Another thing to get tagged on ...

Saw this on another blog ...

Rules:

* Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions.

* They MUST be real places, names, things … NOTHING made up!

* If you can’t think of anything, skip it.

* You CAN’T use your own name for the boy/girl name question.

* If your name happens to start with the same letter as mine, sorry, but you can’t use my answers!

My name starts with an S …

1. Famous Singer/Band: Snow Patrol
2. Four letter word: Sh*t
3. Street: Sixth Avenue
4. Color: Sky Blue
5. Gifts/Presents: Shoes
6. Vehicle: Shelby
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: Stamps
8. Boy Name: Seth
9. Girl Name: Sophie
10. Movie Title: Secret Of Nimh
11. Drink: Sangria
12. Occupation: Sheriff
13. Celebrity: Shakira
14. Magazine: Simply Knitting
15. U.S. City: Scottsdale, AZ
16. Pro Sports Teams: Sabres
17. Fruit: Strawberry
18. Reason for Being Late for Work: Sick
19. Something You Throw Away: Socks with holes
20. Things You Shout: STOP!
21. Cartoon Character: Spongebob

Oh, and if you are reading this, consider yourself tagged!

How cool!

Go here to make your own!

WooHoo!!!

It has been a VERY busy few days ... well, since last Wednesday. I've ben driving back & forth to hockey rinks for DGD's first tournament of the season, but the awesome news is that today was the Championship game & THEY WON!!! GO RAMPAGE!!!

SPRINKLER - a bookmark

My kids picked out the name after I made this ...

SPRINKLER

Materials:
Fingering weight yarn
2.5mm needles
Blunt needle for weaving ends

Cast on 21 sts
Rows 1 – 5 – Knit
Row 6 – k3, purl, k3
Row 7 – ssk, k4, yo, k3, yo, k4, k2 tog
Row 8 - k3, purl, k3
Row 9 – ssk, k3, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, k3, k2 tog
Row 10 - k3, p7, k1, p7, k3
Row 11 – ssk, k4, yo, k1, p1, k1, yo, k4, k2 tog
Row 12 - k3, p7, k1, p7, k3
Row 13 – ssk, k2, yo, k3, p1, k3, yo, k2, k2 tog
Row 14 - k3, p7, k1, p7, k3
Row 15 - ssk, k3, yo, k2, p1, k2, yo, k3, k2 tog
Row 16 - k3, p7, k1, p7, k3
Row 17 – ssk, k1, yo, k4, p1, k4, yo, k1, k2 tog
Row 18 - k3, p7, k1, p7, k3
Row 19 - ssk, k2, yo, k3, p1, k3, yo, k2, k2 tog
Row 20 - k3, p7, k1, p7, k3
Row 21 – ssk, yo, k5, p1, k5, yo, k2 tog
Row 22 - k3, p7, k1, p7, k3
Row 23 - ssk, k1, yo, k4, p1, k4, yo, k1, k2 tog
Repeat rows 6 – 23 until desired length (I did 4 repeats)
Knit 5 rows
Bind off & weave in your ends.*

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Winter is coming ... are your hands ready?

Have you seen the new swap? No-More-Humdrum Mittens Swap . Definately worth checking out & joining!!!

No-More-Humdrum Mittens Swap Questionnaire

How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? I started knitting as a child, my maternal Grandmother (Nana) knit, crocheted, tatted ... you name it, anyway, then I took a class in it in grade school and made slippers for myself ... I knit on and off thru school but started seriously knitting again in my 20's.

Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? Well, I would tell people that I am intermediate, but my knitting friends totally disagree and tell me I'm more advanced - lol

What are your favorite colors? Any you dislike? I love periwinkle, pinks, blues, black, purples ... not a big fan of oranges and some yellows, but other than that, I guess I like everything

Do you like Latvian type patterns? If so, what are your favorite patterns? I love looking at Latvian type patterns, although I have never actually tried knitting a pair ... I do like those stripey Smitten Mittens by Misson Falls too!

Do you desire mittens for yourself, your "special someone else" or your child? For me please! I need something to keep my hands toasty at the ice rink!

What other things do you enjoy knitting? I like knitting everything, although I've never attempted knitting a slipcover & I can't foresee that being overly enjoyable - lol

What sort of needles do you enjoy working with? (straights vs circs, bamboo vs aluminum) I LOVE Addi circs, although I have been told I should try the new KnitPicks needles.

What’s one project you’ve not yet tried but are dying to make? I suppose cables ... I've done faux cables, but I haven't made anything major with real cables ... and lace, I have yet to do real lace knitting with lace weight yarn.

What’s one yarn you’ve not yet tried but are dying to work with? Cashmere, alpaca, silk.

What other hobbies do you have? Do you spin? No, I don't spin, I tried but just couldn't figure it out. Sew? Yes! Garden? Yes Cook? Yes

Besides yarn, do you collect anything? Horses, but not normal ones - lol - I have a hand carved one from the Canaries & a brass one that looks romanesque and a carosel horse

What kind of goodies do you enjoy? Sweets? Milk chocolate (no nuts or fruit, just plain chocolate) Salty? salt & malt vinegar snacks

Anything you hate or are allergic to? musk or very heavy strong scents

Do you have any kids? 3 kidlets - 1 girl (13), 2 boys (almost 9 and almost 6) Pets? 1 cat & 2 dwarf robo hamsters

What is your favorite part of Winter? big puffy snowflakes, sitting by the fire (knitting), making snowangels and sledding with the kids

What is your least favorite part of Winter? icy front steps, sidewalks & roads

Rippit, rippit, rippit

Ah yes, can you hear that frogging ..... ::sigh:: ..... I had to rip about about 18 rows of my Juliet, but it will fit better now, or at least it should. I am using Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in Dusty Blue, but I'm not showing any pics until I'm done as I am making a few changes to the pattern.

No words needed ...

We went to a concert!

Last Saturday night my dgd & I went to see 'The All American Rejects' in concert ... and it was good ... hell, it was damn good - lol