tuesday Ravelry group

well we had a record turn out for ravelry knitting group at Natural Stitches this week of 13 and that was without 2 of the regular (as regular as we get) ravelry kniters. we had a lady from Turkey join us and another lady from Floridia who is part of a group taking one of the abandoned buildings in the area and making an art center.

it was a great night of knitting and socializing

walt

tuesday Ravelry group

well tonight was ravelry night at Natural Stitches and we has a great turn out there were 11 of us there knitting and talking and joking- just having a great old time.


not much else to say but goodnight

walt

yesterday

Well as i mentioned Friday was my day off and as a project Mom and I went through her stash and she donated ALOT of her yarn to charity knitting. but before she donated it she asked if i was interested so here are a couple pics of my stash.
one of the big items is 30 of the Big skeins of Rainbow Boucle =can you say "sweater time"? lol
then there is about 6 hanks or bundles or something of super bulky for a sick blanket for the recliner. i admit its not a good color buttt...
then there is just a bunch of small treasures like sock yarn and misc yarns and even some that called out to be kilt hose.

and if all that wasnt enough i went to mens knitting night at Natural stitches and 6 men had a good time just knitting and talking.

walt

friday the 18

well it is friday and i have the day off, so in addition to going to mens night @ Natural Stitches tonight, mom and i are gonna sort and organize her stash. we will see what she wants to keep for her stash then what is left will be sifted through for my stash then what is still left will go for charity knitting. mom gets first crack because she bought it .

looking forward to mens night,

walt

Sunday The day of rest

i was going to church today and half way there i blew a brake line so i proceeded to go to church then i drove home with only the parking brake (fun) so i got home and proceeded to tear the brakes apart and in changing the brake lines for the rear i touched the fuel return line and it blew. so now not only do i have to replace the rear brake lines but i have to drop the tank and repair the gas line. boy it is nice being a knitting mechanic i guess.

walt

Friday night

Well Friday night i went with Steven to the "cult" meeting at the borders in South Hills Village i believe it was. Had a SUPER time was a wonderful bunch of people. even thoughi wasnt knitting a manly project i was excused because it is for my mom. steven pointed this out even though he was knitting gay pride colors. the scarf is the 1 i started thursday night and it is comming along pretty quick. I definately wanna go back to the "cult" knitting group.

here is a pic of the scarf, enjoy.

new project

well I finished the scarf i was making for myself and offered to make 1 for mom (CarlaK) and she loved the idea so we went hunting for the yarn she wanted, I felt like Elmer Fudd "Shhhhhhhhh be vewwy vewwy quiet" and we came across 2 yarns-a black and a medium pink- mom had bought to go together for another project. mom sugested that i try a double stranded knit and loves the way it is comming out. and the double stranded knit is easier than i expected and it makes the pattern go even faster, but anyone reading this already knows that.so i started with a size 10 needle and neither mom or i liked the way it was looking (too tight), so i moved to a size 13 and mom says that looks just right for her and i am only doing 17 stitchesso i believe this will take absolutely no time at all. even though this is 1 that looks like crap in a pic but good in person here is a pic to share with ya.

Ravelry at Natural Stitches

Well we had a good turnout at the knitting group tonight. I was able to finish my scarf



We had a lady come to the knitting group from Denver to help knit on the Marley scarf for stevens clown unit http://zeeppoville.blogspot.com/ this link should help for details.

and on the last note for the evening i mentioned about our 2 manx cats and promised to share a pic of Smokey so here is our "Fat boy", goodnight

monday night

Well I just got home from Monday night knitting at Joseph Beth booksellers AKA beehive knitting. it was a small turnout just the organizer Steven AKA Zeeppo The Great, hisa wife and myselfwhjich is good for me becazuse steven lets me pick his brain ( i am sti8ll a "new" knitter ).
it is also bad be3cause being new knitter i cant talk and knit yet but i am verry appreciative of his spreading of knowledge.

so after a day of changing tires all day at work then knitting i am getting ready for bed because we get to do it all over again tomorrow at the Ravelry knitting.

goodnight

walt

cat pics

Well I just found a picture i took from Christmas I wanted to share. this is our 1 cat Bandit, he is a Manx and is funny, our other cat is also a Manx and his name is Smokey, i am sure you will see him later. Bandit loves bags and the bag he is in is from Natural Stitches, a local yarn store. he is ready to go play with the new yarn at the store.

Friday

Well another Friday has rolled around, i have a short day tomorrow then 1.5 days off Yoo Hooo.
i am makeing slow progress on my Auntie Em scarf, here is a picture , i like the look of the red on 1/2 ant the green on the other .



i got bored with the Steeler scarf -need to rip and do different design.
I was told by an awesome friend Zeeppo the Great that i shouldnt buy a set of needles yet because i am still only on my second full blown project so i got some cheapies and am trying different needles and materials to see what i prefer



Gonna go take a shower, eat then knit catch ya soon.

New Years Day

Well everyone i want to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy< and Knitty New Year.
I didnt get much done today but that is to be expected every once in a while.
I spent a few hours helping Natural Stitches expand the space for more exciting yarn and such.
i did get about 2 hours of knitting in on the scarf. and i got a bit of help to make the blog look a little better from my friend Zeeppo The Great.

o well take care all,

walt