~ 48,090 stitches later....FINISHED!

Teddy says "Doesn't it feel good to be so close to being done?" I say "Yeah!"

BTW, this is as close to the real color of any of the pictures that I've taken.

I gave it a good soak in Soak.

I thought blocking might be time consuming and difficult but this was a breeze.

Dried and released from the blocking wires.

All it needs now is to be packaged up and sent .

The info:

Early birthday gift for 2nd DDIL. Hope she likes it! And more importantly...uses it!

Pattern: Upstairs Shawl (Ravelry link)

Dye Dreams Sox Luster. A little over 2 skeins. Color: Brick

Size 7 needle to cast on and cast off.

Size 5 needle for everything else.

14 repeats instead of 10.

Unblocked size 13.5" X 49".

Blocked size 18" X 67".

The yarn is very soft. I learned to live with the striping/pooling.

The pattern is super easy. I'd make it longer another time though.

Yippy Skippy. I'm done!

It started snowing a couple days ago when I took this picture. It hasn't melted and has been coming a bit more each day. It's awfully early for snow. Uff.

If I get busy, and I really should, I could finish the Upstairs Shawl today. And maybe even soak and block it too. It'll be the 1st time I use the blocking wires I got from Knit Picks. I don't think I really have enough T pins but will make due with other pins I have around the house. I'll post pictures and info as soon as I have them...

Have a good Sunday.

Is it still out there??

We have had grey damp rainy weather for close to a week now. I'm just wondering....is the sun still out there? I'd love to know that someone has sunshine somewhere...
















While I had the grandkids here I did vitually no knitting. Just a little bit on the Pansy sock. But the last couple days I've gotten back to the Upstairs Shawl. I've switched skeins yet again, hopefully for the last time, in an effort to control the pooling a little. The only positive thing is that it's pretty consistant and looks like it was planned that way. I just need to decide now how long to make it.

It's amazing to me how little the pooling shows in this picture. It's so obvious in real life. Only because I know where it is can I see it in this picture. I've decided not to sweat it. It is what it is and I'm not going to try to change it at this point. I've decided that I need to look at it as a positive rather than a negative. The color differences make for a more interesting looking shawl. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it!

Saturday Skies

Last Saturday,




with knitting outside even!






This Saturday. I'm not going out unless I absolutely have to!

Blessed event

Our 3rd grandbaby arrived on Monday night at 9:25 pm. She's 7 lbs and 21.5" long. She was given the same middle name as I have....Joan. I'm honored to have this little one share my name.

I've been taking care of her older sister and brother. They are very excited to have a new sister but being only 4.5 and almost 3 years old they don't totally understand everything that is involved. They will shortly!! :) Our house is very quiet now since they went home this afternoon when the new little miss and her mom & dad got home too.

Each new grandbaby is a blessing and a joy to watch grow. DH & I hope that our blessing are multiplied many times over!

Pretties

There is a chance of frost one night this coming week so I took a few more flower pictures this morning. They might not look so pretty in a few days!








Pink poppy














August Moon hostas


















Minnesota mum













Bugbane













Clematis












Stella de Oro daylilly














Morden Blush Rose













Winnipeg Parks Rose





















And the False Sunflowers have already bit the dust. Further proof that fall is here.

I got mine. How 'bout you?

Seasonal flu shot.