STUFFED

OMG, I am so full!! A friend of mine and I went to check out a new restaurant owned by a friend of mines tonight. FULL............but it was super tasty! My friend had stuffed chicken with spinach, cheese and a cream sauce and I had a pasta with steak, portabella mushrooms. Yum, Yum. 2 southern comfort manhattens later and we were good to go! Stopped on our way home at this quaint dessert place my 22 yr. old son works at. Really nice place, old plank floors, old brick walls, with cool spacy modern lights, with cute little tables to sit at. The desserts are to die for there. All homemade. My son treated us with this molten cake served with 3 different ice creams, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple fruits! Also tried a ice wine. Have been dying to try one. Was VERY sweet but good. I am sure I will be up all nite! But was sure worth it!

Back to knitting..........I am working on this gorgeous ribbon yarn to make a scarf out of. It is a funky pink, red, little bit orange. I am doing it in a drop stitch pattern. My arm is feeling MUCH better since getting the cortisone shot. I have to go to the yarn shop in town to get a few goodies for my secret pal tomorrow, can't forget!

Almost forgot!! Hidden Hippo sent me the absolute CUTEST stitch markers! They are teeny, tiny sheep! One of my favorites! They have the most minute adorable faces!! I have them lined up on my desk just so I can look at them. Thanks Hippo!!!!!!!!!!

I should go to bed now, but am totally too full! Possibly a few more rows on the scarf. I really wish I could figure out this photo thing to blog. I would love to post some pics! Any suggestions?? Can't seem to pull them up using the photo thing on the blog and picassa won't send them either anymore. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

BURSITES

Haven't been doing to much knitting or crocheting. My bursites in my elbow has been killing me. One day in nov. 06 I woke up with this terrible pain in my elbow. Never had it before. Went to the dr. in jan. said it was bursites, told me to do an excersise with a 1lb weight, if not better come back. Well went today, he gave me a cortisone shot right in the elbow, OUCH!!!!!! Said I had a 70% chance it would work, if not PT, if not OPERATION to remove the bursa! Did I say OUCH!!!! HMMMMMMMMMMMMM is not georges opening mothers day weekend?????? Lets just think of the lifting ahead, flowers corn tomatoes etc, etc. Not to mention the waitressing. Lets all hope for the 70%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On another note tho, I received the cutest postcard with my favorite, sheep from my secret pal hippo. It sure made my day I'll tell ya! Thanks Hippo!!

I did rip out quite a few rows on my felted bag. The overal color of the bag to be is dark grey but I had a few rows of orange and lime green. Came upon the greatest idea to put a punch needle work on the bag when I got it felted, but then of course the orange and green really would'nt work so rip, rip, rip! Now the thing will be all dark grey. The needlepunch will be a sheep, crow thing with of course no orange or lime in the thing. So bursites cooperating I can hopefully get some of it done this weekend. Right now the elbow is screeming at me so will quit for now.

Who ever before nov. EVER even heard of bursites????????? Not me I'll tell ya!!!!


Heather

secret pal 10 questionairre

1. What is your favorite yarn to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely not like?

I love wool. I don't like acrylic or fun furs much.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?

I use a cloth needle carrier.

3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level
to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?

I have been knitting for about 3 yrs. off and on. My friend Mar taught me. I am an intermediate.

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?

No.

5. What's your favorite scent?

It is cucumber melon.

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?

Yes I do and I love Dove candy.

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself thing do you like to do? Do you spin?

I like to bead and needlepunch. I don't spin.

8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer play MP3's?

I like country and old stuff like sinatra, dean martin etc. My computer plays mp3's.

9. What's your favorite colors? Any colors you just can't stand?

My favorite colors are brown, mustard, red. I am not fond of lilac colors.

10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?

I have a husband, son 25, son 22 and daughter 19. I have a dog and 3 birds.

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?

I wear scarves, mittens and I would wear a poncho if I had one.

12. What is/are your favorite items to knit?

I like to knit scarves, bags

13. What are you knitting right now?

I am knitting a felted bag and crocheting a scarf.

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?

Yes, I love them.

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?

I like both and all kinds.

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?

I own a antique yarn winder and no swift.

17. How old is your oldest UFO?

3 years

18. What is your favovrite holiday?

Halloween

19. Is there anything you collect?

I collect sheep and crow things and vintage kitchenware

20. Any books, yarns, needles, pattern you are dying to get your hands on?

None in particular

21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?

How to crochet granny squares.

22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?

I am not and my foot is a size 10

23. When is your birthday?

December 30th

crocheting disaster

well, did learn how to single crochet. Worked and worked and had to rip the darn thing out many times as on the end it would dip and weave. hmmmm, agravating but after many rip outs got the thing under control, crocheted 2 skeins of wool and was going to felt it and use it on a table as a pad. Well totally did not felt right at all. Felted in not lengthwise, so have a very long, skinny pad that ruffles!! Don't know what went wrong but possibly crocheting does not felt right???? Anyhow so much for that project BUT.......have decided I do like to crochet and have now learned how to double crochet so am attempting a scarf. I am hoping to have better luck on this!

Will post my questionaire for SP10 later. I am excited to be doing it as I haven't for quite some time. Think the last might have been SP5 or 6. I am already gathering goodies.

Later
H