This cabinet was at the NYIGF and featured on Stylebeat's blog.

It reminded me of a post from Pigtown Design - Meg keeps her shoes in a repurposed steel cabinet not unlike this one.

I thought this cabinet would make a fun post, if I could decipher the message on the cabinet in the painted signal flags, but it turned out to be futile.

I tried to read the painted signal flags above using a reference card that was tucked in my needlepoint bag (Why was the reference card in my needlepoint bag? More on that later.)

I think the artist took some artistic license because all I could figure out is below.

row 1: z _ _

row 2: _ _ j

row 3: mix

row 4: l

row 5: p

row 6: z _ n

Is anyone better at translating these signal flags. An atta girl or atta boy if you figure the signals out and maybe a prize.

I know a little bit about signal flags. A couple of years ago I was a needlepoint fantatic creating dozens of signal flag needlepoint coasters for my father and several other family members - Using signal flags, I stitched names and initials on sets of coasters for various family members to use on their desks (Dad's below), summer houses and boats. It was a fun project; I could finish the coasters quickly and derived almost weekly satisfaction in the completion of another coaster. Therefore, a satisfying project... See a couple of the finished projects below. My thanks to my special aunts for their inspiration, instruction and reference card!!!

The coaster on Dad's desk.

Spells the first letter of each town where Dad has lived.

Second one, well used, in the kitchen, coffee stains and all.

Dad's initials with a j for Jr.

Another February "off the needles" project.

Neck warmer shipped up north

to keep my little girl warm as she walks around campus.

It arrived just in time for Valentine's Day

I didn't post earlier - didn't want to spoil the surprise.

Delicious cashmere

with a beautiful summer hue and soft, warm texture

i♥u

mmm

still got some stash...

enough for a few more neck warmers

My fellow knit wit, Kris, found this fun and practical knitting bag on etsy.

Love the new take on the popular WWII poster from London:

from Keep Calm and Carry On to Keep Calm and Carry Yarn.

More projects "off the needles"

I carried my yarn to my home territory near Boston and was able to finish this blanket.

Two and one-half years in the making. Slow and steady wins the race - right?

My Father and I made a trip to see the college student so that I could hand deliver this treasure just in time for another snow storm.

Great picture of Grampa and Miss Is

on a cold and bright winter day.

Still have quite a stash of yarn and projects.

More off the needles later this week.

The momentum is great.

I may even finish putting together a sweater that I started more than 6 years ago!

Knitting is a wonderful way to pass the time during cold winter evenings.

Very relaxing too.

And I have so much more time to knit during my hibernation period.

Very exciting

close to finishing a project

close up

this is going to the dorm room in Massachusetts

so I better get cracking

I started this throw 2 1/2 years ago

with my knitting friends,

the knit wits.

We all decided to do the same project, click here,

but in our own colors of course.

Most everyone finished.

My progress has been slow and and not so steady.

I hope to finish by month end.

New Year's Resolutions

If I write them down

and

share with the world at large,

then just maybe I will succeed.

Get my projects finished.

One knitting project per month

Get through one magazine per week (I have stacks)

Read one book per month

Hard to read and knit and work and do chores...

but where there is a will there's a way.

Work on more happiness every day.

No more procrastination.

And last but not least,

develop more MRR Design business.

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Remember to be grateful.

Trust in my faith.

Trust in myself.

Another snowstorm

about 18 or 20"

shoveled the driveway

& off to the office I went

I really wanted to stay home by the fire

and finish my knitting projects

here are a few that are waiting, waiting, waiting to come off the needles

well some haven't even been started yet

fingerless gloves

just lost my pair this weekend

lime green cashmere mittens for my goddaughter

never finished them last year

color much better in person

scarf started in October...

Sweater that has been almost finished for years

gotta make this a priority

lots of yarn for socks

lime green cotton for dish cloths

ends of cashmere for neck warmers

left over from my mother's stash

I think this will make a nice small scarf

reminds me of shoelaces

still not sure what to do with it

made this suede-like wrap

and then tried to take it apart for a long scarf

just figured out I can double it and

it makes a nice neck warmer.

Miss Is will take this back to school

and speaking of Miss Is

here is the baby sweater I started 20 years ago.

I have a thing about not finishing???

I will get this done and save for the grandbabies.

The first thing I see when I get out of bed in the morning

baskets of my stash.

That ought to motivate me.