Small Town Blues.

I hate living in a small town! I know so many people wax poetic about living in a small town and how wonderful small town living is to them but I hate a small town. I am stuck to old and uneducated to live in a larger town. I feel like I am about to suffocate. If you have a yarn habit Asheboro is not the ideal town to live. You have only two places to buy yarn, Hobby Lobby and Walmart both places have cut back on variety! I went out today looking for a new yarn from lionbrand Amazing, I knew better than going to Walmart so off to Hobby Lobby I go and no such luck they do not carry this yarn in Asheboro. I hope I can find it in Greensboro tomorrow. I have 2 dishcloths ready for my friend at work and the third almost finished. The new lionbrand yarn Amazing that I could not find in Asheboro is what I would like to use for this friend's scarf. If I can't find it tomorrow in Greensboro I will need to use a different yarn. Happy knitting and crocheting.

Windy Wednesday update

I wanted to give a quick update to let you know I have finished 2 of the dishcloths my daughter needs to put in with her secret Santa gift and I am half way finished with the scarf. I will start the dishcloths for my friend at work this weekend I feel sure I will be able to get them done by the 23rd. I forgot to take pictures of the dishcloths. I might try to throw in one more dishcloth. Maybe Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth it knits up very quickly. So I have to make a quick trip to c Costco on Sunday and get my hair done on Saturday I have decided not to try going natural at this time so I will get my hair relaxed and cover up all my gray. I need to buy the Harry Potter dvd this weekend.

December!

Okay it is December the last month in the year! Time passes by so quickly. I have two dishcloth project on the needles. My daughter has a secret Santa at work and she asked me if I would knit a couple of dishcloths and a scarf for her secret Santa. So I have cast on the first of 3 dishcloth's tonight the dishcloth is from Garden Dishcloths to Knit by Melissa Bergland Burnham the Sunflower in Hot Orange. The second dishcloth project has nothing to do with secret Santa it is from baby washcloth To Knit by Melissa Bergland Burnham, the plan is to start with the first cloth and knit all 9 and continue to knit them over and over again. A woman on my job is pregnant and her baby is due in February and a lot of my daughter's friends are getting married and having babies. So if I stock up I can have gifts ready for her to give to her friends. My other plan is to knit a few dishcloths and a scarf of a friend at work who has given me rides home since my house guest Gin has been living her and working, so that she can use my car to get to work. I want her to know how much I appreciated her giving me rides home sometimes 3 days out of the week. Gin has a car now but still has to get tags and pay the taxes. So I want have to ask for a ride much longer. I want to get the dishcloths and scarf done by December 23rd. I need to get busy.

Another Rain filled Monday

I will never get the repair I need on my roof if it does not stop raining. I can't get a new roof but I can get a repair. The roofer was suppose to come if all went well last Wednesday but guess what it rained so no roofer, then Thanksgiving and the day after I did not expect the roofer. Well it rained again today and I think it us suppose to rain again on Wednesday. So far no knitting or crochet. I need to do better about these things.

Marvelous long weekend coming to a close.

Well it's back to work on Monday. I has been a great long weekend. My daughter came in on Wednesday night and we went to the movies to see planet 51 it was pretty good. On Monday I went to see New Moon with Gin and on Friday my daughter, my niece mother and gin went to see a Christmas Carol it was good too I enjoyed the movie. I have been to more movies in the last week than I usually go to all year. Also on Friday I finally made it to Common Threads Yarn Shop 1415 Welborn St. Suite 102 High Point NC 27262. The people at the shop are so nice and friendly and they have a lot of Noro. I brought one skein of Cascade Yarn 220 Superwash.

Black Friday

First I want to start off by saying the brine turkey was great. Thanksgiving day not so great. We never start a Holiday meal on time it is so painful. Then after dinner we came home and took a nap so that my daughter could get a tv. We made it to Walmart by 12:00 am got in line and waited for our number to get the 32' tv. My daughter was #4 at 5:00 after getting the tv, we headed for the pj's and picked up 3 pairs it was a mad house. Then in line to check out for 45 minutes. Home by 6:00am a quick nap and then off to the mall and costco. A great day! So here we are at home mixing drinks and getting ready to watch a movie. All around great day.

How to brine a turkey

Well I have all the ingredients for my brine the onions are sliced and the garlic is crushed, I could not find the dried juniper berries so I will have to do without. I plan to get up tomorrow morning and put the turkey in the brine. This will be the first time we have used a brine on our turkey. I wanted to go out to eat but I lost the vote. So we are eating in and that's why we are plan to brine the turkey. I am knitting dishcloths to give to my family for Christmas just the simple Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth and if I have time maybe a dishcloth with a design. I am thinking a frog. Tomorrow is my last day of work this week the office is closed Thursday and Friday. On Friday my daughter want to get up very, very early and go to Walmart they have a tv on sale. She wants to arrive at 1:00 am the store opens at 5:oo am! Please send up prayers for me! Happy long Thanksgiving weekend!

Another Sunny Day!

BEFORE

Well today has turned out to be another sunny day. Yesterday was sunny and warm and it started very early. I had to get up early so that I would be ready for the painter. My daughter decided to get someone to paint one of the bathroom in the house. It is the bathroom that she used when she lived at home it is an early Christmas gift. This bathroom needed to be done. You see the bathroom in question had been worked on by my daughter she decided one day to try and take down the wall paper because she wanted to paint she got some of the paper down but soon got bored with the project like I knew she would then she got to busy with school. I will post a before and after picture. Today I am listening to Eclipse on cd an knitting another dishcloth the pattern is from Knitting on the net, End of the Rainbow Dishcloth, knitting pattern designed by Paula York. A very pretty pattern. I need to make some progress my knitting from just dishcloths and scarves. I need to work on my socks again so that I can finish. I really wish we had 3 day weekends. Kendra was here yesterday and we spent the day together it was very nice to spend the day with my daughter. She almost brought puppy it was a very cute puppy a miniature Eskimo Spitz, but she took to long making her decision and some one else got the one she wanted. I told her to look at it as if this was not the puppy she was suppose to have at this time. She was sad because she had visited the man twice yesterday and held the puppy twice once after our first trip to Walmart and once on our way back to Walmart for the second time. On the second trip she had started picking up toys for the puppy and a collar she tried to call the man on his cell put could not get him then tried again so she could tell him she wanted the puppy and he told her he had just sold the puppy. He told her he tried to get the man to pick another one of the puppies but he wanted that one so we had to put back the toys and collar.

AFTER

The bathroom looks great and I am very pleased with the results the man that painted the room did a great job and my daughter picked a great color. I love the blue.

A Lot of wind and rain

We have had a lot of wind and rain today. So I did not spend much time out and about today. I did not have to work today our office was closed for Veterans Day. I went out for a short time to Walmart and Bottom Dollar I had to get something for dinner tonight. I cooked today a rare thing for me to do cook. I don't enjoy it very much. I have spent the day listening to New Moon. I am preparing for the movie. I remembered today that you and spend a lot time on Ravelry looking at patterns. I am looking for a good baby afghan pattern, one of my daughters friends is having twins and my daughter wants afghans to give to her friend. So no knitting or crochet today. I have the estimates for a roof and I have called my insurance company someones coming out next Friday to take a look at the roof. I hope they will let me file a claim. We had a lot of wind and rain the night my roof started leaking. The man that came out on Tuesday put a tarp over the place so it would not leak last night and today. So far so good no leaks. Well there is nothing really going on with me besides worrying about getting a new roof.

Will I ever get ahead?

Early this morning around 3:00 am it began to rain very, very hard I was watching a movie and talking to Gin our house guest. I turned the light on when I heard a drip. I look and water is running down the paneling from my ceiling. Yes I did say paneling it is an old house and I have not made very many changes since I brought the house in 1999. Well I need a roof and I have for sometime. So on Monday I need to call a few roofer who give free estimates and ask them to come to the house. Almost 3 years ago we had to do a quick patch job that was only suppose to last a year but it made it almost 3 I am thankful for that almost 3 years. Just when I am set to make my last car payment and maybe have some extra money that I need to help buy groceries this happens. I am pray that my credit union will give me a personal loan, if not I will be forced to try and get one from one of the areas high interest finance companies. I know I am in better shape than a lot of people but sometimes I feel if it was not for bad luck I would have no luck at all(taken from Hee Haw tv show) Yes I said Hee Haw and that is another story altogether. Well I did not do much this weekend, the most I did on Saturday was to walk out to the garden in the backyard. I still have a few peppers I need to pick. Then I watched the Planet of the Apes marathon on fox movie channel. I was very disappointed this year in the horror and scifi choice for Halloween. The I hate to do anything hermit in me I did not buy any candy to give out and I was not the only one on this end of my street that sat in the dark with their porch lights off, and do you know someone still came up and rang my doorbell! Also started a Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth at midnight I love those cloths. You can finish more than one in a day. Today I made it out to the store for cat food and cat litter. Ah the ocean will I ever see it again. This is a picture from 2006 the last time I was able to go to the beach.

Two UFO Complete

Today I completed 2 crochet UFO'S one scarf and one afghan. The scarf is from Stitch 'N bitch crochet the Happy Hooker, page 101 one -skein scarf, by Denise Cozzitorto and one afghan from Leisure Arts #824 Quick Crochet Afghans Book 3, by Linda Luder. On Friday I started a crochet scarf that I found on Youtube, so far I have 18 rows due, the pattern is written by Teresa Richardson. Okay if you are a yarn snob beware I used acrylic for one of my projects. I am sorry but you have to do what you have to do. I really have and acrylic budget. The scarf was done in 100% wool Patons Classic Merino Wool for the finished project. Red Heart for the afghan and for the scarf I started on Friday. Your weekend really goes by to fast it is Saturday night and my weekend is almost over.

Midweek Surprise

Well another long day at work came to a nice end, when I got home today I had a surprise in the mail . My October dishcloth swap partner package arrived. I will send mine package on Saturday. Two beautiful dishcloths in great colors and a postcard. On knit or crochet today. Still reading the latest knitting mystery by Sally Goldenbaum. Two more day's to go and my weekend will begin. Yes this weekend I will pick up the needles again and add a few more row's to my sock. Then start a shell crochet scarf there is a great crochet scarf pattern on YouTube. I really would like to give it a try. I have enough RedHeart to crochet several scarves in that pattern. I know, I know acrylic! please don't hate. I have an acrylic budget when you earn less that $35,000 per yarn you can't buy good yarn all the time. You have to compromise. Maybe once or twice a year I have the chance to buy good yarn. If it is on discount because no one wants that brand or if I am lucky enough to get a tax refund. The picture is of the dishcolths I received from my swap partner.

Another Podcast Tuesday

Things started out a little rocky tonight trying to get started listening to lion brands pod cast. I had to restart my computer once because the first time I turned on the computer the Internet would not connect. I think it is my computer it needs a little work. I brought it in 2005 and because of downloads and other things it runs very slowly. I need to add some memory and get it cleaned up. So it was a good podcast about cold weather knitting. Idea's for shawls, afghans and socks. While listening to the podcast I added 4 rows to the last 12 rows of the afghan, only 4 rows left. Then I need to weave the rest of my ends I have been weaving ends as I go so it wont be that bad to finish the last few rows. I might take it to work tomorrow to show to my friends. Still reading Patterns in the Sand, by Sally Goldenbaum. So far a great read that is in my opinion I like easy reads. I also read While My Pretty One Knits, by Anne Canadeo this month another good read again just my opinion. Love mysteries but very bad at figuring out who dun it? Love the cool nights and trying very hard not to turn on the heat until November. Still trying to decide which dishcloth to send to my swap partner. Last day to send off is the 24th.

Podcast Tuesday

I look forward to lionbrands podcast every two weeks. Today it was all about Halloween crafts. I am not into Halloween crafts but it was still relaxing to listen to the podcast and work on my crochet ripple afghan. Picture in previous post. On Friday night I ripped back several rows and on Sunday, Monday, and tonight I finished the spring greens rows. I started the afghan with 11 rows of spring green and 4 rows of turqua(blue). So maybe tomorrow I will start what will be the last 4 rows of turqua(blue) I want the afghan to end with 11 rows of spring green. You know I only have so much yarn and I have 2 full skeins of spring green and 2 half skeins of spring green, 2 full skeins of turqua(blue) and 3 half skeins. The scraps will be used for granny squares. Since this afghan is crocheted with 2 strands held together it is heavy so 15 mores rows will be enough. Well happy, happy middle of the week.

Ripping back a few rows

Well on Friday I ripped back a few rows of a crochet ripple afghan. I started this project April 22, 2007 put it down for a very long time and then tried to start it over. When I did I think I started with the wrong row so on Friday I ripped back 4 rows and I think I have figured out how to start the afghan again. I think I should start with row 2 and continue with row 2 until I have finished the afghan. I started reading While My Pretty One Knits, by Anne Canadeo I picked it up at the Greensboro Library on Saturday, my local library did not have the book. It is a good read to me so far I love cozy mysteries. I need to get started on my October dishcloth swap. Maybe tomorrow I will start the dishcloth. Posting a picture of my UFO ripple.

October

The first day of October the 10th month of the year. Only 3 months left in 2009 time passes quickly when you are working and struggling to pay the bills. I have a crochet afhgan UFO to take to work tomorrow so that I can get some help with the finish. I have all the squares done and now all I need to do is stitch the afhgan together and do the edge. It's Friday eve and I am happy about the up coming weekend. I have nothing much to say tonight. Since it is the first day of the month and I wanted to start the month off with a post.

Swapping!

My swap partner received her cloth yesterday so I can post a picture. I am ready for the weekend we have 3 days to go. Tomorrow is payday and it is already gone. When will I catch a break. I started reading Mama Dearest, by E. Lynn Harris his last book he died this summer. He was a great author. Books are waiting for me to pick them up at the Greensboro Library so a nice little road trip on Saturday will be in order. So far no knitting or crochet this week. I feel the need to cast on maybe tomorrow the last day of September. I am posting a picture of the dishcloth I sent my September swap partner and the dishcloth I did not feel was good enough to send the my partner. I signed up for the October dishcloth swap and I have a dishcloth in mine for this swap. Happy crafting. The picture on the top is the swap partner dishcloth and on the bottom the one I did not think was good enough to send.

Where did my weekend go?

Where did my weekend go? wow they pass by so fast even when you spend most of them like I do with no money and nothing interesting to do. Well at least it was the weekend and that meant no work and barely talking to anyone on the phone. On Friday when I got home I had a nice surprise waiting 2 very pretty crocheted dishcloths and 2 postcards from my September swap partner from the Ravelry group dishcloths ar us, JanetMB is a great crocheter. That was the highlight of my Friday. Saturday was slightly cool and rainy the only place I managed to go was Walmart to take my Mother to the Pharmacy. Then we came home and the rest of the day I tried to clean my closet and sort through my yarn. I have a lot of yarn and I am trying not to buy anymore yarn until I have most of my stash either knit or crocheted into something. I placed most of my UFO's and I did not have as many as I thought in one place. The list goes like this 2 granny square afghans, 2 crocheted scarves, 1 crocheted ripple afghan that I really think I need to rip back at least 3 rows, because on the first attempt at picking up an unfinished project to complete I think I started with the wrong row it looks slightly off, 1 crocheted market bag just the band and the straps to go, and last but not least 1 knit scarf weaving the ends and making and attaching giant pom-poms to go. Absolutely nothing to watch on tv on Saturday, so we watched 48 hours back to back episodes. Today I watched Peyton Place love the movie it reminds me of why I hate small town's they are not as wholesome and people might think, to me they are places with gossips and self righteous people with sticks up there ass it reminds me of the town where I was raised and the town in which live and pay taxes so before you get started since I do pay taxes here I have the right to complain so do tell me if I don't like it move this is why I go to work and come home and limit the number of people in my circle, and cooked a leg of lamb, I think I left it in the oven just a little to long. It was not as rare as it should have been. This was my first attempt at cooking a leg of lamb sad but true this just let you know what a poor and sad existence I suffer though year after year and before anyone gets started I know there are people that have worse lives. I digress even though the lamb was a little to done it was not tough and had a good favor. I used olive oil, sea salt, oregano, cumin, and pinch of cayenne pepper also several sprigs of rosemary cut from my very own rosemary bush. So basically no knit or crochet and no longing at crochet stitches on youtube to brush up on my stitches. Well maybe next weekend. The picture is of the beautiful dishcloths I received from my swap partner. Oh by the way the closet is shaping up and not looking half bad.

Oh it's Friday Eve!

Damn, Damn, Damn one more day and it is the weekend! I am not sure why I am so happy about this because I am broke and can't go any where or do anything. This means the the weights that I feel on my chest will remain because I can't get out of town even for a few hours. Oh well what can I say my life sucks and then I will die. On the bright side the Grey's Anatomy season premiere was great and very sad George died. I loved George and I wish TR Knight would have stayed around. In a few scenes I wanted to cry. I did not wait until this weekend to finish knitting the Bias Scarf I posted about yesterday , I worked on it and did the bind off tonight while watching Grey's Anatomy. Today at lunch I knit a few more row's on my sock. The plan is to add a few more row's tomorrow during lunch. I have a skein of Duo jarbo Garn it reminds me of homespun and I am not sure what to do with this skein of yarn. Maybe a nice scarf but what pattern should I use for the scarf. After listening to the lionbrand podcast yesterday I took a look at a scarf done in Vanna's choice that I might try with this yarn. It was a very pretty crochet scarf. This weekend I will post a picture of the finished bias scarf and maybe the almost finished crochet lace shells afghan. Happy Friday ever.

Wednesday update

Well there was no knitting in the car at lunch today because I did not have my car. Gin had to use the car for work today. So after eating lunch in the break room lunch time knitting was done in meeting room A at department of social services. It was semi dark and quite, the break room is just to loud keep up with your stitches. I love this new show on fox Glee! it is so funny. Two day to go until the weekend happy, happy. Lionbrand's podcast was good very enjoyable to listen to the podcast while knitting a few rows on a long time UFO Bias Scarf. This UFO aka: UNFINISHED OBJECT has been hanging around for a very long time. One past podcast this weekend should do the trick and the scarf will get finished. Then a trip to YouTube and a few practice rows the double and triple crochet to start adding rows to the Crochet Lace Shells that I started in maybe 2006? Very red and very pretty. The picture is of the second sock only a few more rows and it will be time for the heel flap.