dinner at the party

here are some pics of don cooking frogmore stew and hamburgers (for those that didnt want the stew lol)

my babies turned 26

i cant believe my baby boys are 26. here are some pics from their birday party at dj's house

bookmark

this is a bookmark i made for my moms 72nd birthday. i knitted it with crochet thread it is from rainy's site http://www.stringsandthingsyarn.com/

cozy pattern

here is another pattern for a cozy. this one im going to have to reknit becasue my daughter in law stoll it (lol) before i could get a pic.

Diagonal Rib Cozy
Materials needed:
1 set of size 6 us double pointed needles
1 set of size 4 us double pointed needles for the i-cord
1 stitch marker
1 tapestry needle
1 ball of 100% cotton worsted weight yarn
Cast on 17 stitches on 2 needles and 18 stitches on 1 needle for a total of 52 stitches. Make sure you leave a long tail for later.
Put the stitch marker between stitches 1 and 2 to mark the new row
Row 1 - *k2, p2; repeat from * to end
Row 2 - repeat row 1
Row 3 - k1, *p2, k2, repeat from * to last 3 sts, p2, k1
Row 4 - p1, *k2, p2, from * to last 3 sts, k2, p1
Row 5 - *p2, k2; repeat from * to end.
Row 6 - repeat row 5
Row 7 - repeat row 4
Row 8 - repeat row 3
Repeat these 8 rows 5 times for a total of 40 rows
Row 41 - *k2, yo, k2tog, k2; repeat from * around to end
Row 42 - *k2, p2; repeat from * around.
Bind off weave in end on top
With long tail run around bottom of stitches pull tight. Sew up hole then weave in end.
Make an I-Cord about 22" long weave in ends at both ends of the I-cord. Run the I-cord in and out the holes on top and then tie and knot in each end. Put your drink bottle, can or glass in and tie it so the cozy doesnt slip off and enjoy

double fleck cozy

here is the pattern for the cozy.

Double fleck stitch cozy
materials needed
1 set size 6 double pointed needles
1 set size 4 double pointed needles for I cord
1 stitch marker
1 tapestry needle
1 ball 100% cotton yarn
cast on 17 sts on 2 needles and 18 sts on 1 needle for a total of 52 sts. Make sure you leave a long enough tail to sew up the hole on bottom later.
Put a stitch marker between stitches one and two to mark the new row.
Row 1 - knit around to end
Row 2 - p4, *k2, p4; repeat from * to end
Row 3 - knit around to end
Row 4 - p1, *k2, p4; repeat from *to last 3 sts k2, p1
Repeat these 4 rows 10 times for a total of 40 rows.
Row 41 - *k2, yo, k2tog, k2; repeat from * around to end
Row 42 - knit around to end.
Bind off weave in end at top
Run the long tail around through stitches on the bottom pull tight and sew up hole. Weave in end.
Make an I-Cord about 22" sew the end away in both ends
Run the cord in and out the holes then put a knot in each end.
Put a bottle, can, glass or what ever you drink out of and tie the I-cord so that the cozy doesn’t slip off and you will have a great way to tell your drink from everyone else’s and there will be no mess from moister dripping.

jasmine and draven's potty seat

here are the shots of don making his first of three potty seats for the grandkids

draven

it was easier to go under than around

jasmine knitting

this is jasmines first pair of needles and ball of yarn. she keeps it on papa's table and likes to sit and knit with me.

duck pond

here is a pic of jasmine feeding the ducks, draven was watching them and laughing at them quacking when she was thoughing the bread, we found a duck egg in the grass

moose

here are a couple of pics of the moose that don has been working on and finaly finished.

bow

here is the pattern for the bow

Bow
size 7 us needle
solid cotton yarn
B3 - boarder 3 - boarder stitch is seed stitch.
Seed stitch is kint the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches.
Co 38 stitches
Rows 1 - 3 - do seed stitch
Rows 4, 6, 8 & 10 - B3, Knit 32, B3
Rows 5, 7 & 9 - B3, Purl 32, B3
Row 11 - B3, P3, K 20, P9, B3
Row 12 - B3, K9, P20, K3
Row 13 - B3, P3, K2, P16, K2, P9, B3
Row 14 - B3, K9, P2, K16, P2, K3, B3
Row 15 - B3, P4, K2, P14, K2, P10, B3
Row 16 - B3, K3, P10, K12, P2, K5, B3
Row 17 - B3, P6, K2, P10, K11, P3, B3
Row 18 - B3, K4, P2, K7, P2, K8, P2, K7, B3
Row 19 - B3, P8, K2, P6, K2, P7, K2, P5, B3
Row 20 - B3, K6, P2, K7, P2, K4, P2, K9, B3
Row 21 - B3, P10, K6, P7, K2, P7, B3
Row 22 - B3, K8, P14, K10, B3
Row 23 - B3, P10, K13, P9, B3
Row 24 - B3, K16, P6, K10, B3
Row 25 - B3, P10, K6, P16, B3
Row 26 - B3, K9, P13, K10, B3
Row 27 - B3, P10, K14, P8, B3
Row 28 - B3, K7, P2, K7, P6, K10, B3
Row 29 - B3, P9, K2, P4, K2, P7, K2, P6, B3
Row 30 - B3, K5, P2, K7, P2, K6, P2, K8, B3
Row 31 - B3, P7, K2, P8, K2, P7, K2, P4, B3
Row 32 - B3, K3, P11, K10, P2, K6, B3
Row 33 - B3, P5, K2, P12, K10, P3, B3
Row 34 - B3, K10, P2, K14, P2, K4, B3
Row 35 - B3, P3, K2, P16, K2, P9, B3
Row 36 - B3, K9, P2, K16, P2, K3, B3
Row 37 - B3, P3, K20, P9, B3
Row 38 - B3, K9, P20, K3, B3
Rows 39, 41, 43, 45 - B3, P32, B3
Rows 40, 42 & 44 - B3, K32, B3
Rows 46 - 48 - seed stitch
bind off
designed by Amanda Bannister and Stephanie Whicher

http://knittinggranny06.blogspot.com/

practical potholders

these are really great potholders and so easy to make. they will be great to use up those little balls of cotton leftovers. this was a cal from Hooks_n_Needles. i plan on making more of these. they will go good with my housewarming package

2009 Calander Picture - Lacy Vines cloth

i was asked by Janet Nogle to test knit a cloth for the up comming 2009 calander. i was thrilled here is a pic of it. alot of talented ladies are designing the cloths and adding advise here is the site to the calander

http://2009knittingcalendar.blogspot.com/

this is a really easy pattern to do i plan on using it again for alot of things it is marked a a fav of mine.

christmas stocking

here is a pattern that amanda and designed for christmas stocking. we are working on several more designs. we make a great team she does the drawing and i do the knitting.

Christmas Stocking
size 7 us needles
use a solid color
first and last 3 stitches = B3
seed stitch = knit the purl stitches and purl the knit stitches

rows 1 - 3 seed stitch
row 4 - B3, Purl across, B3
row 5 - B3, Knit across, B3
row 6 - B3, Purl across, B3
row 7 - B3, Knit across, B3
row 8 - B3, Purl across, B3
rows 9,11, 13 &15 - B3, K8, P19, K5, B3
rows 10,12, & 14 - B3, P5, K19, P8, B3
rows 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 & 28 - B3, P8, K13, P11, B3
rows 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 & 29 - B3, K11, P13, K8, B3
row 30 - B3, P8, K14, P10, B3
row 31 - B3, K9, P15, K8, B3
row 32 - B3, P8, K16, P8, B3
row 33 - B3, K7, P17, K8, B3
rows 34 & 36 - B3, P8, K18, P6, B3
row 35 - B3, K6, P18, K8, B3
row 37 - B3, K6, P17, K9, B3
row 38 - B3, P10, K15, P7, B3
row 39 - B3, K8, P13, K11, B3
row 40 - B3, P13, K11, P8, B3
row 41- B3, Knit across, B3
row 42 - B3, Purl across, B3
row 43 - B3, Knit across, B3
row 44 - B3, Purl across, B3
row 45 - B3, Knit across, B3
rows 46 - 48 - seed stitch

bind off
weave in ends

designed by Amanda Bannister and Stephanie Whicher

if there are any typos please e-mail me at momslippers@yahoo.com

the kids

here is some up to date pics of the little precious babies in my life

this is a teddy bear bib that i made for draven

this "welcome" kal was from rachel's group. it will make a nice hot pad. im going to make one in yellow and then then do the same size in varigated yellow (the whole thing in seed stitch no word) and sew them together to go into a gift im making for a house warming gift

these are some bath scrubbies made out of cotton that are addicting and easy to crochet. this is the first batch and i have more that im making now.

here is my mother's day 2008. did i make out or what :o)

i got these from michael and angel. they took me out for dinner the night before at my favorite resturant here and that is jade garden.

this pic is not good but till i can get a better one lol it is a boy and girl charm for my necklace with dec birthstone (blue topaz, turquoise or zircon) for the boy and april birthstone (white topaz or diamond) for the girl from my grandson (draven) and my granddaughter (jasmine).

yep its mom on mothers day 2008 lol

i got these from dj and renee' they are the sugar n cream 14 oz skeins one baby pink, one baby pastels, and one white. im going to make some bibs and burp cloths out of it to go with baby gifts.

i got these beads for the stitch markers im starting to make. i also got a new measuring tape becasue jasmine likes to play with them :o) these i got from dj and renee'

i also got these flowers from dj and renee'. renee' said that dj picked them out. isnt he sweet :o)

i am borrowing a computer so i cant update any pics :o( i have some to put on as soon as i get my own computer back from the dr hopefully anyday now. (i am keeping my fingers crossed) wouldnt that be a nice mothers day present to get it back :o)

jasmine wanted to hold draven and he wasnt happy about it lolol
jasmine loves being a big sister and holding her brother. he wanted down

jasmine is my little ham and says gunga (her way of saying grandma) cheese. she loves to have her picture taken.

jasmine and papa

jasmine and her papa on the carousel at the mall in columbia

dj's graduation

dj is in the gray they asked him to carry the colors here he is getting his certificate.

cant tell im a proud momma can you lol