thursday may 28th

last friday I a few friends in from the montreal guild we had agood time, we knit a bit, talked eat drank wine and played games,
it was nice to entain again, i really like that i mad cupcakes and dec orated them licorice forballs of yarn and toot picks doe needles and some i used color icing to make a shape of a sock.

May 14th

Tuesday night was last meeting until Sept for Montreal Knitting Guild, the next one in June is our Garden Party it is going to be held at one members back yard,
Iwon the Golden fleece award again this year, it is for one that puts alot in the guild that is not an executive, I got a gift certficate to the LYS and potted plant/
I also joined the gym, i plan on going 3 times a week. I am knitting a baby sweater,pants and hat for a baby shower i will be going to ,

week end

this weeke nd we went to our annual UFO in kingston, there was 12 guild members that went and then we met 2 friends that live in kingston to join us we had a time friday we drove up went to Picton. then Belleville very nice yarn shops of course I dropped some money there, then saturday we went to a bead shop very very nice, we made stitch markers and learned some beading plus bought ready made things,' then to a yarn store where i bought again of course, then to lunch nice dinner food was good but service was lousy, then to a mill, then a cheese factory where i spent some more money, then to a pottery shop, where i got some wood salad spoons made in africa, very nice, then to the hotel for a rest, then to Chez Piggy for dinner i had the salmon which was to die for, then back to the hotel for some knitting. sunday we went to an alpaca farm, those animals are so nice friendly we were in the yards with them , then to her house where we all made purchases, of course.the n we came home

oh is it the 16th of april already

the time goes so fast, i have worked a bit with my old boss on the income tax,
tuesday nite was our MKG meeting, we had vendors who sell yarn on line but no store front , there was some lovely yarn and good prices, and no tax, i bought some sock yarn and angora for a pair of mitts, i wish i had got the lace weight. for a scarf,
now i am trying to get ready for UFO trip to Kingston next week. i am so excited we will have a great time, we paln on visiting 2 yarns shops a bead shop, cheese factory, a mill, a alpaca farm and eat and drink but i have to be carefull as i am on weight watchers but i can have a good time
i am knitting on my earth stripe wrap, 7 of the members are making it , it is lovely

crafty

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I make no guarantees that you will like i make
what I create will be just for you
wu\ill like what i make
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it'll be done in the next 12 months
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sp 13

I received my package from pal today, did she ever spoil me , 2 balls of moda-dea in purple tweed, 1 skein of misti alpaca in purples and 2 skeins of royal llama silk in dark wine colors all my favorite colors, some starbuck choc covered coffee beans and some stitch markers that i love
i was very spoiled.
thanks so much pal

rainy thursday

it is very rainy today, but hope it will take some away.
on Tuesday at our guild meeting we had a lady teach us the cast on or the moebuis scarf, i could not get it will have to have a private lesson as i want to knit one,
i am knitting a pair of socks from flat feet yarn very interesting patterns. goldy browns . green and a pattern of white yellow and purple.
i also have a vest started and and a shawl, i also want to knit myself a shawl,i have joined the earth stripe wrap that some of the m,embers of the guild are doing, anxious to get the yarn and get started.