Prepare Round # 2

I really have committed my self to designing a  shawl.  My package arrived from Baah yarn company.  The La Jolla  original hand painted sock yarn  is the choice for Round # 2.  This little ant wanted in the photo also.  (if you can't tell by now I love taking pictures)   Mira chose these colors for me-  I love them-Chocolate Cherries and Byzantine Gold.  Thanks ever so much for gifting me some of your fiber to play with.   I think you are going to like the results. 

Serendipity Yarn and Gifts will have this yarn on our shelves soon.  You are going to love it.

Here is the 1st try at my "Blue Spruce"---my days off start tomorrow.  :)  I will be knitting with my new yarn after I get my chores done.

June's Taste of the West is ready and waiting!

I spent some time making the gift tags to go out with June's shipment of Taste of the West.  I have finished my project and am waiting to post some photos after the yarn is shipped out.  You can see it peaking out from these aspen tree leaves.  Aspen Ridge is the perfect name for the Mountain Colors yarn.  There are only 4 slots left in the Taste of the West Club so give me a call at Serendipity Yarn and Gifts if you want in on the fun.

May is still SOCK MONTH as Serendipity

 Laura brought in her shawl today that she made out of Mad Tosh Sock Yarn.  She will be offering this class on July 14th in the afternoon.  Call the store if you would like to join us-the class space in limited, you will need to have some basic knowledge of how to knit lace.  It is one amazing shawl.  Hope you can join us.

 Here are a couple of the ladies who took the Ann Budd sock class last week.  May is sock month at Serendipity Yarn and Gifts so we have some great deals on Sock books.  There is lots of fun sock yarn to pick from also.

Good Coffee-Ann Budd-and a blue spruce

How I am starting my day!!  A great cup of coffee and the excitement of Ann Budd being in town.  She is teaching her sock class at Serendipity this morning. 



Thanks to my friend Lucy-she just returned from her country and look what I was gifted.  Oh is that a little bit of the Taste of the West for June sticking out--I am casting my Raindrops and Roses shawl on today with that yarn.  :)

Here is my Blue Spruce pattern.  I am having a go at designing again.  I knitted this once with just a few notes--now to knit it again and write down every step of the way.  That is if anyone would like to have a "Blue Spruce" of their own.  It would be fun to do a KAL this fall with all of you.

Why I can say I "Celebrate Mothers Day"

This is our daughter Calista and her son Keenan.  She took him to the car races--he will never forget this day Calista!

This is my mom "Calista"  AKA Billie or Gram.  Holding Little Miss Addi Martin

Our son and his wife Natalie on his Commissioning Day--He is now an officer in the United States Navy.  Addi stole the show.  I love being a mom, wife and friend to all of you.  I hope you enjoyed your Mothers Day.