Baby sweater preview

Quick updates here...we've had a lot of trouble over the past few months with our cable connections. Part of them were painfully (love the cable company..huh?) taken care of last week. Hopefully the 2nd part will be solved by Thursday.

Now, onto the knitting parts. I'm in the process of making up several different needle/yarn combination sizes of the Baby Jiffy Knit sweaters. Two more to go..and then not only will I be able to post the pattern, but can give you all my gauges and finished sizes on them all. This one I finished yesterday using a size (US) 6 (4.mm) needle and the Hobby Lobby Sweet Delight Baby yarn. I really like the over all looks of it! Simply Soft and (US)9's are next up on the to-do list.

The count continues...6/10 sweaters, 4/10 hats, 6.5/15 blankets for this summer's knitting...

Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! 7/7/7=79 years old! So glad I was home to see you in June! Keep on getting better! We need you around for a very long time to come yet!!!

So, hang in there folks... the pattern and sizes are coming up shortly! I promise! And, with any luck, I won't have to go back to dial up after 10pm at night to get pictures posted on here after Thursday! (waiting for 6 hours to get them all up and running...making me slightly unhappy-so does the cable company when you wait all day 9am - 7pm and find out the service tech wrote in his paper work that he'd been at your house..not once..but twice...and in reality...he never showed up once!!!!! oh, and they can't come the next day, since it's a national holiday..even tho' he'd been there the previous Sat, and left equipment that didn't work. ulg. enough said.)

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of JULY! Part of the fun of living close to a base, is being able to stay in your backyard and watch the flyovers, without having to fight the traffic.

May your meat be hot, your drinks cold, your pineapple juicy, and may you end the day with something sweet!

Even if you stay in your own backyard!

Rice Krispy Treats

Gather all ingredients, dishes, and utensiles. Spray the inside of your 3 qt. bowl with spray vegetable spray, the spatula, too, and part way up the handle, as well as the inside of an 8 x 8" glass pan. Line the inside of your 8 x 8 pan with plastic wrap, 2 pieces laying in opposite directions. Spray the plastic wrap, too.

Measure out 6 cups of cereal into a bowl, and set aside. In the sparyed 3 qt. bowl, add 4 cups of mini marshallows, and 1/2 stick of margarine. Place in the microwave and cook on high for 2 minutes. Stir the marshmallow mixture with the sprayed spatula, until nearly smooth. Put the bowl back into the microwave and cook for an additional 30 secs until the mixture begins to bubble. Stir again until smooth. Add 1/2 of the cereal into the melted marshmallow mixture. Stir well. Add the remainder of the cereal, and coat well in the 3 qt bowl. Pour the mixture into the sprayed, lined, 8 x 8" pan. Spray your hand (and possibly respray the spatula again) with the vegetable spray and pat the mixture firmly into the pan. Spray the inside of the 'tails' of the plastic wrap, and fold them over the top of the treats. Set aside and allow to cool.

Once cooled, holding onto the plastic wrap, remove from the pan onto a cutting board and cut into 4 columns in each direction, making 16 squares. Enjoy!

Busy couple of days.

It's been a very busy couple of days, and the busyness isn't about to slow down any day soon. I believe I've mentioned that two of my daughters work in offices with a lot of pregnant co-workers. I guess I misspoke. I had no idea that the phone call I received Friday morning, would really show me what a Lot meant...my oldest daughter has nine..yes, NINE! co-workers who are pregnant! And by the end of July, she'd like to have 4 Rainbow Crayon Ripple throws finished, 2 Heart blankets, 1 white sweater set, and 3 pink Sweater sets. Luckily for her, I was on my way out the door for some yarn shopping when she called. More about that later.

Now, add that to the middle daughter's remaining 2 Rainbow Feather & Fan Blankets, and my son's friend who is having a girl...and he travels back August 1st to school. Think I can get it finished? I had to take the Wings BSJ off the needles for the sweater sets (that baby isn't' due until August 14th), and there's also another family member, who's about to have baby girl #4, but not until November. I think I have a bit of breathing room in there somewhere.

Now, on top of the news on Friday, baby girl flew in to pick up her car and head on out back to school within 24 hours. Hi Mom! We're going to the beach Mom! Now, let's get some ice cream Mom! and GOTTA go Mom!...Whoosh! I believe she flew through here that fast!

Now, next to yarn, I love bins. I really like organizing. I started at Home Depot this week thinking I'd found some good deals...3 bins, $5.99 each, semi clear, flip tops...easy to remember what's inside. That was all good, until I looked inside one, and realized that it was busted up. See it right there on the handle area? Nope, not going to work. Don't you hate that? Not sure who I was frustrated with more..the store for having broken stuff on the shelves, or myself for not paying attention.

With all the blankets requested by the oldest one, we headed out the door on Sunday to start the trekking process of finding some Simply Soft white. This is proving to be quite the challenge. Have you noticed how 'grey' and dingy it's been lately? Rumor has it they're trying to correct it, but I'm not sure it's going to happen in time for the end of July deadline. We easily found the rainbow colors, but only 3 skeins of the 'white'. I'm really missing last year's 12 oz whites that I was able to procure for the middle daughter's requested knitted Rainbow blankets. Had I only known.

These are the bins we found at Linens and Things-2 for $10! Now, we're talking...they're larger than the flip top bins, clearer, making them easier to see into, and bonus round....blue! Now, we're a happy camper!

Friday am I was able to find some great 'wiggles' deals. The store had them all on sale $1.99 with an additional 40% off sale! On Saturday, I found the same colors in another store for $4.99. Can we say...nice deal? Love me a good sale price? I'm hoping those will make some really cute blankets post pregnant co-workers. HEY-would you all mind NOT drinking anymore of that water? Time limits people! I do have a 'few' other things to do each day rather than just making baby blankets!

At this point, here's where we are...one white sweater finished, no hat yet, one pink sweater started, wings sweater off the needles, pink heart blanket...pattern is on flip cards and all skeins in the same dye lot gathered....and in a zip bag...and the count down begins!

Now, daughter also picked up yarn for two more scarves...I'm moving to New York Mom! I need more scarves! Yea, they're on the back burner....way back for now.

In other news...when is the last time you've had a fresh pineapple? This was oooooooo so good! and while shopping the other day for the non-grayish white yarn...we came across Berry Krispies! Now, can't wait to make some Rice Krispy treats out of these! I've made a truck load and a half of these while the kids were in school. The oldest daughter used to bring them to many football games in high school. To this day, it's a particular favorite. We'll have to see how these turn out.

Stay tuned..and watch the count continue...5/10 sweaters, 4/10 hats,

6/15 blankets for this summer's knitting...Wish me luck...Hands-don't fail me now!