Finally made it over to this weeks party. Barbara, wonderful start and fantastic pictures. I too have been to the Big Island, about 10 years ago now, and this brings back lots of memories. My dh did the Ironman triathlon there and people were there from all over the world. It was very exciting.
Welcome to all the new people, would love to see what you're working on.
I am continuing to work on my Potluck mitts that I had to redo. Things are going smoothly now. Will share a picture when I get a bit further along.
That Shetland christening gown was stunning DFL. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing your work too.
Sue, beautiful beach pictures. Enjoy your time away with your family.
JanetLee, love your yarn color transformation and the hat looks like it will be nice and warm.
Lovely doily Karen. You do beautiful work.
Ronie, glad you are still making progress on your Shetland. Too bad about the yarn, but glad you were able to get more so you can finish. Your way of doing ochre sounds yummy because I, like Tanya, always thought of it as slimy textured and never liked it. I would try yours though
Ann, looking forward to seeing your shawl. Glad you are enjoying your time with the gks.
DeEtta, so glad you got your tablecloth packed and off to the fair. Sorry to hear about your neighbors and their wandering cows on your property. What a pain!
Love your new stash busting blanket. Nice combination of colors.
Lots of wonderful color combos in that link Tricia - thanks.
Great turtle pictures Barbara. They really are amazing creatures.
Sounds like you had a good relaxing day yesterday!
Here's a picture of my August pattern for the 2016 year of lace scarf (BON).
Also got a picture of a butterfly on my butterfly bush!
Thank you Pam, Barbara, Ronie, Bonnie and Ann re: August BON and butterfly pic.
Ronie, hope you are enjoying your boat ride and getting some good pictures. Sounds pretty special. Looking foward to seeing them.
DeEtta, those squares look wonderful. I think those colors are very complimentary and will really come together with the border.
Bonnie, that mermaid tail blanket is so cute from pictures I have seen. What color is the yarn?
Quite a story about that name for the shawl Ann! I love Boo Knit designs. She had some very intricate ones too that I believe we have seen from Jane and Sue and probably others here.
I can feel the breeze Barbara. Wish I was there. I love the colors in that last photo too.
I do love how your sweater turned out Barbara. What a nice design it is. I love how the yarn worked out too. Can't see the button very well, but I'm sure it is just right for the sweater! Nice to have a fo and bet your dil will love it too.
Thank you Janet Lee re: BON lace and butterfly picture.
Ronie, great pictures. Looks like you had a wonderful trip up the river. So great to be able to see an eagle and heron, and what a fun Dino tree.
Bonnie, love those colors you have chosen for your yarn for the mermaid tail. Bet it will look super.
Ooh Barbara, that is a wonderful button and perfect for the sweater. Thanks for the close up.
Tanya, I do get Fiesta adds but no free patterns in a long time.
Karen, looking foward to seeing how your spinning goes. Enjoy playing with it.
Barbara, those pictures were wonderful and that info about the greensand beach was very interesting. You and dh are very adventurous to take that hike.
Thanks again for more beautiful pictures of Hawaii Barbara. It really does bring back good memories of our trip.
JanetLee so sorry to hear about your terrible loss. So glad you now have a wonderful relationship and grand nieces and nephews to enjoy.
Tricia, your cowl turned out lovely and your model is trying her best to please.
Thanks Melanie for the kudos for my husband. He was in great shape then- it was 10 years ago. He did 4 of them, but Hawaii was really special.
Oh no Tanya. What a shame about the damage in your garden. And to find out it is a rat! Never saw that before! You are right - the garden is always a challenge!
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Wow Linda, your finished First Gift Shawl is stunning. It turned out to have such great coverage and looks super the way you are wearing it. Bet it feels great on. Very lovely color too. I have a looong way to go on mine, but this is very inspiring!
More beautiful pictures Barbara. You really did get around to lots of places on the island. I think I have a picture of me somewhere with the statue of King Kamehameha in Hawi. I will see if I can dig it up to share.
Karen, nice progress on your squares. I like that zebra yarn.
Julie, you really did move along quickly with your shawl. It is a nice warm color.
Ronie, glad you got to take advantage of the Craftsy sale. That is a lovely yarn. I passed this time, but I'm sure there will be more sales to come.
That mustard seed shawl is gorgeous Ann. Love the pretty lace design. You did some wonderful knitting on it!
Sue, welcome back. So glad you enjoyed your vacation. Looks like your gd really liked her morning walks with grandma too!
Love the puffin picture. They are so cute!
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Somehow I have gotten so far behind in responding. I have been lurking and reading though.
I have very much enjoyed all the pictures from Hawaii, Barbara. Thanks so much for sharing. Loved all the beautiful flowers and sunsets and your grand finale. Have a wonderful and safe trip to Yosemite.
Also enjoyed all the gardening discussions, ideas for getting rid of slugs and recipes!
Bev, so glad you had a good time away and such a cute picture of the deer family. Your camping set up sure looked cozy.
Wonderful knitting Julie on your new WFR. The yarn is so perfect for it.
Ros, such beautiful booties and little dress. It is wonderful to see your sweet grandchildren again too.
Sorry if I have missed commenting on some things. Just know I have enjoyed reading it all!
I have still been working steadily on my First Gift Shawl. Also got one potluck mitt finished. I started on the second right away just so I wouldn't get second mitt syndrome :sm01:
This greenhouse is at Butler University here in Indianapolis. I couldn't resist showing off some of the photos I had that complemented Babalou's photos.
I have more flowers...but I remember this one orchid from Babalou. So I have shown you the two phases. :sm24:
Barbara, great photos of the trip to Hawaii.the flowers are spectacular.
The blueberry festival turned out great, a few spits of rain & some wind gusts but otherwise good. The pie sold like hot cakes, there were still some left when I came home but I'm sure by the end all will be gone.
I didn't buy much, just some beeswax I will use to make lotion bars for Christmas.
My DIL & her friend had their food wagon there & I think did very well, there were constant line ups for their food &'DS had to go home several times for extra things for them, I hope this makes up for the bust the hr in July. They had been asked to come to the PowWow on the reserve in the next town, expecting to be busy they prepared with lots of food but were greeted with comments of white bitches we won't buy from you, go home????
Glad the blueberry festival turned out so good for you. Nice to have all your work pay off.
That is too bad about the experience your DIL and friend had at the pow wow. Didn't they have to sign up before hand and get accepted to be there? That sure must have been very hurtful for them - sad.
Karen thank you for the flower pictures I love how it is in both stages... Plus please take care.. it can be very scary being in a 'weather' related warning.. We can get Gale Force warnings and there has been some terrible damage over the years from the rain and wind.. Only when I was in Eastern Oregon did I have to worry about the flooding.. unfortunately my first encounter was just days after we moved to the house on the Ranch and Joe was still in the old place. I was pretty scared but he came out with some of his nephews and I knew if we had to get out of there fast I was in good hands.
Janette Lee that has to be pretty nice of you to live in the North West then... today the sun has been trying to come out but it is almost 4pm and it isn't out quite yet.. and we are expecting more clouds tonight.. I hope you are able to get out and enjoy these kinds of days!
Thanks for the link to the Baby Hugs pattern.. I'll have to go back and see the mermaid :sm01: I am going to measure the feet of my 'reborn' doll and see if the preemie size will fit!!
I got my bottles for my Kombucha and they had a book on it too so I got that too.. then they had a half off price sale on the beer making supply's so Joe got plenty of stuff to keep him busy for awhile.. I am so glad I found the book it has answered several questions I have had.. plus lots of recipes!
Since my gardening has been so bad this year we have been thinking of trying on a small scale some hydropontics! There are shops popping up all over.. it seems like every town has one now. Well the guy gave us a magazine and a catalog for us to look through he said if we needed anything they could order it and we would get a 15% discount.. so now we are really thinking hard.. We are cleaning out the shop and we might just designate a area for it.. it is all still in the thinking stage.. I would really like to grow our own veggies someday!
Sounds like you had a successful trip to town today Ronie. Glad you got your kombucha bottles and a good book too. I thought of doing hydroponics at one time and researched it. It seemed too expensive for us at the time, but I really liked the whole idea of it.
Thank you, Barbara, for hosting this past LP. Your photos are fantastic! What a wonderful trip to Hawaii you had. :sm02:
DeEtta, your next LP will be just what we need - time to work on WIPs. :sm24:
I was asked to be on a knitting relay team in the Doghouse during the Olympics. I thought a hard week of knitting would do the job, plus I challenged the ladies in the Loft to make progress on their WIPs - piece of cake, I thought. Wrong! :sm06: I finished the Summer Games Shawl the last day of the Olympics and ran out the door to celebrate our 29th anniversary with DH. We were gone for 3 days, we got a kitten last week and a puppy yesterday. I'm playing catch up in a big way.
You have all been in my thoughts and have been missed.
Each section of the SG shawl represents sporting events in the Olympic Games. There were four members on each team. We started the day the games opened and had to knit up through our section, post the photo, then the next person on the team could post their section when they got it completed. It was a lot of fun to do.
Pattern Duchess (Mari-Liis) is hosting an Estonian Shawl Workshop for those who get her newsletter. I have learned things already. :sm01:
Oh my Toni. That is a lot to take on! But how exciting to have a new puppy and AND kitty. Hope we get to see them. Your Summer Games Shawl is beautiful. That was fun to be a spectator to, as well. I enjoyed watching the competition and seeing how fast you all were at getting your parts done!
Your new Estonian start is looking wonderful too.
They were asked to come, I'm not sure by who but I think it was someone on band council but there wasn't a "sign up" .
DILs aunt is the health nurse there & DIL works for the ambulance & knows many of the people.
They were very upset & lost $$ for the perishable items they bought & the food they prepared that couldn't be frozen or saved.
That is really too bad and kind of strange. I guess they will not be doing that venue again. Glad they had a much better time at the blueberry festival!
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