I just had to show what I just made. I took a break from my other knitting and made up this little gnome pattern.

So I made the little fella and he promptly went out into my yard and climbed a tree

and then played around in my herb garden. He’s really fond of peppermint.

(note..since I’m a loose knitter..I should have used smaller needles, but I was too lazy to get up and get the size I needed, therefore you can kind of see some of the stuffing.)

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Hibiscus on my front porch.

Asiatic Lilly in a whiskey barrel in my front yard.

And my current project….

Which should work out to be this, but I’ve already frogged what you see in the photo. This is the Cherry Blossom Shawl from the Spring 2002 issue of IK. I did the first pattern repeat and ended up with 72 stitches instead of 48 stitches. Wha?? The pattern is written in a kind of confusing manner, but I think I’ll get it in the end.

Exams are done.. I know I did ok in three classes (English, Art and History) but I’m keeping everything crossed for Statisitics. I absolutely hate that class and really don’t want to take it over.

My kids got me the bookbookbook for mothers day. Actually, they got money from their grandmother to buy me a mother’s day present and I drug them too the book store and said “Buy this”. Hey, whatever works. I started reading it last night and it’s just great!! I can totally relate to just about every thing in the book. Thanks Harlot for a wonderful reading experience.

Stay tuned to this blog for a possible announcement about a new member of our family.

(no I’m not pregnant)