C&O Canal

The family and I biked and camped on the C&O canal for Spring Break. It was an amazing trip despite below freezing temps. We biked 10 miles a day for several days and the little girls made it!!! I was impressed!!! It was so beautiful there!!! I definitely like the bike/camping better than backpacking!!!

Cleopatra Socks

I just finished my Cleopatra Socks!!! I am in the knitgirl sock club and these were the socks that got sent to me!!! I was really intimidated by them at first, but the pattern was easy to follow and I really thought they turned out great!!! And I love the regal gold!!!

mittens and spring

I just finished my mittens from my coffee swap pal in Norway. She designed the mittens herself-- they are called Dog Rose Mittens. I really liked the way they turned out!!! Just ending the season of wearing mittens though!!! Maybe, I can wear them a few times!!!

And then, look at what surprised my girls in the yard the other day!!! A sure sign that it is getting warmer. This little friend of ours likes to hang out in our azalea bush that is right by the entry way to our house!

more socks

Finally, I am getting time to post!!! I made these feather and fan socks-- the yarn is corn based with some elastic. I really liked knitting with it. I liked the sock pattern too-- pretty easy, but has a nice pattern to it!!!

I am posting the coffee bag that I made for my coffee swap partner, that I couldn't post until she got it!!! I hope she likes it as much as I do. I just think it is a fun bag!!!

Coffeeswap package

I was in a knitting coffeeswap and just recieved my package from Norway!!! It was a super cool package. I got purply yarns to go with a pattern for some Fair Islish mittens and she designed the pattern herself. I love these swaps!!! I get to connect with creative people!!! Then, I got coffee, chocolate, coffee candles and a million little knitting things!!! Stitch markers, DPN's, needle gauge, buttons, little sewing kit, lace and embroidery thread!!! These swaps are GREAT!!!

coffee and clapotis

I had to take pictures for a contest that I am doing with my coffee swap. I really liked this picture, but didn't use it for the contest, so I decided to put it on my blog. I am almost, almost done with my Clapotis. Sometimes working on these looooong things is just a practice in patience!!!

Skiing in Virginia

OK, so now you will see why I have given up skiing since moving to Virginia!! There is not as much snow, the cowboy boots, the pajamas instead of ski pants... OK, so my daughter has added some of her own style to the Virginia skiing. I thought it was funny!