FINISHES

I cannot figure this new blog setting at all.  Here are three finishes I did.  The yarn
bin is not empty even after making this oversized afghan.  Oh well, maybe I will find
some other uses for the rest of it.  
The ponchos were made for Zoe and Abby for Easter.  They live in a warm climate, but
it does get cool iu the mornings and evenings, so maybe they will get some use of them. 
Zoe wore hers while I was there.  The afghan is queen size.

KNITTING FROM SCRAPS AND BOOKS

I decided to use up all the yarn I have left from the ponchos I made last year.  It has been sitting in my sewing room so it is time to get it used up.  There is no order to what I am  doing here.  Random picks out of the bin.
In the meantime, I stopped reading my nook and read three books that Bill bought.  This is two of them.  A new author for us and really a very good one.  It is a series and we started way into it, not knowing it was a series but it really doesn't matter.  Every book is on it's own.  These books are cheaper on my nook but he bought them.  
We also just read a JD Robb book, aka Nora Roberts.  It is New York to Dallas and a really good one.  Those also you should read in order.  
Okay Heidi, does this count as a 366 challenge??????

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Heidi changed my blog look last week and now it is only fitting that this little guy says
"Top of the Mornin to you".   Our St Patrick's Day is predicted to be sunny and in the 
70's.  Hope that is true.  We have had a very mild winter in Ohio this year and I am
not going to complain. 
I am watching DVD's that Bill bought me and I am just getting around to watching them.
It is the first season of the TV show Castle.  I am so loving it.   It is in the third year now,
but I want to buy year two also.  I have not been watching it since it comes on late here.
I think I will just have to after I get these DVD's watched.  
Still reading and crocheting also.  I am making an afghan from all my yarn leftover from
ponchos.  I will post it another day.  
Have a great ST Pat's Day and thanks Heidi for my new blog look.

KNITTING FOR HEIDI

Heidi had her birthday in February, and she is always after me to make things for her. I decided to crochet a sweater and this is the results. It did fit her which made me very happy.

The cuffs are very tight but she said she liked them that way. This pattern called for Homespun Yarn, but I really don't like it, so I used Red Heart. It is a cardigan.

Handmade socks are a favorite of hers, so here is the pair she got for her birthday..
They are self striping, so you just have to be sure you start the second on at the same place in the yarn to make them match.

This is a knitted sweater I made and consider it a reject. I think it came out to big. I am not paying for postage for something I am not sure would fit. It is just sitting up in my sewing room now. Not the first time I made something I'm not crazy about. LOL. I am now working on two more projects and just finished another one minus buttons.


I am so wrapped up in reading my Nook, I find it hard to do any crafts now. I knit while watching TV in the evening. Not much good on so that isn't helping much.

GIFTS I RECEIVED

My gift from George for Christmas this year, was a trip to Holland. It was a great gift and we had a really good time. While there, Heidi gave me gifts to bring home for Christmas. She gave me this nutcracker from Germany from her collection. The cute little snowlady and two sheep. Everyone knows I love sheep and especially the wonderful wool they give me for knitting. The snowman ornament is also from Heidi and Jos. The Sinterklaus is a gift from a friend here in the states. He knows my connection to Holland and thought I would like this Sint from his collection.

The Sint is from the Danbury mint and so well done. The faces on everything are perfect. The wooden shoes even have carrots for Sints white horse. I will treasure this nice gift.

Last year, Heidi made a heart like this and I loved it. While we were there, she bought a heart and made one for me. I think she thought I would put hers in my suitcase and she might be right. Thanks you for the pretty heart now hanging in my living room, and for the wonderful stay we had at your house.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I wish a very happy and prosperous 2012 for all of my family and friends.

CHRISTMAS WITH HELP FROM TWO SONS

One day, Eric came over and we made Pizelles. It is very time consuming.
On another day, it was Bill's turn. These are his favorite cookies and he wants icing so it is his job to do them. Eric helped with sprinkles then too.
First thing in the morning on Christmas, Eric came and did dinner from beginning to end. At this point, he decided her wanted noodles so he made (from scratch) our old fashion Pot Pie noodles. It was a favorite of mine as a kid.
Here he is putting them in the boiling broth.
Here is his masterpiece, stuffing and all. It was a totally wonderful dinner, thank you Eric. Even Heidi was with him in the kitchen. We put the video cam on skype and she saw him working away. Tonight we are going to eat the left overs when Bill gets home from work.