2012 - Week One - Let's Do This2012 - Week One - Let's Do This I'm starting off 2012 with a positive surge of energy and eagerness because I know this is going to be a great year!  This year, although I don't set new year's goals or resolutions, I am looking forward...

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Week Fifty - GiftsWeek Fifty - Gifts This week's post is all about gifts.  First I'll start with the gift of an amazing husband who cares for me way more than I could ever deserve.  This past week, my laptop that I use for doing my job...

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Week Fourty Nine - Lessons LearnedWeek Fourty Nine - Lessons Learned One of the things I have learned about blogging over the past years, is that the very thing that you most want to write about generally keeps you from writing. That thing is called life. When I get busy,...

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Week Thirty - Rabbits Reborn and Sharing the Game of SoccerWeek Thirty - Rabbits Reborn and Sharing the Game of... This week has been a long one.  Scott has been in Africa all week and does not get back until Wednesday.  Although I have missed him greatly, I have been able to accomplish much with the quiet house...

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Week Twenty Nine - Missions and MittensWeek Twenty Nine - Missions and Mittens Scott left for Uganda yesterday on his first mission trip, ever.  He will be gone for 10 days and is part of an all male (testosterone rich) group of coaches and active guys.  He was excited, nervous,...

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Goodbye 2008, Bring On 2009!

Category : Fiber Arts

I did not want to do the typical “What did I do in 2008″ post, as the last one of the year.  Nor, did I want to do a “What is in store for 2009″.  So, to mark the passage of this past year and the beginning of another I thought the following photos would suffice.

Civil War Shawl BeginningCivil War Shawl Progress

We enjoy attending the NCAA Men’s Auburn Basketball games every year and I take my knitting along.  The photo on the left was the beginning of the Civil War Shawl during last year’s (2007-2008) season.  The one on the right is from this season, one year later.  I am almost to the edging and it is actually a lot bigger than it looks.

Happy New Year to everyone, Safe Travels and Fair Winds!

Merry Christmas From the Nautical Knitter, et al.

Category : Journal

Celebrating in style!

Celebrating in style!

Christmas Knitting Swap Present Revealed

Category : Fiber Arts

This year, I have been fortunate to make many new internet friends via my Secret of the Stole knit-a-long groups.  So, in lieu of participating in an official, organized, internet knitter’s swap this year, I chose one person that I had become friends with and asked her if she would like to be my Christmas Swap Partner this year.  She accepted and we have had a lot of fun picking out gifts for each other over the last 6 weeks, or so.

Yesterday, we hooked up via Skype video chat and opened our boxes together.  We both have dogs (children) and both enjoy lace knitting immensly.  She included a fur coat, a stylin’ sweater, and a very prissy dress for Ebby in the package as well as a dinosaur nylabone for the Blaze.  He has taken to sleeping on top of it for safekeeping.  I will spare you the photo of that…  Thanks Erin for all the really cool gifts!  Here is a photo of the contents of my totally awesome box of Christmas goodies:

Whoo Hoo, look at all the swag!!

Whoo Hoo, look at all the swag!!

Merry Christmas (or whatever else you may be celebrating) Everyone!!!  See you on the flipside…

Answers and Some Knitting Holiday Fun

Category : Fiber Arts

Several of you have left questions in your comments on the last few posts and I thought I would try to answer them here.  If I miss your question, I apologize in advance.

Answers:

Susie – Yes, Blazer is a Basset Hound.  He thinks he is the ruler of the house.  He has become accustomed to Elf, but I think a more accurate word for the feeling is tolerant.  He pretty much ignores her, unless she is clamped on to the end of his tail, or he wakes up with her on top of him.  In those cases, he pretty much treats her like a live burrito and she squeals louder than any pig I have ever heard before.  I am so glad this has only happened twice.

Gaylen – Yes, a hat.  She has her own purse that she travels in as well.  I never anticipated her enjoying the hat so much.  Since I am primarily a lace knitter, I am not accustomed to making a lot of hats.  That is obviously going to have to change…

CraftyGryphon – The yarn I used in the hat for my grandson is Wollimese from Germany.  Sorry I left out the specs on that.

Nathalie, Yvonne, and Lynn – Please contact me via email.  So we can coordinate the virtual meet up, Thanks!

Everyone – Yes, SQUEAKERS!!  Whoo hoo.  I got these squeakers off eBay for super cheap.  Now I can sew and knit some toys for Elf.  I will try to remember to post photos of the finished toys and how I made them for those of you who are interested.  The vendor I found on eBay had several different sizes and quantities of these squeakers so there are some for bigger dogs as well.  Just visit eBay and search for squeakers and you will find them.  The toys out there right now are around $5 and up.  I got 25 of these gems for $5.  Fun Stuff!

Holiday Fun:

We were at the Auburn Mens basketball game last night and, as usual, I took my knitting.  Aubie (the school mascot) was in attendance and all decked out in his holiday attire.  (If you are not familiar with Aubie, you should really watch the video in the preceding link!)  I thought it would be neat to have him hold my knitting and take a photo with me.  He obliged and here are the results of that encounter.

Aubie and I share a knitting moment.

Aubie and I share a knitting moment.

Aubie shows this knitter some love.

Aubie shows this knitter some love.

I hope your holidays are starting out as enjoyable as mine are.  Leave me a comment and tell me about it…

Ebenezer’s First Christmas

Category : Fiber Arts, Journal

I am making Ebenezer her first Christmas prrsents Can you guess what these are?