Ripple Shawl

Today I turned in three shawls and one lap robe.

This is the newest one and the only one I haven't posted yet.

I used a large hook and only one strand of yarn.  That made it more open and a little more lacy looking.

I spent four hours on homework today which is okay because the end is in sight.  I have a week's break and then only one project and a final exam.

Angela is coming on Wednesday.  And then Thanksgiving.  Woohoo!!

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi

Less Stress

Right at the time I started my online class with lots more homework than I had expected, we also lost a coworker in my department.  So I have also been working extra hours.  I thought we would be short of help for only a week or so - especially in this ecopnomy where so many are looking for work.  Not so!  That was August.  This is November!  It's been a struggle to juggle everything and I've eventually found a few corners that had to be cut if I was going to keep up with the necessary things.

Finally!!  Finally we have a lady who has been hired to work in my department.  I like her and hope she stays with us for sometime to come.  Besides that, I have only three weeks left of my class.  This coming week, I turn in a paper on my visit to another library.  The week after is a major group project for which I am responsible for the main paper.  The last week involves a final exam. 

In the same space of time - like before Thanksgiving - I need to finish my Christmas shopping for my northern family.  Angela always visits over Thanksgiving and then carries my gifts back with her.  Usually, that makes a nice escape valve before Christmas.  My shopping is done and I have only to get my Christmas letter ready and out.  This year...maybe not so much.

We'll see how it all plays out.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi

P.S.  Ivy,  I'm thinking of making three more squares for Trinity's afghan.  When I made the strips, they stretched out to over five feet.  Once I sewed them together, they stabilized into a shorter blanket than I had intended.  Hopefully, you will be willing to sew them on to her afghan and make one big enough for her to grow into.

Love, Me

Pinwheel Shawl

I started this one as an afghan, but since I am a slow knitter at best, I thought I would make it into a shawl.  Someone in hospice will be happy with it.

I also finished weaving an afghan with yarn through a mesh fabric.  I can't post that one yet as it is a Christmas present to one of my family.  Shh! don't tell.

There's plenty more to come.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi

Waffle Scarf

Vacation Day 3

Yesterday I bought a little extra yarn and finished this waffle stitch scarf.  I do not yet know it's final destination.  I just wanted to try out this stitch.  I suppose that I could do a lot of different patterns as small blocks and then sew them together as a sampler afghan.  But I think if I make them all into something useful like this scarf, possibly someone somewhere will benefit.

Waffle stitch was fun and easy.  I have a few more patterns I'd like to try. 

The end of my online class is in sight.  Another month, I think.  My major projects are finished and I only have to keep up with week-to-week assignments.  Then we shall see what crochet I can do.  I also plan to do some more writing of children's books.  Do you think I can get at least one more published?

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi

Flying Plane-free

When I was little, I used to dream about flying.  When I was quite young, I could fly as high and as far as I wanted.  The older I got, the lower I flew and usually I would only go as far as the places I knew.  Somewhere around the age of eight or nine, I had one flying dream where I was so low that my belly scraped the ground.  I never had another flying dream after that.

I have from time to time pondered those dreams ever since.  Do you think that the soul remembers the time before it was born into a body?  The time when it was free to fly?  Do you think that at some point, the soul becomes so tied to its body that it forgets how to fly?

I've had the same feeling a couple of times when I was awake.  Those times were when I was in touch with God while I was praying and once when I wrote a 50,000 word story in 19 days.  There was no time to edit or make any corrections.  It was pure creativity - inspiration, if you will. 

I remember how much joy there was in those flying dreams and I look forward to the next time I'll be allowed to do it again. 

Happy All Hallows' Day.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi