Whatever Pretty Wants

Earlier in the week, I posted a photo very similar to this on my Facebook page:

I captioned it, "Who says curiosity is for cats? My neighbor dogs have their share!," and a friend commented, "They are looking out the window thinking 'Good Grief, she is bringing more yarn into that house...where does it all go?' LOL" We all had a good laugh at that, didn't we? Yeah...well, on Thursday, this stuff showed up at Knit Night:

100% "vintage" acrylic yarn in three large, blue plastic bags accompanied one of my favorite knitters into the church library, and we all squealed with delight as we poured it onto the table and started sorting! 

Well, we squealed with something...perhaps there was some delight in there, but also in the mix were shock, awe, dismay, and even a bit of disgust (what were we all thinking at the time? 60s avocado, 70s mustard, 80s neon pink-orange, 90s rose and country-blue...?). Still, even with all those mixed emotions, most of us managed to find a little bit of treasure to take home on Thursday night. Here is my humble haul, which was mostly baby yarn with a few fun colors of heavier yarn tossed on top:

What will my nosy, neighbor dogs think when I bring that in? What will Mr. Pretty think? I'm really not sure, so for now it's hiding in the trunk of the party car. Shhhh! I'll bring it in when no-one is looking...like at midnight...on a Tuesday. 

The truth of the matter is that I didn't need any more yarn. I certainly didn't need any more "vintage" acrylic yarn...but I was as helpless as a bootie-knitting grandmother can possibly be when I saw the fingering weight yarn in baby colors, and fun, variegated and solid yarns that reminded me a little bit of Dory and Nemo. As I added a few skeins of stripey yarns (good for toys), I began to hear that little voice in my head, the one I thought I had mostly stifled a few years back. But when I saw all that yarn on Thursday, I clearly heard it humming, and then singing, "Whatever Pretty wants, pretty gets, and little yarn, Little Pretty wants YOU!" So I simply reclined myself, and resigned myself to the yarn, filling a large, blue bag with "vintage" acrylic yarn to add to my already ample stash of the stuff. 

Anybody have any fabulous baby booties patterns to share with me? 

Thanks for stopping by, friends. 

Please don't judge...we all have our weaknesses...and Knit in Good Health!

Tiny Toes - Stripey Edition

Disclaimer: This post is not about Pretty toes. Still waiting patiently for the Pretty offspring to produce more Pretty grandchildren. But, while I wait, I am knitting for other people's grandchildren. :)

You already know about the stripey Lighthouse socks I knit a while back.

And you know that I had to knit a second pair, for a guy who likes socks. I've actually heard that he loves socks...has a thing for socks...has more socks than you can shake a stick at! Anyway, anyone that loves socks that much, should be knit for, right? Right. So...these!

But the more I knit on that second pair of socks, the more I did not want to separate the two...and in the end, I have decided to give the first pair of socks to his wife. :) And, since the two are hoping to grow their family, why not a pair of tiny stripes to round out the family? So...these!

And I think I am almost through all of the blue-and-white stripey yarn. :) What fun it was to knit!

Are you knitting for babies? What's your favorite baby knit?

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Still Learning Patience

I'd like to say that I grew up with a good handle on what it means to have patience. I'd like to say that, but it would be a lie, and I don't like to lie. 

I'd like to say that being married to a man in the military for 8 years, or that staying married to him for the next 19 years, has taught me something about patience but there's that lying thing again.

I'd like to say that my kids taught me patience as I tried to teach them patience. This may be closest to the truth, but it would still be a bit of an embellishment to what they might like to call "the real story" of how they grew up, so I won't say that either.

Has knitting taught me patience? Maybe. But, you know what's currently teaching me the most patience? Getting good pictures of these socks. The pattern is called...wait for it...PATIENCE! lol! I tried taking pictures on the cats (which they soooo appreciated - NOT)...this is sock 1, almost finished:

The yarn is very dark, and it is quite lovely, but boy! is it hard to get a good picture of! I suppose that I could try to keep the cats out of it, but even when I was trying to get a good shot outside, I had some trouble. I did some testing with just the toe of the second sock...nothing really captured it's essence.

Still, I pressed on, and then BAMMO! This is the shot that I love!

Of course, it doesn't show the first, finished sock at all, because this is just the toe of sock #2...still, THIS is the beauty of this sock yarn (the color is Olympic Forest)...I love it! And I love the pattern! And I am still trying to perfect the art of patience...sigh!

If you have patience, thank your mom. Even if you don't, thank your mom. If you can't thank your mom, whatever the reason, say a quick prayer of thanks that you've made it this far anyway...and find someone who helped you learn something about patience along the way to say "Thank you!" to. 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I have not tried your patience today...

Knit in Good Health!!!

Stressed much?

Trying to eat right...hoping to lose a few pounds...but it's stressing me out. lol!

Every time I get stressed, it seems someone says in a sing-song-y way...

You know, "STRESSED," spelled backwards is "DESSERTS!" 

This doesn't help, but I can plainly see that it is true...and it leaves me wanting to try a little experiment...

--- Sad

--- Tense

--- Resentful

--- Embittered

--- Sulky

--- Surrounded

--- Exhausted

--- Discouraged

And backwards...?

--- Delicious

--- Edible
--- Sweet

--- Scrumptious
--- Enjoyable

--- Relishable
--- Tasty

--- Satisfying

I totally prefer that second list! So, if you're stressed, do your best to turn it around and have something sweet. Of course, if you're stressed about your weight, dessert may not be the way to go, but I bet a bite wouldn't hurt...much!

In closing, if you're stressed, you should have a cookie. Am I right?

Thanks for stopping by. Now brush off those cookie crumbs, and Knit in Good Health!

Petite Bride

Because the bridal season approaches...and because I know a great gal who will be the bride this summer, I did something silly. I knitted a tiny bride for her birthday.

A tiny bride, with a tiny, crocheted veil, and a tiny, french-knot bouquet. 

Perhaps, before the wedding, I should also knit her a tiny groom...or would that just be crazy?

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!