This is why you don't put wool in the washer

Then...

...and now

(Don't worry Gail. I can make a replacement!)

Miss Dashwood....

...looking dashing and adorable.

I did it!

I finished my project~Brenda's scarf~for the Ravelympics and I received this medal

A picture of the finished project, now blocking in the dining room, will be coming soon.

Since the last time I was here....

...I have helped my "crippled but not an invalid" husband get along, celebrated the birthday of Nickulous, served an important role as adjunct to the Bloom Sibling-Weekend-o'-Fun, become a true Cake Maniac, indulged my strange obsession for America's Next Top Model, worked full time (pictured are my Huntertown 5th graders in their Mentor Program t-shirts and my Cedar Canyon 3rd graders enjoying their quilt project), finished the sweater for Sari and Paul's baby girl, and started a project for the Knitting Olympics.

(This scarf is my Knitting Olympics project. I had to rip out the first sock of Brenda's pair because of serious gauge error. It is very sad to rip out a completed sock but unless she had plans to wear a cast like Stew's and to wear the sock over the cast, it wouldn't have fit anyway. I figure I have to finish something for her sometime. So far, all she has are promises.)

I don't plan to stay away so long ever again!

A few last photos before surgery

The garden is looking good....I have had pizza and fun times with the family.....The triplets have some new summer clothes....Nevy is wearing grandma-knits and has been cuddled and loved....I guess the only left to do is to have my Achilles tendon repaired. I'm as ready as I'm going to be so let's get on with it.

School's out!

Guess how I plan to spend my summer...
....plus sewing and seeing our other grandchild (the camera shy Mitchell) and working on school stuff and maybe cooking and I do have to have surgery and cleaning out closets and....I love this early summer feeling!

Secret Christmas knitting

Whew! Finally I can talk about knitting again! Since I had so many secret projects going, I was unable to even mention what I was working on...like this Misti Alpaca scarf for Kate.

And then there were Kate's "I want another pair" socks.

And Ellen's challenging Fibonacci Striped socks. Loved the yarn but striping caused me some headaches.

I found a way to prevent Second Sock Syndrome: make socks for three people and do one sock for each first before finishing any pair! Now it's time to bite the bullet and finish the pairs for Kate and El, as well as Gail's Obama Victory Socks. At least each project feels almost brand new after the time lapse!

Staying home (I wish)

It's wintry cold even though the calendar still claims that it is autumn. There is still a lot to do to get ready for my dad's memorial party next weekend but all I want to do is cozy up at home and knit.