Finally! a knitting post!

this is a scarf I'm making for my pig sister, PK.  I couldn't get photoshop to get the color right, but this is close.  It's a baby alpaca yarn, chunky, knit on US 10's.

here's the pattern (adapted from somewhere, I forget where) for anyone interested:

cast on 52 stiches.

ROW 1:  K16,  P4,  K4,  P4,  K4,  P4,  K16

ROW 2:  K10,   P6,  C4B,  P4,  C4B,  P4,  C4B,  P6,  K10

ROW 3:  K16,   P4,  K4,  P4,  K4,  P4,  K16

 ROW 4:  K10,  P5,  T3B,  T4F,  T4B,  T4F,  T4B,  T3F,  P5  K10

ROW 5:  K15,  P2,  K3,  P4,  K4,  P4,  K3,  P2,  K15

ROW 6:  K10,  P4,  T3B,  P3,  C4F,  P4,  C4B,  P3,  T3F,  P4,  K10

ROW 7:  K14,  P2,  K4,  P4,  K4,  P4,  K4,  P2,  K14

ROW 8:  K10,  P4,  K2,  P3,  T3B,  T4F,  T4B,  T3F,  P3,  K2,  P4,  K10

ROW 9:  K14,  P2,  K3,  P2,  K3,  P4,  K3,  P2,  K3,  P2,  K14

ROW 10:  K10,  P4,  K2,  P3,  K2,  P3,  C4B,  P3,  K2,  P3,  K2,  P4,  K10

ROW 11:  K14,  P2,  K3,  P2,  K3,  P4,  K3,  P2,  K3,  P2,  K14

ROW 12:  K10,  P4,  K2,  P3,  T3F,  T4B,  T4F,  T3B,  P3,  K2,  P4,  K10

ROW 13:  K14,  P2,   K4,  P4,  K4,  P4,  K4,  P2,  K14

ROW 14:  K10,  P4,  T3F,  P3,  C4F,  P4,  C4B,  P3,  T3B,  P4,  K10

ROW 15:  K15 ,P2,  K3,  P4,  K4,  P4,  K3,  P2,  K15

ROW 16:  K10,  P5,  T3F,  T4B,  T4F,  T4B,  T4F,  T3B,  P5,  K10

keep repeating these 16 as written until the length you want, cast off in pattern.

KEY:

C4F : slip two stitches onto CN - FRONT.  K2 from left needle, K2 from CN

C4B : slip two stitches onto CN - BACK. K2 from left needle, K2 from CN

T3B :  Slip ONE stitch onto CN - BACK.  K2 from left needle,     P1 from CN

T3F : Slip TWO stitches onto CN - FRONT.  P1 from left needle, K2 from CN

T4B : Slip TWO stitches onto CN - BACK.  K2 from left needle, P2 from CN

T4F : Slip TWO stitches onto CN - FRONT.  P2 from left needle, K2 from CN

So, La de da!  knitting again.  Yippee

URKLE the MIRACLE

This is the chick our girls hatched last month.  They tried and tried and finally one made it through the freezing weather, the changes in location, the fretting and worrying of the humans.

Phew!

Urkle was named by our friend Birdie.  He/she is keeping me company in the office while feathers grow out.  I think this bird will be quite lovely.

Happy New Year!

Is it the year of the chicken????

Grand Tour

Dorine's wedding cake. The fall leaves and branch are made from pulled sugar, a confection involving pulling sugar at the "hard crack" stage until it forms a satiny consistency and can then be worked like glass. Al and I worked on this project together. He was very impressed at how similar the medium is to working in wax. hmmmmm


After a very cold night of camping we took a walk on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The dogs resented the leashes and all the "no dog's" signs posted. Elmo did a lot of watering, Emma just sighed.


Who would think it had been 20 degrees and windy just hours ago?
We drove out to Davis CA last week to attend my niece's wedding. A quick stop at a very cold Grand Canyon was called for. A good time was had by all. Dorine enjoyed the cake. I learned about "pulled sugar," Al got to spit in the big ditch, Emma learned she is not impervious to cold, and Elmo smugly snuggled.

Huge thank yous to Barbara and her family without whom no cake would have been made!