I have been making more sock bags and have spindle bags on the machine right now.
I love this one but I love any shade of green.
Yesterday, after we met Yarn Botanika& Kirsten at the Fiber Factory very long...since Simon was exhibiting tired boy syndrome and being wild and crazy......Hannah & I made some goop from cornstarch & water. I think it should have been thicker but she enjoyed it anyway.
Close up of the feathers in the preblocked stage.
Taking a bath.
Pinned out in my bedroom.
A full length finished shot.
Here is a close up of the edging with beads.
Now I have to figure out a new project to knit until my Sock Swap yarn arrives. Oh well, I have to finish sewing bags today so...that should take up most of my knitting time.
Here are some bags I am making. Spindle bags & sock bags. They should be done this afternoon.
And look what KATE sent me from Norway. I sent her a lot Kool Aid for dyeing and some yarn.
That is all felting wool on top and small diameter circular needles on the bottom.
Although you can't tell in the photos above, all the needles have a slight bend in them after the cord. It makes it so nice to knit in small circulars that aren't just regular straight needles with a short cord!
Unfortunately, Kate says that she was lucky to find them because the shops are all going to Addi's and discontinuing the sale of these needles! She sent size 0, between US 0 -1, two size US 2-3 and on US 4!
Thanks again Kate!
Ann is David's sister & Len, her other half. Here they are playing with Simon in the pool yesterday.
And with the kids this morning before they took off for the Hoover Dam.
Ironic, we didn't get a photo of David & Ann.
We had a really nice visit with them and hope to see them in the UK sometime soon! Thanks for visiting on your way to the Pacific Northwest.
I felt really sorry for some of the small "stores" because normally, on a Saturday, the place would be packed but it was like a ghost town. The road is supposed to be finished in August.
I laughed every time was saw this sign. I guess Starbuck's logo is ubiquitous everywhere....um, wait, that is exactly their logo but close enough.
The border crossing wasn't bad. It is sad to see the poverty in Mexico....the hawking of "stuff" has risen to a big line of people, women, children, old blind women, men selling everything on the side of the street as you wait to cross the border.
One of my favorite parts of the drive is our trip to Organ Pipe Cactus National Moment. You have never seen so many saguaro's in one place!!!
Ok, you have probably noticed there is no knitting photos. Well, I knit all of 4 rows on Icarus. The road between the border & Rocky Point was too bumpy to knit lace as was the road from the border to Gila Bend so I just knit a little in our room and read a lot of books.
I'll finish it one of these days.
The kids and I flew a kite. Well worth the $1 from the Target $1 section.
David is the master at making sand castles.
After the beach, we went to the charbroiled chicken place. It has been interesting to watch the business grow from a one small roofed "hut" to a very large one with a tiled floor and wood table and chairs.
It was HOT at the beach so we needed refreshment!
Simon & Hannah had Coke from a bottle. They thought that was the coolest thing!
This is a rare shot of David in a hat. He never wears a hat and often gets burnt. However, after out trip to Carefree where he was BURNT TO A CRISP, he has learned his lesson (at least for this year) about sunscreen & hats.
I tried this new spray on sunscreen from Coppertone and loved it! Very nice & easy to put on.
After a nap, we went swimming in the hotel pool. Um, yes, it is a wee bit green. The hotel has definitely really gone down hill in the past few years so we are looking for a condo next time!
After our swim, we headed downtown for a seafood dinner. Hannah had been begging to get her hair braided. It is quite the thing to do, especially for young girls. I was a bit dubious because she is very touchy about her hair and her head hurting but she was a champ and LOVES them.
I think she is excited to show them off at summer camp today.
We had a great dinner of fish, clams & shrimp and a gorgeous sunset to match.
Hannah & Simon waiting for out drinks to show up.
The gorgeous sunset.
A new restaurant built on stilts. We talked about eating there but I suspect it is incredibly overpriced! This is the view of it from our table at the restaurant above.
We walked around after dinner and then crashed.
But he got some nice gifts....shirts & ties. David needs fitted dress shirts and they are hard to come by in any color other than white but we found a gray, cream with design and butter yellow. A nice change from the sea of white in his closet.
We went out to dinner at Chili's and came home and had cake.
Simon & Hannah helped put the "sprinklers" (Simon's term) on the cake to dress it up and picked out the candles at the store.
Hope you had a happy birthday David!
The kids have some special homemade gifts hidden under Hannah's bed that they made and there is a cake waiting to be frosted on a cooling rack in the kitchen.
We are off to Rocky Point to celebrate on Thursday. Happy Birthday David!
The kids & I went to the $0.99 store in Chandler and look, they had, among other things, Lion Brand yarn.
Chunky USA...never heard of it but it is 100% acrylic. I tell you, that store also had fresh fruit & veggies that did not look too bad.
I am into the edging of the Icarus Shawl. It is going slowly because each row is something like 500 stitches and takes me about 20 minutes to knit. Ack...will I ever get done? The end is in sight. I have about 50ish rows left so, probably on our vacation to Rocky Point.
The kids with David & the horses.
Playing on the tire swing with their newly purple highlighted hair.
AND....Hannah did this really LONG zip line.
Here she is just before she got off. She loved it and wanted to do it again.
We had a great time!
I also finished more spindle bags and sock bags. Unfortunately, two of the red sock bags on the end have already been sold or traded. I am using the Tiki Hut one for my Icarus Shawl.
If you are interested in a trade or to buy one, you can let me know. I have lots more fabric!
Finally....I want this. I saw it at Kohl's on Sunday. It is like La Creuset, cast iron with an enamal covering. Isn't it cute? I might go over today and see if it is still there. 
However....I did just notice, it appears to only have one handle. Um, that might be a problem because it is heavy. We shall see.
