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• Sunday, August 17, 2008 - Hedera Photos
• Sunday, August 17, 2008 - On the Knitting Front
As you may well know, I am obsessed with knitting. If you didn't know that. Well, I just had to put that out there. I'm an addict. I've been to a few meetings. Not technically meetings to get over the addiction. See, it's a knitting group. It's a club. We talk about knitting. Properties of knitting. We may even have a banquet.
Ok, did anyone besides Brandy get that movie reference?
Anyway, time to talk about...you guessed it. Knitting!
I've made a few projects for women having babies. Why is it that so many people I know are having babies right now? Is it because I want one? Are they taunting me?
I had a sock sit in my "I'm not going to think about it" box for a few months. I forgot where I left off on the pattern and didn't mark it either. Yep, not so smart, am I? So I let it sit there, since May. So for knitting group last week I dug it out and counted every single row, until I figured it out. I finished that sock before group and started the second one. I finished it in 2 days. I could have done it in one if I didn't have to work. So, the pattern is called Hedera by Cookie A. on Knitty. Ok, well I can't post pictures on here from flickr. Hmm...
I told you I was obsessed right? I immediately cast on another sock after finishing Hedera. This pattern, also by Cookie A. is called Monkey. I love it. I'm down to the gusset on the first sock. Not bad for a first time through this pattern. It is knitting up really fast.
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• Thursday, April 24, 2008 - Stuff and Nonsense
Let's see...on the knitting front I have two projects going simultaneously. I have been working on a sock pattern called Hedera, by Cookie A of Knitty.com. It is such a great pattern. I don't have the proper yarn to shoe off the pattern though. It is a lovely lace, but my yarn is variegated, so the pattern isn't really visible. Alas, my feet are too big to fit in the socks. ~Sigh~ I suppose I'll have to develop my own pattern one day, so my huge feet will fit into handmade socks. I have also begun a baby sweater for a friend. She just found out she is having a girl! So I thought I'd make the same sweater I made for Hannah and Abby. I'm using a white and yellow variegated cotton. It should be soft and comfortable for the baby. I hope she likes it.
Speaking of babies. I've been loving on Cohen, the baby of our friends who own the coffee shop. The same coffee shop so near and dear to our hearts, because we met there. He is just the cutest little guy. He's always smiling and happy. Today I played with him while his daddy was eating and mommy was napping. We went outside in the sunshine and attempted walking. Then we went and sat on the swing. He LOVES to swing. I'll bet he would have been content to sit there all evening. I had to stop because I was getting some serious motion sickness! LOL He's my little buddy.
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• Sunday, March 30, 2008 - Cat Bathtub
Weird blog title, no? If no one understands what I mean by that, I'll explain. I make the perfect cat bathtub. Seriously. I can't go an hour without being used as one. At least one of my cats will get up in my lap, specifically to bathe themselves. Sometimes, if it is Monkie, I will get washed as well. Kitty B takes his bath at night, in bed, on my belly. Every night. I currently have a Monkie C. Munkadu on my lap alternately sleeping and bathing. So, there you have it.
Now, on to something completely different. I have been knitting like crazy. What's new right? I know. I have been working on a layette for a cousin's baby. My dh's cousin and his wife are expecting a baby girl in July. In fact , they just found out it's a girl. So far I've made a blanket, using the pattern Baby Blocks by Ann Norling. The link is to my Ravelry page. I've also completed a pair of booties to go with them. I've never made booties before, I'm really happy with them. I'll post a link later, when I get a picture of them. Now I'm trying to make a hat to match. I'm not sure how it will work out. I am trying to make a plain hat knit in the round with an I-cord at the top. It is turning out quite large. But, since she is due in July, maybe by winter the baby's head will be big enough for the hat. 
Last but not least. Sunday traditions. I haven't practiced any in a long, long time. But today I decided to pull one out of my arsenal, so to speak. I made Deviled Eggs. Mmmmmm. I love, love, LOVE them. My grandma used to make them almost every Sunday, just because I like them so much. Ready, collective aww. "Aww!" Yep, she loves me. I love her too. I can personally eat a dozen eggs made into Deviled Eggs, no joke. She always used Miracle Whip, I can deal with that although I prefer mayo, and mustard. I use mayo and dijon mustard. No one in the family had ever heard of it that way. In fact here, in dh's family they always add pickles. If some people like it that way, great. I personally think it is gross. So, in the past year I have won over everyone in the family, including his grandmother. The biggest proponent of the pickles. Right now, as I type, they are in the fridge cooling down. I'm not sure how much longer I can wait before I scarf them down. My mouth is watering like crazy!
Have a wonderful week!
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• Sunday, September 2, 2007 - Newest Knitting Project
| Socks. That's right, I said socks. I haven't tried them yet because they look so hard. I mean CRAZY hard. I bit the bullet today and tried it. I made my very first sock ever! I finished it and everything. How cool is that? I am so excited. Now I need to make the mate to the sock. I know I've said this before, but I just love knitting. It is the best portable hobby. Maybe I can just make individual socks for the sock monkey. Hmm... |
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