Summertime

  I do relish summertime and most things that the season brings. The one thing I do dread is...the heat. Now I know what you are thinking. A Texas girl born and bred should be used to the heat. Not me, nope. I don't mind 80 degree temps. I do mind the 100 degree temps or the days where it feels like 99 degrees yet the thermometer clearly says 85 degrees.
  I do enjoy the sunshine and the things you can't do during any other season. I, and so does my daughter, are fishes during the summertime. We spend numerous days out in the pool. I can't keep my Jordan out of the pool most of the time. I usually have to bribe or drag her out of the there.
  I had a love of camping and fishing as a child. I haven't been in years. Summertime is the best time to enjoy those things. I hope to take Jordan out for her first fishing trip this year actually. It's a shame DH (dear husband) is such a city boy. I think he would find it relaxing and peaceful.

  Have a wonderful day!

  

Summertime fun

Jordan

Lots of firsts

  There is a lot of firsts going on with my knitting. I have several projects going that include my first KAL (knit-a-long). I began working on my first pair of socks. I am working on a blanket that is multiple hexagons put together coupled with my mitts.
  My first KAL is called Nefarious Web. There are four clues, four pieces of the pattern, that are released on Wednesdays. The first clue was released on June 6. The second clue was release yesterday, June 13.
  So far so good. It is my first shawl and my first beaded project. It is fun to have others participate on the same project. It's nice to encourage those that struggle and cheer when they over come their obstacle. I enjoy seeing the progress of others and compare notes.

Picture of the first clue finished

(Sorry for such a crummy photo)

  I am still working on Glorious Cable Mitts. I have started the cabling and am on row 15. It is slow going for multiple reasons. I do love the way the cabling is turning out. The pattern calls for size 0 needles which are very tiny. The needles I am using now are the right size but they aren't very good needles. So I ordered Chiaogoo Red Lace circular needles from a shop called  Handsome Fibers on Etsy. I think it will make knitting my mitts much easier.

Here is a photo of my progress so far 

(again sorry for the crummy photos) 

  My first pair of socks are going smoothly with the help of friends. I still can't believe I have one sock completed. The other sock is maybe 75% done. I have done the toe and the gusset. Now it is time to turn the heel but I am afraid I am going to need help with that. My precious socks will have to sit in their bag till Saturday when I meet up with knitting group. :( My first toe up socks have given my a love for sock knitting. It is reasonably assumed I will be making more socks. I think I have developed a love for it. To test that theory out though means I must make more. 

Progress on my sock

(the gusset is not finished in this photo)

  The blanket I am working on, I believe, is an amazing piece of knitting art work. The pattern is called The Beekeeper's Quilt. I have knitted 4 hexagons, or puffs as some call them. The pattern creator used left over sock yarn to make this blanket. It will be a blanket that is cuddly, soft and a way to give a room character. Don't you think so?

This photo is Tiny Owl Knits on Ravelry.com