A New Pattern

 I have released My Doodle Shawl knitting pattern today. I also have a version with a lighter weight yarn in progress. The numbers are totally different. I am knitting as fast as my body will allow me. My Doodle is currently on Ravelry or your local yarn store.  Here is the link to My Doodling Shawl . Since the yarn I used has been discontinued by Cascade Yarns I would personally recommend going to your local yarn shop or Indy dyer to get 5 skeins of Aran weight yarn in your color choice. If you are giving this as a gift, yes it would make a fantastic gift make sure you use a washable yarn.  If you don’t have them already you will also need a U.S. size 11x 60 inches or an 8mm x 150 circular knitting needle.  

This is a beginner level pattern perfect for watching television for the more experienced knitters out there. Please post pictures when you’re finished.  Also let us know which yarn you chose, and who the Yarn maker was. 

It has been too hot to take out door pictures here in Tucson. 

In memory of…..

 My biggest accomplishment today was dropping off 11.9 pounds of soda tabs to the Tucson Ronald McDonald House. They took up most of the back of my car.  They will go to pay the utilities and the leftover money will help the families.  I do this to remember both my dad and Eric.  I know that their memories will always be a blessing. 

Please feel free to drop off your tabs at your local Ronald McDonald House in memory of a loved one so that they may be remembered with fondness..

We’re Back

 We took a small break from the everyday of life.  I took a spinning class on the Navajo Spindle and wandered around the Flagstaff Wool and fiber festival.  We then went to Page to explore.  If you have not gone it has some must sees.  More later.  Also a bit of shopping in Phoenix at my favorite store.  

I came back with a cold because a twenty something turned around and sneezed in my face.  Yes we were outside with no masks on.  However there is no way to avoid the fall out when someone is just that rude.  Please remember for the health and safety of your community to sneeze into your arm, elbow, tissue or shirt or if you have a really good friend the back of their shirt will work too. 

In this case offering to wash said shirt is just a very humble suggestion.  It is never ok to sneeze into someone’s face.  

We have already unpacked and the laundry is sorted.  The beds changed.  Laundry will start tomorrow.  I will be going in the speed of snail for a few days.  I can already feel the achy feeling.  

TTFN

Sheri You Should Know

 After almost 24 years of knitting I have finally figured out that “Sheri you should know” is knitting speak for a yarn shop owner (By the way those shops are no longer in business.) saying I don’t know what to do.  I have no idea how to knit the stuff that I am selling you.  If I make you feel stupid you will just go away…so will my local yarn store with time. 

Well the pattern Anne Shoulder Scarf came up on my UFO rotation. I started it when the kids were in elementary and middle school.  Yeah, as I said it’s been a while.  So it was best to start it over from the beginning. So this morning I have frogged it, which is knit speak for ripping it out.  Cast on again. Gone to youTube to look up how to do the stitches that I still did not know how to do.  So far this morning I have learned 3 new knitting stitches. Yeah me.   I am also 6 rows into the knitting of the pattern “Anne” as designed and knit by Chris Carroll. I am using Schaefer yarn call Anne.  A really nice Superwash Merino, Mohair and Nylon yarn in a variegated pink, yellow and orange color way   

Did you notice that after 6 months post surgery I can knit again.  Yeah hands. 

Well it is time to get my day going so I can find more time to knit.  Have a fantastic day.