WWKIP And More

What would a post be these days without a picture of First Born's growing belly.
Some people want a child and it just happens but we don't seem to have that kind of luck. It took my husband and I six years and a miss to have First Born. First Born and her husband had a difficult time as well so this little girl is very special to us.




We went to stix-n-stiches to Knit In Public and had a great time with First Born and Pat.



I left with some great yarn on sale!



A good friend had a surprise 60th birthday party. There was a knitting birthday cake(First Born has a picture here on her blog) and these yarnie cupcakes were given out at the end.

I went to a party my school gave for the retiries just the week before. Those who planned it did a great job but I just didn't want to be there because I didn't like most of the people that were there and I'm sure they feel the same about me. This birthday party came at just the right time! It was filled with love and joy for my friend and such welcoming people.


Look what I won!!!!!


I entered a contest Impausible Yarn was having and won this beautiful yarn. I'm feeling a pair of gloves!


First Born has always been an Alice and Wonderland nut so I will be passing these on to her.


Heather is such a sweet person and added this cute Alice bag!
Thank you so much you made my day.


These are vintage Alice fabrics.


I think I will make a bag out of them.


This is a cute little baby hat by Jennifer Sauselein and can be found here for free.


This is a blanket I'm working on for L out of washcloth patterns.


I'm two days away from the end of my school teaching life. I will soon start my grandbaby teaching life and can't wait!

Today I Meet My Son.

OK so he isn't my for real son.
Jared Flood better known as brooklyntweed did a book signing at stix-n-stitches my LYS.

He was nice enough to humor me!


Getting my book signed.


KP getting her book signed.


My Beaumont Beanie Done


The Fresco Classic Elite is too fuzzy for my sinuses.
I messed up the top but will make it again and get it right.


I'm all set for my next Flood project. Quincy in Ariosa Classic Elite.

Thanks to Sunday Holm

Sunday helping Pat get some yarn for a project she was making.


Last summer The Chalk Dust Knitters went to our LYS Stix-n-Stitches to have Sunday Holm give us some lessons on Fair Isle knitting. She told us the story of an EZ sweater she was recreating the pattern for. We were amazed as we often were with Sunday, her gifts as a knitter and the giving and humble person she is.
Now this lost EZ sweater has been found and will be brought back to life by the many knitters that will make it.

Please take the time to read these articals because they will touch and inspire you. Twist Collective Joan Morhard Smith

Twist Collective Sunday Holm

Let's remember and thank Sunday Holm for the many months she spent birthing the pattern. If not for her love for knitting and EZ this sweater would have been lost forever.
Thank you Sunday!

Chalk Dust Knitters showing off their Fair Isle last summer.








This was mine.

Now look what I can do. See what a good teacher Sunday is!
This is a pattern by Jeanne Stevenson.


It's very easy and fast to knit up. The model is First Born


I used Knit Picks(brown)and Zarella(green)yarns.



While at Stix-n-Stitches this week I picked up Made in Brooklyn by Jared Flood.


I also picked up some Fresco from Classic Elite. My daughter posted beautiful picture of the yarn on her blog and we will be making this together.

My First Blogiversary

One year ago today I entered the world of Blog.
I was reading so many great fiber art blogs I was inspired to start one of my own.
My first born helped me but I had no idea what was going to come of this.
I had to come up with a name. Should the name have something to do with Lupus, teaching, knitting, family. I remembered one day looking at my hands and realizing they looked just like my mothers hands. Now I had a name. My Mother was Puerto Rican and the picture is the Puerto Rican seal.
My daughter came up with, The map to the kingdom of knitting and the country side of crochet.

This was my first post.

Saturday, May 3, 2008
I have no idea. How do people start blogs?

I have to have socks on the needles all the time. At first, I was afraid I couldn't make socks, but now I must have socks available all the time.

I got some Lang JaWoll at a store called Yarn Diva. It comes with thread that lets you reinforce the heel. Yarn Diva is a nice little store, but I still love Stix-n-Stitches.

I'm going to go to get myself a new camera tomorrow. I want to learn how to use it and take some pictures of my stuff and I'll be on my way to blog-land.

I have learned so much in the past year and I thank my daughters for teaching me.
When I had the idea to start a group fiber artists who blog Ravelry made that possible and the Lesser Known Skeins was born.
I have met so many great people this year because of the blog and I hope to know and be inspired by more awesome fiber artists in the future.

Small Projects

These are some finished projects.

Garter Stitch Loop-Through Scarf from by Marci Richardson.


The yarn is some Berroco Ultra Alpaca I had in my stash.


The pattern can be found in 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders.


This is yet another calorimetry by Kathryn Schoendorf from knitty.


It is fun to make and wear. I'm sure more will follow.


I finally finished nordic-headband by Heidi Nyberg of Heidi's Knitbits.


Thanks again to Sunday from stix-n-stitches who was a great teacher!


I've started a pair of gloves with the yarn tantej sent me.
It's a great colorway and very soft.


The group I started on Ravelry Lesser Known Skeins has 122 members now! It's so cool!!! Great fiber artists from all over the world sharing ideas was my dream and it's working thanks to Ravelry.

A Gift Received And One Yet To Be Given

My good friend Pat gave me this knitting journal to write the details of my projects.



I have always wanted one! Thanks Patricia!


This is the scarf I went on and on about making.


Made of Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk(the tan part) and Cashmerino Chunky(the light blue). Both yarns are super soft and I crocheted it in a shell stitch pattern so it should be very warm. I bought both yarns at stix-n-stitches.


It is 80in. which is long enough to fold in half and loop through.

We will put our names in a bag and the name you pull is the scarf you get. I hope the Chalk Dust Knitter that gets my scarf likes it

The Chalk Dust Knitters Go on another Field Trip

Here are some more of my no face pictures. I'm just funny that way.
We had a great time at stix-n-stitches as always. Lots of yarn, lots of talk of future projects and where we were going to eat!

My daughter Pepper was busy looking for just the right yarn for a scarf. Here she is showing Karen her newest scarf design.


Jackie and Pat are checking out the merchandise.


Marie,Steph, Karen and Pat full of questions.


Here is my daughter Zel wanting to take all the yarn home.


Jackie and Lynn checking out the sock yarn.



Here is Pat's Flame Hat for her grandson well on it's way.



Here is Pat showing off her hat.


We went to Brooklyn Pizza.
We started with a healthy salad and then it all went wrong from there!



Everyone placed their orders and some even shared a meal.
Then I had the great idea to order a pizza as well.
Many of my Chalk Dust friends started looking at me like I was nuts! Way too much food they said!!


It looks to me like maybe it wasn't too much food after all.


We were even able to that food home!


The next Feild Trip will be to Patricia's Yarns in Hoboken. I can't wait to go and get some Rowan yarn!

I am so grateful to know these awesome women and to share knitting,crochet and life with them.