Pumpkin Sunrise

So I am sure you remember my post about Frodo's frisbee here .  Well that frisbee was not a dog frisbee, it was a human one and somebody (I won't name names) was eating the plastic.  So the kids and I dropped into Petco to purchase a specially made frisbee for Frodo.... oh I meant specially made for dogs.  I do not know why, but one that floats was very very important feature, I had a premonition. Frodo has a terrible history of dropping tennis balls into the pool on purpose.  So I have banned the tennis balls from the backyard.  I thought I have out smarted him.  Can you guess what he has decided to do?  Yep the little stinker is dropping the frisbee into the pool......then waits.  So now the frisbee has to be in the house if he is out in the back yard by himself.  I just do not want to fish out a frisbee every time I blink and I do not want Mr. Smartypants getting the idea to jump in (I thinks he considers it and would jump IF he would not get wet)! I have to say whe

This week I have been knitting two projects and thinking about a third.  My first project is the buttercup yellow scarf .  I am nearly done with this knit.  I think once it is washed and blocked it is going to look great and that is what motivates me to finish it.  I am also enjoying working with 100% cotton yarn . It has a very nice feel. My second project is this cardigan .  I am following the featherweight cardigan pattern the second time around.  I enjoyed making it before that I knew I would make another sweater!  Here is the ravelry project page .   I finished Anne of Green Gables  and you know I loved it.  It is my third or forth time reading it.  There were so many events that I forgot happened and it was like revisiting a friend I haven't seen in years.  I am a sucker for romance and just love the end when Gilbert and Anne become friends and he won't let go of her hand during a handshake.....~sigh~  How sweet!!   I was only going to read one Anne book but

Quite a while ago I decided to make another featherweight cardigan after making this one  and casted on after we got home from Cape May.  I really liked the blue one I made but......I wanted it to be in a smaller gauge and a smaller size.  I used size five needles and now this one is down to size four needles.  I know, I was crazy to start another cardigan in a smaller gauge but I just love the look and drape of tiny tiny stitch gauges and I never learn my lesson   The yarn is Madelinetosh lace which is perfect for summertime knitting.  It is light weight and can be jammed into a knitting bag or purse.  The color in these photos taken at the crack of dawn (read that as poor lighting) it looks light brown.  Do not let it fool you, in certain lighting it looks greenish brown.  I like it either way because it will match about 90% of my clothing.  What could possibly be better than miles of stockinette stitch and mindless knitting to entertain me while await fall?  I am

Our weekend started off with saving this little frog from the pool, although how much saving he needed is questionable he seemed quite happy to stay in the shallow end and swim around.  My son and I tried to get a photo of him out of the pool in hands but the frog was very camera shy!   Saturday morning I was lucky to sit early in the morning on the patio and knit on my cardigan .  It was breezy and not hot.....yet. My husband and I then took a drive to the shops and I managed to purchase an anniversary present for my in-laws.  We also had a really delicious dinner at home!  Chicken on the grill with gnocchi and basil pesto (I will not go into details of picking basil and 'ahem' pepper leaves, I kinda got carried away out there).....yep, the basil was from the garden-----YUM! Sunday we went to church and later in the afternoon I went to Sit and Knit at a local coffee shop.  We meet two times a month, however summer is hit and miss with everyone's travel schedules. It is

Before I even rave about this pattern  (which is about perfect) I have to say I am so excited about the photos of the hat.  I did them myself......yes you got it right I was the model and the photographer.  I have managed to snap a few photos that show off the reverse stockinette knitting paired with the regular stockinette!  My skills abound!! Okay, back to the hat, my project page is here .  I did update the info on the stash yarn in cotton.  I really do not know if it is sold anymore.  And I cannot remember when I bought it.  That tells you that I bought it more than 7-10 years ago..... The only modifications I made to the hat was to add a picot edging instead of a purl ridge for the head band.  I used size four and five needles and I barely made it with the yarn I had.  (I always get a minor thrill wondering if I have enough yarn....simple pleasure) I hope everyone has a great relaxing weekend!  

We are all waiting patiently for tomatoes and cucumbers.  Really we are!  I know in a month I will be posting about what to do with tomatoes and cucumbers, but for now can we just have one? There are a couple of wild rabbits that are just loving the parsley that we planted......it also might be enjoyed by one or two groundhogs.  I am glad they are getting their fill but hope they leave a tiny bit for us gardeners! How is everyone else's garden growing?  

I am amazed that it is yet another yarn along.  This week I am reading two books.  The first one is an oldie but a goodie-- Anne of Green Gables .  I know a few others out there are reading it and it made me pick it up and revisit an old friend.  I simply adored this book as a pre-teen.  I have read it many times and it is such fun to re-read it again.  I think it has been over five years since I have read it.  To off set the happy care free Anne, I am also reading Dark Places.   As you can gather by the title, it is a thriller, which was highly recommended by my son.  We tend to have similar interests in books.  So let's see if that trend still holds.  He gave the book a "ten".......not much gets a "ten" on his scale, he is quite a harsh book critic. For knitting this week I have been focusing on two projects.  The first one is the buttercup yellow scarf  which has been around a couple of weeks now.  Still plugging away on that one.  My other project is wurm

The project I started this past weekend is a hat.  The most difficult decision is to decide which pattern to pick.  I like so many!  What helped is that I did pick from my stash this lovely blue cotton yarn so I did narrow down my search to double knit weight yarn.   The pattern I chose is Wurm .  It is a lovely simple pattern and I really enjoy just knitting away while talking (a skill I continue to finesse). Here is my ravelry project page .  I chose cotton so it could be a summer into fall hat.  But this would be fabulous in wool.  I know I will be making this pattern again.

This weekend was filled with: -discovering another turtle.....he keeps hanging around the front yard and is very shy (see his head?) -dinner with friends -corn on the cob and grilled chicken and watermelon -hot sunny days at the poolside just talking -more laundry than usual, I don't know why! -starting more knitting projects -visiting the yarn stash to start the above project -slow mornings with coffee and quietness Joining Amanda at Habit of Being

My favorite sister (and only) made the banner in the picture.  Isn't she clever?  I received the banner and the American  flag platter for a Christmas present one year.  I just love both!  My house is quite skimpy with decorating unless it is Thanksgiving or Christmas. I am lucky to be able to pull these items out to help me celebrate a holiday and also think of my sister :D  Thanks Sis!!! Happy Fourth of July!

And so it is finished.....Yay!  I have a feeling this will be one of the last projects finished during the summer. I highly recommend the pattern Traveling Woman , it is straight forward and a pleasure to knit up.  I did knit this pattern once before which I blogged about here .  I do prefer the solid color over the multi-colored.  Now if only there was some cold weather----ahem----then I could wear it!!!   I think some of you have wondered how I wear these shawls and as pictured above I wear them as a scarf. I like this pattern because the triangle shape is very subtle.  I really like rectangles the best but sometimes I like to live on the edge :D