I was completely stunned to read on Ravelry this morning that Karrie of KnitPurlGurl has passed away. She had recently started RAP (Random Act of Pattern) Tuesday which totally encouraged me to take some time out and send a little love into the yarny universe each week. She leaves behind a husband and 2 young children. I sent several RAPs this morning before I read about her passing and now I feel as though I need to do a little more. So, everyone who leaves a comment between now and 11pm tomorrow (that will be my EST 11pm) will be entered for a chance to win one of Karrie's The Lady Edith, Crosswords at the Coffee Shop, or Walnut Grove patterns. Winner's choice. I'll choose 10 people using the random number generator. (Be sure to leave your Ravelry id or an email address for me to get in touch or I'll choose another.) Hopefully this little bit will help her family during the holidays. Rest in peace Karrie and God bless your dear little family.
ETA: We had 10 comments so guess what??? Everyone gets a pattern! Ladies, thank you so very much for helping me do a little something for Karrie's family. Drop me a note and let me know which 1 of the 3 patterns above you'd like and I'll send it off to you. :-)
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Happy Gobble Day!
Wishing everyone celebrating plenty of family, friends, and good food to be thankful for!
P.S. - Pattern is Owl Puffs (named Owlena by the littlest princess) and while I realize it's not a turkey, it is a bird and since we're having roaster chicken for dinner, well...you get what you get. ;-)
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Sockhead Finito
This one is for Halos of Hope but I think I might be knitting several more just because. Great pattern and any chance to knit with Madelinetosh yarn is not to be missed.
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Free Yarn
Did that get your attention? Good! Read on...
When I first looked at the Stitches East group on Ravelry and read about Halos of Hope I knew it was something I really wanted to get behind. Cancer touches all of us at some point in time whether it be ourselves, a family member, or dear friend who is diagnosed. We all know someone who has faught the fight.
HOH will be at Stitches East and we've been busy at the store working on hats to donate there. If you'd like to contribute we'd love to take your hat(s) with us! Looking for a pattern? There's an entire library on Ravelry. Go check it out!
What about the free yarn? One of the biggest expenses HOH has is the cost of shipping all the hats to the treatment centers they donate to. In order to help raise funds, HOH is accepting $10 donations in exchange for a vote to have one of the XRX guys shaved on the marketplace floor in just less than 2 weeks time! If you make a $10 donation and vote to shave Drew the Crochet Dude before this Friday, 10/5/12 I'll enter you to win a skein of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light. Yummy!!! It's the same yarn I'm using to knit my Sockhead Hat. I know you won't be disappointed. You can email me a copy of your receipt or pm it to me on Ravelry. I'm kerryknits. :-)
When I first looked at the Stitches East group on Ravelry and read about Halos of Hope I knew it was something I really wanted to get behind. Cancer touches all of us at some point in time whether it be ourselves, a family member, or dear friend who is diagnosed. We all know someone who has faught the fight.
HOH will be at Stitches East and we've been busy at the store working on hats to donate there. If you'd like to contribute we'd love to take your hat(s) with us! Looking for a pattern? There's an entire library on Ravelry. Go check it out!
What about the free yarn? One of the biggest expenses HOH has is the cost of shipping all the hats to the treatment centers they donate to. In order to help raise funds, HOH is accepting $10 donations in exchange for a vote to have one of the XRX guys shaved on the marketplace floor in just less than 2 weeks time! If you make a $10 donation and vote to shave Drew the Crochet Dude before this Friday, 10/5/12 I'll enter you to win a skein of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light. Yummy!!! It's the same yarn I'm using to knit my Sockhead Hat. I know you won't be disappointed. You can email me a copy of your receipt or pm it to me on Ravelry. I'm kerryknits. :-)
Monday, October 01, 2012
Night and Day
We went to the Wild Center on Saturday just to meet these sweet little baby skunks.
They are Night and Day and are about 5 months old.
Too cute when they hop around trying to catch crickets.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Ugly Duckling
Beautiful Swan
Darcie is taking Culinary Arts this year and created this amazing cream puff in class yesterday. Nice of her to take a photo of it to share before eating it. I have heard talk of whipping up a gaggle for home this weekend. Fingers crossed.
Darcie is taking Culinary Arts this year and created this amazing cream puff in class yesterday. Nice of her to take a photo of it to share before eating it. I have heard talk of whipping up a gaggle for home this weekend. Fingers crossed.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
So Sad
Our dear sweet Buttercup the Butterfly passed away last night. The littlest princess and I placed her gently in a beautiful box then she and her father headed out to the back yard to bury her.
Sad and heavy hearts here still today.
Sad and heavy hearts here still today.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Progress
Now that I'm finished with the miles of ribbing the Sockhead Hat is moving right along. I love it more with every stitch that I knit. 
Sunday, September 23, 2012
You and Me
Going golfin' in the dark...
We took the littlest princess for a little dinner and a little play time last night. The Comfort Inn in Plattsburgh has this great little Fun Zone with glow in the dark mini golf, mini bowling, and an arcade.
If you eat at the Perkins restaurant that's attached to the hotel you get free passes to either the golfing, bowling, or water park. Oh yeah, did I mention the water park with slides and splash pools??? SO much fun! If you live nearby it's totally worth checking out!
We took the littlest princess for a little dinner and a little play time last night. The Comfort Inn in Plattsburgh has this great little Fun Zone with glow in the dark mini golf, mini bowling, and an arcade.
If you eat at the Perkins restaurant that's attached to the hotel you get free passes to either the golfing, bowling, or water park. Oh yeah, did I mention the water park with slides and splash pools??? SO much fun! If you live nearby it's totally worth checking out!
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Guernsey Wrap
It's ready for its closeup.
I'm going to have to check the finished measurements but I think it's around 88" long and 15" wide.
I wish it was for me. Sadly, it will be leaving soon to live with it's rightful owner. I'm sure she'll love it and take great care of it though. And besides, the pleasure of knitting it was all mine.
Pattern: Guernsey Wrap by Jared Flood
Yarn: Spirited Fibers in Sangria
I'm going to have to check the finished measurements but I think it's around 88" long and 15" wide.
I wish it was for me. Sadly, it will be leaving soon to live with it's rightful owner. I'm sure she'll love it and take great care of it though. And besides, the pleasure of knitting it was all mine.
Pattern: Guernsey Wrap by Jared Flood
Yarn: Spirited Fibers in Sangria
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Hey Look
It's a hat!
Because this is a knitting blog. ;-)
Pattern: Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure
Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Magnolia Leaf
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
And now...
for the rest of the story...
So Buttercup has completely stolen our hearts and we're hell bent on keeping her alive.
Mickey, on the other hand, has different plans for her. Please picture this 19 pound beast squished in the aquarium, and I do mean the ENTIRE beast, with our dear Buttercup partially dangling out of his mouth. It was horrifying. Although not as horrifying as the sound of him spitting her out. And yes, it made an audible sound.
Now on top of the bum wing she also has a bum leg which makes her a little lopsided. But she's still alive. And still eating. And pooping. So we're still loving her and hoping she has a nice normal life span. Which appears to be 9 months. And yes, we've made sure to remove her from Mickey's reach to help her achieve that life span.
So Buttercup has completely stolen our hearts and we're hell bent on keeping her alive.
Mickey, on the other hand, has different plans for her. Please picture this 19 pound beast squished in the aquarium, and I do mean the ENTIRE beast, with our dear Buttercup partially dangling out of his mouth. It was horrifying. Although not as horrifying as the sound of him spitting her out. And yes, it made an audible sound.
Now on top of the bum wing she also has a bum leg which makes her a little lopsided. But she's still alive. And still eating. And pooping. So we're still loving her and hoping she has a nice normal life span. Which appears to be 9 months. And yes, we've made sure to remove her from Mickey's reach to help her achieve that life span.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Meet Buttercup
She's the newest member of the family and currently resides in our empty 10 gallon aquarium we normally use for sick fish.
My aunt brought her to us as a caterpillar who had just hung but hadn't gone to chrysalis yet.
Once her chrysalis turned black we couldn't wait to meet her. Days passed before she finally emerged with a bum wing which made flying impossible for her.
What to do with this beautiful butterfly? All choices seemed to suck. Leave her outside to starve or be eaten by another critter? Nope. Place her under a quick, heavy stomp? Hell no! Bring her inside and love her? Absolutely!
It's been over 2 weeks now and she's still going strong despite her brief encounter with the cat. I'll tell you about that tomorrow.
And just in case you're wondering what butterflies like to eat, well, Buttercup seems to love Buddy Fruits and water.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
In Bloom
While looking for patterns for Halos of Hope I came across In Bloom. I thought it had great potential as a chemo hat and I'm hoping I was right because I've already whipped up two of them and I desperately want to crochet some more!
Friday, September 14, 2012
Bald is Beautiful
But this hat on a bald head is going to be beautiful too!
This is Molly by Erin Ruth. Knit by me, of course. I'm using the new Spirited Fibers yarn we got in at the store. It's luscious. Seriously. And the stitch definition...whoa baby!
And what's up with the bald talk? Sue is taking me along to Stitches East this year! (I know!!! How crazy lucky am I???) Halos of Hope will be there collecting hats and donations for their amazing cause. Go read about them and tell me you wouldn't want to get involved. What an awesome thing to do! So we're knitting hats and collecting hats at the store to take along to Stitches East with us. We're even having some fun little events at the store to help the cause. The first one is tomorrow night and you can get involved too!
If you're local, drop in anytime between 6pm-9pm to work on a hat (or donate any you've already knit) and chat with us. The wonderful Rene from Cuppa Joe will be providing some light munchies and we'll be providing a 10% discount on any Spirited Fibers purchase you make. We'll also be drawing for 1 of 3 $10 Adirondack Yarns gift certificates! We'll also be accepting $10 donations for Halos of Hope tomorrow night. All donations received will go to SHAVE Benjamin of XRX. Read more below for the details.
Don't live nearby but still want to be part of the fun? You can make a donation to Halos of Hope AND vote to have one of the great guys from Stitches East shaved right on the market floor. How much fun will that be? Just email your receipt (Adirondack_Yarns at roadrunner dot com) to be entered for a chance at the gift certificates. Each $10 will get your name thrown in the hat. Please vote to shave Benjamin, won't you??? We're also extending the 10% discount on Spirited Fibers to include all phone or web orders for tomorrow, September 15, 2012.
Phew! I guess this long blog silence has left me with lots to say! LOL
This is Molly by Erin Ruth. Knit by me, of course. I'm using the new Spirited Fibers yarn we got in at the store. It's luscious. Seriously. And the stitch definition...whoa baby!
And what's up with the bald talk? Sue is taking me along to Stitches East this year! (I know!!! How crazy lucky am I???) Halos of Hope will be there collecting hats and donations for their amazing cause. Go read about them and tell me you wouldn't want to get involved. What an awesome thing to do! So we're knitting hats and collecting hats at the store to take along to Stitches East with us. We're even having some fun little events at the store to help the cause. The first one is tomorrow night and you can get involved too!
If you're local, drop in anytime between 6pm-9pm to work on a hat (or donate any you've already knit) and chat with us. The wonderful Rene from Cuppa Joe will be providing some light munchies and we'll be providing a 10% discount on any Spirited Fibers purchase you make. We'll also be drawing for 1 of 3 $10 Adirondack Yarns gift certificates! We'll also be accepting $10 donations for Halos of Hope tomorrow night. All donations received will go to SHAVE Benjamin of XRX. Read more below for the details.
Don't live nearby but still want to be part of the fun? You can make a donation to Halos of Hope AND vote to have one of the great guys from Stitches East shaved right on the market floor. How much fun will that be? Just email your receipt (Adirondack_Yarns at roadrunner dot com) to be entered for a chance at the gift certificates. Each $10 will get your name thrown in the hat. Please vote to shave Benjamin, won't you??? We're also extending the 10% discount on Spirited Fibers to include all phone or web orders for tomorrow, September 15, 2012.
Phew! I guess this long blog silence has left me with lots to say! LOL
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Happy New Year
I decided just before the first of the year that I was going to devote a lot more time to blogging this year. Then Darcie got sick and landed in the hospital for a couple weeks and that plan went straight down the shitter. Darcie has been home for almost 2 weeks now and she's doing incredible. So much so that I've even started knitting again. Last night was my first time back to knit night at the LYS in almost a month and it felt so good to get back to what passes for normal in these parts.
I knit myself these awesome Arc Mittens from the 2011 Interweave Knits Accessories magazine.
Complete and total love. The pattern calls for a single strand of Bulky Lamb's Pride but I chose to use 2 strands of worsted instead. So. Warm. I want a pair in every color of the rainbow now. Of course the next mittens on my list are Cloisonee by the Harlot. So many color combinations dancing through my head. What's the next project in your queue?
I knit myself these awesome Arc Mittens from the 2011 Interweave Knits Accessories magazine.
Complete and total love. The pattern calls for a single strand of Bulky Lamb's Pride but I chose to use 2 strands of worsted instead. So. Warm. I want a pair in every color of the rainbow now. Of course the next mittens on my list are Cloisonee by the Harlot. So many color combinations dancing through my head. What's the next project in your queue?
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