Knitter in Progress

Here's the monthly update on the Barn Raising front. This is the big picture(so to speak). All the squares I've made to date stacked up. This picture is a little dark but these are the squares I knit for Diva and I this month. **clockwise from top: STR Sherbet(Diva), Cherry Tree Hill(me), Skully square/STR Rook-y(me, because I made all mine to trade and didn't have one left for me), and RRFW Burning Rubber(me). These are squares I got from Stacey and Wanda in exchange for a couple of Skullys(now I just need one from Miss Cynthia and I'll be all set--no hurry though). Finally, these are squares for Stacey's Dad. **clockwise from top: STR Ruby Slippers, STR Jasper, Great Adirondack in Cranberry Bog, and Opal. I will not get as much done in August because school starts and I have some stitching and socks I want to work on :)

I finished 9 squares in June. I had to have 9 of these squares done in time for our CWKK weekend, so that I could exchange them with everyone who was participating. Here are the squares I received: (clockwise from top left: Jeni , Terrie , Kelly , Genia, Mary Kay , and Michelle --thanks ladies!) In addition, I finished two more(the bright pink one is actually from Stacey for Little Diva's blanket).

Thank you, thank you , thank you to the knitting crew for dinner and gifty goodness :) Finally after my two weeks of birthday party madness(mostly prep for Little Diva's birthday weekend), I was able to get together with the crew. Good food, great friends, and knitting what could be better? I got a few cool things for my birthday; check it out: My husband, Diva, and Rage got me a Pandora bracelet as an early birthday gift, because, much like someone else I know, I hate waiting! The cool thing about getting it early was that my other half was able to get me a charm for Valentine's Day--hurray! And Nachaele got me the pretty blue glass charm for my birthday--I love it and it will remind me of you :) Joann, who shares a February birthday with me, got me a habu scarf kit(stainless steel, no less) and for my closet goth some skull needles---I. LOVE. THEM. Seriously, I want to take them everywhere. Thanks so much!! Stacey, Michelle, Tiffany, Wanda, and Jeni got me the gol...

A bit of Lexie Barnes Mania is sweeping my knitting circle (I think that's everyone?). And I was not immune to the pull of these funky bags. I didn't succumb right away(it took about 12 hours before I knew I had to have it for sure). So as an early birthday present(courtesy of cash from the parents--my usual birthday gift), I treated myself to a Lady B in Baja. Black, white, and pink floral--not usually my thing(at least the pink part). But look closer: Skulls--in all their stealth skully glory. The closet goth in me could not let this bag pass me by. And, of course, I can't put my Vera Bradley accessory bags in a skull bag?! SO. . . .I got some accessory bags(4 total) from the Lexie B sale bin(blatant in your face skulls--aka. the Hermosa pattern) Many thanks to Colorful Yarns for stocking Lexie Barnes goodies. It was money well spent and the most I've ever spent on a bag, but it was oh so worth it :)