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chit chat ….

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I think I’m in trouble.  Things have gone too far …… what is going to happen to me? 

Here is a conversation between me and my friend regarding the sex-toy party (which btw, has not led to an increase in my stats – a matter of fact yesterday someone came to my site by doing a google search on Lovely Ann —– awwww!!)

Okay – back to the dirty talk…..

  • friend:  So I talked to my cousin and the party starts at 7:30.  I figure  we   should leave by seven to get there in time.
  • me:  sounds good – I can’t believe we’re going to one of these things…
  • friend:  Oh yeah, before I forget – my cousin wants everyone to bring a pillow.
  • me:  ?

Not to be outdone – here is a later conversation between me and Boar

  • Boar: so what’s on tap for this weekend?
  • Me:  well, on Friday I’m going to a sex-toy party with Friend.
  • Boar:  WTF?
  • here I get into an explanation about the party. Boar is actually paying attention.
  • Me: So what’s my spending limit?
  • Boar: Oh, you know, use your judgement ….

~note: rarely, if ever, does Boar tell me to use my judgement when it comes to the greenbacks~

wisdom in an email ….

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baby bootie pattern

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with size 1 needles, cast on 36 stitches for top

Quaker stitch

  • Row 1:  (wrong side) Knit
  • Row 2: purl
  • Row 3: knit
  • Row 4: purl
  • Row 5: purl
  • Row 6: knit
  • Row 7: purl
  • Row 8: knit

Repeat these 8 rows once, repeat first 4 rows again.  (12 rows in all)

Beading row (eyelet row): K2tog, yo, *K1, K2tog, yo  repeat from * to end of row

  • Knit 1 row
  • Purl 1 row

Instep:

Slip first 12 sts to holder.  Join another strand of yarn, knit next 12 stitches.  Slip last 12 stitches to a holder.  Work stockinette on the center 12 stitches for 2 inches and end with purl row.  Break yarn.

Slip 12 stitches from first holder onto same needle with instep stitches.  Knit these 12, pick up and knit 16 stitches on side of instep, K 12 instep stitches, pick up and knit 16 stitches on other side of instep, K12 stitches from holder.  (68 stitches total).

Repeat 8 rows of Quaker Stitch twice.

Decrease rows:

  • Row 1: K2tog, K30, K2tog twice, K30, K2tog  (64 stitches)
  • Row 2: purl
  • Row 3: K2tog, K28, K2tog twice, K28, K2tog  (60 stitches)
  • Row 4: purl
  • Row 5: Purl 2 tog, P26, P2tog twice, P26, P2tog (56 stitches)
  • Row 6: Knit

Bind off and sew seam

Cord: chain 12 -13 inches, fasten off.  Run cord through eyelets.

*** I used a circular needle and manipulated the wire (in the manner of the magic loop method) to do the part of the pattern after you pick up the instep stiches.  Otherwise it’s a bit awkward – I am sure you could also use dpns, or just slog through it on straights.  I also grafted the bottom stitches rather than do a seam ….

hot fun in the summertime…

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Sounds like Chelsea and Snowball want some slippers.  Thank you for all your kind comments about the baby booties.  I finished the second one last night while watching an excellent show on PBS called The Journey of Man.  The bootie pattern is an old family favorite – because of the little tie around the ankle, these botties are next to impossible for a baby to wiggle out of.  If anyone would like the pattern, let me know.  I am not worried about copyright infringement  in this case, my copy is a sheet of paper handwritten by my Gram.  She always had a few pairs of these tucked in a drawer at the ready for any last minute baby gift.

The temps are going up around here — today it will be in the 90’s.  As the mercury’s rising, my stats are dropping.  (yes, I am a stats whore)  Am I giving off an odor?  Do these hot days call for less pork and more salad?  Or shall I not take this personally at all and assume that people are on vacation? 

I did notice a spike in my stats when I related my run in with excrement-in-the-milkbox.  Is that what you people want?  Shall I make it less knitting/PBS specials and more gritty human drama??

My gritty human drama for the day ….. hmmmm ….. usually my biggest drama is what to make for dinner.  Today’s big excitement will be scooping the yard and mowing the lawn.

How about this – I’ll leave you with a cliff hanger, I’ll have you crying out for more ……

on Friday I’m going to a Sex Toys Party.  (I have typed that using a special font that makes it invisible to beloved Aunties’ eyes…)