I received my new issue today, and it is fabulous. This is the only magazine I have a subscription to. Sorry about the flashes in some of the photos, but I wanted to highlight some of my favorites. Go buy a copy! 

These baby blankets are adorable! 

Classy! 

A beautiful Mobius. 

I bought some cute tanks that I can't wear to work. If I made this in white, I might be able to pull it off. I normally don't like shrugs, but this one is for me! 

This would be great in black or white. 

Will have to make this! 

This is definitely a wookie sweater. I love it, but I bet you would be really warm in it. :) 

This is my textured shawl so far. Lovely! 

The first fows were two rows of the same color. I then switched to four rows per yarn. I love it, and it is a fun knit. I will not be taking this along with me on my weekend trip to Greensboro and Virginia Beach. I'll take along my two for sale scarves. 

In non-knitting content, here are my newly washed sneakers with their new laces. I saw these on another knitting blog and thought they would be great. My laces always untied themselves. Now, with my yankz, there will be no more untied laces. Shipping was amazinlgy fast! Woohoo! 

Tiger keeping cool in our foyer. It seems to be his new favorite spot. 

This is a nice large triangle garter stitch. The yarn is wool and alpaca and is from ebay. I had finished this a month or so ago. It is on its way to Germany for my grandmother's birthday. She and I share the same birthday. 

Pattern and yarn picked up from Genuine Purl in Chattanooga. Very easy! 

Front and back of the capelet. Both Tiger and Miguel love the feel of this cotton/nylon. I think I will need to get more Frisky. 

Finished Frisky (Purple Wookie Capelet) 

Miguel and I went to the Atlanta IKEA store today. It is HUGE! It has its own parking garage, restaurant, and cafe. We saw lots, bought some little stuff, and wanted more. I saw some amazing wall art and a fabulous cherry cabinet I thought would go great in the dining room. Miguel saw a couple of kitchen islands he would love to have. He wanted to find a pot rack, but we didn't find one. If you are so inclined, I would love an IKEA gift certificate (birthday next month). I'm posting this so that when I get asked for a suggestion, I'll remember this. :)

Moda dea Cache scarf. This will be going to a new consignment shop. The owner said she would love to have hand knit scarves for sale. I'll be taking some of my old clothes and some scarves. This was made with two balls and looks more orange in person. 

I got each of these balls today at Hobby Lobby for $4.44 each. They will each be knit into scarves for sale. Any suggestions on how to decide how much to charge for each one? 

This Textured Shawl will be for me! I can't wait to see how it will turn out. I'll check the stash and see what other reds I have that I can add to this. I need a plain wool, I think. 

New bag from Hobby Lobby. I thought it would make a great one or two knitting project beg. Or a cute purse. 

Check out Store Wars! LOL!!!

Maria and I took a mini vacation. We stayed an extra day after class in Tennessee on June 17th. After class in Cleveland, TN, we headed over to Chattanooga for the afternoon and the next day. I set up a Flickr account, and you can see my photos HERE.

Open since April, the Yarn Zone is located in Blue Ridge GA. It is a small shop with a beginning amount of inventory. They had some fabulous local alpaca fiber, already spun. 

Two skeins of alpaca bought for $19 total. Someone may receive this as a Christmas present. 

2 x 2 ribbing 

On June 16th I went to Blue Ridge, GA. I checked out Georgia Mountain Fiber. They were friendly, very helpful, and most accommodating. If you are in the area, please check them out!

Behind the scenes. The shop was remodeling their retail space but they still let me in so that I could buy some fiber. 

Heavan in bags! The other storage room was floor to ceiling with what must have been over a hundred bags. It was incredible! 

The one on the left is suri alpaca. I can't remember what alpaca the other one is. I bought the whole box for $25! Need to start spinning again. 

Close up. 

New decor! 

My computer/knitting room. My yarn and rovings are in the closet. I did a major reorgainization/clean sweep of this room. I added the transfers I bought from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. They are easy to remove, and easier to put up than painting. Great for dorm rooms! 

Close up of one of the transfers. 

Doe and fawn as seen from my back patio door one morning. Two cuties. 

After eight years, my Phantom Fury gave up the ghost. I bought a self-propelled bagless Hoover. It is so light to push and seems to pick up EVERYTHING. 

Tiger is one BIG cat! 

Tiger after a rough afternoon of napping. 

School is almost over! School is almost over!

I have only a take home test and three surveys to fill out, and I. WILL. BE. FINISHED. Yippee!

Our last class is on July 23rd, and it will be only a half day. Maria and I will be going out to lunch with our large group and then drive to Greensboro, NC to visit her brother and sister-in-law. The next day we will be driving up to Virginia Beach for a couple of days. This will constitute our second mini vacation.

Today I plan on going through some of my science fiction and mystery books. I will be sending them overseas. Check out Give Books to learn more. Mom and Dad, do you have more books to get rid of? Here's a place to sed them to.