Saturday Sky

Another nice day. Very pleasant out. Took the picture
around 2 PM.



Guess what I got today. Harry Potter!! Went to the post
office around 10:30, and it was there with the other mail.
As you can see by the bookmark, that I'm reading it. I just
read an exciting chapter, so taking a break while I think about
it. The box it had in big read letters: 'Muggles, Do not open
this box until 21 July 07. Had to laugh.



This is the progress of the sock I'm knitting. Slow me, just
turned the heel. Now to the gusset, either during a reading
break or after I finish the book.



This a tribble I started not long ago. They are easy to
make and fun to knit. If you want the pattern, look back
a number of posts, and I gave the link for 1870 Pearl's website.



So, I've been knitting, and reading, now back to reading.

Saturday Sky

Well, it is supposed to rain this evening, that's
why all the clouds I suppose. Took it around 5:15 PM.



This is the progress I made on my sock while on vacation
last week, and some since I came home. Working on the
heel flap. Had to frog the flap once, so have 16 rows out
of 36 done on the flap. Yes, I am slow. Maybe the 2nd
sock will go faster.




I heard a podcast recently where the knitter said she worked 2
socks at the same time by using two sets of needles. Working
on 1 sock on each needle set, taking turns. That might be easier
than working 2 at once on circular needles. Don't think I have
another set of size 2 circular needles. Can't afford them
at them at the moment anyway. So just doing the one at time
on 2 circulars.

Guess I could get brave and try knitting the 2nd sock on
double pointed needles. Not sure about that though.

Trying to get hubby to take me to the new Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix movie. He doesn't feel like
it today, but maybe after dinner I can convince him. He usually
likes to go to movies, although maybe not Harry Potter ones.

Oh, no progress on the Smile neck scarf. Can't seem to pick
it up. It's pretty much for fall or winter anyway I suppose.
Only a couple of very long rows left to go.

So, I've been knitting

Our Trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico

Caution, Picture Heavy Post

We flew to Albuquerque on Monday the 2nd of July.
It was a late flight leaving the East here around
around 6:15 or so and arriving after a stop in
Cincinnati, around 10:30 PM Albuquerque time;
which is 2 hours earlier than ours in the East.

We got to our hotel and crashed for the night.
The next morning we decided to go the Albuquerque
Temple. We are Mormons, actually members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
This is a picture of the Temple with the Fountain
in front of it.




This is a pretty picture of the Temple with the statue
of Moroni on top of it.



The next day we headed up to Chama, N.M. stopping
first in Santa Fe. We rode the Cumbre and Toltec Narrow
Gauge Railroad. Well, when we got to it, we had to ride
a bus to the end of the line, and then we got to ride the
train on the way back, stopping for lunch on the way.
This is a photo of the front of the train while we were
going around a corner. Not sure why I didn't take a picture
of the train while it was stopped. Silly me.



This is a view out of the train windows. Gorgeous views.



A Mountain from the window of the train.



On Saturday we went down to Socorro, N.M. and over to see
the Very Large Array. They have these Radio Telescopes,
27 of them. They are Huge. Something like 82 feet in
diameter. Nevertheless, they move them every 4 months,
so they can see different things in the sky. These were
made basically so they could listen for aliens or some such
things. But they also use them for scientific reasons.
They also let others with good reason use the data from
them.



This picture shows some of the 27 telescopes, which were
in a row when we saw them. They have 3 other ways they
can put them too. As I said they change them on tracks
with a big machine to lift them to the next place.



We also went another day to the Albuquerque Zoo. We had
lunch while there, and while eating an onion ring, my
front tooth broke off. I mean literally there was only
a small piece hanging down. Found the tooth on the plate.
Luckily it did not hurt, so we went about going to the
Aquarium and then Hubby went to the Gardens, while I sat
on a bench. It was so very hot. So he walked around
the gardens while I sat in the shade on a bench.

We got home Monday the 9th very late, around 11 PM.
It was another late flight. Then hubby went back
roads on the way home, and managed to take a lot longer getting
home. We stopped and got McD's meals as we hadn't
gotten anything on the planes except drinks, and
treats. I had cookies and water on one plane
and cookies and coke on the next one.

We had an enjoyable time. I did some knitting
on the sock I'm making every day. I washed clothes one
day and knitted the whole time waiting for the
machines to get done. Also knitted on the
train.

So, I've been knitting

Saturday Sky

Nice weather lately, in the 70's. Warm enough but
not too warm. I haven't been outside much at all
today. Weird. Maybe I should go out and knit on
the deck before the sun sets. Anyway, good picture.



There are no updates today. I've been trying to
learn to knit 2 socks at a time on 2 circular
needles. I've frogged it so many times with
only the cast on and the first row. I get
one side done, and then move to the other
needle and then it's all screwed up. Needles
in the wrong places. Couldn't make heads
or tails about it. After about 4 froggings,
I decided to go back to knitting 1 sock
at a time on 2 circulars. So, I only
cast on and did one row. No problems
so far. But the last socks I did which
were my first pair were on 2 different
color needles of the same size. I could
not find two circulars in size 2 that
were different colors. So I have 2
size 2, 24 inch Addi Turbos. Well actually
they are size 1 but I measured them on
my stitch counter and they are really
size 2. My one question is how do I
know which oneto start on. I made the mistake
of putting the stitch holder in
between the needles. I suppose
I should change it to only one
side, then it would be easy.
Should have thought of that.
So, not update on that this
week.

I have not even touched the
smile scarf, since I've been
trying to get these socks
started. Silly me.

We're leaving on vacation on
Monday, and I wanted to take
socks to work on. Well, I will
take them to work on, but only
one at a time. We'll be gone
next Saturday, so don't look for
a Saturday Sky. Well, if I can
find a computer at the hotel we
are staying in on Saturday, I
can probably take a picture
where we are and post it.
We'll see.

So, I've been knitting

Saturday Sky

Plain blue sky today. Although as we walked around the
house, we did see one very small cloud over the mountain.
It is 70 degrees and windy. Hubby loves the weather, but
it is a little cool for me. So, slightly lower angle than
usual, since I usually stand on the balcony outside the
kitchen, which is on the second floor. Today we were
just walking around the driveway, which goes all the
way around the house. We wouldn't have done that, the
people we bought it from years ago, did put the
drive all the way around the house. I guess it's
convenient, but I still don't like it.




This is the only update. I had frogged this Ballband
dishcloth and now it's back to about where I frogged
it. Looks better this time.



Did not work on the Smile scarf at all since Wednesday.
Only a few more long rows to go I think.

Thinking about making the invisibility shawl from the
Charmed Knits book I got this week. I have that yarn I
frogged from the other shawl I was trying to make.
Am I ready to try another lace shawl? We'll see.
The gauge square is in pattern, so guess that
will tell me whether I can stand doing lace
again.

So, I've been knitting

Sock Update

I finished the socks that I knit on 2 size 4 circular
needles. It's worsted yarn, Patons Canadiana
Colours Yarn. 100% Acrylic in a Plum color.
Washable and Dryable which is great for socks.
Trouble is they are so thick, they don't even
fit in my sock holder thing. They will be
good socks for the cold winter. Might not
fit in my shoes even, although they do fit
my feet, so they may be good for padding
around the house in the winter. LOL

I am so glad they fit. It's interesting that
the 2nd sock is a little tighter than the 1st
one. Maybe washing will get them more
equal. Wonder if I was knitting tighter
with the 2nd sock as I knew better what
I was doing after doing the 1st one.
They are not perfect, with little
imperfections. But for a first pair
of socks, not bad I guess.




Oh, got the sock pattern from my Sole Solution software.
Put in my specs and it prints out a pattern. Easy
to follow also. And yes, they fit my size 11 feet.

Now, I need to go to my Lys and get smaller 0 or 1
29" or bigger size circs., so I can use sock yarn
for the next pair of socks. I like making them.

So, after I finished the socks yesterday, I started a
Ballband dishcloth. I''m sorry to say that today,
while I was teaching knitting class at church, I
managed to pretty much screw up the dishcloth.
So, when I came home I frogged it and started
again.

Still slowly working on the Smile Scarf. The row
is so long and getting longer with every increase,
that I only do one row at a time. Didn't even pick
it up today.

So, I've been knitting

Saturday Sky

Took this from the balcony around 9:30 this morning.
Start of a nice Sunny day with maybe some rain later.
Thinking about going out to the deck and knit, we
will see.



I am now working on this Smile Scarf from One Skein Wonders.
The yarn I got from a secret Pal Bronwyn, its called Muench
"Touch Me". She called it a Luxe yarn. It is yummy and
soft. It's a blend of 72% Viscose/Microfibre, and 28%
New Wool. It's a small 61 yd. skein. But need only
one of them for this Smile Scarf. It's ruffled, a
neck scarf. Think I'm on row 9.



This is an update of the sock. I just started the toe decreases.
Yes, I am a slow knitter. Silly me. But I do finish things
eventually. LOL



This week, actually Thursday night, our knitting guild had
our yearly dinner out. We met down in Whitehall, PA at the
Don Pablo's restaurant. Only 5 of us showed up. We had ok
food. I'm not much for hot stuff. A sixth knitter showed
up an hour late, getting the time wrong. Several, not me,
had ordered dessert. So, she sat down, and ordered a dessert
and coffee. The chatting was great and it's a good group
of knitters. No one brings knitting to the dinner, but we
do talk about it. It was fun.

We are going to get the grill out for dinner. Unexpectedly
we are having 2 missionaries for dinner too. So got some
more sausages out of the freezer for dinner. I had only
bought a small steak for me, as hubby prefers Hot sausages
to grill and eat. Whatever.

So, I've been knitting