Amira is One!!

Hello everyone....I hope you are well.  Amira is finally One (pics a little further down)!!!

Also, Happy Belated Mother's Day to anyone that is or has a mother.....That means pet moms too (the best kind of moms....LOL!!).

Lupe got me some yarn I have been wanting.....you know how your stash is overflowing but you still do not have the exact right yarn for a project you saw and you want to make?  This was a perfect example.  I saw this on Instagram (I swear Instagram is going to bankrupt me and make me have more WIPS than I already have!)!!

I searched and searched for the pattern and bought it.....contemplated for a while as to what yarn is in my stash that I could use, but nothing that I wanted to spend hours knitting a top and cardigan with....so Lupe ordered this for me.

I wanted the beige, but could not find it so I said the Oyster color would work.....and I am actually thrilled I got this color because I really love it.

I worked on Nia's Blanket!

And I finished a few things.....first, I had to undo one of Lupe's mom's hats and add 2 repeats and re-finish it.

I finished a hat for Mia....I hope to mail it this week!

And, I finished the basket for Amira and took it to her party.  People could not believe I made it.  I told them it was my first one.....and a couple of pics of the birthday girl!!

Lastly, I finished the Simple HAP blanket for #2025twtshawlkal.

Lastly, I finished chart B on the Teemant Shawl KAL

And.....I thought I would share that Carrie Underwood is a new crocheter!

That is all I have.  I hope you all have a fabulous week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!!!

Cinco de Mayo!

 Hello everyone.  Happy Cinco de Mayo!  

How have yall been?  I have been up to no good (I should have a Marauder's Map...LOL)!  Before I fill you in on my shenanigans, let me list what I finished in April.  

1.  The virus shawl for Coley

2.  Lupe's mom Chemo Hat

3.  Lupe's mom Jupiter Beanie

4. Good Vibes throw for baby Casey

5. Techno hat for Mia

6. Lupe's niece Chemo Hat (to match his mom's)

Not too shabby, but I will say that 4 of the 6 are new cast ons....LOL!

Well, I decided to join a new KAL.  Yeah, Yeah, I know....I still need to finish the HAP KAL with Wooly Thistle....don't worry!  Okay, maybe worry a lot!  LOL!  I have mentioned in the past that the Advent Stole I did lasst year was going to be Brigit's last one.  So, I needed to find something else to knit for Darlene for Christmas.  Well, the Never Enough Lace group was having a KAL with a beautiful shawl called Teemant by Tiziana Samurai...so I decided to join.  What I did not know what that I would end up casting on 3 of these shawls because I could not figure out which yarn I liked the best.

Here is the winner:

However, I still want to make the speckly one (last pic before winner), but I feel like that was more "my colors" and since this is for Darlene, I wanted to pic something for her.  This is a Wollmeise Lace Garn that has subtle tonals throughout.  One lady on ravelry said it was Moody like dark clouds rolling over mountains and I was like....this is the one!  This KAL goes to mid June or July but I really want to finish no later than early June...but we will see.  As always, I have a lot going on.

Now, for the Wolly Thistly HAP KAL....I just have 2 sides of border to go!

It will be Amria's birthday this Thursday and Paige is having a party on Saturday.....so I frogged and re-started this basket.....I hope I get it done in time!

I also worked on Nia's Chevron Blanket.

I got an amazing box of chocolates from Scotland.  I am embarassed to say that Lupe and I have eaten most of it and this was the only pic I got.  There was so much more than just this!  Chocolate from Scotland blows american chocolate out of the running!

Lupe got me some gorgeous daisies!  I love them!

but I swear they have gotten bigger since he got them

We took our larger dogs for a walk last week and look and how pooped they were.  Purl does not like walking....her legs are 1.5" high...LOL!

Well, that is all I have.....I hope you have a fabulous week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Almost May???

 Hey everyone.....can you believe it is almost May??  Where has the time gone?  That means this cutie is going to be one in a little over a week!

I also heard that Mia is doing well, but still has some treatment ahead of her.  She wanted Coley to send me a picture to show me she is "fine" <3

Here is Amira at golf with her brother

Now knitting.....I got some new yarn by Bernat that I am making a little shirt for Amira.  I also got a couple extra colors to "maybe" make Lupe and I some sweat cloths for the gym.

Here is the start of the shirt

I also worked on my Hap aka baby blanket

Plus the crochet blanket for Star's son

And I finished the hat for Lupe's niece (that looks identical to the one I made for Lupe's Mother)

Lupe and I went to this new food place a couple of weeks ago called Senor Burro.  Well, they have an amazing salsa...I mean next level!!  So, we went back and I might have taken a small mason jar to take a lot of the salsa home with me......LOL!!

That is all I have guys.  Have a great week

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!!!

Happy Easter!

 Hey everyone!  I hope you had a fabulous Easter Holiday!  

I have been busy so I am gonna jump to it......first some yarn I got for a new baby blanket along with some rope yarn to try on those basket boards.

I saw my family for an early Easter dinner this past Saturday and the evening before, they went to a Longhorn Baseball game.  They took a fabulous pic that I wanted to share

Knitting and Crocheting.....I worked on my Hap (baby blanket).  I am officially decreasing.

I worked on Nia's magic blanket

Unfortunately, Mia's brain tumor was cancer, so she starts chemo today....I have been making her some hats

and Lupe's niece loved Lupe's mom's hat...so I am making her one.

I also got to see Tone and Amira for Easter....look how cute.  I did not get pic of Tone, but Paige took him to hit balls today so I stole a pic from her instagram.

That is all I have...have a great week

Happy Happy Happy Knitting