Another Week in Review…

I’ve spent most of the week on the landscaping.  It’s coming along pretty well I think.  I hope some of the plants actually live.  Sam asked why I keep taking pictures of all the plants.  I told him because it may be the last time we see these plants alive.  Some people have a green [...]

Happiness Is…

Halle says: “This is Phillie.  He’s a girl.  When he turns into a moth his name is still Phillie.”
Halle was so excited to find this little fuzzy caterpillar in the backyard.  She was so gentle with it.  She makes friends everywhere she goes!
And here’s another thing that made me happy today…

This is some Fishermen’s [...]

New additions

Today Sam and I went to the pet store and got these new guys…
And here’s what I’ve been working on…
This is the “Boteh Scarf” from Interweave Crochet Spring 2007, crochet from Happy Feet sockweight yarn, color 14.  I love the yarn, it’s a super-soft merino wool, in a great emerald green color.  The pattern is [...]

Just another post

This little guy was peeking around the corner at the top of the stairs this morning.

Here’s what I’m knitting up now.  The pattern is called the “One Row Lace Scarf” and it’s super easy.  It’s the same yarn as the “Sleekit Mitts.”  I’d probably already have finished it if I wasn’t spending all my time [...]

Halfway There…

I’ve got the first mitt done, one to go.  The pattern is called “Sleekit Mitts” by Star Rabinowitz.  I found it on Ravelry.  This is knit from a sock-weight yarn called Regia Galaxy, in Jupiter Sylt color, on size 2 needles.

I Almost Forgot…

On the way home, we stopped in Kearney, Nebraska, just before the bad rainstorms hit.  There’s a great little LYS there called The Woolly Mammoth, where I bought these beauties:

Fiamma yarn by di.vé, 100% wool, thick & thin yarn, really soft!  I love the bright greens!  I got 2 skeins.

This is called Alp Light, by [...]

Side Slip Cloche is finished!

I just finished the Side Slip Cloche from Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin.  It was an easy knit and finished pretty quickly.  I used Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Wool!” yarn, hand dyed with Kool-Aide.  It only took one skein and I still have some leftover yarn.  It’s really warm and fits great!

New Yarn

Look what came in the mail for me yesterday!
I have hoarded enough sock yarn in the past month to make about 20 pairs of socks…I’m still working on the first pair.  But I’m prepared for a year’s worth of sock knitting now! LOL