Congratulations to Darcy

Congratulations to Darcy's Knotty Knitter for her 200th post on her blog. She is celebrating by having a drawing for prizes. Visit her at http://darcyknottyknitter.blogspot.com/

Please tell her that you learned about her drawing from "knitting life."

I learned of Darcy's celebration from http://ponyknit.blogspot.com/

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Judy

Knitting the Family Project - Part 1

David, Megan, Paula and Julia.

David learning and Judy working on a panel.

Our family is working on a wedding blanket, 60" x 60", 25 squares knitted in five panels. I am responsible for three panels. Megan, 12 in July, is committed to one panel. Julia, 10 in July, is deciding which square she will do on the 5th and last panel. Paula, our daughter, is doing the last column with some help from Julia. David, my husband, is learning the knitting stitch and will contribute to the last of the two squares I am on. The gift is for our second oldest granddaughter, Katharine and her soon to be husband, Jim.

I've made lots of mistakes and marvel at the fluidity of Megan's knitting. Meg Downey says that the mistakes are our "signature stitches." This helps to look at it this way. To give myself some slack, I had put down knitting over 25 years ago and then didn't much enjoy doing it. When we moved to Pocatello, I quickly realized that one of the ways to spend quality time with my family would be to pick up knitting. I have thrown my self whole heartily into it and enjoy many hours at the Mustard Seed Dreams yarn store.

Mustard Seed Dreams - Pocatello, Idaho

Megan, my 11 year old granddaughter has been knitting for six years. She taught me how to knit again. I hadn't knitted for more than 25 years, and then was not an eager knitter. Our family knits in the continental style. Having benn taught by Ruthie Brutz, our son's wife. Hanna Peck, Ruthie's mother came from the Bruderhoff and knits in the Continental style.

These photos were taken at the Mustard Seed Dreams Shop in Pocotello, Idaho. I hang out there. Megan, 11 years, teaches classes there.

Megan is working on a family project with me, Paula, Julia, Meg's 9 year sister. David, my husband says he wants to be involved also. So far he hasn't initiated learning how to do the knit stitch. I have only two and a half blocks to do. So we will see what happens. Later in the summer I will be able to post pictures on this special family project.

Paula Phelps, our daughter, is also in these photos. As busy as she is, she always has knitting projects going on. She just finished chemo hats for the cancer society and now is taking up the family project.

Summer Knitting Goals

My Summer Knitting Goals:

1. complete a 60" x 60" blanket. It has 25 squares, differing colors and block designs.
2. knit a 12 block blanket for my granddaughter who will be 12 years old in July.
3. knit a vest for myself.
4. complete 2 scarves