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I have tried several patterns for cup cozies and mug cozies, and finally cobbled some together. I am not sure anymore which these were based on. The one on the takeout cup is a ribbed tube, knit in the round, and the mug one has cables and an opening and button for the handle. My Christmas cactus is starting to bloom.
No, we have not weighed him lately. He weighed over 120 a couple months ago. I have knitted a few coffee cup cozies, and have not finished the sock yet. I have to have something for another blog post.
"Whut?"
DH and Belvedere say Roll Tide, beat Auburn in the Iron Bowl. Belvedere loves turkey, so Thanksgiving should be a thrill, when he's awake. Hope everyone else has a great Thanksgiving.
He got in the back of DH's truck, with some help from DH. He likes a high vantage point.
I am still working on the sock, (Yes, Plurkies) I finished the heel flap, then thought it was not centered, and missed a yo, so ripped all the flap out to redo. My mini African Violet is blooming, at least it is still alive. Plymouth Sockin Sox
The lavender in my itty bitty Aeogarden is blooming
The tomatoes in the big Aerogarden are growing
Speaking of blooms, none of the Christmas cactus in my office are thinking about it, but look at the one I stuck outside last spring and watered once in a while. I paid 99 cents for this one at the grocery store after Christmas.
I got tired of knitting on the 200-odd stitches of stockinette on Faery Ring, and set it aside for while. I picked up my Diagonal Lace second sock. The design is from Wendy Johnson's book. I got two knee sock patterns today. I wonder if I can make knee socks with a 560 yard skein? Anyway, I haz resolved to finish this pair before starting another. What other socks that I have going? This is Sockin' Sox yarn from Plymouth. I think it is a bamboo blend. Speaking of socks, I discovered that I never grafted the toe on the Mini Mochi socks I finished except for one toe, many moons ago. I also wove in the ends of my Genmaicha Mitts from last winter. I discovered that one has a cable that is not exactly like the other one. I remember having trouble with it. I will not show them to the Knitting Police.
Belvedere went to class with DH on Monday night, when DH was giving a test. He reports, "Daddy let me get in the truck. Usually he doesn't let me when I try to get in the truck or Mama's car. Mama put my collar on with my Alabama bandanna and I got so excited, 'cause I knew I was going somewhere. We went to this big place called Jacksonville State University, but I didn't get to run around in the big grassy yard, we went in a building. We got in this box that Daddy called an elevator and we went up and down to see people and go in people's classes when they were teaching. I got petted and I even scared some students. Nobody seemed to have any snacks, though. Daddy gave me water in my neat travel bowl. He says I went to sleep and snored. When we left for home, Daddy wanted to go down the stairs. I got tired halfway down and stopped to rest. Daddy wanted to keep going and pulled my collar off over my head with the leash, and had to put it back on. Then we came home and I went to sleep until Mama came home and woke me and Daddy up."
I have been working on the cable bottom strip of Faery Ring for days now. Yesterday I read about faeries in whichever Sookie Stackhouse book I am reading -has Dead in the title, LOL. I finished the cable section, then picked up nearly 300 stitches and I am working on the hem portion now.
Punkin was observing from her nest in the liriope, or monkey grass.
Here is Belvedere next to Doofus, the pit bull/bulldog whatever mix we used to think was big and strong looking.
Seven months on 10/22
Yes, I wuv you too. His tail is wagging, that's why it looks so funny
When we got him, he and Punkin were the same height. Peanut's head is on the right picking up dog biscuit crumbs.
Got any more of those dog biscuits?
