Kid Cardi Update - Easter Deadline Approaching

From pieces to the beginning of the finish of the first of two kid cardis destined for Missouri. I have completed the parts for the medium-sized bright red cardi for the youngest niece in Missouri. I have plans to knit a matching kerchief and practice some duplicate stitch on it.


The parts knit up fairly quickly and make a great traveling project. It goes with me to work everyday where I knit for a few minutes in the car before going it to open up the office, then I knit at lunch for 45 minutes and then it goes home with me to accompany my evening movie. Now that I have the parts on the large needle it will stay home where I will knit on it morning and evening while the peacock/teal colored one travels back and forth to get its parts knit.

I still have not gone out to look for the buttons to use on these cardis, however I will be looking soon as the month of March is zipping by. I still have to have them in the mail with plenty of time to arrive at their destination.

Kid Cardi Update

The first kid cardi is done. Well, the knitting part of it is done.

I still have to weave in some ends, find a button and sew up the underarm and down the sleeves. Otherwise it is a "wrap."

I hope the intended recipients like them and get some wearing out of them. I have plenty of matching yarn leftover so I think I will knit up a matching kerchief for each.


Once I got this one going I realized that these knit up fairly fast for me so I should try to get measurements for the other two neices that live in Missouri. I called my brother, their father and asked for his assistance with the task. He happily complied and provided me with measurements and the favorite color for each girl. While I was betting pink and purple for these two as well, they surprised me with the request for "strawberry" red and teal.

Red I know is red, teal is a bit trickier. It can be either blue-green or green-blue. I opted for a color called Peacock and hope I am right. It is really tough knitting for kids you do not get to see too often.

Those two cardis are slated for delivery before Easter and, current progress is, I have the body and one sleeve done, halfway through the second sleeve of the red one. Once it is loaded onto the very long circular for the lacy pattern part it is only about 40 rows of knitting left. It is a great project for the assembly-line style of knitting. The pieces can go back and forth to work with me and the larger project stays home for evening knit time.

I will take pics of the other two on needles as soon as I can. I hope everyone has something fun they are filling their time with! Happy hint 'o spring!

Knit Shop Adventure and Sock Monkeys Galore

Saturday I had the distinct pleasure of spending it in Denver with CatWithCats. I got to meet her two adorable kitties, Taffy and Purcy. They put on quite a show for me.

We went to Olde Town Arvada to her favorite yarn shop, Knit Knack to introduce me to the owner so I could show her my dpn holders and stitch markers that I make. The shop was so busy we did not get the opportunity to do that so just looked around at all the lovely things they have. Fortunately Cat found some yarn she was looking for and she showed me the awesome Sock Monkey window display. I understand that the display changes each month and the monkeys are dressed to celebrate whatever is the next holiday coming up. This month is all about the wearing 'o the green and these monkeys do it with abandon while sliding down the Cascade 220 rainbow.

Then we went to lunch at the Grandview Grill down the street. Yummy food and a nice, cozy atmosphere. I got the tour of the library, who can pass up an opportunity to scope out what great audio books and movies another library might carry.

We were off to Petsmart to buy cat food, I had promised her little furry roomies that I would not let her come home without their food. And I could not resist buying my own furry wonder his own scratching curl. He has been so good up until recently with just scratching on my dining room chairs that can and have been recovered. However, just the other morning I noticed he was clawing at the carpet by the door. Since I am an apartment dweller I do not want to replace the carpet because of him. So I took this item home for him and he likes it, a lot.

To get even for the great sales job she did to me at the Petsmart, I talked her into going into the Hallmark store where I introduced here to hoops and yoyo. It was great and soon, I know, she will be the proud owner of a Panic Button for her desk at work.

All the fun we had and I did not knit a stitch until I returned home Saturday evening, where I completed the final rows on the first German kid cardi. Look for pictures in the next post. Hope you had a fun-filled Saturday!

Square Root Day

For knitters, math is a factor. However, I realize that few of us, except for maybe Cat Bordhi, use square roots in our knitting.

Today, 3.3.9, is Square Root Day, according to the newscast this morning. This happens only 9 times per century. An interesting bit of trivia to brighten your day.

And a belated birthday wish to Cat Bordhi, her birthday was yesterday.

Taming the Homespun

Thanks to a friend, I have the pictorial of how to tame Homesppun yarn that has gone rogue. Let's begin:

I began with this.

Then I worked my way through the spaghetti-like mess.


Once it was de-tangled, I wound the wayward yarn into a ball.



And, Ta-Da! it is tamed and back on the needles to finish the project.

My experience with Homespun is: it does not like to pull from the center smoothly and, if wound with a ball-winder, it will deconstruct itself into a pile of knots. The only logical thing to do is wind it into a ball and contain it in either a plastic jar, like shown above, or in a baggie.

Hope your yarn is behaving well in your world!

In Like A Lamb

The view from the parking lot of my day job.

The first of March greets us here in Colorado with mild temperatures and sunshine. It has been a dry winter and portends of water shortages and fire danger if we do not receive some moisture soon.

Other than those concerns it was a beautiful, calm day, worthy of some outside time.
I hope everyone is enjoying the coming hint of spring.

March: Days to Celebrate

According to the clocks, Spring has arrived. Here our weather continues to be warmer than average and very windy. We did see a bit of moisture on Saturday in the form of a skiff of wet snow. I want more! soon!.

Besides leaping ahead this month and the official First Day of Spring on March 20th, there is more to celebrate. On March 9th, you can help Barbie celebrate her big 50. That is difficult to imagine. Following the big party you can celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day on March 11th, then get ready for a second round of Friday the 13th, which is also Open an Umbrella Indoors Day.

Afterwards, celebrate Awkward Moments Day on March 18th and the first day of spring with Burning Snowman Day on March 20th.

I'd like to give a nod the the many quilters out there on National Quilting Day, March 21st and celebrate Maple Syrup Day at the same time.

I will be ready to celebrate National Spring Fever Week, scheduled for March 16-20th. And plan to look at pictures online (Pedro won't let me bring one home) to celebrate National Puppy Day on March 23rd.


Don't forget Napping Day on March 9th, and we will all be wearing o' the green on St. Patrick's Day on March 17th.

I hope everyone has plans to celebrate and often this month!