My Everything Corner

Mainly I've been gardening, but in my down time, while watching Midsomer Murders, I've been knitting dishcloth after dishcloth. I absolutely love this colour blend, but it does make me crave something in the mint-chocolate chip family. Eventually, I would love to take on making myself a sweater or cardigan, but frankly, I'm still intimidated by that thought. Life has been good, everyone is happy and healthy and we are excited for our upcoming trip to the Yukon. My husband and I travelled there 17 years ago and we cannot wait to show our kiddos how wonderful our Canadian North is. I imagine I will be blogging about it as we go. I hope all of you are enjoying a beautiful summer. 

I mentioned several posts (and months) ago that I had taken up knitting. I've made several items since then; dish cloths, toques, scarves. This one has been on the needles for more time than I'd care to admit. I didn't lost interest in knitting, but in TV and so here it sits. There have been no real road trips either, so without those two activities, it waits.  The yarn itself leaves quite a lot to be desired, but those colours are delicious, and not wanting to pay a fortune for great yarn, here we are. Oh, and warmer temperatures are on the way, so if I get this done before next winter, we may have a miracle on our hands. I love pottery. Who doesn't? I received the lovely little yarn bowl for Christmas.  The artist is local and I think I may just have to start a collection of his work.

We've all completed projects that we're not too proud of.  But hopefully, after the frustration passes, we can have a good laugh at ourselves.  That is what happened this morning when my little sister called me up and confessed that the sheep she had started knitting a while ago was now complete.    Now, first let me say how brave I think my little sister is.  She began with no pattern, she has very little experience knitting, and she absolutely knows how to laugh at herself with the right audience.    When I asked her how it turned out, she said, "I'm really not too happy with it."  So, I got her to send me a photo, and that is when the giggles ensued.   I said, "Well, the body looks good."  And then I asked, "Are those white blobs supposed to be his eyes?"  She started laughing, and then to keep it going I added, "Instead of a grazing-in-the-field sheep, he's a run-over-by-a-car sheep."  It went on from th...