Progressing....

Good Evening Internet Friends!

Got to go for my own hair cut this evening!!!  119 days since my last haircut.  Let me tell you.....it feels great to be rid of the extra hair!!!

Knitted a bit more on my XO socks this evening:

Super tired though so going to walk the dog and head to bed.  Lots of little things to do tomorrow.

Hope this inspires your own creativity and wishing you all the BEST Day EVER Saturday tomorrow.  Stay Safe out there.

Kathy

Knit On!!!

Good Evening Internet Friends.

Back to work today and that felt good.  Miss my job when I am away from it.

This evening after dinner and all the responsible things I get to do in the evening I did spend a bit of time working on my XO Socks.  These are my January 2020 subscription box from Biscotte Yarns:

This is the first time that I have used a self striping yarn along with a solid yarn in a pattern.  SOOOO cool.

Hope this inspires your own creativity.  Wishing you the BEST Day EVER Thursday tomorrow.  Stay safe. 

Kathy

Knit One....

Good Evening Internet Friends!

Did a few errand type things today and not really that productive.

I did finish knitting my latest sock and stitch the toe closed:

This sock is knit with Ancient Arts special colour Around the World in 80 days.  The pattern is Baker Lake by Canadian Designer Dana Gervais.

Going to have to cast on the next sock this evening before I take doggie out for his walk.

Hope this inspires your own creativity.  Wishing you all the BEST Day EVER Tuesday tomorrow.  Stay safe out there,

Kathy

Day 12...but who is countin' ?

Good Evening Internet Friends!!!

Hope you are all still enjoying your Self Isolation time and staying home. 😷

Doggie and Kiddo were walked of course several times today.

I finished up knitting my second sock from the KnitCrate subscription box that I got switched to when Sock Crush merged with them.  Although the pattern worked up quite nicely I was definitely not a fan of the yarn that was supplied.  Sock Crush had beautiful Indie dyed yarns and the box I got in the transition felt very much like mass produced, bulk craft store quality.  These socks shall be the ones that I wear in my hiking shoes for walks in the bush I think:

This evening after dinner I spent a wee bit of time in my craft room and started to work again on my Lush Quilt.  This is the Block of the Month for 2018/2019 that was offered by my local quilt shop Sew Divine.  I stitched the last 4 Dresden Plate blocks to their base.  My plan is that in the next few days a row at a time each evening I can get this quilt top completed and ready for long arming.

TAH DAH!!!

Hope this inspires your own creativity.  Wishing you the BEST Day EVER Saturday tomorrow.  Stay safe at home, get out for some fresh air and exercise if you can while practicing social distancing and WASH your hands 🙏.

Cheers

Kathy

Day Three...

Good Evening Internet Friends!!

Day 3 of Official Self Isolation.  I of course do not get to self isolate 😷

Came straight home after work.  Made dinner, washed 2 loads of scrubs for my commute to and from work.  After necessary things were done and doggie walked I cast on my second sock:

Hope this inspires your own creativity🧵 and wishing you all the BEST Day EVER Thursday.  Stay safe, get out for a walk in the fresh air if you can and WASH your hands 🙏.

Kathy

Flattening the Curve...

Good Evening Internet Friends!

It has been a while since I have had time to blog.  🤷

Today was a conscious decision to "Flatten the Curve".  In my head though I had the Good Ol' Boys song stuck in my head𝆕. 

We started the day with pancakes, fresh fruit and Quebec maple syrup.  Apparently we have no whipped cream in the fridge so added that to my Grocery Wish List.  Who knows how long that will take to get.....

After breakfast we took doggie out for a really long walk.  The neighborhood was super quiet.  No one seemed to be doing anything.  Was very odd to see. When we got back I made a batch of Rice Krispie Squares. I had bought the cereal a couple of weeks ago before the crazy shopping began.

Turned out delicious as a treat.  After that I decided to get serious about planning for the week with lunches etc and knowing that what we eat mostly has to come from what I have at home.  Banana bread of course is a staple for lunches and no worries there are still LOTS of frozen bananas in the freezer.  There will likely still be bananas there when the pandemic is over.  🤣

While the banana bread was baking I finished the toe stitching on my latest sock.  🧦

Might try to start the other one before bedtime this evening.....

For dinner I made a Cauliflower, Green Bean, Lentil Dahl as these ingredients were all available in the house.  I also made a batch of fresh naan bread to go with and topped with herbed sour cream.  So yummy and there will be left overs for tomorrow!

After dinner I finally got around to washing the basket of scrubs that I have been keeping in the garage.  I wear my scrubs to work and then change in to the hospital ones for my day at work.  At end of day I put my own scrubs on to travel home.  The reason for this is that scrubs are able to be washed in hot water and dried in a hot dryer.  

While I waited for the laundry I finished the last row of my 2018 Red and White 52 Week Block Challenge from Darlene D'Eon Designs:

This quilt called for a patch work and snowball block a week for 52 weeks.  I chose however to make this quilt larger to fit on my overstuffed bed.  I made 156 blocks instead of the 104 so I will justify my tardiness on this quilt by that factor🤣.

We have no learned that school will be cancelled indefinitely.  🏫  This is going to be interesting......however, tomorrow I will put on my scrubs, wash my hands and go stare this beast in the face!!!  Literally.  

Hope this inspires your own creativity and wishing you all the BEST Day EVER Monday tomorrow.  Staff safe and WASH your hands.  🙏

Kathy

Snow Much Fun...

Good Evening Internet friends.

Busy day at work which was great, but also a wee bit tiring.  Traffic on the way home was sloooooooooooow, but I made it home safely.

For dinner this evening I made a Kathy version of Chicken Parmesan Spaghetti Squash.  Yet another 100% Costco meal ☺

Spaghetti Squash (3 pack from Costco)

Frozen Chicken Parmesan (Costco)

Spaghetti Sauce (Costco)

Fresh Mozzarella (Costco)

Served with:

Garlic Bread (Costco) 

Garden Salad (all veggies from Costco)

Turned out delicious and of course there are left overs for tomorrow evening!!!  BONUS.

After loading the dishwasher and tidying up the kitchen I took a few minutes to knit on my latest pair of socks.  These are being knit for a very dear friend of mine who has help me IMMENSELY with our move and getting everything in order.  She has a really awesome desk job but for a couple of weeks of the winter she will have to be outside, so I decided that she deserved and needed a pair of my hand knit wool socks ☺.

The colour way is Be Awesome from Sea Turtle Fibre Arts.  I picked this skein up at the Prairie Fibre Festival the day after my house sold.  My friend was a very integral part of helping get the house ready for sale and sold quickly.  

After a bit of knitting I decided to brave the cold.  The temperature right now with a bit of snow fall is - 16 C (3.2 Fahrenheit).  I was dreading going out, but once I got out with dog it was enjoyable.  A 128 lb Labrador/German Shepherd toddler is a lot of fun in the snow.  Plus, the scenery was amazing.  I was able to get this pic that I love as the falling snow is caught in it and the sparkle of the snow under foot.  ❄

 Keep Warm everyone and,

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Best Thursday EVER!!!

Good Evening Internet Friends!

I know I say this every day, but in all seriousness today was the BEST Thursday EVER!!!

Late last night early this morning I finished the socks that I will gift to my Grandma:

Just as I was wondering what I should start/finish for a knitting project the mail arrived.  It was Happy Mail Day!!!!

My August box from Sock Crush!

This yarn is one of my local faves☺ and 4 sample packs of my favourite wool wash Soak were included in the box!

Kiddo and I headed out and had lunch at Blaze Pizza.  Then it was off to The Bay for some back to school shopping for both kiddo and I 👚👟.

After dinner I spent a wee bit of time in my craft room and made another 2 flying geese blocks for my Flowers for My Wedding Ring quilt:

Only 4 more of these beauties to go!!!!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Sunday Funday....

Good Evening Internet Friends....

I can't believe the weekend is over.  Thankfully it is a three day work week this week followed by a 4 day weekend for me😎.

Today of course was back to reality; laundry, get dinners prepped for the week, lunch box items prepared and readied, house work like dusting and wood oiling the furniture and floors and getting son to and from swimming lessons (I did knit a bit while he was at swimming). 🏊

This afternoon I baked Coconut Oatmeal M & M cookies for our lunch boxes this week:

Okay......between kiddo and I there might not be enough left to last the week....🍪

Now I think I shall retire with my knitting and see if I can get another couple of rows completed on a sock that the cat attempted to take a part 😠🐈.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

It's ALL About......Me????

Good Evening Internet Friends!

Day off today in the middle of the week just before Christmas!  BONUS.

I was at the mall shortly after 0900 hours.  Parking lot virtually empty as was the mall.  YAY.  No line ups, no fragrances being effused, it was AWESOME!!!

Now, I went for a few things for stocking stuffers but apparently I am a tab self-centered.....I got some amazing things.....FOR ME!

One of those was actually craft related.  I picked up my copy of Vogue Knitting Holiday 2017 and then picked up my Scandinavian Sock Kit:

Now, although I really want to get started on these I am also super excited to get Christmas presents wrapped, a little more Christmas baking done and I really need to find my Santa Hat for tomorrow.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy