Happy Spring Precious Purls...

Although Spring has officially sprung, someone forgot to tell Mother Nature...it was 29 degrees this morning...GEESH! Could somebody please send Mother Nature the memo?!

Guess what...bunting finished! FINALLY! Hopefully I will be able to post some pics with him in it, even if we just put it on him to take pics and take it off. I hope the baby gets to use it as he is due this week and hopefully it will be cool enough for her to at least bring the baby home in it...I know from my mouth to God's ears LOL. Can't wait for the little munchkin to make his entry into the world and we get to meet him.

TTYL Precious Purls...buh bye now.
Feliz Tejiendo!

Oh MaJay...

It was 9 yrs ago this month that my Great Grandmother passed away. We affectionately called her MaJay, short for Mother Geraldine. Whenever I knit, crochet or cook, I am reminded of her and all that she taught me. She was the craftiest woman I've ever known...she was always making something. She made jewelry for all of us and church friends, there was rarely a birth in the family that went without a newly crocheted blanket, she was a caterer and she could sew.

She taught me how to crochet at the tender age of 8 and my cooking lessons went on well into her 90's, I was always calling with questions of how to make something. When my daughter was born, she crocheted the baptismal dress and beret for the christening...I was floored, I didn't even think she could still crochet, she was about 92 when she made that.

I really miss her and I really wish that I had been more serious about crafting to get all of her knowledge before she left. I do think that she is smiling down proudly looking at all the things that I am doing and learning, and I am looking up and smiling back at her because she was my first teacher.

Oh MaJay how I miss you so...and I want to say thank you for sharing your love of crafting.

ONWARD KNITTING SOLDIERS...

OK so I still haven't completely finished the bunting (pics coming soon), but that didn't stop me from casting on something new...tadahhhhh!!!
Knitting is soooo SEXY!!!

This one is for my cousin Tara, who is expecting in June, I hope she likes it when I finish ; )

'til next time Precious Purls...Happy Knitting!

I'm gonna say it once...

Just because I knit...I ain't your GRANDMA!

One down and soooo many more to go...

So I finally finished another hat for myself, BUT one of my girlfriends really likes it and I know what is bound to happen...I am going to give it to her.
Thank goodness Spring is trying to get sprung or else I would just be hatless again, but isn't the model kinda cute : )

Anyway, I am gonna keep this short and sweet, got stuff on the needles to knit off. Until the next time...later Precious Purls!

So many patterns...so little time

OMG have you guys seen the gazillion of patterns that are available for knitting and crocheting? And I am just talking about the free ones!

I have a confession as much as I LOVE to knit, the only time I really get to knit is on the train to and from work. When I get home, aside from the everyday things like, dinner and daughter time and getting ready for the next day and laundry and husband time; I sign onto Ravelry and then I am on for hours just looking and <3ing patterns that I really wanna make. Like there is always someone having a baby, or a birthday or some big event. How often do you really get to knit something for yourself? I RARELY get to knit something for myself and I forced myself to knit something for me...it was a Black Mmmmmmalabrigo hat OOOOOOOOOOOwee...except I made it too big and haven't had the time to go back and fix it. UGH! My sister, daughter and granddaughter have nice warm heads and mine...Ah well!

I am currently working on 2 buntings, a hat and scarf set for my grandmother, a set of fingerless or convertible (not sure which yet) mitts, and a hat for my husband...but there are soo many wonderful patterns out there that I just wanna go work in a yarn store so I can have more knitting time...am I the only one? I saw a cartoon that said "My job is interfering with my knitting"...LOL but I am thankful for the interference because it funds my knitting addiction.

Oh well talk to all you Precious Purls later...smooches!

Wassup

OK so I started this blog and I wasn't sure what to write about, so I checked out other blogs and I am gonna attempt to do my thing on dis here blog..LOL

I am knitting a bunting for my stepdaughter's soon to be born baby (see pic on right). I am also preparing to teach a girl scout troop how to knit with a knitting buddy of mine. I am really excited about that I think every young lady should know how to do something that will bring her extra money when and/or if she ever needs to.

So I gave up buying yarn for Lent and when I tell you I didn't realize how much I was gonna miss it...whoa. It doesn't help that my husband keeps teasing me...I WILL get him back!

Anyway, talk to you guys later. Oh yeah check out Ravelry if you are not already a member it's a really cool place for knitters and crocheters to hang out.