I love Coffee...I love ....

Spending time at Smith Mountain Lake and relaxing while I sit here and complete my
Starbucks Swap Questionnaire.....




1. Full name emmy ( I will email you more)

2. Ravelry name Lakeknitter

3. Email address I think you have that :)

4. Blog address (if you have one) http://www.lakeknitter.blogspot.com/

5. Handmade item you desire in the swap (bag, cup cozy, etc.) Seeing as how I cannot resist

a bag- A BAG! any kind is great - knit , sewn, felted- I love bags!

6. Starbucks item you desire (gift card, mug, beans, etc.) You SURPRISE me on this one!

7. Favorite Starbucks beverage/bean I usually buy Breakfast Blend beans and I find

myself ordering ff Caramel Machiatto most often

8. Favorite snack food I love chocolate but this is probably not the best time to send

chocolate to the south! Chex Party mix, nuts- I love most foods!

9. Favorite color(s) Green-,in all of it's shades ( Can you tell?) and blues, purple-

I am most fond and am drawn to bright colors.

10. Favorite fragrance Cinnamon, coffee, grapefruit- no florals

11. What types of things do you like to knit? Everything! Sweaters, shawls,socks

12. Do you spin? Nope

13. Do you dye your own yarn? I have played around with it once or twice.

14. Favorite yarns Anything bright and colorful. I do not like the feel of acrylic.

15. Favorite needles I use my Knitpicks Harmony needles the most then my Denise

16. Do you have any allergies? Cigarettes, cat hair ( if they are all over me)

17. Would you be willing to prepare an angel kit if necessary? I would be willing to assist

an angel by contributing a Starbuck's gift card. I would not be good at doing

the handmaking part of a second package.

18. Do you have any special requests? Nope~ I love a surprise

19. Do you have any pets? No

20. Is your home smoking or nonsmoking? Non Smoking



Well that sums up my Starbuck's Knitting Swap questionnaire. In case you didn't notice I used colors that remind me of the "Happy Forest" yarn I am using on my current favorite project for my answers. I started this in the morning and it has taken me all day! I know. I just couldn't help it but the sun came out and I had to go play. Then a storm came up and I had to go in and watch a movie.


We had a nice 4th here at the lake. There was the usual parade of golf carts and a pig roast. The fireworks last night were first class. Rumor is that one of our fellow campers spent 3500.00 on them. They were that good and I was sad not to have had my camera with me. This picture of Clay was taken a couple of weeks ago. He was not real happy that I did not approve of his dirty face...BOYS!!! Gotta love em!

Long Time No See

I have decided that the great and wonderful RAVELRY (OZ) has been detrimental to the writing of this blog. I am so addicted !

But...I signed up for a Fun swap and I hate for people to follow a link to my blog and find NOTHING! I hate that for all my friends as well. So here I am giving it another stab!

This is the swap- it is all about coffee and yarn! Definitely two of my favorite things. sign ups end tonight but here is a link Can you see the link? It is that first word "link" just in case anyone interested reads this TONIGHT!!


On the knitting front, I am right busy. I am knitting the February Ladies Sweater ( link won't work if you aren't in Ravelry- if not - why not?) which is an adaptation of Elizabeth Zimmerman's February Baby Sweater but upsized for a grownup. Most of Ravelry is knitting it already or thinking about knitting it, or dreaming about knitting it. Wanna see my yarn? I do have a picture of that. As for the actual sweater I have done so much ripping that I haven't gotten too too far.

Isn't that an absolutely gorgeous green?? YES! You know it is! That is Dream in Color Classy in the Happy Forest colorway. It makes me so happy when I look at it or even ! Knit! with it.

And just so I can give you something else to look at to distract from the knitting content or lack thereof. Here is a picture of my middle son and his girlfriend. All I can say is that they grow up way too fast - way too fast!

Well if you have stuck around and checked in on me from time to time I hope you ARE pleased to see that someone is home! Next time I will "leave the light on"

No Excuses ...Just Bloggin'

I cannot believe how quickly time flies. So that means I have missed reflecting on 2007 and goal setting for 2008. I have no FO's of great magnitude to list. It is what it is and is pretty much how I am. Flights of fancy and lots of WIP's that is me.

Back to how time flies and as we all know it REALLY flies when you are having fun!! and boy did I have fun last weekend ( Jan 18,19, and 20). It is always great fun when you combine knitting and friends and a weekend that started EARLY on Friday no less! at a lakeside hotel. That's right I was one of the 38 or so lucky attendees at Knittin' at the Lake 2008! It was so much fun. It was so good to see the friends that were made last year and we couldn't believe that it had been a year already! This year I promise! I will make it to TNK!! PROMISE!

There have been great accounts documented here and here. My picture in pj's is on the World Wide WEB so I won't share it again. If you have missed just go and check out Robin's and Mary's Blogs highlighted above.

Here are some highlights of the weekend captioned:

Door Prize donations and this is NOT ALL of them!! Please enlarge and be sure to support the LYS and companies that supported our weekend. I can remember YARN LOUNGE, HOLLY SPRING HOMESPUN, KNITTING ADDICTION, INTERWEAVE PRESS, KNITTING SISTERS. Please go to Robin's Blog to see the entire and wonderful list
Yes....that is a FIVE pound Candy Bar. and Tammy is just "foolin". I shudder to think of how many WW Points that would be. I don't know who won it- I am just glad that it wasn't me!!!

Lindy is working on her first real garment which is going to be a lovely sweater. She started on the car ride to the lake and had most of the knitting finished while at the retreat. I can't wait to see it!!

We got to knit looking out a wall of windows that overlooked the lake. This was so relaxing for me as I am really missing my own lake.

Stay tuned for tomorrow or Tues. maybe Wed.... I will post some pictures of the FO's brought to display and motivate. Really awesome garments and other knit items.

Did I mention what a fun weekend this was???

Winter Wonderland

Coffee Swap that is! Certainly is good for getting at least one post a week out of me. I have been reading where parts of the country are being hit by snowstorms and some bloggers that I read are on their THIRD already. I feel guilty. This week has been warm, crazy warm- hitting 80 one day! Good grief it is almost Christmas!!! This is NOT Florida. No heat for me and last night I thought I would HAVE to turn on the AC. But anyway enough of the weather.

My topic this week is:

For many people, Winter is a time of cold weather and snow - and many fun outdoor activities that can only be enjoyed during those times! What's YOUR favorite activity in Winter, and is it even outdoors??

How is easy is this?!! My favorite winter activity is KNITTING!! and no I don't do it outdoors in the winter- spring, summer and fall YES but not in the cold cold. Now I love to knit and be warm and cozy indoors and watch the snowfall. Yes that would be my favorite activity in the winter.

Beautiful yarn purchased at Stitches East, hopefully to be knitted up into a cute vest this WINTER!!

A New Friend

I have really been enjoying the Winter Wonderland Coffee Swap that I joined. Our mission this week was to make a new friend in the coffee swap and then to post about them. Being the procrastiknitter that I am it seems that I have waited until the last possible moments. I chose to visit the swapper just above me in the list so I visited the blog of Emiko. I discovered that she lives in the Pacific Northwest and they have just had a snow that turned into some major flooding!! It was so bad in her parking lot that she had to call into work!! The sad news was that her mailman could not get through the water with the package she was hoping to receive. But I do hope that there was lots of knitting time on this unexpected day off!!Emiko is an awesome cook! I can't wait to read more of her blog and see what she has made! The homemade dressing that she made for Thanksgiving looked soooo good! I love dried fruits in dressing. I am going back to her blog to see if the whole recipe is posted. She has a picture of a huge pile of homemad bread cubes. YUM!! Finally we both share a love of a good cup of coffee that is especially enjoyed on a weekend morning!! Soon! Just one more morning to go! I really enjoyed spending time with Emiko. Here is a link to her blog in case you are interested in visiting as well.

Just so you don't think that I have turned this into an Elliott listening, Coffee Drinking kinda blog here is a little knitting content: I have a finished hat, an almost finished sweater, a new scarf and a new hat on the needles. But since I have no new pictures here is one of my favorites. My Mom made me this stocking when I was a girl. I still want to take time when I visit home to see if I can find the pattern to this and make it for my children. I think I could do it. I really do.

Well stay warm and safe and I will try to have some FO pictures for you this weekend.

How Do You Enjoy Your Coffee?

This week's question for the Winter Wonderland Coffee Swap is all about how we enjoy our coffee. What an easy question for me! I love coffee but for me the best and most special way to enjoy it is......

Picture a quiet morning, the sun is rising and maybe there is a mist rising up from the lake. If it is spring the birds may be chirping. There is a smell of freshly brewed coffee wafting from inside the camper. I have my favorite mug which is the green, yellow and white Starbucks mug that is made to represent a lawn chair. I sit on the patio looking at the lake sipping my coffee alone except for my knitting which is at hand. You know- I think I have some pictures.

Pictures of my favorite view

and my favorite cup of coffee

And here are some pictures of my son's multi directional scarf

Enjoy some coffee and some knitting this coming weekend.

Give Thanks

Family and Great food!!
Beautiful/ Restful Smith Mountain Lake
My Three Sons. The other two are pretty camera shy
All things fiber!
Friends that go to the Concerts with you and You have a perfect day!!



For those of us in the US it is a day for Thanksgiving and often this involves reflection. I am thankful for many things this day and every day. I am most thankful for my family. I am truly blessed to have spent the day enjoying a great meal and time with my family. It is an hnor and priviledge to be Mom to Three Sons! I am thankful for my health. While I have had some trouble with arthritis invading my knees lately it seems to be responding to the medicine and supplements I am taking. I am so thankful for this as I hate to not be able to walk at my usual brisk pace. Not quite there yet but getting better!! I am thankful to have friends that share a passion and love of all things fiber. I am thankful to be a "rabid" fan of musical artist Elliott Yamin and to recently realize my dream to meet him. I am thankful to have finished the knitting part of the "Surf Stitch" sweater.

I am thankful for each of you that stop by and spend some time here with me.