Mackenzie's 1st Gingerbread House

This is my granddaughter Mackenzie's first attempt at a

gingerbread house....

Note that only one side of the roof has snow, the other side

"had" to have lots of sparkles !!

Merry Christmas everyone......and take some time to knit :)

Chief Knitwit's Christmas Pot Luck Dinner

Well, I have just come home from having a great time at Kay's Yarn shop,aka, " The Clubhouse". It was so good to see many of my friends I've not seen in awhile. OMG...if you weren't there you missed the stand up comedy routine by our own Ms. Barbara L. What a hoot. there was lots of food and we actually knitted as well.
thanks Kay for having a clubhouse we all love to come to and it was wonderful to see everyone and taste there treats.
jani

Las Vegas

Hi Knitters,

We're back from Vegas with a new son-in-law. Alyssa was absolutley beautiful and the wedding was great. It turned into a little Elvis-fest with the bride and groom as props but everyone was laughing and enjoying themselves.

Canfield Fair

Just returned from the Canfield Fair and

our Guild was well represented in the knitting

area.

Kim and I won Blue Ribbons for my Gedifra

Coat and Kim's pink cabled sweater.

Saw entries for Marlyn, Kathy Grace, Barb Lyons, Elizabeth Dailey, Susan Burgeson,

Gail Bable .....

Lots of other pretty ribbons were adorning

everyone's knitting.

The Boy

...Oh, and the boy was also in the recital this year. I did not, however, knit the basketball uniform. (He is number 33!)

Ballet Skirt

Not much knitting going on this summer. Here is the skirt with beads in the cast-off that I finished in the spring.

Kim, your family photo is the best I've ever seen!

Back from a fun visit to California to see my daughter Alissa and my grandkids, Gavin and Mackenzie.

Also got to visit with my son, Brian and grandson Nathaniel while I was there.

Main reason for the trip was Mackenzie's dance recital. She's the second from the left.

Alissa, Mackenzie and I had a fun day at the American Girl Store. It was a complete surprise

to Mackenzie, where a doll awaited her at the luncheon. She originally named her "Kitty Sparkles".....sounded a little too 'pole-dancerish' to us ! So now she is "Sissy Sparkles"...

Didn't get much knitting done at all while gone. Was kept busy re-knitting and re-crocheting

Gavin and Mackenzie's baby blankets that they still sleep with. Trouble was, they have been

loved to shreds. I salvaged the center of hers and then re-crocheted it. Gavin's wasn't salvageable, so it went into mom's hopechest and he picked out new yarn and I made him

a new, smaller version.

And now that I'm home, I'm not knitting much due to this little fuzz-face. Cooper is keeping me busy. I'm either extracting my fingers from his mouth or chasing after him when he grabs a skein of yarn. So as soon as he takes a nap I try to grab my knitting and get a few rows done.

Am trying desparately to finish the Kimono Jacket. Kay, Kim, Jan and I are doing a knit-a-long and as soon as we all get the pieces done we're going to put together at the same time as Michelle tells us it's a little tricky.

Kim's Pictures

Hi Knitters,

Everyone needs to see pictures from Kim's vacation. They are beautiful! Everyone looks like they are having a great time. Kim listed Mel's website in her last blog. As I am looking at the pictures, I am commenting to myself how good they are, really professional looking....as I read on, I see Mel is starting her own photography business. I wish her lots of success.

I am still working and working the same 20 rows of short-rowing. I want it to look the same on both sides but have finally decided it just can't because on one side the turns are on the purl stitches and the other side, they are on the knit stitches. That's it for my compulsiveness, I am going to have to ignore the difference if I want to finish the short sleeved top before winter.

My plan for today was to spin outside but it looks like it's going to rain. I'll just have to spin indoors. I have lots of roving to work up and I haven't even been to any wool fests in several years.

Kon nichi wa

Hello from Japan. We are having a lovely and busy visit. Just wanted to show you that I managed to do a little knitting and finished Ella's dress. I was also glad to see that she likes her new turtle and her baby blanket has become a favorite. Not much time for knitting while we are sight seeing, beachcombing, computing, cooking, eating, shopping, etc. If anyone is interested, Mel has a blog, www.melfeldt.blogspot.com, where she has posted the photos she has taken of our visit. See you stateside soon.

Sayonara,
Kim








My mind is not the only thing that is often mixed up, take a good look at the rest of the family.

Help! I'm a Shut-in

Can't someone do some bragging on this site? I'd love to see what everyone is knitting.

http://exhibitions.cooperhewitt.org/Fashioning-Felt/

Sweets for the Sweet

Hi Knitters,

Just wanted to show you the Cupcake hat using the pattern Kay put in one of the recent KnitWit newsletters. I changed the yarn and needle sizes, using dk for the bottom and sportweight for the icing. It will fit a newborn. Soooo easy and fun.

Does anyone have any ideas for about 450 yds of merino sportweight yarn? It is cabled plied and shows patterns really well. I started a scarf using an offset pattern of K2tog, yo and then purling on the wrong side, making a fishnet look. While it is nice, it's a little boring and I think another pattern will show off the cabled plied yarn better. Let me know.

Love, Jane

Fox 8 Best Of List: VOTE

I just applied to have Kay's shop listed on this survey. They said it should be on their site in 1 or 2 days. http://fox8.cityvoter.com/contests/best-of-the-akron-canton-hot-list/4651/shopping/arts-and-crafts.

Mohawk Hat

Whoever knit this ridiculous children's hat should not be allowed to
A. Knit
B. Dress their children
C. Have any children

Whoever is responsible for knitting this ridiculous hat should not be allowed to knit. They also should not be allowed to dress their children . They shouldn't even be allowed to have children.

New Technology

Last Thursday the topic of "Twitter" was brought up at the shop. So I thought I would see what it is all about. Haven't had a lot of time to play with it, but you can find me at http://twitter.com/knitone99 . If you are wanting to learn, sign up and lets see if we can find each other. CNN and other news broadcasts are "twittering" so for sure knitters are too. Aren't knitters always on top of things?

Miss Mackenzie's 1st pedicure

Mackenzie with her mommy and auntie Sheri getting her 1st pedicure

Lake Farmparks

Lee & I took a drive this morning to Lake Farmparks for their
maple sugar festival and Quilt Show. So what did I take pics
of, the babies !!!

Gotta See This Movie!

Coraline
Miniature sweater knitting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muce8MVqTaU




Thanks Kim and Jan for sharing this with me! You can see other videos about it on youtube and it has an awesome website. http://www.coraline.com/

Knitting Leprechaun

Hi Knitters,

Thought I would get an early start on St. Patty's, besides the regular green beer I drink all year. Isn't he cute? The pattern came from 2005 Knitting Calendar. Knit up really fast and then sewed up sloooowly.

Also finished the Baby Surprise, which came out nicely. Everyone should do one just for the fun of the "surprise".

All of Jani's UFO finishing is sparking me to finish a few things. Now, I only have two projects on needles, but I don't know if it counts if the project was never started but all the supplies have been gathered. If so, then I have a ways to go to get even with Jani, and I am not about to injure my knee just to finish all the UFOs, (can't believe she did that).

Take care, Jane

jani's update after knee surgery

Hello all my knitting friends,
My surgery to my right knee went well. They Doc. actually replaced my torn in half ACL with a cadaver ACL. Some very nice person( I'm hoping a very good skiier) donated their ACL to me.
I have been (as Kay wrote to me)Knitting myself to health!( not crazy). I am pulling out UFO's and getting several things completed. If I couldn't knit I probably would go crazy.
I go to therapy twice a wk, am not allowed to drive and have to wear my brace all the time even to sleep and have to be on crutches for 6 wks. The couch and the recliner are my best friends. I really like to watch the cooking channel, The Doctors show at 3PM on channel 3 and then Ellen.
All the while knitting of course.
Thank you for the cards that have been sent and some of you have ventured up to Alliance and have come and visited. My husband is the most wonderful man and care giver but visiting with other women have been great mental health times that I have appreciated more than you know.
Please other Thursday knitters blog so I can keep up with what is going on at the store and with everyone else.
Love you guys,
jani

Little Cupcake

New Scarf Rage

This was sent to me by Julie B.

"Jane's" Baby

Ada is here!

So it's February 3rd and the tree isn't down...what of it?

Our New Kitten

Kasey wants to name her Sharpay, but I am quite partial to Anoria Glossip. What to do, what to do?

Since I am not taking a class this semester, I have been knitting on my UFOs as well as starting many projects. Kay's new vest (shop model) is at the top of my list. Jane has already started. I also want to start the cover sweater in "French Girl Knits." Almost finished with a norwegian mitten that I began a couple of years ago. I'm afraid it is destined to be an only child.

Well, gotta go check the stove. I'm making gallons of soup today: chili and broccoli. Hope to see all of you at A Knitter's Fantasy. I will be the one teaching twined knitting.

Happy Winter
Sure has been cold the last few weeks. Shop has been slow and Thursday nights a bit sparse with knitter's. But when things are slow I get to knit more. Trying to finish some UFO's
( sound familiar?) and trying NOT to start any new things...yet.
Inventory is done and the newsletter will be arriving soon. Superbowl sale January 31 &
February 1.
Want to wish Jani my best as she is laid up with a bum knee from her skiing trip out west. Also working on teachers for Knitter's Fantasy April 4 at Cheney High School. Save the date.
Hopefully the weather will moderate and our table will be full next Thursday. Keep those needles click'in Chief Knitwit