tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70458030003512280842024-02-19T20:27:20.234-05:00Sheila's Quilts Plus...Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-64902345140718653432013-02-16T12:23:00.000-05:002013-02-16T12:23:00.605-05:00Crafts Americana = Connecting Threads & KnitPicks<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">This was posted within the past 24hrs on a Ravelry message board, and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">people are saying that even as of today their accounts have been used </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">fraudulently. I think those responding are most upset that they </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">haven't been notified of the breach.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;" /><i><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">...informed her that Knit Picks was hacked into on Dec. 21, and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">discovered the breach on Jan. 25. They didn't make the information </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">public until Feb. 11, and even the it was only to report it to the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">authorities.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Here is the link to the pertinent information regarding the privacy </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">breach.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;" /><a href="https://www.privacyrights.org/node/55899" style="color: #9136ad; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: initial;">https://www.privacyrights.org/node/55899</a></i><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Knitpicks = Crafts Americana = Connecting Threads</span><br style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px;">Sheila</span></span>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-86872021979500129032012-12-31T22:53:00.002-05:002012-12-31T22:53:38.474-05:00End of year accountingTime to check in for the new year and wish you all Merry, Merry, Merry! It's been a long, trying year; I'm still "between jobs," as they say, but 2013 just <i>has</i> to be brighter on that front. On a positive note, I'm still not smoking (27 weeks & 4 days!), my health is improving, my family is close by, and I've been kept a little bit more sane by dear friends, knitting, and exercise.<br />
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Sadly, not one of my quilting goals was accomplished in 2012. I do hope my mojo for that comes back because I'm not ready to part with my stash. Although if this fiscal cliffhanger doesn't end, I may have to, to keep from living under a bridge next week. ;)<br />
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I <i>have</i> managed to complete 15 pair of socks, 4 hats, and 1 pair of mittens. I also knit and frogged two solo socks that were pattern tests for others but weren't working out for my size/gift purposes. Carrying forward into the new year I have only a hat and a child's sweater as WIPs, and a pair of socks if I don't finish them tonight!<br />
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I was able to finish the Darjeeling socks late last night. Definitely a pattern I'll make again. Grant's OSU socks haven't fared as well, but they are quick when I get back to them. I think these are actually pair 9 & 10 for my 12in2012, but in the end I'll probably only count the kid socks as 1 for every two pair.<br />
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<br />I have a pair of OSU-colored stripes to finish up today for Grant, and I only have a few inches of leg to go on these <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/darjeeling-2">Darjeeling</a> socks so I should finish them today too. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody>
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In other news, I lost my job in early June and spend countless hours in the quest for a new, <i>better, less stressful </i>one. I also joined the Y a couple of months ago and quit smoking finally, once and for all, last time, EVER. And of course, the weather continues to keep me on edge and/or paralyze me; bring on Fall & Winter!<br />
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I allowed myself to be talked into buying a bushel of tomatoes, and I made salsa for the first time yesterday. It was quite bland so I'm off to try again today with different peppers!<br />
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Take care!<br />
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<br />Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-17841298859264130922012-05-06T23:14:00.001-04:002012-05-06T23:14:54.603-04:00It's been a long couple of weeks here lately. I completely ripped back the Hermione socks and was sailing away on re-knitting them in a smaller size. Ripped back the grandkid socks to re-knit them in a larger size. Then I got a impulsive itch and decided I wanted to move to a new place locally with ground-level access. Went through a flurry of making lists, cleaning, phone calls, emails, paperwork, packing, tossing, donating... everything else got set aside. I've since decided I won't move just yet, so while I regret wasting all those days not knitting or quilting I'm glad I have a head start on the moving process.<br />
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Friday I got to be part of a wonderful test knit class for Michelle "KnitPurl" Hunter who lives and teaches locally. It was actually a process and timing exercise to see how long it took for her to teach certain things and for the class to accomplish each part and move on. We all learned so many new skills: Magic Loop, <a href="http://knitpurlhunter.com/blog/?p=212" target="_blank">two-handed two color stranded knitting</a>, swatching in the round, and afterthought thumbs, along with learning lots of new tips and tricks. She's a great teacher, and so very patient. The other part of the exercise is to see if all sorts of people (different skill levels and knitting styles, different size hands) can get the pair of mittens from 50g of each color yarn. Except for the thumb, I finished one tonight and I have 28g left of the gray, so it will be close. <br />
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<br />Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-49609054511590376832012-04-25T00:00:00.000-04:002012-04-25T00:00:12.157-04:00No quilting to show, although I've been trying to do bits here and there. Thanks to spraining my ankle going down the stairs, and then twisting my knee (while trying to protect my ankle when tripping over the dog's bone), I've had lots of propped-leg time to knit. Thankfully seasons 1 and 2 of Downton Abbey appeared just in time to keep me company. <br />
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I managed to finish the red <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-skyp-socks" target="_blank">Simple SKYP</a> socks in March (love these!) and started on prototype socks for the grandkids, who have exceptionally long feet for their ages. But just like the three bears, the first ones were too big so I ripped them back and started over. The second pair are too small, but I may just bind them off and donate; I hate ripping back knitting. <br />
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While waiting to try the blue socks on the kids, I started the next pair for my 12 in 2012. This pattern is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermiones-everyday-socks" target="_blank">Hermione's Everyday Socks</a> in an old Knitpicks Essential yarn. It's a lot thinner than the Stroll yarn I used for the SKYP socks. Even after going down a needle size after I finished the toes they are too loosely knit and too big, so I'll be ripping something back after all. Although it doesn't show well in this washed-out photo, I love the texture this pattern creates. </div>
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<br />After slogging through the SKYP socks one at a time, I decided to invest in a kitchen scale so I could break down large skeins for two-at-a-time socks. I researched scales on Amazon and finally decided on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Digital-Kitchen-Scale/dp/B002CM8U06/ref=lh_ni_t" target="_blank">this one</a> by EatSmart. I wanted something that could weigh yarn or food with appropriate units of measure and that would allow me to zero out any container before putting in/on the food to weigh. I couldn't be happier with the purchase, and for food portion control it can't be beat. They have exceptional customer service too. No affiliation, just a very satisfied customer!<div>
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</div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-35041743765772378252012-03-14T21:46:00.000-04:002012-03-14T21:46:21.421-04:00International Quilt Day - 3/17/12Reposted from Facebook (both by Mary Fanslau):<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Big news from TheQuiltShow.com! In honor of International Quilt Day March 17, 2012, The Quilt Show, on web TV hosted by Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims, will "open" all of its shows from the first nine series--that is, from shows numbered 100 through show 913--for the entire weekend of March 16 –18. This means that—for three special days—everyone will have the chance to view these 117 shows, featuring some of the quilting world’s leading artists, at no charge.</span> </span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">If you have never been on TQS, some FMQ shows to look out for ... 111 Ann Fahl, 202 Cindy Needham, some feather with John Flynn 410, and Joannie Zeier Poole is great on show 509</span> </span></i></span>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-61709322134209853122012-02-24T12:00:00.000-05:002012-02-24T12:00:44.116-05:00Simple SKYP SocksI thought this was going to be an "no worries" pattern to sail through the shortest month, but I've only completed one sock due to lots of ripping back the first 10 days. For the record, not a great pattern to rip back unless you have a lifeline. It's much easier to count and examine your stitches every half-round. <br />
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I'll be binding off in daylight today, and then heading to the sewing machine for the remainder of the weekend!<br />
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I asked Santa for a hanging canvas shoe organizer but I'm pretty sure it wasn't expected to be used like this. I love having most of my yarn in one compact place now.<br />
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</tbody></table>I really, really, really, need to work on the quilting not being so dense, but for now I was concentrating on the motif and the motion. I can't make leaves going to the left!Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-68727603587240387012012-02-01T08:13:00.003-05:002012-02-24T12:03:27.408-05:00We have socks!Running late for work so I'll get better pics later with the particulars, but one finish and one needing only bind-off as of midnight (even though I was tempted to knit into the Pacific time zone to get them finished). These were both UFOs from 2011.<br />
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</tbody></table><span style="color: red;">ETA: Plymouth Sockotta #5618, 6x2 rib, toe-up on 64 stitches. </span><br />
<div><span style="color: red;">Did a twisted rib on the cuff that I won't do again :-)</span></div><div><span style="color: red;">These will be going to my friend Maureen.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="color: red;">ETA: Knitpicks Stroll in Terrain Twist colorway, toe-up 72 stitches; Garter Rib from <u>Sensational Knitted Socks</u>. Followed <a href="http://nostalgicknitter.blogspot.com/2011/01/binding-off-2x2-ribbing.html" target="_blank">these</a> directions to switch to 1x1 rib for the cuff and it was a thing of beauty. My "something new" this month will be an invisible bind-off or tubular bind-off on these; just need to wait to work on them in daylight to do that. These are for me.</span></div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-69817055801453156132012-02-01T08:12:00.000-05:002012-02-01T08:12:53.313-05:00Close but no cigarProgress is progress! Still not finished, but at least the end is in sight. It looks so small here, but I ran out of room for all the blocks I have. I'll add another row to the width and two to the length.<br />
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</tbody></table>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-53299198995182456802012-01-01T23:31:00.000-05:002012-02-24T12:03:27.409-05:00It's been a long dry spell!First of all, Happy New Year! I'm so glad 2011 is done with and I made it to the other side. To quote a facebook friend, my plans in 2012 are to " Eat less, move more. Frown less, smile more. Do what I can, when I can." Especially those moving & smiling parts. <br />
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I haven't sewn a stitch since probably April, so I've decided to participate in Judy's <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/2011/12/20/2012-ufo-challenge-participants-list-of-projects/">UFO challenge</a> to get several projects to the finished flimsy stage:<br />
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1- Rangeley Stars<br />
2- Triple 4-patch swap<br />
3- Blue/white Duck & Ducklings<br />
4- Black S&W<br />
5- 4-patch on design wall <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Yes, I cheated and made this #5 so I could get it off the wall!)</span><br />
6- Swap from California Cruisin' book<br />
7- Cheap Trick<br />
8- Green County Lines<br />
9- Patriotic Hidden Star<br />
10- Baskets BOM<br />
11- Green Caffrey mystery<br />
12- Leaf Season<br />
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I also joined in on SewCalGal's <a href="http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/p/free-motion-quilt-challenge.html">free motion quilting challenge</a>. A lot of comfort quilts are going to be my practice pieces this year, so hopefully next year I can quilt this year's finished UFOs.<br />
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And last but not least, I've joined Denise's <a href="http://justquiltin.wordpress.com/12-in-2012/">12 in 2012 sock knitting challenge</a>. I think I've only finished one pair of socks this year!Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-10083200579807023392011-06-07T20:12:00.000-04:002011-06-07T20:12:48.496-04:00NQRThis is pretty cute... a dad waving to his teenage son on the bus each school day through the year.<br />
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<a href="http://waveatthebus.blogspot.com/">http://waveatthebus.blogspot.com/</a>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-9638431632836254912011-05-30T08:48:00.000-04:002011-05-30T08:48:30.832-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtzmsjA0G1I51Db0FEPJ2IXGDjyGz6BzdpOFozyoXIxravCRZgWVFJ9e8jlzqBEyUpZDAmK9_-ODKSt3FTLPhW9oBxOt7RIGbezvNlHsUMvTNZnh0nzzXN0hTU0k7A4QcqxHEu1O1atrE/s1600/memorialday_Large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtzmsjA0G1I51Db0FEPJ2IXGDjyGz6BzdpOFozyoXIxravCRZgWVFJ9e8jlzqBEyUpZDAmK9_-ODKSt3FTLPhW9oBxOt7RIGbezvNlHsUMvTNZnh0nzzXN0hTU0k7A4QcqxHEu1O1atrE/s320/memorialday_Large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Find time today to Honor those Americans who have given their lives to keep this nation free. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Attend a memorial service in your area. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Learn and display proper flag etiquette. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Participate in a national moment of remembrance at 3 p.m. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And thank every vet you see.</span></i></span></div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-38248937277140881092011-04-29T13:48:00.000-04:002011-04-29T13:48:03.278-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was a Fotomate, back in the day. Fun job!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHyYOmILqrlL0B_L-ht7TBVy0Xnu5hHtUb73UCLUjIa7XLOPrQTklnGIO_hUQtVm1thZPlEC_Iasl-bjleYizUVwMxcxBqJik-66z9kpRh4OmUn5q4s4JEzqdJPI1TV-Kdd4edFegGXj4/s1600/Sheila+c1975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHyYOmILqrlL0B_L-ht7TBVy0Xnu5hHtUb73UCLUjIa7XLOPrQTklnGIO_hUQtVm1thZPlEC_Iasl-bjleYizUVwMxcxBqJik-66z9kpRh4OmUn5q4s4JEzqdJPI1TV-Kdd4edFegGXj4/s320/Sheila+c1975.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">c. 1975</span></div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-70864085347298841512011-04-18T07:06:00.003-04:002011-04-18T07:15:14.901-04:00Try as I might, there's not a whole lot of stitchin' goin' on. Work has been sucking the life out of me for the past several weeks, which leaves me mentally and emotionally depleted. My work BFF was "let go," supposedly for lack of funds, and four days later we got a bombshell dropped on us that a new layer of management had been added -- another whole layer of BS to each and every day. More people will be leaving, I suspect, and even when you know you excel at your job, it's difficult not to worry. And even though I know quiltmaking calms me and gives me that "Calgon, take me away!" feeling, sometimes it takes more energy than I have just to pick up where I left off. <br />
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I had a personal goal to have this baby finished-to-flimsy by April 16th, but that didn't happen. Yesterday I was putting blocks on the wall to get a visual and realized something was wrong. There should have been only two chains, but I was ending up with three?<br />
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</div>These were the alternate blocks I sewed.<br />
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Sewed wrong, that is. There was no place to put them in a 3-chain design. Yes, there are some in the picture, but they don't go.<br />
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The seam should have been on the other side.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Although a quilt with three chains was also part of my EQ file, I'll have to make a decision tonight: make three chains then one chain across; keep going with three chains and make more blocks to make it the size I wanted; or unpick 48 blocks.Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-22524143337373068722011-03-07T08:33:00.000-05:002011-03-07T08:33:13.048-05:00The week in pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't have a lot of time to sew during the week, so staging the next step helps for whenever I get back to it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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2. Find the unused box of 4-inch squares from Y2K and start pairing them up. See that Cup-a-Soup box? Chock full of squares cut from every fabric the shop bought that year.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Dig out the sewing machine and dust it off!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M8BXnLGhQBdxTN8s-V4-hLQaPe6F96Bln5DB_mH-BVpTSGE6JAg3-LdzrMJkvfDP_5r302j8DFc_TXJfdKq6X5kvgTgRt37puW8AlowLxgg_iKFvwwtajbFozsdObCDiRFr2dWOhVqdm/s1600/SDC13335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M8BXnLGhQBdxTN8s-V4-hLQaPe6F96Bln5DB_mH-BVpTSGE6JAg3-LdzrMJkvfDP_5r302j8DFc_TXJfdKq6X5kvgTgRt37puW8AlowLxgg_iKFvwwtajbFozsdObCDiRFr2dWOhVqdm/s200/SDC13335.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSMmhSJyCMoRVRcSswEOFLdknFKd0sfd25VIBwwdM_cGtrdKBwDzdo9g8d_x6IDLRKpb1ShpLrVZ0s0IzDdknde4Ygw1x7pC_lFb7vb7Z2FPlskSAqn9s9oQso2QsgijCuKjkBe2bZJ1k/s1600/SDC13323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSMmhSJyCMoRVRcSswEOFLdknFKd0sfd25VIBwwdM_cGtrdKBwDzdo9g8d_x6IDLRKpb1ShpLrVZ0s0IzDdknde4Ygw1x7pC_lFb7vb7Z2FPlskSAqn9s9oQso2QsgijCuKjkBe2bZJ1k/s200/SDC13323.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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7. Decide that you can't hear the storyline and switch to music instead.<br />
8. Put the DVD back in while you square up.<br />
9. Trim the squares because they really aren't all 4 inches after all. Or square for that matter.<br />
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10. Delight in the small things.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-63485573025278533692010-12-07T07:16:00.000-05:002010-12-07T07:16:15.310-05:00This really should be a finished socks post... but oh well. The picture, taken this morning, shows what I accomplished through Sunday evening, and I'm very happy with that progress in three weeks. I don't think I'll ever go back to one sock at a time.<br />
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The grey pair only needs cast off, but I need to unearth the book to see how to do that. About 10 rounds plus the cuff is needed on the other pair. I have something going on every night this week, so none of that will happen before the weekend. Then I need to move on to some Christmas gifts so I won't feel so guilty about what I spent during a cyber-Monday sale.Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-85825097702139001842010-11-20T18:08:00.000-05:002010-11-20T18:08:57.716-05:00Nothing but knittin' this weekI've managed to do quite a bit of knitting this week. I'm past the heel and ready for the leg on the second dark sock, and I found two skeins of Regia Cotton in the nether regions of my stash to restart the two-at-once last Sunday. Toe-up this time, just because it's what I'm used to.<br />
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I'm not entirely fond of <i>this</i> cotton yarn (very splitty!), but I'm loving the process. I want to work on quilts tomorrow, so I'm hoping to make it through the heels on the grey tonight, leaving nothing but legs to work on during the coming week. <br />
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Must get a pedicure!Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-24301221973080943972010-11-11T08:21:00.000-05:002010-11-11T08:21:49.900-05:00ProgressLast week felt frigid here for early November, and I managed to come down with a nasty upper respiratory and sinus infection that doesn't want to go away. This week is better with temps in the high 60s, but it's been a rough week with the time change.<br />
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I've made a little progress on the one sock thanks to some mindless ribbing on the leg while watching TV. A little bit to go on the cuff and I'm ready to start the next. It cracks me up how distorted these can look when the ribbing isn't expanded. Must ask Santa for some sock blockers.<br />
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The two-at-once didn't fare as well. I love the process, but they were too tight when I tried one on Grant last week. Hopefully this weekend I'll have a couple of hours to invest in starting again. It's not nearly the mindless process (yet) as one at a time.<br />
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I also managed to make it to the post office with a couple of toddler quilts and <a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1037166205036537209QrYOrE">an old round robin UFO</a> that didn't move me anymore for Gloria. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Is anyone else shocked at how little fits in a Flat Rate Priority Mail box these days?</div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-13887397375529248492010-11-02T07:54:00.000-04:002010-11-02T07:54:37.578-04:00Socks!It's been many months since I last knit on anything but I was inspired to play along with <a href="http://www.patchworktimes.com/">Judy</a>'s November Sock KAL. <br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The blue Sockotta cotton/wool socks were started before the 2010 Olympics but, sadly, I dropped a stitch and didn't notice it until the sock was bound off and they got pushed aside for a more patient day. I fixed and finished it last weekend so I could start the ones in the center with my currently preferred toe-up, one-at-a-time. I needed something to fall back on if I got too frustrated with the new method. The center sock is a wool/nylon OnLine yarn that, thankfully, is getting softer as I knit. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The green and black toddler socks on the right are from stashed Essential yarn from <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/knitting.cfm">Knitpicks</a> a few years ago when it came in 462-yard skeins. Sunday I buckled down and forced myself to learn two socks-at-once in daylight hours. Early in the summer I bought <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Antje-Gillingham/e/B001JS8S24/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1">the books</a> recommended by <a href="http://blog.maryquilts.com/">Mary</a> and read them a lot, but hadn't tried the method. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It really defeats the purpose of knitting two at once to make them different colors, I guess you're thinking? I didn't have two identical skeins of any yarn, so I decided to use different colors of the same yarn. As it turns out, it's hell on the eyes to knit black /dark yarn, so teaming it with the green works better for tracking where I am. Another reason for using two colors was to track Sock 1 and Sock 2... I thought. It took a bit to realize Sock 1 changes with each portion of the round. Before that realization, there were quite a few gymnastic effects and frustrating moments when trying to knit the black 'Sock 1' first each time. </div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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Here are a couple of quilts I finished and sent off to Gloria in Utah to quilt and donate for her project. I'll have better pictures from her once they are quilted. A couple of toddler quilts are on their way as well.<br />
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</div>Oliver turned 2! My little cuddlebug sweetheart.<br />
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Super Mario and Luigi went trick-or-treating. I made their hats by piecing fabric to cover cheap home store paint caps. Marker on muslin glued to the front for the letters.<br />
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the QOV; still need to make the <br />
pillowcase and get it sent off.</span></td></tr>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Take care,</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Sheila</i></span></div><div><br />
</div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7045803000351228084.post-74608373580967792602010-06-25T23:38:00.000-04:002010-06-25T23:38:34.000-04:00Catching up<div class="MsoNormal">I’m working backwards through some pictures I’ve taken and not posted in recent months.</div><div class="MsoNormal">***</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs43jvzJj1qlYMYvUOnNkezcwimxK5S2ZJ1FwWk5jCbK-BTNzxl2LyUuKjWXJZLlanndg1VjaF_wZdJZJI-zabHlMJiCaBUMEXLIAjThKadB1UCpaf6rQTgFoDXRTyjsayeSZz1k4qg1V/s1600/Connecting+Threads+scrap+sale.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs43jvzJj1qlYMYvUOnNkezcwimxK5S2ZJ1FwWk5jCbK-BTNzxl2LyUuKjWXJZLlanndg1VjaF_wZdJZJI-zabHlMJiCaBUMEXLIAjThKadB1UCpaf6rQTgFoDXRTyjsayeSZz1k4qg1V/s320/Connecting+Threads+scrap+sale.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Stash Enhancement--9.47 pounds</span></i></div><div>Connecting Threads had a scraps ‘n’ ends sale at their <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Columbus</st1:place></st1:city> distribution center today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s only about four exits from me on the outerbelt, and at $5 a pound, why not?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily, I went in with a budget or I would have done some major damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of their fabric lines seem to me to have an inconsistent quality from one fabric to another, so it was nice to be able to feel the fabric before buying it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other than to acquire some more blues and reds for QOV quilts, I wish I’d had a project in mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As it was I mostly grabbed some pieces to add new life to the scrap bin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">***</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLdEfUROOrEGj3MamRikyZtBkvEBgjbNEmQNOPB_WEESTrebAuKUxSCQyMDNzouObSoxBg83lon9I7VYiCKJQZY-MWfhRVQqMguFJlMaOEmdOlQyr0ng5yNPJvM_0AlHDHXno3GRj4PP9/s1600/Oscar+June2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLdEfUROOrEGj3MamRikyZtBkvEBgjbNEmQNOPB_WEESTrebAuKUxSCQyMDNzouObSoxBg83lon9I7VYiCKJQZY-MWfhRVQqMguFJlMaOEmdOlQyr0ng5yNPJvM_0AlHDHXno3GRj4PP9/s320/Oscar+June2010.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
Here’s Oscar with a recent shave, haircut and a paw-dicure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was amazed how brown-ish his fur was after all that long white hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was sick for about a week before this (and did some major damage to the carpet).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily he’s okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Am I the only person who’s never heard of the sick dog diet of boiled hamburger & rice?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After eating that, he will hardly touch his regular food now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">***</div><div class="MsoNormal">A few months ago I took Grant to see the movie <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/">How to Train Your Dragon</a></i> at the Movie Tavern near me which has a (very pricey!!) Flapjacks and a Flick feature for kids on Saturday mornings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(My son warned me they were the worst pancakes I’d ever eat, and he wasn’t kidding.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grant’s become infatuated with dragons and Vikings since then and wanted a dragon cake for his 4<sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> birthday in May.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Isn’t this a cute idea?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>I’d be a bad Nana if I didn’t include a picture of my boys!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Z3MesQZnteWcHZWd_R6dY7eVa7eZ9LhXhKhDG1qRX9G2FFFP3SHfR7BaGqOUc3OL0A5KffOUKOWD_rZI2vARqxRFoJMNHjKWESjlcQ4RWRbxfEFhsizWCpXICJmnd3WFM8pysZpS81UW/s1600/Grant+n+Oliver+050710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Z3MesQZnteWcHZWd_R6dY7eVa7eZ9LhXhKhDG1qRX9G2FFFP3SHfR7BaGqOUc3OL0A5KffOUKOWD_rZI2vARqxRFoJMNHjKWESjlcQ4RWRbxfEFhsizWCpXICJmnd3WFM8pysZpS81UW/s320/Grant+n+Oliver+050710.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p>***</o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p>My car finally hit 50,000 miles after 6.5 years. That's an average of 641 miles a month and includes several round trips between Ohio and Texas. I think I deserve an insurance discount, don't you?</o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br />
</o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwzlRwi2aV9mQpAVDfisLNbmUXHK4GeIZDff00cGpAJCmmhpGIiNsVMFwZshwvMNT9NhH6e-BDz77wwNTdxJGoE5WZFHX_nmP_ZmntV7gs2IqtV7W-ppZj_rICJW78WA1Mqxuj9Q4Pq-1/s1600/50K+-+042710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwzlRwi2aV9mQpAVDfisLNbmUXHK4GeIZDff00cGpAJCmmhpGIiNsVMFwZshwvMNT9NhH6e-BDz77wwNTdxJGoE5WZFHX_nmP_ZmntV7gs2IqtV7W-ppZj_rICJW78WA1Mqxuj9Q4Pq-1/s320/50K+-+042710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">***</div><div class="MsoNormal">The stocking below was a pattern I tested for Gudrun Erla in early March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s from her latest QAYG book, <a href="http://www.gequiltdesigns.com/">Fast and Furious Holiday</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure the plaids were quite what she was looking for, but I think it turned out cute in all its maleness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This experience was a good lesson for me in how directions can be interpreted differently!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p>T</o:p>hat’s all for now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow, an update on the QOV and maybe some finished jam.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Take care,</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i>Sheila</i></div>Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05206971105008663908noreply@blogger.com2