Spring Is Really Going to Come!

I know this because my spring classes have started and we’re having fun!

Spring will arrive in spite of “The Big March Snowstorm” that the weather forecasters were predicting.  In fact, they were wrong and it quickly fizzled out:

Then the weather forecasters were wrong again. 

On March 24 they were predicting mostly rain with a little snow and no accumulation. But we woke up on the morning of March 25 to a beautiful winter wonderland!

This was the biggest accumulation of snow in March since the “great blizzard of 1942”.  And that was the year I was born a few days later on April 3!  

Luckily "The Big March Snowstorm # 2" melted quickly.

As spring arrives I just love the way the new leaves that first start unfolding on the bare tree limbs give them a beautiful misty look.  The miracle of new life once again gradually appearing before our eyes!

A lot of my students were left “dangling” in my last post about what our “mystery student project” was…

Did you make a guess?  Well, (drum roll, please!) here is what I turned all of that wonderful student knitting into:

A comfy pillow that my students can take turns using!

The free pattern that I put in my last post, “Mary’s Most Asked for Scarf” ( you can see and download it at  http://bit.ly/19xWtdc  ) was “highlighted” on Ravelry on February 14!  What a nice Valentine’s surprise that was for me!  By the way knitters, if you don’t belong to Ravelry, go immediately to http://www.ravelry.com/invitations  and join.  It’s free and is a “knitter’s paradise” with so much wonderful information helpful to knitters.

Since my birthday is in April, I decided to look for some knitted birthday cakes (on Ravelry, of course).  I thought you might enjoy some of these free patterns: 

Sandra's cupcake website:

http://sandra-cherryheart.blogspot.com/2009/07/yummy-scrummy-cupcakes_27.html?m=1

 Here's a picture of that yummy looking, no calories cupcake:

And, look at this delicious looking slice of Carrot Cake…and also no calories!

http://badmetaphor.net/2007/06/piece-of-cake/

I also found this clever knitted cake that can be used as a key ring, applique, or pin at: http://littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/free_knitting_patterns/knitted_cupcake_decoration/  :

And, here’s a cupcake with a removable cupcake cover.  It’s so cute!  You can find the pattern at

http://beeknit.blogspot.com/2008/02/cake-glorious-cake.html 

I haven’t had time to make any of these yet, so please let me know if you make one as nice birthday gift for a friend or even for yourself…

 

Dear blog readers, I know I’m impatient and don’t like to be left “dangling” or unsure of what’s going to happen.  Do you ever have times like that?  When I do, I remember the Bible verse (1 Corinthians 13, verse 12 ) that says:

 “Now all we can see of God is like looking at a blurred image. But someday we shall see Him more clearly. Presently we don’t know everything but eventually we will.”

This is very comforting to me. 

Fondly, Mary

Summer Fun

 This has been a fun summer is so many ways!

In July, my dear husband Max, had a birthday.  It was a special one...but I won't embarrass him by telling his age!  His  brother and sisters took us out to dinner which was so sweet of them.  A good time and good food was had by all...

We've been having a wonderful time babysitting our grandson 3 days a week plus our "Saturday night date" with him.  Cheerios have been VERY popular around the Moser household this summer!

 We even bought a little cup with a cover where he can reach in and pull out Cheerios to eat.  He loves that little cup!

My oldest son Michael (known as "Uncle Mike" to Charlie) had a birthday at the end of July. We had a party for him and I'm not sure who had more fun: Mike or Charlie!  He's a wonderful uncle to Charlie.  As a mom, I am allowed to say that Michael is thoughtful, kind, and always so generous to others.  I feel very proud to have him as a son. We had cupcakes at his party with a candle on his:
                                                                                     

                                                                                                                              



Also, Charlie and I make a special card for “Uncle Mike”.  On the outside of the card, we glued little squares in the shape of a car and Charlie did some coloring on it:

On the inside, we glued a heart which Charlie colored with crayons:

We glued the shapes on since our Michael is visually impaired and would be able to “feel” the card.

We’ve been having fun in my Summer knitting classes.  Here are some of the projects my students are making:
Peg is working on a jacket with a wonderful cable edging on the sleeves and front of the jacket.

Mary W. is working on her first cardigan sweater…and doing a beautiful job with it!

Joyce is working on the Sampler Scarf.  She’s really having fun with the yarn she’s using that makes wonderful designs in each section of the scarf.

I discovered a wonderful treasure while going through some scrapbooks that I had forgotten I even had!  I found some pictures of my brother and me when we were about 3 years old:

My dad’s parents (we called them “Granddaddy” and “Alma Dear” ) came to Petersburg,Virginia to visit us:
                                                              

 

Here Bill and I were riding a stick hobby horse:

Here are Bill and me on the front porch in Petersburg, Virginia:

I was so thrilled to find these pictures!  An unexpected blessing.




Our kitty, Izzie, had a fun summer.  She found various ways of keeping cool—like on top of the TV!:

She also got herself in “trouble” …she just loves tissues and toilet paper!

I finished all my Christmas knitting by mid-August!  Except for 2 “more challenging” projects, most of it was relaxing and fun.  Here is a picture of 2 of my “relaxing” projects:

I also made a pin to go with one of the projects:

And to celebrate my finishing my Christmas knitting, I’m going to share the pattern for the pin with you:

http://bit.ly/18Q7g4H

( when you go to the shortcut above, you may experience distortion but that will go away once you down load the patterns.)


Students who weren’t in the Summer classes are starting to sign up for the Fall classes.  It will be such fun seeing them all again!  The Fall classes start in the middle of October so if you’d like to sign up, email me at: notesfromknitclass@gmail.com 


Don’t you just love this poster- - it says what I’d like to think my “motto” is!

It was posted on the Facebook page of the yarn shop yarn shop that I went to on our trip to Charlotte in May.  Their website address is http://www.charlotteyarn.com/  .  If you are a “yarnie” like me, pop over to their website, there are lots of fun things to see.  Or, visit their shop if you’re in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.  The store has beautiful yarns, great patterns and sample projects hanging up all around the shop.


Dear Readers,
I hope all of you had a summer filled with lots of fun activities.
Just as ours was filled with many blessings, be sure and take time to count your blessings…

Fondly, Mary