tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144589312024-03-13T06:03:36.862-04:00calicokitty6This is a spot for me to ramble about my interests which include my cats and dogs, knitting, spinning, and a few other crafts/hobbies.calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.comBlogger461125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-15068390948556056862023-12-30T01:39:00.000-05:002023-12-30T01:39:17.655-05:002023 Year in Review<p><span style="font-size: large;">This past year was not my most productive for crafting. I only finished a few things - 1 cowl, 1 pair of socks, 3 sweaters, 1 small cross stitch, and 21 ounces of fiber was spun. There was quite a bit of stitching on other cross stitch projects, but they are large and long term. The yarn stash saw 31.5 skeins used and 278 skeins added. I couldn't resist that big sale at the end of the year from Knit Picks with a few orders placed. Several sweater quantities were bought. I only added 32 ounces to the fiber stash so that was not too bad of an increase of 11 ounces. Several cross-stitch kits have been added to that stash as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I was doing well until I got sick in May. Recovery has been slow and includes many naps. My energy level is still low. I hope to knit 4 sweaters, and a few other items in 2024. One of my targeted items is to finish my oldest WIP - Vivid Blanket. I'm thinking of just sewing the squares I have and see how big it is. My husband is not fond of the idea of putting it on the bed. He thinks it will be too heavy and warm. I can use it in my recliner instead.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I had cataract surgeries a couple weeks ago, so no spinning lately. I have safety glasses to protect my eyes from any errant fibers in the future. I hope to set my mini spinner up next week after my final post-op visit if the doctor says it's o.k. now.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-64224554238658517382023-09-16T02:55:00.010-04:002023-09-16T18:22:30.191-04:00A Year of Ups and Downs<p><span style="font-size: large;">My year has continued to be challenging.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Mid-May found me sick with what I thought was the flu. I did two Covid tests and they were both negative. I had contacted my doctor and he told me to give it a few days and call back if I felt no better. I was worse. I had a dry cough to the point of coughing up water and could not breathe well. I called back, and he told me to go to a walk-in emergency center. I could hardly walk I was so weak and faint. I had my husband take me to the hospital ER instead. I got admitted with what they thought was congestive heart failure. It was actually a pericardial effusion caused by a micro-bug I had picked up somewhere. My heart was drowning in fluid and my other systems were trying to shut down. I had no idea how close to dying I was. Meds didn't work. I had to have a needle aspiration done It drained about 100cc of fluid from around my heart. I had to be awake for that, just numbed up. My systems started to recover, and I felt much better. I was still as weak as a kitten and could hardly walk from the bed to chair with someone holding on to me. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>After 8 days, I was sent home with a walker and still have to use it to get around. My balance is still off. </span></span><span>When I came home, Pat had to follow behind me with the desk chair if I was trying to walk to the bathroom or bedroom. I could only go about 20 feet and had to sit down. Now, I can go much farther. I can walk from the car into a doctor's office without taking a sit-down break. </span><span><span>I've not gone to any stores or other places except medical appointments. Going in the car just to get out of the house once in a while is all.</span><span> I keep the walker with me in the house but try just touching counter edges or tables sometimes. I am on fluid restriction, and a special low salt diet with many restricted items on that too. I'm wearing the stylish compression stockings unless I am in bed for the night.</span></span><span> </span><span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I also had my annual eye exam, and the cataract is worse, so I need surgery for that soon.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hubby is feeling better. Thankfully, he has been able to take care of me 24/7 while I recover. The hospital wanted to send me to rehab to build me back up, but I refused. I felt I could do better at home and have,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And my 18-year-old cat has been diagnosed with heart disease and thyroid issues. She has daily meds for that now.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Crafting took a back seat to all of this, since I still take a lot of naps. I did finish the cowl from May, spin up a pound of fiber over 3 months' time, knit a sweater, and do some cross-stitching on my projects. I added a medium one of a cat and have about half of it stitched. There is a ton of backstitching to do after to it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now the cooler weather is coming, I hope to get more crafting done.</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-36851259250542431852023-04-06T18:34:00.005-04:002023-04-06T18:50:31.549-04:00Crafting and Life Updates<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The last part of 2022 was not good. My husband was almost killed in a car accident when he was struck on rte. 95. </span>The driver had a rental car and no insurance. Luckily, my husband was driving the '79 Cougar which was totaled. He was spun completely around and hit the barrier and construction barrels. If he had one of the smaller cars, he would not have lived. He had some injuries but is doing better. He is having knee surgery later this month. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Other than the chronic back issues, I'm doing well. My A1C is down, and I feel better.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There was not much crafting in 2022. I only finished one sweater and a crocheted blanket. I did a little spinning (8 ounces) and some stitching on my three big cross stitch kits. The small "Curious Cats" kit was finished. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So far 2023 has been better. I started and finished a smaller cross stitch kit. It's two rabbits in the snow. I have the body of my "<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/giselle-22">Giselle</a>" sweater finished and the first sleeve picked up. I decided not to do the patterned part down the sleeves and the sides of the body, leaving them plain instead. A sock has been cast on too. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I broke the use stash only plan early this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I spun 5 ounces but added 32 to stash in January. I had 1000 points at Paradise Fibers, so I decided to splurge and use them. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In March, my cord came apart at the metal part while I was knitting. I had to order replacement cords, so some yarn also was ordered - 46 ounces worth. Knit Picks was having a 20% off site wide sale for that weekend. I got three more colors to go with my leftovers from the previous blanket for another one. Two sweater quantities of worsted weight yarn also were added. One is a pretty pale baby blue, and the other is a purple so dark it's almost black. Patterns are already picked for both colors.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Several stitching kits have also been added as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, Sophie is still here, meowing and being her sassy self.</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-49860390708907826712022-08-30T00:30:00.000-04:002022-08-30T00:30:31.154-04:00My Crafting Finally Returns... Goodbye SweetTipper<p> <span style="font-size: large;">It's been a slow year for my craft projects. I had other things needing my attention and I also got into a slump. There's been very little knitting or spinning, and a little bit of cross stitching done since the New Year. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I did finish a sweater, a shawl, and the snowflake wreath. There was some fiber spun, too. There is progress, but none of my cross-stitch projects are completed yet. They do take longer to do. Plus, three of the four are larger pieces. One is over five feet long.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've been good about buying yarn and fiber. I only added a few skeins and some fiber for dyeing purposes. Since the basement stairs are still an issue for me, Pat will help me set up my supplies on the deck table and I will dye up some lovelies soon. I am waiting for the weather to be a little bit cooler.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We had to say goodbye to our boy kitty, Tipper, a few months ago. He had end stage renal failure and there was nothing we could do. We do still have our old girl kitty. Ironically, she was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2019 and we thought she would go first, but she's still here, looks and acts healthy, and being her sassy self. 😊</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-11221789913413031742021-10-18T15:31:00.004-04:002021-10-18T15:31:49.935-04:00Giant Snowflakes and Shawl Progress<p><span style="font-size: large;"> The Fibre Friends Podcast has challenges every month. October's was to try a craft you have never done or not done in a long time. I crochet but have never made snowflakes. The steel hooks and crochet cotton are just too fiddly for me to work with. On the show, Louise made giant ones and I loved them. Bernat Blanket yarn and a size N hook got me the best results. Hooks K and L made to loops too smooshed together. My hands hurt after just one so I have to limit making them to one every few days. Plans are to hang them in my picture window and make a wreath for my door with some. The pattern is found on <a href="http://ExpressionFiberArts.com">ExpressionFiberArts.com</a> . I used the video instructions which are clearer than the written ones.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4lvqBW00ijdaIiX4qa_jc0Kn3sHConZI7wjFZl579Xmpxxv8ANdHpu8QmqvWNpi71fFSWUf0gugUdyOdz3Fuvyqta-PG1FLgo2PeCLrwa4OzmCJMCJfRV47oVdpN5pVdw5F-jg/s4608/DSC02413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4lvqBW00ijdaIiX4qa_jc0Kn3sHConZI7wjFZl579Xmpxxv8ANdHpu8QmqvWNpi71fFSWUf0gugUdyOdz3Fuvyqta-PG1FLgo2PeCLrwa4OzmCJMCJfRV47oVdpN5pVdw5F-jg/s320/DSC02413.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/calicokitty6/love-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-mkal">Love In the Time of Coronavirus Shawl</a> was originally a MKAL. It has seen some progress, and I'm ready to start Clue 2. The pic is midway thru Clue 1.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZrJexp3K6YXsQoEIAjvFsUSp-b85NrRXED1lxk9Y5JeP-dSpyDyBN4e0DuhmyfPmYIUPPDQaSChY62oBTc0xSP_uu7K7LFstNHraN4hbKF3Y5GbUAeARei9BKjz7MnyyzR06-A/s4608/DSC02416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZrJexp3K6YXsQoEIAjvFsUSp-b85NrRXED1lxk9Y5JeP-dSpyDyBN4e0DuhmyfPmYIUPPDQaSChY62oBTc0xSP_uu7K7LFstNHraN4hbKF3Y5GbUAeARei9BKjz7MnyyzR06-A/s320/DSC02416.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Tonight will be spent with my Hansen mini spinner and some fiber. It's been a while. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Pat made me an attachment to hold my magnetic board on my metal floor frame and make it easier to see my pattern when cross stitching. I can just leave it upright to look at it, and won't have to keep stopping to pick it up and check where I am. <br /></span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-24515532299924094482021-09-17T16:59:00.002-04:002021-10-18T15:33:57.960-04:00Crafting Progress<p><span style="font-size: large;">With the arrival of slightly cooler weather, my desire to be crafting has improved. The <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hoarfrost-5">Hoarfrost</a> Shawl is finished and just needs blocking and a picture. I did some stitching and spinning too.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to do a finishing things up project for the next couple of months. I'm calling it "Finish-It-Up Fall". I have a list of several partial or waiting for a long time projects I would like to see completed. My Vivid Blanket needs 5 more squares and put together to be next off the list. A Shawl, socks, and cowl are also waiting in the knitting bag. (Hope to at least get the socks and cowl done) There are a couple of spinning WIPs to get done so the wheels are empty again. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There's also cross stitch projects listed. I want to finish the last of the back stitching on the cats, and a few small stitch projects for ornaments. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That is more than I will finish, but I want to make a good attempt. Remember the story of how to eat an elephant - one bite at a time. Well, one stitch at a time will get stuff finished. I want the blanket, cat stitching, and at least one fiber project off the list first. Then I tackle the others and see how far I get.</span></p><p><br /></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-51933929664004528552021-08-17T01:53:00.001-04:002021-08-17T01:53:33.260-04:00Summer Heat Wave and Crafting Progress<p> <span style="font-size: large;">The heat has been tough to deal with during the last few weeks. I know it's all over the country and I hear some friends saying how hard it is to keep cool and safe. Luckily, I do have air conditioning and stay inside with it most of the time. I keep all the blinds closed to and that helps to keep the house from heating up.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My crafting has been affected by body aches and pains. I didn't finish my spinning goals for Tour de Fleece this year because of this. It's the first time nothing was completed during the race since I started participating in it. My intentions are to finish the two fiber I started before the end of August. My other crafting had to take a week long break as well so I could rest my hands. Extremely small amounts of cross stitch has been done in the past week or so. I did finish my "Skaha" sweater a few days ago, and promptly cast on for the "Hoarfrost" Shawl by Andrea Mowry. That's moving along splendidly. I have until September 30th to finish it for a KAL in one of the Ravelry groups I'm in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We finally bought the new crockpot to replace the one Pat broke. I picked a smaller one, since nothing seems to make it to the freezer. lol I mad Shredded Barbeque Chicken breast in it three days ago. It was only two large breasts so I knew it would go fast. Meatballs and sauce or a roast are next on the menu to cook in it.</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-504625567568381342021-06-26T01:02:00.000-04:002021-06-26T01:02:00.865-04:00Knitting Along in Slow Motion... Summer Heat<p><span style="font-size: large;"> It feels like I am slow motion knitting. Plans were to have my Skaha sweater off the needles this past week. The finish was so close, I could see it. I had the yoke down to the last couple of decreases when I looked closer at it. It looked too wide at the neck. Yep. It helps to read the pattern correctly. I had only done half the decreases required. I had left out all the ones on the left of the markers. So I was visiting the frog pond with it for a few days, ripping the whole yoke out. Markers are where they need to be and sleeves are re-attached. It will be in time out for a bit until I love it again.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, it's Saturday and Tour de Fleece starts now. I have some fibers picked out and my wheels ready to go. Plans are to spin every day but not to over do the time. Taking breaks is very important not to cause an injury to yourself.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Pat made up the vertical support for my floor frame so the frames don't tip down on one end any more. He made two so I can leave them attached to the scroll rods and just swap them at the clamp on the floor frame. I am trying to spend a little time stitching on my current projects, but progress is very slow.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Summer is here and we are getting ready for sticky, humid, hot weather for the next few days. I will be inside with the a/c on.</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-8077577197807594352021-04-15T18:58:00.000-04:002021-04-15T18:58:07.733-04:00Multi-Timer, Project Finishes, Vaccine, Spring Has Sprung<p><span style="font-size: large;">I started using a Multi-Timer on my phone. I saw it on one of the podcasts I watch. You set it up with 12 hours for each of a few projects and only work on those items until they are finished or the 12 hours are up. You can reset anther 12 hours for a project to continue working on it. I did add 7 instead of the suggested 5. You just can't add more projects until the original ones are done.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> My 'Frozen' Sweater was finally finished at the end of March. Two spinning projects are also finished. Right now I have my 'Skaha' sweater, 'Vivid' blanket, and the 3 cross stitch on my timers. One cross stitch project just needs the backstitching finished so I hope to get that done this month. I re-set the spinning timer so its an on-going project. Plans are to use it and finish a braid a month.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I went for my first Covid vaccine. My husband had his in the morning and told me it would be impossible for me to walk the building to get mine, due to my back problems. I had to try. I took the crutches instead of my cane so I could lean on them if I needed to. I got there, parked, and got out of car with the crutches. A National Guardsman saw me and got me a wheelchair. He pushed me through the entire process, and took me back to my car after the observation wait time. I never could have done it on my own. The only side effects I noticed was a sore arm - no worse than with the flu shot last year. I go back in a couple of weeks for my second shot. There are no plans to go to stores or socializing after the required 2 weeks after shot 2 as of yet. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Spring weather has made an appearance and I look forward to sit in the back yard under my awning. </span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-11722628078327883292021-02-10T21:50:00.001-05:002023-05-20T15:16:25.178-04:00Sweater Attempt Number 3<p> <span style="font-size: large;">It appears my "Frozen" color work sweater just does not want to become a garment. The first two times it was much too big. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Try number three has issues as well. I think the size is fine this time. After frogging the almost complete body, I started knitting with the same yarns, just not in the same order as I frogged the skeins. I didn't realize there was a bit of a light blue tint on the natural cream (main color) from where I had used the darkest blue in the color work. About five inches into the body, I could see this discoloration at about an inch from the arms separation point. So, now I frogged back to a row under the arm separation, switch to a skein I know was just used in the body and have knit onward. Here's hoping I finish the sweater and can wear it before Spring gets here. I have plans for the other skein to become a hat after a good soaking. I will put the same pattern in the area of the blue tint just in case.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There's still only a little spinning and cross stitching progress so far this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Time to feed the cats. One is meowing and the other sort of makes a trill noise for food demands. As they age, they are getting much more vocal and a bit sassy. lol</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-87308924311600389512021-01-07T18:25:00.002-05:002021-01-07T18:28:18.761-05:00A Demanding Old Cat<p> <span style="font-size: large;">My old boy cat has become quite vocal, even more than he was last month. He goes in the kitchen and calls me loudly. He even does a meow that sounds like he's hurt or in pain. lol His "pain" is a demand for extra canned food.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">His other activity is to stand in front of me when I am in the recliner, stare at me with his big Puss n Boots (from Shrek) eyes and then meow. He wants his snacks. He also is demanding I give up my chair to him so he can go to bed on it. Ummm....no. lol</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-67597450214808250142021-01-07T14:21:00.002-05:002021-01-18T01:34:50.031-05:00Knitting and Spinning 2020 Tallies<p><span style="font-size: large;">My end of year totals are not that great. It's like 2020 stole some of my crafting mojo. I only finished 6 knit projects, 61.5 ounces of fiber spun, and 2 medium cross stitches. The knitting included 1 sweater, 3 pairs of socks, and 2 shawls. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My objectives for 2021 are simple. Craft what I want when I want.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Starting of the year is my "Frosted" sweater which has been almost finished, frogged twice, and re-started for attempt number 3. I still have "Skaha" kitted and ready to start. There's also the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/love-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-mkal">"Love In the Time of Coronavirus Shawl"</a> kitted and ready to go. And, of course, the never ending Vivid Blanket. I need to put some strips together on that.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My cross stitch plans are to finish my current WIPs. "Curious Cats" cross stitch just needs backstitching of which there is a fair amount. "Christmas Tree and Birds" is showing progress. It's slow going because you have so many color changes with lots of 1 or 2 stitch sections. "Seaside Lighthouse 2" hasn't seen much attention lately, but that needs to change. There are a few small ornaments in the works too.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Spinning has been mostly in limbo since TdF last July with only a little done since then. I need to jump start that and get some braids done. </span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-35181316510996112692021-01-07T13:56:00.002-05:002021-01-07T18:08:24.262-05:00Goodbye 2020....Hello 2021....A Day We Will Never Forget<p> <span style="font-size: large;">The year of 2020 was the worst anyone had seen. It brought such devastation, fear, and death from Covid-19. It saw the entire world restricted and in isolation. There were many protests across the country. So much needs to be done to make our country fair and equal to all. The start of 2021 was a continuation of everything, except for one huge hope - a vaccine to fight the virus. Now we have mutated strains of the virus spreading it even faster to contend with. I still have high hopes of the vaccine's success.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Then, yesterday happened. The attack on the Capitol in Washington, DC was something I never dreamed would happen. I'm still numbed by the horror of seeing it on my television. It will take a long time for recovery from the trauma inflicted by it.</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-88524451982137123482020-11-26T02:02:00.001-05:002020-11-26T02:02:05.691-05:00Re-Knitting my Sweater, Other Crafting and Thanksgiving<p><span style="font-size: large;">When I tried on my partially knit sweater, it was much too big. So it had a visit to the frog pond, and has been restarted on the proper sized needles. It will still have plenty of room in the fit but I won't be swimming it it. Progress is slow with the yoke finished, sleeves separated, and almost half the body knit. I decided to leave the color band around the lower belly and hip area out. That area of my body does not needed added accentuating. I plan to add a row of the yoke snowflakes above the sleeve ribbing instead.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cross stitch and spinning projects have had a little attention too, but nothing completed at this time. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I caught the tip of my slipper on the edge of my area rug under my recliner and fell last week. There's an abrasion (rug burn) on my big toe with lots of bruising. If it's not healed by the end of next week, I have to go back to the podiatrist.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we will be cooking our meal and staying home. I'm still isolating with Pat doing all the errands and shopping. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Have a wonderful holiday and stay safe and healthy.</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-9482674124161770282020-09-24T05:29:00.002-04:002020-09-24T05:38:35.648-04:00Project Progress and Snuggle Kitty<p><span style="font-size: large;">I've seen some progress on many of my projects. The color work sweater is slow going and has one more color to be knit in the yoke, then it's basic sweater knitting from the top down until I get to the color band just above the bottom rib. I will have to adjust the neckband a bit since I did it on size 4 needles instead of the called for 3s. It looked a little high in the pictures and I hate anything too close to my throat. I did pick up a Vivid blanket square and knit on that too. It will eventually be finished. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The cross stitch projects are coming along nicely with about 80% of the "Curious Cats" (cats and tea service) one done. There's lots of backstitch left to do and a couple of small areas to fill in. I love using my new floor stand with the "Lighthouse 3" and "Christmas Tree and Birds" ones. It makes it much more comfortable to work on them. There's tons left on both of them to do.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only a little spinning has been done. I'm just not in the mood for it at the moment. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Still no yarn purchases have been made this year. I was tempted to buy a couple braids of fiber, but closed the shop window and didn't do it. I slipped up </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>early in the Spring. I bought</span><span> only did one purchase of colored fiber, and one of undyed . I'm shopping the stash for everything. I plan to continue doing that next year too.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My cat, Buddy, has suddenly become much more attentive, is talkative, and wants snuggles. I find him sleeping in my recliner most mornings. He will come over, head butt my leg and look at me for a treat. He's also taking them from my hand which he never did before. He's 15 so it's probably just old age settling in. I noticed a couple of my other cats got mellow as they aged.</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-25927665960467710952020-09-07T23:57:00.006-04:002020-09-08T00:33:00.878-04:00Knitting Finish and A Treat<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span>I finished my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fonse-shawlette">Fonse` Shawl</a> last month. I made it </span>in the same color and yarn as in the pattern. I decided to knit an extra repeat of Chart 2, as directed in the pattern, to increase the size a bit. Then, I cast on for my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/frosted-4">Frosted Sweater</a> in similar colors of the pattern. It's colorwork so a bit slow going for me. I'm enjoying the process though. The wheels have been slumbering since Tour de France, but I need to finish a project on one of them, too.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now for the treat:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I bought a new cross stitch floor stand in August. It didn't hold some of my frames very well, and Pat told me to return it. I told him I wanted a Lowry stand instead. He was going to buy it for me until I said tipping was an issue with all floor stands and it would need a weight on the base of it. He decided to make me a better one instead. I love it! It's sturdy, and holds my frames with no problem. It works great with my wood or PCV type, including the long ones. There's a grippy pad so the clamp does not damage my frames. I can also use the clamp to hold my magnetic board with my knitting pattern on it if I want. It fits well with my recliner's puffy arms. I can adjust the height of the stand as well as the clamp arm length so my frames are in a comfortable position for stitching. I can flip it over for starting or ending threads, and it swings out of my way when I need to get in or out of my chair. Here's some pictures he took outside after painting it. 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(He made "arms" for that, but it gives me a backache after leaning forward when using it a while.) I don't think I will need anymore. :)</span></p>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-84168457894788795662020-07-19T17:48:00.002-04:002020-07-19T17:53:32.013-04:00Tour de Fleece 2020 Finished; A Prize; Goodbye Tiger<span style="font-size: large;">Another year of Tour de Fleece is finished today. I spun 1986 yards from 34 ounces. I'm happy with that result. I won a prize from The Corner of Knit and Tea chatter thread and am waiting for it to come in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the middle of the race, we had to say goodbye to my boy kitty, Tiger. We were spoon feeding him and using a dropper to get water into him due to his mouth infection. </span><span style="font-size: large;">He had lost so much weight and just laid in his bed most of the time.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Then, he </span><span style="font-size: large;">had a stroke and was blinded from it. There was nothing we could do to save him. </span><br />
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calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-36095380216957868922020-06-27T17:06:00.000-04:002020-06-29T22:44:23.314-04:00My Tour de Fleece 2020 Plans<span style="font-size: large;">Today would have been the start of the Tour de France bike race if we were not in a pandemic. It's also the start of Tour de Fleece, which runs concurrently with the bike race. I look forward to this even every summer. Even though the race is cancelled, the fiber event is still happening on Ravelry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I signed up for the Corner of Knit and Tea team and will be spinning after supper tonight. I'm hoping to spin at least a little every day of the event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's 8 ounces each of Spunky Eclectic, Loop, Frabjous Fibers, two</span><span style="font-size: large;"> 4 ounce bags of an alpaca blend, </span><span style="font-size: large;">and 10 ounces of </span><span style="font-size: large;">Corgi Hill Farm,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> sitting in my bin waiting to be started this year. If I finished those, I will have my husband pick something from a bin for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are a spinner, come join us and have fun spinning together in spirit if not in person. </span>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-33311359657882253432020-06-27T16:52:00.000-04:002020-06-27T16:52:46.163-04:00One Day and Step at a Time<span style="font-size: large;">It's just another day in my routine around here. There's a bit of cleaning, cooking, exercise routine, and tending to the feline furballs. My old Tiger had dental surgery and is recovering from the bad infection he had. </span><span style="font-size: large;">He doesn't like his bowl and dish right now.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Sometimes he will eat after he gets a taste but, mostly we </span><span style="font-size: large;">have to encourage him to eat by spoon feeding him most times. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> There's also syringe / dropper usage for extra water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm still staying home with my husband doing the store runs. I did ride to the vet on those visits and had an appointment with my diabetes doctor. My supper insulin got decreased a bit because I lost some weight, my blood sugar testing numbers were lower, and my A1C test was down a whole point. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My "Across the Pond Shawl" was finished yesterday. It needs blocking and a picture now. I picked up the "Fonse` Shawlette" and am doing the extra repeats as explained in the pattern to make it a bit bigger. I have two skeins of the purple gradient yarn and want to use as much as possible. I'm slowly stitching on the "Curious Cats" and "Lighthouse" kits still. Spinning wheels are empty, but ready for new projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time to make supper. It's just a tossed salad with chicken breast left over from last night's meal. There's some fruit for dessert later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since I am mostly a homebody, I've adjusted well to the stay home order. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Besides the diabetes problem, I had to isolate part of 2019 due to low blood counts and iron and am more susceptible to infections now. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not yet 60, but will be part of the population included in the extended stay home order when things start opening up thanks to my health issues and I am o.k. with that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have only gone out twice since this all started. The first time was the second morning at the very beginning (before the order) to go to the store for food and supplies, and once two weekends ago for a short ride. (I stayed in the car that time) It was decided that I will not do the shopping or errands since I am in the higher risk category thanks to health issues. Pat dons his mask and heads out early one or two mornings a week for our supplies and stuff. I make a list of things/supplies I need and he gets them. He's doing a great job and taking good care of me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, my days are spent in the house, cooking, and doing some housework with my husband's help. There's also my back exercise routine to do every other day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's been lots of crafting going on (which is normal for me). Spinning, knitting, crochet, and cross stitch projects have all seen a bit lot love and attention. 2020 is the year of only using stashes for everything. My last yarn purchase was in November on Black Friday (Holst Garn in Denmark). There was a braid of fiber added to the stash in February, as well as a couple of Russian cross stitch kits (ordered in December). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm looking forward to the warmer weather so I can sit on the deck under the canopy and craft soon. Maybe even get out some dyes and play a bit. :)</span><br />
<br />calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-86793225876128815892020-04-26T23:01:00.001-04:002020-04-27T16:05:29.995-04:002019 - A Year of Good and Bad<span style="font-size: large;">I am finally updating my blog after not writing anything for over a year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2019 finished with</span><span style="font-size: large;"> several knitting, crochet, and spinning projects completed</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and the addition of cross stitch projects toward the end of the year. Completed knitting projects were 5 large shawls, 2 cowls, and 1 sweater. Spinning saw 41 ounces spun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was going for physical therapy for my back and it helped with the pain. Part of it was aqua therapy in a warm salt water pool and the rest on land in the gym. I have an exercise routine and equipment so I am continuing at home since March of this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">February, October and November were extremely heartbreaking with the sudden passing of my cat, Tipper, in February. He had a brain tumor. October was the loss of my little dog, Pooh. Then, Thanksgiving week saw the passing of my kitty, Isabella. Both had forms of cancer. We still have the sibling cats, but, there will be no more furry additions to our family. </span><br />
<br />calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-6614432536238974952018-12-31T17:12:00.000-05:002019-01-07T20:23:47.574-05:00Final Finished Items and 2018 Tally<span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year!! This is my end of year totals/tally. My 2019 goals are simple. Use stash, spin stash, make what makes me happy, and try to control what comes into the stashes. (That last part always seem to be ignored. lol)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did finish a cute hat in December. I just needed a break from the sweater and shawl knitting. It was the perfect item, and only took a couple hours. It is knit in Malabrigo Rasta in the "Fucsia" colorway which is a bright pink and has a huge pompom on top. The pattern was "<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/perky-little-hat">Perky Little Hat</a>".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems most of my projects were larger items this year so the count is rather low. 3 shawls, 2 sweaters, 1 cowl, 1 hat, 1 queen size afghan for a total of 8 items. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's still the sweater and shawl in progress to start the year off with. I also plan to start a "<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/find-your-fade">Find Your Fade</a>" this month. I have it kitted up already. Plans for more sweaters and shawls are also in the works.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I only managed to finish a little over a pound of the four I wanted to spin for the year. I hope to get more spun in the upcoming year than in 2018.</span>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-28343435835174006952018-12-07T21:45:00.002-05:002018-12-08T00:34:00.863-05:00Catching Up<span style="font-size: large;">It's been a while since I made a post here. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I seem to be in a pink mood last few months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sipila">Sipila </a>Sweater was finished and came out great.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My current projects are the unfinished <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spring-garden-9">"Spring Garden Shawl" </a>and the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triple-dutch-cardigan">"Triple Dutch Cardigan"</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's a couple of Corgi Hill Farm fibers in progress fibers on the Minstrel (Pink Peacock) and Hansen (Lavender Tea). </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The guild meeting is tomorrow and I plan to attend. I also need to pay my dues for the upcoming year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pat took me to the New England Fiber Festival in November where I did some serious stash enhancement. A few more shawl and sweater quantities were added the the stash. There was also a visit to WEBS afterwards. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-69989197931404842002018-07-21T15:09:00.000-04:002018-07-21T17:52:29.208-04:00A Little Knitting ..... A Little Spinning... Tour de Fleece Time<span style="font-size: large;">There's been nothing finished in June or July as far as knitting projects are concerned. My <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sipila">Silipa </a> sweater is progressing slowly with most of the yoke color work done. I only have about eight rows left to do. Then it's plain knitting with the main color, split for the sleeves and stockinette all the time for the body.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did start my<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spring-garden-9"> Spring Garden Shawl</a>. Mine is much brighter in Mad Tosh "Neon Peach" and Hedgehog Fibre's "Kimono". It reminds me of Tiger Lilies and those little dark blue flowers (Cosmos I think) found in summer gardens. Definitely outside my usual colors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My first Tour de Fleece spin project was finished but I still need to get the final pic of that. It is a lovely BFL/Silk blend from Corgi Hill Farm in "Wood Orchid". The colors go as a gradient from a purple to blue to teal to green. The total was 428 yards of 2 ply from 5 ounces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My current spin is also CHF in a Polwarth/Silk/Firestar blend in the color "Oil Slick". It's all the colors in an oil puddle. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span>calicokitty6http://www.blogger.com/profile/15597955837669216868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14458931.post-17958704153841914852018-06-01T23:24:00.000-04:002018-06-01T23:28:45.915-04:00Crochet Sweater Frogged .... A new Project Starting<span style="font-size: large;">After fighting with my crocheted Lost in Paris Sweater, I've decided to frog it. After doing a 24 stitches decrease, it's still too big. I had most of the body done, but its not worth continuing if I'm not going to wear it. The yarn will go back in stash and become another sweater in the future. </span><br />
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