Nice long weekend over it's Sunday night.

Well for the first time since 2006 I have had 5 whole days off work. I took Wednesday off and the office was closed on Thursday and Friday. I spent some very nice Mother, Daughter bonding time on Wednesday putting net lights on the azalea bushes and staking inflatables in the yard. Later in the week I promise to post a picture of the inflatable Grinch. I know they are outdoor decorations but I don't think they work well in the rain. I plugged them in today and the Grinch did not look like he would stay lite so I unplugged everyone and I will wait until later in the week when they dry out. Final finished knitting my Filippi Scarf and binding off all I need to do now is weave the ends. I am ready to cast on a second Filippi Scarf I might to that tonight. I did not spend to much time knitting this weekend like I had planned to do. Thursday had dinner with the family and watched Yours mine and ours on TMC with my daughter Thursday night. Went to see Twilight with my daughter and 2 of her friend Friday afternoon and on Friday night had leftovers at my sisters house and watched A Christmas Carol the Alastair Sim version. My favorite and on an off on Saturday I watched the Planet of the Apes marathon and started reading Knit Two, by Kate Jacobs it is the sequel to A Friday Night Knitting Club. No Black Friday shopping no money had to pay the mortgage. I wish you could get one month out of the year that you did not have to pay any bills. I am posting a picture of my daughter from the Night she was pinned she is Alpha Kappa Alpha the Gamma Lambda Chapter at Winston Salem State University. I did not go to the pinning but I did attend probate last Sunday night. I will post a picture of her from that night later in the week.

Filippi Scarf gone wrong!

Well over the past weekend while trying to finish the ending ruffle on my scarf my stitches went so wrong. I asked a friend at work to help me middle of last week and she did she did the first row of the ruffle while I watched and I planned to work the 2nd row. Well I did not increase the way I should have and could not figure out how to take the stitches back out that I had knit so how I am in a mess. I plan to take the scarf to work tomorrow and get my friend to help me rip out a few rows without doing to much damage. I sent a message to a friend on Ravelry because she had knit the same scarf and she told me to knit and purl in the same stitch for the increase to make the ruffle. I hope I can figure this out soon it is a great scarf and I have another very pretty bulky yarn to make another scarf in the same pattern. The pattern is from One-Skein Wonders 101 Yarn-Shop Favorites, edited by Judith Durant page 29. My work on the scarf will continue. I have 3 Bias scarves in various stages on progress and my Giant Pom-Pom Scarf still waiting on Pom-Poms. I hope to finish all of this over my nice long Thanksgiving Holiday. I hope I only have to work 2 days next week! I have asked for Wednesday off too and I am trying my very best to get all my work done so I can take the day off on Wednesday. That will be 5 whole days I have not had 5 days in a row off since December 2006. Happy knitting and crocheting.

Cast on!

I cast on a bias scarf yesterday using Patons Classic Wool Merino in That's Pink, nice bright color. Finished the last few rows and binding off of a scarf now all I need to do is make the pom-poms and attach them to the scarf. Just as soon as I do that and get my camera back from my daughter I will post a picture. Our office was closed today for Veterans Day. So I had a nice long day of rest and I am happy about. Yes I do feel very greatful to all Veterans. I know its not just about having the day off.

GLORY! GLORY!, GLORY! HALLELUJAH!

Hallelujah, Hallelujah is the highest praise!. Over 200 years on slavery, 200 years of Jim Crow and a black (African American) is the President elect of the United States Of America. Glory, Glory, Hallelujah is the highest praise. Words cannot express how I feel about this moment in history. I have heard people say I can't vote for him because of his name, or because he is a Muslim and all these things have been overcome. I am 44 years old and I did not think I would live to see the day a black man aka African American could become the next president of the united states of America. So this is from slavery to the white house. I have soon much hope for the future.

VOTE !!!!!!!! VOTE !!!!!!!!

PLEASE VOTE I AM BEGGING YOU VOTE NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE. NORTH CAROLINA YOU STILL HAVE TIME THE POLLS DON'T CLOSE UNTIL 7:30 GET UP GET OUT AND GET IN LINE. PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP!!! CHANGE CAN BE MADE IF YOU VOTE.

Vote!

Well I got up early today and made my way to the board of elections and cast my vote. This was the last day for early voting. I hope everyone will vote on election day. I am ready for a change the past 8 years have been hell and I am tired. I finally brought my first Yarn Harlot book. At Knit's End Meditations for Women who Knit Too Much, by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. So far it is a good read.

My Daughter and her Friends!!!!

Well no big news on the knitting front. This post is just so I can post a few pictures of my daughter and her friends. She had these pictures taken last week during Homecoming activities. The first is a picture of my daughter Kendra Bruton and Joshua Chavis. Miss and Mister University Cheerleader.

This is a picture of Kendra and her Friend Gennerfra Daniels Miss NABA

The last picture is of Kendra and Brent her friend. I was informed that today made the 6 month mark in the relationship.

October slowly fading away.

Well this weekend was not to bad. I went to WSSU'S Homecoming on Saturday and what I thought would be a wet time was not wet at all had some rain on the way to the game but by the time the game started the sun came out and it was a great and dry day. WSSU lost the game I felt sorry for them since it was Homecoming everyone wants a win during Homecoming. So I came home and spent the evening watching tv and knitting I am working on a scarf that I started almost a year ago and since it has been so long since I had worked on the scarf when I started back I some how went wrong and had to rip out the old stuff and start all over again I really should not have started the project again after the 3rd glass of wine. The scarf so long in the making can be found in Crazy Aunt Purl's Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair, by Laurie Perry aka Crazy Aunt Purl, Giant Pom-Pom Scarf. My second project is from One-Skein Wonders Edited by Judith Durant, Filippi Scarf on page 29. If I worked my project everyday I am sure I would finish them faster and would have more project to post. Its Sunday night and I am trying not to think about Monday and another work week.

Rainy Friday

Well its Fall and today was cool rainy. I am so glad its the weekend. Very busy week at work. My knitting week has been a little slow. I did weave the ends of at least 3 Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloths. I knit 2 of the dishcloths using I Love This Cotton! Super Soft Super Savings from Hobby Lobby color#/Name;# 8 Carousel Hombre. Very pretty color. It is really soft and the color is great. The last debate is over and now we are in the home stretch until voting day. I hope everyone gets out and votes. I feel that it is one of the most important things we can to as citizens. I feel this way more so for myself because for a long time black or if you prefer African Americans did not have this right until a lot of people fought and died. So since the age of eighteen I have participated in the voting process. When your people have been hung, hosed, and killed to obtain their right it is your moral duty to participate in the process. If you have not registered to vote check with you state to see if they have One-Stop Voting Sites. In the state on North Carolina early voting stated 10/16/2008 and will continue through 11/01/2008. You can register and vote in the same day. Please call you local board of election to find out if you have the same thing in you state.

What a day

I know I know a long time between posts. I have been very lazy and not much knitting going on these last few days. I started 2 different dishcloths started and I ripped them out because something went wrong with both dishcloths. I finished reading Dyer Consequences, by Maggie Sefton the 5th book in the knitting mystery series. I finally brought a skein of I Love This Cotton! the color #8 Carousel Ombre. I plan to knit another Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth you can find the pattern at Dishcloths Boutique www.jimsyldesign.com . This weekend no football game the next game is Homecoming October 25, 2008. I love the idea of the game not so sure about the parade but since my daughter will be in the parade I have to go to many people and to much traffic. I will be at the parade however because that's what Mothers do for there children.

No New Projects

Well I have spent most of the week reading and I finally cast on a dishcloth. I am still trying to conquer the #10 Shapely Diamond dishcloth from the #3824 Kitchen Bright Dishcloths 10 Knit Designs. I cast on again this weekend. I am currently reading a new Maggie Sefton knitting Mystery Dyer Consequences. I went to WSSU football game on Saturday. WSSU lost and I feel so bad for them. If you visit you tube and search for WSSU cheerleader then go to the video for MTV you can see the Red Team cheerleaders. I Think the video is great you can see the cheerleader and the band I think the color guard and dancers and pep squad.

Feather and Fan Dishcloth

Well another weekend draws to a close and it is off to work tomorrow. I am so very thankful to have a job. I am also very depressed. I wish I had been born smart enough to attend College and move far far away. So life being what it is I will just have to move on and exist until I die. I went to WSSU on Saturday to watch the game and my daughter cheer. WSSU lost the game but I still enjoyed the evening. I spent today reading and knitting. I made a trip to the Library in Greensboro to pick up a book to read Dyer Consequences, by Maggie Sefton the 5th book in a series. I finished knitting a Feather & Fan Dishcloth. I used Peaches & Creme 100% Cotton Yarn 4 ply color #175 Fiesta and size 4.5 mm knitting needles. Great pattern you can find the pattern at www.jimsyldesign.com .

September!

September already!! Well its the first week of September and I am amazed that we are in the 9th month of the year. The year will end before we know what has happened. I paid a visit to the Library and picked up the book The Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches, by Janet Tronstad. I cast on for the 2nd time Feather & Fan Dishcloth designed by Linda Smith. You can find the pattern at http://www.jimsyldesign.com . I had to rip out the first dishcloth not because it is a hard pattern but because I worked on the pattern while watching the democratic convention and Barack Obama's speech I some how lost which row I was and the rest is history. Rip, rip.

Long Labor day weekend

Well its Saturday and I spent a little time trying to clean my bedroom. Then off to the grocery store to by ribs to put on the grill. I got off work at 12:00 yesterday went to books-a-million brought eclipse by Stephenie Meyer on cd and I am listening to it right now. I had to rip out a dish cloth last night that I had been working on one that I had put down for weeks. I got a big tangle in the yarn. So I will need to try and untangle the rest of the ball. I am not use of what project to start. Picture of my Daughter, her friend Brent, and his Father.

Yes its another dishcloth

Well tonight I am posting pictures of 2 dishcloths. Yes I am still on the Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth. I can't help it I am addicted to this dishcloth. It is easy and quick. I plan to start a different dishcloth this weekend since I have a nice long weekend coming. I have a scarf I want to start too. I have talked about starting this scarf before and just can't seem to get around to doing what I say I am going to do when it comes to projects I want to start. The colors used in the 2 dishcloths I am posting tonight are Holiday Stripes and Rosewood, of course it is Lily The Original Sugar' n Cream cotton yarn. I am almost finished with another dishcloth using mill ends cotton yarn I brought at A C Moore over a year ago. A C Moore stopped carrying mill ends I hate that because you could buy a big skein of yarn. No color listed on the yarn but that was okay you got the yarn at a good price.

Meet The Rams!!

Well I spent a very lovely afternoon at my daughter's school. It was meet the Rams day. We heard the band perform and the cheerleaders, and got to see the football team. It was hot but still nice. My daughter is the Captain on the red team cheerleader. Her friend is a wide receiver I think that's what the guy said while he was introducing the team. I am posting a picture of my daughter and then one of her and her friend. I got the chance to meet his parents today and they are very, very nice people. My daughter Kendra Rochelle Bruton, her friend Brent Thomas.

Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth are wonderful

Well it's Friday thank God and I know the weekend will pass all to fast but at least the weekend is here at last. I have finished another Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth. in Mistletoe a very pretty red,Green and white cotton. It is Lily Sugar 'n Cream cotton yarn. Once again I will tell you that this is the best pattern for a new knitter. You practice YO(yarn over), knit stitch and also increase and decrease. The practice will help you with future projects. It also offers instant gratification because you can start and finish a dishcloth in one day. http://jimsyldesign.com/ This is the place to go to find the pattern for this dishcloth Dishcloths Boutique.

Just another marvelous Monday!

Well it's over another marvelous Monday. The cats are driving me crazy and my Mother is back from the beach. I may never see the beach again unless I win the lottery. I finished another dishcloth last night while trying to find something to watch on tv. The color is Painted Desert of course its Lily The Original Sugar ' n Cream.

Moving day is complete almost.

Well I helped my daughter get most of her things moved into her dorm. This is her senior year and they last time I will have to help her move into the dorm. She has a very nice room it is like a living in an apartment 4 girls will share the suite. 2 girls on one side of the kitchen living room area and 2 on the other side. They have their own bedrooms and they have to share the bathrooms they have one on each side. I thought she was moving into a room that just had a kitchenette and I forgot to take her pots. Oh well I will take them to her next Sunday. I have to go to meet the Rams, you get to see the Cheerleaders preform and see the football team. My daughter is caption of the red team this year. She has cheered for the last 3 years. I will need to take my camera with me and get a good picture to post. Yet another dish cloth I started and finished yesterday. I used Lily The Original Sugar 'n Cream 4 ply cotton yarn, color Jewels it has lots of pretty purples and blues.

Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth

I finished my Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth early this morning and then around noon today I weaved my ends and to a picture of the dishcloth. It is a great pattern and easy pattern and it knits up very quickly. I have already started another. I love ombre, self stripping , and variegated yarns. They make sure beautiful patterns. Well tomorrow is move in day at my daughter's dorm and I think today is move in day for my niece at hers I tried to call them today and I did not get an answer so I don't know if they just did not answer the phone or they are busy with moving things. I know what moving day means to me it means I have to struggle to get my daughters refrigerator in my car I have accomplished this more than one time so I know I can get it in the car. I am sure she will need her toaster oven.