aaron and summer

aaron and summer
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My son and his beautiful, very smart and
wonderful girlfriend. Miss seeing them; they
live in Maui--Hmmmm, good excuse to go again!

Taylor playing violin

Taylor playing violin
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Our little Taylor has gone from Ballet to Soccer to the Violin!
At 10 she is very self-determined!

I am so excited to know my SP!

Her name is Nicole and she is from Germany and I love,love her blog! Lots
of Happiness to you Nicole. I have really enjoyed this swap and hope to stay
in touch. Once again thank you for everything; I love Hello Kitty--She makes
me smile. I recieived some beautiful light periwinkle cotton skeins, a HK nail file,
a HK key chain, HK notepad and HK pencil (so sweet), a delicious treat made of
hazel nuts and so much more!

Just Not Enough Time

Since starting my amigurumi animals I have decide to learn how to do the
needle felting animals as well. The girls in my knit group don't want to
learn to crochet but are very interested in needle felting too. What great
fun~ I still need time to make a beautiful set of fingerless gloves from
my new book sent to me by my awesome SP. Yikes! I need more time...

Complete Harmony

Here's BF holding up our pride and joy; very rustic,piece milled and
from scraps of fiber his nephew's baby blanket. Hurrah!

Happy New Year

My SP must read minds! I so loved the iTunes gift card so far here's what I
have downloaded: Mama Mia soundtrack: Honey, Honey, Dancing Queen
Michael Buble: Moon Dance, Fever and I am still looking. You are
awesome and so very generous. I received a wonderful surprise in the
mail yesterday! This beautiful book. SP, How did you know which one
I wanted most? Love it! Thank you so much; I wanted to email you but,
I can't find your email address. Happy Holidays to you SP!!

Holiday Knitting

What joy to have as much time as I want to
sit and knit just for me. I've done all the
knitting for gifts for the time being but,
I am knitting for myself. Mailed my spoilee her
giftie and hope she likes it!

MOre Amigurumi

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Finally finished the Bunny, Bear and made
another Monkey. Several more to go for
stocking stuffers.

BF's newphew's Baby Blanket

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BF & I have working on a blanket for his nephew
who was born in May. Couple more squares and
we will be done just in time for the Holidays!

More Bday gifties from family

Big 52 Bash and my SP is Sweet

Here's a pic of a BDay giftie from my sweet SP and it's so
funny but, I collect little plates. This is my favorite one
of all. Thank you so much SP!

Amigurmi; Closer Better Shot

In the process of finishing all projects; BF wanted a second pair o fingerless
gloves done in Corn Fiber. I finally found 4 skeins of Debbie Bliss DK Cotton
in color #13003! Now I finish my skirt from Greetings from Knit Cafe. Also,
found a tutorial on how to do a cast-on for my Flower Basket Shawl pattern from
my SP from round 11. Yessss!!

SP 13 Quesitonaire

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? I love anything that has great color and is soft; am not too fond of
wool. Wool blends are ok. I do love corn fiber.
2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in? They're all in my knit
basket.
3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced? I've been knitting for
8 years; intermediate level.
4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? I do; keilagonzalez@hotmail.com
5. What's your favorite scent? I love lavender, rose, and anything citrus.
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy? I love chocolate.
7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
I don't spin, yet. I do crochet, cross stitch, make gemstone jewelry.
8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD) I love all kinds of music; not too fond of Country.
9. What's your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can't stand? Fav colors
brgundy red, royal blue and any shade of purple.
10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets? I haven't any pets.
I have a BF, 2 grown kids and 3 grandkids.
11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos? I wear scarves and hats.
12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Fav item to knit; anything that
I haven't made before. I would love to learn how to make socks.
13. What are you knitting right now? I am in the process of finishing a baby
blanket with my BF and a skirt that I have been hunting extra fiber for.
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts? Love, love hand made items.
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
I prefer bamboo or any other wood needle.
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift? No
17. How old is your oldest UFO? Oldest UFO is my skirt from Greetings Knit
Cafe; about a year as I had run out of fiber & finally found it via a good
friend.
18. What is your favorite holiday? What winter holiday do you observe?
Fav Holiday Christmas. Winter holiday I observe Thanksgiving.
19. Is there anything that you collect? I collect mini bears and Hello Kitty
anything.
20. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? I have Creative Knitting.
I love Books! Any book on knittnig; I have a list via Amazon wishlist.
21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn? Sock making
22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? Not yet. I wear
size 10 or 11 shoe.
23. When is your birthday? November 24th
24. Are you on Ravelry? If so, what's your ID. I will need to look it up.

Harajuku Lover

Usually I can not wear perfume unless it is oil based; they seem to
have the same basis of scent. Here's something that I will want for
my Bday present to myself. LOve...

Halllooooweeeen....and Amigurumi

My grandkids did a Trunk or Treat at their church and did all the walking
their little legs could stand; here's a bird's eye view of one of their
bags! Holy cow... their mom had them leave some with me and BF. Here's a not
so great pic of my collection of amigurumi animals that I have loved making
and plan on making more!

What 's new in The Woods-

Have had a few projects going on at the same time. Making
another set of cabled fingerless gloves and a blanket for
a sweet baby boy. I am also in the process of making a
monkey from Amigurumi's Cute Book. I love all things Japanese
and this is one more thing that I love: small, cute animals.

Stacking stones in the Northwest

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This was done by someone who has a good
sense of balance. I love it here; creativity is
highly sought out!

Some more close-ups of my gifites

Kudos to my SP- Abby!

On Friday I went to my mailbox and there was something
from my SP. As I opened the box I started giggling as
I so love all things Hello Kitty and Abby gifted some
awesome stuff. I so love the fiber; corn and the color-
Divine Wine. I've already taken the skeins apart and balled
them up for some fingerless gloves. I also loved the mini
of the Trivi Fountain. It is so cool to look inside and see
a 3D mini of one of the world's most popular places in Rome.
I remember a movie when I was a child called "Three Coins
In the Fountain". I hope to see Italy one day, Abby. My
sister went this Summer about the same time you were there.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful gifties and for all
the work you took in putting my package together. Sooo-oooo
Loved it All!! I plan on making both the Fudgy Brownies and
the Cocoa Mix. Ciao Bella!

Summer Almost Gone

Have several knit projects going on and still have time for my gardening.
Made this necklace for a friend who is needing TLC in her life. I chose
rose quartz and several different colors of Swarvoski crystals. At last,
Dahlia's are out; this one is almost as big as my head! I have a fascination
for them...