All About Hands?

I am supposed to be showing hands this week?

I have been focused (ha) on heels, actually. A couple of days ago,

Mom was sitting in her room at 6:00 a.m. with the lights on 

completely dressed? What is up with that?

She was waiting for us to wake and take her to the emergency room.

She couldn't walk.

This could be a long story. But, not today.

She has Achilles Heel.

Just a while ago she asked me if I could hear a gospel choir singing?

It is a good thing that I can set some of what I do to be done automatically if I am not around. 

Like do a post?

I am wondering about us, these days.

Yesterday I did make it to the school and we had a wonderful class.

But, to tell you the truth, I do no know what will be happening in a minute or two.

Oh well, I guess that in reality that is all we ever know, this minute, right?

So, I am knitting a squiggle shawl with the yarn I bought last week.

I thought that would be something I could do for the hands photo assignment.

Gosh, my hands are really aging. I did the wrinkle remover filter thingy. I need to get real here.

I was in a few calendars a long time ago and one of the shots was of my hands while working.

It was in black and white and it was a lovely photograph. The photographer had his own take on what he wanted to do. I love what he did.

Ok, You all know how much I love Georgia O'Keeffe. I have a wonderful book around here someplace with black and white photographs of her. I just do not remember where I put it and so, trust me on this,

the memory of them inspires me to do one of my own hand. It shows all of the wrinkles. But, hey, you know what? I have lived a long life and my hands have had a lot of fun.

So, see what I am doing between running through hoops this week.

Are you getting used to my silly sense of humor?

Oh yes, I am baking bread in five minutes a day, again. It is really chilly outside.

There are no gospel choirs in this house, either. 

Hope you all have a nice weekend!

Pattern for Magnolia Shawl

Working on another Magnolia Handspun Yarn triangular shawl
only this time I used size 15 bamboo circular needles and I have more yarn to
make it bigger. also it is more dense.
It is really fun to make because it starts off with casting on three stitches
in the Magnolia Yarn.
Then you  begin with the kid silk haze and just knit all three of the mag yarn stitches that you cast on,
you just knit every row.
A garter stitch is what you get,
turn the work and in this row which is the haze you knit first stitch and then make 2 stitches in the following stitch
knit to within last two stitches
then
make two stitches in that stitch and knit the last stitch and turn
knit all of these stitches still using haze.
Now,  slide all of the stitches to the other needle,
pick up the magnolia yarn, drop the haze, and knit all of these stitches
Now, pick-up the haze again, and knit all of the stitches and turn
knit first stitch and make two in the next stitch
knit to the last two stitches and make two,  knit last stitch and follow as above
You will end up with a triangle shawl or scarf depending upon how much yarn you have to work with.
Save enough yarn at the end of the ball to bind off stitches very loosely.
What makes this squiggly lacy look is that you use a very thick yarn AND a very thin yarn.
I learned this technique in my Debbie New Book called  "Unexpected Knitting" which I have had for years.
I sort of made up this pattern so that I could use the Magnolia Yarn to show it off.
You have to use circular needles so that you can slide the stitches to the other end, this way you carry the yarn
up the side, but just make sure that you make these edge stitches loosely so that the shawl will not pucker on the edge.
Hope this helps just in case you want to make one.
Also, it doesn't take that long to make,