Been Busy

I knitted this shawl. This is my daughter, Rachel, modelling my shawl.

It's just a big rectangle. I don't do alot of knitting. I prefer crochet. For me it is much faster. And I can do more with it. But I had this lovely yarn that just called to be knitted.

These are Voodoo dolls. I made the short pink one and Rachel made the other two. She's going to teach the girls she works with how to make them.

They look alien to me. Maybe it's because I have so many UFO around here. I just expect Aliens to appear.

This is my bird. I made him because someone had the pattern on the Crochet Partners Group on Yahoo. I added the feather for his tail. Because birds need feathers to survive in this world.

I seem to enjoy making silly things.

Chris says that I'm in my second childhood. I tell her, "No, I never left my first."

Autumn has appeared in Utah. The leaves are turning up in the mountains. My garden is almost finished. We'll be putting the swamp cooler to sleep for another year next week.

I am just not ready for Summer to be gone. Tough, right!

I read a Blog (Raymond and me) from a girl in New Zealand. She is getting excited for Spring.

I'm so happy for her.

Guess I'll deal with Autumn. DARN!

Rainbow.

My wonderful husband, Russell, made another rainbow for me last week. Isn't he just the cutest fellow!

I have decided that for the rest of my life I'm going to find at least one thing each day to get excited about. OK! That little rainbow isn't all that much, but it was alot of fun to get excited and let Russell know that I thought that he did it just for me. Sometimes he thinks I'm nuts.

I found another phrase to live by: Never give up a chance to go for a Joy ride.

Life is so good and I'm very lucky to be alive.

September

WOW! It's already the middle of September. Where does the time go?

I went to lunch yesterday with 3 of the nicest ladies. We met in Santaquin at the Family Tree for lunch. It was a lovely drive down from Salt Lake City.

We used to work together at the U.S. Postal Service. But I think we have gotten closer since we retired.

I can't remember enjoying lunch more.

After lunch we drove over the the Big Red Barn for ice cream. It was, also, wonderful.

It's good to have friends.

Look! Me make sox.

Look! I made these sox. I used the Patons*Kroy Socks Toe Up Socks (to crochet) pattern.

I think you can get it at www.patonsyarn.com

You may have to look for it there, but it's worth the time to find it.

I enjoyed making them.

That was about all I did this past week. Oh that, and made a batch of chili sauce.

I am not ready for Autumn. But in New Zealand is a lady who does a blog (Crochet with Raymond) who is so ready for Spring. I guess it all depends on where you are.

It is cooling down from the hot week we had. It is really nice.

The Shawl

This is how it started.

Section 2 continued.

Section 3...I'm making headway.

Section 4, beginning section 5

It's finished!

Hanging on the back of the rocking chair.

This is my version of Martha Simonsen's Critron Shawl. I saw the pattern last week on the internet and decided I needed to make one. It took a week. I think it's worth it.

I might even make another one. (Someday.)

Something New

This is what I started with... Three times. It just didn't look right. Too chunky.

This is what it looks like, now. OK, so I changed my mind. I'll make something else out of this. I don't waste any yarn. That is just WRONG!!!!

This is what I decided to use to make the Crocheted Critron Shawl.

The first choice just didn't seem right. I think I'll like this better.

When I saw this on Crochet Partners, I decided that I wanted to make it. I emailed my sister in Iowa and suggested that we each make one.

Like always...She is doing it faster than I am. And hers will be beautiful.

I'm still going to make one...Mine will also be beautiful.

I think I even know who I'll give it to when it's finished. I have a friend who loves this color.

Maybe I'll get it done for Christmas.

YES! I have friends. Look in the mirror...you could be one of them. I'm glad you are.

OH! The Pattern can be found on Ravelry, It's by Martha Simonsen.

I crochet so that no one gets hurt.

Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.

~Lucius Annaeus Seneca~

It's done.

This is how it started.

Moving right along.

It's done. This was not my favorite project. I think it looks like a bulls eye. Rachel said it looks like a rug. I think it's a round throw.

The day is beautiful. We have humidity, but it's still not like the East. It's good to be in Utah.

Discover yourself.