trip to west coast

wow, super good time with my daughter and her family. we did go out to several stores and found some bargains. i won't bore you here with the other things we did.

dollar store had ribbon and fun fur balls for $1 each so i picked up a few colors i didn't allready have.

one of their walmart stores had a regular price of caron simply soft for 2.49, can't imagine what the sale price would be! also regular red heart was a super good price but all i bought was the spring green to make a frog hat and webbed slippers for my grandson.

looked at other stores -joanns, etc but didn't find what i wanted at a really good price. craftstar store is now closed :{

got detailed measurements for my 2 grandsons now and plan to adjust some ats i had made for my youngest one. got smaller hats back to sell at the craft show in july. those i will remake for my youngest grandson also.

shawl and afghan

the sleeved shawl is coming along fine, past the 2nd armhole and working the 30" down the left side now.

pink liliac and dark purple ripple knit afghan

sleeved shawl and quilt

link to sleeved shawl (knit)

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/juliana/juliana.html

how it should look before the armhole bind off and 'laddering' starts.

how laddering should look

one strand unraveled

laddering but found a problem spot.

started making the above sweater and got up to the part where you bind off for the armholes, then ladder down (drop a stitch and unravel) in about 8 different places. well it was going along fine til i realized that on one row i had combined a few sts to get the ight count but forgot about the ladder stitch. as you can see the outcome, this whole thing is been unravled and is being knit again.

wing and a prayer quilt. pretty easy quilt to ssemble as my mom did it all. i did sew the outside border. trimmeda few of the blocks and sashing.

it shows many crosses, bibles, doves, stained glass window. the sashing is aso stained glass fabric.

very brilliant in colo. backing is a soft beige with pink, light browns.

just updates on projects

sleeved shawl is going along fine, very slow progress on size 3 needles with sport weight yarn.

sampler quilt squares that i'm knitting are coming along. taking a break though as i finish up projects that vicky sent me.

more christening gowns and hats and booties for vicky.
more hats for hospital.
ripple pink purple lilac and white afghan for the craft show