Maggie Mae Fry

This is Maggie. She passed away earlier this year. She was only 12 years old but her kidney's gave out and she was almost deaf. BOTH of these maladies happened due to the drugs that she was given.  Had I known about the medicine for the ears CAUSING deafness I would never have allowed them to give it to her.  Be ever so careful about meds your vet wants to give you.

She had a limp and was told she had arthritis. The meds caused kidney failure. I would have been better off, and so would she, to just give her CBD/THC drops. When I used them in January prior to her passing, she did super well on them.  Keep that in mind if your dog has arthritis and you are in a state that has legalized the stuff.

I really miss her.

Beautiful Sunny Days!

The hot air balloon flew nearby the house the other day. Brodie, my lab, was barking up a storm while looking (I thought) into the trees. I believed it was the raccoon again, but when I finally looked high enough I saw the balloon.

Ran for my phone to take photos…it passed in front of my rear neighbor's home and looked as if it was going to crash.  It did, however, rise up. The noise it was making is what I think upset the dog the most. Like a growling flying fire eating dragon going overhead!

This is the afghan I've been making for my niece. Did I post this before? Anyway, it is going to be a Christmas present now since 1) I already made her one (duh!) and 2) I had to order yarn and then found out it was the wrong pink, so will have just enough to make it a nice size with what I have on hand.  It's all in half double crochet. Please not 3) I sent her another present which is probably for an older girl, but thought it fit her to have a musical princess jewelry case. She will be into soccer, Legos, Star Wars, race cars and video games soon enough. I'd like her to stay a little princess girl a bit longer!

This may look like a child's puzzle but don't be fooled! I am about a week or two into it and it isn't near finished. Harder that I thought it would be.

Took myself out to dinner at a local Mexican restaurant. The atmosphere was great, but the fish tacos were not. I should not have ordered the battered ones. I will try again and get something else. Otherwise the restaurant is off my list….EXCEPT for their chips and salsa. They were wonderful!  I could aways order a drink and snack on the chips!

Last but not least, I am working on a super cute hat for a test for a friend. RubraC on Ravelry. It is more of a houndstooth pattern once it is compete.  I'm giving this one to my DSIL, Carol.  It is lace weight so a very light hat. I hope to make it again in a fingering weight to give it some squishy cushiony feel to it, and more warmth. Will make it a Christmas present for someone who might want a classy hat.  

Have a great weekend!

Camp Loopy's Second Project

Cardigan for Me

The Curious Case of the Crazy Stitch Cardigan

I am using Cascade Pima Cotton. It is too heavy for this pattern, but bought 9 skeins for it so plan to use it up!

These two photos are from the front being hooked to the back. See the teal stitch marker on the left near the middle of the piece?  It is marked in the wrong place. It should have been four inches higher. That made all the pieces four inches shorter in front than in back.

This photo below is when I discovered my most horrible error!

The markers should be at the top of the shoulder.  I have had to frog almost four skeins of work to correct the shoulder placement.

Under some conditions I would leave an error, BUT since it was making the whole thing off kilter I could not do it.  It's for Camp Loopy and is supposed to be finish by the end of the month. 

Two weeks worth of work down the drain. Now to see if I can go ahead and beat the clock and finish in time.

Ugh.

Finished a scarf for my DSD Heidi

I finished this about a month ago.  If I posted it already, I'm sorry!  I feared it would be super hard, but turned out to be pretty easy once I got the hang of the repeats.  I think I made the tail too long and not enough of the larger wider area.  Need to try again - I have enough yarn left over (takes about 410 yards) as I bought two skeins.

I think I will use a different color, though. Have some in the same yarn, but in greens and beige which is super pretty. Will make it for me, and if it turns out okay I will make another one that is "right" for Heidi, or some other relative who might love one.