Back side showing "dreaded awful" long floats

Front side rows 1-4 of chart

Photos of the Flame skirt

WIP photo's of the Hot Tamale flame skirt www.knitty.com . This is through row 4 of the charts showing front side and back side with the dreaded awful long floats.

Recitals over and Relaxing at camp

Well, the recitals are over. They went so well, and so smoothly and were such fun that all the small crises of the weeks leading up to the recitals were nearly forgotten.

Spent some time at a scout camp while my hubby and his buddy worked on the camps locks. I just sat and knit and read and relaxed. Didn't even have to worry about meals as Carol fed us quite well!

I'm working on the flame skirt from www.theknitty.com but I found an error! I just did what I knew they wanted instead of what it said and all is okay. Had to rip out and restart after 6 rows (doesn't sound like much but there were 530 stitches!) as I had twisted the stitches when I joined inspite of my care. So... the 2nd time I worked the 1st three rows back and forth so that I could see better when I joined. That worked. Photo's to come.

Dancing vs knitting which is winning???

Yesterday I wrestled with balky computers, irriating cd players, knitting 24 rows on a "quick baby sweater" while waiting for things to do what they were supposed to do. I'm using a skein of Red Heart I had laying around, and I'm not too happy... don't know if it's the yarn, the pattern, or my gauge or what....possibly a combo of yarn and gauge. We did two nursing home shows one of which was bedeviled with a cd player with a short in it or something, had to hold our breath just right to get it to play the music! But the 2nd one was fine.... and at both shows the residents were pleased to see us and appeared to enjoy our performances. Two more shows today.

work work work

Well my day off turned out to involve a lot of heavy garden work...but the mailbox garden is planted at the studio ... and if it turns out the way the pictures are in the catalog it should be really pretty!.

Lots of paper work, music editing, photo editing etc going on today. Got a few rounds done on Sharons' second sock(Magic Stripes, size 1 needles) while waiting for cd's to burn. Figured out how to save playlists in Windows Media again (used to know then "they" changed it).

Day off

Today, I have a rare day off! I have worked on reknitting the toe of a sock (why re-knit? .. I guess I just hate to toss out any of my socks if they can be saved, so I reknit the toes, this time in a cream yarn that sort of co-ordinates since I no longer have the orignial yarn, having used the remainder for a faroese shawl for a doll.) I am currently working on the 2nd sock of a pair for a friend in Magic Stripes. I really don't like the coloration at all, so Sharon gets them! Just have to sew up the Glamour Shell. Finished the cascading leaves socks and blocked them, working here and there on an Amy Fong Sheer Poncho. Off to buy a bag of dirt to fill in the gouges people have left in the yard at the Dance Studio by their careless driving.

Tuesdy is another Monday

Easter was nice, saw the family, discovered a very good wine (Piesporter Michelsberg), knitted a Charity Bears, knitted on my evening shell. Drove home from Omaha with no incidences save a raging headache from a very stiff neck by time I got home.

Monday was filled with endless paperwork and wayyy to many "to do's" for the studio as Newsletter/statement day often is... nice part of day was when DD treated me to a cup of Cappachino Chunky Chocolate from Braums where she has begun working.... enjoyed it while watching Vegas and Medium taped from earlier in the evening. Worked on the 2nd charity bear. My goal is 20 of them. I have lots of scrap yarn, so they will be colorful.

Today I'm printing the photo schedule, trying to repair two costumes, wrestling with the competition schedule which really isn't too bad except for one dancer with conflicts with the school play...I don't know why these drama teachers don't consult me when they schedule things. (ha, don't they know I am the Queen and all things revolve around moi?) Got to go buy more paper to print stuff on, thread to replace the spool that disappeared, and drop a tiny deposit off at the bank to stave off checks bouncing. Broker than I thought but oh well... that's the way it goes I guess. Tonight I'll knit on the socking cap as I need to finish that up and be done with it.

Frank

Road Trip

Off to Omaha today with DD for a quick trip Easter trip to see my family. Always nice and always much too short a visit.

Started the Evening Top in Stahl Glamour yesterday, got nearly 6" knit on the back, plus 10 rows of lace on the Cascading Leaves sock... nice to have extra time to knit!

Newly adopted cat Frank Sincatra has demonstrated he knows how to use a litter box and seems more resigned to staying in at night...now if little Minnie Mouse would just stop hissing at him all would be well!

Mary's Valentine Socks

These Socks were made for my friend Mary as a Valentine Surprise. She was surprised and she loved them.

Dreary Day

Hi all - it's a Dreary Day in Kansas. .... grey, rainy, with a promise of a storm coming in... a day to do laundry, pack for the Easter Trip and knit..... might not be so bad after all! Finished painting my prop ladders for my dancer studio, so all I have to do today is work on the chiffon strips for the ladders (I know, I know, another crazy prop!) and knit. Finally going to let myself start on the Evening Shell in Stahl Glamour from www.elann.com . Finished 1st sock of Jeanne Townsends Cascading Leaves, got the ribbing done of the 2nd sock... no SSS for me!

First Post!

I guess I just have to join in this blog "thing". So.... today, my Cyrcle of Friends and I held a sale of our beautiful knitted items. It was very dissapointing that we had so few customers. sigh... Oh well, we'll try again. Who am I? I'm 52, a dance studio owner and compulsive knitter. Today I finished a two poncho's, one for the sale, one for me, started a pair of socks and continued on my SSS (silly sock scarf). Sundays are for knitting and I cherish them.