Thursday, July 30, 2009

My gifts from Judy

My finished Feather and Fan Noro Wrap

The beautiful wrap from Christie

Happy Birthday to Me!!!!!

I have some of the dearest knitting friends. Today my dear friend, Judy, (aka Fiber Experience), took me to a lovely lunch at a new restaurant in Littleton by Cottage Yarn. We eagerly consumed pork schnitzel, mashed potatoes and carrots, followed by a scrumptious apple strudel sundae. Needless to say, not a diet day. Then we perused Cottage Yarn, and also went to Posh. Judy gifted me with some lovely fingering weight yarn, a book of clever craft stickers ( to be used on knitting gifts, and a wee kitten to sit on my window sill. A lovely day with a wonderful knitting friend, (the best kind of friend).
On Tuesday night at Knit Knack, Christie, (aka Crittie 42), gave me a beautiful wrap in my favorite colors. I don't think the photo does it justice. It looks like it is handwoven and is a perfect light weight, gonna take this on my trip this month.
All in all, a great birthday, made ever so special by these two special friends. Thank you, Judy and Christie.........

Monday, July 20, 2009

Happy Birthday Cameron


Coventry in her new outfit


Covey's Sun Top and Nebraska


Had fun knitting the suntop. Quick and easy. Knit it from Cotton Ease in the 2-3 yr. size. Took some looking to find a cute skirt to match but I think the outfit is precious. And of course Coventry looks great in it. We so enjoyed our quick trip to Papillion Nebraska. Over 8 hours of boring driving to get there but it was great to see my grandkids and be there for Cameron's 5th birthday. We came on a rare weekend, no humidity and temps in the high 70's. I took an early birthday present from my hubby, a Kindle. Love it, love it, love it. I read one book on the way and started another on the way back. It holds 6,000 books, download one in seconds without hooking up to WIFI. It also has an audio feature if you get tired of reading and just want to listen. I hope I can squeeze some knitting in between books now.