DFW SKYP CLOTH

Yarn:   Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton, or any worsted weight cotton

Needle Size:  US 5, 3.75 mm

Gauge in St St  and pattern stitch:  5 sts to inch

Pattern Stitch:  SKYP
Slip 1 stitch purlwise (yarn held in back)
Knit next stitch
Yarn Over
Pass the slipped stitch over the K1 stitch and the YO together

Cast on 40 stitches.

Knit 3 rows

First and last 3 stitches are knitted on all rows to make a garter stitch border

Row 1 (RS) Knit 3, (Knit 2, SKYP) 8 times, end with knit 5 stitches

Row 2 (WS) Knit 3, Purl 34, Knit 3

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for 23 times (or until cloth is desired length)

Knit row 1 one more time

Knit 4 rows

Bind off

Happy Mother's Day 2012

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!   It was a lovely day in Central Arkansas today.  Was just about perfect weather-wise.  I got some nice presents and I have just taken life easy today.  DD#2 had a horse show today so we will have dinner with her tomorrow night.  Grand-dog, Toby, came to spend the weekend with us.  I've been knitting on my Skyp Socks this weekend. 

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

I have promised several people a recipe for Chocolate Gravy, so here it is.  I'll include the amts for 1/2 recipe.  The next time I make chocolate gravy I'll take a picture and post.

               Chocolate Gravy

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1/4 cup flour (4 Tablespoons)

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups milk

Melt butter in skillet on medium heat.  Add cocoa and flour, stir around in butter until blended.  Add sugar and milk and stir, stir, stir until well blended and gravy-like.

Spoon over hot biscuits and enjoy!!

Amounts for 1/2 recipe:

4 Tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)

2 Tablespoons cocoa

2 Tablespoons flour

6 Tablespoons sugar

1 cup milk



It's Strawberry Time in Arkansas

Beautiful strawberries that taste as sweet as they look.  The fields started being picked a month early this year (mid-March).  The fields still look to be bearing well, so we will have the fresh berries for a while yet. 

It is hard to believe how long it has been since I added a new post to this blog. 

Earlier this week I spent a few days at a knitting retreat. I met some wonderful knitters and we instantly became friends.  I hope by bringing this blog back to life, I will be able to stay in touch with these new friends. 

Bread Baking

I baked bread on Saturday!! I checked the following book from the library.

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. I had to buy unbleached all-purpose flour and yeast in a jar instead of the envelopes and a good size bowl with a lid. I followed the easy directions and got a loaf of bread that was so good!! I now have enough dough left for 3 more loaves!!

Here is the loaf I baked before and after cooking, with a close up of the cut loaf!! Can't wait to bake more this afternoon!!

July 4, 2009

Daughter #2 was able to come home for a visit this holiday weekend. Needless to say, we really enjoy having her home even for a few days. She was featured on her college's website for the Equestrian Hall of Fame for her accomplishment at a horse show last fall.

She was Champion of the 3'3" jumper division (3 ft. 3 in. was the height of the jumps in that division) at the Germantown, TN, Harvesttime "A" Show. "A" shows are the strictest judged show except for Olympic level shows. Professional riders can be found competing in "A" shows.

We are very proud of her acheivement at this show.

Double Woven Dishcloth

I started this dishcloth on March 21 while at Alltel Arena watching NCAA basketball games. I needed a no-brainer cloth to knit during time-outs and half times.

Jacobean Socks

Finished the Jacobean Socks for the Yahoo Group SKP2008. Used Knit Picks Essentails yarn with size 0 needles.

Dishcloths - 2008

I recently completed three dishcloths. The pattern for one was found in the current issue of Creative Knitting and the the other two patterns are from the MonthlyDishcloths Yahoo Group.

Toby

TOBY

FEB 14, 1996 - DEC 20, 2007

DEVOTED AND MUCH LOVED FAMILY PET

"YOU WERE TRULY ONE IN A MILLION"

Millie's Sweater - Pictures

Millie wore her new sweater to work today. It looks good on her, so I think this project turned out well!

Millie's Sweater - Finished!

Finally finished Millie's Big Jacket sweater. It was mailed out on Thursday. I'm anxious for her to get it and see if it "works" for her. It is not a sweater that just anyone can wear. Here a picture of the finished project. Hopefully I can post a picture with Millie wearing the sweater soon.



Here is the picture from the pattern.



Definitely not your common cardigan!!

Felted Bucket Hat

The sleeves to Millie's sweater are being knitted on now. I expect maybe another week to finish unless I run out of yarn. I'm getting anxious about the amount of yarn I have left. It doesn't look as if there will be enough - keeping fingers crossed.

I ordered a pattern for a Felted Bucket Hat from Lion Brand Yarn by Chic Knits. It was a really quick project - took only a couple of days of knitting to finish. I used Lion Wool and it felted so nicely. I can't wait to make more. Pictures below are of the finished hat, then the hat before it was felted and finally the yarn I purchased for this pattern. I will use the gold yarn for the next hat.

Sweater for Millie and Ebay yarn

As you can see from the picture below, I'm working on the right and left side of Millie's sweater at the same time. Right at 1/4 of each has been finished. Millie seems excited about how the sweater is coming along and I'm anxious to see it finished, too.

I won an Ebay auction for 13 balls of Lily's Sugar Babies yarn. It is 100% cotton and makes great baby blankets. Since it has been discontinued, I was excited to be able to get ahold of these.

Sweater for Millie - Finished Back

The back of Millie's sweater was finished late last night. I worked on this piece for one week. The right and left sides are worked exactly the same as the back. I think I will cast-on both sides onto the same circular needle using two balls of yarn and knit them at the same time. That means I will not have a finished part of the sweater for two weeks, but at that time I will be ready to start on the sleeves.

Sweater for Millie Continues

After knitting on Millie's sweater for six days here is the result. The back is 4/5 finished. My goal is to knit a ball of yarn in two days. That is right at 50 rows. If I can maintain that progress the sweater will be finished before the end of Oct!

Sweater for Millie - Third Day

The back of Millie's sweater has gotten off to a good start. The pattern is easy to remember and the yarn is wonderful to knit with. So far - so good!

Sweater for Millie - First Day

The swatch for Millie's sweater measured correctly for the size needles called for in the pattern, so I didn't have to make a change of needle size. I cast on the stitches for the back and knitted 12 rows last night.

I'm down to weaving in yarn ends on Ann's striped sweater.

I found a new pattern for dishcloths last week titled Nubbins. I have made a couple, mailed one to Ann at college (because it was pink). I'm using some new (new to me, at least) cotton yarn from Michaels called Twist for these cloths.

Sweater for Millie

I received the yarn for Millie's sweater today. Recently I have been knitting on dishcloths and a baby blanket (pictures coming at a later date). I almost have Ann's striped sweater finished. My knitting time now will have to be divided between Ann's sweater and starting on Millie's.

It is impossible to have such wonderful yarn in the house and not be knitting with it.

Monday, June 11, 2007

Where oh where has this year gone! Can not believe it is already June. Most of us are up, going and blowing this am. Ann has left for the barn. She is working a few hours a week at a new tanning salon here in Cabot. That will give her a bit of spending money. I think I will try out the new sunless spray-on tan and Jill wants to give the massage table a go. Jill has an dental appt at Children's Hospital this morning - just routine. Want to keep those pearly whites looking and working good for the time Jill starts eating "real" food again.