sherriknits

This was a fun experience for me.  I had a great pal and I look forward to getting to know my pal Daisydo now that she has revealed who she is.

Come enjoy the fun of opening the package with me….

It was all neatly packed in this cute bag.

Everything was wrapped so nice.

Ahhh, the suspense!

I’m really excited with all of it.  Look at that chocolate box…it is beautiful.  I haven’t opened it yet, though…that must be some kind of miracle.  The yarn is all very fun!

I love this heart….it is the same on both sides. 

Thanks, Gwen, for making this so much fun for me…you are a great spoiler and I am a grateful spoilee!

I have the best sp12!  I know she is leaving on a trip, but she still took time to spoil me

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Chocolate once again…yum.  She got me the most beautiful, soft yarn, I love it!  She also got me this fun bag, I turned the edges down so you can see the inside of it.  The yarn looks great with it!  I also love the cherry blossom note cards.  One thing I do know about her, she loves pink.  I like it, too…so it’s fun.  I think it’s going to be fun finding out about her after we reveal who we are.

Isn’t the bag pretty?  I love pink and red together and it has this bright green cord to close it with … I love it!

Yesterday felt grueling to me.  It was really hot outside, it was hotter inside and I felt like I just got wiped out.  Right after I got to work, I heard sirens and more sirens but I was busy with someone then.  Afterwards, I found out that there was a rollover accident a block from us on the main street!  Evidently a car was trying to change lanes, clipped the back of a little pickup and flipped over onto the top and came to rest with the hood on the ground and the back end up in the air.  The driver was still inside, upside down.  I did have to watch them take her out, I don’t think she was hurt badly.  Bizarre.  All day we kept hearing squealing brakes.  I was happy to come home.

I was so overheated, I took my knitting and Ravelry and sat on our deck until the wind came up and I was cold.

Today was hotter but for some reason, it didn’t get as warm inside.  I had 2 fans going and that must have helped.

The sp12 question of the week is:

What Olympic event would best describe you knitting/knitting style? 

I am at a bit of a loss.  I finally looked up the Triathalon  and this is exactly what I’d been thinking about:

The very first triathlon was in California in 1974. The Olympic committee announced that the triathlon would become an Olympic event in 2000. Triathlons have three parts swimming, cycling, and running, and they happen one right after the other.  

To be in the triathlon you need a swimming suit, a pair of swimming goggles, a bicycle helmet, a bicycle and a pair of running shoes and a running vest. Some athletes also wear a wetsuit and cycling shoes. 

 

The Olympics triathlon is a distance triathlon. The athletes swim for about one mile, cycle for about 25 miles, and then run for about six miles.  

That’s all you need so … Swim your best! Don’t give up on Swimming!  You also have to run up the mountains. Run your best! Don’t give up on Running! Cycle your best! Don’t give up on Cycling! 

This is what kind of knitter I try to be.  I try to do my best, I try not to give up.  Sometimes I fall down, sometimes I get stuck….but I’m always up for the challenge and I like to push myself in a variety of “events” … but all I have to do is do my best and don’t give up!
 

What is(are) your favorite place(s) to knit?
The little couch in my living room with the ottoman in front of it is covered with my knitting stuff.
I love to sit outside on the deck or on my porch when the weather is nice enough.

What supplies (besides yarn & needles) make the setting perfect for knitting?
Usually I am digging for a pair of scissors and a darning needle. It seems like you can improvise for other things.

The little imp is having a birthday and he’s just so excited!  He got up this morning ready to go.  Moooommmmm.

Everyone but the new groom got to come for breakfast.

He got a new camera.

I can’t get the youtube to work so maybe later.

He’s having a great day. 

And then it was my turn!!!!!

I got a great surprise today….my first sp12 package.  I have to say, I have a great pal.  She’s had a lot going on in her life and she still took time to make this a perfect gift for me!  She said in her card that it was a little bit “her” and hopefully a lot “me”.  She nailed it!

She had the packages numbered and she explained a little bit, but then said everything got a little loopy.  She was right.

My very own Loopy Ewe!  I thought he was a great addition to my sheep collection!

I got a Loopy Ewe needle felting kit, Loopy himself, the all important chocolate, some note cards and the premier issue of Verena…a European knitting magazine.  I love it all!

Thank you so much, Think Pink Pal….it really means a lot, especially when I know your life has felt so topsy-turvy.  I look forward to getting to know you even more after the swap is over!

What is your favorite type of project to take along on holiday/vacation?

Socks!  I do knit other things while away, but socks are the most portable and most mindless project.

Tell us about a time that you packed too much knitting or were stranded without knitting

I don’t have any funny stories about this but I find that I never figure it out right.  I have had times in the RV where I’ve filled the whole closet with knitting….yarn, books, needles, etc and not had what I needed.  I’ve had times where I only took specific projects in the hopes of being forced to work on them….but I always find a way to get to a yarn store and get something else.  There’s just no predicting.

1) Where is your favorite place to go for vacation/holiday?

We have friends who generously lend us their RV every summer for the last several years.  My favorite place to go in it is probably Leavenworth.  The weather is nice and we’ve found a great park there to relax and knit with no guilt.  The shops are fun and the whole area is just relaxing.  But to be honest, anywhere in the RV is my favorite place to go because we just enjoy time in it.
2) Where is one place you’d like to go?

For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to go to New England in the fall.  I hope the year we ever finally get to go that it is a good year for foliage! 

1) What yarn (that you don’t have/haven’t used) would make your stash “complete”?

Even though it may look like it, I am not copying my friend Shanda.  I have really wanted to try Rowan Denim or the Rowan cotton yarns.  I may venture out of town tomorrow to see if I can find some. 
2) What yarn do you never want to be without?

That is an easy answer.  Any kind of sock yarn.  I am happy if I can grab up a new skein and start a pair of socks, I can do that anywhere I happen to be!  It’s saved me many times either of boredom or once when we went to a concert and our seats were in the top of the stadium…if I wouldn’t have had sock yarn and needles, I’d have had to be carried out of there in a straight jacket.  (terrified of heights!)

The bag is finished.  I heard there was a KAL on knitty and I’ll have to go check it out, I am still mystified about the stitchmarker placement for starting the handles.  It was easy to figure out where to put the handles, but I don’t get why I couldn’t make it work following the pattern.  I am happy with the bag, though.  I do have 2 places where the openwork got off just on one stitch and isn’t it funny how it doesn’t show until you are taking it’s picture?

I have started another one.  I got finished with the bottom of the bag and realized I forgot to do the increases and decreases so the bottom won’t be shaped, but it didn’t bother me enough to rip it all out.  I am going to make this one a little bit smaller even though I think this one is a great size.  I am just thinking about window shopping and carrying the bigger bag.  Great pattern!

The SP12 question for week #3 is:

What would you consider the perfect amount of stash? 

How in the world do you answer that?  I think the perfect amount of stash is when you are satisfied with it.  I think the answer might be never, so I plan never to feel like I’ve achieved the perfect stash and just build and use to my heart’s content.  :)  Is that even an answer?   lol

Well, actually…here the schools are not out yet…but SP12 has a new question of the week:

As a kid, what did you look forward to most about summer vacation/break/holiday?

It’s been a long time!  I think mostly I looked forward to long, carefree days.  We had a great neighborhood for kids to play in and I remember hula hoop contests, hiking in the woods up to the “pole” (which must have been some sort of power pole or something, I don’t think I ever really knew what it was).  We also dug for fossils..I took hubby once to show him where we did that and couldn’t believe someone had the nerve to build on that lot!  haha 

Speaking of swaps…I am also taking part in another one so I have started a wishlist at Kaboodle and it’s on the sidebar.  I’m finding it must be helpful to have ideas since I’ve been looking for things for my pal.  I’ll try to remember to add to the list as I go…I could never make wishlists when I was growing up and when my family asks me what I want, I never can think of anything so maybe this will help although it feels pretty weird to me.  :) 

And for fun, I saw this on Susan’s blog:

Your Personality is Somewhat Rare (ISFP)

Your personality type is caring, peaceful, artistic, and calm.Only about 7% of all people have your personality, including 8% of all women and 6% of all menYou are Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Perceiving.

This is the first time I have participated in an SP swap but I guess this i a new feature.  There will be a question of the week for everyone to answer.  Here is the first one:

What is your favorite summertime drink??

My latest love is Starbucks Triple-shot Iced coffee.  LOVE it.  I also love the Java Chip Frap no whip but try to stay away from them and just make them a treat.  I love diet Pepsi but am really trying to stay away from that, too.  It would be nice if I could say ice water but nah.  I have to force myself to drink water.