Winding down

It's been a very busy week, and I'm glad to be winding down for the weekend!

One of my high school girls asked me for a bookmark early this week. She said she liked black and red, and I knew I had the perfect thread for her. I just needed to find it!

Luckily, I remembered where I had stashed it, and I managed to tat Libby's bookmark before going to bed last night. It's been a while since I've tatted Mary Konior's Curds & Whey, so I had to keep my copy of Tatting with Visual Patterns open while I tatted. I was very pleased that I was able to tat it without making any mistakes.

I also managed to wind my shuttles for today's Ice Drops. I chose to use two handi-wind shuttles from Grizzly Mountain Arts. This one is in size 20 Lizbeth #183 Orange Crush.

My second Doodle Ice Drop is in size 20 Lizbeth #187 Green Ice. It's fun to tat with beautiful colors and fabulous shuttles!

A few more rows are finished on my cowl. I'm attending a knitting night tomorrow night, and this will be a great project to take along for knitting and chatting. I'm pretty sure I can remember k3, p1!

Lost

I subbed in first grade yesterday. The kids were wonderful, but I was exhausted by the end of the day. There was no creative activity for me last night!

Today I was called to sub for one of the fifth grade teachers. I knew I would have a little free time today, so I took my Wortham scarf to work on. I did get to knit a few rows during the day, and when I got home I decided to put together a pot of chili before sitting down to knit a little more.

I'm sure you can imagine my dismay when I couldn't find my knitting! I triple checked every possible location. The only thing I can think of is that I left it in the classroom. There won't be any chance of checking until Monday, so I just need to relax and work on other things until Monday morning.

Today's basic Ice Drop has a black glass gem in the center. I'm not sure I like it, but the black certainly makes the light green rings stand out.

The Mardi Gras Ice Drops arrived safely, and Mom and her friends loved them! From left to right, the ladies are Elaine, Marie, Mom, and Glenda. It's nice to know I have Ice Drop fans in Alabama!