I needed a "Mental Health Day" ...

And that's TODAY!

I've been taking Friday's as Vacation Days this Summer and rushing around to get the normal weekend chores done so that I have my weekend free to do other things. Like driving up to New Hampshire to see the kids or up the coast to explore some new place or visit an old favorite spot. But this morning ...

Well I just wanted to do nothing. Nothing that involved getting dressed and going out or ANYTHING. A "stay in my pajamas" kind of day. Know what I mean? Don't you just feel like that some times? Especially on a damp, wet, gloomy morning? And since I had the day off from work anyway ...

M-m-m-m, well I can't say I didn't want to do anything at all. I did want to KNIT. So I worked just on the Mystery Stole 3 [everyone probably knows by now that the theme is Swan Lake, right?] I barely found that out after I got Clue 4 done right on time before reading Malanie's announcement. And since Clue 6 came out this morning I wanted to get as much done on Clue 5 as I could so I could then get caught up and finish when the last clue, Clue 7 comes out next Friday.

Ya, I really want to finish with all those expert Lace Knitters that signed up. You see, I just hate being left behind in the woolen dust balls. Why I might not even finish if that happens. I knit best with a deadline and when I'm under pressure to finish. So pressure is good sometimes and this is one of those times. One of those projects. You know since the stole is for ME, I might not finish it if I don't put a deadline on it. So as you see, the pressure is 'self' made.

So here's my progress so far. Clue 4 has lot's of stitches in the pattern called the cats paw and represents swans dancing in a circle. And this last picture is of the Wing in the final section. I've just barely started it. Can you see the feathers in it? I'm loving this and YES, there'll be more lace knitting in my future.


And the highlight of my Day? Why Mail Call of course ...

Look what I got.
Isn't this the cutest mug?
Knit 2 together ... how nice that it's over a pot of tea also. Just what I needed ... altho I'll be drinking my coffee at work in it. And look at the cute ornament I got too ... That's right, it'll go on my Christmas tree this year. "Peace Among Knitters" which is a message I hold dear.

All these goodies come from Franklin's store at Panopticon.

Oh, the best I've saved for last.

A t-shirt with a picture of my idol ...

Dolores!

Boy am I going to look cool in this!

Falling in Love with Lace?

I finished the 3rd Clue to Mystery Stole 3 in record time [for me] last night. Here it is Tuesday and I have until Friday before the next Clue comes out. [this time a double clue, I think]

Here it is laid out to view. M-m-m-m, I'm now seeing a bumble bee, honey combs and a start to flowers in a garden. Melanie hasn't given us the theme for this stole yet so we're all still trying to guess what it is. She recommended White or Black for this stole and I just choose the black since I'll be wearing it by Winter. Actually by October and since I live in Salem, MA I had to have BLACK. I'll do others in pastels sometime. Opps, did I just say I'd knit more lace? Reckon I did. Yup. And I want to do more beads in my knitting also.

Note:
You've got to see what Anny Purls has got for sale. These are so adorable! So you know what I might be knitting soon don't ya?





Before I go, I want to show you another card that I found. Well I've been getting Laini's Ladies for some time now. But I found this one on knitting. I like to keep a few on hand to send out for special occasions or people because I think they're special and deserve something different like this card. Well I saw that she had this one on knitting ... and I couldn't resist getting a few for my knitting friends or myself [smile]. I love these cards ... and best yet ... I can take the charm & hang it up as an ornament. Like in my kitchen or dinning room window. Or the bedroom window. Or outside on the patio. So cute!

You can find Laini's cards at Bottman's.








Time to go knit a sock ... Work. What do you mean I have to go to work? Oh nooooooo ... I want to knit!

The Mystery Continues ...

Does that look like a Lizard to you too?

LOL, I mean the design ... does that look like an outline of a lizard?
That's what I'm seeing anyway.

M-m-m-m, or maybe it's a bee and those are honeycones in front of it?

BTW, anyone having trouble finding the right size crochet hook to apply the beads ... check out Earth Faire for Inox steel hooks.
At a great price also!

Eeeeeeeek , I'm going out of my mind!

I've tinked more rows than I've knit ... and still there's a mistake here.

Only took two hours to find it ... Aaaaargh.