Really Good Week

All and all this was a good week for me.
It was my birthday. We stayed home and cooked out, had a great day :D
Brent for my Birthday is paying for our next Reiki Class. Our teacher has set the date for the beginning of July. Wow I can't wait. Already Reiki has changed our life in so many ways. It's been so good for all of us. Not just health wise, most certainly health as well, I can't recall the last time I was pain free before Reiki, but in ways I wouldn't have thought of. New friends for one.
Through my writing about the odd things that had been happening in our trailer, I was introduced to Reiki and got a new friend. I am so happy to say months later we are still living in a trailer that feels so much lighter, happier and none of the ugly things that had been happening are any longer :D ( knock, knock, knock )
It had been quiet for weeks at a time in the past, but this time is different, it feels gone. Not to say we don't have spirits coming around, I don't think I could change that if I wanted to, it's part of just being me ;) but for now things are going good. If anything like that should happen again, I think we will all be better able to deal with it.

It didn't stop there with friends, and let me tell you it very well could have and I would have been very happy as she is a really cool person to know :), we have been meeting the nicest people at our classes and shares. Just yesterday at our last Reiki share, a lady we had in our last class gave us each two bracelets of power beads :D

She let us each pick out the ones we wanted. How sweet is that :D I was was walking on clouds all day, still a little off the ground today lol

I picked Snowflake Obsidian and Poppy Jasper ( the first 2 in the photo ) Jorden picked Smokey Quartz and Sodalite ( the next 2) and Andre picked Tiger Eye and Blue Goldstone ( the last 2 ).

Our garden for two.
This is a single plant of Swiss chard, almost 3 foot tall with leaves about the size of a small elephants ear :D The whole garden is going great, even plants that looked like goners are doing good with Reiki, dare I say it.....might it be time for peas and green beans, one can hope.....

Hanging Hand Cloth

Hanging Hand Cloth
Size 8 US needles
Exact gauge is not essential to this project
52 yards worsted cotton yarn
One ½ inch button
10 ½ ” long by 6 ½” wide at main body ( 9 ½” bottom ) approximately


k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
yo = yarn over needle
( )x = repeat directions inside brackets as many times as indicated



Cast on 34 stitches

1 - 2 ) knit
3 ) k2tog x 4, ( k1, yo )x 4, ( k2tog, yo )x 2, k2, ( yo, k2tog )x 2, ( yo, k1 )x 4, k2tog x 4
4 ) purl
5 - 6 ) knit
Repeat rows 3 - 6, ten more times, for a total of 11.

Bottom
1 ) ( k4, yo ) to last 4 stitches, k4
2 ) purl
3 - 4 ) knit
Bind off, weave in ends. Sew button on to match with yo on opposite edge of “tails“.

No purl Delft Cloth

No Purl Delft Cloth
Size 6 US needles
Exact gauge is not essential to this project
40 yards worsted cotton yarn
7” by 7” approximately
　
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
yo = yarn over needle
( )x = repeat directions inside brackets as many times as indicated
　
　
Cast on 36 stitches
1) k2tog x 3, ( yo, k1 )x 6, k2tog x 6, ( yo, k1 )x 6, k2tog x 3
2 - 4 ) knit
Repeat until you have about 7 inches, ending with row 1.
Bind off, weave in ends.

The delft stitch dates back to the 1930's, using a few more stitches and adding a purl row as well as purls with the increases.

Cloth # 7

Cloth # 7
Size 6 US needles
Exact gauge is not essential to this project
41 yards worsted cotton yarn
7” by 7½” unblocked
k = knit
sl 1 kw = slide one stitch as if to knit
p = purl
psso = pass slid stitch over
p2tog tbl= purl 2 stitches together through the back loop
yo = yarn over needle
* * = repeat instructions between as many times as indicated
Cast on 34 stitches
1 - 3 ) knit
4) purl
5) k3, * yo, sl 1 kw, k1, psso, k2 * to last 3 sts, k3
6) k3, p1, *p2tog tbl, yo, p2 * to last 6 sts, p2tog tbl, yo, p1, k3
7) k3, * k2, yo, sl 1 kw, k1, psso * to last 3 sts, k3
8) k3, p3, * p2tog tbl, yo, p2 * to last 4 sts, p1, k3
9) k3, * k2, k2tog, yo, * to last 3 sts, k3
10) k3, p1, * yo, p2tog, p2 * to last 6 sts, yo, p2tog, p1, k3
11) k3, * k2tog, yo, k2 * to last 3 sts, k3
12) k3, p3, * yo, p2tog, p2 * to last 8 sts, yo, p2tog, p3, k3
Repeat rows 5 - 12 three more times
Knit 4 rows
Bind off, weave in ends.

This is a known stitch with knit border.

Crystals

I have always been drawn to a few things your typical buttons...yarn...needles.... beads....

However some of my first "prizes" were stones and cards :D I have always loved them both, and now some one put them together :D

All of the cards are close ups of crystals sweet :D

I've posted shots of some of the crystals I had received as a gift after starting this blog, but none of our others.

Taking photos of crystals sounded fun, so .........

amethyst

smokey quartz

quartz with a touch of amethyst

quartz

citrine

quartz with citrine ( found in yard )

amethyst

quartz found in yard

amethyst

Well thats a few of them

It is fun to take photos of crystals

they stay put for the most part ;)