Better, I think. What do you think??

I found new buttons.

I think they are better.

Before.

And after. I like after better. What do you think?

Also....

here is Teddy, the sock model, showing off my finished Cartoon socks. They ended up kinda matchy, matchy.

How in the world did that happen?

I've been knitting...but opinions are needed.

My Basic Chic Hoodie is finished. Ravelry info here.

Buttons have been installed.

It's been soaked, blocked and even worn once.

It is like a warm hug when you have it on. So very soft and cozy.

But I need some opinions on those buttons. Are they too big? It seems like when I put it on, all I see are the buttons. I don't notice the lace or any other thing about it...just the buttons. Are they wrong somehow for this sweater? Should I go on another button hunt?

I made myself some fingerless mitts. They seem to be all the rage. And so I followed the herd. But I wonder at their practicality...especially for someone who has cold fingers and not so much cold hands or wrists!

But maybe they will be good at work this winter. They were fun to knit and quick as a bunny!

There is yet another Iceling in my future. Everyone seems to be having boys! This one will look like a double breasted navy blue blazer. And since the baby is due in December, I'll make the hat and I found patterns for thumbless mittens and booties and will make them also depending on leftover yarn amounts.

And these poor socks have been started once going toe up and they ended up just huge so I frogged and now they are the usual pattern and a size smaller needle. Now I'm afraid it might be a little small. Uff.

Anyway, let me know what you think about those buttons.

Why this cracks me up I don't know. But it does!

An award!

I've received an award from Karen. Thank You! Karen is a super mom and knitter and has a fun blog. Your sense of humor cracks me up, Karen!

There are a few things to do since I got this award...

• Thank the blogger who presented it to me and link to their blog
  


• Share 7 things about me
  


• Pass this award on to some newly discovered blogs

Seven things about me.

1. I got married when I was 19 years old. I realize now just how very young that was. DH was 19 also. But that was 38 years ago and it's still working. That's the main part!


2. I have 3 sons. My pride(s) and joy(s).


3. I am a mother-in-law twice. I hope I'm a good one! They certainly are wonderful DILs!


4. I am a gramma 3 times. I love 'em to death!


5. I attended some business college. But it was boring and I wanted to get on with life...


6. I have a half sister and 2 half brothers but I don't think of them that way...usually...unless they do something really embarrassing and then I don't know them! ;)


7. I basically hate housework. Especially washing dishes. Oh, and folding socks...

And now I'll pass this award on to:

• Lindsey


• Kym


• McKenzie

There are many more blogs that I read but these are the newest, to me at least, and so I think they fit the criteria. :)

Have you seen this?

This is a link to a story about knitters saving penguins that have been soaked in oil.

Yay! Way to go knitters!

Spooning

Sweet kitties!

Hey! I'm shocked at you...who did you think I'd have on here? :D

This 'n That

The Basic Chic Hoodie is really coming along now! Even Claus had to check it out...

I thought the hood was going to take forever to finish. But the hood is done! Finally! Yay!

Here is a better picture so you can actually see that I have both sleeves finished...

Oh! And a big Thank You to Kym for putting in her notes on Ravelry, about the Hoodie she did for Erin, how many stitches she picked up. (Not good sentence structure but I can't think how to improve it right now.) Amazing amount of help for me...cuz I made mine longer too.

I've got one side of the button band picked up and have done a couple rows. When that is done the next question will be how many buttons do I want and then to figure out the buttonhole placing...I don't really like the buttonhole part...

And the kitties are again bird watching or maybe squirrel or gopher watching. Both squirrels and gophers come right up to the window so the kitties get a really good look at them. There are tails really twitching then!

It is so sunny and calm out. I should get out and whack down the flowerbeds for the winter. And I should go do quarterly reports at work. And I should clean the kitties' litter boxes. But what I really want to do is work on my cardigan.