with some photos to share.
The weather has been so terribly hot that my poor yard is suffering, but there is still some beauty --- this gorgeous butterfly on my hydrangea bush.
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Then we have the area that the birds feed - I now have a garden of ????? corn maybe??!!
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But definitely, do have pumpkins or squash growing!! Isn't this so cute and little!!
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Couldn't pull this out of the yard and I am so glad that I left it. I know it will be gone what with the deer, raccoons and possums that visit my yard!!
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Now onto some of things that I have been able to work on with my crazy busy schedule. The local yarn shop
"Creative Yarns" has stared a sock club which meets every week and we are suppose to do pair of socks a month -- ya right!!!! Just so I can catch up, I am not doing the August sock until later!!
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Here are some of the socks that I have started - this one below is not in this book but something I started last winter and hope to finish soon!!
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This is the sock for the month of June - the purpose of the Sock Club is to learn new techniques and to help each other with problems - this is not a class but a social event. What is so fun is how everyone approaches each sock. This pair I am doing on double pointed needles as with the above sock.
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Here is a close up of the pattern and the yarn which is - Malabrigo - kettle Dyed Pure Superwash Merino Wool.
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Below is the sock for July and I am using 2 circular needles. this is my first attempt using circular needles for socks and I am liking it so far.
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A close up of the pattern - this is a cable technique and the yarn is Spud and Chloe a superwash wool and silk. This yarn splits easily, but I love the color and how it feels.
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So yes, another knitting project - because of my crazy busy life at the moment, the knitting is an easier thing for me to do - I can just pick it up and work a few stitches or rows when the time is available - especially at work!! Yes, I can stitch or knit at work when it is not busy. I do get to stitch once in a while at home, but I am only working on small things like ornaments.
Below is scarf - some call it a 'jellyfish' scarf.
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This is what it looks like on the skein and then pulled apart.
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This is how it is knitted - using # 10 or 11 needles - cast on 6 stitches using the narrow edge and then you knit using each loop as your throwing yarn.
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This is the product that was at my yarn shop.
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Notice the thick bottom of the strand and the thinner top which is where you work from. Clear as mud!!! I hope I explained this so you too can do this project - it could be done in one long night - I am not a fast stitcher - this took me about 5 hours. It is a great gift item!!
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Thank you for stopping by and good for you for reading through this longer than usual entry. I hope to be able to be back on track with blogging and reading and commenting by the end of September.
Again thank you for visiting ---- See you soon on the web ---- Roberta