Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Feb 6, 2012, 8:03 pm
FOR TODAY Outside my window... Sunshine and blue sky. It's a beautiful day today. I am thinking...the Cherry Limeade I made myself is very tasty. I am thankful...for the friends I have. A few of them took me out to lunch today cuz it's my birthday! In the kitchen...very little is happening. I'm not ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Feb 4, 2012, 4:56 pm
Pattern: Under construction by Me. Yarn: Knitivity Down Home Art Yarns Sock Color: Blog Reader Special 8-April-11 #403 Content: 75% Superwash Wool/25% Nylon Needles: Addi Turbo Circular size 3. Size: Ladies Medium (size 8 shoe) Cast on: January 3, 2012 Bound off: February 1, 2012 Comments: I crea...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 31, 2012, 8:26 pm
Finally, the testing and editing for my Wheat Ribs Socks is done and I've uploaded it to the net. If you're interested in having your very own copy of the pattern, visit my pattern blog: click here ---->  Beadknitter Patterns Live long and prosper. \\//
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Jan 31, 2012, 2:35 pm
I have a new sock pattern for you. I designed and knit these socks for my son-in-law. I call it Wheat Rib Socks. They ended up with contrast heels and toes because I didn't have enough of the main color to do the socks in one color. However, you can knit it solid or contrasting, It's up to you. Â...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 27, 2012, 3:40 pm
I should have included this in yesterdays post. I've been working a bit on the felted Christmas stocking. I added the packages and leaves at the toe last night. The black dots on the pink package are French Knots. I'm so proud of myself. I didn't have to redo a single one of them. The weather is co...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 25, 2012, 8:06 pm
Here's an update on the projects I'm working on this week. Of course, we have yesterdays pictured sock. We also have the orange baby cardigan. The left front is almost done. Then we have this, which is supposed to be the sleeve of a shrug for Knit Wits. I stopped at this point because all of the f...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 24, 2012, 10:07 pm
I finished the first sock of my new design. It is tentatively called the Blog Reader Special socks cuz that's what kind of yarn I'm using to make them, one of Knitivity's Blog Reader Specials. I love the way the colors pooled on the foot. I hope the second sock will be similar. I am also proud of t...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 21, 2012, 6:41 pm
I did some beading. I made a bracelet. I joined my first Bead Along of the year. The pattern was written and provided by Carolyn, owner of CSD Designs, an Artfire shop. She is also the owner of the Yahoo beading group, Seedbeadersters that had the Bead Along. I finished the bracelet yesterday mornin...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 18, 2012, 5:30 pm
FOR TODAY Outside my window...The snow has finally arrived. It's coming down like crazy. We've already got 3 inches in just 3 hours. It's supposed to do this the whole rest of the week. I am thinking...I need to get some beading done today. I am thankful...that I have a nice warm comfy home to be in...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 11, 2012, 7:18 pm
I'm getting some knitting squeezed into my day. I'm making good progress on the orange baby aran. The back is almost done. The orange is looking a lot brighter to me knit up than it did just in the skein. I also started a shrug for Knit Wits. At the meeting last week I fell madly in love with a min...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 10, 2012, 12:54 pm
I have been quite busy of late. Mostly cleaning. I won't go into details why, but my daughter is now paying us back $1300 by working for us cleaning the house from top to bottom since she doesn't have a real job. Think in terms of spring cleaning type activity going on here. It would be nice if I co...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 4, 2012, 1:24 pm
Lets start the first Wednesday of the year with a WIP Wednesday post, shall we? On New Years Eve I started a Baby Aran sweater for Knit Wits. The yarn is a Lion Brand Sayelle 100% acrylic that was donated to Knit Wits. So far, I'm liking it. It's nice yarn to work with even though it is very old. I...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jan 1, 2012, 4:28 pm
Happy New Year! Wow, where did 2011 go? I can't believe it's 2012 already. As you can see, I am starting the New Year with a new blog template. I have been having problems with the format of the old template and could not figure out how to fix it. After some discussion with Sweet Hubby, I decided to...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 31, 2011, 9:12 pm
My last finished project of 2011. Purple Stacked Eyelet Fingerless Mitts Pattern: Stacked Eyelet Mitts by me Size: Womans Yarn: Jojoland Melody Superwash Content: 100% Superwash Wool Needles: Addi Turbo Circular size 5. Cast on: December 15, 2011 Completed: December 30, 2011 Comments: I designed t...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 29, 2011, 12:03 am
I've got fantastic news that I'd rather write about than how nice my Christmas was (and it was very nice). I have a new fur kid! I drove up to Panhandle Animal Shelter in Sandpoint yesterday to see this girl. She is 1.5 years old, part German Shepherd and part Husky, and weighs about 60 lbs. She i...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Nov 24, 2011, 12:04 pm
Today is Thanksgiving day here in the United States of America. I have so much I am thankful for this year. In celebration, I thought I'd share a pattern with you. This hat pattern is one that I wrote for my shop. Furry yarn was extremely popular at the time. I would give this pattern free with the ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Nov 10, 2011, 6:55 pm
It's that time of year when our thoughts turn to keeping warm. What better way to keep the man in your life's hands warm than with a pair of hand knit mittens. Here's a pattern for just that situation. These textural striped mittens are knit with 3.5oz/100gms of worsted weight yarn on two size...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 1, 2011, 6:14 pm
Is anyone out there? Whew! Yes, I'm still alive! And I'm finally starting to feel halfway human. It's been a difficult past week and a half and I'm so glad to be past it. So, the drama over robots or not was still going on when I arrived at the hospital early that Friday morning. In fact, the nurses...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 20, 2011, 8:33 pm
The last  couple days have not been drama free. I went out to lunch with some friends yesterday and when I returned home there was a message from the surgeon. My insurance company wasn't going to cover the robot surgery, so he was going to have to do regular laparoscopy instead. I was just a bit up...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 19, 2011, 8:40 pm
FOR TODAYOctober 19, 2011 Outside my window... The sun is getting low in the sky. Another half hour and it will be down behind the nearby mountains. The trees are changing into their fall wardrobes, and the grass is nicely mown. Sweet Hubby did the last mowing of the year on Sunday. I am thinking......
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 17, 2011, 12:44 am
Last night we went over to Dan and Sue's for dinner and Hawaii trip planning. We figured out what major activities we're going to do in Maui and made reservations for those that needed it-specifically a Luau and a day long sailing trip over to another one of the islands. After we got that done we sa...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 14, 2011, 2:50 pm
Yesterday I had a fun day. A very fun day. After the past few weeks, I needed a fun day, and boy did it deliver. First of all, it was a gorgeous day. Blue sky, fluffy white clouds, warm spicy autumn air, and cash in my purse. It doesn't get much better than that. First I took my daughter out to lunc...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 12, 2011, 8:54 pm
I've got a WIP to share today. I got the first of the mens mittens done that I mentioned last week. I just love the seed stitch stripe pattern I put in there. So much more fun than just plain stockinette. I'm using size 5 needles with a worsted weight yarn. It's nice and firm, but not too firm. I ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 10, 2011, 3:33 pm
... happened late last night. About half an hour before we were going to bed Tommy went outside to do his business. He came back in a couple minutes ... horrible decision to have him euthanized. Just like that. My happy bouncy little boy is gone! I can't believe it. I keep hoping I'll wake up a...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 8, 2011, 8:20 pm
I finished my Honeycomb Bangle. My tension seems to be rather uneven. Sigh. It's a lot harder to keep it even than one would think. But it fits me perfectly and, of course, it's my favorite color. I admit it was a challenging project to make. If you want to make your own Honeycomb Bangle by Cynth...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 4, 2011, 1:33 am
Thought I'd share some pics I have taken in the last couple days. First, I got Tilly in the front yard. I was at the front window, hiding behind the blinds with my camera lens poking through just waiting for her to stroll by. I was successful, though I did get a bit of glare from the window. Click o...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 1, 2011, 2:12 pm
My week has been filled with medical tests and full on just-short-of-panic-attack anxiety. By last night I was so exhausted  I went to bed at 8:30. On Wednesday I saw the Gynecologist. A very nice young man (when did doctors become the same age as my kids?). He took some samples of tissue from th...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 28, 2011, 12:58 pm
I have an appointment with a Gynecologist for this afternoon and I'm extremely nervous. No, let me rephrase that. I'm scared to death. A Xanax sounds really good right now. I will refrain though. I'm afraid to take it under the circumstances. My blood test results came in yesterday morning. There wa...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 26, 2011, 9:32 pm
I have not been feeling well the past week. So much so that I've not even wanted to knit or bead. I did get a little bit forward on the sock. I settled on the type of heel that would be used in this pattern. Now I'm going up the leg. I weighed the skein after getting the heel done to see if I migh...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 18, 2011, 5:56 pm
It's been a productive weekend so far. I finished painting the headboard. Just waiting it to be completely dry before I attach it on my bed. I also got the necklace for the star donut done. I've named it Catch a Falling Star. Click on the pics to embiggen. The strap is done in tubular Herringbone s...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 14, 2011, 8:34 pm
This day is not going as planned what-so-ever. It started last night with Sweet Hubby informing me I had to stay home today because he'd ordered a new phone and someone had to be here to sign for it (it was FedExed overnight). I had plans! I was going to Yarnies. I also had an appointment for my mon...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 13, 2011, 2:30 pm
Early last week I was thinking about knitting on the sock I'm doing at the moment even though I really didn't feel like knitting that day. Just to remind you what sock I'm talking about, though I was actually up to just starting the gusset when it entered my thoughts:  I thought about how nice it ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 9, 2011, 8:43 pm
About an hour ago we had some visitors. Tilly the turkey met a fawn. Click on the pics to embiggen. Hello! What are you? Lets play! Mmm, this grass is yummy! Are you coming with us? 'K, thx, bai! Live long and prosper. \\//
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 6, 2011, 12:23 pm
FOR TODAY September 6, 2011 Outside my window... Sunshine! and the distinct look of fall. Leaves are changing color and the forest undergrowth is turning brown and dry. I am thinking... summer is too short here.  I am thankful for...the cool air coming in through the window. It's supposed to get i...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 4, 2011, 2:35 pm
Finally, I'm getting this post done. These are some things that were entered that I thought were pretty impressive, or fun as the case may be. Click on the pics to embiggen. This was the big winner in knitting. Aside from the knitting itself being very very good, what impressed the judges the most w...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 2, 2011, 6:27 pm
The fair ended on Sunday evening. Monday we took everything down and returned the entries to their owners. We will be having a follow up meeting on how things went later this month. Other than that, it's done for the year. On Tuesday the weather cooled off. It has been quite pleasant since. I have b...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 27, 2011, 5:33 pm
This morning I finished the flower pendant I started earlier this week. For those wanting to know, the pattern is called Flower Power by Holle Randy. It can be purchased on the Sova Enterprises site. If you decide to make it, just a couple things. It is made by starting with the outside edge and bea...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 24, 2011, 3:46 pm
This morning I went outside to take a picture of my new shoes. They are metallic black and purple LAGear shoes with Honeycomb cushioning. Since my sprained foot is still sllllooooowwwllllly healing, I felt the need for some really well made comfortable cushioned shoes to walk the building in becaus...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 22, 2011, 11:46 am
I'm still alive. No, really! Fair entries are way down in building 3 for everyone, except Sewing. They have more than normal. Did sewing get popular again? Perhaps it's a regional thing. I'm just glad someone had an increase this year. I had Wednesday off, but I wasn't home. I was running all over t...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 16, 2011, 1:04 pm
Yesterday was the first day people could bring their entries in to the fair. Wow, it was slow. Depressingly slow. I have less than half the entries we should have by now. And it's just not the knitting department. All the departments in the building are experiencing the same thing. I sure hope thing...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 15, 2011, 2:01 pm
I had a beading marathon on Saturday to finish this baby in time for the fair. Actually burned some midnight oil. I call it 'Sunset in Idaho'. Here's a close up of the focal point. (Click on pics to embiggen.) Some large firepolished pink a/b crystals, some 4mm white a/b firepolish crystals, some ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 13, 2011, 2:20 pm
 A Rainbow for My Hands is ready for the fair. Somehow I managed to match them up pretty good (color repeat-wise) despite not having the first one in my possession while working on mitt 2. (It was on display at the shop.)   My daughter kindly let me use her hands for modeling. Back:  The second...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 11, 2011, 10:08 am
It's finished! Hurray!!!  I'm so glad to have it done. It turned out better than I thought it would too. (Yeah, I know. I brag about my knitting way too much.) For those who may not know. This sweater was donated unfinished to our local Knit Wits charity knitting/crochet group. The lower front, ba...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 9, 2011, 3:38 pm
Just a quick post before I head out today. This fiiiine looking young fellow dropped by around dinner time yesterday. Takin' a little stroll across the yard. Stopping for a bite to eat. I guess Thimble Berry bush is a delicacy. Just a reminder, the horizontal cross bar on the fence is 4 feet hig...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 5, 2011, 1:53 pm
Another fair entry is finished. I worked on this on the camping trip. I made the Herringbone chain using a tutorial by Perlen4U.de called Schnelle Herringbone Kette.  I found it via the blog Beads For Brains. Its a PDF file and written in German, but the graphics are very very good so no words are...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 5, 2011, 1:24 am
I really didn't think I'd be able to address this until after the fair, but I was wrong. I actually worked on one of the aged WIPs yesterday. I took it with me to Knit Wits and worked on it during the meeting, between fielding fair entries and knitting questions. I got all the seams sewn. Now I jus...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 1, 2011, 6:59 pm
I got the necklace using the beads from my sister-in-laws mothers sweater done while we were camping. It's 19 inches long. It's tubular netting stitch embellished with fringe loops at each intersection.  The loops gradually get longer the closer to the center they are. The size 11 gold glass se...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jul 27, 2011, 1:54 pm
We had our planning meeting for the 2011 North Idaho Fair this week. I am so EXCITED now!!! It's fair time. Woo hoo! North Idaho FairWe are going computer for entries this year. Our building will have wifi and 2 computers for entering the info for all entries. This will be so much better than writin...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jul 25, 2011, 7:56 pm
The Flirty Fir socks are done. Flirty Fir Socks Pattern: Harvest Dew by Rose Hiver Designs. Yarn: Summit Sock by Impulse of Delight Color: Flirtatious Fir Content: 80% Merino wool/20% Nylon Needles: Addi Turbo Circular size 2. Size: Ladies Medium (size 8.5 shoe) Cast on: June 21, 2011 Bound off: ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Jul 23, 2011, 2:00 pm
Hanging out in foreign bead forums and blogs exposes me to beads and beading supplies that are not available in my own  country, which, considering it's the USA kind of irks me. Why aren't our bead shops keeping up with the new stuff? Anyway, I've been waiting awhile for these to come into the US a...
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