Deja Vu

A sad sad day for me.  I finally put my million $ sweater on waste yarn so I could try it on.

The whole time I've been working THIS version of sweater, I kept thinking - it seems big.  But I used to be big so I just kept knitting along happily.  I love the pattern - Pippi by c2knits.  Easy to follow, seamless, top down.  I was just chugging along. It was easily a good 4" too big around.

And now?

All wound up and back to the beginning - again.

This is the 4th time I will be starting a sweater with this yarn.  I've certainly gotten my money's worth from this purchase!

For now, the whole thing is back in the pretty knitting bag. It will be "resting" while I move on to something else for awhile.  Someday - maybe in the fall, I will get it all back out and try again.

A Little Bit of Texas

My Cute Husband had to go to San Antonio for an annual meeting. He went on his motorcycle.

I went too - on Southwest Airlines!  I do ride with him but only when I know it's not going to rain and only if we're traveling under 5 hours - my butt can't handle any longer than that!

Of course, we did some of the typical tourist things.

The Alamo

The Riverwalk

And several quilt shops and a yarn shop - no photos but a few goodies will be making their way back to MD.

And, yes, we ate - a lot of very yummy food.

Least Favorite

A busy day of errands and daughter visiting and waiting at the doctor's office did NOT make for a day of sewing.  So - I managed a little evening sewing.  And it was ALL my least favorite stuff.

I made some binding - not fun but needed.

I cut out some pants - garment sewing is almost last on MY list.

I mended!! Who the heck likes mending? But I do have a happy son-in-law.

I replaced the elastic in some pajama pants - YAY - they needed to be smaller for me!!

And I loaded a quilt onto the HQ frame.  LOVE the backing fabric.

What I really wanted to do?

Wind this Kool Aide yarn and start a new pair of socks ... maybe tomorrow.

A Busy Messy Day

Yesterday was a messy day. I dyed more fabric and I still have some prepared dye left.  It only keeps it's potency for a few days (5, if stored in the refrigerator). I just might have to do a little more.

And I sewed! 

I finished the quilting on my Sunflower Fabric Swap. Pictures later - after the binding is done.

I made a bag for my TX trip (next week). A trip to San Antonio really deserved a new tote bag.

And I made some swap blocks - little tiny 9-patch blocks. They finish at 1 and 1/2 inches!

It was a fun and productive and messy day!

Been Dying To DYE

Thursday I took an all day class on fabric dyeing. What fun! Six of us, masked and gloved, mixed and folded and played.

We did many different exercises, producing different colors and patterns.

It was messy.

What a great way to spend the day - with friends and fabric!

We each dyed over 6 yards of fabric.

I've got big plans for some of this fabric and little plans for some of it and no plans (yet) for some it.

Catching Up

It's been a pretty busy (and always fun-filled) week. As I'm still recuperating from hernia surgery, there is NO cleaning, lifting or over-doing allowed. HURRAY!!

So, I've been knitting on my Million $ Sweater - I think I may have finally conquered this one. And, of course, working on some socks.

I attended an all-day fabric dying class - it was really fun. Here's part if what I came home with - 

There will be a whole blog post about this later (maybe even later today).

My 1st Wednesday night group met up for a potluck picnic and it was FAB-O. Simple food, great conversation and an unbelievable view.

Last night was my Sit'n Stitch group. I made a pretty good start on my June birds.

There's a quilt loaded and 1/2 done on the HQ that will need me today. In fact, today is all about making lots of progress on several different projects ... Because there are several different projects I'm dying to start - as always!

Kitty Helper

Honestly, most of the time my kitty, Diva, takes very little interest in my fiber projects. She's a big girl and has never been much of a player.  She takes GREAT naps.

For some unknown reason, she has taken quite a liking to this shawl I've been crocheting.  Every time I get it out to work on it, she wants to "help"

I finished it this morning and she has not moved off of it since. I had planned to block it today but I can't make her move.  She looks so darn cute and comfy.  I'll have to wait until she gets up to eat. And when I block it? I'm going to have to close the door to the guest room or she'll be right back on it.