Monday, January 26, 2009

Hello again...

Another cold day in January! When will it stop!!??! One bright spot: Yesterday I saw 'Spring Awakening' at the Des Moines Civic Center. OMG it was fabulous! I had been prewarned of the sexual content, but it was such a powerful story, that it didn't really bother me. Its a must see for anyone with tweens or teenagers. The message I left with was be sure to listen and tell them what they need to know, no matter how uncomfortable you might feel. And the music was wonderful....

I'm posting some photos of my finished projects and a couple near-finished projects. And one that may never make it out of the basement...

I stopped at Crazy Girl knit shop this afternoon. I picked up the cutest little miniature sock shaper that is a key ring. It included instructions for a sock to fit the sock form.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Happy New Year...if you still read this

Well, one more time I have neglected my blogging duties. This is hard!! So, let's begin anew. Happy 2009!! The holidays flew by faster than usual. I didn't even get xmas cards out!

I got some socks finished, a scarf, fingerless gloves (boy, there is an exercise in futility), a paper-pieced quilt, and a pathetic-looking sock monkey. I'll try to get some pix on board of these projects.

Been busy working at the quilt shop. Had the flu the first week of the new year. Saw 'Spamalot' in December. It was a riot! I'm going to see 'Spring Awakening' this Sunday.

The weather here has been pretty unbearable! Either too cold or too much snow or both at the same time! I guess that's why I've gotten so many projects finished. There have been temps in the minus thirties!!

I'm going to teach a couple of friends how to knit tonight. We will start with just a basic knit stitch in a dishcloth...really simple. Should be fun!

More to come...I promise.