Advent

 I was asked to make new paraments for the church. Maybe tomorrow I can show you a close up for some reason the computer is not letting me upload photos from the camera just my phone. --Ann--

Ever Present God, we find ourselves, once again, waiting, waiting for the celebration of the birth of the baby that saved the world, Jesus. Grant us your peace as we strive to be faithful in our ever-changing world. 

We got to meet the babies

They are out of the hospital and on their way home. They are so tiny and precious. —Ann—

Its a wrap

 

Do you ever finish some little project that isn't on your list and as soon as you are done you want to cross is off the list only it isn't on the list!  So you start a new list of recently completed projects or tasks just to feel like you have done something?  That was my weekend.  I finished a couple little things including these baby bath wraps.  My intentions were to make four 45 inch square bath wraps with a little hood.  Do you have any idea how big a 45 inch square of terry cloth is???? It was big!! the baby would have gotten lost.  I'll save those for when they are bigger and will be the perfect size for the lake.  So I cut one 45 inch square into quarters that looks like the perfect size for a new baby for 2 new babies.  My other little finishes are either not blog worthy or for another post.  --Ann--

Stash yarn

Just using some yarn from the stash. This was an inexpensive yarn from several years ago so I bought 2 skeins, first I knit socks, was not thrilled with the way the colors mixed or the pattern, I think I gave these to our mail carrier. I do like the way the colors stacked on the heels.

   Then I knit a pair of gloves and love the stripes on the fingers. 

I just finished a stocking cap and the colors behaved in a much different way or maybe it was the size of the needles and the number of cast on stitches.  All those variables.  The colors gradually climb up the ribbing like a road winding around a mountain.  Then when I changed to larger needles the road did a u turn to wind around the other direction and changed again as I started the decreases.  Just for future reference the color repeat was about 72 inches of yarn because I still have another ball of this yarn.  Its always interesting what the colors in the yarn will do.  Staying warm.  --Ann--

Do over

 

From frumpy could hide a 12 pack and sneak it into a football game and no one would notice to fitted and flattering.  The trials of getting the gauge right with this yarn and pattern........second attempt smaller size pattern and smaller needles, that was going to be too small. Third and 4th attempt original size pattern 2 sizes smaller needles stitch width was right but stitch length was too short. Think think think what to do. If I knit more rows to fit the sleeve scythe is the sweater going to be too wide again? Think think think some more. Flip through the book find a sweater with the gauge that I am knitting, compare the numbers for the back, front and sleeves. This will work, move my bookmarks and continue knitting deviate from the pattern and do some decreases for the waist and increases for the hips. By golly I think I got it right. --Ann--

I’m a grandma 2

 

Twins  Olivia and Madeline sigh I can’t wait to meet them. —Ann—

I’m a grandma

Sewing labels, yes the babies have been born. Twin girls!! Olivia Marie and Madeline Jean they were early but they are breathing on their own just need to learn the suck and swallow thing. Everyone is doing fine. We probably won’t meet them until they get to go home from the hospital. —Ann—

flimsy done

 

Our snow melted and then the weather got warm, sit on the deck and read warm, change into shorts and enjoy the sun warm, take son's dog for long walks warm and then I needed to go downstairs to my sewing room to cool off.  The blocks and rows were finished.  At first I was thinking 5 by 6 rows but that was pretty small so I added a row to the length and then one to the width, so now it is 54 inches by 63 inches, a nice size throw.  A couple more warm days in the forecast to sit outside and read or knit and then we return to our regularly scheduled weather and back to the sewing room.  --Ann--