THINGS TO POST !

OK...here is the wip with pictures. Not great pictures, but I am working on that !
I am using the "Learn to Knit Afghan" book by Barbara Walker. I think I mentioned I have been knitting for years, but like to change my stitch patterns..otherwise it gets boring at this point. Short projects are what is currently my "thing".

Great book for all different stitches and pattern variations. Beginners, I highly recommend this book for learning all kinds of things. Kind of an intro. to Barbara's other books on stitches, mosiac patterns etc...





Here is the yarn I am using. Yes...it is acrylic for all you fiber particular folks. The truth is ...while I too prefer natural fiber, my bank account will not support the current cost of beautiful yarns and I don't really have the time to spin all that much. I do feel good about this stuff however, as it is made from recycled bottles !


This is the Caron yarn in two darker and two lighter colors for contrast

Below you will find the first three blocks:
Garter Stitch, Stockinette Stitch and Basket Stitch.

Having fun just taking my time and not rushing anything ! Too much of that in my "real" life thank you !

Post more as I produce more blocks...however, one never knows if it will be some other knitted product....as the spirit moves me !

TTFN
Cherrio...gotta sleep........................................

LIFE GETS IN YOUR EYES

OK...so I can keep this blogging thing going, I realised I needed to post just short stuff each day.
Seven months have gone by, so it is hard to revisit everything.

Needless to say, I finally moved my 84 YO mother to my state from hers, and I am trying to keep an eye out for her. She has dementia/alzheimers and it is not an easy thing to deal with a person who alternately won't admit there is something wrong and at the same time has some lack of realization about how far gone she really is. I love her dearly, although we didn't always see eye to eye. She was our main parent, as my father was a professional musician and everything else came way after that. So, I listen to the same question nine times in the course of a minute. I listen to the "stories" of her reinvented past. It is all she has, and it will only get harder for her. I should be used to this as she is the fifth senior citizen in my family to suffer from these horrible diseases.
If anyone comes and asks you to donate to dementia etc...DO IT ! It may be your mind you will save in the future.

FIBER POST: I have access to an incredible library system where I live. I live in the country, but I can request books from any library in the Hudson-Mohawk system and I can pick them up in the library closest to me ! So, although I would love to own many textile/fiber books, I can't afford them at all.( Boy would I love to get on the subject of the economy, but that can wait for another post !)So, fiber books have been streaming through my house for quite some time.
I think my creative juices are starting to flow more easily because of this, so I decided to work through Barbara Walker's "Learn to Knit Afghan Book". OK..I have been knitting for about 53 years, so I don't need to do this to learn anything, but just putting all these different patterns together will be more interesting for me. SO.. tomorrow I will put pictures up for the book, and the first two blocks and what I am using. Sorry purists...this LRW can't afford much anymore, so it isn't wool !!!

Beddy bye time,
LRW