute!
My man Isaac
Bella Boop, her and Trin are the two messy kids of the bunch
My Handsome Man Tristan! He will be 3 years old
in just a few days!
They got a new swing set for Christmas, the only problem is....
Who's pushing?
Even with Tristan's dirty little face this is the best picture!
This one will be on the mantle next week.
Trae is just growing and talking, he loves telling MiMi stories
All the kids love Trae, they steal all his sugars
Isaac is on a The Cubs Baseball Team
Yes MiMi and PawPaw had to get the shirts
Trae is just a happy baby, he smiles all the time
One day as I was wandering around Wally World, I found this yarn on sale, 75 cents a skein, I grabbed up four of them and through them in the stash when I got home.
That was three years ago. I remember because I was at the Wally World buying stuff for Triniti's baby shower.
One day at the beginning of the year I was reorganizing the stash, found it and made this.
This is my favortie scarf! I just took some size 10 1/2 needles and started knitting and kept on until I ran out of yarn. I had just finished two cabled scarves for some friends, and, before you ask, no I didn't get pics before I gave them away. I was so excited to gift them that I forgot ;0)
But I like my scarf better, it is soft, fluffy and oooo so warm,
This was just some fluff yarn I found at the bargain bin at Walmart.
I really haven't had much time for knitting on Mr. Greenjeans. My MIL called when they found out her sister had uterine cancer, she wanted me to make some hats for when she starts chemo.
Up on the soap box here .............
DO NOT WAIT to see your "doctor", yes the one we all hate to go to, no matter how nice they are.
I think my MIL said this is stage 4 cancer, had her sister not waited 28 years to see the doctor, it might have been caught sooner.
Off the soap box.
There is nothing to be done now but pray that the hysterectomy and the chemo help.
I went hunting the net and found this pattern: Floppy Brim Hat. I like the feminine look of this hat so I have made 2 so far. One white, one blue, both with cotton.
The blue is made with Cotton Ease by LionBrand and the white is cotton tots.
It gets entirely too hot down here on the Gulf Coast to wear a hat made of anything else.
I intend to make her a prayer shawl also to wrap herself with a hug when she needs one.
Then we just pray, allot, that she will pull through this o.k.
It is really something trying to get everyone to look at the camera, and not be goofy, when you have this many.
They are the bestest ever! And quite a handful!
The knitting is coming along slowly on the sweater. It is the easiest pattern to follow I just haven't sat down in a week.
I am trying to get the Avon business up and running and last weekend we had all the babies.
They are all getting so big, it's amazing to me how much they change everytime we see them.
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The knitting is going, I bought some Vanna yarn at Wally World and in the one week I have had it, it has become three different sweaters. I finally found the perfect pattern, and it was a no brainer
Mr. Greenjeans from Knitty.
I am totally enjoying this pattern. It is perfect for this yarn, and when I finally get around to getting a picture of the WIP you well see why.
I think I am going to end up with two or three of these.
I saw someone on Ravelry lengthened the bottom and I really like it. Mine is going to be like that.
If your on Ravelry, go check it out, it is really cool looking.
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Basic Child's Sock
Leah's Fuzzy Headband
Checkerboard Cloth and Towel Set
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