darn, darn, darn............

and I don't mean mending. I think my sinuses are congested again and it has triggered my asthma. I am waking up coughing in the night two or three times.My throat and back are so sore...................... but what really T's me off is I missed Wednesday night Sock knitting and quilting today at a 'Great Notion'. This is interfering with my social life but I am knitting socks. I still do not have any batteries for my camera so no pictures.

update

Well there is a contest at this site so go have a look.
http://janevdoviak.blogspot.com

Well what have I been doing. Last week I went knitting Wednesday and Thursday ........... my DD Jill says all her friends think I am crazy because I belong to a sock knitting group....... Now if that makes me crazy there is a whole lot of you out there who are crazy as well.........LOL.
KNITTING
I have finished a bookmark, the boring socks (thank goodness), a scarf, and an afghan square. Yesterday I found another UFO ; a green and white tank top. I have to finish DD , Cory's Christmas purse, Shelby's sweater for Christmas, socks for Bill, and a few more wash cloths.

QUILTING
I need to finish quilting three quilts and bind a table runner. I started a new project last Tuesday ..........I know, I know , I am supposed to be working on UFOs but this was a two day course to make a 'Twisted Bear Paw". I cut and pieced most of it on the Tuesday and then discovered that what I thought was 1/4 foot wasn't ......*(&(&$%^$?*# ............ so NOTHING and I mean NOTHING fit together. Last night I spent the evening reverse sewing and today I sewed about half of it back together again. Tomorrow morning I will do some more sewing before Molly and I go for lunch and shopping.
Oh yes last Friday I went quilting with the gals for the day ...........DH didn't even phone to say I need you to come home early like he has the last two times.

TO COME
Tomorrow night is the 'Weavers and Spinners Guild meeting, Wednesday is 'Sock Knitting, 'Thursday I could go to Knitopia but don't think I will as I am supposed to quilt Friday with the gals, Saturday and Sunday a group of us have been invited to Jocelyn's to quilt for the weekend. I may just get all those quilts done after all.

P.S. There are no photos because I need new batteries for my camera. Bill says he is going to get me a charger but I think I may go get it myself as I need it now.

Bear paw wash cloth

This is a wash cloth pattern I designed for the Yahoo Monthly Dish cloth KAL.



Materials: one ball of Bernat Cottontots -100% cotton

Needles: 4.5mm = 7 US

Pattern is a multiple of 23 + selv.

Note: on the first row place a marker after the first repeat as this marks the beginning of the next repeat. Slip the marker on each row. I originally did this with a seed stitch border but changed it to a garter stitch border. There is no border at the beginning as the pattern makes a wavy edge .

Cast on 54 stitches

ROW 1: k4, *k2, (p4, k1) 3 times, p4, k2* twice, k4
ROW 2: k4, *p2, (k4, p1) 3 times, k4, p2* twice, k4
ROW 3: k4, *k1, yo, k1, p2, p2tog, (k1, p4) twice, k1, p2tog, p2, k1, yo, k1, * twice, k4
ROW 4: k4, p3, k3, (p1, k4) twice, p1, k3, p6, k3, (p1, k4) twice, p1, k3, p3, k4
ROW 5: k4, *k2, yo, k1, p3, k1, p2, p2tog, k1, p2tog, p2, k1, p3, k1, yo, k2,* twice, k4
ROW 6: k4, p4, (k3, p1) 3 times, k3, p8, (k3, p1) 3 times, k3, p4, k4
ROW 7: k4, *k3, yo, k1, p1, p2tog, (k1, p3) twice, k1, p2tog, p1, k1, yo, k3,* twice, k4
ROW 8: k4, *p5, k2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, k2, p5, * twice, k4
ROW 9: k4,* k4, yo, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, k1, p2tog, p1, k1, p2, k1, yo, k4* twice, k4
ROW 10: k4, *p6, (k2, p1) 3 times, k2, p6,* twice, k4
ROW 11: k4, *k5, yo, k1, p2tog, (k1, p2) twice, k1, p2tog, k1, yo, k5, * twice, k4
ROW 12: k4, *p7, k1, (p1, k2) twice, p1, k1, ,p7* twice, k4
ROW 13: k4,* k6, yo, k1, p1, (k1, p2tog) twice, k1, p1, k1, yo, k6* twice, k4
ROW 14: k4,*p8, (k1, p1) four times, p7,* twice, k4
ROW 15: k4, *k2, (p4, k1) 3 times, p4, k2* twice, k4
ROW 16: k4, *p2, (k4, p1) 3 times, k4, p2* twice, k4
ROW 17: k4, *k1, yo, k1, p2, p2tog, (k1, p4) twice, k1, p2tog, p2, k1, yo, k1, * twice, k4
ROW 18: k4, p3, k3, (p1, k4) twice, p1, k3, p6, k3, (p1, k4) twice, p1, k3, p3, k4
ROW 19: k4, *k2, yo, k1, p3, k1, p2, p2tog, k1, p2tog, p2, k1, p3, k1, yo, k2,* twice, k4
ROW 20: k4, p4, (k3, p1) 3 times, k3, p8, (k3, p1) 3 times, k3, p4, k4
ROW 21: k4, *k3, yo, k1, p1, p2tog, (k1, p3 ) twice, k1, p2tog, p1, k1, yo, k3,* twice, k4
ROW 22: k4, *p5, k2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, k2, p5, * twice, k4
ROW 23: k4,* k4, yo, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, k1, p2tog, p1, k1, p2, k1, yo, k4* twice, k4
ROW 24: k4, *p6, (k2, p1) 3 times, k2, p6,* twice, k4
ROW 25: k4, *k5, yo, k1, p2tog, (k1, p2) twice, k1, p2tog, k1, yo, k5, * twice, k4
ROW 26: k4, *p7, k1, (p1, k2) twice, p1, k1, ,p7* twice, k4
ROW 27: k4,* k6, yo, k1, p1, (k1, p2tog) twice, k1, p1, k1, yo, k6* twice, k4
ROW 28: k4,*p8, (k1, p1) four times, p7,* twice, k4
ROW 29: k4, *k2, (p4, k1) 3 times, p4, k2* twice, k4
ROW 30: k4, *p2, (k4, p1) 3 times, k4, p2* twice, k4
ROW 31: k4, *k1, yo, k1, p2, p2tog, (k1, p4) twice, k1, p2tog, p2, k1, yo, k1, * twice,k4
ROW 32: k4, p3, k3, (p1, k4) twice, p1, k3, p6, k3, (p1, k4) twice, p1, k3, p3, k4
ROW 33: k4, *k2, yo, k1, p3, k1, p2, p2tog, k1, p2tog, p2, k1, p3, k1, yo, k2,* twice, k4
ROW 34: k4, p4, (k3, p1) 3 times, k3, p8, (k3, p1) 3 times, k3, p4, k4
ROW 35: k4, *k3, yo, k1, p1, p2tog, (k1, p3 ) twice, k1, p2tog, p1, k1, yo, k3,* twice, k4
ROW 36: k4, *p5, k2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, k2, p5, * twice, k4
ROW 37: k4,* k4, yo, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, k1, p2tog, p1, k1, p2, k1, yo, k4* twice, k4
ROW 38: k4, *p6, (k2, p1) 3 times, k2, p6,* twice, k4
ROW 39: k4, *k5, yo, k1, p2tog, (k1, p2) twice, k1, p2tog, k1, yo, k5, * twice, k4
ROW 40: k4, *p7, k1, (p1, k2) twice, p1, k1, ,p7* twice, k4
ROW 41: k4,* k6, yo, k1, p1, (k1, p2tog) twice, k1, p1, k1, yo, k6* twice, k4
ROW 42: k4,*p8, (k1, p1) four times, p7,* twice, k4
ROW 43: k1, p1, k1, p1, *k2, (p4, k1) 3 times, p4, k2* twice, k4
ROW 44: k4, *p2, (k4, p1) 3 times, k4, p2* twice, k4
ROW 45: k4, *k1, yo, k1, p2, p2tog, (k1, p4) twice, k1, p2tog, p2, k1, yo, k1, * twice, k4
ROW 46: k4, p3, k3, (p1, k4) twice, p1, k3, p6, k3, (p1, k4) twice, p1, k3, p3, k4
ROW 47: k4, *k2, yo, k1, p3, k1, p2, p2tog, k1, p2tog, p2, k1, p3, k1, yo, k2,* twice, k4
ROW 48: k4, p4, (k3, p1) 3 times, k3, p8, (k3, p1) 3 times, k3, p4, k4
ROW 49: k4, *k3, yo, k1, p1, p2tog, (k1, p3 ) twice, k1, p2tog, p1, k1, yo, k3,* twice, k4
ROW 50: k4, *p5, k2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, k2, p5, * twice, k4
ROW 51: k4,* k4, yo, k1, p2, k1, p1, p2tog, k1, p2tog, p1, k1, p2, k1, yo, k4* twice, k4
ROW 52: k4, *p6, (k2, p1) 3 times, k2, p6,* twice, k4
ROW 53: k4, *k5, yo, k1, p2tog, (k1, p2) twice, k1, p2tog, k1, yo, k5, * twice, k4
ROW 54: k4, *p7, k1, (p1, k2) twice, p1, k1, ,p7* twice, k4
ROW 55: k4,* k6, yo, k1, p1, (k1, p2tog) twice, k1, p1, k1, yo, k6* twice, k4
ROW 56: k4,*p8, (k1, p1) four times, p7,* twice, k4.
ROW 57:k4 (k1, p1)3X, k2tog, (p1, k1)10X, p1, k2tog, (p1, k1)3X, p1, k2tog, (p1, k1)3X ,k4 (51 sts)
ROW 58:Knit
ROW 59: knit
ROW 60: knit
Bind off

Copywrite Karen Bonter
Pattern from "1500 patterns Mon Tricot"

Knitting bags etc......

Here are some of my knitting bags that usually hold socks or other small knitting projects.

Well the last two weeks have been very busy. Nov.1st I made two ........ yes.... 2 trips to Langley. I went over in the morning to pick up Bill's cheque and drop off his invoices................. but He forgot to give me the invoices. Apparently the invoices had to be there that day so I agreed to take them before I went knitting at the LYS. I told him he was on his own for dinner as I was going over early to miss the rush hour traffic. Had a lovely afternoon shopping........ after I dropped the invoices off ................. found some older Handwoven Magazines in the Value Village. Went out to dinner with myself.......... enjoyed the company. Then it was knitting night at Knitopia so I meet Gail and Sharon there. Worked on the boring socks and my bright socks. I bought some wild yarn for socks for me ............ it was just calling and calling my name all evening ............I held out as long as I could ....... I really did .......... but finally had to give in and buy it.
Thursday Bill picked up his new truck....2006 red dodge pick up, crew cab, short box, 4X4, 6 cylinder gas engine........ don't remember the rest of the information.
Friday .... quilting with the Jackie, Ellen and Helen at a 'Great Notion' in Abbotsford.
Saturday , I don't recall what I did....... nothing terrible exciting.
Sunday I started to go to the Guild sale to Demo spinning but my car started heating up. I just reached the outskirts of Maple Ridge and had to let it cool off before I could turn around and go home. The fan motor had quit.............. darn darn darn no guild sale , no spinning.............. well that is not entirely true . I did some spinning at home ............ bright pink merino.
Monday and Tuesday were not terrible exciting. Wednesday night was sock knitting at the Cafe/pool hall with Sharon , Gail, Laura and Kathy.
Thursday I went on a trip with Bill. He had an ' Over-length Load' to escort to the BC / Alta border. Packed clothes, pills, books, sandwiches and knitting to take. Forgot to take our pillows. The ones in the motel were very soft, very small and very, very flat. We meet the truck at the US border and followed him to Merritt. Went to bed at 11:00 when we got in and got up at 6:00 . The load was so heavy he was only able to do 20 km going up some of the hills.
On the road at 7:00 and drove to Blue River........... gassed up the truck, had a pee break, back in the trucks and off again ........... 1:59 p.m. we arrived at the border ......... Trucker signed the invoice ....... Bill puts the sign on the truck down ..... we turn around and head for home. One thing about the trip home is we could stop for a pee break any time we wanted.
It is unbelievable what some drivers will do. This one car thought the trucker should give way to him when he wanted on the highway. Now this truck we travelled with was somewhere between 96 and 115 feet long. The load was a transformer but I don't know how much it weighted other than an awful lot. One fool pasted us on a double solid line on a curve.............. brainless. Enough of this. We arrived home at 1:00a.m. and I went to bed. DH said he had to unwind a bit so he watched TV for a while.
Today I paid for my quilting course and went to the wool shop to drool. Had a visit with Ann and bought a ball of "Opal" yarn that was on sale................. yes I know I didn't really need it but I really wwwwwwwaaaaaannnnted it............... So much yarn so little money. LOL ................ like I don't have a trunk full of hand-spun and 4 or 5 good size boxes of commercial yarn. I need to photograph all of it for Ravelry.
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My bright socks are now finished and the boring ones are close to finished.