KNitting TIme........

I make a habit of setting aside some time each evening to take out my knitting and work quietly on it, happily relaxing I believe that it prepares me for sleep and washes away the cares of the day.

         ---Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, At Knit's End, Mediation's for Women Who Knit to Much

I agree with Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's statement.
I knit in the evening and feel my mind let go, my body relax preparing me for sleep.
Now, that doesn't always work, that is sleep doesn't always come as easily as the words, but I certainly enjoy knitting and forgetting about the day.

The bags in the photo are Grab n' Go Bags that I sew to sell.  The bags are lined and the single handle threads through rings.  I keep each knitting projects in a bag.  The idea came when my husband would say let's go here, now, and I'd want to take my knitting but first I have to put it in my knitting bag.  So each project now has it's own Grab n' Go Bag.
I have a cape in one bag and sweater in another with socks in their own bag.

Do you knit before before bedtime?

It was cool on the porch this morning.......refreshing.......days are getting warmer so bring your favourite beverage and join me...........come again.  Mar

KNitting, Tea & Cookies

KNitting, Tea & Cookies or is it Tea & Cookies then KNitting.

Everybody tells me that they would love to knit but they don't have the time.
  I look at people's lives and I can see opportunity and time for knitting all over the place. 
 The time spent riding the bus each day?  That's a pair of socks over a month. 
Waiting in line?  Mittens.
Watching TV?  Buckets of wasted time that could be an exquisite lace shawl.

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Mediation's for Women Who Knit too Much

Stephanie was the guest speaker at knit east in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, and had everyone in stitches with her wicked sense of humor.  If you are a knitter then her comments have a ring of truth.

Now it is time for Tea & Cookies then KNitting
Raspberry Butter Buds

1 cup butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
Mix together

2 eggs
Add and mix

1 tsp. Baking Powder
1tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
Add and mix completely until all flour is worked in

Form into balls.
Place on baking sheet
Press your thumb into center of cookie then fill with Raspberry Jam

Bake 325 degrees 10 - 12 minutes until golden.

I love these cookies..........not too sweet, small cookie great with afternoon tea.
Enjoy!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you brought your KNitting........come again.  Mar

Christmas Ornaments for KNitters

Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored.  I take my knitting every where to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.
                     -- Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Mediation's for Women Who KNit too Much

The photos are Christmas ornaments that I made from cardstock, beads, bits of yarn.

My husband always wants to talk to me when I'm counting stitches or rows.

Do you have a knitting Christmas ornament?

Thanks for stopping by.............come again.

Knitting......

I like making a piece of string into something I can wear.       
 --Author Unknown

 Bluebird Pattern - Drops Design

Used Regal yarn from Briggs and Little yarn 

The pattern is free from Drops Design, Garnstudio.  I love their patterns and I took a piece of string and created a beautiful sweater for my daughter.

What is your favourite pattern?

Thanks for stopping by hope to see you tomorrow with another Yarn story............come visit.  Mar

KNit..........

Knit by the fire in the autumn or the year.  Knit all winter long, woolen socks and mittens, hats and leggings.  Knit a magical scarf that tells magical stories, mystical yarns.  Knit ten thousand stitches and, at every stitch, recite a prayer.  Knit with wool, cotton, handspun yarns, curlicued and mohair-soft and fuzzy.  Knit, purl, knit, purl.  Knit a family together.

 Knit a community together, drawing each thread closer and linking with the others.  Knit a row, purl a row, knit a row, purl a row.  Knit for the baby not yet born a hooded shawl, tiny feet warmers, a blanket dyed with marigold's gold.  Knit with your great-aunt's needles, smooth wood or ivory, the mouths of whales, clicking softly, softly.  Knit and purl, and knit and purl, and knit and purl, and knit.

--Rachel Snyder, 365 Words Well Being for Women

The knitted item in the photo is a shawl created from mohair, different types of wool and tweed.  It is a free form knitting..........add the colours I want, use one kind of yarn as often as I want........really fun and different than following a pattern.

It's a technique I learnt at Knit East that happened in 2011 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.



Do you knit?

Share your knitting project.

 

See you tomorrow on the porch with another knitting topic............thanks for stopping by.  Mar

Women of Spirit - Bev

I have been thinking about your assignment and wondering how I would answer.

To put my spirit into words is hard.

Words like Freedom, love and light come to mind.

The colours of the rainbow would be colours I would use.

Bev  -Women of Spirit

Friendship and Cookies

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another
"What! You too?
I thought I was the only one."
--C S Lewis

Friends , tea and cookies.

So stop for awhile and try our family's favourite recipe

Monster Cookies

2 3/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup margarine or butter

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix together

1 - 500 g jar of peanut butter (about 2 cups)

Mix until well blended

2 tsp. baking soda

5 cups oatmeal

Add and mix together

1 cup chocolate chips

Mix until evenly distributed

325 degree oven

Drop by heaping tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10 - 12 minutes until cookies are golden brown

Do not over bake as cookies become hard.

These cookies were served at our daughter's wedding, at baptisms, birthday parties, family gatherings, holidays, given to friends, always a jar in our home, my son loves them.

Do you have a favourite family recipe that you'd share with us?

Thanks for stopping by to eat a cookie and share a bit of friendship...........hope you come again.  Mar