September Mid-Month KAL

This KAL pattern called for red. I don't normally use red, because it bleeds. I thought I would just try orange and see what happened. Now I realize I should have gone for brown, but it still looks cute. :) It's a schoolhouse, and I love it!

In spite of my "summer break", things are starting back up around here. This week is the first week of CYT. We don't know all of the plays yet, but we do know that the Monday 13+ class is doing Reformation of Katherine and the Wednesday Homeschool class (the class I help with) is doing Little Princess. I am SO excited about Reformation! I've never seen it before, but I've read the script, and I think it's going to be amazing! I can't wait get started.

Also, be sure to visit the knitting calendar blog! The calendar is now available to order.

August Mid-Month KAL and another ballband.

This KAL pattern was so pretty! It's definitely one of my favorites. I was in a fall mood this week, which always happens to me about this time of year. Because of that, I chose this variegated, and I love the way it turned out! The picture doesn't show the pattern that well, but you can still see how pretty it is.I also finished my second ballband. I love these colors together!

Today was my last day of school, and tomorrow will be the first day of our "summer" break. While Brandon was here, he had to do school. Because of that, the boys and I also did regular school work through the summer, and we'll be taking the fall off. It will be a much needed break! I'll have more time to knit, and work on some other projects that I haven't had time for. We also have some fun things planned! I'll keep you all posted with everything that's going on.

July Mid-Month KAL

I love this pattern! It's so different from any I've tried before. It's nice to have a KAL finished on time again. :)

I also made another Finders Keepers cloth. Definitely one of my favorite patterns.

Of Birds and Brandon (and dishcloths!)

Our baby wrens are gone. They flew away yesterday, and we were able to watch! It was so cute. Here are two pictures, the first is from the day before they left, and the second is of one of them out on their own.Brandon has been dying for me to teach him how to knit, so we went to Wal-Mart and got him some needles and yarn. He was so excited to learn! I taught him on Tuesday, and he finished his very first dishcloth today. He did a great job! He's already started a second one. This time I'm showing him how to make a Granny's Favorite.

Every night Brandon has to write in his journal about something he's done that day. The night I taught him he wrote about knitting, and I told him if he'd type it on the computer that I'd post it. So, here it is.

Knitting lesson with Lindy

I am learning knitting with Lindy. Lindy is teaching me. Lindy is good at hand making: knitting, hand sewing, sewing machine and cross stitch. I like knitting. I want to make clothes. I’ll give them to my family. I bought yarn and needles in Wal-mart. I picked the color. I’m making a dish cloth. I worked hard at my schoolwork so I could have my lesson with Lindy afterwards. I knitted 21 rows. I want to do this in Korea. I’ll buy more yarn and needles and then make a lot of things.

It did not me this long to finish the June Mid-Month KAL, only to post a picture of it. :) It's such a pretty pattern, and the picture doesn't do it justice!

Last but not least, I've fallen in love with another pattern... the ballband! It was so much fun to make, and I love any pattern that uses more than one color! I just can't believe it took me so long to get around to making one.

May Mid-Month KAL

You've probably just about decided that I've given up knitting forever, but I promise it's not true! Things have just been really busy around here lately, plus I'm getting ready for a craft sale in November. I'm behind on KALs too. I'll have to miss the next one, and then I *should* be back after that. Anyway, here is a long overdue picture of the May Mid-Month KAL. I have the June Mid-Month KAL in progress. I've just decided not to stress about it.

Here's my other recently completed project, a textured painted cloth. I first read about it on Hakucho's blog. It was fun to make, easy, and I love the way it turned out! It's such a clever idea.

May KAL

This one is so pretty! Usually I keep my KALs, but I think I'll give this cloth to my second cousin, who is getting married in August. I used P&C light green, and I love it with this pattern!

April Mid-Month KAL

Usually I'm not this late in finishing, but with all the Hunchback rehearsals I haven't had any spare time. Even now I'm about to get ready for final dress rehearsal, which could easily last past midnight. I might have skipped it, except I love patterns that use more than one color. This one was so pretty too! I just love the way it turned out. Check back sometime next week, and I'll have plenty of Hunchback pictures!

March Mid-Month KAL and Easter Eggs

Here is the latest KAL! This one is cute, it's an illusion bunny. I'd never done an illusion cloth before, so this was kind of exciting! It ended just in time too, because we're about to go out of town. This is one of my favorite times of year, except for the pollen. I could do without that.

Last night my brothers and I dyed Easter Eggs. We had fun! I love dying eggs. I don't think I'll ever get too old. :) Here's my entire basket.

Here are my favorites....

My traditional rainbow egg. I make the stripes with rubber bands.

For this one, we put vegetable oil in the dye.

I think this one is my favorite! Rubber bands again.

My "Made by Lindy" logo egg!

I always do some half and half eggs.

KAL and Kirby

I'm so excited about the latest KAL! Yes, I know I keep saying that, but hey, it keeps being true! :) This is now one of my favorite patterns, right up there with lace cloths. I'm going to be making many more. For this one, I used S&C Tea Rose and Ivory. They look so pretty together!Kirby has a new love - bubbles! Dad brought some home, and he just loves them. I took a really cute video, but I can't get to work. Check back in a few days, and maybe I'll get it. Oh well, here are some pictures anyway. They're blurry, but you get the idea.

Kirby is my baby!!!

February KAL....one of my favorites!

I absolutely love this one! I think it may be my favorite since I joined the KAL group.

While I was waiting for the final rows, I made the Heartstrings dishcloth. I didn't mean to actually finish it, I just couldn't put it down! I just love the pattern.

January Mid-Month KAL and snow!

I love this KAL! I think it's one of the prettiest yet. The picture isn't the greatest, but you get the idea. The variegated did so well too. We got a little snow this weekend! It hasn't snowed in 4 years. It didn't snow much, and we were hoping for 2-4 inches, but it was still fun. It didn't snow enough for sledding or snowmen, although my brothers did manage one or two snowballs, much to my chagrin. :) The three of us went back in the woods behind our house. It's all hills, so it isn't easy, but it's worth it. We went as far as the swamp, a place we haven't gone in three or four years! There was just enough snow to make it beautiful. Here's a picture of our front yard yesterday.Kirby was so cute! The last time it snowed, he was a little puppy, so he didn't really know what to think. The snow was coming down in huge flakes when we let him out, and he looked surprised at first. He kind of pawed at it, sniffed it, then jumped because he wasn't expecting the cold. He started running around, and at one point, he just kind of sat and looked at it. Of course, he had to eat some too.

Last KAL of 2007

Here is my December Mid-month KAL. This probably wasn't the best time to try S&C stripes for the first time, as the pattern doesn't show very well. In fact, it looks something like a beach umbrella! But I like it. It was fun to make, and I love the way it looks. Ok, this really IS my last post! :) Merry Christmas!

November KAL

This month's KAL was a squirrel pattern. I think it's so cute! I like squirrels, at least, when they aren't eating our hibiscus, or teasing Kirby, which they do frequently. :) If you say "squirrel" or something similar, ("school" works, and so does "quail") Kirby will run as fast as he can to look out the window, no matter what he was doing before!

October Mid-Month KAL

I just finished the latest KAL! I love this one. I haven't made any other cloths like it, but I think it's a beautiful pattern! I'm not thrilled about how the variegated yarn did, but I've come to expect that. :)

October KAL

I've just finished the KAL for October! This month it was a fireman's hat and axe. I finished just in time, too, as we're going out of town for the weekend.

Finally, another KAL!

Being gone most of the summer, I haven't participated in a KAL since June! It's been too long. When I started this one, since I knew I would be working on it on my 16th birthday, I decided to use my favorite color, lavender, which I had been saving. On the second day, I began to think, hmm, wouldn't it be funny if it was a birthday cake? Yesterday, on my birthday, I finally realized that yes, it was! Of all times for it to be a birthday cake! I love the pattern, and it couldn't have come at a nicer time!

June Mid-month KAL

Well, I just finished the latest KAL. I love the way this one turned out! It's a beautiful pattern. There was a problem that caused the border to be switched, but instead of ripping the whole thing out and starting over, I just kept going and did the top to match. I don't think it looks that bad this way! Looking at it now, I realize I should've saved the color for July, but oh well.

June KAL

Well, I just finished the June KAL! It's a unicorn. I did this one in Sugar n' Cream "Soft Teal".

KAL time again!

Here is the May Mid-month KAL! I love this pattern! I used Sugar n' Cream "Shades of Green". I didn't like it that much in the ball, (I just felt like using something green) but once I made it into a cloth, I like it a lot more.

April KALS

These are this month's KALs from the Monthly Dishcloth KAL group. I love how they turned out! I'm so glad to be in a group where the moderator would use a cross pattern! As for the Mid-month KAL, I love lace cloths, and this one is especially pretty. They take a lot of effort, but the end result is definately worth it!