Birthday Loot!

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to my husband, daughter and son in law for my wonderful birthday today! The calls, songs and prezzies were all FABOO!!! Now here's the loot:

A Whorling Dervish!

A little video of my daughter Emma learning to spend over the Christmas weekend.  I gave her a Turkish spindle & some roving for a prezzie, but she is spinning on a cd spindle that I also made as it was easier for her.  She really took to it right away, and is (I hope!) having fun.

Mock Croc Sox!

Finished the first of my Mock Croc Socks. Pattern by Susan Lawrence, free at KnitPicks. The yarn is KnitPick's Gloss in "Winter Night". Done with the "Magic Loop" method on size 2 (2.75mm) needles.






And I received some gorgeous flowers from my daughter and son in law yesterday for Mother's Day. Thanks, you guys!

FO, & A short visit...

I finally finished the Noro Kuryeon Shawl! Took me just under a month and ended up using all 6 skeins. Weaving in all the ends was a real PITA. Here it is, as yet unblocked:

I also took a short trip to my home town of B--- and visited my grandparent's grave for the first time in years. I had a horrific childhood, and my grandparents, particularly my grandmother, were the only people in my life who truly cared about me. Here is a pic of their grave, with the flowers I left from myself and my daughter in the middle:

A big thank you to my Nouna Joanie for offering to come with me, and putting up with my brief (I hope!) walk down memory lane.