Well it's Saturday and about 80 degrees on Long Island, the sun is shinning, so why am I inside? I suppose I have too many knitting projects going and can't seem to get my act together to finish any of them. Thank you all for reading my entry and to all who have said hello and sent their sympathies on the loss of our greyhound, Petee, our thanks.


For any who would like to see Ernie, he's the greyhound I am making the cable knit sweater for, he's the one with his head on the couch pillow. What a life. His sweater is coming along fine and hopfully I'll have it finished before it gets too cold. But with this 80 degree temp. today I might have a little more time on this.










On the right is the cable knit sweater for Ernie. Do you think he'll like it?

Another of my endeavors is an Aran Knit Sampler Afghan. I found the pattern on LION BRAND YARN website. From the picture it looked like an interesting project, so off I went and only completed 7 of 16 panels. Again, I hope that I can get this finished before next summer.



















I also have, in the works a shawl that I am making for my partner's cousin. I call it the "Purple Infusion". It is a very simple stich (k2 tog, yo on RS and purl all on WS). My one problem with finishing this is that I bought the yarns in Florida and have not been able to locate one of the yarns here on Long Island. Oh well, when the temp drops I'll just have to make an excuse to visit my mom-in-law in Orlando.

Well, I think I have bored you all with my rantings regarding my never ending, always beginning projects.

Have a great weekend.

To Petee, may he be having the time of his life
1997-2007


Well, where has all the time gone to. I see that my last entry was just over a year ago. Boy does time fly by. Well have updated some things in my profile.

Yes, I just celebrated my 55th year. Anyway, have finished the projects that I was writing about last year at this time and have even accomplished a few more projects and started new. I have in works a patchwork blanket using different cable patterns, another blanket, which I do not like, and have just started a fisherman's knit sweater for my greyhound, Ernie. I found the pattern online and thought why not? Ernie is a retired racer who I have had for the past 4 years. We just had to put down his brother, Petee, so Ernie, and the rest of us are not doing to well yet. Hopefully, by making Ernie his sweater he might feel a bit better. I know he will be one smart looking greyhound come later this fall. If anyone out there knows of other knitted sweaters for greyhounds, please let me know.

Well, will sign off for today and hopefully I will get going with my blog again.

Well it is the end of the week, and I have finished one of my projects previously mentioned. My one daughter was looking through some of my pattern books and saw a shawl that she really liked. So, I put down her project, after working on it for 3 days. Oh well, let's see what she has picked out.


The Shawl.

As you can see I have finished my one daughters, "T's" shawl. The project went quicker than I thought. The only problem with this pattern is that the ends of the knitting needles got caught in the stiches. I had to be careful not to knit the shawl to itself. She says she really likes it.

The Sweater

Now that I have finished the one shawl, I pulled out a sweater project for myself that I have been working on for over 2 years. It is really a very simple sweater. Unfortunately the pattern of it is not that visible. It is a texture, ribbed, knit and purl geometric design. The reason I have not finished is this is for myself and I seem to like to make things for others. I think I will consentrate on this.


The Blanket

I mention in my previous entry that I had taught myself how to crochet. The afgan blanket to the left is my finished product. Not to bad for my first attempt. I did have problems as could never remeber to count. I would just go on my merry way and low and behold my peaks and valleys would not line up correctly.

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Here are some sweaters I have knitted.. The multi-colored was my first. The diamond cable was my third sweater and the bulky knit single cable was my latest creation.

It's just the beginning

Well, here I sit trying to think of what to write about in my blog.

I have been knitting for a few years now. It all started as a young boy when my mother first showed me how to cast on to a needle and how to knit and purl. Well, I was thrilled. I created a holy mess of a something, but boy was I proud. After that I put down my needles for a number of years; only to have a very good friend suggest I take up knitting while I was going through my divorce. She gave me a project of knitting a toddler cardigan for my grandson. Now folks, remember I hadn't knitted for years. Well believe it or not I finished this cardigan with buttons and pockets. It was beautiful. Now I was really hooked and started knitting my next sweater. I tried to upload a picture, but as you can see I am having a bit of a problem. Oh well, next time I hope.

My knitting projects mostly are sweater, I enjoy doing cables and textures. I recently finished a bulky knit turtle neck cable for my daughter. On this project I needed to increase the size as the pattern was for only small sizes. It came out very good.

Now my daughters have me making evening stoles for them as they are going to a wedding this November. Need to get busy.

Oh, forgot to mention I just learned how to crochet and finished making a rippled blanket out of some of my left over yarns. I am thinking of making a fisherman's cable sampler afghan once I am finished with the girls projects. Will keep you posted as to my successes.