July 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room
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~ Day 5 ~

Day 5 of our kal...halfway there...5 more to go :o)

Remember Boots?

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Well, here's the other little fox that's been hanging around...

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~ Boots Jr. ~

At first we thought it was the same fox but then we noticed this little fella is quite a bit smaller and a whole lot darker than Boots! I'm wondering now if Boots is actually a Mama and this is her little one? Not sure...but this little guy is pretty darn cute...he looks like he's all dirty underneath and up his legs but that's actually the colour of his fur.

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Here in this photo he's eating something from the ground...all that's there are rocks and dirt so that must be what he's eating...silly fox!

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Hope everyone's been having a good week!

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Hugs,

:o)
Rachel

July 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 4 ~

July 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room
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~ Day 3 ~

July 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 2 ~

Day 2 of our mystery dishcloth knit along!

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I'm using Bernat Handicrafter Cotton ~ Hot Green and Size 4mm needles :o)

July 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room
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~ Day 1 ~

Here's Day 1 of our mystery dishcloth knit along for July!

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Thanks to Marilyn Wallace for creating this one for us :o)

~ Meet Boots ~

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This is Boots! I gave him that name because he appears to be wearing tall dark coloured boots.

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He's quite the little character...he's been visiting our yard on a daily basis, sometimes multiple times a day!

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You'll have to click on the photos to see how beautiful he is...his eyes are just gorgeous!

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He's always so busy...looking for his next meal I suppose.

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He's obviously quite the little hunter...the one day he had a little squirrel hanging out of his mouth and the next day he had a cute brown bunny...that was hard to explain to the kids because they love our little neighbourhood bunnies and think they are adorable...so to see one dangling from the Fox's mouth wasn't all that nice...but that's how nature goes I guess.
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I think he's just so pretty...the colour of his fur & the colour of his eyes are just beautiful!

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Hope all is well with everyone these days! Take care and have yourselves a great weekend!

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I'm off to go feed the children, then take care of the dishes, and then I think I'll park my butt on the couch and do some knitting...I'm working on a really special project for a friend...I'll post more about that when I get it completed.

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Hugs,

:o)
Rachel

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Our next Group Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room Starts July 20th!

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Please feel free to join us!

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You can go next door to find out more about our KALS :o)

~ Pretty Pink Wild Roses from The Backyard ~

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These pretty wild roses fill the air with such a sweet smell...I love them! It's a shame they don't last longer though :o(

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June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Finished ~

Seed Stitch Owl Dishcloth
by Janelle Schlossman
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Thanks to everyone for knitting this one with us! I hope it took some of your fears away about cables.
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Thanks so much to Janelle Scholossman for allowing us to use her pattern, "Seed Stitch Owl" for our KAL...it was most appreciated!

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I have created a photo album in our photos section of the group for our finished June 2009 KAL photos...here is the link for you:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rachels_Knitting_Room/photos/album/419490393/pic/list
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Janelle's website (Designs by Janelle) has been shut down due to AOL® Hometown being shut down permanently, but I do know that she is trying to get another one up and running.
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Please be aware of Janelle's copyright information below that she has provided with this pattern:
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"My patterns are for personal use and charity only; no commercial use whatsoever - including the selling of the finished product".
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I hope you've all enjoyed this one as much as I have. Thanks again for knitting along!
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Hugs for a great day,

:o)
Rachel

June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 8 ~

All finished and I love it! I'm so impressed with this design! I will post all the details of this kal later...I've gotto be outa here in minutes for a field trip with the school! Thanks to all for knitting along with us! Hope you enjoyed it!

~ A Few Neat Ravelry Finds for the Day ~

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Hey Guys!

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Haven't posted any Ravelry finds in a while but thought I'd share these ones with you...enjoy ;o)

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5 Hour Baby Sweater done with a picot edge:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/seashoreknits/5-hour-baby-sweater-2

Flickr pic:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/17529520@N07/3253706090

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Very simple, functional,and pretty Caplelet:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/abbysitznmomanitz/dreamy-cream-caplet

Flickr pic:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29408301@N06/3352895738

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Love the stitches used to make this baby blanket:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sallytsb/fun-stitch-baby-blanket

Flickr pic:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29915729@N00/534231620

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Hugs,

:o)

Rach

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KnitsbyRachel on Ravelry :o)

June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 7 ~

Almost there...one more day ;o)

June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 6 ~

Almost done! Couple more days to go. I'm sure everyone has figured out what it is by now ;o) I love it!

June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 5 ~

~ Backyard Snapshots ~

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(all photos are clickable for a much larger view!)

Spent some time outdoors yesterday as our weather was absolutely beautiful! The smell of sweet flowers and the sound of buzzing and chirping filled the air!

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Fluffy dandelions...
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Some soft strawberry flowers...
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Feathery leaves...
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Not sure what this stuff is...it's growing on top of moss...I thought they all looked like tiny little chilli peppers or sausages...very strange...click to see what I mean...
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Wild Bluebells...
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Busy little bumble bee...
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Dragonfly getting some sun...
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If you click on the photo of him you can see all the interesting detail on him...
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Squirrel up in the tree...
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And last but not least...hubby took this picture the night before of our not-so-little visitor with the striped tail...

June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 4 ~

June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 3 ~

Looks a little more interesting today as we started on the cables ;o)

June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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~ Day 2 ~

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Day 2 of our June KAL! I love the way the colour showed up today in the light...this Shrimp is such a pretty peachy colour :o)

June 2009 Knit Along in Rachel's Knitting Room

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Our June 2009 KAL started today! Here are my first 5 rows done for the day. I chose to use the colour Shrimp for this one :o)

It's All About the Colour....

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You definitely know it's Spring time when you see these familiar "flowers". Yesterday was so beautiful outside that I decided to go out for a little nature photo shoot ;o) I know Dandelions are an awful weed that people spend all their time trying to get rid of, but have you ever looked at one real close to see how pretty it actually is?

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Go ahead and click on it...I've left all the photos large so you can see all the wonderuful detail in them! Isn't it pretty...doesn't it look so soft...and what about all those little "twirlies"?...aren't they neat?

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It was so nice to go outside and see COLOUR! Everywhere I looked I saw little bits of yellow, purple, white, and pink popping up...such a nice change from all the boring browns.
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I noticed all the new leaves starting on all our trees...doesn't this look just like a baby bird's mouth opening up for food?
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Look at the texture of that leaf...
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I love the reds and greens...look at them all wrinkled up just waiting to stretch out.
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Such beautiful colours and texture...
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A while back we had to cut one of our trees in the back yard because it was dying...while walking around outside yesterday I seen this new tree shooting up out of the ground right beside the big stump of the old tree we had cut down...I can't tell yet, but I'm assuming that this new tree is a baby from the old one...I sure would hope so because it was such a beautiful tree and I miss it. I kinda thought the new leaf coming out from the top looked just like a pumpkin seed!
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Well, I guess that's it for now...sorry if you found it boring...after all, it's just weeds and leaves! It's just so nice to see signs of new life after our long crumby winter weather though!

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We've had a big, fat racoon as well as a fox visiting us, but everytime I go to grab my camera they disappear off into the woods...I'll have to be smarter about where I leave the camera...

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Hope all is well with everyone!

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Take care and have a wonderful weekend!

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Hugs,

:o)
Rachel