Sheila Loves to Knit

Dylan-His first trip to the dentist, Age 2,

"No Way!She is not going to get in my mouth".
 

Our Little Dylan

 

Cables & Lace, Head Band, Neck Warmer, Fingerless Gloves FO

 

This is a versatile pattern to either keep your neck or head warm on those chilly winter days . Great for skiing. PDF Download $3.00 Knitted in the round, chart included.
 

Original Design November 09 
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Landen's Buffalo Scarf FO

Wild Fibers Buffalo one Skein

FO Central Park Hoodie for Victoria

Yarn Used:Dream In Color Shiny Moss

Where have you been, Sheila?

I have had a long absent from blogging and other things in my life. As some of you know, my life was busy taking care of my ill and elderly parents.  I love them both dearly and feel very fortunate to be able to be with them as much as I was the last 6 years. Between myself, and my sisters, they got the the very best care possible. My Mom passed away on 2007 on October 21st and my dad, the end of May 2009. They are out of pain and suffering they endured with their illness. I have loving memories of both of them and they are always with me. It gets easier as the days go, on as this has been the first opportunity I had felt like sharing. Hopefully I can get actively blogging again.

I wondered what will I do???? Well, the LYS shop stepped right in with encouragement and ideas to fill hours and the emptiness I thought I would feel. I am designing and teaching at Debbie Mac Combers "A Good Yarn Shop" in Port Orchard, WA. Everyone is so wonderful and caring. I love them all.

Many of you enjoyed my pictures and stories of our little male doxie, Moose. I am sorry he also passed away a couple of days after my dad. He was our special little guy. We do have a new Doxie, (Sir Miles) who fills the void from our lost of Moose, but will never take his place.

Hydrangea Fair Isle Doll Vest

Just finished my Teddy doll Vest. What do you think, does it capture my Hydrangea Garden colors?This was a very fun project. You can purchase it for $6.00 as a PDF download or if you prefer a hard copy, please email me. Thanks 
 

Sir Miles

Our new baby! 7 months old.

J's Fair Isle Hat

An Original Fair Isle Hat Pattern available for Pdf download $6.00. A great pattern for a beginning Fair Isle project.

Fair Isle Slouch Hat

Fair Isle Slouch Hat by Designs by Sheila Joynes

Pattern availabe for pdf download for $6.00

Email for paypal invoice: luv2knit3@aol.com

Pattern details: Jamieson yarn spindrift six colors. needle size 2.75-3.00mm

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Victoria's Purple Wallaby

Victoria says, "I would wear it every day, all day if I could, it's beautiful"   

Malabrigo Worsted Wallaby, size Petite

Busy making Wallaby's For Grandchildren

 

Dylan's First Birthday Party. Seahawk color Wallaby.

Me & My Dad Sweater

The last couple of weeks,I have been knitting shop samples for Lamb's Ear Farm, Tacoma, WA

Fiber Trends Pattern size 2
Yarn Cascade 220 superwash
Color: Green Heather
Needle size 5 and size 7
three skeins

Child's Contrast Striped Sweater from Rowan Pure Wool Family Book

Child's Contrast Striped Sweater from Rowan's Pure Wool Family Book
This was knitted for a Shop Sample :Lamb's Ear Farm, Tacoma, WA  Size 3-4
Needle
US 4 / 3.5 mm
US 7 / 4.5 mm Yarn
Rowan Pure Wool DK
5 skeins = 680.0 yards (621.8m)
Colorway
Shale 002
Rowan Pure Wool DK
1 skeins Anthracite 003
Very Quick Project!  I had to go up one needle size.

Fetching Fingerless Gloves

Fetching design by Cheryl Niamath. Pattern is free at knitty.com I used just a little over one skein of the Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran on a size 6 double points.

Rick

Prayers, Thoughts, Whatever you do

Local musician Rick Novito is fighting for his life right now on life support and in a coma. Please pray for him. He is a close friend of my family. If Rick leaves us it will be a very sad day for the Seattle music community.

Please pass this on and post it on your blog, share it with as many people as you can.

Edited to add:

Rick has now opened his eyes. He is still on full life support but he upgraded enough that they could perform dialasis on him. He is responding to people by winking and at times a tear will roll down his face when you are talking to him. So there is progress!

Killeany for Landen

This sweater is one I knitted for my grandson. It is a pattern called "Killeany". from the book called, "Aran Knitting" by Alice Starmore. I used the Knitpicks Wool of the Andes

100% Peruvian Highland Wool

Weight:

Worsted Weight

Gauge:

4.5 - 5 sts = 1" on #7-8 needles

Amount:

110 yards/50 gram ball (14 sks)

I knitted him the largest size (7-8) He is eight years old.

I am Back and FO: Elsinore Pullover

I won't go into lots of detail, but this is just a few of things that have happened  the last couple of months.

The last few months have been pretty dramatic for us. In October, we finally got married after 17 plus years.(This was a good thing), but on our wedding day we got a phone call that my sweet little Mom passed away. I was very sad and I will miss her, but know she is at peace and in a better place.  Two days after Mom passed, my dad became very ill and was admitted to the hospital. (He is okay now, thanks goodness!)

December we went back to Virginia to see my very ill father in law and two days after we left VA, we got a phone call on Christmas Day that he had passed. We flew back to VA for his funeral on New Year's Eve.

Believe it or not through all this, I have been knitting.

I finished two sweaters and 8 Cashmere scarves and one Musk Ox scarf.

The above sweater is:

Elsinore Pullover for my grandson, Landen age 8

size 33 inches
Jamieson Shetland
Simply Shetland  Double Knitting
Size 4 and 5 needle
started Dec 07 finished Jan 08
Designer Gregory Courtney

Cobweb 1-ply Heirloom Lace Knitting "Rosebud Shawl"

I am currently working on two main projects with deadlines. They both need to be complete by October, 15, 2007. The first project is the beaded shawl and the second one is this Cobweb Lace Shetland Shawl. The pattern is Sharon Miller's Heirloom Knitting called "Rosebud Shetland Shawl". I am using a one ply Cobweb Yarn from Jamieson & Smith Shetland Wool Brokers in the color White and on a size 4  Skacel Turbo Lace needle. This is my first time using the new lace needles from  Skacel and I love them. No slipping or dragging stitches. The points are just perfect for lace. They tell me they will be getting the zero sizes in after the first of the year, which I will need for some future projects. I am planning on making some other Ultralace patterns with some Grossamer CashSilk thread and another one  with the Grossamer 100% silk thread. The silk thread and the Cashmere Silk both have a beautiful Sheen. I am excited about knitting with both of these beautiful threads.

Beaded Eyelet

"Beaded Eyelet" a Shapely Shawlette by Judy Pascale is in process. I finished the first set of pattern.This was   started this on Friday 08/31/2007. I am enjoying the beading process. The crochet hook method is much nicer and easier than stringing the beads on the yarn before you start method. It is difficult to see the beads in the photo, but believe me, "they are there".