Jun302007
Saturday Sky~Mystery Stole
Filed under my life by sherriknits at 8:17 pm on Jun 30 2007
Today is the first day I feel like I’m getting back to normal. Wow, a wedding is a lot of work!
Today wasn’t really warm, but it was a nice day. I guess we stand the chance of rain tomorrow, then warm weather returns. This isn’t unusual for us this time of year.
I’ve been working on the Mystery Stole off and on for most of the day. It beats me how some people actually had it done early yesterday. I’ve found that if I do a row more than 2 times, the yarn starts turning dark. I’m not sure if it’s the needles or what but I’m sure it will wash out. I haven’t had too much trouble at all with the pattern, mostly just paying attention because I did a lot of visiting today. My poor freind was trying to start a square shawl from the center and after living through the weird cast on (which ended up pretty nice), she kept twisting the needles when she had 2 on each of 4 needles. It made mine look like a breeze!
I’m using lifelines from the beginning this time. I just cannot get the beads to show in a picture. They don’t show a lot but when the setting sun hits them, they are really pretty. I’m sure it will show more when I get farther along and more beads. This is a perfect introduction to bead knitting because there aren’t too many so it doesn’t slow you up a lot. I feel pretty confident now in adding them with the crochet hook. I’m on row 59 of 100 rows for this week’s clue.
The honeymooners made it to their destination at 10 a.m. They texted me and said they were exhausted after flying all night and couldn’t get their room until 3:30 or 4. That’s tough. Arriving that way really causes them to lose a whole day but since they have the all-inclusive package, they can have room service all they want so if they get hungry in the middle of the night I guess they can call for food. Who knows, I’ve never done anything like that!
1 Shellyon 30 Jun 2007 at 8:52 pm
The shawl is looking great!
I’m trying to catch up on all your postings since I’ve been offline for a bit.
I hope that you and your family are doing great.
2 kathy in iowaon 01 Jul 2007 at 7:18 am
Hi Sherri
Your post on my blog has brought me to yours! I have really enjoyed my browse-thru. What a LOVELY wedding you had!! Congrats to you and your family! In a barn!! What a wonderful idea…
Your shawl looks beautiful, as do your other knits. Great blog. I will come back often!
kathy
3 Lizon 01 Jul 2007 at 3:55 pm
That shawl looks really pretty, and I hope the beads will show more later.
I was curious about some of the wedding pictures. If I’m guessing right, the bride and groom saw each other before the ceremony, but they were given a little time alone when they saw each other all dressed up for the first time. Is that so they could do the pictures beforehand without it being too anticlimactic when they see each other?
4 Melissaon 02 Jul 2007 at 11:12 am
I like how it’s turning out.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!
5 Dipsy D.on 04 Jul 2007 at 11:30 pm
I’m so glad that everything went so fine with the wedding, it seems you’ve all had an absolutely awesome day! And I really love how your shawl is coming along - it’s going to be a real beauty!