SHOVEL-SHIVER-*KNIT*...

OH! AND, A BIT OF CROCHETING, TOO!

I didn't get OUT to SHOVEL until Late into the Afternoon... When the WINDCHILLS were just a tad on the NIPPY-side! - But, there was some TIDYING-Up to do *AFTER* Yesterday's "DUMP-FEST"!!

LATER, I had just enough "ENERGY" Left to Finish LITTLE-PRINCESS-BIG-RED's HAT! - [SEE 21JAN2014 POST] - REMEMBER, that I was gonna TRY "Something-*NEW*"..??

whaddaya think?

The FRINGES are CROCHETED... If I'd had the Time *and* "Patience", I probably could have KNITTED Them..? - HOWEVER, I didn't and *DON'T*! -- CROCHETING is sooo much FASTER and *EASIER* for Me! Besides, They turn-out THICKER "THIS" Way...

"NIGHT-BLOSSOM"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00226-Black





LION BRAND YARNS
"MARTHA STEWART Crafts"
- 100% MERINO
- [made in the U.S.A.]
- Colour: 5300-501-MILK GLASS PINK: pale pink



******************************************************************

well, at least I didn't have to Shovel...

- ONE OF THE *PERKS* OF THAT "POPSICAL"-SETTING ON THE *SEIS*-MOMETER!


TEMPS have been Dropping ALL Day! - "Mean"-TEMPS are in the MINUS-TEENS-[Celsius] with WINDCHILLS in the MINUS-UPPER-TWENTIES...

WAY too COLD Out to SNOW! - [THANK YOU!]

However, JUST the "Perfect"-Weather for INDOOR-"vegging"!

*AND*, FINISHING-UP some STITCHINESS!! - BTW, I Doubled-Up on the MERINO-Strands to make THIS *extra*-THICK in order to keep CADET-JUNIOR WARM!!

"WRANGLER"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77248-Harmony

LION BRAND YARNS
"MARTHA STEWART Crafts"
- 100% MERINO
- [made in the U.S.A.]
- Colour: 5300-506-IGLOO: softest blue



**************************************************************

YAY!! - I "think" I've FIXED IT!!

FOR NOW, ANYWAY..??

okay. So FIRST off, "ignore" the ABOVE DATE... As IT's really actually the wee hours of the "9th" right NOW!

IF You've been READING My SIDEBAR MESSAGES for the last few Days, You'd know that I've been having "ISSUES" with ACCESSING My BLOG in order to actually *BLOOG*!! -- I *finally* STUMBLED onto some USEFUL INFO - [It seems that I'm not the ONLY ONE having the "PROBLEM"!] - and sorta figured out "WHAT" was going on..? After some perusing of OTHER PEOPLE's *SOLUTIONS*, I thought I'd just give the "Simplest" One a TRY...

huh. Just ONE "DELETE" of a *Certain*-Thing and TWO-DAYS-OF-FRUSTRATION-AND-*CRAP* have **INSTANTLY** D.I.S.A.P.P.E.A.R.E.D!?!

HOWEVER. "BLOGGER" *IS* still to BLAME!! -- THEY did "something" with the BROWSER Compatibilities that *screwed*-UP stuff...

ANYHOO... THINGS *appear* to be OKAY for the "Moment"... But, NOW, I have to play "CATCH-UP"! - UGH!!

Soooooo.... HERE's *WHAT* I had WANTED to POST the OTHER Day for "TODAY"!!


And, in Keeping with the CURRENT TEMPS....

"GLACIER"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77116-Denim Marle
- Colour: 00202-Aran








*********************************************************

"ZZ-TOP"

.




PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77404-Orchid



******************************************************************

yeah, so about that "DAYLIGHT"...

IT JUST WASN'T HAPPENING... Although, IT was WARM Out! -- The SOUNDS of "MELT-WATER" were EVERYWHERE... And THE SKIES, *OVERCAST*!

I really *should* have Spent the Day "Breaking-IN" My New ROOF-RAKE on the Softening SNOW..? BUT, We were nearly OUT of YOGURT - [for FATHER] - and a Few OTHER-ITEMS...

We also dropped by The SALLY-ANN to have a LookSee... The Place was pretty much PICKED-OVER. However, I did manage to FIND a Few Heavy GLASS CANISTERS that had Recently "come-IN". -- They could end-up being USEFUl...

MEANWHILE... HERE's that *FINISHED* HAT! -- The PINK-One just might get Done, *Tomorrow*..?

"DIAMOND-BLACK"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00226-Black

***************************************************************

"CHEERS"!

PATONS

"Classic Wool"

- 100% New WOOL

- [made in TURKEY]

- Colour: 00230-Bright Red

- Colour: 00202-Aran

- Colour: 00226-Black

******************************************************************

f-f-f-frakking *F-Frostbite*, "FROSTY"!! It's FREEZING *FRIGID* Out There!!

ACTUALLY, THE "MEAN"-TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT THE *SAME* AS *YESTERDAY'S*...

However, TODAY was Completely OVERCAST - [Solar-Heating from DIRECT Sunlight *does* make a DIFFERENCE!] - and, the WINDS were *quite* STRONG and WHET! -- The Resulting WINDCHILL, -30C! -- [-22F]

Meanwhile, NOT knowing exactly "WHEN" the Lastest *BIG-STORM* was going to "HIT", We kept Our SHOP-FESTING *Close-by*, with an "Afternoon at THE MALL"... NOTHING "Exciting", just MUCH WALKING! -- Mostly, trying to keep *TRACK* of MOTHER! - [She is rather Short and Scurries off a lot...]

Anyhoo... The SNOW didn't Start until MID-Evening and is on the LIGHTER-side for the Moment..?

We're just skirting the BACK-*EDGE* of the SYSTEM! The WINDS have also LESSened and TEMPS are slightly RISING... "Hopefully", by Dawn, We'll be OUT of "The ZONE"..?!!
-- Either way, "SHOVELLING" *will* be on TOMORROW's AGENDA...


So. Still "PLAYING" with THE *NEW* CAMERA... The AUTO-FOCUS seems to be a tad Tricky... whatever...

HERE's that Recently-Finished TOQUE...

"THE-BLACK-UP"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 00226-Black








*************************************************************

YAY! - TWO MORE of My "BABIES" have been *HEAD*opted!!

"GREY-STREAK" and "ECLIPSE" are now OUT and ABOUT in THE WORLD...

One of My Recent PHYSIO-PEEPS just took "Delivery"...

MEANWHILE...

I *HAD* to get over to MICHAEL'S, *Today*! -- My FAV *YARN* was really ON SALE - **AND** - for Today and Tomorrow "only", there was an Additional 25%-OFF-COUPON available... NO *Way* was I going to MISS OUT on getting FIRST-Day-"DIBBS" on the SELECTION!

20-BALLS Later...

oooh. Sweet! CASHIER-GIRL *missed* ONE! -- And, brings My "Overhead" COSTS down another 20-CENTS per BALL... Then again, IT just "makes up" for My FORGETFULNESS of Tuesday's SENIORS' DISCOUNT *USE*!

whatever... MUST get STITCHY now...

*******************************************************************

*FINALLY*! - I can "Tick" SOMETHING *OFF* of The ORDER-LIST!!

oh, LOOK! -- I ALSO MANAGED TO GET A FEW "WASHCLOTHS" DONE AS WELL! -- [Pics LATER!]

"ECLIPSE"

PATONS
"Classic Wool"
- 100% New WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 77044-Mercury


LOOPS & THREADS
"Kaleidoscope"
- 100%WOOL
- [made in TURKEY]
- Colour: 9-Pebble




********************************************************************