Actual knitting content

Yes.  I'm sticking with the blogging.*

Since the name of this blog is Marilyn Knits I thought I might need to prove it....

And so...ta da...here is the latest Iceling Sweater Set.  Ravelry link. 

Cardigan.  Size 6 months.

Mittens with a cord to keep the new mom & dad from losing them.  Infant size.

Iceling hat without the turn up band.  Baby size.

The baby's dad is a nephew on DH's side of the family.  The baby is a sweet little fellow.  Already wearing a Viking shirt to go with his Dad's for those football watching sessions.

In other knitting news, I just have to bind off the shawl mentioned in this post.  I'll be so very happy when it's done.  As it turns out, unless I fall completely in love after I block it, I don't really care all that much for this shawl.  To small and no lace.  I knew that going in but I was in denial and I'd struggled to find a pattern to start with so I was happy just to find anything that the yarn agreed to be. 

 *After visiting with a couple dear people that explained how search engines work, I decided to continue but just keep in mind everything and I mean everything that goes into a post goes on to the great big www.

Dilemma

I'm debating what to do with my blog.

I was messing around with G**gle one day and found pictures from my blog...just out there. 

I'm quite upset by that.  I really didn't think they'd just be public property.  And I don't know what to do about it.  I think I can keep the blog from being found by search engines but that totally shuts me off from the world. 

I just don't want my photos out there.

I kinda don't want to stop blogging either.  It's my way of having a little diary of what's going on.

Dilemma.

It may be dry...

but we have frogs!

I've been watering trees and flowers and that's where the froggies are hanging out.  I think it's a smart plan.  It's about dry as a desert everywhere else.

This guy froze in place and I was able to get a close up picture.  Wasn't that considerate?

And on another dry(ing) subject....dish drying to be exact.  This is the towel I embroidered for myself.  An cross stitching duckie.  Cute?  Yes?

Sorry about the wrinkles but I've been using it. 

Harvest 2013

Harvest has been going on for awhile now but I just went last evening for my first ride of the season.

I took a few pictures.

It's wheat.  And has a number for a name right now.  It's something that is being developed and so this is seed increase.  Next year it will have a name.  And the company that owns this seed usually names their wheat seed with Norwegian/Scandinavian names...so we'll see what they come up with this time.

3rd DS rents this land and the owner is a cattleman.  In the distance you can see a few of his hay bales that have been stacked and are waiting to be moved closer to his operation.

I've always wanted to get a picture of the motion of the reel and this is the best that I've ever done.

Actually I tried doing a video but it didn't turn out so hot.  Maybe another time I'll try again.

The weather has been cool the last couple days and the grain got tough when the sun started going down for the day and so they had to call it quits.  Of course you have to line up the equipment at the end of the day!

1st DS, 3DS and DH each own a combine.  That's what we call heavy metal!  ;)

This is a North Dakota harvest sunset.  Pretty.  Yes?