Ten stitch blankie & 1 ball of yarn

It's been 1 week & I only have just started the 2nd ball of yarn for this project yesterday. I even returned the "shades of grey" novel after only 9 chapters to give myself more knitting time. Yes, even miles of garter stitch is more interesting than this attempt at a sexy fantasy romance. If I want to have this project finished in time, I need to use a ball of yarn every 2 days. Yikes!

Starting a blanket

There is nothing quite like knitting a gift for someone special. Since I don't have a collection of knitted gifts ready to go, I usually interrupt the current project (ok...projects) to start & hopefully finish by the deadline. The hardest part about knitting gifts & sharing WIPs online is to not spoil the surprise. Since the recipient of the current gift is for one of my Facebook friends, I can only share my progress here & on Ravelry. Stay tuned.

A Greyt day

 We spent the day with other CGA greyhounds.  Today was the snood deadline day.  I sold 5 snoods & will be sending CGA the check for $50 this week!  That means that I still have snoods left over--medium & large sizes only.  If you missed out, please be in touch so your hound can be warm on his/her morning walks.

It's always fun to watch Pudge with other greyhounds.  I heard other people commenting about how cool it is that they recognize each other.  In many ways I get the sense that they are fraternity/sorority bothers & sisters.  The trials they went through together during their younger years & now enjoying a reunion while living a better life as they get older.

Jay says that Pudge is a momma's boy.  Pudge will follow me to upstairs to bed, downstairs because I want a drink, upstairs to bed, back downstairs because I forgot to get the laundry out of the dryer, upstairs to bed, etc....except when his original foster mom is around, as she was today.  Pudge found her over & over again and didn't really seek me out at all.  She still calls him PJ; which was his original call name, before his other family gave him his current name.  Thankfully Jay was keeping Pudge occupied so I could focus on the people visiting my table.  I hope all the foster families realize the impact they can have on these wonderful dogs.

While I had success with the snoods & chatted with people about essential oils, I missed out watching the hot dog eating contest, best trick, best leaner and I really think Pudge had a shot at winning a medal for 'the longest tail'.  So my plan for next year is to wear a T shirt that says "ask me about..." and have a picture of Pudge in a snood.  I'll have the snoods with me in a messenger bag--just like the people who sell contraband at a concert.  Then I'll get to meet other people who have fallen for the cuteness that is a greyhound.  In the meantime, I"ll keep knitting snoods so I can have more for next year!

Charity Knitting

Pudge modeling snood, a photo by AlpacaEnvy on Flickr.

I have finally found a charity to knit for...Connecticut Greyhound Adoption. I am knitting snoods that will be sold with 100% of the profits going to CGA. My first event where the snoods will be available for sale will be at the fall reunion in September. After the reunion, I will take orders & ship to people who would like to keep their Itialian Greyhound, Whippet, or Greyhound warm as the cool weather approaches. I'm asking $10/snood. If I need to ship, then postage would be additional.

Waiting for the repair guy

The repair guy is 2 hours late. Which has made my day off really productive. So far I cleaned the stove, walked the dog, read the Sunday  paper (today is Monday), updated website, did laundry, blocked a sleeve & now I work to finish the other sleeve.

My thoughts are rampant: even the cable people give you a window of time, what if they don't show up again, they really suck--I even confirmed on Friday...grrr, the thoughts build until...

I remember I'm working on a baby sweater. A new being needs a sweater made with love, tenderness and zero angst. Ah, I relax & knit. But once this sleeve is finished....

Knit, knit like the wind

I got to meet Brenda Dayne after listening to her podcast since before Ravelry existed.  In fact, her podcast was how I learned about Ravelry...and then I waited for 3 months before I received my initial password to be a Beta tester.  I wonder if I would be as addicted to knitting without podcasts, Ravelry, blogs, and knit sibs.

May tea & yarn shipment arrived today