tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69983865883999202502024-03-27T02:37:07.592-04:00Pretty Knitty JewelryI knit, and I crochet, and I occasionally make jewelry for knitting and crochet.
This is a blog about knitting, and yarn, and crafting, and the jewels of this sparkly life.Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.comBlogger1204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-7201392774328177662024-03-23T15:33:00.026-04:002024-03-23T15:33:00.148-04:00Snowy Spring Saturday<div style="text-align: justify;">Happy Spring, Northeast Ohio! Isn't it lovely that we woke up to a delicate blanket of SNOW this morning? Lol...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaMOg3YJ-A_S62g0j2W0ywGUrDh55pb84mEwoG6B9aW5KM-ZZamiAJZebhqSUHvhLWEbU9Poc95-evdXI697BaukZTcdNH2NzDFly-gBuvgtJatqogyz0NVInJ6prYn541YOZ5BnoJm45HxtO9ZbLAP9ZihFLNvbOCq505JVKCkD-5nuEjUolqTtILBo/s4000/20240323_090756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaMOg3YJ-A_S62g0j2W0ywGUrDh55pb84mEwoG6B9aW5KM-ZZamiAJZebhqSUHvhLWEbU9Poc95-evdXI697BaukZTcdNH2NzDFly-gBuvgtJatqogyz0NVInJ6prYn541YOZ5BnoJm45HxtO9ZbLAP9ZihFLNvbOCq505JVKCkD-5nuEjUolqTtILBo/s320/20240323_090756.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />It is actually quite beautiful, with the only real hitch being the annual Easter Egg Hunt at church! Despite the white, the egg hunt went on as planned <i>(mostly)</i> with kiddos clamoring for their eggs indoors, rather than in the grass...and everyone had fun. Super yay!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipc91DCKxCNdWs53uvVnkixb8F0N-dnbYsck9L76i3XZyEEXyDiENksd9h_-WTc8HDkqvH9XBIj_gByuAM4_ZFcp__p6xutlvy8MOGVNLo1jWAPe3nGBg5H_yB9mdGtd4lZ9nMEa8MJ7fTqvp_ju5C6NJwf_veZFUlWwtC0J6hq47l03C4TUrbuJ7Mobk/s1080/Screenshot_20240323_095115_Facebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipc91DCKxCNdWs53uvVnkixb8F0N-dnbYsck9L76i3XZyEEXyDiENksd9h_-WTc8HDkqvH9XBIj_gByuAM4_ZFcp__p6xutlvy8MOGVNLo1jWAPe3nGBg5H_yB9mdGtd4lZ9nMEa8MJ7fTqvp_ju5C6NJwf_veZFUlWwtC0J6hq47l03C4TUrbuJ7Mobk/s320/Screenshot_20240323_095115_Facebook.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And knitters everywhere in Northeast Ohio are taking up their needles for some cozy stitching to pass the time without getting muddy and cold. Add in a lovely cup of tea, and this weekend will not turn out half bad!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8obVC80Gb6qz5NOhVmfZeSabWRb23Fl4jpSjzNRk17yetn0E17x9VO-1mCbfcZyL6ACnyq02-9kPJJgWFHHGvGtFPL-nBV6CQNHN_i1b89mTeWZdqL_mchsQU1vbf0RuknOAw7zovRIpBQryIcKmWOQd2sbrf2he9nH1IPdXMUCLT5jKhYvYgP3-UuQ/s4000/20240323_091625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8obVC80Gb6qz5NOhVmfZeSabWRb23Fl4jpSjzNRk17yetn0E17x9VO-1mCbfcZyL6ACnyq02-9kPJJgWFHHGvGtFPL-nBV6CQNHN_i1b89mTeWZdqL_mchsQU1vbf0RuknOAw7zovRIpBQryIcKmWOQd2sbrf2he9nH1IPdXMUCLT5jKhYvYgP3-UuQ/s320/20240323_091625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />For me, there is also an upcoming birthday, with some grand toy-knitting planned, which makes for a cozy, knitting weekend indeed! Can you guess what I've got up my knitting sleeve? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHajHnYN06ePuQgCEBr983V_zTqg_8CMdKjDc308w2fNTpSwVvEU1gylIPGulh6EJrNv_BVev6N3RVUOhYZhTty4W9JoxrPPojPwxxYbMO2itJVfWkIQWh2Ztrn4XyOekMysiBevYLtMleaL_Ya_cl4mC12MiqH62UGGFU5jjrDCvDIU467EJ2XimaR0/s4000/20240322_172145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHajHnYN06ePuQgCEBr983V_zTqg_8CMdKjDc308w2fNTpSwVvEU1gylIPGulh6EJrNv_BVev6N3RVUOhYZhTty4W9JoxrPPojPwxxYbMO2itJVfWkIQWh2Ztrn4XyOekMysiBevYLtMleaL_Ya_cl4mC12MiqH62UGGFU5jjrDCvDIU467EJ2XimaR0/s320/20240322_172145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Also, it's just one week until we celebrate Easter, so this week will be busy at work. therefore, I'm going to take whatever down-time I can get this weekend...still relishing in a recently-finished project that will make Taylor Swift fans everywhere smile.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgLCcqaY-4cpOF-ta1a5fmOc-tUev-7KcuT-m7DHZhXjmVlaaPK8H4H5eMJu7477z7sfMr-iJ_w3EfIKPSSjll47qTpyENhwe4R3oOQGNfGWw6xT6gRV1XAym7yZZAJu6LKWByCay7UrYD9mRvj7Wsp0KybB_SXkTeRCOYDS3XpQTZ6rPxIsZo97rgo0/s4000/20240322_073430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgLCcqaY-4cpOF-ta1a5fmOc-tUev-7KcuT-m7DHZhXjmVlaaPK8H4H5eMJu7477z7sfMr-iJ_w3EfIKPSSjll47qTpyENhwe4R3oOQGNfGWw6xT6gRV1XAym7yZZAJu6LKWByCay7UrYD9mRvj7Wsp0KybB_SXkTeRCOYDS3XpQTZ6rPxIsZo97rgo0/s320/20240322_073430.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This tiny, cabled, baby cardigan is based on my favorite sweater pattern <i>(available as a pattern generator at <a href="https://www.knittingfool.com/SweaterPatterns/SweaterWheel.aspx" target="_blank">knittingfool.com</a>)</i>, with the cable and twist elements added in. It took about 4 days to knit in fingering-weight cotton, and it's taking about 2 days to dry after its spa treatment <i>(soak and block)</i>. Oh, cotton. You love water so...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, there are socks on the needles, and surprises for the soon-to-be Birthday Boy <i>(our youngest grandson turns TWO next month)</i>, and the weekend has provided the perfect weather for knitting. Are the planets aligned, or what?!? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tell me something that is going RIGHT for you today! I hope there's more than one thing, but even if things don't seem to be going your way, I hope you can find one good thing to celebrate on this cozy Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-37311731235229047632024-03-16T15:33:00.018-04:002024-03-16T19:20:30.408-04:00It's a Good Day!<div style="text-align: justify;">Today is a good day. The sun is shining, spring-like temperatures are on the horizon, and I've already been productive as part of a church project making Peace Crosses for our community. <i>(I'm not in any of the pictures, but I took them all, so that proves that I was there! If you were also there, thank you! It was only an hour, but the work was restorative and fun!)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih34EmRrVktdy2tfJUZhLuk0blAKT3eakm8YLMD_ShdupWhEWBg_04dkQtLA9Df9Cadc9-zFt-BKLI2fEkaY6rdKp4O7FBCfJXrJtpQOEVOdGOrnGSlagnBKIhfok-pPey-lwiX8mzRF5kwV1f1-jKcbN7NnAkfR3Xs_P6oFdCaZ5DBUS8HUvwjByaz7c/s4000/20240316_100550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih34EmRrVktdy2tfJUZhLuk0blAKT3eakm8YLMD_ShdupWhEWBg_04dkQtLA9Df9Cadc9-zFt-BKLI2fEkaY6rdKp4O7FBCfJXrJtpQOEVOdGOrnGSlagnBKIhfok-pPey-lwiX8mzRF5kwV1f1-jKcbN7NnAkfR3Xs_P6oFdCaZ5DBUS8HUvwjByaz7c/s320/20240316_100550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Also, I've nearly finished the requested red and tan scarf, and now I mostly need to decide on fringe or not. I'm leaning toward not, as I'd probably have to buy more yarn for fringe...but the jury is still out. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7J2dg_gxKLXlST9yKOT_Vfujy5zD49vmadSFrTA6PPdP1_nhmvePJdDOCidi3d9XalBsss78bQ8qNjgxqDg1axiZV-UMm-v4Q4OcIa3-A9AelXLW7h_pZPSJcQKAJuUuH_lKzZee9KI1WKCIBS3VJuoQb1Ekq1xuiGDFOwgLrsol1ymbYGuBBNjNnVc/s4000/20240316_083224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7J2dg_gxKLXlST9yKOT_Vfujy5zD49vmadSFrTA6PPdP1_nhmvePJdDOCidi3d9XalBsss78bQ8qNjgxqDg1axiZV-UMm-v4Q4OcIa3-A9AelXLW7h_pZPSJcQKAJuUuH_lKzZee9KI1WKCIBS3VJuoQb1Ekq1xuiGDFOwgLrsol1ymbYGuBBNjNnVc/s320/20240316_083224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The socks are coming along. I've made a pretty significant error on the cuff of sock 2, but since these are purposefully "wonky" socks, I've just done a quick repair <i>(that doesn't hide it at all)</i>, and moved on. We'll see if anyone ever gets close enough to my feet to find it. Might be bad news for them, if they choose to point it out...lol!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kpKbfg4ecJEzwcfG0WQzd53G9bKeRiJByzUMAqTQoSbKhuSuhDwXysybvScF6zWpuZKeF1ERldMCLTm1F1TQxGmi2IZvmupRRKqaOdAmIH7EYPHtL2pvRGVHcoAhaU6DUgvF5NeOPbPMFvavc917QuI5kd_dUOQVliNDXjMpkdWqqgin1YNE6E71rw4/s4000/20240316_114230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kpKbfg4ecJEzwcfG0WQzd53G9bKeRiJByzUMAqTQoSbKhuSuhDwXysybvScF6zWpuZKeF1ERldMCLTm1F1TQxGmi2IZvmupRRKqaOdAmIH7EYPHtL2pvRGVHcoAhaU6DUgvF5NeOPbPMFvavc917QuI5kd_dUOQVliNDXjMpkdWqqgin1YNE6E71rw4/s320/20240316_114230.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Got a LOT of pictures from the newly-minted teenager recently, as she just did a class trip and then had a birthday the next day! These girls just keep growing, and I am excited to hug them in person on an upcoming visit we have scheduled!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZY1pJWbf55UDMrNswBk5PipNtR49fXbfB2_f2tsozjf_Br7zuGRhVCoUM3GC4XztLkScDtsLtcsUIiWDMcqLdS1Yvi3vEbCkB1a4enh1c2KCya8CCaScJz1aROvz3vQx60Of3oBvcA-5ZCCPnhWtZ89EOjtGFsmINO4ZMREJxAcJwl665-hXCyCpoIo/s3840/20240316_115642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZY1pJWbf55UDMrNswBk5PipNtR49fXbfB2_f2tsozjf_Br7zuGRhVCoUM3GC4XztLkScDtsLtcsUIiWDMcqLdS1Yvi3vEbCkB1a4enh1c2KCya8CCaScJz1aROvz3vQx60Of3oBvcA-5ZCCPnhWtZ89EOjtGFsmINO4ZMREJxAcJwl665-hXCyCpoIo/s320/20240316_115642.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And the boys are still keeping us on our toes! So active, and with the sun peeking out more and more, we are outside and moving with them as much as we can! My quiver is full of these joyful, young people, and there are days that I cannot get enough!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSDQ4t1LstbHCyFhtPhkfwxNJ1zuj3NzOEL7q4hC1VXb7T41QciBz4jIjAWH0idZxrTuVDL2vXKRdjL3DUf3z1Y242rbKcMIpNcdNn1C6I8JhvIEHuOsW_b57hk4r4xcjdq15S4NuevTSbUVzmvJl9gO1NUBLkJOL62upFp5WmtxN9-DteCTVs9rU_d0/s3840/20240316_115114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSDQ4t1LstbHCyFhtPhkfwxNJ1zuj3NzOEL7q4hC1VXb7T41QciBz4jIjAWH0idZxrTuVDL2vXKRdjL3DUf3z1Y242rbKcMIpNcdNn1C6I8JhvIEHuOsW_b57hk4r4xcjdq15S4NuevTSbUVzmvJl9gO1NUBLkJOL62upFp5WmtxN9-DteCTVs9rU_d0/s320/20240316_115114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />There are also days that I just need a nap, which means balance is the name of the game. I am getting over a fairly significant cough, so still taking it a bit easy as that abates. Have any of you parents and grandparents figured out that perfect balance? If you have, please send the formula! I want to do ALL THE THINGS, but there are simply not enough hours in my days...still, today is a good day. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What are you up to today? Is the sun shining, or is this a cozy up with cocoa, a movie and some knitting today? Whatever you are up to, I hope that today is a good day for you, too!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!</div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-5056851295832358722024-03-09T15:33:00.048-05:002024-03-09T15:33:00.136-05:00Silly Pretty Knitty Gramma<div style="text-align: justify;">Part of the challenge of being a knitting Gramma is finding the balance between connecting with the"kids these days" and just being me. Silly, pretty knitty me, who sometimes hears the eyes of the next generations rolling when they aren't even in the room! I'll give you an example: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Silly, pretty knitty me finished a sweater this week, so I did a photo shoot <i>(as you do, when you've just knit an awesome sweater like this <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/PKJewelry/fall-frolic">Fall Frolic</a>)</i>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ic0Ygb2FI5Id73ZbABeklyDObXNSy7z_1ORlIiS_v2w1w-uED4M0SrrvpmBR-RyO12on4g2V-A3vGkeuasD0PpYPva_a7lAZPckUZjWBKcVFWrqtyVZFEQm6UID4XRxm1X3xmTdJoZ1HlIV08TX3st57UJ51Bp0cO0qtzRkooI5Qr1o_VsU-mDUhc9o/s3392/20240306_080713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3392" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ic0Ygb2FI5Id73ZbABeklyDObXNSy7z_1ORlIiS_v2w1w-uED4M0SrrvpmBR-RyO12on4g2V-A3vGkeuasD0PpYPva_a7lAZPckUZjWBKcVFWrqtyVZFEQm6UID4XRxm1X3xmTdJoZ1HlIV08TX3st57UJ51Bp0cO0qtzRkooI5Qr1o_VsU-mDUhc9o/s320/20240306_080713.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The shoot involved two locations, one fall <i>(yes, I was jumping; no broken bones or bruises, yay!)</i> and zero other humans. Just a knitter, her phone and a tripod...and about 200 resulting photos <i>(some were very silly)</i>!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcQpiQf1ieLFQLzzNOjDn7kscourUGnK9D5Pgq0t-U0EKV1Ok80hzgz9LRI_3yA5wFY1SO2HYI0f3UPRr8T0iI_sHfLIl9fL5jQuVHGfdM8yqAI2rf7u1_DDbYRllSK9kasptEfMVbOoewGPVxt_U4SM5H01uthr8TYXzuAJkwFK5pzDjLah1MAUiyLc/s2304/20240309_103019_0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcQpiQf1ieLFQLzzNOjDn7kscourUGnK9D5Pgq0t-U0EKV1Ok80hzgz9LRI_3yA5wFY1SO2HYI0f3UPRr8T0iI_sHfLIl9fL5jQuVHGfdM8yqAI2rf7u1_DDbYRllSK9kasptEfMVbOoewGPVxt_U4SM5H01uthr8TYXzuAJkwFK5pzDjLah1MAUiyLc/w240-h320/20240309_103019_0000.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Silly, pretty knitty me also loves to knit for her grandchildren, which can be a dangerous game. No knitter wants to think of her babies' babies crying to mom or dad, "But it's ugly and it itches!" So, it's important to ask before venturing into a big project.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course, asking brings its own challenges, to be sure. This morning, between ambushing Pop Pop on the couch,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzPABgeSyfTaU9p2x07dqWbRYZRql9nblsryZJM6KNXLThcodv7EpIgt1JZNkh2D2jQV8Zl4sj9quxJTUqtf9cx6hMIzvy-TaqH3kMM-9xa6LKkQXv5F53jV-rQtnGJqp7rADA_Ezx8_cRlEST1TJVuEOrTtJKbbdB1LRarTo6L9DddjDhzhbfAmFVXE/s4000/20240309_100508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzPABgeSyfTaU9p2x07dqWbRYZRql9nblsryZJM6KNXLThcodv7EpIgt1JZNkh2D2jQV8Zl4sj9quxJTUqtf9cx6hMIzvy-TaqH3kMM-9xa6LKkQXv5F53jV-rQtnGJqp7rADA_Ezx8_cRlEST1TJVuEOrTtJKbbdB1LRarTo6L9DddjDhzhbfAmFVXE/s320/20240309_100508.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />and sneaking Mommy's cookies,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb19Ghqde4tsUb41p8MMf_AzebuVIQiPi3iXROvuvr_ApuRL1pF_mqzxqd4dxVrOKQewG9lLSRkzC7FFQv5h9hRJ01pX8H-x-e4BIoSXqBX94ccX5uCa7bhd-Q9_lwQzR6qaWu61wuK6_Sf0F-8hx_rnz6KZTiKQQOVe4str4ocAXUOlXx20NeIdL_9o/s4000/20240309_093037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb19Ghqde4tsUb41p8MMf_AzebuVIQiPi3iXROvuvr_ApuRL1pF_mqzxqd4dxVrOKQewG9lLSRkzC7FFQv5h9hRJ01pX8H-x-e4BIoSXqBX94ccX5uCa7bhd-Q9_lwQzR6qaWu61wuK6_Sf0F-8hx_rnz6KZTiKQQOVe4str4ocAXUOlXx20NeIdL_9o/s320/20240309_093037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The 5-year-old told me <i>(again)</i> that he would like a Mario Smash Brothers sweater. "You know, like this, Gramma. I know you can knit it, just like the game, Gramma!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MtfH0EXXFT42lLU9pcRhbe9g-DVvE0dv-kaLlETQGAJz3H4ydLEzPkjKFlijf2u4m-BFb3kyB1dtZra3KGE9qcHGV8FOiLjPJmf0OQ1cbGF516oqDbdrkd0TZZ_xGBAu95M6VPGKO4RfecnLDAugxgV_hAVjwsoIBVAt4-TXWckf_639AOhuD7JdVck/s4000/20240309_101953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MtfH0EXXFT42lLU9pcRhbe9g-DVvE0dv-kaLlETQGAJz3H4ydLEzPkjKFlijf2u4m-BFb3kyB1dtZra3KGE9qcHGV8FOiLjPJmf0OQ1cbGF516oqDbdrkd0TZZ_xGBAu95M6VPGKO4RfecnLDAugxgV_hAVjwsoIBVAt4-TXWckf_639AOhuD7JdVck/s320/20240309_101953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This kid has faith in me, his silly, pretty knitty gramma...and I'm gonna give something a try here soon, I think. But first, I'm gonna have some fun with a pair of self-striping socks...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMK2AMpl4hGV0xfS-k12_dlh1OkOzkci3BolfnJl5uN_sq32TKnivYNvSqwOXSO4EMcRQnYKSqLmE0suSz-sxik1uvT3cJvnZ_9HV6B_VjWZHdFrQJlyv2wy46W6l90L_MP1jijETLUfof9JMIm28QhX0quljqA-3efML4pva3bDbW4KjMomPs-OxDGg/s2880/20240309_080617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMK2AMpl4hGV0xfS-k12_dlh1OkOzkci3BolfnJl5uN_sq32TKnivYNvSqwOXSO4EMcRQnYKSqLmE0suSz-sxik1uvT3cJvnZ_9HV6B_VjWZHdFrQJlyv2wy46W6l90L_MP1jijETLUfof9JMIm28QhX0quljqA-3efML4pva3bDbW4KjMomPs-OxDGg/w200-h200/20240309_080617.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />and there's a scarf promised to one of the faraway granddaughters, inspired by Taylor Swift, of course...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxV7e_rsnTpkgs8eUDvh9dMu220BOgseVLD06xWjOmGW7sjhmSonbo1mssESBuKZtMG8tCmNBCzrgiVDUXuqf99v6sYyhnZZhzO7MZEk8Sks2mrT9aTyhVWniTVZoR_37W5_JuOEhqAoIIdUPw1xURf0a_6Wqp4liD3_VSIOMz3lNgxRbsU7Yet514Wo/s4000/20240309_134755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxV7e_rsnTpkgs8eUDvh9dMu220BOgseVLD06xWjOmGW7sjhmSonbo1mssESBuKZtMG8tCmNBCzrgiVDUXuqf99v6sYyhnZZhzO7MZEk8Sks2mrT9aTyhVWniTVZoR_37W5_JuOEhqAoIIdUPw1xURf0a_6Wqp4liD3_VSIOMz3lNgxRbsU7Yet514Wo/s320/20240309_134755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I guess being a silly, pretty knitty Gramma is pretty fun for this knitter, actually. It brings me so much joy to knit for them! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What's bringing you joy today? Whatever it is, devour it and keep doing it. Life is short, so be sure to make the most of this <i>(and every)</i> day!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjUlKzg19vu_6XArNkMJPzaZx-b08j0tH8q7qtxGiua5-Okdfo7Cj0FQFRUzuKaSanW2NlCzARgXDMZ7MUq_gl5Kldqy38TTwufgEboO8k-vtBVOIKUAqPwJYTi8uuJtVK3L7R4n8Ix2OiYgEMKhOKKgrq2h37Afcz3IuUfPyu-k7mx9cjnO7oacos3M/s4000/20240309_125839.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjUlKzg19vu_6XArNkMJPzaZx-b08j0tH8q7qtxGiua5-Okdfo7Cj0FQFRUzuKaSanW2NlCzARgXDMZ7MUq_gl5Kldqy38TTwufgEboO8k-vtBVOIKUAqPwJYTi8uuJtVK3L7R4n8Ix2OiYgEMKhOKKgrq2h37Afcz3IuUfPyu-k7mx9cjnO7oacos3M/w200-h113/20240309_125839.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cookies also bring me joy. 😊 </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>PS-For those who've asked, my father-in-law is in hospice care at home, and he is doing well. Your prayers and good thoughts are much appreciated. Thank you. </i></div><br />Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-59487355809983912002024-03-02T15:33:00.021-05:002024-03-02T15:33:00.187-05:00Church Secretary R Me<div style="text-align: justify;">I work in a church. Some people assume that, in order to work in a church, one must be a member of the church in which he or she works. This is not necessarily the case, but that is only a small part of what this post is about. Wait, this is gonna take a minute...have a cookie and settle in a bit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw600RxmtEMtlPlhkeLca5Ct6BEYfla3WQtPJ2KKu1TIOkbjmSZxEJMj8a-sQPxaWU94jjszPU1YF4MxMDI33wAwcEn0AHT_vt8m7trWCXDT02g_YpJUl6N_lqRw7sRAZ5eDf2rkt_rORdRk5NqNBrZW-V6_10sOt4cjnW7zTk9NqhVMiFlx7d-bmf6uQ/s4000/20240302_104210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw600RxmtEMtlPlhkeLca5Ct6BEYfla3WQtPJ2KKu1TIOkbjmSZxEJMj8a-sQPxaWU94jjszPU1YF4MxMDI33wAwcEn0AHT_vt8m7trWCXDT02g_YpJUl6N_lqRw7sRAZ5eDf2rkt_rORdRk5NqNBrZW-V6_10sOt4cjnW7zTk9NqhVMiFlx7d-bmf6uQ/s320/20240302_104210.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I have worked in church offices for more than 20 years, and I am getting ready to celebrate 6 full years working at Avon United Methodist Church, where I was hired in April of 2018. I am a Christian, and I am thankful for this church, even though I have not placed membership. It started this way as I was recovering from a church relationship that had become less than ideal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>(Side note: I was a member of that church for 20 years, secretary for 16 of those, and most of my relationships there were very good. Some things happened because people are people, wherever you go, and I needed a time to heal. Healing, as it turns out, is taking longer than expected, or maybe I am healed...the scars still hurt, though. Ahhh, people.)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, I love Jesus and his church, and I especially love the church office. Come to think of it, it could probably be any office <i>(I have a somewhat peculiar fondness for paper clips, excel spreadsheets and friendly phone greetings)</i>, but I have settled well into the church office through the years. Especially when life outside the office throws me for a loop, I enjoy the flexibility of a job like mine, and I also appreciate the friendships developed with co-workers who also love Jesus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Friendship with Christians can be like "Jesus with skin on," which is something I once heard a friend verbally long for. I know that Jesus loves me, just as the song says, but sometimes I need a hug...and Jesus just doesn't do that for anyone <i>(as far as I know)</i> in this lifetime. What he does do is send a friend when I need it most. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Is it always the person I'd like to see? Not always, but often it is. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Is it usually someone who will just hug me, without reminding me that I really need to find Jesus in the moment? Almost never, but I need the reminders. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Is it sometimes a person that requires a little extra grace to smile at? Lol...would I even bring it up, if the answer were no?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But, here's the thing: Friendship with Christians is not perfect friendship, in the same way that there will never be a perfect church, on this side of Heaven. Why? Because people are people, wherever you go, and not one of them is perfect. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yet, God always sends someone, because he knows that I need someone. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">I need someone to listen while I verbally process. I need someone to remind me that I am not the only one going through whatever this mess might be. I need someone to love me in spite of my imperfection, and to remind me that I am never alone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I need Jesus with skin on, represented by His followers who are doing their best, even though they <b><i>(and I)</i></b> will never be perfect. I've found that in my working and non-working relationships with the folks where I work, and also in relationships with Christians from a couple of other churches I attend regularly. As it turns out, I am not ready to place membership with any church until my scars heal a bit more, but I long for community in worship, discipleship and friendship. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, thank you to friends at <a href="https://www.avonumchurch.org" target="_blank">AUMC</a>, <a href="https://www.southeastchristian.org/" target="_blank">Southeast Christian Church</a>, and all the churches who have provided me opportunity to worship, to study God's Word and to make friends in his name. You've been my Jesus with skin on in this life, and I am excited that we will be together in the next!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And thank <b><i>YOU</i></b> for reading! That was a heavy, but important post for me, especially as Easter approaches. Now it's time for something a little lighter, hey! Yarn is light! I think I'll knit a bit, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzriZOz_SBH6nP7UL-ZapTGzH_9Jd9zmo0V2EeZbURj1osO4R2Nml7iPJJpCoaKW7zmkH5wX1A5oloiRsZ_flJQm5mIgiQBEB3auTXHH08d1AWo9s4uKlpY4WQRvZ1RgxcRhEe4tNNEvcwJ91AuIVSt-HODzreyd4NSFMK-MjgVtng2PB30JCHw1S20I/s4000/20240302_060509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzriZOz_SBH6nP7UL-ZapTGzH_9Jd9zmo0V2EeZbURj1osO4R2Nml7iPJJpCoaKW7zmkH5wX1A5oloiRsZ_flJQm5mIgiQBEB3auTXHH08d1AWo9s4uKlpY4WQRvZ1RgxcRhEe4tNNEvcwJ91AuIVSt-HODzreyd4NSFMK-MjgVtng2PB30JCHw1S20I/s320/20240302_060509.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>...and enjoy some cookies. Want a cookie?</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS1prYmkGhASERWkew2yFt_M8x5rfkpsqBsSGmbqLaAZYwNunnEZbtm4b7KlShVYQnfaTtcsl1QBs5zswz5iSDAF_eLOKlgqiwHH6J-dM0l7BaHARW-HJNoMcGiWVw0lOiwzWM97f1xTH_9j-pvyZAUZosrZQCpndnIVtn4_mSpV9c8EcTt148gkUuUY/s4000/20240302_130750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS1prYmkGhASERWkew2yFt_M8x5rfkpsqBsSGmbqLaAZYwNunnEZbtm4b7KlShVYQnfaTtcsl1QBs5zswz5iSDAF_eLOKlgqiwHH6J-dM0l7BaHARW-HJNoMcGiWVw0lOiwzWM97f1xTH_9j-pvyZAUZosrZQCpndnIVtn4_mSpV9c8EcTt148gkUuUY/s320/20240302_130750.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgkSuo2WpvMUIJUmf1MgedACwCvFcJJsgRLzzi2iErAWeTyAtfCmWfYyqsE680VP00DymowrVGSOQgFxxWK-qigMw9Pb0-oF_hsF7BTTw-m7ms8PsMoF4TerOXfd0eukMMV32BVQ9guThkyS5U1kmX16954Oyx1p-cMn2R8utRdu51SBTzO1o6MwbdmY/s3913/20240227_173832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="3913" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgkSuo2WpvMUIJUmf1MgedACwCvFcJJsgRLzzi2iErAWeTyAtfCmWfYyqsE680VP00DymowrVGSOQgFxxWK-qigMw9Pb0-oF_hsF7BTTw-m7ms8PsMoF4TerOXfd0eukMMV32BVQ9guThkyS5U1kmX16954Oyx1p-cMn2R8utRdu51SBTzO1o6MwbdmY/w200-h113/20240227_173832.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />PS-If you don't know the story of Jesus, or want to know more about why He is so important to me, just drop a line. I've got so many more words than you see here!</i></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-1373864794103493002024-02-24T15:33:00.032-05:002024-02-26T05:55:15.074-05:00Precarious<div style="text-align: justify;">This week has felt...precarious, at best. I've shared here, maybe over-shared at times, about my in-laws and the weird ways that our extended families relate to one another...and there has been much family relating this week. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My father-in-law has been in less than optimum health for some time. At 85, he has trouble keeping his diabetes under control, so he ends up in the hospital once or twice a year to get things straightened out. This time, the hospital visit came with some heart troubles, and things don't look great. Sweetie's week has been full of difficult conversations and more emotions than he is used to, in general, and mine has too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4BLveL2m4KMbOijO4uzxbrQkU2KGVcGyFcGG8kxb0QBa00-aSSLA2aQDdYB-FlISkKIaYw1-TybIYazun-YT7g2z8xnHzSht3d7xUZxYG9lOq4b_NjcvOi94HQNTe3W_zL8D7kRJLcZrRWVjAuom4eCGSaL3UnweqzMHF-iDNt0sl1fuS-xVgjagny0/s1072/IMG_1086.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="722" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4BLveL2m4KMbOijO4uzxbrQkU2KGVcGyFcGG8kxb0QBa00-aSSLA2aQDdYB-FlISkKIaYw1-TybIYazun-YT7g2z8xnHzSht3d7xUZxYG9lOq4b_NjcvOi94HQNTe3W_zL8D7kRJLcZrRWVjAuom4eCGSaL3UnweqzMHF-iDNt0sl1fuS-xVgjagny0/s320/IMG_1086.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br />Sweetie's mom and dad have been married since 1964, so these moments are hardest on her. With all that this family went through in 2016 <i>(if you don't know, go back and read some of my posts between Feb-April of that year)</i> watching Grandpa's health decline is hard on our nephews, too. Add in difficult talks about next steps that may mean imminent goodbyes, and precarious is a great word for this week.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That's not to say that there have not been good moments along the way. I asked Dad what year he and Mom got married, making conversation that I hoped would bring him some joy. His eyes lit up and filled with tears as he told us about meeting and marrying Mom, and how she "was the prettiest girl I ever saw," and "She still is!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm glad they've had the chance to spend some time together this week. It's so difficult when they have to be apart, since they both have mobility issues... and we really can't say when he will be able to go home. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQQO6gmRzu2c0rTLtp5-s0A-kKk2dZBDU6gEC12z-BKXKi1LMm2016V3dC25GPSDCUjeN4RFihnCniAMDI_kFGhSUQclTccBIOvXMUBIQ0k3Wi4e5wcg1Ufl34bd4ZUHX8_02ssHjBly59kLT_sO4h94EQRGvcAjVnwOWNeG5nXVe5AFIjpXv3GsP5ig/s1041/image000000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1041" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQQO6gmRzu2c0rTLtp5-s0A-kKk2dZBDU6gEC12z-BKXKi1LMm2016V3dC25GPSDCUjeN4RFihnCniAMDI_kFGhSUQclTccBIOvXMUBIQ0k3Wi4e5wcg1Ufl34bd4ZUHX8_02ssHjBly59kLT_sO4h94EQRGvcAjVnwOWNeG5nXVe5AFIjpXv3GsP5ig/s320/image000000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And there's been some knitting...mostly on my sock, since that's the best for portable, hospital knitting. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNR8aHPQflo8cHwSCLetKDstnLVQrbWn-R08kdeCNfQrqKOWB1eP3EhTL3UqAKknA8koGTbudq0dxTQKXMIGYa0CHTI6dUwMzihFcTbXWHzFLzw2mlbVKOSa8XwG-iRuqAMQJCVlebyIU9crchX_vKair7U7NeRpvtby55y8qIQj2Fiikf6xFDnMrnDg/s2999/20240223_205656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="2999" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNR8aHPQflo8cHwSCLetKDstnLVQrbWn-R08kdeCNfQrqKOWB1eP3EhTL3UqAKknA8koGTbudq0dxTQKXMIGYa0CHTI6dUwMzihFcTbXWHzFLzw2mlbVKOSa8XwG-iRuqAMQJCVlebyIU9crchX_vKair7U7NeRpvtby55y8qIQj2Fiikf6xFDnMrnDg/s320/20240223_205656.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Tomorrow is never guaranteed, so we are trying to not put off loving our loved ones as well as we can, while we can...and we remember that, despite all this, God is still good. I hope that you will do the same.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and thank you to all of the friends who have reached out and checked in with us along the way. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Knit and Love in Good Health, friends! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccQ3U-b35Qu-A2GjVeybg3wzwSV2qUyDt2elKkM8OYMLwZrsWHCtWLi5uT2Of6dClD7t13pOySK9PS8Xh2ni18NVoQL7Jbb7lY2THb1BaNM0P4_wGWeWFUKQcEGV4gZ1CdculCKOq3bicpmfzmGpvgfhrVudUDb1l7WXqcNa5RGqx7IHo1zJdIyhP5pg/s4000/20240217_183206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccQ3U-b35Qu-A2GjVeybg3wzwSV2qUyDt2elKkM8OYMLwZrsWHCtWLi5uT2Of6dClD7t13pOySK9PS8Xh2ni18NVoQL7Jbb7lY2THb1BaNM0P4_wGWeWFUKQcEGV4gZ1CdculCKOq3bicpmfzmGpvgfhrVudUDb1l7WXqcNa5RGqx7IHo1zJdIyhP5pg/s320/20240217_183206.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our youngest grand, my daughter and my mom...fun photo to close a hard week.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-27407554941805310982024-02-17T15:33:00.002-05:002024-02-28T08:43:33.853-05:00Soured?<div style="text-align: justify;">During the pandemic years, many people made sourdough bread...for fun. Dutch ovens and proofing baskets and mason jars were purchased, and there were varying degrees of success posted to social media. So, when I was offered a sourdough starter, I gladly accepted. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And then I made sourdough, with varying degrees of success, though I did not buy any new equipment to make that happen. Mostly, I enjoyed the process, and the bread...the bread that sometimes took two <b><i>days</i></b> to prepare for the baking. Two, labor-intensive days of measuring and mixing and checking and folding and checking and shaping and resting before baking, with constants stops to wash the sticky dough <i>(and all of the moisture)</i> from my fingers and hands. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The bread is good, but I'm not sure it's worth the 48-hours of attention I've lost to it. It's really more of a hobby than a recipe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, as the snow continued to gracefully and lightly accumulate, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC3wU7m7YdK1JQLbK7GPRWwMjUkGVMVjnFS1hbwYIHK6qY1u9i5zEOvSZl8FzPNFcM50yT1H6-hblTreu5ktjSaWqLkS5miMGQXM8-FHph5VVdeGffAU9cDMjhSjNz8fvSdemaTsFgoRRTJNxO8yjSYmZGCE3yv2xYD_wEQyg57GhtHuNKUL_RTnQGss/s2880/20240217_105919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC3wU7m7YdK1JQLbK7GPRWwMjUkGVMVjnFS1hbwYIHK6qY1u9i5zEOvSZl8FzPNFcM50yT1H6-hblTreu5ktjSaWqLkS5miMGQXM8-FHph5VVdeGffAU9cDMjhSjNz8fvSdemaTsFgoRRTJNxO8yjSYmZGCE3yv2xYD_wEQyg57GhtHuNKUL_RTnQGss/s320/20240217_105919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I made French bread with yeast. It took about three hours, and the most labor-intensive part was 8-10 minutes of kneading. This bread will be every bit as good as the sourdough, and we will gobble up every crumb over the next few days...yummm! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLjdlkZm8pjxd2cQNGVC7-LWQSTqIfSvTZKUoygqjOmIscr7xTWcAVNQFATzM2tpfFUeB5-TQEpn0FDYzZ7pkMCJTI7BoUC1GRLrfQMRNcfZ0tyhd32NTai1fmzmhduN70YRLGSXjQHJl4JyKU57YENcUmqfZkyH5RdRtCEiE9i2ysJipVj-FmXKCcGw/s2880/20240217_105758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLjdlkZm8pjxd2cQNGVC7-LWQSTqIfSvTZKUoygqjOmIscr7xTWcAVNQFATzM2tpfFUeB5-TQEpn0FDYzZ7pkMCJTI7BoUC1GRLrfQMRNcfZ0tyhd32NTai1fmzmhduN70YRLGSXjQHJl4JyKU57YENcUmqfZkyH5RdRtCEiE9i2ysJipVj-FmXKCcGw/s320/20240217_105758.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Some things are worth hours and days of my time and attention...like a handknit sweater, or pair of socks...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXkajxxUZ43-9-527ni7dy1lbSlm-HMP0N08e7I0lLUILjvOzjjCWM8YhYZSEES5orbeG_yl6JPMF99R28TuNXOVKSkRdlfvYOcHoytZN1OtcxGSpU1fMaDYqlY3ET9lTlEEvdCcKCCKQguKn4aBMzJ7r5UfAQINt1KbIQ1PDncRHW18LXNF1kljOKFo/s2880/20240217_115240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXkajxxUZ43-9-527ni7dy1lbSlm-HMP0N08e7I0lLUILjvOzjjCWM8YhYZSEES5orbeG_yl6JPMF99R28TuNXOVKSkRdlfvYOcHoytZN1OtcxGSpU1fMaDYqlY3ET9lTlEEvdCcKCCKQguKn4aBMzJ7r5UfAQINt1KbIQ1PDncRHW18LXNF1kljOKFo/s320/20240217_115240.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofo8-qAjY2UnuGS7Cn764f1C128F3iEMZsoWkeznqqJBYgT08ttpXrBv1NEZb1hTRmM12gmcwM8meO2bDfVKa5n8KbQzh_Q89uTMkv3EIq0T__Fok3yekB7ISk1uP6hl5wPqt50sUmmAWMb8YL8cns51C34GXz2uLhicNoG4mEwO8-HBWSlA4NX7T2TU/s2880/20240217_115356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofo8-qAjY2UnuGS7Cn764f1C128F3iEMZsoWkeznqqJBYgT08ttpXrBv1NEZb1hTRmM12gmcwM8meO2bDfVKa5n8KbQzh_Q89uTMkv3EIq0T__Fok3yekB7ISk1uP6hl5wPqt50sUmmAWMb8YL8cns51C34GXz2uLhicNoG4mEwO8-HBWSlA4NX7T2TU/s320/20240217_115356.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Or watching my grandkids jump off the end of the slide in the backyard, until they have tired of shouting, "Watch me! Look at me, Gramma!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5vakY-YA4MVBMgNWDQUKTTBvEc5WIo0NxmI5U-_lgNbohVRv4-J4G4t6sg5PDwwBHAl4taNlWnudQrq0APkYQ98TorT-tCYYfdWQevd8g6eRCCdI_7hYqQc5NNCo8aV9EkJQrttxepdplTOkImkR8iDyfEa0g0LBAHpYBOpzCg_5uhcBtkHkWn5hejA/s2880/20240210_170625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5vakY-YA4MVBMgNWDQUKTTBvEc5WIo0NxmI5U-_lgNbohVRv4-J4G4t6sg5PDwwBHAl4taNlWnudQrq0APkYQ98TorT-tCYYfdWQevd8g6eRCCdI_7hYqQc5NNCo8aV9EkJQrttxepdplTOkImkR8iDyfEa0g0LBAHpYBOpzCg_5uhcBtkHkWn5hejA/s320/20240210_170625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'm not really soured on sourdough, but I think I'll save my attention for knitting and playtime and recipes for French bread <i>(and sweet rolls and fresh, white bread)</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7j_M5rda6Qj8aS20bR1jmf0Zaat0jTvXFkXZ0nZjik44qkWcwDX3kI-R33MwF9TFOCbaQ2MZF6GaU2k8FEOqMPh3QMT-mG02hPl9ErUgYt5f5INllNg7Tpup7qbFwGIj2ziz2RAy3rknXjFUP9eEEqfSprwSNdrUEmrfXJ28TQTMwQloYHZ8K5nogE8/s4000/20240217_104919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7j_M5rda6Qj8aS20bR1jmf0Zaat0jTvXFkXZ0nZjik44qkWcwDX3kI-R33MwF9TFOCbaQ2MZF6GaU2k8FEOqMPh3QMT-mG02hPl9ErUgYt5f5INllNg7Tpup7qbFwGIj2ziz2RAy3rknXjFUP9eEEqfSprwSNdrUEmrfXJ28TQTMwQloYHZ8K5nogE8/s320/20240217_104919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />If you have a starter, and you look forward to making and eating sourdough regularly, I am so glad for you and your bread hobby! If you'd ever like to learn to knit or crochet, I'd be happy to help you get started with that hobby, too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whatever you give your time to, may it bring you great joy! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRN5QetuQjxUwS66sejg1Jsp2-fOdamEvlL3BqjZitp6Kc_Nfqayhi9oE9_B9MF6HKSrHi6ZXPtRhg4PUz-dVDTWkZ_J_TXrrO4AqxhvklhD9Bj3Xmhc1bvci5Yd9qkodpvoyNYK0z9w00EyXYqhJdJk8qiOFvnQa2RTTLC3jwhz3g9Z-jnKCQrZULF0/s2880/20240217_110132.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRN5QetuQjxUwS66sejg1Jsp2-fOdamEvlL3BqjZitp6Kc_Nfqayhi9oE9_B9MF6HKSrHi6ZXPtRhg4PUz-dVDTWkZ_J_TXrrO4AqxhvklhD9Bj3Xmhc1bvci5Yd9qkodpvoyNYK0z9w00EyXYqhJdJk8qiOFvnQa2RTTLC3jwhz3g9Z-jnKCQrZULF0/w200-h200/20240217_110132.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sometimes, my joy comes from a <br />ceramic chicken dish on the table.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-91472156848892080792024-02-10T15:33:00.006-05:002024-02-10T15:33:00.132-05:00Hearts and Turtles<div style="text-align: justify;">Because that's what Valentine's Day is all about, right? Hearts...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3vNLzDJlVHFZP5ahslAKfEsBF0OIKrJS4BkAm6-a1MSdV_iSqkc3Ll-FhjcIipOlQmwR02f1dZVeIJVfFF8wQOWDaysGkItbA6XqKvRwIIgQrYN7Xk4uWilOljmuh1QjBmDSF5GvJe6gRqEciL-YuUlICBlqM_0TDL8mNMZJ-rMDoq2Fr-1IYm8xqdY/s2300/20240205_205857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2300" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3vNLzDJlVHFZP5ahslAKfEsBF0OIKrJS4BkAm6-a1MSdV_iSqkc3Ll-FhjcIipOlQmwR02f1dZVeIJVfFF8wQOWDaysGkItbA6XqKvRwIIgQrYN7Xk4uWilOljmuh1QjBmDSF5GvJe6gRqEciL-YuUlICBlqM_0TDL8mNMZJ-rMDoq2Fr-1IYm8xqdY/s320/20240205_205857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...and turtles!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBm7kHZtJ4Oh1AoR1_gjkH40JTitKKIQIAUgVeU_0ncIpfjHTMirA-TkQOqruoAx12UKgrPgnQx_h-MSDnF9JSv_H3XgMghZ_wriCL53Hxf0XOcYJp8HIieGf9hhkQsBmdKcux_PP4G8H7vKRbhW1kanh7eDKDoXjQiAfS4IOgzypMqOZ5PlvxBtKaalg/s2880/20240210_110624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBm7kHZtJ4Oh1AoR1_gjkH40JTitKKIQIAUgVeU_0ncIpfjHTMirA-TkQOqruoAx12UKgrPgnQx_h-MSDnF9JSv_H3XgMghZ_wriCL53Hxf0XOcYJp8HIieGf9hhkQsBmdKcux_PP4G8H7vKRbhW1kanh7eDKDoXjQiAfS4IOgzypMqOZ5PlvxBtKaalg/s320/20240210_110624.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Well, maybe it's not hearts and turtles, but these multi-colored baby turtle tummies look a little like flower petals, LOL!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? What about the Big Game? I'll be knitting...errr, crocheting a Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce-inspired item using this yarn...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAwR_VIzgp42bV1N2GtmhCWRfKH9D3n7KA3CNsTMl4I2kIAULYZMjpA7vYI1X-wtd3PnjpcKI5zdh5Ia91tVIPFOW76l0mpI4GTRdyMFsubDviaeS64m_6itgj4dqhpUwhNNQIp2ainT8eNR3Zmf5_WYPa2_OCUyhlysAx07Jfm0_7AguweWnPQD-46o/s2176/20240209_155006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2147" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAwR_VIzgp42bV1N2GtmhCWRfKH9D3n7KA3CNsTMl4I2kIAULYZMjpA7vYI1X-wtd3PnjpcKI5zdh5Ia91tVIPFOW76l0mpI4GTRdyMFsubDviaeS64m_6itgj4dqhpUwhNNQIp2ainT8eNR3Zmf5_WYPa2_OCUyhlysAx07Jfm0_7AguweWnPQD-46o/w198-h200/20240209_155006.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br />Because the Girlie who wears the Swiftie Socks is totally knitworthy! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicX-o2ZmdYPpA3tTx31LC_-EWgCsQ5fFRipdnnTqINb6evelf2UO8s3_XVhgQQ-u_byVwu2OxIQ5oMw-1ezly7zGTwdMndWZq44ExwsYHYKVn4El-JZX_0G7tUxuwKHXqxJLDDNGZrQbY0Mwh7NYmJ6bgW_23UCvWQe030Dmz4Li5URXqXfjn8Q5SOGs/s2048/729101550(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicX-o2ZmdYPpA3tTx31LC_-EWgCsQ5fFRipdnnTqINb6evelf2UO8s3_XVhgQQ-u_byVwu2OxIQ5oMw-1ezly7zGTwdMndWZq44ExwsYHYKVn4El-JZX_0G7tUxuwKHXqxJLDDNGZrQbY0Mwh7NYmJ6bgW_23UCvWQe030Dmz4Li5URXqXfjn8Q5SOGs/s320/729101550(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />All the grandkids are knitworthy, but this one also has a phone, and she texts me photos of her handknits in action! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYAdnjutkcpCwuCm7XYBYw2HJZdVwzzyeHwfdtYkOk9RDCpldo9G82sK2VOJd2Ca44Xx0jDVPuTVNeQfSA5D_sIJ2pS2m9Esw7vVbamcDF2MP13F06wTorEhgZw1ikh1hM1oBb9IFXkIx7n5qEOradIb5z37HP1I74mzom7Z_nWAF12jkHqOKIWpOy1I/s3840/20240210_113339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYAdnjutkcpCwuCm7XYBYw2HJZdVwzzyeHwfdtYkOk9RDCpldo9G82sK2VOJd2Ca44Xx0jDVPuTVNeQfSA5D_sIJ2pS2m9Esw7vVbamcDF2MP13F06wTorEhgZw1ikh1hM1oBb9IFXkIx7n5qEOradIb5z37HP1I74mzom7Z_nWAF12jkHqOKIWpOy1I/s320/20240210_113339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I ❤️ this Girlie <i>(and her sisters and her cousins and their parents)</i> with all of the hearts and turtles! Maybe a flower or two, too. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And I love that you've popped in today, so thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycoBHwlpJounDOZm3wyYnvfMZxC0Gks3Sj9Jz45DY8k21JyR4jpWpx7eMaOczgGAF3L0GmgfzpbMaV_0zLmfGkBw5tbx_FC7Vs-FUl-1U16z70UTHkxGkx5diBwtqvkb7VpprSduelYiR5ev139eaCtgOXPx2Nu6FyMN3ebFd7kI1gOd8E6By6FXwKmA/s4000/20240210_103243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycoBHwlpJounDOZm3wyYnvfMZxC0Gks3Sj9Jz45DY8k21JyR4jpWpx7eMaOczgGAF3L0GmgfzpbMaV_0zLmfGkBw5tbx_FC7Vs-FUl-1U16z70UTHkxGkx5diBwtqvkb7VpprSduelYiR5ev139eaCtgOXPx2Nu6FyMN3ebFd7kI1gOd8E6By6FXwKmA/w320-h181/20240210_103243.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fall Frolic, cast on this month.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-50214831985303679712024-02-03T15:33:00.024-05:002024-02-03T15:33:00.141-05:00Joy and Beauty and Knitting<div style="text-align: justify;">When we moved from our old house to this condo, one of the things I lamented leaving behind was our front porch. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMAB5O8DjlMc7HyNT6Iyp9HfX6I5rVRMsk_RPMTRZTdeM27jPo1wWYtclA_qk1R7kSvYtiCTkfNgkiLgoacdEEqtdRniWaneelnuKNu8sMFsBp_9NHQ9J_aWM5wUR3f3-6URkVzid8jbSPiocZHZG-0AdSpvzhk2i2ez6p6BdmdQ364dlHVmE78i29MU/s4032/20201020_082645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMAB5O8DjlMc7HyNT6Iyp9HfX6I5rVRMsk_RPMTRZTdeM27jPo1wWYtclA_qk1R7kSvYtiCTkfNgkiLgoacdEEqtdRniWaneelnuKNu8sMFsBp_9NHQ9J_aWM5wUR3f3-6URkVzid8jbSPiocZHZG-0AdSpvzhk2i2ez6p6BdmdQ364dlHVmE78i29MU/s320/20201020_082645.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />With red brick risers and concrete steps, outdoor photos in daylight were full of texture and background color that was neutral enough to show off hand knits pretty spectacularly...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitu1bgTZA_PgDB-Dbn95_tNSxyepCDEnH-OwAF_iEf7kLFgXQMft-QzmphgdsjoDRGGFv3KgmqhE-qzl5rA33O_ZrlCS05HIdDiXa0tH-q_dg-suvk1t47VSWds6iiPBrJowM3xe3RHo-4wi_tL1LOoNUr9hW93SYH77g2wIthJLPr4Iqq-Xi5yico9U/s2229/20200909_071858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2229" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitu1bgTZA_PgDB-Dbn95_tNSxyepCDEnH-OwAF_iEf7kLFgXQMft-QzmphgdsjoDRGGFv3KgmqhE-qzl5rA33O_ZrlCS05HIdDiXa0tH-q_dg-suvk1t47VSWds6iiPBrJowM3xe3RHo-4wi_tL1LOoNUr9hW93SYH77g2wIthJLPr4Iqq-Xi5yico9U/s320/20200909_071858.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...especially tiny things and toys.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi4A2z_i1tpKIJaap1SXO44kObXCTmwfFe_yyrwlgY_rmDSVSY71ObmoV7liQ5wKz35glLndgxSdz7Bw1_KVPJ7beJ9IbZb8EItibezudOoG6bQelJfr6dpjK89BhDeovAAMjhex7Zf120qsmtEETVQQyC0PATn5BvRCJQF27HXv_-uefRcEARMD7Pg4/s2560/20200906_195131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRi4A2z_i1tpKIJaap1SXO44kObXCTmwfFe_yyrwlgY_rmDSVSY71ObmoV7liQ5wKz35glLndgxSdz7Bw1_KVPJ7beJ9IbZb8EItibezudOoG6bQelJfr6dpjK89BhDeovAAMjhex7Zf120qsmtEETVQQyC0PATn5BvRCJQF27HXv_-uefRcEARMD7Pg4/s320/20200906_195131.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Since moving here, I have learned to appreciate the airy, openness and natural light of our many windows for bright and beautiful photos...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z41i-ZSDxZ26S0taoAwCrM1HdJAgG640m8w-Yf7OoATiqP_aMVjZOBOXnSJyO2fAe4rmXEx3A3evpIcDtVvs37EU7QC8kn6dCKw8E3dbCsPzk4rCBUOiDDj3W5mWGKrARfSPcgqtLawntiZcoXEI3-StriB7qmwOgDHbW8Jtd02Mhn70tztwmsF-umA/s4000/20240126_153711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z41i-ZSDxZ26S0taoAwCrM1HdJAgG640m8w-Yf7OoATiqP_aMVjZOBOXnSJyO2fAe4rmXEx3A3evpIcDtVvs37EU7QC8kn6dCKw8E3dbCsPzk4rCBUOiDDj3W5mWGKrARfSPcgqtLawntiZcoXEI3-StriB7qmwOgDHbW8Jtd02Mhn70tztwmsF-umA/s320/20240126_153711.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhgpzc7f0on39SPugpAbywrix69RCAtkjOxBFjD-CyCDIf8MlGiw-qL-zbLsNOCYjJ9yFa45zpCRW3m32CZ-7O7ZJj2oGdf91M8LChVrMOli0_8-ZQV00pKrYQsUXZGfTEPdA2QLSxL2cDFr6fuuOCR9jivcxS3YiZvO1Y6NU9GAru9qqvF3DwS7veOE/s3392/20240203_122455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3392" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhgpzc7f0on39SPugpAbywrix69RCAtkjOxBFjD-CyCDIf8MlGiw-qL-zbLsNOCYjJ9yFa45zpCRW3m32CZ-7O7ZJj2oGdf91M8LChVrMOli0_8-ZQV00pKrYQsUXZGfTEPdA2QLSxL2cDFr6fuuOCR9jivcxS3YiZvO1Y6NU9GAru9qqvF3DwS7veOE/s320/20240203_122455.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...and our white countertops have been the background for many photos of smaller items.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXACjNA6nMAMWQBOFsqfHlxtg5jA51qWU2xAqq6f9ZsFcVCDZIWoi9yDAodVcQL-n37MQI0xpodmOwkVFnDkFcSQDhQpPsMTHqwdlIqYiIJhUVW1xxPAzjuI9lwDuBEL8zpJd1ZX_rxYGMHkGvXeiD9tVHg7MjNSubuPlFWdsDSnN8StsKrFIUeFWXNG4/s3707/20231215_175908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="3707" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXACjNA6nMAMWQBOFsqfHlxtg5jA51qWU2xAqq6f9ZsFcVCDZIWoi9yDAodVcQL-n37MQI0xpodmOwkVFnDkFcSQDhQpPsMTHqwdlIqYiIJhUVW1xxPAzjuI9lwDuBEL8zpJd1ZX_rxYGMHkGvXeiD9tVHg7MjNSubuPlFWdsDSnN8StsKrFIUeFWXNG4/s320/20231215_175908.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />But I think the item I enjoy the most in the backdrops of my knitting photos is my chunky coffee table...you know, where the pig lives! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0w23Jrkm0p-o3hi6U28MoqjGCdG8mun5aj6PgudDwLnQPq2WDdeezZvd7O08LD3ey3INknnBuP9BwphTd_gHdDu9ghz6rQo3wNeCz8IWnL68z201hyphenhyphenA-DW5vSib0nfwVr3EQd2RqB0ELzufqBiSr9PLSnqF0VMOEekoR2evHV010FspET7FS8NB7eQU/s4000/20240203_113029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0w23Jrkm0p-o3hi6U28MoqjGCdG8mun5aj6PgudDwLnQPq2WDdeezZvd7O08LD3ey3INknnBuP9BwphTd_gHdDu9ghz6rQo3wNeCz8IWnL68z201hyphenhyphenA-DW5vSib0nfwVr3EQd2RqB0ELzufqBiSr9PLSnqF0VMOEekoR2evHV010FspET7FS8NB7eQU/s320/20240203_113029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As a matter of fact, that pig and his sweater show up a LOT in the pictures, lol! But this isn't about the pig. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLn0uMNdF87KUPyON5FttQPng2ylJK5qXIH2fmsfC0qTzRFjv1_yspjhAqRLUJqthsV7Kxqki8PyX0LeZE5XPUenknsFpvHwgtpRoU83zb71zvkRpl6ZPumj1TIgy0bK3hHU1iTXzn_ZZSJc1zrXv0N5pM94mm9prBsdfTAkl8gUXQkCyTnJxLDzB9UE/s4000/20231223_151941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLn0uMNdF87KUPyON5FttQPng2ylJK5qXIH2fmsfC0qTzRFjv1_yspjhAqRLUJqthsV7Kxqki8PyX0LeZE5XPUenknsFpvHwgtpRoU83zb71zvkRpl6ZPumj1TIgy0bK3hHU1iTXzn_ZZSJc1zrXv0N5pM94mm9prBsdfTAkl8gUXQkCyTnJxLDzB9UE/s320/20231223_151941.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4w2Q1MiiqiE-Iee1oZgb0PpNnUVVKKiBbg3BhF-6e8B3xw5ta1cXGtSmXw9QTd676YbRJom5eV5QSqcdFPzbK5ENab0pUHWLF4vHffZcfq0phOd8FIQ36s2_H4aEC332hLUoFztCYn1GfJwxXZAT37v8JVzByJPOed-5O8PxPedFiA_OO962hve3Yqtk/s4000/20240101_132358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4w2Q1MiiqiE-Iee1oZgb0PpNnUVVKKiBbg3BhF-6e8B3xw5ta1cXGtSmXw9QTd676YbRJom5eV5QSqcdFPzbK5ENab0pUHWLF4vHffZcfq0phOd8FIQ36s2_H4aEC332hLUoFztCYn1GfJwxXZAT37v8JVzByJPOed-5O8PxPedFiA_OO962hve3Yqtk/s320/20240101_132358.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6YywqPGEvP-Oda5QRpyev7oBrdB6zjF70S14LQ4xSM8T_YvldxRdosOnUYGLzMJ0BVxcurVuG6YihK9AaJL_JjITWugqj0NtsolY0SfxuL1B7LT3sdSTM42mqYLbW9rgc-iKBjE5XjOfTOZcSh4WJ3fqin7c0bWI0SQsw5wvNYp8Hb5FbScBesnsLXM/s4000/20231201_060325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6YywqPGEvP-Oda5QRpyev7oBrdB6zjF70S14LQ4xSM8T_YvldxRdosOnUYGLzMJ0BVxcurVuG6YihK9AaJL_JjITWugqj0NtsolY0SfxuL1B7LT3sdSTM42mqYLbW9rgc-iKBjE5XjOfTOZcSh4WJ3fqin7c0bWI0SQsw5wvNYp8Hb5FbScBesnsLXM/s320/20231201_060325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is about blooming where one is planted. There are plenty of things I did not like about the old house: dark corners, small rooms, weird layout. And there are plenty of things I'm still not really used to in this condo: nowhere to "hide," overly bright light fixtures, and a little too much "road noise" from the highway.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yet there is beauty and joy to be found wherever I am. Not because everywhere I go is beautiful, but because I want to find the beauty wherever I am. Finding beauty in the mundane brings me joy, so I will keep looking. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What small things bring you joy? Whatever they are, I hope that you are finding that joy, savoring it and storing up a bit for the days and nights that are a little more "dark and stormy." Maybe you've even found some joy in this post, and if you have, I'm so glad. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRHA2o4_1xie2FEMo-lg-4AwjjlkiJ6cneL9Xla5mjJnJWtloDqaHO5-2fB6QspBU2TkXScKX0bLWdG07QBo8k_n8oVlP108Qkw4iy5ZfDFzggeni4mPz06qzs_8_Yt5RVj30HQL1bBauCuUJbDS6ezKeZvk7z7hFboX9Fwpdt2Y4EY-h16Ae3cgz89U/s2560/20200629_145722~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRHA2o4_1xie2FEMo-lg-4AwjjlkiJ6cneL9Xla5mjJnJWtloDqaHO5-2fB6QspBU2TkXScKX0bLWdG07QBo8k_n8oVlP108Qkw4iy5ZfDFzggeni4mPz06qzs_8_Yt5RVj30HQL1bBauCuUJbDS6ezKeZvk7z7hFboX9Fwpdt2Y4EY-h16Ae3cgz89U/s320/20200629_145722~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-7151881128670523022024-01-27T15:33:00.013-05:002024-01-27T15:33:00.134-05:00January Sweater<div style="text-align: justify;">My January sweater is finished! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPakTcvFSwY5UUIQ9fhTiAyPCyiSwPgstzPGOvMtfKIO4V4F25tbA-020fvYaIA-QXlArb-x8xD7kTnPs72wGhTkwvsyO22n7w5jPLq6gyFb9ELmSwLf9jSxmaGQeW4QT88Vb8giwTKl_SlTt4hlIZRvFrU09fIGLgwnEEhjhJD7tUtVZxkqQKbTkIeY/s4000/20240126_153711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPakTcvFSwY5UUIQ9fhTiAyPCyiSwPgstzPGOvMtfKIO4V4F25tbA-020fvYaIA-QXlArb-x8xD7kTnPs72wGhTkwvsyO22n7w5jPLq6gyFb9ELmSwLf9jSxmaGQeW4QT88Vb8giwTKl_SlTt4hlIZRvFrU09fIGLgwnEEhjhJD7tUtVZxkqQKbTkIeY/s320/20240126_153711.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I still need to carve out time to put it on for proper pictures, but the knitting is finished! And I really love the shape, the drape and the texture of this one! That little "knot" stitch on the front is just lovely. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2l5CpMlt-I5Ef3NNz5C046Qp84kNCy6XsFbhZ6LatKsqByjwLcVITKRGIS-imskOvH65R8xNBXyxQ4hRgPEF2EezcJKdrM4iq99AulGvCpXZbGAsmJAIAqka3cwzRbUd1SiBb9Nef2hff2cJrmV7IW3iMMUQjvAfe2ZIVgb4uV0CyI_bz1fQMuvFMag/s4000/20240126_153723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2l5CpMlt-I5Ef3NNz5C046Qp84kNCy6XsFbhZ6LatKsqByjwLcVITKRGIS-imskOvH65R8xNBXyxQ4hRgPEF2EezcJKdrM4iq99AulGvCpXZbGAsmJAIAqka3cwzRbUd1SiBb9Nef2hff2cJrmV7IW3iMMUQjvAfe2ZIVgb4uV0CyI_bz1fQMuvFMag/s320/20240126_153723.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'm already planning both a photo sesh and another one of these...in purple! But, for now, this <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/PKJewelry/four-seasons-jumper">Four Seasons Jumper</a> will wait patiently, since I did not bring home my tripod.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UTRTmc1aHbFSY59KsTeiqXuPq1cfcfv8GpMYhmxzem0dsWaeqw9duM4glgpkIamGlVUq_m7bTi9JYLX6iGwjga-rNkDCGjyp_XK5XNnlHupYh9g0q-oH1Npq9mFSGfH50jdHNs6OOsLsVMYx9rv-nSRgffICrHvZvFjpXD_n0zyq87qXQxXZ1hTtCSY/s4000/20240126_153818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UTRTmc1aHbFSY59KsTeiqXuPq1cfcfv8GpMYhmxzem0dsWaeqw9duM4glgpkIamGlVUq_m7bTi9JYLX6iGwjga-rNkDCGjyp_XK5XNnlHupYh9g0q-oH1Npq9mFSGfH50jdHNs6OOsLsVMYx9rv-nSRgffICrHvZvFjpXD_n0zyq87qXQxXZ1hTtCSY/s320/20240126_153818.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />In other news, this little guy stayed overnight with me and Pop Pop, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezaQhHaCsS0eSQHiREDatR-7NpdzMhopkla1JBTQOA_gVk-iMPVo7Ap2kPjMKocVIO4JOWNODu8XrMokdqpEYZyDxwoH_LxYC8_bQeKlfj9ODopbUW5-65ZGlHiEAHi-5LoNttHLwv0ywUwirkIG1BwvQ4ndS625gv1TacJRUA11K5DhSNuAEiI-JUVI/s4000/20240126_173158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezaQhHaCsS0eSQHiREDatR-7NpdzMhopkla1JBTQOA_gVk-iMPVo7Ap2kPjMKocVIO4JOWNODu8XrMokdqpEYZyDxwoH_LxYC8_bQeKlfj9ODopbUW5-65ZGlHiEAHi-5LoNttHLwv0ywUwirkIG1BwvQ4ndS625gv1TacJRUA11K5DhSNuAEiI-JUVI/s320/20240126_173158.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />his brothers <i>(and Mama)</i> are visiting now, and I am doing my best to revive my sourdough starter, so this never happens again...lol!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowTt1YTI2u5l-Hx0-yg1lxWUjvSw3wtZQcjomNEGvv0eYo6fpxivMpthMWP59VYtQtWKv4fMme02i2E9sgCWIxD1am8seB9ZlcRACOG-VuWH_Ahsq7WBB1CV07sEjzaguEjIQNrggAh6C4RZD27p2s0n00UWSzth4SBPd005Zph0C5hd_ihc3MkeohyI/s1080/FB_IMG_1706358650161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1080" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowTt1YTI2u5l-Hx0-yg1lxWUjvSw3wtZQcjomNEGvv0eYo6fpxivMpthMWP59VYtQtWKv4fMme02i2E9sgCWIxD1am8seB9ZlcRACOG-VuWH_Ahsq7WBB1CV07sEjzaguEjIQNrggAh6C4RZD27p2s0n00UWSzth4SBPd005Zph0C5hd_ihc3MkeohyI/s320/FB_IMG_1706358650161.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Busy Saturdays seem to be the standard in the Pretty life! How is your weekend going?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-11700719935058982612024-01-20T15:33:00.044-05:002024-01-27T07:06:19.646-05:00January Goals<div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, goals. Not resolutions. More specifically, this post is about my January knitting goals, which will be met, yay! My goals were to knit a pair of Christmas socks, which are finished, yay... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilG0W8AGeatdtuV77q_VteKbGNzAVzJFzbv47Tl5X85Qo2SDFMGsmjnZ2SvfgQBUZLmrtFoLBFo5b0NwmdWxOQjKX7Nd3dtkbhsWADZCVwh3ynMn8wLvyOsO5OcbH-XlpmJEqTLusVLzayFtwkyL3rlsGO6dYoOwRcDpGks8ut5QJSlGZo1vHXI0v7p0E/s4000/20240119_091243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilG0W8AGeatdtuV77q_VteKbGNzAVzJFzbv47Tl5X85Qo2SDFMGsmjnZ2SvfgQBUZLmrtFoLBFo5b0NwmdWxOQjKX7Nd3dtkbhsWADZCVwh3ynMn8wLvyOsO5OcbH-XlpmJEqTLusVLzayFtwkyL3rlsGO6dYoOwRcDpGks8ut5QJSlGZo1vHXI0v7p0E/s320/20240119_091243.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...and a January sweater, which will be done by month-end! Again, YAY!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToZWsWtikfS_AFzyCgr2vbPBHz2cbOEwlT9kVHsZw9WyOU9zYVVECbhNS6SQKIKRj13YQuEtTnW96cl8WbAWNCudsW0gw2gIkwhQxkCOzoY3YHAkVtrX_oGKCYv1VZFnnqsdIVtPnx0niIhX2ijOOooc0ynhOe2P9SdEYq81AVdsUsADFjkb6xE4coZU/s4000/20240120_094137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToZWsWtikfS_AFzyCgr2vbPBHz2cbOEwlT9kVHsZw9WyOU9zYVVECbhNS6SQKIKRj13YQuEtTnW96cl8WbAWNCudsW0gw2gIkwhQxkCOzoY3YHAkVtrX_oGKCYv1VZFnnqsdIVtPnx0niIhX2ijOOooc0ynhOe2P9SdEYq81AVdsUsADFjkb6xE4coZU/s320/20240120_094137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'm also planning to cast on another sweater, mittens and a pair of socks for me. I'm not sure I'll get those done as quickly, but I am excited to be doing a little selfish knitting before I get back to the roots and kid-knits. After all, the Rainbow Yoshi pattern needs some revision, in my opinion...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXnHb589r_6kwp9wYqsYK8NAu0rdxfR4dVUOzkYOky8cLjL1PAdqWO67D-hA8RZ__CADSjzrH4vEzKO3rLreop9ZTK5KQ8Xz-WNNWlXlD65mFjdYkfzmuAPcUfhx5dQbxWijdCK1YE1v1lB7qnYKgcY812QpdbxtIKl7bB5-OhHxa5vQEel3S2alIa84/s4000/20240106_203544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXnHb589r_6kwp9wYqsYK8NAu0rdxfR4dVUOzkYOky8cLjL1PAdqWO67D-hA8RZ__CADSjzrH4vEzKO3rLreop9ZTK5KQ8Xz-WNNWlXlD65mFjdYkfzmuAPcUfhx5dQbxWijdCK1YE1v1lB7qnYKgcY812QpdbxtIKl7bB5-OhHxa5vQEel3S2alIa84/s320/20240106_203544.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...it seems to have an odd shape and the parts seem disproportionate to me, so the plan is a little modification. Or maybe a <i>LOT</i> of modification! In any case, not until after the current projects are done. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes the planning is as much fun as the knitting, you know. I mean, Easter is coming, so there should be bunnies of some sort... And there's a crochet pattern out there for marshmallows with dino costumes...ummm, super cute! And it is snowy and cold outside, which is proper winter/knitting-inside weather. So. Many. Plans! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK59Hs8_2Hdz63KVPsGISf5n2uAvB1nRoHnWqaSAt3ARupdAzeyKwBIYLWaderwKEvRrTj_zfxepYyLEQ8sYLn0_AiVfTysC6Jb2foJv_C8o-p0Gy6oyHSeMFMoIjtDPvY8XxLsp29W9lIjB_2SPTkOyg9jhtTQtjUd8gxiA3JsZrIaJzZO_i-wrd69M/s4000/20240119_144231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfK59Hs8_2Hdz63KVPsGISf5n2uAvB1nRoHnWqaSAt3ARupdAzeyKwBIYLWaderwKEvRrTj_zfxepYyLEQ8sYLn0_AiVfTysC6Jb2foJv_C8o-p0Gy6oyHSeMFMoIjtDPvY8XxLsp29W9lIjB_2SPTkOyg9jhtTQtjUd8gxiA3JsZrIaJzZO_i-wrd69M/s320/20240119_144231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXoO1-O3MNSaxvLNSF5_8Mb4mTnJzl3bfNup3k_NVetzqHMU2UJ3BY_7LC88o0FUtf28Pr_oKe6zLQBAbzTlBle_G8Ra95rCPPGA79__nyysh6_czIXnt5gTvdUcOeEPCioXW3uBX8NCRMG8fgrBkg5mtuo9Wj3tsbMhZ0aDNfpPIslFViewk58XYXkE/s4000/20240119_144244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXoO1-O3MNSaxvLNSF5_8Mb4mTnJzl3bfNup3k_NVetzqHMU2UJ3BY_7LC88o0FUtf28Pr_oKe6zLQBAbzTlBle_G8Ra95rCPPGA79__nyysh6_czIXnt5gTvdUcOeEPCioXW3uBX8NCRMG8fgrBkg5mtuo9Wj3tsbMhZ0aDNfpPIslFViewk58XYXkE/s320/20240119_144244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />What are your plans for the weekend? For winter <i>(summer, if you're Down Under)</i>? Whatever you're plans are, I hope you can sprinkle in some joy! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4heZzEgyo3yyvIf2UiyRZve2Q7fqSLvfPnZJDZ09FyuYGleBIo8BC-7OTUFfTDFkRsxyRgzcN1a1WsG8Dvyd4SnPnD3adhHlFM2lJDMH366LgSnIBs2zp864Jcz9Ru8J3bcQ6LYtLABd36abRU-QPvqkvLj0rPv2ZCD-HCl5shgFd9VwLxWOh9eYuUA/s4000/20240117_083321.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4heZzEgyo3yyvIf2UiyRZve2Q7fqSLvfPnZJDZ09FyuYGleBIo8BC-7OTUFfTDFkRsxyRgzcN1a1WsG8Dvyd4SnPnD3adhHlFM2lJDMH366LgSnIBs2zp864Jcz9Ru8J3bcQ6LYtLABd36abRU-QPvqkvLj0rPv2ZCD-HCl5shgFd9VwLxWOh9eYuUA/w320-h181/20240117_083321.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh! And we did a puzzle! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-18135616266156550722024-01-13T15:33:00.011-05:002024-01-13T15:33:00.125-05:00Sleepy Saturday<div style="text-align: justify;">I am sleepy! 2024 has started busy, and there have been some hard moments already. Yesterday, I attended the funeral of a dear woman, and you know how these things sometimes wipe a body out? Well, I am wiped out. I slept until 9:30am, that's like 11 hours, which is about 5 hours more than I usually sleep! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To combat the sleepy, I may just take a nap. Or I may just keep working on some super-simple socks. By the way, if you've been considering one of those "slap bracelet," sock-sizing rulers, they are very cool and useful! But mine is not as accurate as I'd like, I am sad to say...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfOG0ti-BH9b3n98eaROOJp7007OLiG2P6c37v_U1P0HN5K3cAyCSH5r0DiN09590sKh3PqKU7bPiPJtMkhgo4XsE-RcN_Kcldr5hpdVsFFVwF8BtlMPgDgMDyp7ny6ItwnZQMMck0iakqNp7xvNdwyQQ4qSqKL6aRTrOZZzY5KRYJ6XBZb_FIVKNVyk/s3840/20240113_130430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfOG0ti-BH9b3n98eaROOJp7007OLiG2P6c37v_U1P0HN5K3cAyCSH5r0DiN09590sKh3PqKU7bPiPJtMkhgo4XsE-RcN_Kcldr5hpdVsFFVwF8BtlMPgDgMDyp7ny6ItwnZQMMck0iakqNp7xvNdwyQQ4qSqKL6aRTrOZZzY5KRYJ6XBZb_FIVKNVyk/s320/20240113_130430.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I wear a women's size 10US shoe, but I normally knit a size 9 sock <i>(my feet are not super long, but wide)</i>. To test this ruler, I measured to the knuckle of my big toe, as usual. Then I held up the rule to my sock/foot, and it measures a size 7...I'd need to knit about half an inch more to reach the size 9 line. <i>(Also, FWIW, I also thought the ruler on the back was an inch off, until I realized that the markings start at 1", not zero. So that was definitely user-error...ugh!)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, clearly, I need a nap. If you also need a nap, please take a nap...and enjoy the long weekend, if you have one. 😴 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pNYdVr1ig7YaU8VU1HHh0Vzw7q8vnf8W-L4znTIU_HHAoULMOnlrL7CBey7IWq9HsUeyHb6JjGaTsNKBGgzsgNdt332sHpkmnJqT_pUGCZTs4DDEwRSW9qlxBdLp_HFXuEp0YQI3lLIVzzgTP1jB0H1jMwr86NzeY7u5r7cviVogD1dDEn7b6ZV-l9g/s4000/20240113_111604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pNYdVr1ig7YaU8VU1HHh0Vzw7q8vnf8W-L4znTIU_HHAoULMOnlrL7CBey7IWq9HsUeyHb6JjGaTsNKBGgzsgNdt332sHpkmnJqT_pUGCZTs4DDEwRSW9qlxBdLp_HFXuEp0YQI3lLIVzzgTP1jB0H1jMwr86NzeY7u5r7cviVogD1dDEn7b6ZV-l9g/w200-h113/20240113_111604.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-26328363763726425592024-01-06T15:33:00.025-05:002024-01-06T15:33:00.133-05:00No Secret Knitting<div style="text-align: justify;">For the first time in a long time, there has been no secret knitting for Christmas. There was knitting for Christmas, to be sure, but it wasn't a secret. This knitter needed input for cardigans and pullovers, requested by granddaughters who wanted something just so. The hoodie is so far behind schedule, that it has become a birthday gift! <i>(It will also be late for this deadline, but I have sent pics to the nearly-nine-year-old, and she knows how close it is!)</i> Tonight, I am down to the "duck details" on this Psyduck hoodie...wish me luck!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26WowCVr7Xafg-oPCG3jif8W77LRvxfS4LZrRvk5ESEQB-4RAPtVDvPG0W49q_VDQYz41uFiO-hX-mwJ-NInf1i8_CyjyeCnzEtRAEBasiAqsoRfFRRAsLtDczsx05KW_exxMb0xLLM8e0ObK89dm2s5Jp_G84lByZBH9pnI72AAvkMVhbwxxDulHg_M/s4000/20240104_075146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26WowCVr7Xafg-oPCG3jif8W77LRvxfS4LZrRvk5ESEQB-4RAPtVDvPG0W49q_VDQYz41uFiO-hX-mwJ-NInf1i8_CyjyeCnzEtRAEBasiAqsoRfFRRAsLtDczsx05KW_exxMb0xLLM8e0ObK89dm2s5Jp_G84lByZBH9pnI72AAvkMVhbwxxDulHg_M/s320/20240104_075146.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Oh!, and the after-Christmas, rainbow Yoshi is well underway...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYME8caCQ67TB-rs4iYxWwG72M4HJiqo6xpnOS_H77QJ-YZLQL3IKelFLgMj-yG0YOs9JBb6h-ajcH4p6qfF2K9lB29PI3x4r8Go0t41PcFQSz34uVk3Bxap9c8XK5RI_1TmUKYNK_dO693DFZ-3U3An0cOdzmX5MWn9e9-Fs09xfSgq0K8s6zh0Dhxw/s3840/20240106_122328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYME8caCQ67TB-rs4iYxWwG72M4HJiqo6xpnOS_H77QJ-YZLQL3IKelFLgMj-yG0YOs9JBb6h-ajcH4p6qfF2K9lB29PI3x4r8Go0t41PcFQSz34uVk3Bxap9c8XK5RI_1TmUKYNK_dO693DFZ-3U3An0cOdzmX5MWn9e9-Fs09xfSgq0K8s6zh0Dhxw/s320/20240106_122328.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The other thing I thought I might tackle in the new year is a closet declutter. There was a group to join on FB, and I joined the parade straightaway, as though I were one of the little people at our grandsons' house...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY435oiDtfbzHWXYGO_edO4sHH_wSxYE33T5716dQ_qJAo29pIXM5Zx1Q0AUbkGcxiounsCrYfwvkIQqz-w0RoTlUJU1f-BJMZsfz7JWq0Kc92YVsGNS63QTpfIq3bWdxAPtE7sByiN6PLT2yKoIZFpFnUI_JDwnQkgc4jpdINhHu_LBMrqWeao6qGEuk/s4000/20240102_145421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY435oiDtfbzHWXYGO_edO4sHH_wSxYE33T5716dQ_qJAo29pIXM5Zx1Q0AUbkGcxiounsCrYfwvkIQqz-w0RoTlUJU1f-BJMZsfz7JWq0Kc92YVsGNS63QTpfIq3bWdxAPtE7sByiN6PLT2yKoIZFpFnUI_JDwnQkgc4jpdINhHu_LBMrqWeao6qGEuk/s320/20240102_145421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />It sounded like a really good idea, until I got in there and realized that I had just done this last February! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GuZIJP5l3x2XHdBxzFft4NTUZDWdOsaVF9guRA51WLGu8Oq5ic2I8rVxbUG6nBR7QzRYI6E80qCuc94YosObQQk0XBb_4b8xRyMrPIBJ2-RXe6gOlBzKhFvPcj4xqsp5NHR3V5O1m1zisc-VmrKvqGHOmyrq6DYHgVob6u4z_fnRxlrveV5OVu18WJI/s4032/20230228_185053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GuZIJP5l3x2XHdBxzFft4NTUZDWdOsaVF9guRA51WLGu8Oq5ic2I8rVxbUG6nBR7QzRYI6E80qCuc94YosObQQk0XBb_4b8xRyMrPIBJ2-RXe6gOlBzKhFvPcj4xqsp5NHR3V5O1m1zisc-VmrKvqGHOmyrq6DYHgVob6u4z_fnRxlrveV5OVu18WJI/s320/20230228_185053.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />So, the closet looks pretty good. My apologies. Lol.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvpXIvdPb2lK81wMtlzZmSF_STPgOQG-DTkJ1fn-vwUUM1FykJXGJpm91ruqu3iZ9_qRz2UGV8opKHMFQecofxLJTM5QeqWa6IytlTZBInl5s-UEGbuot7FQ8-rDqLswUfO41-7Yg6AcoCfHeN19bzTsdd7uGcQIsthvif_dn5ACH9px4AYFt1W8zdGs/s2880/20240102_182020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvpXIvdPb2lK81wMtlzZmSF_STPgOQG-DTkJ1fn-vwUUM1FykJXGJpm91ruqu3iZ9_qRz2UGV8opKHMFQecofxLJTM5QeqWa6IytlTZBInl5s-UEGbuot7FQ8-rDqLswUfO41-7Yg6AcoCfHeN19bzTsdd7uGcQIsthvif_dn5ACH9px4AYFt1W8zdGs/w200-h200/20240102_182020.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />The yarn room, could use some work, but I'm not ready for that...still creating the collection in there! Instead of the yarn, we tackled the taking down of all things Christmas over the long weekend. Well, most things Christmas...the gnomes </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-df-RjTe1a6gpnOIZE5tZZT-DBQ69M-HlDfG9D8vP7GF8_k8JtpvJv2zpXOb4sYGWC-pmM5qX1o96ib5U8gUUv1AmePSM5X9fOo0nvzBe_LuYibrGNHRgZFLc-xLchUBuVs_fkUjj0q_LBL6w5lxywwTwd4tgPH_NR4WeEhH-oTOPTqlNpo88scEA2Q/s4000/20240104_221126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-df-RjTe1a6gpnOIZE5tZZT-DBQ69M-HlDfG9D8vP7GF8_k8JtpvJv2zpXOb4sYGWC-pmM5qX1o96ib5U8gUUv1AmePSM5X9fOo0nvzBe_LuYibrGNHRgZFLc-xLchUBuVs_fkUjj0q_LBL6w5lxywwTwd4tgPH_NR4WeEhH-oTOPTqlNpo88scEA2Q/s320/20240104_221126.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />and my light-up snowman still stand, but the tree is gone, and we have moved the furniture around a bit. I like it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBySlIHvSrbQPWApHFIE4tZFORgR4mhUG5kd0aeDZMRSpDpqMFdh7xxTYG9jjGbp8UbQ6_YL1vSz_xbaDbYwwd34CtJhIcxQqm5kiV7ralatCDi9f11k4bdWT1k7sVsHMrclkgt30mfaFHBq0bdVyg3TwbeXxgRWxMDkSFjcTDahMx65rH8SuBR1o1hI/s4000/20240105_202405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBySlIHvSrbQPWApHFIE4tZFORgR4mhUG5kd0aeDZMRSpDpqMFdh7xxTYG9jjGbp8UbQ6_YL1vSz_xbaDbYwwd34CtJhIcxQqm5kiV7ralatCDi9f11k4bdWT1k7sVsHMrclkgt30mfaFHBq0bdVyg3TwbeXxgRWxMDkSFjcTDahMx65rH8SuBR1o1hI/s320/20240105_202405.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />But, as with any rearrangement, there are things you find that just aren't necessary anymore. Like this.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiUn7cZxldRnBOrrC03LDmjhz_A3loIs67UShBSmhNJofvFcTpC5ArEf8HDjw4XAQp3lJGPWZXs4VDeUwNVAzglQFbefbhni7U9VNapkCeHo_bdMB4iwjB7uXbMkwl1m34G8U_5KvmYjnDTFnx3J1TX6cxBVw9O3o2rbwcWFBCvylt_fmV9izA7CnaLw/s4000/20231231_115509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiUn7cZxldRnBOrrC03LDmjhz_A3loIs67UShBSmhNJofvFcTpC5ArEf8HDjw4XAQp3lJGPWZXs4VDeUwNVAzglQFbefbhni7U9VNapkCeHo_bdMB4iwjB7uXbMkwl1m34G8U_5KvmYjnDTFnx3J1TX6cxBVw9O3o2rbwcWFBCvylt_fmV9izA7CnaLw/s320/20231231_115509.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is the bouquet from our wedding. It has survived multiple moves, vicious vacuums, and curious cats through the years...and I could hold onto it for the next 13 years, until our golden anniversary...or I could save myself from my pack-rat tendencies and toss it this year. I think I'll go for the latter. It's dusty, the ribbons are yellowed, and some of the flowers are just...gone. It may be time. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As sad as it can be to let go of things, the memories these flowers invoke are still strong. Two crazy kids, who barely knew what life was about, diving into the weird adventure that marriage is some 37 years ago. It's been a wild ride...sometimes better, sometimes worse, most times unpredictable...but we are still buckled in, so yay!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, Happy New Year to you and yours! As you can see, I don't have many resolutions, I wonder if you have? Yes or no, take a moment to say hello in the comments, if you like! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhXuyCeXoQ6h9mUzFggxLVGv8t39kn4RCVPrrtKGDpKPYahrzcIjBPUICN-W8Emu4WN9agdqHXoWUKjxoZLCpSauhme8YnaZG-cOfmSTPf8rwADmXbxX9BPI11vpAEpsa-SsnexZ5ANJUCSmpMayExbbbYAPJOAP3D5Wx-je_7aTj-L2MWPKgyQ09PDo/s4000/20240101_182015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhXuyCeXoQ6h9mUzFggxLVGv8t39kn4RCVPrrtKGDpKPYahrzcIjBPUICN-W8Emu4WN9agdqHXoWUKjxoZLCpSauhme8YnaZG-cOfmSTPf8rwADmXbxX9BPI11vpAEpsa-SsnexZ5ANJUCSmpMayExbbbYAPJOAP3D5Wx-je_7aTj-L2MWPKgyQ09PDo/s320/20240101_182015.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>And watch football with your Pop Pop, if you can.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-65545794034624156072023-12-30T15:33:00.014-05:002023-12-30T15:33:00.130-05:00Two Days Before 2024<div style="text-align: justify;">What do you do on New Year's Eve <b><i>EVE</i></b>? Years ago, and for many years in a row, this day brought an overnight lock-in for the teens at the church we belonged to. Lots of coffee, midnight balloon drop, giant inflatables, no sleep, and cranky-by-2am-Jr-and-Sr-highers...it was a blast! <i>(There was even some occasional knitting</i><i>!)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftXn8_0TraIm1tJVnaUOkLd-OqMa7pQ-KFhoiukvR0PpbOS2t-AChMXDqiJAoaXmKUVV49IJnao2t5JFxSOItd4j4UZOnUig5hpb40d1E4WGN_w84aGQBcsoGVx76jtcpcpeaKqCW7TDAtU2764c2c080VEEH9D-kUem5wFm5sKa68DpHkNYL5JAxc9w/s3300/20231230_110328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3300" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftXn8_0TraIm1tJVnaUOkLd-OqMa7pQ-KFhoiukvR0PpbOS2t-AChMXDqiJAoaXmKUVV49IJnao2t5JFxSOItd4j4UZOnUig5hpb40d1E4WGN_w84aGQBcsoGVx76jtcpcpeaKqCW7TDAtU2764c2c080VEEH9D-kUem5wFm5sKa68DpHkNYL5JAxc9w/s320/20231230_110328.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />8 years ago, our daughter married the love of her life, in a blizzard. It was beautiful, it was cold, we did gingerbread favors with a cookie decorating table...and we celebrate their lives together today! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVZRHKgFjGjPvljHNUwVimU-CJjKza7TmxLX6jKfc0Bt78ofMSfQPNZoDvwmYbYwOll534u1fI1MDytf8mFMS3lsQ66n6w2vo0tsTB_tqg5u9M2Y9cAcdLlNsZhwUo8-n3ZJCm2zfQPgO01-Id1-WT2qEHlMqdDIodfgeJP8AQDl4n18j7QNGxentV1A/s3840/20231230_111724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVZRHKgFjGjPvljHNUwVimU-CJjKza7TmxLX6jKfc0Bt78ofMSfQPNZoDvwmYbYwOll534u1fI1MDytf8mFMS3lsQ66n6w2vo0tsTB_tqg5u9M2Y9cAcdLlNsZhwUo8-n3ZJCm2zfQPgO01-Id1-WT2qEHlMqdDIodfgeJP8AQDl4n18j7QNGxentV1A/s320/20231230_111724.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Today is also the day that I'll take down the tree, because I always take down the tree on the Saturday after Christmas. And it is time...but I am dragging my feet a bit. I love the decorations, and even as I pack them away, I look forward to next Christmas. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkA4t7UeR_rLkud1Wr1nv_Fgo6pFq0-zeiGGmkwJR55UT-qM04qGLqoGei98uIbbt8Lo8Ve4J7XDS_Phvp-E0nzR3z2wLkTq3ATBxp37VHm_U_lPav6KqH5Dnb-h2fOE8l3R0q9RAYNH8VWradiE6d7rA82b2s5oFQwMrSwk0kNdZAuIUp67YT9SGiM8/s3840/20231227_120910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkA4t7UeR_rLkud1Wr1nv_Fgo6pFq0-zeiGGmkwJR55UT-qM04qGLqoGei98uIbbt8Lo8Ve4J7XDS_Phvp-E0nzR3z2wLkTq3ATBxp37VHm_U_lPav6KqH5Dnb-h2fOE8l3R0q9RAYNH8VWradiE6d7rA82b2s5oFQwMrSwk0kNdZAuIUp67YT9SGiM8/s320/20231227_120910.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Looking at the tree, I was surprised to strip so many cookies and caramels from its branches this morning! But I think the girls will be happy to get a sweet treat in the mail this week...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT0rGjfxhXgY1tczXk9Z9IQwP5RDCgCgXcFnYLUeqh-bjQZGQG44yt_d6lv7w0HgOkqajyxoRjSzMfUzq-8uJr1cdblLO2QmyW_62y_4QUREN7vKOWBKHepy3jNXX0ELQlUQhs_sVhr0DEW1CIuy-EaRMJQLsBby7YIxtSuE64t88WAIjdQ84dicvnTI/s4000/20231230_094332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT0rGjfxhXgY1tczXk9Z9IQwP5RDCgCgXcFnYLUeqh-bjQZGQG44yt_d6lv7w0HgOkqajyxoRjSzMfUzq-8uJr1cdblLO2QmyW_62y_4QUREN7vKOWBKHepy3jNXX0ELQlUQhs_sVhr0DEW1CIuy-EaRMJQLsBby7YIxtSuE64t88WAIjdQ84dicvnTI/s320/20231230_094332.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And now it is time to bid farewell to this year, and welcome all things new. Time to plan knitting projects, pack January birthday boxes for shipping, and think about what kind of cookies I should bake for the cookie jar when all the gingerbread is gone...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbhIe3JohBOmKPLWNSyRc-Tgf9obHBaH6GphfNrMOWmbxHNIrbu3PTICLfZkp0drw5AJoUN0BNL8VubN2mfpQZLCjI0fBqKuFKRSBSvymCwxFMt0EdnYnHkhyphenhyphen8bxfzw2ystTbQXkorRuNq99i_CLbZa6-Zx_QRdJcqkzBp20_KCA1AOgrn4VuTdUfjWU/s4000/20231204_215903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbhIe3JohBOmKPLWNSyRc-Tgf9obHBaH6GphfNrMOWmbxHNIrbu3PTICLfZkp0drw5AJoUN0BNL8VubN2mfpQZLCjI0fBqKuFKRSBSvymCwxFMt0EdnYnHkhyphenhyphen8bxfzw2ystTbQXkorRuNq99i_CLbZa6-Zx_QRdJcqkzBp20_KCA1AOgrn4VuTdUfjWU/s320/20231204_215903.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Do you have plans for 2024? Do you have plans for 12-31-23? <i>(Read that 1-2-3-1-2-3, pretty neat, huh?)</i> I'm generally in bed before the ball drops on New Year's Eve, but maybe I'll stay up tomorrow...who knows? <i>(But please don't call me at midnight!) </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, Knit in Good Health, and have a safe and happy new year! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-56663389430581538152023-12-25T09:00:00.000-05:002023-12-25T09:00:00.347-05:00Merry Christmas! <div style="text-align: justify;">If today is your holiday, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CR9UeZgi6CiBext-9iBLeFA-Cs4YwNUhV8tHIVcNE48DVYCSfeyTEY_QL9XW0-Jd0nqMcazEznzV-XXn11lU96yevatPg6fggEG-gRp8RCxoPs_DzHhDlykdAXXAAvHyy-6zJDYWdhKAZwdZfMD2yjP-9-pJj5e3eCACER5legTlMqZlHG3fNIHl_SI/s1080/20231224_223543_0000.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CR9UeZgi6CiBext-9iBLeFA-Cs4YwNUhV8tHIVcNE48DVYCSfeyTEY_QL9XW0-Jd0nqMcazEznzV-XXn11lU96yevatPg6fggEG-gRp8RCxoPs_DzHhDlykdAXXAAvHyy-6zJDYWdhKAZwdZfMD2yjP-9-pJj5e3eCACER5legTlMqZlHG3fNIHl_SI/s320/20231224_223543_0000.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-35250102510255407862023-12-23T15:33:00.036-05:002024-01-05T22:51:45.215-05:00Pretty, Did You Know? <div style="text-align: justify;">Did I know what? My baby boy was Allen.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16V-HA2VoDSymBvN5u6zCXMsid2ejVXhrCoEi52u4JCO6Tk1V00FMgwAYUVfyuZAi6WYHmsbZNPfRsLH9EIR7kwUsmLzhk6xGOMYzvWxxcF8QAbvbyYYAdXiaRavTLcLIpir5y-D1XJb4fDd9ed7CtNLAiWKGM6V_RiWw1IR3zwqq7MFkrp19tPzGdtw/s3392/20231214_062655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="3392" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16V-HA2VoDSymBvN5u6zCXMsid2ejVXhrCoEi52u4JCO6Tk1V00FMgwAYUVfyuZAi6WYHmsbZNPfRsLH9EIR7kwUsmLzhk6xGOMYzvWxxcF8QAbvbyYYAdXiaRavTLcLIpir5y-D1XJb4fDd9ed7CtNLAiWKGM6V_RiWw1IR3zwqq7MFkrp19tPzGdtw/s320/20231214_062655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Rest assured that I do know that it's 2 days before Christmas! Ready or not, here it comes! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every year, when I think of the days leading up to Christmas, I remember a song I sang in a school choir, probably in 4th or 5th grade. It was called "12 Days Before Christmas," and the singers of the song are distraught because they have "nothing to <i><b>giiiiive</b></i> to <b><i>youuuuu</i></b>!" It was a sweet song of the days leading up to Christmas, and the realization that the best gift I can give to you...well, "It was <b><i>meeeeeee!!!</i></b>" </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In honor of the memory of that school Christmas concert, let me tell you about what's been going on for me in these 12 days before Christmas of 2023:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>12 days before Christmas</b>, I was building and packaging a tiny ginger hood. The houses have all been gifted now, but I had such fun making them...as I do every year! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9nh1Qvh-HDytbm6zyGdsHguSYFe25JI2t2tB0lqRdkn12qHWVTfR67km0c63SWNuOhbi5YbUFn1Js31dFjdLOvD7F9CsRiOiIFkdO0S_8LbB7qPW5jvEgPIoPwPDlzTPmhD0BIeL9fl0HbwCW-39ZJdvgHK76FCI2fIc2qDUzi6mDBRg8T05k2Wuy7w/s4000/20231214_054701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9nh1Qvh-HDytbm6zyGdsHguSYFe25JI2t2tB0lqRdkn12qHWVTfR67km0c63SWNuOhbi5YbUFn1Js31dFjdLOvD7F9CsRiOiIFkdO0S_8LbB7qPW5jvEgPIoPwPDlzTPmhD0BIeL9fl0HbwCW-39ZJdvgHK76FCI2fIc2qDUzi6mDBRg8T05k2Wuy7w/s320/20231214_054701.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-jYdMPihiNRdnOk-XpxFxtAO1FX6JVG86rT9g6LybjJ6Zx_gdBXmCU9UNIsjTmsF9DBTe_khYh_PGVKVW6xpwCkBHZ_LzTVr2oHG5R9hJ3GU0ulNyXXR3zN_uS-wBkrJ7yz7iddMCNBXp0PSRi-hRL7yQxslWQbZ7NZXsmfP0TGShOot8PTPs2MZq2c/s4000/20231214_062208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-jYdMPihiNRdnOk-XpxFxtAO1FX6JVG86rT9g6LybjJ6Zx_gdBXmCU9UNIsjTmsF9DBTe_khYh_PGVKVW6xpwCkBHZ_LzTVr2oHG5R9hJ3GU0ulNyXXR3zN_uS-wBkrJ7yz7iddMCNBXp0PSRi-hRL7yQxslWQbZ7NZXsmfP0TGShOot8PTPs2MZq2c/s320/20231214_062208.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />(A couple days earlier, the boys and their mom decorated the <b>Biiiiig</b> House they had requested! Gingerbread may be my favorite of the Xmas traditions!)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuwV131hJ7EdilK_AG_g9CcLBRAhwoMprx9SVsBH8IC3eLhBLMs3vH140U17TTR3U5ARQOry9qVRWY8Fg4wVmKuZosQMfMSqp_6Yn9Ix59cm8NjNtE8awBp4nzgf1_oVLlTY5u00YEdiWen9o2JToSbqsgdWWn4DJPyclwUZTvP7Hse9VU7cQKXTAJzA/s2880/20231212_160844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuwV131hJ7EdilK_AG_g9CcLBRAhwoMprx9SVsBH8IC3eLhBLMs3vH140U17TTR3U5ARQOry9qVRWY8Fg4wVmKuZosQMfMSqp_6Yn9Ix59cm8NjNtE8awBp4nzgf1_oVLlTY5u00YEdiWen9o2JToSbqsgdWWn4DJPyclwUZTvP7Hse9VU7cQKXTAJzA/s320/20231212_160844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />11 days before Christmas</b>, I started a Psyduck hoodie <i>(iykyk)</i>, and I received the Christmas Party yarn order to distribute at knitting <i>(again, iykykyk)</i>! Also working on two pair of socks...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhela_IlLZIBULPP20q159os3swyg2Nu8QVZsiXBbSk5jpx9ChYf0To87hbWAA8wfStFmjLZ0ruyegxFA7Dyap7wu1GVwffU6Ei2MUDFYWirf-7KY4BYZLunYVN_QZdHo3Iz83qT0FjIlK19i3sY1za1pM3lOc9284M5WyN5ZOcFR236qSP5G-axvzh9gA/s4000/20231214_181151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhela_IlLZIBULPP20q159os3swyg2Nu8QVZsiXBbSk5jpx9ChYf0To87hbWAA8wfStFmjLZ0ruyegxFA7Dyap7wu1GVwffU6Ei2MUDFYWirf-7KY4BYZLunYVN_QZdHo3Iz83qT0FjIlK19i3sY1za1pM3lOc9284M5WyN5ZOcFR236qSP5G-axvzh9gA/s320/20231214_181151.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qhUHE9PTRBH_A41K_ok4fEqCp24FsJ54dxZNkR5kxdL9D6z9EF_QBH0IFQqp2OuO8V9yVK6h3n9EG62rwSd8C6eRxD_rkk2zuZbhyqsk8dbRTHYoRSnl-BOJ1uvPpHBmpv2__maSMJio_ka3yojYO0hvfBai_xtukCaqW51UHlyJxSh7PvXTnvGH6Mg/s2249/20231216_063800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="2249" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qhUHE9PTRBH_A41K_ok4fEqCp24FsJ54dxZNkR5kxdL9D6z9EF_QBH0IFQqp2OuO8V9yVK6h3n9EG62rwSd8C6eRxD_rkk2zuZbhyqsk8dbRTHYoRSnl-BOJ1uvPpHBmpv2__maSMJio_ka3yojYO0hvfBai_xtukCaqW51UHlyJxSh7PvXTnvGH6Mg/w200-h200/20231216_063800.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCKKwLQIQTPm8ppsjPZSiwnmVQc6CCFKr1m2qPpGPoQ-PS4FnnD6N9ug5v3BVylObJ1rRbzotZbqds4Kn6rFzcCMOuD8IBL3zu7blC2iTHNbn7azlrc57oOXA3LnCADwwhbVGZ8Fe00gXtHDvJjYCD-wMcu846iyT4tkIgVHKXoJ9fs6yFyBBCpxb74A/s4000/20231213_213618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCKKwLQIQTPm8ppsjPZSiwnmVQc6CCFKr1m2qPpGPoQ-PS4FnnD6N9ug5v3BVylObJ1rRbzotZbqds4Kn6rFzcCMOuD8IBL3zu7blC2iTHNbn7azlrc57oOXA3LnCADwwhbVGZ8Fe00gXtHDvJjYCD-wMcu846iyT4tkIgVHKXoJ9fs6yFyBBCpxb74A/s320/20231213_213618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />10 days before Christmas</b>, I finished some dishcloths <i>(now received and loved)</i>, and snapped a photo of my favorite mug in the church kitchen! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOp02DD2GNeDSRG1meVsrIdtl1epkQSPiX8W3MFuZ0f5bpkDeZQTBPMCOqxw7pnnDFKmkTWJZ4XrJCF4f8R1wAhFN4f-OLPklrtpstz5SgFmCVQBfDQ16bZDLiF5ERzELgWX6rNUkvXoxSBuHAgHyZi97wXtwf1QHdGTWGQLXdsypSjm_AsT6Suqr3fg/s2253/20231215_175910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="2253" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOp02DD2GNeDSRG1meVsrIdtl1epkQSPiX8W3MFuZ0f5bpkDeZQTBPMCOqxw7pnnDFKmkTWJZ4XrJCF4f8R1wAhFN4f-OLPklrtpstz5SgFmCVQBfDQ16bZDLiF5ERzELgWX6rNUkvXoxSBuHAgHyZi97wXtwf1QHdGTWGQLXdsypSjm_AsT6Suqr3fg/w200-h200/20231215_175910.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR3_zyyLx6ZBjZDsvgyKKdx6Vk7t2CAdZ1EHYfokm_zGr89kdKh1hCNepVdcqIiV8aw2yruGzREkWvBqdYQVRW9GjS-tp3KvESXRKn5Vmra7x-e7g68D58EuTGKWgSQrxSDryFo8Bw0_ROOrC2JfWx3EvCCWRFdx91UckQBAoTEu_tG25tuDE-9gBkQw/s4000/20231215_091734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR3_zyyLx6ZBjZDsvgyKKdx6Vk7t2CAdZ1EHYfokm_zGr89kdKh1hCNepVdcqIiV8aw2yruGzREkWvBqdYQVRW9GjS-tp3KvESXRKn5Vmra7x-e7g68D58EuTGKWgSQrxSDryFo8Bw0_ROOrC2JfWx3EvCCWRFdx91UckQBAoTEu_tG25tuDE-9gBkQw/s320/20231215_091734.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />9 days before Christmas</b>, I met up with some of the local-ish ladies in my online Bible study! We had a blast, and I saw my first"yarn tagging" in the wild!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx_39oUT2HUITELra7oKChttgWCFN_LXLCHxsDp5Ha7NyM-B6meiYdj3wn4cS2twBb-OgpY-WfGRgN5eKxiM2rcOKdSstYzMU_8t1sVWPT7LkpZfMrjHuvGLoo-EdPr9_aMOIBpZwb3rbKZUT4K7hVtA199CWzHZiwy0spko_GRYIq1OgqgUKwX7LFKQ/s4000/20231216_134048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbx_39oUT2HUITELra7oKChttgWCFN_LXLCHxsDp5Ha7NyM-B6meiYdj3wn4cS2twBb-OgpY-WfGRgN5eKxiM2rcOKdSstYzMU_8t1sVWPT7LkpZfMrjHuvGLoo-EdPr9_aMOIBpZwb3rbKZUT4K7hVtA199CWzHZiwy0spko_GRYIq1OgqgUKwX7LFKQ/s320/20231216_134048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0wWjfu0vsgIvLXg9n7gI9nv9JDGKW30HIGtX0B23CyUShhAe0wBG5WYEITOcPAGxGPsgK2q4SKjfw0HOLLwcNR5guYA9dIZGSxtP6lh-79-aWycZxBffdT5imOqr5Eh6Pj8WzMC9XWGSolHUODFDtFRkzANzd1UrXgc3XEk-CEAbIgBoqLwOKhFFWEQ/s2253/20231216_172058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Thanks again Jill! Also, we decked out the church a bit more with the just-arrived poinsettias...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvOFZlYjdibBnXC9TZMAgWkTraQe6X_j2UCG6MVZuR3P30k8uaqEsa6FdoN1rnn35tu7UsjOIy2C_tSiUwVj00uOUj4LfwPVwGDMvZfUwuZzl0_4w7DG-vQRhzBhdzXAC9XmhM_CT_03Dr5KF9UpfJbo8yjgfABlj-hRSE9jXzeAivHf9zx4XwZABF1c/s4000/20231221_091836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvOFZlYjdibBnXC9TZMAgWkTraQe6X_j2UCG6MVZuR3P30k8uaqEsa6FdoN1rnn35tu7UsjOIy2C_tSiUwVj00uOUj4LfwPVwGDMvZfUwuZzl0_4w7DG-vQRhzBhdzXAC9XmhM_CT_03Dr5KF9UpfJbo8yjgfABlj-hRSE9jXzeAivHf9zx4XwZABF1c/s320/20231221_091836.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KQJlV_MXpW0zlMbsGkPtek8IbWgdIFeic84M1cE_kePj6BJhxNHGqSednDyIpTJNKMPHtPi1SKWQGumorv_rBXGO-1LdcEYPS5olBDOdqwaSqR6XBs0C8x5_HNkCaa2uk-MsO8PmY1LPWMZ4RtZOQoelQrKhyphenhyphenVvZIk5Goj0Z9KqVtGWi0Eem-A-8mBE/s4000/20231221_115811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had a blast at Knitmas 2023!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVEXZxRY2AwsmiTELs2k9Ey76Br0PVck_1pW6ljsnVOAIc_cwXamovBQECO89HSZkx_9xb8v4S-mPMRhUcbkbHVwGVVJfvH-Bg0-Vo0SLgLlFEHnuEQ7N9wo1fxMxt74XRsDr4BSwwP7uOPbC5P2TMb6J-51KaB3Qg7Q3Ks7nC9is2iuGnJlapSoq58k/s1004/20231216_071952_0000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1004" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVEXZxRY2AwsmiTELs2k9Ey76Br0PVck_1pW6ljsnVOAIc_cwXamovBQECO89HSZkx_9xb8v4S-mPMRhUcbkbHVwGVVJfvH-Bg0-Vo0SLgLlFEHnuEQ7N9wo1fxMxt74XRsDr4BSwwP7uOPbC5P2TMb6J-51KaB3Qg7Q3Ks7nC9is2iuGnJlapSoq58k/w200-h118/20231216_071952_0000.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />CKW planned a party </div><div style="text-align: justify;">for Christmas, and then</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The knitters were headed </div><div style="text-align: justify;">to my place again! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Oh, the food -</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cheese dips, chili and more!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We ate and we ate, </div><div style="text-align: justify;">and no one kept score.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7YXLCZcI61hbogj0k01QSZJEbWoBwuTfScgRBiNF5b4QpcEVXy3Wcqf_neiC7Gz0er-MN_i6w8D9t3spBxHKeMQvlDBHJ4EvYUFzKamOth6VibPCovm-E1pyWWlXWBEohO1dWzvi-43xjaEy5mR9tf9crTN4rZTpW7ooQADMWfUD4kO2XgLOEw96Uc4/s4000/20231210_134514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7YXLCZcI61hbogj0k01QSZJEbWoBwuTfScgRBiNF5b4QpcEVXy3Wcqf_neiC7Gz0er-MN_i6w8D9t3spBxHKeMQvlDBHJ4EvYUFzKamOth6VibPCovm-E1pyWWlXWBEohO1dWzvi-43xjaEy5mR9tf9crTN4rZTpW7ooQADMWfUD4kO2XgLOEw96Uc4/s320/20231210_134514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxSp5EGBojXJ70sf5rqLq91SDx-33nwxBhFEGmMVzoYvoa5qaY9PJ11KK4Pk_QgfWzH1fFDr5napD4JfU1ZXkhIDMsX6Y96qT6e9z7fbeVBVzAzNOJqd3SJZFJAIh_FQVmRMT1cXAXfHkAMHZ_y9I_KBfrSVDteSrvaUDkt3Po6lZ14XHxI8O6n8mu6c/s320/20231210_135249.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Don't forget the traditions... </div><div style="text-align: justify;">yes, most ordered more yarn*;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And hand-knit**, holiday socks </div><div style="text-align: justify;">made of wool, so warm. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMiA2iYBhugsV84ndJ7G2-kcn6OA6nX2KSKp6CkWSDujrWIJPpWaNDF9yOLxsMf107fK5jjiEN-R0MZSGismu9HUE78tV4XVKOMDKTmSuMzSrR5yhgbcwvih5HpXxo-7THU27eDCuwNamXYs4HI44Ryo1P9oQ4h9SduTk54g5IXr2d6akyOTppRTb8tg/s4000/20231210_144738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Y7S7ll48pF6mvwq4UyVJ0KKDTdX3bHGeepmhafJiFP1eb1ySNlDbx1Ni35eO6gFBicuzH1vClqGO54FGrndhEUl7UWA4hkcxuqxOqBQUkNvgHLEYIkUmPuP5ksQ_sm5SkXjpzvHRSdFPX9FuxgJYf7CHJ8LOy_7vdOMwnaPfoywO7REu77mWf2IzQaY/s4000/20231210_131339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Y7S7ll48pF6mvwq4UyVJ0KKDTdX3bHGeepmhafJiFP1eb1ySNlDbx1Ni35eO6gFBicuzH1vClqGO54FGrndhEUl7UWA4hkcxuqxOqBQUkNvgHLEYIkUmPuP5ksQ_sm5SkXjpzvHRSdFPX9FuxgJYf7CHJ8LOy_7vdOMwnaPfoywO7REu77mWf2IzQaY/s320/20231210_131339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />There's more gifts to be finished, </div><div style="text-align: justify;">things to be planned; </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nine days until Christmas! </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yarn's under my command!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The party is over, and yes, I'm still knitting like a fiend! This is the first year in quite a few that our son and his family will not make it home for the holidays, so I have a couple of boxes to ship still...I'm getting there, I promise! I am also trying to take a breath here and there, so I don't lose my Christmas mind.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Online shopping has helped, and I've had some things shipped directly to the kids<i> (thank you for doing my wrapping, Christy!).</i> But the knitted gifts and homemade goodies are all on me...still not quite sure how to send the gingerbread...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">How are your holiday plans coming along? Do you have any fun events to attend? Gifts to ship? Projects to finish? 'Tis the Season! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the middle of it all, thanks for stopping by, and Knit <i>(and bake, and shop, and wrap)</i> in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3jDIsa8HvB-EzBs3FqhjFrl2CpZ7qnKeZw2Y1jrN7MAKJ1u4fectF1qlVdPyWckTy2UDpjwmi36WS5ryXF2uNw-KhoJTMFz_1GNKUOhJ5cjlLPY_SE_Ylv0hh1f3dirt2S-y36VmiiMAV6-vs1xZBiyDNpSpXz5LL36cFFxqBkWFhgxG5te-xurXpRI/s3813/20231214_062210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="3813" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3jDIsa8HvB-EzBs3FqhjFrl2CpZ7qnKeZw2Y1jrN7MAKJ1u4fectF1qlVdPyWckTy2UDpjwmi36WS5ryXF2uNw-KhoJTMFz_1GNKUOhJ5cjlLPY_SE_Ylv0hh1f3dirt2S-y36VmiiMAV6-vs1xZBiyDNpSpXz5LL36cFFxqBkWFhgxG5te-xurXpRI/s320/20231214_062210.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*<i>Don't remember how it started, but we usually do a group yarn order at the party...and so we did this year, as well!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">**<i>Not all of the socks are hand-knit/wool, but our feet are festive, and they know it!</i></span></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-7738258529003246812023-12-09T15:33:00.026-05:002023-12-09T15:35:04.185-05:00No Christmas Shoes Here<div style="text-align: justify;">Nope. No Christmas Shoes here at all. But I'd sure like to have enough hand-knit Christmas socks that I could wear a different pair for each day from Dec 1-25! Im about halfway there now...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvhm1lrHHgQcO3umP4AMSCdzPqmy4Bi-v5OLEqVK5DZXnb2NvaKEtvDdzaourPq-OYrmA9dWNyjRZeTICVhiCQn_aRED0llxKDce_GJx95METUSt-GemNr9yuslCR1fOGA9vDwRIkPZzxGV7oDXZdNedweZqYi52IE3Oh5I0RBxIxSOJeq3mx8dX0Fq4/s1024/20231208_200540_0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvhm1lrHHgQcO3umP4AMSCdzPqmy4Bi-v5OLEqVK5DZXnb2NvaKEtvDdzaourPq-OYrmA9dWNyjRZeTICVhiCQn_aRED0llxKDce_GJx95METUSt-GemNr9yuslCR1fOGA9vDwRIkPZzxGV7oDXZdNedweZqYi52IE3Oh5I0RBxIxSOJeq3mx8dX0Fq4/s320/20231208_200540_0000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'd also like to add to my Christmas jewelry collection. Since I can't wear earrings, that means more pins amd necklaces. So you can imagine how exited I was when my daughter made this impulse purchase for me at a local bakery yesterday!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYKPdO__nvhEjWNN0M_M1bibf65_12dNJg6qF7lSooLRTzuO3R12f3lH01q2nuly0W-eXw5UDAzaUyL03wP6Va1iDjL5g8xq73cocuY1zVQdLT7UBiKNoxbIcnLBIOi_60Y4B-2KbRYot4xBJITsHbAZu4ZVtZpVA0SeEsjf0NJKqBv_XtTC0QFG2qzk/s2239/20231208_184048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="2239" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYKPdO__nvhEjWNN0M_M1bibf65_12dNJg6qF7lSooLRTzuO3R12f3lH01q2nuly0W-eXw5UDAzaUyL03wP6Va1iDjL5g8xq73cocuY1zVQdLT7UBiKNoxbIcnLBIOi_60Y4B-2KbRYot4xBJITsHbAZu4ZVtZpVA0SeEsjf0NJKqBv_XtTC0QFG2qzk/s320/20231208_184048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I love this pin, and I'm going to wear the heck out of it this month! Maybe even into the New Year... While I wear it, I'll just keep working on socks and mystery gnome knitalongs...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-WY0GPgR-pxQb-MP5IYax6205gJCilWLdkbAZhnDueVDKBWv9qgMEysGWiNvDPeqq85i_dh3ebJvoaxZXqCO0r7Om74ykfaeLonoUqYLvhOE-hw4-MPM6l1gcBqKdFto899ITtlA5ZRGHD8fX_Wy_KpWi6F5moRpw9f66HZBiTbl4hDeWth0nucqqLg/s3840/20231209_144323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-WY0GPgR-pxQb-MP5IYax6205gJCilWLdkbAZhnDueVDKBWv9qgMEysGWiNvDPeqq85i_dh3ebJvoaxZXqCO0r7Om74ykfaeLonoUqYLvhOE-hw4-MPM6l1gcBqKdFto899ITtlA5ZRGHD8fX_Wy_KpWi6F5moRpw9f66HZBiTbl4hDeWth0nucqqLg/s320/20231209_144323.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...and I have orders for a stocking and a Psyduck hoodie and a rainbow Yoshi, not to mention the candy I have yet to make. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLBsVp0Uqs3TtdhMOfy7t1IeWCHLpSydVV1R4id3GIakRXbyOh45A0a9QL_WIYdyiZ_bvfScXDWfbS8YWPIIdcuPuhG0QV-5kjCxImVOg8E4_o80uinvbSfJg-CrKlyWDaE0X7fAPtS3_n6JzQg5rPiylTWrYyNX0YIPm4quihq_1uUai4iuf8O1vr6g/s4000/20231207_062351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLBsVp0Uqs3TtdhMOfy7t1IeWCHLpSydVV1R4id3GIakRXbyOh45A0a9QL_WIYdyiZ_bvfScXDWfbS8YWPIIdcuPuhG0QV-5kjCxImVOg8E4_o80uinvbSfJg-CrKlyWDaE0X7fAPtS3_n6JzQg5rPiylTWrYyNX0YIPm4quihq_1uUai4iuf8O1vr6g/s320/20231207_062351.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Looks like I won't be getting much sleep this month! But all of the things are fun for me, even more fun with Christmas around the corner! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2hkFv1TmFkgCgPPxuRKdMAXQeo6EDtZBY0eIs_mzzRyDxx3RQctFtuQ3PQS1kl8rXpyYykvdhclOWmsft1M3cp2LDKe0F7bTXIUEQC6_W-w-U-xj2rjwZxrGNLA2hkBEsTBd43FbnvE-PO2Gbud1Li8TX33x0E8NTRJ3-OxLq1uaK0LZc8get1cHWoU/s4000/20231209_131647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2hkFv1TmFkgCgPPxuRKdMAXQeo6EDtZBY0eIs_mzzRyDxx3RQctFtuQ3PQS1kl8rXpyYykvdhclOWmsft1M3cp2LDKe0F7bTXIUEQC6_W-w-U-xj2rjwZxrGNLA2hkBEsTBd43FbnvE-PO2Gbud1Li8TX33x0E8NTRJ3-OxLq1uaK0LZc8get1cHWoU/s320/20231209_131647.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />What are you having fun with this month? Even if you're not having fun yet, I wish all of you joy and peace and love this holiday season! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-59842343598541062492023-12-02T15:33:00.016-05:002023-12-11T11:58:53.444-05:00No Gingerbread Yet?<div style="text-align: justify;">December is getting away from me! It is December second, and the month is already getting away from me...how does that even happen? Well, I'll tell ya...there was this craft show <i>(Christmas in the Barn)</i>, where I bought this spider, and it was a fun event to attend! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JpEOX3X_yJCnaubbu8QlxBRKqh1zhNYFZVSdLvk0JQQFFk4IJhMvXipf0KQmbxwLv-ekpOblxeJdcuFwzotIQdOrP3eXF0y5pet5j8LTisF23F42cPYzuYIpJ0QouK5v1pNCRsXrcyFti_c3bkbYXzm5CsVpJ-KXE8Hyi2a5TfavTE3p578361EK8bo/s2081/20231202_145842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="2081" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JpEOX3X_yJCnaubbu8QlxBRKqh1zhNYFZVSdLvk0JQQFFk4IJhMvXipf0KQmbxwLv-ekpOblxeJdcuFwzotIQdOrP3eXF0y5pet5j8LTisF23F42cPYzuYIpJ0QouK5v1pNCRsXrcyFti_c3bkbYXzm5CsVpJ-KXE8Hyi2a5TfavTE3p578361EK8bo/s320/20231202_145842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />But I still haven't started the gingerbread...though I did manage an extra batch of Christmas caramel before I left the house at 8:45am.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1i_Dtg6XjPISQ9dncqPDmRiv5elcomAwMrM6b8wV7nCJfRHnCJKIrYdLEcgXa8bkVvy8R9BYO5nREYC_Ln4b_qVoTwNk4hgls27PAYTTt2eERRF5hgw_cjBVbiW9v7mrk0R7TS8qWrWEgDU32fw1cSOrRa4QnJIwUKBVSfnLGVNzH5UQrHJI15lAJtA/s1600/20231202_074231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1i_Dtg6XjPISQ9dncqPDmRiv5elcomAwMrM6b8wV7nCJfRHnCJKIrYdLEcgXa8bkVvy8R9BYO5nREYC_Ln4b_qVoTwNk4hgls27PAYTTt2eERRF5hgw_cjBVbiW9v7mrk0R7TS8qWrWEgDU32fw1cSOrRa4QnJIwUKBVSfnLGVNzH5UQrHJI15lAJtA/s320/20231202_074231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />There were so many good, crafty items to see and shop that, despite my best efforts to be home before lunch, I didn't leave the church until nearly 2pm! Lol...down the rabbit hole again, Alice...but look at all the goodness...!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdBgueDv95CojYzJ1XL3bep2JTNBhXg751o84AjHSxO74LL6smgnVFaJTOBC_MZszoM32H7zqBCPQIths2DlGeyMbMEHvm-oXPMmvcAuFZRII1X_qtOwjMgeBrUm_AKlD642GamG3uUVWz7TFEYg0keC5ayRKt7zv2o_ePH5LkRk2Iq8-a2RHysxZVh0/s2880/20231202_151521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdBgueDv95CojYzJ1XL3bep2JTNBhXg751o84AjHSxO74LL6smgnVFaJTOBC_MZszoM32H7zqBCPQIths2DlGeyMbMEHvm-oXPMmvcAuFZRII1X_qtOwjMgeBrUm_AKlD642GamG3uUVWz7TFEYg0keC5ayRKt7zv2o_ePH5LkRk2Iq8-a2RHysxZVh0/s320/20231202_151521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Anyway, I'm home now, and I still haven't started the gingerbread. But I have started a pair of 2020 Advent stripe socks, and I'm not behind on those yet <i>(Note: it is only Dec 2</i>)...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gT1jBBsY-ShCz8NHfQ-AXZUbTorf5J9OHeR-TJ16nJs6AIGfpzE0-oPxHNNiKFhyphenhyphens6-USFpkwZxQOQwAojuVEq5_7QXq_ft_aELEFnPv5PaoUlDBo1RAER1xwqQ1bAoWKnBqa_cD_VCKQ8j_ii82Q5c3BunuMZdz_aZyeZWlQXC1THMIgnOsd6TgsIs/s2253/20231202_062319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="2253" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gT1jBBsY-ShCz8NHfQ-AXZUbTorf5J9OHeR-TJ16nJs6AIGfpzE0-oPxHNNiKFhyphenhyphens6-USFpkwZxQOQwAojuVEq5_7QXq_ft_aELEFnPv5PaoUlDBo1RAER1xwqQ1bAoWKnBqa_cD_VCKQ8j_ii82Q5c3BunuMZdz_aZyeZWlQXC1THMIgnOsd6TgsIs/s320/20231202_062319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />and I've worn hand-knit, Christmas socks every day for over a week...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2fAU51FiHHfLMYghPprWqtVVMcOyTVet_HG5c2GeZ7wC9_7P7TUM4k7vwo_XnE2cU3v7PtxBbwjK0_lXVLax04E9HPfGwGKid2v6TqyIEoC9NxDOpnNT38pxatOjTW43deCLdJsHt9QEOQShsZmG-cZTsuwPJHSS70aajFZlL8oZZebcEDHTdITPjnk/s1080/Copy%20of%20Advent%20Yarn%201_20231202_084204_0000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2fAU51FiHHfLMYghPprWqtVVMcOyTVet_HG5c2GeZ7wC9_7P7TUM4k7vwo_XnE2cU3v7PtxBbwjK0_lXVLax04E9HPfGwGKid2v6TqyIEoC9NxDOpnNT38pxatOjTW43deCLdJsHt9QEOQShsZmG-cZTsuwPJHSS70aajFZlL8oZZebcEDHTdITPjnk/s320/Copy%20of%20Advent%20Yarn%201_20231202_084204_0000.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />and my tree is up, with frosted, sugar cookies and wraped caramels on it <i>(but</i> <i>no gingerbread yet)</i>...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdojEJL_4D1jjkN_taPcc6wO6rZ8llol2D9oEgoqtZ2gjHtYVRYthCP4Vwr5tWIyTUW6z-l5d9KL-i1CjtL9xuEFYXo_579tUwhw8KP6XWxJ7Jq9ApYWbiNcFTxoiYd067e3AMJ4P7ypvGVT6gXExDHvq8bzpoA4j4E2Jx_BNdd0BXfHE-B_tNlYYKXNY/s2880/20231202_151616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdojEJL_4D1jjkN_taPcc6wO6rZ8llol2D9oEgoqtZ2gjHtYVRYthCP4Vwr5tWIyTUW6z-l5d9KL-i1CjtL9xuEFYXo_579tUwhw8KP6XWxJ7Jq9ApYWbiNcFTxoiYd067e3AMJ4P7ypvGVT6gXExDHvq8bzpoA4j4E2Jx_BNdd0BXfHE-B_tNlYYKXNY/s320/20231202_151616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />and I have a Christmas spider! I've been looking for a Christmas spider for years, and now I have one! I'm going to celebrate that victory... Hip! Hip! Hooray!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rest will get done, as long as I dont let December get too far away from me! How is your December going? Don't ask? Okay, forget I've asked. 😉 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-9685166483611271702023-11-25T15:33:00.005-05:002023-12-10T00:06:23.204-05:00Time to Start Christmas!<div style="text-align: justify;">Thanksgiving is over, </div><div style="text-align: justify;">the carcass is bare -</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But we enjoyed turkey </div><div style="text-align: justify;">while it was there! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDa3-3fGtwj9LjWcthr9n6K97UGTVcbgL8vUarn4S3UzvIBpsAwlFlGXAQ625MlXMl-G-dBkwBo68RK55vutGSkymaymAJHyHdVsC4CKbHCyqJH7_Ums3ZJD1kK5UiRb6oDeXIAqLjNVGnyxueK5s-IplPWUvd9KqwP5uT-KP6lw7C0ogBUKJu5zBMN4/s2880/20231125_110908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDa3-3fGtwj9LjWcthr9n6K97UGTVcbgL8vUarn4S3UzvIBpsAwlFlGXAQ625MlXMl-G-dBkwBo68RK55vutGSkymaymAJHyHdVsC4CKbHCyqJH7_Ums3ZJD1kK5UiRb6oDeXIAqLjNVGnyxueK5s-IplPWUvd9KqwP5uT-KP6lw7C0ogBUKJu5zBMN4/w200-h200/20231125_110908.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Now the tree is up, </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Christmas socks on my feet,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">but no cookies are baked... </div><div style="text-align: justify;">we decorate with sweets!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31DmvbBQLNoM9tFPmVmkMoeh7eSfFQOh2sVxVPxjCGjDRKtxFIid-D7x8B-MH4NRNS1NTffakv1tz0CvfZ1Oguqs2FIAsiKkmkZtKKPp6wsTs8nwDQm4cSzZ7Pe-PD45p1wjmKnEHvSn9hHK6LJghLqvNtxAvXRtfH2QrkT6rPro_oUEPtJR2wyaivgU/s2880/20231125_103224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31DmvbBQLNoM9tFPmVmkMoeh7eSfFQOh2sVxVPxjCGjDRKtxFIid-D7x8B-MH4NRNS1NTffakv1tz0CvfZ1Oguqs2FIAsiKkmkZtKKPp6wsTs8nwDQm4cSzZ7Pe-PD45p1wjmKnEHvSn9hHK6LJghLqvNtxAvXRtfH2QrkT6rPro_oUEPtJR2wyaivgU/w200-h200/20231125_103224.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />So this post will be short, </div><div style="text-align: justify;">and I'll be in the kitchen -</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gotta Christmas this place up</div><div style="text-align: justify;">without any...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Oops! Family friendly blog! I'll leave you to fill in the blank, if you like...maybe Blitzen could help you out? I hear he's a whiz at Christmas rhymes and decorating. 🎄 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Is your tree up yet? I'd love to see a pic!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBm35lPtAmPzgVFZH1XXA9lvSVTX3IwYys4IUQegMfAeHXkyL8RDke97ZG3e_kJTO32bF1QwFpP_08Ku9YRywB_oGqdcif_jKTgQaDNuabubzJxvJg4FkDz5q7EmLH-7wSiAhW4UYeIVA146kCixcEwThC3dSoLlsxQC_XebBZRANHb6-PtDiY_lALDc/s2880/20231124_094148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBm35lPtAmPzgVFZH1XXA9lvSVTX3IwYys4IUQegMfAeHXkyL8RDke97ZG3e_kJTO32bF1QwFpP_08Ku9YRywB_oGqdcif_jKTgQaDNuabubzJxvJg4FkDz5q7EmLH-7wSiAhW4UYeIVA146kCixcEwThC3dSoLlsxQC_XebBZRANHb6-PtDiY_lALDc/w200-h200/20231124_094148.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-90342212973647084132023-11-23T09:00:00.001-05:002023-11-23T09:00:00.132-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!<div style="text-align: justify;">Wishing all my friends a</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8H-d6hHTj5aN0RCCQO6YSxJjBQy1aPXA1bcvZxWXYTFqtWONLwTwF9Z31PgyiJeJmRXYneoBVyLEs9T3q5fC29L_C2PCwu46gLzaB6jlxHaJjMmvUauB6YWF1fkDqO5VsPKUbVSggRbiv-N9O4WbLCAfhsUJruzJSIIzN1R_sZlwNpNJzHNwWV2EIvg/s1920/20231123_074444_0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8H-d6hHTj5aN0RCCQO6YSxJjBQy1aPXA1bcvZxWXYTFqtWONLwTwF9Z31PgyiJeJmRXYneoBVyLEs9T3q5fC29L_C2PCwu46gLzaB6jlxHaJjMmvUauB6YWF1fkDqO5VsPKUbVSggRbiv-N9O4WbLCAfhsUJruzJSIIzN1R_sZlwNpNJzHNwWV2EIvg/s320/20231123_074444_0000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I hope there's time for you to Knit in Good Health this weekend!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-52425852492687128972023-11-18T15:33:00.020-05:002023-12-10T00:04:23.001-05:00Not Quite Turkey Time<div style="text-align: justify;">Where's your turkey? Mine is in the freezer, but I'll be moving it to the fridge for thawing well before I go to bed tonight. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O3twSBf0LUazMPs0qHAn7intB1f5IGzk7oE0oyabEyWnDkdytsRXVhKCl5E1pz25B3Z1uQIE_EwaGCHiTPdQdGGAknffPtVoksVIqHJvdUNnUreaquMN5QbdFHlgVpyXxfVBU6bh3vQFms2dRlmlfoRS996XGjVsz2Gq23bHdqbagS9acj2rtuIGj0Q/s4000/20231118_102038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O3twSBf0LUazMPs0qHAn7intB1f5IGzk7oE0oyabEyWnDkdytsRXVhKCl5E1pz25B3Z1uQIE_EwaGCHiTPdQdGGAknffPtVoksVIqHJvdUNnUreaquMN5QbdFHlgVpyXxfVBU6bh3vQFms2dRlmlfoRS996XGjVsz2Gq23bHdqbagS9acj2rtuIGj0Q/s320/20231118_102038.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />While I was checking on the turkey, I noticed that my butter stock is a little low... for this time of year anyway!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasXN4tkNfNow7ep8U9dJqYDdaqVhM5PgE9WE7MqVqD5L348AhwSPDJUsgMOFRzB1FbpU-k_1PE69ZSOhxx5ZnBDwNTQVEYW7Q_-GHJ2CSNkmaidBerBmx1ZbuPm2IDLETTkA2tI1EY3LSy_QCCUpsCjaVg0Zhx9MI5ShDt_TWDC79FneYAnGaTQl9iug/s4000/20231118_102109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasXN4tkNfNow7ep8U9dJqYDdaqVhM5PgE9WE7MqVqD5L348AhwSPDJUsgMOFRzB1FbpU-k_1PE69ZSOhxx5ZnBDwNTQVEYW7Q_-GHJ2CSNkmaidBerBmx1ZbuPm2IDLETTkA2tI1EY3LSy_QCCUpsCjaVg0Zhx9MI5ShDt_TWDC79FneYAnGaTQl9iug/s320/20231118_102109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I'll use about two pounds on the Thanksgiving feast alone in just a few days. Butter goes in all the good stuff...on the bird, in the potatoes, stuffing and corn! It's especially good in the homemade rolls, and in my second batch of Christmas caramel! Yummm!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxEeEMViIOM1LcpCqmBPypFjKoNKSVSOWFXTtH9gq9_metSqogCgKSsfLVmAjeLX1R8HY5XG8hpj9B2PtAVtpCqEtAzAmDjOFr7sQiXQlJSCwWPm61m7W_hUizE_qmXESz683Y8sFPR0_AWRzYRsCJ2lI8ooqF1ro5ITF4JP3gbhM3uaJ3vG0XVF9bmo/s2880/20231118_114409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxEeEMViIOM1LcpCqmBPypFjKoNKSVSOWFXTtH9gq9_metSqogCgKSsfLVmAjeLX1R8HY5XG8hpj9B2PtAVtpCqEtAzAmDjOFr7sQiXQlJSCwWPm61m7W_hUizE_qmXESz683Y8sFPR0_AWRzYRsCJ2lI8ooqF1ro5ITF4JP3gbhM3uaJ3vG0XVF9bmo/w200-h200/20231118_114409.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Second batch because we may put up the tree this weekend and decorate it on Turkey Day! We will need wrapped candies for that...and cookies too! I'd better take a break from this sweater and start baking! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj91jEuFXzgF9Iriun4qfX67-O2JImhfoQWSHRIrprWWmGGDgX3pMkhnCEZ-CCFFOnDrc9iaeVn6n7xLZvA5xUpQcU6YaU2DG85g3gmOgDO1sy8IefEwuLGfjFLvUhLWWOTZCYNPDsc5hPATkOZ32RJh0XFNG81tWAvU6PFXYStVhQU4ZpETjAOfBl6CQ/s4000/20231118_103708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj91jEuFXzgF9Iriun4qfX67-O2JImhfoQWSHRIrprWWmGGDgX3pMkhnCEZ-CCFFOnDrc9iaeVn6n7xLZvA5xUpQcU6YaU2DG85g3gmOgDO1sy8IefEwuLGfjFLvUhLWWOTZCYNPDsc5hPATkOZ32RJh0XFNG81tWAvU6PFXYStVhQU4ZpETjAOfBl6CQ/s320/20231118_103708.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />But before I go, here's a couple pictures of last weekend's party!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRE0Zl1y9w8pH70eknenFSphxpti-ILn2WV1SWgvlmMWiMMDK5G9tCvh5G4rmR8otbVIWK-jxhvKnUjf0pjz_9Qbf53iWt6HOf3UHuIA6VNmgCcinMyJ51vgsyEK0UG_hAC9cJHIvZq08i6IFXfkSjKYtfC2k7nOq-wBjucaZ9fBnu2IbPx9maz5NsiY/s4000/20231111_154816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRE0Zl1y9w8pH70eknenFSphxpti-ILn2WV1SWgvlmMWiMMDK5G9tCvh5G4rmR8otbVIWK-jxhvKnUjf0pjz_9Qbf53iWt6HOf3UHuIA6VNmgCcinMyJ51vgsyEK0UG_hAC9cJHIvZq08i6IFXfkSjKYtfC2k7nOq-wBjucaZ9fBnu2IbPx9maz5NsiY/s320/20231111_154816.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj707l0EjFm6OWzrXSxb4gBBHlQSByEKXtgdD5LQR7BjV1kqmiLJewaElgGyedtCId3Y3AImRSBeuHNZSVaEDEuX4BEP47Ch8mAA_Dfy7-e5o3cDWHQvln0igTwRNqYPXKaiITQYmoZ63nZ0BZE6KOr_4fo0Rv78ic7zXgbrhhTXLUV_surT6RQ320bMCk/s4000/20231111_143804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj707l0EjFm6OWzrXSxb4gBBHlQSByEKXtgdD5LQR7BjV1kqmiLJewaElgGyedtCId3Y3AImRSBeuHNZSVaEDEuX4BEP47Ch8mAA_Dfy7-e5o3cDWHQvln0igTwRNqYPXKaiITQYmoZ63nZ0BZE6KOr_4fo0Rv78ic7zXgbrhhTXLUV_surT6RQ320bMCk/s320/20231111_143804.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The boys had a blast, and so did we! 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Tell me, what's your favorite holiday tradition? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-63689153476760501102023-11-11T15:33:00.009-05:002023-11-11T15:33:00.176-05:00Party Day!<div style="text-align: justify;">Short post, because it's <b>PARTY DAY!</b> Party Caramel proves it...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLR5Y-_YZdrKbdN0wqJX0y5p2sef_3r0YtkHOn4LqzcVG7AHhFxUMspbtUABMshv0duDGebpPJcuwb28vD-EpUWlCo26lFwBTGdSJwRrSCTUohuRuzFSUn9i2iYMnA-1Mu58UmQXh7I0PPuUE772D8xtEfylVWKVEO1VB79YhfmOJ4pnxGryBvqtehEk8/s4000/20231104_192232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLR5Y-_YZdrKbdN0wqJX0y5p2sef_3r0YtkHOn4LqzcVG7AHhFxUMspbtUABMshv0duDGebpPJcuwb28vD-EpUWlCo26lFwBTGdSJwRrSCTUohuRuzFSUn9i2iYMnA-1Mu58UmQXh7I0PPuUE772D8xtEfylVWKVEO1VB79YhfmOJ4pnxGryBvqtehEk8/s320/20231104_192232.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Today is the day that we celebrate the newly-minted 3- year-old, </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7WWTsB0CchXvTn_mqKmRJP22WxDorrW1NoRmNe51oPfNhoF6runESqeaXWq-Fb_t2aNRx8xYa3jhRunFRoycyAHuPQZ-vAFoJPL5lnaCYl5-CyHVqN8DPRJzRPNzlNC8NyiAa9i8sqTlxKD6CaZe0piyed1ikUfnVL5cxGRywhTT6OjbM-g1vQdwd4c/s1298/20231110_185133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1298" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7WWTsB0CchXvTn_mqKmRJP22WxDorrW1NoRmNe51oPfNhoF6runESqeaXWq-Fb_t2aNRx8xYa3jhRunFRoycyAHuPQZ-vAFoJPL5lnaCYl5-CyHVqN8DPRJzRPNzlNC8NyiAa9i8sqTlxKD6CaZe0piyed1ikUfnVL5cxGRywhTT6OjbM-g1vQdwd4c/w200-h200/20231110_185133.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />and the nearly-minted 5- year-old!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dp86CuQzcLC_0LF42Yp3mtpjdGWUDzFiSJVh6qEi2Bw781iBWMzg6_LuYCcc4Cxl6igciU_N8WF3kmXUmz-IAaXrsJyG5AhxssVA2k5L8ueDe-gIO02doLJ-CnDiX8RbY3nWihcn8xLv9-5i_PtT_rOkEFT2XDeHuZizoIcfNK8id9CnbQblY2hT_b4/s1056/20231110_185507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1056" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dp86CuQzcLC_0LF42Yp3mtpjdGWUDzFiSJVh6qEi2Bw781iBWMzg6_LuYCcc4Cxl6igciU_N8WF3kmXUmz-IAaXrsJyG5AhxssVA2k5L8ueDe-gIO02doLJ-CnDiX8RbY3nWihcn8xLv9-5i_PtT_rOkEFT2XDeHuZizoIcfNK8id9CnbQblY2hT_b4/w200-h200/20231110_185507.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Heck! Even the baby is excited for a party! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWd3XbJGuLK0VuFM5xnbm5bxhArhxdIZS5siKoWGTWZBIHADYu3E5aSeyLlLWQJIAktQjYoxLmKF8hYDY_9eEXz-5ZzLO7jTuH-33wF1uZxll_ua0tfSqt1VIv7pLfyuyW8MFBNl1xbkyU3rrRhQNlxVdUC4-tYBZDq383-6iDc7BvokpRJ1db0_mh44/s2665/20231110_185223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="2665" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWd3XbJGuLK0VuFM5xnbm5bxhArhxdIZS5siKoWGTWZBIHADYu3E5aSeyLlLWQJIAktQjYoxLmKF8hYDY_9eEXz-5ZzLO7jTuH-33wF1uZxll_ua0tfSqt1VIv7pLfyuyW8MFBNl1xbkyU3rrRhQNlxVdUC4-tYBZDq383-6iDc7BvokpRJ1db0_mh44/s320/20231110_185223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />There will be cake and chili and cookies and snacks, and many photos...but not before blog-time. So here's one last pic, some of the beauty of fall in Northeast Ohio! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gnf_uOPLtwPBmip32eMzwEfoB3tXcCAveZApB7p3X4NHGkKzfba2e83gS4Ytc2Vyezq-95VeiroZqMeeI1xcOOeip7vuIAK4Qn11O86ZGpzGrWdS7gQvEN1W8xpBTcJmw2kDdAmCa4mpqdy4HDDyegujYsFh5wnxbAu117JOFxn6r7QQkC62eYCUDiI/s4000/20231110_162214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gnf_uOPLtwPBmip32eMzwEfoB3tXcCAveZApB7p3X4NHGkKzfba2e83gS4Ytc2Vyezq-95VeiroZqMeeI1xcOOeip7vuIAK4Qn11O86ZGpzGrWdS7gQvEN1W8xpBTcJmw2kDdAmCa4mpqdy4HDDyegujYsFh5wnxbAu117JOFxn6r7QQkC62eYCUDiI/s320/20231110_162214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Now, I'm off to the party! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-87748212175751397722023-11-04T15:33:00.016-04:002023-11-04T15:33:00.149-04:00It's November, Yo!<div style="text-align: justify;">No shade to my friends whose houses already look like this:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK-wz_4ibEsWtvveqFAGNzPkG7iogA6P1VWX_PCYZrSgzHhMvaSCjxPp6CIEZ1lxJyXmUTf6YUDklk5ULRcvXvgeuIt4jCiDyCHkZpInOAwTZm6lru0YFiHnMznkxhJDED3lWe-49aTDGm9vKxlTrk9QWAbXEajYoHHazFSXvMqQ_I1wt1q8SvcXC-Zc/s1080/FB_IMG_1699121815729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIK-wz_4ibEsWtvveqFAGNzPkG7iogA6P1VWX_PCYZrSgzHhMvaSCjxPp6CIEZ1lxJyXmUTf6YUDklk5ULRcvXvgeuIt4jCiDyCHkZpInOAwTZm6lru0YFiHnMznkxhJDED3lWe-49aTDGm9vKxlTrk9QWAbXEajYoHHazFSXvMqQ_I1wt1q8SvcXC-Zc/s320/FB_IMG_1699121815729.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />but, it's <b><i>November</i></b>, yo! November 4th, and my house looks like this:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagAba7vg7ZKMgO6omv9GnuCFojRQdS5XqMrlZ2FRooWSpMkdwoahXveT3pbzUDLnxWE-A7u2MBGHKom9kMuEzqXLRd3llUp7uBv1BiUUec3hapD6tbv4iPjYIH_UvgqpNywUTlGMltW1ONI75WOQSz8066jMAuumfVUtOoa_D9JFeOVeERMCdiV-JlSk/s3840/20231104_124352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagAba7vg7ZKMgO6omv9GnuCFojRQdS5XqMrlZ2FRooWSpMkdwoahXveT3pbzUDLnxWE-A7u2MBGHKom9kMuEzqXLRd3llUp7uBv1BiUUec3hapD6tbv4iPjYIH_UvgqpNywUTlGMltW1ONI75WOQSz8066jMAuumfVUtOoa_D9JFeOVeERMCdiV-JlSk/s320/20231104_124352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />That's not to say that I am not in the "Holiday Spirit." I mean, I did make <u><a href="https://prettyknittyjewelry.blogspot.com/p/christmas-caramel.html">Christmas caramel</a></u> this morning. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpdZ7xnWEPikx5MFwQZRGKwZ5YeYx9NFT3t7icSrFtjqV9-KU6E7UKyNXSjhDu_XrWCVsh3Z-z9VoHqfcPFHtUOvbMXtrSqE-yHTwAftJV8CrtNhcc_akZ123z7tVmcQZc9MRnBPIM30_MIqC378zqMHQ1FeHcF30JK7eGWUg_AzoyZEtFKYCiL-JG3E/s2880/20231104_124627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpdZ7xnWEPikx5MFwQZRGKwZ5YeYx9NFT3t7icSrFtjqV9-KU6E7UKyNXSjhDu_XrWCVsh3Z-z9VoHqfcPFHtUOvbMXtrSqE-yHTwAftJV8CrtNhcc_akZ123z7tVmcQZc9MRnBPIM30_MIqC378zqMHQ1FeHcF30JK7eGWUg_AzoyZEtFKYCiL-JG3E/w320-h320/20231104_124627.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Of course, that's because it's been requested for the birthday party next week, and it needs time to cool and rest before we cut it up and wrap it. So, it is now cooling and resting, yay!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxMfR93y07wn2bpj7PoGbSkdqwLjTmcRC41AEGuJDDlErjbaENvmboLnKK9_LF-xt4M7-DQ4JN0fZlgdNSyM2gr9SmgZXDsWk2fU6LPa1_OaanzBZYQhauu2J0UmhNnoMnzGs13QFsTTnoUztYG44pTtoWF3yOLz9WZWSqVHbVjRUb4YjWj7WpsdjexU/s3840/20231104_133335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxMfR93y07wn2bpj7PoGbSkdqwLjTmcRC41AEGuJDDlErjbaENvmboLnKK9_LF-xt4M7-DQ4JN0fZlgdNSyM2gr9SmgZXDsWk2fU6LPa1_OaanzBZYQhauu2J0UmhNnoMnzGs13QFsTTnoUztYG44pTtoWF3yOLz9WZWSqVHbVjRUb4YjWj7WpsdjexU/s320/20231104_133335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Since I was at it, with the Christmas caramel and all, I also managed a batch of cookies to pop into the freezer. I mean, it's November, yo! Any guesses what these will be, friends?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qFqEDTQG4aFLSE-30cO8SJJoBd35Wz8r4EiZcLSvY666pAPbb6N4TmeFoFOAu8OIcAexGqk2coy2fUNSJRJaDcqp0EOruKEZCXfSPDQL6sHTgdh6q_xt1n9dOX7vO476Jt2qeMlVj9K9gXOD8noQ6p_iEQzBYSiXNC4E0RmM77zNYozaxr_2I9htKZ4/s4000/20231104_120933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qFqEDTQG4aFLSE-30cO8SJJoBd35Wz8r4EiZcLSvY666pAPbb6N4TmeFoFOAu8OIcAexGqk2coy2fUNSJRJaDcqp0EOruKEZCXfSPDQL6sHTgdh6q_xt1n9dOX7vO476Jt2qeMlVj9K9gXOD8noQ6p_iEQzBYSiXNC4E0RmM77zNYozaxr_2I9htKZ4/s320/20231104_120933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I also have a pot of chicken soup on the stove, and I am enjoying some holiday knitting <i>(can't show you, because it's November, yo!)</i>, and so I might as well watch a Hallmark Christmas movie, right? I mean, it's November, yo! Also, I might have too much yarn, so I <i style="font-weight: bold;">have to </i>do some knitting!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj633U4TXuYtXDjIyCCUIzpxYpy0ndT2T2VCQhyglW88q_2XLGx0nT1M1A33LHRrSsOms1KTD-d3T-jEuf3BrCFlDRxkdw6rnwd-akzhmlw2lZbhYj1Owz6_PTtIIFWMzfjull3yrDVppD-9f2Px6B5XzTQ9coHqhdeHVvxwDq2rhfUFhslhj_fPxe-6iM/s4000/20231104_122123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj633U4TXuYtXDjIyCCUIzpxYpy0ndT2T2VCQhyglW88q_2XLGx0nT1M1A33LHRrSsOms1KTD-d3T-jEuf3BrCFlDRxkdw6rnwd-akzhmlw2lZbhYj1Owz6_PTtIIFWMzfjull3yrDVppD-9f2Px6B5XzTQ9coHqhdeHVvxwDq2rhfUFhslhj_fPxe-6iM/s320/20231104_122123.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Where are you on the holiday spectrum? Wherever you are, I'm glad you stopped by today!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, go see how much yarn YOU have, and Knit in Good Health!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-27593754445548311842023-10-28T15:33:00.010-04:002023-10-28T15:33:00.143-04:00Three Musketeers<div style="text-align: justify;">I feel like this picture tells a story...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMzZ1_iNgkI41aLJ5jMqww9hAWSdoe_BdyrwlaauuJuIhv0lP10Ee58O0OBOKmtn5hC0sxZ_Rq5Ud7G6E7nrBoRMEFsah0GNSQTzUXXjMXxvE6YnK9KswV-X7BnUoCSdYVxmuKg8kItCIphs73eNIoaLfhJJrQ2ZtqDWMYKJnppHo0pnYGPRGW4jB3fc/s4000/20231024_162643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMzZ1_iNgkI41aLJ5jMqww9hAWSdoe_BdyrwlaauuJuIhv0lP10Ee58O0OBOKmtn5hC0sxZ_Rq5Ud7G6E7nrBoRMEFsah0GNSQTzUXXjMXxvE6YnK9KswV-X7BnUoCSdYVxmuKg8kItCIphs73eNIoaLfhJJrQ2ZtqDWMYKJnppHo0pnYGPRGW4jB3fc/s320/20231024_162643.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...and so it does. It's the story of three boys, growing up together so that they will always be the best of friends <i>(and maybe finding some mischief, too!)</i>. Wanna guess who the ringleader will be? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZoFD2C1S8JzFgwzh_3O2BB5zyZYJxCYrWPp6R2TOrbqpUc7HGWezZDkb3eoDEgwRmwi04IcAg31r4sZ7YhqvWK-_Yy3a7sPZS-RWdYUW-EXSrD22E9EcUVff5VDGqZQlouyxUpf_uhDT9vTaSbS8O2_pNxqsXQzEkleS8w-cU5Z16Nz6h10ft0X8vwg/s4000/20231024_161755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZoFD2C1S8JzFgwzh_3O2BB5zyZYJxCYrWPp6R2TOrbqpUc7HGWezZDkb3eoDEgwRmwi04IcAg31r4sZ7YhqvWK-_Yy3a7sPZS-RWdYUW-EXSrD22E9EcUVff5VDGqZQlouyxUpf_uhDT9vTaSbS8O2_pNxqsXQzEkleS8w-cU5Z16Nz6h10ft0X8vwg/s320/20231024_161755.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />If you guessed that the fearless, headstrong, third-born of the brood will be that brother, I would tell you that is a very solid guess! But who knows, really...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We have two of the three boys at our house this weekend, so I'm putting this post together early. It will go live at the normal time, and I will hopefully be napping when it does, but I anticipate that I will not have time or energy to do much blogging on Saturday or Sunday! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Monday morning, there will be copious cups of coffee to help Pop Pop and I recover from the fun! Then I will try to catch up on some knitting...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexLC7sxjfU2ErSbuwaRFBZpmQGYfz__4c9DMHo9Oj47F0S_v-2Ai4I1_K4jTb3LGMvDxh6ywXwni1W2456e2bKwqxWCb9LVvxVcMKt7Y40q8f2AJg5Z5w-Ktm6ycB-fGCn9OnKhTwBrMqOJ_vZ4sw4YTu8pxgeGZwlzWPuzBdxRQvB_XoWemm7QB2b3A/s4000/20231027_055617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexLC7sxjfU2ErSbuwaRFBZpmQGYfz__4c9DMHo9Oj47F0S_v-2Ai4I1_K4jTb3LGMvDxh6ywXwni1W2456e2bKwqxWCb9LVvxVcMKt7Y40q8f2AJg5Z5w-Ktm6ycB-fGCn9OnKhTwBrMqOJ_vZ4sw4YTu8pxgeGZwlzWPuzBdxRQvB_XoWemm7QB2b3A/s320/20231027_055617.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I hope you have found something to enjoy this weekend, and thanks for stopping by!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, go Knit in Good Health <i>(and share with me what you're knitting in the comments!)</i>!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998386588399920250.post-15756348069821344712023-10-21T15:33:00.018-04:002023-10-21T15:33:00.161-04:00A Hand-y Post<div style="text-align: justify;">As I was looking down at my knitting this morning, I noticed my hands. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdS6sRBgMCCsMWFXeGmhvDBRCO-HPP1kLXW_tudmBoqXdlm4VT31NxgpEBInyGx6OvqrZeRF2lwJRw5tqwbyU7pBH1wXjSE2VMZqdR4pFik98tmwvaAm-xWe5UquDv-hP6Y8Iq9DAvCc1ppeGOiTfWd0xRINfAAYERr84jDUyChbtgVZXSjIHQJxC7Hc/s4000/20231021_053353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdS6sRBgMCCsMWFXeGmhvDBRCO-HPP1kLXW_tudmBoqXdlm4VT31NxgpEBInyGx6OvqrZeRF2lwJRw5tqwbyU7pBH1wXjSE2VMZqdR4pFik98tmwvaAm-xWe5UquDv-hP6Y8Iq9DAvCc1ppeGOiTfWd0xRINfAAYERr84jDUyChbtgVZXSjIHQJxC7Hc/s320/20231021_053353.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Oh, they're nothing special...no fancy manicure, and I'm a chronic nail-biter, so I'm easily embarrassed by my hands. So, when asked to take photos of a project I'm test knitting "on actual hands," I felt personally challenged. I started with this: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-42TjykAaOqEBAgI6Mr7-PAnPmvviWixfVJOAzuzbAYgNXdgfiWu9OG3oa4STGWjAfCJsx846c05GkZvJ1cVL02CVRsh1MTy_yIOp3mdAO0B-FFvui7VybkzVKpvkWadahMFsIVjGjtI2LST6UOlLHazrRjkxoziop7GQasd2lxI-UZukDv4hLO3ck1o/s4032/20231018_084140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-42TjykAaOqEBAgI6Mr7-PAnPmvviWixfVJOAzuzbAYgNXdgfiWu9OG3oa4STGWjAfCJsx846c05GkZvJ1cVL02CVRsh1MTy_yIOp3mdAO0B-FFvui7VybkzVKpvkWadahMFsIVjGjtI2LST6UOlLHazrRjkxoziop7GQasd2lxI-UZukDv4hLO3ck1o/s320/20231018_084140.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />These are, of course, not "actual" hands, but Flat-Stanley-style hands I keep so my actual hands don't show up in photos. But then I got to thinking 🤔, "Hey! I have friends with hands!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh262Dbs-_kh1pMpbWRWNt3JqPn3gkTGX1-DeHvz76bpsZNRwgQMXQsq-NB8FZcKsyCY1LCGYcyTLEeNexqTtRREa5EN7C73LHjQnNAF3YkZ7g30nwGQqh2Lq25PL1nIFjpZTtxMTDBjU6kEUZdSLX_yAIIe5tBTvJymH2lozjqhFO95PZd05_ddirVeuY/s4032/20231019_113616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh262Dbs-_kh1pMpbWRWNt3JqPn3gkTGX1-DeHvz76bpsZNRwgQMXQsq-NB8FZcKsyCY1LCGYcyTLEeNexqTtRREa5EN7C73LHjQnNAF3YkZ7g30nwGQqh2Lq25PL1nIFjpZTtxMTDBjU6kEUZdSLX_yAIIe5tBTvJymH2lozjqhFO95PZd05_ddirVeuY/s320/20231019_113616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And so I do! Though my friends were slightly dismayed when I asked them to don the mitts and display a silly mug, they did eventually agree...so yay! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbUPlvCipqQU0XNqpie3WxAjlcu6ET1rKOYaDhd71YoEMWX4ctbyIPVx7E5KTmzr1P41SbjhDBplHYQ86LhXZGVqVKCCUUoNqQ7Mubh2Ju-lFCkiOgYOfdZ_pTimOAVC74C1hEGDV8UgNl_wSCPdzhMpAvvyFRyK3W5AXVhWRnb199pSMYuQ2PR0lmo4/s4032/20231019_113951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbUPlvCipqQU0XNqpie3WxAjlcu6ET1rKOYaDhd71YoEMWX4ctbyIPVx7E5KTmzr1P41SbjhDBplHYQ86LhXZGVqVKCCUUoNqQ7Mubh2Ju-lFCkiOgYOfdZ_pTimOAVC74C1hEGDV8UgNl_wSCPdzhMpAvvyFRyK3W5AXVhWRnb199pSMYuQ2PR0lmo4/s320/20231019_113951.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />As I looked over the resulting photos from the 2023 hand sessions, I couldn't help but notice how beautiful these hands are. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE10ylU8DP-l31qFKtASqRg5U5dBLATnDWZ1YEtPB2evkpVnd8pQ65jM3rz68hteGPJVTAIAmXtjGe6NVrEbGem97hF4ntuqkpY0z5oA5cbF9ewCun_lCqGN7c2_E_Tk7lZmEWzi4-hl_Q7iDP0L2O7XI_Fseqr151cx7JSWOUHgLRrmnpWOYSiP9jkQw/s4032/20231019_113435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE10ylU8DP-l31qFKtASqRg5U5dBLATnDWZ1YEtPB2evkpVnd8pQ65jM3rz68hteGPJVTAIAmXtjGe6NVrEbGem97hF4ntuqkpY0z5oA5cbF9ewCun_lCqGN7c2_E_Tk7lZmEWzi4-hl_Q7iDP0L2O7XI_Fseqr151cx7JSWOUHgLRrmnpWOYSiP9jkQw/s320/20231019_113435.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Their beauty is not the result of fancy polish or finger exercises...it comes from living and loving and learning, and their beauty grows as they keep going. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sMj-npVjX41YrDKNHKa93eaNLDsvZPQfHCfHp7JCGmaVHNTdLWwBdXAKD2PBaIox-inI2ZIm5V2M-zJZjWRcfFzUHD494ALUINKGWKgXPwNF5tzPK78P5Pi5FBPT_h8U3nRWKIKF3EnLSWA14m7onON5Zbps_INZxPO86AR_0TntjltEFiSSE5NH2d8/s3130/20231019_110831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="3130" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sMj-npVjX41YrDKNHKa93eaNLDsvZPQfHCfHp7JCGmaVHNTdLWwBdXAKD2PBaIox-inI2ZIm5V2M-zJZjWRcfFzUHD494ALUINKGWKgXPwNF5tzPK78P5Pi5FBPT_h8U3nRWKIKF3EnLSWA14m7onON5Zbps_INZxPO86AR_0TntjltEFiSSE5NH2d8/s320/20231019_110831.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thank you, ladies, for letting me get silly and take pictures of you and your hands. And thanks for all the ways your hands have helped me through the years. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE9CamVu9qdYWF-HBkSMmmdzD6Z2RgY9Jdlzp9FO6V3UV0lit_YmZmZRTULST13obXVmmH8tWk95AXvZicGCOt0a0gUuF9pz5R9Bs1V25zfcI1uxH30YR6WLCNdksVC9ya7C4l-BivCKuGSsRwQe32fiQlQxBxOVaJwoasAoJvmquxLdrxPwtvTZAiDI/s4032/20231019_113553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE9CamVu9qdYWF-HBkSMmmdzD6Z2RgY9Jdlzp9FO6V3UV0lit_YmZmZRTULST13obXVmmH8tWk95AXvZicGCOt0a0gUuF9pz5R9Bs1V25zfcI1uxH30YR6WLCNdksVC9ya7C4l-BivCKuGSsRwQe32fiQlQxBxOVaJwoasAoJvmquxLdrxPwtvTZAiDI/s320/20231019_113553.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thanks also to Shana, who has helped me to see the beauty in my own hands. Maybe I won't balk so much next time! <i>(By the way, if you like these gloves, Shana has a pattern coming out soon...seems like she always has another great pattern coming out! Check out <u><a href="https://www.shanalines.com/">Shanalines Designs</a></u> to see all her designs and patterns!)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6AZiTyfEZt66ZFbCgEyyIFHxcVdL_rl6F9IMj3kUWXqn3Ut60DK1GpyOsiagFAGe5CJJIklcZuuEK7fQZH7Qx178V9lyakrhTOrIchpozJDzC8DoPV3j0kuAsL2cL2ETk1Vofar1LLjDI73k5EbbcR3eliMtQRMBd83EfMUwDKS3lgxFgNWzTofqtH0/s4032/20231003_222827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6AZiTyfEZt66ZFbCgEyyIFHxcVdL_rl6F9IMj3kUWXqn3Ut60DK1GpyOsiagFAGe5CJJIklcZuuEK7fQZH7Qx178V9lyakrhTOrIchpozJDzC8DoPV3j0kuAsL2cL2ETk1Vofar1LLjDI73k5EbbcR3eliMtQRMBd83EfMUwDKS3lgxFgNWzTofqtH0/s320/20231003_222827.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Pam Sykes (aka Pretty Knitty)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412915664112712noreply@blogger.com0