I'm back home, finally!

Oh my goodness, what a trip. We ended up staying longer because of my mom's health and doctor's appointments, but finally here I am. It feels so good to be back home.

I got some knitting done while away. I finished the scarf that I was helping one of my students with and I got a huge portion of the Black Purl sock done. That sock was perfect to work on while on the road and waiting in doctor's offices. There's no pattern to it, just ribbing and stockinette stitch, but the yarn is magical to use. I don't think I have ever really gotten so caught up in the pattern of the colors before.

Did I get any new yarn while up there? Nope not this time, but I did come back with something. It wasn't really planned until the last minute.

Yup, Gunther has a little brother now. We call him "T" but his AKC name is Sir Hagan Tru, son of Shockin. The explanation of his name is the Sir is a reference to his father, Royale, Hagen is the mythological brother to Gunther, Tru is a reference to what the breeder called him, Truman, and the son of Shockin is the acknowledgement of the breeder's kennel name. But, we just call him "T". Here is a link to his sire CH Stone Valley's Rocky Raccoon CD, RE, CGC, TT, HIT and a link to his mom, Shannon's Shockin You Again. T, is 16 weeks old and will be in his first dog show in October of this year. He weighs 45 lbs as of yesterday (Friday).

Out of town

Tomorrow my son and I are headed to a karate seminar in Knoxville, Tn. We'll be staying with my mom after the seminar. It's going to be a lot of fun. Except for the missing my daughter and Gunther part. Sara has to work, but she also gets to stay home and love on the big baby. ;-)

It's been awhile since I posted anything about my kids. Sara is still working hard developing her skills as a pastry chef. She's working anywhere from 8-10 hours a day and LOVES IT. She gets to work at 6am and have the most wonderful time. Now this totally amazes me, since she is the child who is up all night and sleeps all day. LOL. But, those big checks sure can motivate. She recently got a huge raise ( her second one this year) and can now qualify for her health insurance.

GT, is studying for the police department. His goal is to become a K9 officer. With his connections I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up higher than the local police. I have been surprised to find out that some of his friends are Search and Rescue people on Federal levels. He also has a buddy that is on the state level. So who knows where he will end up. GT has always been able to set his mind to something and get it. He is very determined, motivated and focused.

On the knitting front. I have changed my teaching schedule and will only be teaching at Hobby Lobby on Thursday mornings starting in August. My Monday night students are changing to private lessons so that will be a lot of fun. I think they will progress faster and acomplish more as private students.

I finished the lap blanket and I'm just about finished with the scarf I'm helping one of my students with and I'm taking the Black Purl socks with me to work on while I'm in TN.

So off I go, I'll be back the 18th. I'll have pictures and hopefully more yarn. LOL.

Froggin'

Yup, I frogged the Black Purl sock. But it's ok, I started them again immediately and I love them even more now. I was using size 2 needles and when I tried the sock on I didn't like how it fit. SO, I frogged, changed needle sizes and like magic it's working out much better.

Now for the ribbon scarf. I have a student who started running out of time on getting her scarf done so I took it to finish for her. Here are some pictures of it. She is doing the alternate pattern that I wrote. The pictures don't do the ribbon justice, because it's more of a pale pink with a dark green and black.

If you happen to have a Hobby Lobby around this is the yarn she is using. It's really beautiful.

Lorna's Lace Shepherd Sock Black Purl

Finally I have started the summer socks I wanted to start. LOL. Yup, mid summer and I said "what the hell, if I don't get at least the CO I won't ever get started." So here is a picture of what I have done today. I'm using Lorna's Lace Shepherd Sock in Black Purl and I LOVE IT!

This is the first time I have used this yarn and I am really enjoying how it knits up. Now for your opinion. Tell me what you like or don't like about this yarn and how your socks turned out. My biggest question is did they last longer than wearing them 2 times. Believe it or not I have made socks with some expensive sock yarn and worn them twice and found the heels worn. (Durability -100)

By the way, I've just about finished writing out the patterns for the Ribbon Scarf and Lap afghan. Hopefully after the 4th I will post them.

Have a great week and an awesome 4th of July!