DISH RAG TAG - PACKAGE HAS COME AND GONE!

PACKAGE ARRIVES 2:30.  

THEN I LOGGED IN AND ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIVING THE PACKAGE

UNPACKED THE BOX - JANICE MADE ME A BEAUTIFUL DISH RAG.  IT REMINDS ME OF SHERBERT!  SHE ALSO SENT ME SOME TEA BAGS AND SENT MY KITTY SOME NEW TOYS!  THERE IS ALSO A CUTE CD OF ANIMAL STORIES BY JAMES HERRIOT'S TO SHARE WITH MY GRANDKIDS!  ONLY HAD A MINUTE TO CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE I NEEDED TO GET KNITTING!

I QUICKLY MADE A COPY OF THE PATTERN AND DIRECTIONS THEN PUT THE ORIGINALS BACK IN THE BOX.  I PUT IN THE GOODIES I HAD COLLECTED AND A NEW SKEIN OF YARN.  THEN I SAT DOWN TO KNIT AT 2:40.  BOY!   DID MY AFTERNOON FLY!  

I FINISHED AT 5:30.  DECIDED TO CHANGE THE YARN I WAS SENDING TO THE NEXT KNITTER.  THE ONE I PUT IN THE BOX WAS FANTASY NATURALE AND NEEDS TO BE ROLLED OR WOUND AND I KNEW THE CHERYL DIDN'T NEED THAT HEADACHE!  I NEVER THOUGHT TO WIND IT AHEAD OF TIME.  SO, I SWITCHED THE YARN THEN LOGGED IN TAGGED CHERYL AND TRIED TO PRINT A LABEL.  UGH!  4 TRIES AND NO LABEL.  SO I HAND PRINTED ONE AND TAPED IT TO THE BOX WHILE MY DAUGHTER GOT THE CAR.

WE HAD TO DRIVE CROSS TOWN - NOT AN EASY THING TO DO AT THAT TIME OF DAY!  WE HAD 20 MINUTES TO GET THERE.  WE PASSED 2 POLICE CARS SITTING LOOKING FOR SPEEDERS/DUI FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.  

GOT TO THE POST OFFICE JUST IN THE KNICK OF TIME!  POSTMARKED AT 5:52.  WE HAD 8 MINUTES TO SPARE!

WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME MY BOYFRIEND SAID THE LABEL PRINTED 5 MINUTES AFTER WE LEFT!

I LOGGED IN AGAIN AND ENTERED THE TRACKING NUMBER AND DATE!

I AM FINISHED!  YOUR TURN NOW CHERYL - GOOD LUCK!

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET A PICTURE OF THE BOX ALL READY TO GO - WAS TRYING TO PRINT LABEL BUT DID TAKE A QUICK PICTURE OF THE DISH RAG.  I LOVE THE COLORS IN THE YARN JANICE SENT ME!  I REALLY LIKE THE PATTERN WE RECEIVED -  WILL PROBABLY DO IT AGAIN BUT A LOT SLOWER!

GO DISH RAG DIVAS!

WOW! Check out this bag!

Check this out! 

 I received my swap package from Noelle from Chicago for the Starbucks/Yarn swap. 

She sent me some awesome goodies.  As you can see there is some

 Very pretty and soft purple wool yarn

 Starbucks Gift Card 

Chicago magnet

 Chicago Cubs peanuts! 

Baby Ruth Bar (YUMMMM)

 Cool bag from Harry Caray's to carry a knitting project in! 

 But even more awesome is the bag she knitted and hand felted!  Check it out!!!

I have already put my things in it so I can use it tonight - we are going out to dinner and I need to show it off - it is so cool!

Noelle did a fantastic job!  Can you see the cute buttons?  The are little wooden baseball buttons.  I will be the envy of all the Red Sox fans I know!  It is a felted bag and the "B" is needle felted!  WOW!!

Thank you Noelle for a FANTASTIC package - especially my very special Red Sox bag!

Special Olympics Challenge

Check out this site  for a Special Olympics challenge! 

They need scarves for all the athletes and would like them all to be knitted or crocheted from Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in white and Delft blue. 

 I found the yarn at Walmart - Michaels had lt blue, country blue and dutch blue but not Delft blue.

You can use one of their free patterns or any other pattern you like.  Need to be done by 1/09. 

Ravelry here I come!

I am now a Ravelry member.  

Name is capesoxknitter!

I need to spend some time checking it out. 

I did join a group of fellow Red Sox Knitters!

Should be fun getting to see all the things Ravelry can do.

Waiting for my turn!

Waiting ( not patiently!) for my turn in the Dish Rag Tag!  The box is in WA with Deb and has 2 more stops before it reaches me!

This is my first time doing a tag.  

There are 24 teams of 12 knitters who will each get a turn to receive the "baton". 

 A box with a skein of cotton yarn, a pattern to knit a dishrag from the enclosed yarn to send to the next team member and a  finished dishrag and surprise to keep! 

 You need to knit the dishrag ASAP and get it in the mail to the next team member.  First team to have all members pass the baton along to its final destination wins! 

Can't wait to get my turn.  Should be here early in the week. No sleep that night!

You can see the graphic in the sidebar that shows the team progress.  I am on the Knitting Divas team.  GO DIVAS!

I am also waiting for my invitation to join Ravelry.  I finally decided to join.  Not sure how involved I can get at the present but thought it was about time I joined!

Hope to get the invitation soon so I can check out all the fun things Ravelry has to offer!

We will be going to Maine this weekend to a 70th birthday party for my BF's uncle.   We will be in the Harpswell area.  I have only been there once before.  We will actually be staying on a naval base in Brunswick.   I hope the weather stays nice - the party is outside on Saturday.  There is a lobster dinner on Friday night and a brunch on Sunday.  Should be fun!  

Will have the details next post!

Gotta go do some laundry so I have something to pack!

My final package for the Summer of Yarn Love Swap!

Look at the pretty packages that I received from my Summer of Yarn Love secret pal for my 3rd package!  She is no longer a secret pal!  Amy - the swap co ordinator is my super pal.  She is busy getting ready for her upcoming wedding but still found time to send me 3 wonderful packages!

As you can see she sent me some great goodies!

There is a cute memo pad and note book - with my favorite - lighthouses on it.

The potholders are really nice. To pretty to use.  I think I will put them on the wall above my stove to show them off!  I actually have a scrub top and stethoscope cover in the same fabric  :).

They are from an Etsy shop called Craftysandy.

The sunglass cover is so cute! She got it from an Etsy shop called Doodlebug Quilts!  I call my granddaughters Doodlebugs all the time!  

These are the beautiful yarns!  The Cascade looks blue but is actually shades of purple/lavender.  Very nice!

The purple on the right is some fantastic Malabrigo.  I have 2 skeins of the same shade that I received in another swap - from Chan - and can't wait to find a pattern for it!

I love all the things Amy has sent me this summer.  The 3 packages have helped brighten my summer!  This has been a great swap!  

Thank you Amy and I hope the rest of your wedding planning goes smoothly!

Fun in the summertime!

BET YOU CAN'T GUESS WHO HER DAD'S FAVORITE BASEBALL TEAM IS!

PRINCESS # 4  WITH HER BIRTHDAY CAKE - HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY

PRINCESS # 2 WITH HER BIRTHDAY CAKE - HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY!

STAYING COOL IN THE SUMMERTIME!

Long time - No Blog!

Wow!  I haven't blogged in a very long time!  July just flew by and August is doing the same!

I received the award above from Laurie C.

She was my partner in my first knitted bag swap and we have remained email and blog buddies ever since. Thank you Laurie! I will post my nominees for the award later this evening or tomorrow.  Need to do some research!

I signed up for a Dishrag Tag!  Sounds like fun.  I will receive a package from a team mate who will send me a knitted dishrag, a skein of yarn, a dishrag pattern chosen by our hostess,and a special gift.  I need to knit the dishrag ASAP and mail it to the next team member with another skein of yarn and the pattern and a gift.  Hope I get the pattern right the first time!  You can see more details and follow our progress at the dishrag tag site.  I am on the Dishrag Divas team! I haven't done anything like this before so it will be interesting to see how it goes!  Can't wait to start!  First package goes out later this week!  Will be watching for mine to arrive!