Friday, September 30, 2011

Crocodile Stitch Crochet

I just learned about a new crochet stich.  it's called a crocodile stitch.  I don't remember seeing it before, but I maybe have .. it's just that it's striking me as interesting now.

This person shares a pattern for a free scarf - I think this would make a great Special Olympics Scarf don't you?

http://yarn-muse.blogspot.com/2011/01/crocodile-stitch.html

She even includes some links for youtube videos that demonstrate the pattern.

:)  I may have to try this one out! :)

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Special Olympics Scarves #7 & #8

I've been a little lax in sharing the photos of my completed scarves, but I do have two more finished, and one more nearly finished.

Here's #7:  It's Crochet.
 Here's #8 - It's knit mostly in red stockinette Stitch, but I added the 2012 chart at both ends.
I'll try to post the chart for you soon.
My mom has also done a scarf (two actually, I only have a photo of the one .. )
This is mom's scarf. I think she did a great job!

Any guesses on how many scarves I'll have completed before the January 1st deadline?

Friday, September 23, 2011

Still Reading . . .

Well the last few days / week / have been filled with a few things.  My father-in-law came to visit from New York, and then overlapping with that visit was a visit from my parents (from Iowa).  Both visits were very good.  I enjoyed talking with them, and listening to them talk to dh.

I was able to sit and knit with my mom.  It's always a good thing to do, and probably one of my favorite things to do with my mom.  I have completed 2 more scarves for the Special Olympics project, and will share those pics in another post. 

I've been reading lots as well.  I finished Blue Eyed Devil by Robert B Parker. 

 For the McKettrick series by Linda Lael Miller, I've read McKettrick's Choice, Sierra's Homecoming, McKettrick's Luck, McKettrick's Pride, McKettrick's Heart.  In McKettrick's Heart, they introduce Logan Creed, who is part of her Montana Creeds Series, which is a distant relation to the McKettrick's.  Of course, they introduce him in the last paragraph in the book! lol.  So now I have three more books in the McKettricks of Texas series, two of which are due on Monday at the library, so I need to finish reading them before I can go into the Monta Creeds Series. I also have a coupleof unrelated books by Linda Lael Miller as well as one or two that are by different authors.  So lots of reading in my future.

Here's the list of the McKettrick's Series.
 (I've read all those in purple.)


• McKettricks of Texas: Austin 2010
• McKettricks of Texas: Garrett 2010
• McKettricks of Texas: Tate 2010 (started reading today)
• A McKettrick Christmas 2008
• The McKettrick Way 2007
• McKettrick's Heart 2007
• McKettrick's Pride 2007
• McKettrick's Luck 2007
• Sierra's Homecoming 2006
• McKettrick's Choice 2006
• Secondhand Bride 2004
• Shotgun Bride 2003
• High Country Bride 2002

I'm really looking forward to learning more about this family, and the Creed family. :)


Have you ever had a series that you just couldn't stop reading?

Monday, September 12, 2011

Reading Reading Reading

So I checked out over 20 books I think .. can't remember.. several are redy to go back.  I suppose there were a few dvd's among that checkout list .. but only a few.

This weekend I've read "Resolution" and "Brimstone" in the Robert B Parker "Appalossa" series.  Good books.  A little dry .. very western .. but they are keeping me interested enough to finish the series .. I have started the last one "Blue Eyed Devil" ... should finish it tomorrow I would think.

As for the McKettrick series .. I read "A McKettrick Christmas" which was a story about one of the kids which appeared in one of the first three books.  Since the others in the series appear to be more decendants of the ppl in the first 3 books, I figured popping up to this one would make sense chronologically. 

What have you read lately?

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Linda Lael Miller Book Series

Have you ever got to reading a book series, and wanted to read the whole series, so you end up with 20 books on hold at the library?  No? .. Well, I admit it, I have 20+ books in my hold list at the library, and most of them are Linda Lael Miller books. 

A friend of mine got me started on the McKettricks series.  The books are:

McKettrick Series (reverse order - start at the bottom chronologically)


 • McKettricks of Texas: Austin 2010
• McKettricks of Texas: Garrett 2010
• McKettricks of Texas: Tate 2010
• A McKettrick Christmas 2008
• The McKettrick Way 2007
• McKettrick's Heart 2007
• McKettrick's Pride 2007
• McKettrick's Luck 2007
• Sierra's Homecoming 2006
• McKettrick's Choice 2006
• Secondhand Bride 2004
• Shotgun Bride 2003
• High Country Bride 2002
 
I've read High Country Bride, Shotgun Bride, and Secondhand Bride.  I have Sierra's Homecoming ready for me at the library and McKettick's Choice and many of the others in route to my library. (Our library system has like a dozen libraries which are connected and you request any book from any library to be brought to your nearest library for you to pick up.) 

I also have some of the Creed series in my hold list.  As well as My Darling Melissa which is one of the first few books she wrote, which I believe is totally unrelated to either McKettrick or Creed series.

You can see all of her books listed here.

In the meantie, I'm also halfway through Brisingr of the Eragon series .. and I have the 2nd 3rd and 4th books of Robert B Parker's    Virgil Cole/Everett Hitch Series.  I enjoyed the book Apaloosa, but not so much the movie.  These three books are actually due in a week, so I really need to start reading if I'm going to finish them and move further into the McKettrick series. 

So many books, so little time!

What's your favorite book at the  moment?