Blog worthy knits

Rebecca knit this for herself, but upon finishing, decided that it didn’t suit her. At knit group, she asked if anyone wanted it. Uh, YES!! How freakin’ awesome is this? Pretty fucking awesome is the answer!

That night we also gave Sara this!

This is the first time I’ve contributed to a group project like this. What a wonderful feeling! It was so awesome to see Sara’s little guy photographed lying on it. I can’t wait until someone else has a bun in the oven

Remember the awesome handspun from a recent post? I knit it into this!!

 
 

I cannot possibly accurately express what these shawls and blanket mean to me. The knitters in my life are truly some of the best people I know. Julia parted with this beautiful yarn at a difficult time in my life. It cheered me in a way that I still can’t fully express. Angela orchestrated the knitting of the baby blanket and expertly seamed it together. She was the glue that held the project together and she did so flawlessly. I think Rebecca knits more for others than herself. Even when knitting for herself she parts with such beautiful stuff as this Ishbel without hesitation.

 

 I don’t know if there is some magic in knitting. I don’t know if there is some innate goodness in the knitters that makes the magic. All I know is, I am better for knowing these knitters.

                                      I thank you ladies!!

Happy Momma

 

The card was handmade, just for me, by Missy.

Apparently, she worked on it Friday afternoon before I came in from work, hurrying to finish so she could hide it

She hid it in my mom’s house and when we went next door to wish her happy momma’s day, she pulled it out and gave it to me.

It was so sweet!

It’s this kind of thing that makes the really hard days, like the ones I’ve been having lately, so worth it!

The card was handmade, just for me, by Missy. Apparently, she worked on it Friday afternoon before I came in from work, hurrying to finish so she could hide it She hid it in my mom’s house and when we went next door to wish her happy momma’s day, she pulled it out and gave it to me. It was so sweet! It’s this kind of thing that makes the really hard days, like the ones I’ve been having lately, so worth it!

Happy Mother’s Day, ya’ll!

So. Much. AWESOME!

 

I had been coveting Julia’s handspun for a while, so I asked her what she would like in return for parting with some of it.

My end of the deal, provide several skeins of Cascade 220 which is apparently pricey in Denmark (???).

The deal was made, and off I was to WEBS to get Julia her yarn.

Little did I know the awesomeness that I would receive in return.

I only expected that purple skein and a skein of Danish yarn.

I opened the box to discover TWO(!!!) skeins of handspun and two more honkin’ big skeins of yarn!!

The purple skein is an insane 500 yards! The pinkish one, which she also handpainted, is 289. All together, I’m holding over 1700 yards of yummy yarn!

What on earth to make?
A little shelf to perch it on while I worship it?

Crafting with kids/using kid art to craft

To combat the bad news blues, I popped over to Pearl Paint (aka the most awesome craft store evah) on Friday. I spent $30 in the blink of an eye and walked away with 5 sets of watercolors, brushes, water color pencils and a canvas. 

 
These:

 
 

Combined with Bristol paper, resulted in these:

 
 
I also got the chance to work on two things I’ve had in mind for a while. Dolls and transforming Missy’s art into other projects.

I combined the two
I have another, nearly finished, doll to show off, too. My own design, therefore not nearly as interesting or cute as those based on Missy’s work
Right now, her hair is wrong. Very, very wrong. Once she’s been back in the salon chair she can be debuted.

For Rebecca

My friend Rebecca from my knit group, reminded me (in her signature way) that I hadn’t posted in a while. Hi, Rebecca! ;D

I could give you all that normal blog jazz about why I’ve been absent, but I’ll let you exercise your mind by remembering it from all the previous times that you’ve read it.

Instead, I will update you in the form of pictures.

 

Click the photo for deets over on flickr. I hope to be back with a real post as opposed to a half-ass one

A Mish-Mash

First, swap mittens of awesomeness ;D

Much better photos to be found in the Sit n’ Knit flickr group.

Mitts knit for my partner, who unfortunately was not as the party.

Pescovegetarian mittens

Raverly Details

No one guessed the correct pattern. All….three of you that guessed anyway

In other swap goods, my yoga swap haul!

 

My compensation for participating in an NYU study.

And a really good read!

I agree

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library”

~ Jorge Luis Borges

Found here. You can see some of the beautiful libraries we have here, in Brooklyn.

I’ll show off my new mittens next post!

Eight

There is nothing in this world like your first born.

I love all of my children and I will never have a favorite.

But the miracle that is the first time you give birth cannot be matched.

Experiencing all of the first’s of parenting with her made it possible to consider having more children.

She was perfect! Every one should have a first baby like her ;D

As she grows and becomes more her own person, and less mine, she becomes more complicated and difficult and stubborn and contrary.

But at the same time even more special, magical, wonderful and miraculous than she was eight years ago.

The talented, loving, caring and thoughtful person she has become lets me know that I must be doing something right.

If she stays the person she is today and helps set the example for her brothers and sister, I will feel like the most accomplished woman in the world.

I love you, Missy!

Guess that pattern!

These are my mitten swap mittens. Ends woven in and everything

I bought two skeins of yarn to make them and only needed one.

If you can guess the pattern you could win yarn!

FREE YARN!!!

If more than one person guesses correctly I’ll do one of those nifty random number jobies and send it off

You can comment here and on flickr. Or both. Two entries are better than one! Just click the picture!

 

You have until Friday at midnight!

Jumpity

I think it’s been a while since I’ve posted. A lot has gone on.
I’ve started my job. I made two weeks in, on Friday.

But more importantly, and an explanation for that picture, the hubby and I had three nights(!!!!) totally to ourselves!!
He arranged for my Mother-in-law to have ALL of the kiddies and booked us a fancy pants hotel room!

This is the fist time, ever, that all of them have been away at the same time. In fact, the twins have only been away from us for 1 night, and that was at my mother’s house right next door.

It was awesome. I even got some knitting done ;D
I’m knitting Francis Revisited. I’ve made great progress since picking it back up.

 

I took a break to knit my swap mittens. No pictures until after the party Saturday!

I’m so disjointed I can hardly compose this post
It’s a good disjointed, though.

More soon!