Not very good at blogging....but I have been knitting!

I finished the baby blanket a while ago and with time to spare even.....There it is above looking all nice and pretty. The recipient was quite happy to get it. Finished the pink scarf-its even wrapped and ready to go. Started another scarf for a present with yummy silk yarn and have needles on the way to make a quick wool hat.... (using a pattern from Yarn Harlot's recent post available design, called Unoriginal hat) Will post pics of those two items later on after the Holidays but in the mean time here is the first scarf still on the needles when it was 'bout half way done.....And here it is all done!



Now for the kitties--They are all in new homes accept my two. I wasn't planning on keeping two but little Peek a Boo (formerly known as Normal Toes) just was too timid to be adopted and he has become my little 'SnuggleBoo' It's too bad cause he is a very lovely little kitten but alas he is mine to keep.....And of course I still have Felix--much more hyper kitty but thats alright. And Misty is still a good kitty mama even after her spaying and she is full of fiestiness her self.... Explorer went to home here locally in Barstow a few weeks ago. And in the process of determining how to get Tiger and Tubble to WI--I got Blondie adopted (now known as Boncelli who btw is a boy...all the kittens were boys...) Now for lots of kitty pics.....Here is one of my last ones of Explorer with Boo and Felix. And a lovely picture of Explorer at nine weeks--he is such a striking kitty with the softest fur ever.....He was hard to give up but 4 cats would certainly guarantee me the title of crazy cat lady....Least right now I'm just borderline..... Below are pics of my two babies all snuggled in for a nap. They settle for eachother when my lap is not avaiable (Boo will meow at me if I'm not sitting down for him to snuggle in.....They are a tad bit needy....).











For pics of Tiger well all you need to do is got to D-fly's blog....but here is a pic of Tubble who is turning out to be the brat of the pack (hee hee--thats why he went to Mom....) He also is turning out to be the biggest of the litter--already topped out at 7 lbs. Now lets not forget about pretty kitty mama, Misty--she her self is a pretty funny kitty...attacking the printer, carrying feather toys around the house, playing with her boys and defending her box..... Well that is all for now.

Have a happy Turkey Day!

More kittens....and some jewelry!

I have kittens so there will be A LOT of pictures of kittens....especially when one has a mother bothering you for more pictures when I sent some not 12 hours ago.....'sigh'. Thought I would show where they are hiding behind, my bookshelf.....going to have to wedge something under it from the back or here soon I will have some stuck kittens.....Anyway I took some individual pictures of the kittens, well as best as I can since they are behind a book shelf and it is a bit awkward to get pics of them....but here you go! the six very soft babies.....and of course mom taking another break--I think she gets hot back in the corner with her babies


Now my other passion besides knitting and kittens of course is jewelry making...I'm attracted to beads just like I'm attracted to yarn and fabric--I like color, texture and pattern.....I've always been color orientated. I still think crayons are some of the coolest thing around.....
As you can tell by this very bright orange group, I am not afraid to wear color well not anymore....and I also wear long chunky necklaces....then long chains, or perhaps a shorter beaded necklace....it depends on my mood and my outfit.... And trust me I have more....I'm a bit addicted to beads....and this addiction is spilling over into yarn.....

Kittens and knitting....

Well Misty is still my pretty girl--follows me around once I get home in the evening and meows a lot...I think she's complaining about being cooped up with just her babies all day..... I did get the corner of my closet cleaned--she decided that behind my book shelf is even better corner....course for me not so much--hard to change their bedding back there. And now for a trio of pictures....First picture of kittens before they were moved....then just a picture of my Misty (she looks tired in the picture but really who wouldn't be after all that?) and lastly a picture of everyone from today.....

And for some knitting news....I mentioned in my earlier blog about a shrug I was working on...Well I got one panel done! And I have the other panel half way done! First picture below shows the shurg along the whole length of my couch (its a love seat that mom upholstered! I love my couch....) Next picture shows the second half. It's straight knitting so not difficult at all but with all the thinking I have to do at work....brain just not in the condition to think about stitch patterns. Rather just veg out in front of the TV with some very basic straight forward thinking.....Now on my vacation with D-fly....I will work on my afghan squares again and then of course I will try my had at the KAL shawl with the lovely yarn that Cami sent originally to D-fly....

Saga of my stray kitty....named Misty

About six weeks ago I found a pretty long hair kitty hanging around my bldg...well w/my upbringing I can't just leave a pretty little kitty out there all by herself.....
She since has made herself at home....and its nice to come home to something. As you can see in the first picture, she is a happy kitty. She likes to lay on whatever I have on the floor...newspaper, magazines, knitting patterns....doesn't matter (that feather toy is a favorite to carry around)
However, someone is pregnant....she should be due in a couple of weeks. I wanted a kitty cat but really didn't want a litter of kittens...they are cute and fun....but.....

She is a very content little kitty--here she is with a toy 'Grandma' sent her--she carries that one around too. Toilet seat is a favorite spot of hers while I'm in the bathroom. This is after she's done pestering me while I'm trying to brush my teeth, wash my face ect....hard to do with a cat tail in your face.....
Anyway I will keep all who are interested on Misty and her babies....

Now for a quick knitting blip....I decided that I like the Fetching gloves so well after seeing them on D-fly's blog, I want to knit a pair for myself and while I need to get myself DPN's I actually had yarn in my very limited stash.....its a red violet/purple/black variegated chenille yarn. I think it will turn out nicely....