Spain, Here I Come!

I got my approval for my leave of absence from work so that I can go study abroad in Spain. I also received the letter from the college saying that my paperwork had been processed and to wait for further instruction. So, to me, that means  =  I'm going to Spain!! Yippy. I really need to get away from work for a while. Too much paperwork and not enough time, too many interruptions, yada yada.

The zipper on my knitting notions bag broke and I really liked that bag. It was given to me by my friend Becky. It is actually a travel bag, some sort of roll-fold into one piece with see through zippered compartments either for carrying lingerie or jewelry, but I like it and I looked in several different stores today including JoAnn's and Michaels for a bag that would work just the same way and no one had it. I still have to look in other stores, maybe I will get lucky.

Multnomah

I finished this beautiful shawl. The pattern was free. Multnomah

I'm Going to Spain

My Spanish teacher gave me a packet with information on a semester abroad in Salamanca, Spain and after all the gathering and requesting time off from work I sent it in on Thursday!! I hope that all of the approvals are given and I shall be on my way in February.

Disco D'eva: On vacation, I think this will be the 4th week so ...

Disco D'eva: On vacation, I think this will be the 4th week so ...: On vacation, I think this will be the 4th week so far and I've been knitting a shawl from Craftsy.com. I'm so proud of myself because I can ...

A New Obsession

I've purchased a few containers of beads for some of Annelise's miscellaneous school projects and I have used some just to put on some knitting projects. I learned how to place beads from Laura Nelkin's blog.

Tasty Find

I bought this chocolate and chili sauce at Fresh and Easy. It comes very thick and you have to put it in the microwave for about 10 seconds and just pour it over your icecream. I used a tablespoon of it yesterday for some chicken with chile colorado so it tasted a bit like mole.

Mystery Shawl

Wow, the mystery shawl is done and I think the colors I picked are very pretty and it is very long. I'm afraid to completely soak it and block it because of the way the yarn is made. It's very wooly, so I just sprayed it and used my fingers to stretch it and it has alot of stretch.

It's coming along but I think a few more spritz and tugs and a few pins going around the dips will be better.

When I started to knit this shawl at the yarn store I had left my beads at home so I guess if I want to add some now I will have to sew them on with regular thread.

I have about 45 of these left over from Annelise's headband project - which we never finished.