The shawl/scarf grows! Once again this looks more blue than gray in the photo, but it's not blue. I do like the many hues of gray, something I think will go with almost anything in someone's wardrobe. My friend wears lots of white blouses so I think this will be quite pretty with a white dressy blouse. I'm currently at 20 points. The pattern says you might get 25 points, so not much left...5 more repeats and each repeat is 10 rows. I got 24 points when I made my pink green one
I really like this pattern, and have several others that are similar in shape etc. This pattern does it's increases with kfb (knit front back), and many of the other patterns do yo (yarn overs), or something with a backward purl and slipping? Trying to decide if I will make the next one using this same pattern or try one of the other patterns out. Thoughts? One is the Hitchiker, a pattern some of you may be familiar with. My next one will be Buckeye Colors.
Or perhaps I should say a dressed up version of Buckeye Colors. This is basically sock yarn it says with the needle suggestion of a 4. The previous yarn needle suggestion was a 6, but the pattern calls for an 8 which worked out well, so am debating whether to continue with an 8 for this or scale down a bit. My other debate is a bit less yardage, but the lady at the yarn shop said I really didn't need to buy a 2nd skein for the pattern. Soooooooo, when they don't talk you into buying more...just saying it should work, I didn't buy a 2nd skein. Thoughts???
Alex Ryan (Aaron Jeffery), and Claire McLeod (Lisa Chappell) has such chemistry on the show McLeod's Daughters it felt real. He was my favorite character on the show, and he was the one who almost made the duration. The series ran for 8 years! That's huge for a series. It first aired in 2001 and had 224 episodes. WOW. There were lots of characters that did several seasons, but Alex...was there almost throughout.
Alex Ryan and Tess Silverman (Bridie Carter)
Alex Ryan and Stevie Hall (Simmone Jade MacKinnon) had pretty strong chemistry also, but maybe a little less than he did with Claire, though Stevie was on the show longer and might be my 2nd most favorite character.
Look at that smile, and those arm muscles ladies! Wowzer.
And Alex Ryan and Regan....Regan (Zoe Naylor) who also appeared on the series, McLeods Daughters for several seasons are married in real life!
So, if you like cowboys, horses, pretty scenery, life on the farm/ranch, like to hear Australian accents, like good looking men like Alex Ryan (though my favorite, there were plenty of others), good on you, mate. Watch the series, all 8 years worth on Amazon Prime. Don't stuff it up, like I almost did and stop watching. Though I think the show will appeal more to women than men, don't be a nob...men could get into it too.
AND.....Alex and Regan weren't the only real life couple on the show. For awhile Jodi Fountain McLeod and Marcus Turner (Rachael Carpani and Matt Passmore) were an item.
In search of what series to watch next...any recommendations for folks who liked McLeod's Daughters?
Coffee latte continues to grow and grow. Believe it was about 22-23 inches at this point. I've now completed a good part of the tan section after the variegated you see in this photo. Pleased this one is coming along so quickly.
This really made me laugh. Been awhile since I've done my yoga. Was trying to do it several times a week using a video from Amazon Prime, but my time has been so filled with things revolving around Dad moving into an Assisted Living Center.
Just this past Tuesday, Dad turned 93. The facility let us gather for his birthday cake in the private dining room they have. Myself, older brother Chuck, and younger brother Mike. Our spouses all joined us as well, just not in the picture.
I hadn't planned to continue to watch this show, McLeod's Daughters, but several people told me it was still good even after the star, Claire (pictured far left here in grayish hat), left the show. So, I've started watching it again. It's different, still enjoyable; but I do miss Claire and the relationship she and Alex had.
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Chocolate Latte is growing quickly. Believe it currently measures about 17 inches. Need to take another look at how much yarn I have and decide if I need to introduce a 4th color or if I'll enough with the colors you see thus far. That's always the problem with winging it, not using a pattern and trying to use what's available in your stash.
Perhaps I should switch gears again and get back to working on Blue Ocean. It was only at 10 inches when I laid it aside to start Chocolate Latte.
I also have a shawl started that I've not done anything with in months!
This is the last quilt I made. No real quilt pattern, just fabric I liked. It's hand quilted, outlining some of the designs and or zig zagging through smaller prints. Made this years ago for my Mom who loved Poinsettia's. Dad gave it back to me a few years ago and I always put it out as part of my Christmas Decorations.
Not a good picture, but for my x-stitch friends thought I'd share. I made this for a friend's wedding present long ago. I love the saying. She did too at the time. Sadly, there must not have been that oneness between them. It was a short lived marriage.
Another quote I kept from Facebook sometime back that, that might make you smile. Though I think sometimes the things that have happened under this administration leave little reason to smile, we must keep our since of humor or go nuts!
I've now watched through episode 39 of season 3 of McLeod's Daughters, this show is about strong women; the relationships between the characters and the scenery of the "bush", and Love stories. But, 2 of the characters are now gone from the show...actually 3, but 2 that were primary characters and because of that, I've not decided if I'll bother to continue watching. Very disappointed. People often come and go in a long series, but NOT the primary character.
Seriously, this couple has been the focus, and she's gone. Assumed while finishing up episode 39, that would be the end of the show with the primary character gone. But, google tells me the show actually continued for 8 seasons....write ups all include unhappiness at the loss of main characters, the writing of the series going down hill and dislike of replacement characters.
It's like watching NCIS without Gibs in the show, what's the point!
PLEASE let me know if you watched, if you liked it, if you would recommend it. Until episode 39 in season 3, I did recommend it......now........not so much. As I said, not sure I'll bother to finish watching it.
Been watching and knitting, have been sick for a week, so not up to do much of anything else.
Blue Ocean is coming along, but slowly. It's about 10 inches wide by 50 inches long so far. I'm currently in the 4th section which is the blue variegated, though it's a bit hard to see that as it's on the needles. I'm getting the itch to cast on something else for variety, so may do that in the next day or so and then switch off and on between the afghans. Like all, or almost all afghans I knit or crochet this will be donated through my charity blog, Bridge and Beyond to benefit the homeless.
I'm currently watch Mcleod's Daughters. It started a bit slow, but I'm enjoying it. It's about strong women, heartbreak, and an outdoor life on a working farm in the bush. I'm watching this through my Amazon Prime Membership.
Spotted this on Facebook the other day and just couldn't resist saving a picture of it. It seems to be so very appropriate for the weather right now in Central Ohio. We've had 3 snow storm is the last 2-3 weeks, we've had temps at -3 and -4, so it sure seems to me, When Hell has frozen over has happened!
I am not a baker, it's been years since I've made cupcakes, but I thought this was cute. I'm not into horses either, but know many people are.
My last post was a full blown rant about medicare, and the hospital. We never did resolved the fact that despite Dad was physically a patient in the hospital for 5 days, in a hospital bed, being cared for by only hospital staff, he was never actually considered an in patient. What a horrible situation that is and I know many people have suffered because of it. We did manage to get Dad admitted to a rehab hospital, where he was an inpatient for 2 weeks or there abouts and got very intensive physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. That did qualify him for coverage with his medicare for a skilled nursing facility for on going care and therapy, though less intense than the rehab hospital. In a few days he will be discharged from the skilled nursing center into an assisted living care center. This process has been extremely frustrating and very time consuming. He will be 93 in a few weeks, and is past time to live alone in his house.
Our next big hurdle is either selling the house or getting him signed up for VA benefits. We've been told we probably can't sell the house if we get VA benefits. More territory to explore. I've read so much about the process on the internet that I've feel like I've OD'd. We have an appointment next week with an elder attorney and hopefully we'll be able to get more information to better understand the situation then. He will file the paper work for the VA benefits, which we understand takes time, and everyone suggests you not try to do that yourself.
Hope you're all staying warm and safe wherever you are. Come on Spring!
Anyone doing the Saduko puzzle in my right sidebar??
So many of my blog mates are using google account as the ONLY choice for making a comment, I'd like to ask why? For the person leaving a comment it's several extra steps to leave the url of the blog you're visiting from. I leave hyper links with my comments which take you to not only the blog I'm visiting you from, but also the actual blog post that is the current one or the one I'm visiting you from. Typically when I write a new blog post, I visit everyone on my blog log to read their blog post and leave a comment. When google only is the choice vs name and url...I have to make a hyper link right in the comment section <a href=" after the " you do a cut and paste of your blog post url" and end that cut and paste with more "Sandy's Space</a> ends the hyperlink. The Sandy's Space is the name of my blog obviously. I can't put the exact cut and paste here or it would be a hyper link and only show up as Sandy's Space...that's what those of you who use google as the only option to leave a comment see. If you click on my name you go to my profile page where you see all 3 of my blogs.......but if you click on the hyper link I leave, you will come directly to the correct blog and in fact, blog post. So, I'm curious why so many only list google as the option to leave a comment....vs name and url so folks are directly linked?
