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!

I love books!

When I was teaching, I would sing a song with the preschoolers...

I love books and they love me.
I get them free at the library.
Read them once. Read them twice.
Library books are oh so nice!
See you at the library!

I do love libraries, but I find it much more convenient to purchase books that I can read and/or refer to whenever I like, especially craft books!

This morning I ditched my hat pattern. I just didn't like the way it was looking. I decided to spend my morning looking for inspiration, and this is the book I turned to. I had this one on my wish list for a long time, and my sister-in-law gave it to me as a Christmas gift a couple of years ago. I can easily get lost in a good book, and this is one I love!

No, I didn't choose a project for my beautiful alpaca yarn, but I did enjoy my reading time!

Continuing with my St. Patrick's Day them, I tatted a basic Ice Drop with a gold center today. Every leprechaun has his pot of gold, right?

The shuttle is one I blinged for a shuttle exchange several years ago. The package was returned to me, damaged by a postal machine. After seeing the package, I'm surprised the shuttle survived at all! It may not be my prettiest shuttle, but it's still usable. Besides, it's a good conversation starter!

It's Tuesday

I had to keep reminding myself that today is Tuesday. My days are off, and I'm not sure why!

Luckily, I was in tune enough to tat an Ice Drop!

I also started a new knitting project. No, I"m not finished with the scarf. This beautiful alpaca from my friend Jen was just begging to be knit into a hat. I've knit many hats over the years, and this one doesn't seem like it's coming together the way it should. I'm giving it a chance, but I have a feeling I may be unraveling my knitting and trying something different!

Thinking ahead

I made it to the post office today and mailed off Mom's Mardi Gras Ice Drops. I still have some Boysenberry Dk left, but I started thinking ahead to St Patrick's Day.

Lizbeth #187, Green Ice, isn't exactly what I had in mind for St. Patrick's Day, but it was the first green thread that caught my eye, and I decided to go with it. The center is a glow-in-the dark gem that I found at Hobby Lobby. I think these gems have to have a certain amount of sunlight in order to glow in the dark. Luckily, my jar that's filled with them is in the sun room!

I'm still knitting. I watched a lot of YouTube videos last night in an effort to improve my technique. I did a lot of experimenting! Because of that, my stitches are pretty uneven. I don't mind. I look at this scarf as a learning experience, and I'm hoping that when it's finished blocking will help even things out.

It's pretty chilly here tonight, so I stole Dave's blanket to keep my legs warm. He laughed!

And then there were nine

Yes, I now have nine Mardi Gras Doodle Ice Drops for Mom! I'll try to get them in the mail tomorrow.

We dealt with high winds today, and although I never felt the wind in the house, I feel very tired from listening to it all day. I made progress on my "Wortham" scarf from Sequence Knitting by Cecelia Campochiaro. There's something very comforting about yarn on a blustery day!

Mellow yellow

My goal yesterday was to finish knitting the yellow section of the Mandala yarn I'm using before moving on to something else. While I don't really consider these shades of yellow to be mellow, the song by "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan kept going through my head as I was knitting. There was more yellow on the ball than I thought, so I didn't finish the yellow portion until this morning. The scarf pattern is "Wortham" from Sequence Knitting by Cecelia Campochiaro.

A few days ago, my lovely new Valentine shuttles arrived from Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. Rita has announced that she is no longer taking custom orders. However, she will still be listing shuttles in her shop as she makes them. After seeing all the beautiful guild shuttles Rita has created in the past year, I can understand why she needs to take a break from custom orders. I imagine it's great fun designing new shuttles, but a little tiresome to be making multiples of the same design.

I'm still busy making Mardi Gras Ice Drops for Mom.

I plan on mailing them off to her on Monday. I hope I have time to tat some more by then!

Knitting day

Today I totally focused on knitting.

I started with blocking my Reyna shawl. I love the way the pattern shows up!

Next, I spent a lot of time going through knitting books to choose a new project. I was really tempted to start another Reyna shawl. Instead, I chose to knit the Wortham scarf from Sequence Knitting by Cecelia Campochiaro. The yarn is Mandala Thunderbird. So far, the color has changed from light yellow to medium and then a darker yellow. I'm not sure if I like the way the color changes work in the scarf, but I think it will be interesting to see what happens.