Felted slippers!

I've been working on some felted slippers this week. CO 20 sts and knit for 12.5 in., thread through end loops to form toe and sew up heel and top of foot. Felted them 3 times yesterday and they only shrunk width wise and not in the length! I'm so frustrated and upset! That was 3 skeins of Cascade! They're sooooo narrow and lonnnnng! I'll have to tack them to a wall and use it as a flower vase! or a pencil holder... I'm now knitting a dishcloth that I know will turn out! Was going to do the whole before and after felt pictures but...ugh.

Lost.....

Whoohoo, oh yeah! I lost two pounds this week! I'm so excited. Guess this swimming thing is working out. Although I feel dead when I get done each day but hey...!!!! 39 more to go! Jimmy's private lesson coach sat me down last night and we watched a swimming video and she'd stop it and have me do the "correct" way to do strokes. Pretty awesome, especially since I haven't swam, swam since I was a little girl! We won't even go to how many years that actually is!:) Jimmy coaches me when I swim laps everyday and a young lady told him to be easy on me since I have an older body...ugh watch out youngin'! Jimmy cracked up and thought it was funny.

In the knitting arena...I'm knitting another dishcloth at the same time I'm knitting a throw at the same time I was trying a felted clog pattern that I started two years ago (put that back in the bag) and am knitting some felted slippers. The clog pattern I will probably need to rip out (since I don't know where I left off) plus the pattern is confusing...its a fibertrends. Have any of ya'll made them???

Santa Fe Springs Swim Meet!

Jimmy did soooo awesome this weekend! All his hard work on land and water has really paid off! Plus some private lessons!:) He shaved off 16 seconds off his breast stroke, 16 seconds off his freestyle, 15 seconds off his backstroke, and made a good time on his butterfly! So proud of him! He even swam two relays but won't know how he placed until tomorrow when they post the results online!

Now its raining!

Its been in the forecast for the past three days and now it finally rains in the middle of the night when I can't even see it! Plus we have a swim meet today in Santa Fe Springs! Oh what fun! Finished the Noro purse and will post pics later. Gotta get ready and find some umbrellas...I don't think we even have one! Its not like it rains here much! Tootles!

These are a few of my favorite things.....

My Favorites
I have been tagged to share some of my favs...
Sound - rain
Late Night Snack - scoop of chocolate mint ice cream
Smell - lavender
Color Combination - love them all, can't decide...pink/purple/turquoise
Nut - cashews
Time of Year - Winter....although here in CA its not a real winter!:)
Books - I love to read....favorite would be Harry Potter and lately I'm hooked on the Janet Evanovich series.
Vegetable - corn
Male Actor - don't have a favorite...Johny Depp in Pirates...
Female Actress - Whoopie Goldberg
Movie - all the Harry Potters, 13 going on 30, Just Like Heaven
Flower - Sunflowers and roses
Vacation Spot - Cambria, CA
Favorite Area - near the ocean
Favorite fast food - Panda Express (orange chicken)
Pizza - pepperoni and pineapple
Subject in School - Science
TV Channel - DIY, Discovery, Disney
Radio Station - KTPI...country station
Holiday - Christmas
Perfume - Clinique Happy
Shoes - Crocs!
Candy - Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffles or Turtles
Hard Candy - Jolly Ranchers
City to Shop - Los Angeles
Beauty Products - Youngblood (mineral makeup) and Clinique
Items to Shop For -Yarn, needles, patterns, yarn, books!

I tag Darcy, Melissa, and Jo!

Its Raining....its pouring...

Nope no old men snoring!:) A ten year old though!:) We haven't had rain in over a year! Hopefully it'll rain good! Love this weather...perfect knitting weather...baking bread...candles lit all over. Nice thought huh but nope gotta do school!


I've been swimming every day now...I'm up to 40 minutes. I'm really enjoying this except when I suck the water up my nose! Nice sinus levage! A teenager on the swim team told me "You never need kleenex at the pool!" yew! I did find this really cool watch I want to order. It keeps track of your laps in the pool plus the times of them. After I get to six laps I lose track so this would be really awesome. They come in really cool colors but want to get one that my son can use too. Guess pink is out!:) Will probably get the black one but then I'm going to need black crocs! Good excuse for some new crocs huh?

Found Yarn!

Went and swam laps for 40 minutes! My legs feel like jello!:) I then went to my lys and found the skein I needed to finish my purse! Went dripping wet to the store but got my Noro! Then last night I was too tired to knit! Went to bed by 8:20! Thanks Angela for the offer!