Well, what can I say except that I apologize for disappearing into thin air.
To bring you up to speed...sold our house....packed....moved....started a new job....
I finally have the computer set up and can get online....had to have the local telecommunications company come install a phone jack so I could set the computer up....etc.....lol! However, and here is the GREAT news....I finally have my own knitting room. The computer is in my knitting room and sometimes my son is in here...but I don't have to hide my stash/knitting all over the house. I can keep it all in one place now....I also have a TV in my knitting room to knit and watch TV or movies when I knit. I love it in here!!! When I find/unpack the camera I will post pictures of my favorite room....lots of ideas to decorate it!

Knitting update:
I am totally swept off my feet in love with Rowan Calmer! Oh My God!! This stuff is fantastic! I am making Bob from knitty.com in Red. The knitting is now complete and I need to have a seaming party!

I also started the shapely Tee pattern in Sirdar Pure Cotton in a vibrant pink.

I purchased the New Zealand Wool that was being sold at Knitting Maniac. What a super nice person Carissa is...she even gave me directions when I got lost trying to find her place...lol! I have a couple of different ideas of what to make with it. One of the items being considered is Mariah at Knitty.com.  Also considering doing York with the New Zealand Wool.

Stay tuned there is more to come!

THREE NAMES I GO BY:
1. Linda
2. Mom

3. The Telus Lady (it’s a work thing)

THREE SCREEN NAMES I HAVE HAD:
1. knitwit
2. sunie
3. Squirrel

THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MYSELF:
1. Humor
2. Open minded
3. Good instincts

THREE THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT MYSELF:
1. Disorganized
2. Easily suspicious
3. Impatient

THREE PARTS OF MY HERITAGE:
1. American
2. English
3. German

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:
1. Spiders
2. Snakes

3. driving with my teen age son

THREE OF MY EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Knitting
2. Coffee
3. Reading

THREE THINGS I AM WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Hawaiian Ginger
2. Sweatpants
3. Fleece Jacket for extra warmth (Canadian winter is cold even inside!)

THREE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS (at the moment):
1. Keith Urban
2. George Canyon
3. Kalan Porter

THREE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS (at the moment):
1. Mockingbird – Toby Keith
2. Good day to ride - Goerge Canyon

3. Awake in a Dream – Kalan Porter

THREE NEW THINGS I WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS::
1. Organize my knitting and the stash closet.
2. Not be such a loner
3. Going to the Gym.

THREE THINGS I WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Trust
2. Romance
3. Honesty.

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
1. I love knitting.
2. I am the peace keeper in the house.
3. I love to exercise.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO ME:
1. Eyes
2. Smile

3.Broad Shoulders.

THREE THINGS I JUST CAN'T DO:
1. Go to bed on time
2. Eat sushi
3. Sew

THREE OF MY FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Knitting
2. Reading
3. Sleeping

THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Have a week all to myself.
2. Lose weight.
3. Have chocolate.

THREE CAREERS I'M CONSIDERING:
1. Princess
2. Diva
3. Retirement

THREE PLACES I WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Mexico
2. Carribean
3. Hawaii

THREE KID'S NAMES:
1. Trouble 1
2. Trouble 2
3. Smelly One

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Travel
2. Learn to sew
3. Learn to build my own website.

THREE WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. I leave my laundry on the floor when I change my clothes.
2. I watch sports
3. Hate to cook.

THREE WAYS I AM STEREOTYPICALLY A CHICK:
1. Love to shop.
2. Analyze things to death
3. Total athletic klutz

THREE CELEB CRUSHES:
1. Johnny Depp

2. Mel Gibson

3. Orlando Bloom

Well, it's official.....I have gone into hibernation....today is -27C, with a windchill factor making it -42C. I refuse to go any where in this! (As if my car will even start....lol!) As I hibernate  I can't help but ask myself...Why do I live in Canada again? Someone please remind me.....lol!

Today's plan is to drink coffee, knit, drink coffee, and knit some more....I am pulling out movies and settling in for a day of movies and knitting!

My knitting update....Hudson is done...and I love it! I even did a first for me....I used the sewing machine to install my zipper! I can knit, crochet, do cross stitch, but I never learned how to sew. My sewing has been limited to sewing my work together. I think I did a pretty good job on it. (Doing the dance of joy!) I have to admit....I LOVE this pattern! I already have plans to do another in a different color, I also have other ideas to "shake it up" a bit....we'll see how that plays out when I get to it! When someone gets home I will get pics taken (inside, as I will not venture out to the frozen North for outside pics...lol!) and then I can post pics of the Hudson in all it's glory!

I also am going through my UFO's and taking serious stock of what I have in progress. I have decided that life is to short to be working on projects that I have no intention to wear. I have a habit of knitting things I will never wear just because I want to try the pattern....then it gets cast aside when I lose interest in it. In the meantime to many things I want to wear I never get to this way....I have to stop doing that....lol! So I will be doing alot of frogging so that I can recycle the yarn into projects that I deem more to be worth my while. (*Singing* A frogging I will go, a frogging I will go....*)

Well,
Christmas was really nice around here this year. I finished the scarf for my son's girlfriend and it turned out so nice and soft. I think she liked it....every time I see her since she is wearing it (even in the house!) lol! My family actually listened when I told them I wanted a gift certificate to my favorite yarn store for Christmas. (I even gave them directions....lol!) Then on Boxing Day (for Americans, that is the day after Christmas) when my favorite LYS (Knit One Chat Too) had their BIG yarn sale I was there first thing when they opened with my Gift Certificates in hand, ready to shop. I bought Noro in 147 colorway, and Sirdar Mega Chunky (Not sure what to make with that yet, any suggestions?) and two balls of Maxima for the Newsboy cap in the SnB Nation. (Which was my Christmas gift to myself...lol!) My husband was floored to see that $200.00 of yarn could fit in one bag....lol!

Fishy Kiss Knits now has their blog site back up and running. If you haven't checked out Belinda's site before please take a moment to have a look at the wonderful work both she and her Mom turn out!

How was everyone's New Years? Did anyone make any New Year's Resolutions? The closest I will come to making a New Year's Resolution is to decide that I need to do more work from my stash and purchase less yarn until I get my stash storage shortage problem under control again. I discovered that I was out of storage (aka...hiding) places after my Boxing Day shopping trip. The yarn is now stored in the Linen closets where the towels USED to be....(the towels are now split up and stored where ever I can find room....like under bathroom sinks in the cabinet) My husband wasn't crazy about the idea of putting the Noro yarn in a wicker basket and calling it a decoration.

Pics to follow soon of my stash and Ashley with her scarf and Newsboy Caps. (I haven't given her the Caps yet)

As for my WIP's, I finished the Cap Sleeved Pullover. It turned out nicely except the sweater turned out too big....not sure where it (or I?) went wrong....I got swatch...measured during the piece and appeared to be on track. But it turned out WAY to big! Not sure if it was me or the pattern...to the frog pond it goes! As for the Katrina, it was real nice to work with and I will be deciding on another project using this yarn again. I am making good progress on Hudson, just need to knit the hood then sew sleeve seams and then the zipper and it will be complete. I knit two Newsboy Caps for my son's girlfriend, which I haven't given to her yet (it's a surprise).

Now that work has finally gotten into a routine my life can get back to normal! I am so sorry I did not have time to update my blog. I did not have time to do much knitting either! As promised here are pics of the Park that I completed and my crew socks!


I realize the crew socks are pretty plain, however they are what I needed for work! I know the pics are not very clear, I will get some taken outside when winter eases up on us here! Today is -15C. for the high! YUCKY!!!  Canadian winter is a terrible thing! Every winter I go into hibernation!

While catching up on my blog readings I had to laugh while reading Kerstin's site! My husband and I have the opposite problem...he is always the one who is hot. If he had his way there would be NO blankets on our bed. I am always freezing(it's these Canadian winters I tell you!!) Not to mention he sleeps diagonally in the bed from corner to corner and always leaves me this little triangle to curl up in! It's no wonder that I get my best sleep AFTER he leaves for work!  LOL!