Colors of my rainbow...

Your rainbow is strongly shaded yellow and blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is says about you: You are a joyful person. You appreciate friends who get along with one another. You're good at getting people to like you. You share hobbies with friends and like trying to fit into their routines.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

I'd say this one is pretty accurate! I have fun taking some of these little quizzes, but I seldom publish the results. There's something very appealing about rainbows, and I guess this shows that each of our rainbows is just a little different... nothing wrong with that!

It's been a busy back-to-school week. I love back-to-school week! The kids are excited to be there, and I'm happy to see them! The best part of my job is that I get to see all the kids and learn all their names. They love seeing a familiar face at the front door, and I get lots of little hugs!

Anyway... I really needed a good pair of shoes for school, and I bought myself a pair of clogs... the kind doctors and nurses like to wear (I'm terrible with brand names, so I don't remember what they are). The just called out for hand-knit socks!



Ta da! I finished my first sock yesterday morning before heading off to school. I'll start the second one today. Yes, it took me a whole week to knit this sock, but it was well worth the time invested! I kind of wish I'd chosen a flashier sock yarn from my stash, but at the time, this brown called out to me. Oh, look! Brown is at the top of my rainbow! It must have been meant to be!

P.S. - The yarn is Patons Kroy Socks from Hobby Lobby, and I used size 2 double points.

I couldn't wait...

...to try out my new shuttle and thread from LadyShuttleMaker! Orland, our weekend mailman, had to come knocking on the door to get my attention (I was busy doing laundry with the music cranked up... yes, I do manage to get a few household chores done once in a while!).


I tried to be a good girl and get some cleaning done, but the call of the shuttle and thread was too strong! This is Flower 5 from page 75 of Projects in Tatting by Sheila York. The thread is size 20 Confetti Sprinkles... I LOVE it!

Tatting in green...

When I was visiting Alison and family earlier in the week, Aidan kept asking me what my favorite color is. It's blue, of course! I think Aidan was hoping I'd change my mind and say green, but I didn't. However, when I decided I wanted to tat another of this pretty little motif from Projects in Tatting by Sheila York, green just seemed to be the perfect color. Andrea's favorite color is green, and my maiden name is Green. I guess it was just meant to be!


...and now I have another pretty little coaster! For those of you who have told me you've had trouble finding them, here's the link:
http://www.herrschners.com/product.aspx?id=391&pid=2517

Happy tatting!

Much better!

This time I managed to join in all the correct places, and I didn't snip any picots! This is a good thing, because I wanted some new coasters, and snipped picots would have called out to me constantly!


Now I need to work on my centering techniques, but overall I'm very happy with my new coaster!

There's a first time for everything...

...and this is not something I wanted to happen. When I was snipping my final thread, I snipped a picot! I was already dissatisfied with my work on this motif, because I missed the last join. I knew I would make it over again, but to snip a picot! I can't believe I did that!


This motif is "Round Paperweight Motif" from Projects in Tatting by Sheila York, and the pattern is on page 54. I can't remember where I found this book, but I've had it for a while. If you can find a copy (it's from 1985), it's well worth having. There are many projects that I would love to make. The thread is size 20 Lizbeth #691, Mocha Brown Med.

Back to normal...

...well, as close to normal as I'll ever get! ; )

Thanks to tons of encouragement from Carolina, I kept trying to fix my date problem. I finally did what I probably should have done in the first place... I searched Blogger Help. Guess what? There was an answer! Sometimes I just need someone else to state the problem in a new way so that I know what to look for. Thanks for all your help, Carolina!

Okay...

I have a fancy page now, but I still don't have my dates. When I go into Edit Posts, all the dates are there. When I check my settings for my page layout, everything is checked. Earlier this afternoon, I couldn't access my blog for about two hours! I figure Blogger must be having a problem today. Maybe everything will clear up tomorrow.

I've spent most of the day playing with my computer... no tatting, no knitting, no crocheting, no bobbin lace, no Kumihimo, no weaving, no reading... I feel like I've wasted the whole day!