Pot "making" Parties - success!

Armin and I hosted two pot parties (Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19, 2012. We used the same recipe for hypertufa pots from Martha Stewart we used two years ago.

Friday's pot makers where Kathleen, Marge and Sandee. 

Sandee is busy making pots, Marge and Armin are checking the pots from last year.

Kathleen hard at work.

Great job ladies

Loie, Lisa and Alice

On Saturday Becky, Irene, Alice, Lisa, Linda, Loie, Terri and Janet joined us.

Terri, Janet and Linda

Becky, Lisa, Irene and Loie

Janet and Linda

Becky, Irene and Loie

Some of the forms waiting to be filled.

Looking GREAT!

The pots have to "cure" for a few days, Armin has to drill the drainage holes and the ladies can come back and pick up their master pieces!

Soooo cute!

Beautiful Fall Colors next door

Our neighbor has a Persimmon tree that is showing off its best colors.

OOOOH new yarn

Red Heart yarns, well known for the plastic yarn called Super Saver has released new yarns that are so much fun to use.
The yarns have different colors and/or textures in one skein.
Watch this video to see the yarn named "changes".
I made scarves with "cream" and "aquamarine" and really like the way they look.

CREAM

AQUAMARINE not the true colors due to the flash

The pattern by Veronica O'Neill is called Magz Bias Scarf and works really well with this yarn. A long, slinky scarf worn in many different ways.

Boye Needlemaster needles made into fixed circular needles

I have had this Boye Needlemaster set forever! Well at least for a really long time and it was always a pain to keep the needles attached to the cables no matter how much hubby tightened them.

After seeing this blog I decided it was time for hubby to make needles I could use and LIKE.

We ordered the ridged tubing from amazon and he found everything else at the hardware store. It was not an easy job for him and he has very strong hands (auto mechanic for 40 years) and questioned that a woman could do the job.

The cable lengths are around 40" because I wanted to be able to use them for two socks at a time (Yeah right!) Some day ~ maybe LOL

From this

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Life is good!

Our plan to visit the Pacific Ocean at least once a month is coming true.

We had a "Living Social" coupon for "The Beach House" and had a delicious lunch on the upstairs balcony and then a walk on the beach. 

Kaps For Kendall - knitting more hats for charities

Kaps for Kendall has a goal of 1,000 hats by December 15th. They collected 300 so far. My goal is five hats by November 15th. One done, four to go

The pattern is one of my favorites "Brandon Ribbed Beanie" a free pattern from Mindy Vasil

Hat #2 "Be Kind" pattern by Melissa Simpson, a free pattern. The yarn is Red Heart Stripes, color Posh Stripes

 

3 baby hats based on the pattern from  Carissa Browning

The yarn is Bernat Baby Sport Ombre, color Rain Drops.

Pittsburgh Steelers color beanie

The pattern is Shadow Knitting hat found here My first try at Shadow knitting.

Read more about Kaps for Kendall; Kendall Atkinson, tragically died following a bone marrow transplant for Fanconi anemia on March 14, 2004 at the age of 20.