Wow - what a summer. It has been nuts - but fun. Lots of knitting and rug hooking and.....
I will start with the last things I have done since I last posted while we wait for post-tropical storm (whatever that means) Hanna to blow over us. It has already started to rain.
I am proud that I crossed the finish line of the Ravelympics. I cast on during the opening ceremonies (August 8) and finished my project at 11:59pm Saturday, August 16. I knitted a lace shawl with very fine lace weight Marino wool. The pattern is Luminaria by Elizabeth Freeman from Knitty, Spring 08. It really came out well but my fingers got very sore. Had to take aspirin (they guys at Rotary asked if I had to take a "doping" test!).
It has clear glass seed beads knitted in throughout - they shine in the light. Proud of it and also at how fast I did it. Stan was out of town - in France - so I could just knit!We just had our Friends from Louisiana visit - they "evacuated" from the Southern part where Gustav was hitting. This was the return visit for the Rotary Friendship Exchange we went on in June. We had a very nice visit.
In August we had the Western Nova Scotia Exhibition. I did very well. Won Knitting
Best-in-Show for my Hanami and (get this!) Best-in-Show for Crocheting for the crochet/felted ruck sack I
made from Noro. AND I won Best-in-Show for my sugar cookies! I think that they were made in the shape of lobsters helped win the day.Every piece of knitting I took won first - a little hat (pink one with buttons), the Noro strip scarf. My rug hooked frog purse won first in purses. So did very well. My rug hooking didn't do as well but was happy that we had LOTS of mats to compete. Pam, my business partner at Hands on Crafts won Best of Show with a beautiful flower mat she designed.
A photograph I took of a Day Lily in the garden - by the big rock won 2nd place in the photography. I am proud of this because I was up against really great photographers here in Yarmouth.So - a very successful EX. Next year I am going to get ALL the members of our knitting guild to enter so there will be
a LOT of competition. It is more fun that way.I have been knitting rabbits - lots of rabbits. I have another Russel, a Dudley (my sister's will know why I named him Dudley) and a Veronica (a ballerina). Russel won best "doll" at the Ex.
I have also been very busy at Hands on Crafts We are doing very well selling our Rug hooking Supplies, knitting, books, cutters, all kinds of things. Having fun with this.
So - the summer has gone, into fall. Happy 2nd Anniversary on Tuesday 9/9/08! Next year you will be 9/9/09! I am getting ready to go to RHGNS Rug School in Cornwallis Park on Sept. 15th. I am taking Fine Shaded Flowers with Bette Wrathall. We are taking our hooking supplies and Doris and Pam are going to staff the store - so another busy month.
Take care - OH! Your brother is now a home owner! He and Laurie bought a condo in downtown Toronto. Moving in in mid October. They are very excited - good on them! Hockey season (MJAHL) has also started - last night was an exhibition game. Fall/Winter has started!
Love ya,
Mom
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