Blog Profile / Yarn Miracle
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| Archived Since: | August 28, 2009 | |
Blog Post Archive
Yarns
Here’s the yarn for my next pattern. Part of it anyway. “Farrah” from Farm Genevieve This will be a good one for a lumpy, bumpy, slubby, chunky, thick and thin yarn. Or a boucle. I suspect fun colors will work … Continue reading ?
What I’m Up To: Bunnies and Bears
That’s about all I have to show for the past week and a half. Whee! I’ve got two critters to finish up (a custom calico and an orange Cat) and then I can start on my patterns for this year! … Continue reading ?
Carnivores
Pitcher Plants Visiting the Splinter Hill Bog Preserve this morning.
Crumbly
Ellie has had an unhappy tummy for the past couple days. She has been eating a lot of crackers. A lot of crackers. Everything is covered in cracker crumbs. And every one.
Betty Loves Carrots
Betty loves carrots.
Carrot Harvest
Pulling the carrots and getting ready for the tomatoes. And the peppers. And the corn. And the squash. And the catnip.
Hydrangea Hippo
I forgot that I was naming all the modern-style toys after flowers, so I went with ‘Hydrangea’ for the hippo. Now I’m working on a classic dog, an elephant and I’ve got a bear in a really luscious merino/alpaca in … Continue reading...
Diasy Dog
Daisy Dog Now I’m working on a Hippo. A I can’t decide if she is a Plum Hippo or a Persimmon Hippo (it’s a new shade). Probably Persimmon. It’s more fun to say.
Frames
Michael needs a new pair of glasses. A box of five sample frames from Warby Parker arrived in the mail yesterday. These are Ellie’s favorites. They match her Build-a-Bear glasses Oh, the beard. He couldn’t decide if he was doing … Continue reading ?
Poppyseed Cat
Poppyseed Cat It’s getting harder and harder to come up with flavor names for all the different grays. While I’m waiting on my Ravenwood Kid (arriving sometime this summer), I’m trying to knit up the other cashmere I have. Poppyseed … Continue reading ?
Easter Greetings
Happy Easter! Happy Hunting! Hooray for Spring!
Egg Pattern Winners
I finished the eggs! Yes, there were six colors in the kit. Ellie and I have been taking turns hiding them in different rooms for the other to find. In fact, the yellow egg is hidden so very very well … Continue reading ?
Eggs in One Basket
I bought myself an Easter treat! For two years, I’ve been trying to get myself together well enough to host a big “Factory Farm Eggs are Just Mean have an Eggless Easter” awareness campaign. Purchasing eggs from factory farms to … Continue reading ?
Mini
Ellie and I spent last week at the Farm with Great Gran. This week she is on her own! Well, mostly. We still make sure to visit once a day (and when we don’t Aunt Wendy does), I talk to … Continue reading ?
Oh! Oh OH!
This looks really REALLY clever. You can get the PDF or order a video here. Considering the enormous pile of socks with holes in them on my desk (turns out that I don’t care for darning) I am intrigued. In … Continue reading ?
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Sweet Nothings seem to be arriving all over the country! Since my package is on the way to another country, I’ll show you what I got instead of what I sent to save the surprise for Barbara. My treats from … Continue reading ?
To the Mailbox!
Time to mail those Sweet Nothings, folks! Sometime next week, I’ll do a tiny round-up post and get everyone to comment about their favorite notion, but for now I don’t want to spoil any surprises! If you’re lucky I’ll add … Continue reading ?
Time to Spare
Sweet Nothing Partners are assigned! With two hours of weekend left! That’s the most timely thing I’ve done in a while. My inability to get things done in a timely fashion is directly proportional to the number of obstacles I … Continue reading ?
Sweet Nothing Swap
It’s been a while since there was any kind of fun around here. Don’t you think it’s about time for a swap? Just in time for Valentine’s Day:
Home Again
Great Gran is knitting at home today. She really likes those hats. Woo hoo!