1. Someone with the same craft as you (either those listed above or another one).Emma Wigworthy
2. Someone who was born in the same month as you. Cayden Brocklehurst
3. Someone from a different country. Lizzie Wychwood
4. A new HSKS Family member. Schmutzerella Oglethorpe
5. Someone who has been in 3 or more HSKS swaps. Wisteria Lovegood
6. Someone who has a bigger stash than you! (And if your stash is the biggest, proudly say so! Fleur Sweeting
7. Someone who both knits and crochets. Hermione Bagnold
8. Someone who has the same favorite color as you. Siobhan Mooney
9. Someone who has the same favorite season/holiday as you. Ambyr Phoenixfire
10. Someone who has the same favorite fiber as you. Morgianna Defeufaucon

Photo a Day, Week 1

buttons for Lucy's Peaks Island HoodBlush and First Blush Sundara sock for a Daybreak Shawl
The fabric for Lucy's apron
A photo of my Grandmother with Maddyson in her Christening gown.
Peaks Island Hood
My Chef accessories
My Baker's rack

My Kit from Emma

My kit finally made it through customs and to me, yay!!!!!! Let's see it all, shall we?


The yarn and pattern and stitch markers. The yarn was hand-dyed for me by Emma in a beautiful Aqua color. It's laceweight and over 600 yards!
The stitch markers up close, and their pouch. They're runes. She included the meanings of the runes, and if you're curious, I'll list them for you later.

The hand made items: A tea cup pin cushion, a mini sock, a snitch for my Christmas tree, and a gorgeous thin scarf that can also double as a head wrap (I got a Trelawney kit, in case you were wondering!)

The goodies: German hot cocoa (YUM!) a quill pen, and sheepie candles. She also sent along purses with gummy bears for the girls but I didn't get a photo of them.

Photo a day and Knitting for Yarn

So Lucy and I have vowed to take a photo a day from now to the beginning of August, and two a day from the beginning of August to our trip, so that we'll be in the habit of photo-taking and won't forget to photograph our trip. I've decided to blog my photos on Fridays, so that I stay in the habit of blogging as well.

Wednesday, the girls played dress-up in old Halloween costumes. Here's Laura as Spidy.

Thursday, I photoed some yarn I've been spinning. This is Lorna's Laces roving in Vera.
This is my "Happy Scarf". I work on it when I'm sad, upset, or unable to focus on anything else.



I've also been knitting for yarn lately. I just started, but the basic idea is that someone sends you the yarn and pattern they've been wanting to knit, you knit it and send it back to them, and then they send you yarn as payment/a gift for helping them to knit the things in their queue. I've currently got a scarf, a pair of socks and two sweaters going. That's why my facebook status constantly says "Knitting" or some variation thereof. LOL!

On the Road Again...

We're off to CT this morning. We'll be there until Sunday. I'm so looking forward to seeing my SnB friends Saturday morning! We'll be staying with my in-laws, which should be fun!

Keeping Busy

I've been keeping busy while I've been here in PA, but am missing my home and my friends there something fierce. Next week I go to CT and get to see my in-laws and my friends there at my knitting group on Saturday morning. I have to say I'm pretty excited for that, because I've been missing them nearly as much as I'm missing my home. LOL

I've been working on a few pair of socks for me and for Lucy and a surprise for an angel kit in a swap I'm in (so no more details there, lol)

The Time Has Come

Today is the day that I fly cross-country (First from Vegas to Boston, then from Boston to Baltimore) to visit my parents, in-laws and friends for 24 days. It's just me and the girls on a red-eye to Boston, so I'm a little nervous, but I think we'll do alright. They travel very easily, especially by air, so I'm more worried about me than them I think.

While there, we intend to do a bunch of fun things which I'll take photos of to post here as much as possible.

See you on the other side!