Guess who has an interview, hehe

I finally have an interview tomorrow. It is with a corporate research company and i would be doing the scheduling. I'm very excited. This sounds like something i really could be good at.
wish me luck and I'll let you all know as soon as i know if i got the job.
Oh and some new pics tomorrow.
best wishes and happy stitches
Mandie

finished it today

I finally finished a blanket i've been working on. this is my very first attemt at crochet. I figured if i taught myself how to knit then crochet should not be a problem. I made this for my grandmother. she had a spill and had to have surgery on her arm a while ago. While she is sitting in her recliner she likes to have a blanket to cover up with so this is for her. I hope she loves it. I loved it so much i fell asleep with it today.

This is made with Lion brand Jiffy and i think this is called a shell stitch??? i dont know much about the names of the stitches yet. I do know that i did alot of double stitches.

if you knit shawls you need this book.

a knitting swap buddy of mine just released a book. It went on sale the other day but I think internet orders must be pre ordered. Check her out on amazon and target.com to buy the book.

here is her blog
http://spindyeknit.com/
she is very talented and really really nice.
best wishes and happy stitches
mandie

pawfest

This weekend at our local park the humane society held the annually "pawfest" dedicated to raising money for the shelter. The dogs have a costume contest, run a obstacle course and they have a dog walk, where everyone walks their dogs around the park. well we couldn't bring our dog since he just had surgery but we went anyways. my son loves dogs so much. I think we were the only ones there without a dog. Here are the highlights.

Micah found some kids to play with.

a random dog owner playing with his dog

My friend Toni brought her two Bision Frise puppies, this one is Lilly. Micah loved them sooo much. I tried to hide one in my purse but Toni had a close eye on them.

My friend Krista and her dog chewy. she let Micah walk chewy during the dog walk, well until chewy had to go potty then Micah was done with him.

Finally some pics for you

I had to post all the pics as individual posts because blogger was not working with them all together. well Saturday i talked Micah's dad into taking me to the knitters connection down in Columbus. I couldn't afford to go to the classes but i still wanted to go to the yarn market. It was amazing. lots of booths and lots of yarn. wow. I met the Creator of yarn love yarn. She was really nice. you can buy her stuff at http://www.shopyarnlove.com/. I didn't have but five bucks on me but i think i made out pretty good. I came home with two skeins of yarn and some charms that say "made with love" so you can knit them right on to a project. That is a funny story how i got the charms.

I was wearing my GG shawl and the women running the fiberworks booth asked me about the yarn i made it out of. She had just began to carry jojoland melody yarn and liked the way it worked up. I told her what a great deal i got on the yarn from eBay and she said that i bought it cheaper than what she pays. YEAH for me!!!! I told her I always hunt for a good deal. I let her know how cheap i got my Denise knitting needles and she said she was gonna cry. Then she said that i should do all her buying, lol. Just then a women came up asking about the Denise needles. The lady running the booth just pointed to me. I let the customer know how much i love the needles and showed her how u can link them together, I pulled mine out of my purse (project on the needles) and she said "sold". She bought the set right then and there. I laughed and said "hey, I should get a commission off of that sale", lol. The women behind the counter said yes and threw something at me. It was a bag of twenty of the charms. I really didn't expect anything but was very grateful, how nice of her.

Before we left i wanted to head back over to the HBC weaving booth so i could get his card and write down the name of the yarn i fell in love with. When i asked josh to go get the yarn for me he brought it back and said "why are you gonna write it down?" I told him i want to order it later (really it's just cuz I'm broke and the yarn cost 29 dollars). He said "well here now you wont forget the name" and he put it on the counter. I was so shocked i couldn't stop smiling. He bought it for me. I was just so happy he brought me but to buy me yarn too. wow.

I did have a women comment several times how great it was that he would come with me to the yarn market. she said her husband never would of came, and she would say again what a great guy he is to come with me. I could see his head swell but he did deserve the attention. Not many men would do that.

He always surprises me, just not always in a good way like this weekend. lol.

well enjoy the pics, I'll have some new ones tomorrow from our trip to the "pawfest" for dogs (how strange for people without a dog).
best wishes and happy stitches
Mandie

I finished my Gilmore Girls shawl. I did my binding off on the follow week after the show ended. I was so mad. i had been so good at trying to only knit on this during the show and then the show ends before i get it done. oh well at least it is done. So i actually got my son to model for me. He didnt want me to show his face since this is a girls item. I told him to be glad i didnt knit a dress, lol.

the knitters connection took place at the hyatt regency in columbus ohio. now for the top pic you have to turn your head to the left and look sideways. I couldnt seem to rotate this pic. it is a pic of the hotel from my car window.

sincerity yarn from yarn love booth. it is a brushed mohair blend. i just love the color of this.

this is the yarn that josh bought for me at the HBC weaving booth. I am soo in love with it. He said i have to make something for myself with this yarn but i just dont know what to make. I told him i'm just gonna knit a cover for my pillow so i can be close to this yarn all the time. lol

HBC weaving booth, this was the find of my day. just soooo soft to touch. I dont know how he does it but he makes this yarn soooo soft. I bought one called precious, half merino and half silk. I'm in love. you can buy it at www.handpaintedknittingyarns.com