My baby girl turned 6 years old this week. We had her party last Saturday. The weekend before, she had asked me to teach her to knit with 2 needles, not with the Knifty Knitters anymore. So, her big 8 year old sister, BooHopper, helped me teach her (We also put on the Knitty Gritty…
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I would Dye for you, Mom
Mom handed me 4 hanks of KnitPicks Dye-Your-Own yarn (part of the line now called _Bare_), and requested that I dye them for her before she leaves for vacation. She gave them to me a week ago, and they leave Sunday(day after tomorrow) _early_ in the morning. So of course the procrastinator in me (or…
Cashmerino, it’s not just for Babies
h4. Thank You One Skein Secret Pal! My One Skein Secret Pal has revealed herself ever so sweetly! For the final month of August she sent a lovely letter written in a card, gorgeous fingerless mitts that I will get MUCH use out of, and are EVER so soft and another skein of Cashmerino Aran…
UFO August 2006 List
A couple of projects that I started long ago: * The black shrug for “Jill”:http://kamrynlily.com * Angel’s sweater One that I started last month: * Mystery Stole 2006 And others that I plan to start this month for timely reasons: * something soft for “Jillian”:http://mollman.com * One Skein Secret Pal item * Sock-A-Month 2 socks…
Finished Yukon Leaves Socks
p=. Pattern: “Yukon Leaves”:http://www.woolandwood.freewebspace.com/yukonleaves.htm Needles: size 2 US 40″ Addi Turbos – 2-at-once – Magic Loop Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Ice House Colorway Notes: I did more like a 6″ cuff (leg I’d call it) and had to add the optional purl to each repeat. It took a total of 10 pattern repeats,…
One More Post To Go
Well, we’re down to the wire, and I hope my tired, diluted mind hasn’t forgotten anything. The last thing that I can think of that I need to cover are the mini book reviews h4. “One Skein”:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1931499748/104-9740623-1680754?v=glance&n=283155 by Leigh Radford I’ve browsed through this book many times. The whole idea of making a quick and…
Baby Shower Details
I haven’t been to a baby shower in several years. It was fun. It was for the aunt of our _”adopted”_ family member, a.k.a. the meister. The games were different than I’ve played before, and it was a family shower, not a women’s shower. There were males, females, kids, granparents, all ages and genders. It…
My First Baby Cardi
And I did it in about a week! p=. I forgot to take a photo of it before I wrapped it this afternoon- gasp! So, we took Mom’s camera and I snuck over to the gift pile and snapped a few pics of our gifts. Pattern: “Pure & Simple Easy Baby Cardi”:http://www.knittingpureandsimple.com/babycardi.html Yarn: about 100g…
Angel’s First Baby Hat
p=. Isn’t it sweet! She made it on size 8 dpn’s (her first time knitting on dpn’s) with “KnitPick’s”:http://www.knitpicks.com Shine Sport- a sport weight made of 60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal, using colors grass and apricot . She did the newborn tiger hat pattern from “Kerrie’s Place.”:http://www.kerriesplace.co.uk/newbornhats.html It was a hit at the party, everyone…
UFO August and Tour De Fleece 2006 Final News
There are two more buttons on my side bar. One is for UFO(Un Finished Object) August: p=. A great knitalong to help encourage each other to finish up a bunch of UFO’s once and for all. And the other is my reward button for not giving up on my Tour De Fleece goals: p=. It’s…