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Before  Lots  of leftover greys  and  whites. After   The creamy white is Knit Picks  bare Hawthorne,  none of  the other greys  and white  are  in  memory   bank. Usually  November  is  one   of  the  our  snow  months,  not this  year,  it's  either predicted  to snow (and  it  doesn't  happen) or very light snow falls that's  not  accumulating. Current socks are another reach in the  bag and knit 7-10 rows of whatever comes out.  Have the  most of the red so it will likely be the dominant colour. Even  tho I  have knit many  pair of scrap  Monstersocks the leftover bags of bits never gets any smaller.  I really  believe that they breed at night, or the Fae (fairies)  scour  the area  looking for small  balls to add to my stash. My neighbour brought me eggs, ...

 Went to the  semi annual spinning weekend in Merritt  October 19-20, was  an   exceptional  get together.  The usual crowd  plus maybe 6 new spinners. Held this  year  in the  senior center instead of the swankier place that raised the rent so high we couldn't  afford  it anymore. Senior center worked out perfect. Gail and I with our Maggie bags, both hauled loads of stuff to many  spinning weekends and mine with me to Virginia a time or two. First 2  pix  are finished  projects,  Monsters socks, the reach in the bag  and  knit  with whatever comes out kind.  Second pair bed socks  going to Kamloops for Judy W.  Last pr are  similar  to the  bingo  socks  I did last spring for the "lady"in Banff that ended up not liking the way I put the colours she picked out together. And  last pix is one that makes me smile every time  I  see...

That was then  This  is  now Finished this pair last night, came out better than  I thought they would. Best part used up lots of small leftover balls.  This is a pix of my wild mountain valley, unknown source for the pix. Went to town last Friday  mostly to handle Visa problems (again). While  there I found  real field tomatoes at Beaver  Valley  feed store,  not what   I would  call first quality   but  hey  I know  how  to cut  funny spots off. They taste good and that is the most important part. Did what I call down n dirty, in and  out in  one day (6  hours total driving). Plus several places to stop and walk around. Took me two days to recover.  Grocery store was a bit of a winter stock up walk thru, TP, Scotties tissues, canned goods, extra salt, flour, things I don't want to run out of over the winter. With  football season  under way (both colle...

Typical lunch   this  time  of  year,  tomatoes  from Desert  Hills in Ashcroft  (banana belt of  BC).  Went down and picked  up a  25 pound  box  of ripe  field tomatoes,  have had one with every meal since  getting  home. Ashcroft is a good  5  hour drive, so it  has to be  a planned trip,  expensive to  drive that  far  but so  worth  it for  me.     Finished another  pair  of scrapper socks, used  as many  of the brighter colours  as I could  find in the stash.  Ended up quite liking them.  They will go into a  basket for  Christmas  giving. And   have two  more pair on the  needles.  The darker pair look like black is the main  colour but its actually  a really dark blue. The  blue - greens  is from last blog, all  leftover...

 Made   4 pair  of  shortie  socks for the  grands of neighbours, they haul my  trash  to  the dump  in  exchange for the socks  for their grands. Especially good for me in the  winter months when dump can be slickery. And  this pair is for the  grandmother (ordered). Its  been  so unnaturally hot  in Tatlako  most of July. 9 days so far over 30° C, with the  8th the warmest  at 35°.  Yard  that  was  mowed  a week  or  so  ago is now turning brown and its crunchy to  walk on.  When  Audra  brings  the  horses   down  they won't have  much   to eat,  unless it seriously rains and  almost everyone would  welcome that.  Thankful it cools off  at night  for sleeping. Current  socks,  not for anyone  specific, just because  I  lik...

 Went down to Merritt over Victoria  Day  long weekend for the Nicola Valley  spinning retreat. As  usual a good  time. Roomed again  with  Gail and Vicki. This  falls   retreat is  a  bit up  in  the air the  Merritt community centers rooms  we used have upped their rates, to high for our small group to afford.  Shelia  is checking the  area for another palace to meet. Vicki returned  all my socks she had tried  to sell in Hedley area, prices to high for that  market. So I  spread them all out on one of the circle tables for display, ended up selling one pair and a pair of bed socks. The  Thursday  after getting  home from Merritt Dr. Rob in Tatla removed the rest of the bumps from my right arm, slowed me down a bit.  So for now all removed from right arm, where they will show up next is any ones guess. So far this  summer we in Tatlako have...

 Long time.  Made these for a  lady  in  Banff,  she chose the colours. When I sent a pix she said she didn't like  where and how I'd placed the colours in the patterns. Slowly I replied. Then she said when I knit the next pair to put this colour with another etc, again  slowly (burn underway)  I told her that it didn't work that way.  Wouldn't do another, so she said she'd take them the way they were with a discount.  Honey, to late sold them elsewhere. And I 'm glad I don't take any  money  up front. Fraternal and size 10. Have come really close to making the ugliest Monstersocks, bottom pix are closest so far. Was without the internet from 15 - 29 April, amazing how  much  knitting time that freed up. Did the  3 pair shorties in  that  time frame, mix and match.  All are the same number of rows approx sized 7.5 to 8.5.   Next pair  were to fill an older order. Spring has finally s...

 Linda K sent a pix  of the three pair of Koigu gloves she got way back 10-15 years ago. She had kept them as gifts, then life got in the way and they were put away, just recently unearthed. Wish I knew how to have the pix show up  beside each other, maybe some day. I  went to town on Wednesday  for the permanent jacket crown on lower front tooth, expensive but should last the  rest of my life. And have to go back next week as  drivers license will expire the end of this month. With current socks in time out decided to go with another pair of gloves.  A new ball of  Koigu from the stash  (green) all the rest are  leftover bits,  am sure  some are over 10 years old,  I save everything. If I ever get anywhere Koigu is sold will watch for several colours thee  I am nearly out of (lime green).   Spring is trying  to show up, have heard the first bunch of trumpeter swans  flying north, Tatlayoko Lake is...

Well along with sock number 2 when it dawned on me that I was using  a size smaller set of dp's, not  wanting to rip it  out, will  just remember that   socks will be for smaller sized leg. I  use 2.5 needles  for almost all my socks, had  a bunch of vintage Addi Turbos  with a way to stiff cable, needing  a set of 2.5's I thought what the hell, a small sauce pan on stove almost to boiling point. In went 6 of the 2.5's  and bingo it worked cable now as flexible as when they were new. Now wondering why I waited so long to try it out. Now on the newly  restored  Addi's  are a pair of Monster socks using mostly variegated colours of yarn, plans  are to reach in the  bag (without looking) and grab a ball, knit X  number of rows. 2 variegated 5-7 rows then 3 rows of turquoise  or so I am now thinking, plans of course subject to change.   I have to go into town this coming week for the very...

In 2015 I sent Jean Miles in  Edinburgh a surprise pair of the gloves I'd been working on while rereading her blogs, first pix one taken at her place. Second taken while dressed in woolies to go on an recent outing.                       Orangerinos all finished waiting for a dip thru a Eucalan bath.  Current pair started with a base colour of turquoise, leftover Koigu choices are getting a bit thinner but still have enuff to finish this pair. When I first started saving Koigu it could be had for $9 a skein, now  I believe its over $16 US (means almost $21 Canadian, plus crazy post from wherever it comes from). Also have socks on needles, this is one of the last pair ordered (ahem a couple of years ago), no pix yet as I believe they are to be a surprise. For the most part this winter has  been verra mild, right now there isn't any snow, none. According to weather peoples we are due for another blast of arctic a...

Starting mid January we had a real nasty stretch of arctic air blast thru here, got down to -40°, even with my furnace and two baseboard heaters going full blast was happy to wear lots of my woollies.     Working on the last finger of the orangerino gloves. Am enjoying something different than socks, although I'm sure that I'll go back to making more soon.  The orangerino gloves were started after a friend dared me to make a pair only using leftover bits of Koigu yarn, yeah I can do that, so I did. Pretty sure I have enuff bits to make another pair. Am pleased with the Koigu yarn, even my gloves being many years old I haven't had any pills on them.            Even tho its relatively early in this winter I am having troubles (minor) with running out of veggies, guess my favourite being spinach so when I have it I try and eat it before any gets slimy. Best way IMHO is scrambled with eggs. The roads will soon be good again so I'll li...

Finally got myself to town Dec. 27-28. Prescriptions, haircut, groceries, and most important getting bank Visa problems straightened out. Tried dealing with bank via telephone and both times I connected got someone that wouldn't acknowledge that I was hard of hearing, heavy accents didn't help. Had 7 charges for Play Station almost $1000, since I've never even seen one, wasn't me . Because of all the weird charges they wouldn't activate the new Visa card. A good weather window opened so in I went, took almost an hour getting everything straightened out. Meanwhile when I did get to the grocery store almost filled my buggy with produce and fruit. Had help unloading the car when I got home Thursday 3 ish. Did bring a nasty bout of the local crud home with me, first time in several years that a cold hit me so hard.  One of the first pair of Koigu gloves I did were for me, but last winter I snagged middle finger on a nail on my handrail, brought them up front, cut off da...