My FFBE pal is great - I got the cutest e-card with animated sheep you've ever seen!
Last night, I finished knitting my knit the classics project. Now I have some embellishments to add. I'm not thrilled with it, but I learned a few things while working on it, and that's always good. I also have little boy's wallaby going - the bottom ribbing is going, and working on the body is on tonight's schedule. I've cast on for my Pay it forward project (two spots left - anyone want in?). I'm thrilled with the color of the yarn. I also have big boy's scarf started - although, barely since I frogged it and started over. It's just garter stitch, so it gets kind of boring.
Other things I want to knit that aren't technically on the to-do list: Mittens, dishcloths, hats for various-sized children. I just put the little ones down for a nap, and am hoping to knit for a little while this afternoon.
Happy knitting!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Pink Aluminum Needles
You are pink aluminum.
Retro, straightforward and fun, you love classic things. If they're 99 cents at Goodwill all the better! You are moved by striking colors and tasty morsels, and you like a stitch-n-bitch session in the sun. Just remember, while you're being kitschy cool, don't get too cold. Ice cubes are best kept in your cocktails, baby!
Retro, straightforward and fun, you love classic things. If they're 99 cents at Goodwill all the better! You are moved by striking colors and tasty morsels, and you like a stitch-n-bitch session in the sun. Just remember, while you're being kitschy cool, don't get too cold. Ice cubes are best kept in your cocktails, baby!
What kind of needles are you? Take this quiz to find out!
P.S. Thank you, FFBE Pal, for my e-card. I love it!
Family and Friends
My cousin Jenn came to visit me yesterday! We drove to Rockport, and had so much fun walking around, checking out all the little shops. Our favorite was Nordic Impressions - I resisted the beautiful table runner, but did buy Jenn her birthday gift:
Although we're excited about several different pancake recipes, we find the blodpolse a little disturbing (primary ingredient - 3 quarts of blood.) I don't think we'll be making lutefisk anytime soon. I also have to say, little girl and boy were incredibly well behaved during our trip. They walked a lot, went into a lot of stores, and weren't allowed to touch very much. But, they were their charming, beautiful selves all day!
After a pizza dinner at home, Jenn and I visited the Fabric Place for yarn (Jen knits!) I bought some Cascade 220 for my knit the classics project. Jenn bought some super-soft yarn for a scarf.
This morning we had breakfast (Norwegian pancakes, of course!) and then hit the local pond here for a couple of hours before Jen drove home. Kids were very sad to see Aunt Jenn leave, and they dealt with their sorrow by taking extra long afternoon naps. Hooray! Mommy got a nap too. I woke up to discover that DH had stopped home, brought in the mail, and I had a package! In the package was this:
My Pay It Forward Swap package from Moriah. Two beautiful wash cloths in the loveliest shade of pink, and handcrafted soap that smells wonderfully. I don't know how well it shows up in the picture, but those are CABLES in the top washcloth. Thank you, Moriah! This is my first swap package EVER, and I love it! Thank you doubly, because I know how busy you must be with classes.
That reminds me, I still have some open spots for Pay It Forward, and I need to get to work on Jen's package. I know what I'm knitting, I just have to knit it! If you're interested in participating in the Pay It Forward swap, leave me a comment!
Although we're excited about several different pancake recipes, we find the blodpolse a little disturbing (primary ingredient - 3 quarts of blood.) I don't think we'll be making lutefisk anytime soon. I also have to say, little girl and boy were incredibly well behaved during our trip. They walked a lot, went into a lot of stores, and weren't allowed to touch very much. But, they were their charming, beautiful selves all day!
After a pizza dinner at home, Jenn and I visited the Fabric Place for yarn (Jen knits!) I bought some Cascade 220 for my knit the classics project. Jenn bought some super-soft yarn for a scarf.
This morning we had breakfast (Norwegian pancakes, of course!) and then hit the local pond here for a couple of hours before Jen drove home. Kids were very sad to see Aunt Jenn leave, and they dealt with their sorrow by taking extra long afternoon naps. Hooray! Mommy got a nap too. I woke up to discover that DH had stopped home, brought in the mail, and I had a package! In the package was this:
My Pay It Forward Swap package from Moriah. Two beautiful wash cloths in the loveliest shade of pink, and handcrafted soap that smells wonderfully. I don't know how well it shows up in the picture, but those are CABLES in the top washcloth. Thank you, Moriah! This is my first swap package EVER, and I love it! Thank you doubly, because I know how busy you must be with classes.
That reminds me, I still have some open spots for Pay It Forward, and I need to get to work on Jen's package. I know what I'm knitting, I just have to knit it! If you're interested in participating in the Pay It Forward swap, leave me a comment!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Tea for 4
Saturday afternoon, little girl and I took my mother- and sister-in-law to tea at the Concord Colonial Inn. Tea is something my MIL always wanted to do with my SIL when she was little, but never got the chance.
Little girl was in her dressiest dress, and wore her little white hat (and just now I'm remembering that she has white gloves she could have worn too!) The tea room is BEAUTIFUL! There were flowers on the table, and beautiful, mix-and-match place settings. While examining all the different tea cups in the room, little girl decided she wanted a cup with little rosebuds all over it. I love that she knows what she wants! I'm not much of a tea drinker, but I enjoyed the vanilla tea that I ordered for little girl, and the crimson berry that I had. The tea was the perfect temperature, and I think that's key.
Here is the food plate (with my SIL in the background):
The top plate is currant and tea-infused scones served with strawberry preserves, butter, and Devonshire cream. I don't know what Devonshire cream is, but it's really good! There were three kinds of tea sandwiches - chicken salad in filo cups, port-soaked pears with cream cheese, and cucumber, roasted red pepper, dill, and cream cheese. I particularly liked the cucumber sandwich. I wish we served more than one sandwich of each kind, though. Little girl was served pb&j finger sandwiches. Dessert was a variety of fruity and nut things, and English toffee (toffee = heavenly good!). Little girl got an ice cream sundae, but it had so much whipped cream on it, she wasn't very interested.
Overall, though, it was a great experience, and I'm glad it's something my in-laws got to do. I also have to give a shout out to Norm, the tea guy. He was so great with little girl, and really made sure she felt involved. We sniffed all the different teas, and Norm always let her sniff first. Thanks, Norm!
In knitting news - I've completed the ribbing for the bottom of little boy's wallaby, and started, frogged, and started again big boy's scarf. I'm also having a ton of fun reading people's responses to the 3-2-1 Contact Contest for the FFBE.
Happy Knitting!
Little girl was in her dressiest dress, and wore her little white hat (and just now I'm remembering that she has white gloves she could have worn too!) The tea room is BEAUTIFUL! There were flowers on the table, and beautiful, mix-and-match place settings. While examining all the different tea cups in the room, little girl decided she wanted a cup with little rosebuds all over it. I love that she knows what she wants! I'm not much of a tea drinker, but I enjoyed the vanilla tea that I ordered for little girl, and the crimson berry that I had. The tea was the perfect temperature, and I think that's key.
Here is the food plate (with my SIL in the background):
The top plate is currant and tea-infused scones served with strawberry preserves, butter, and Devonshire cream. I don't know what Devonshire cream is, but it's really good! There were three kinds of tea sandwiches - chicken salad in filo cups, port-soaked pears with cream cheese, and cucumber, roasted red pepper, dill, and cream cheese. I particularly liked the cucumber sandwich. I wish we served more than one sandwich of each kind, though. Little girl was served pb&j finger sandwiches. Dessert was a variety of fruity and nut things, and English toffee (toffee = heavenly good!). Little girl got an ice cream sundae, but it had so much whipped cream on it, she wasn't very interested.
Overall, though, it was a great experience, and I'm glad it's something my in-laws got to do. I also have to give a shout out to Norm, the tea guy. He was so great with little girl, and really made sure she felt involved. We sniffed all the different teas, and Norm always let her sniff first. Thanks, Norm!
In knitting news - I've completed the ribbing for the bottom of little boy's wallaby, and started, frogged, and started again big boy's scarf. I'm also having a ton of fun reading people's responses to the 3-2-1 Contact Contest for the FFBE.
Happy Knitting!
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Quick Contest
Hey - Jacqueline is having a little contest to celebrate her blogiversary. Go leave her a comment to celebrate and tell her I sent you!
3-2-1 Contact
The first contest for the Fall Felted Bag Exchange! Here goes:
1. What is your favorite yarn for felting, and why?
I have to say Lamb's Pride, because thus far, it's the only kind I've used. I'm interested to see what other people are using, before I pick out the yarn for my bag for this swap.
2. Name one person in the swap who is not from the U.S. and tell us where they are from, and link to their blog.
Nicola S. is from Cheshire, UK.
3. Find one person in the swap who has a dog, and let us know the name of their dog(s) and link to their blog.
Alana has two dogs - Jayda and Flex.
4. Find one person in the swap who has a child or grandchild and link to their blog.
Cheryl has two boys, and she lives in Massachusetts like me!
5. And finally, tell us if you like October or November more, and why!
This is tough for me. I love Thanksgiving and Turkey bowl football. But, I think I'm going to have to go with October. I love how the leaves are still falling, and it's usually great weather to be outside with the kids. And now that I have kids, Halloween is so much fun! Last year, my daughter was a puppy, and she got such a kick out of having a black, eyeliner nose!
1. What is your favorite yarn for felting, and why?
I have to say Lamb's Pride, because thus far, it's the only kind I've used. I'm interested to see what other people are using, before I pick out the yarn for my bag for this swap.
2. Name one person in the swap who is not from the U.S. and tell us where they are from, and link to their blog.
Nicola S. is from Cheshire, UK.
3. Find one person in the swap who has a dog, and let us know the name of their dog(s) and link to their blog.
Alana has two dogs - Jayda and Flex.
4. Find one person in the swap who has a child or grandchild and link to their blog.
Cheryl has two boys, and she lives in Massachusetts like me!
5. And finally, tell us if you like October or November more, and why!
This is tough for me. I love Thanksgiving and Turkey bowl football. But, I think I'm going to have to go with October. I love how the leaves are still falling, and it's usually great weather to be outside with the kids. And now that I have kids, Halloween is so much fun! Last year, my daughter was a puppy, and she got such a kick out of having a black, eyeliner nose!
Friday, August 24, 2007
Boys' Clothes
I've heard from my Fall Felted Bag Pal! Hello, out there, secret pal! I hope you're having as much getting to know about me as I am getting to know my swappee (or, is the person I send to my swapper? Far too confusing...)
Yesterday, I finished Big Boy's hat. I didn't use a pattern. Instead, I used the information in the Yarn Harlot's book Casts-Off to make it up as I went along. I feel so smart! The pompom isn't quite right. I haven't sewn it on yet. I've started a matching scarf, and I'm hoping to have enough yarn left over to redo it. I'm fairly certain it will fit him - we'll find out when he opens it up on Christmas morning! The Boy is here tonight though, so no working on gifts for him! Instead, DH, Big Boy and I played several games of Sorry!
And then I cast on and started the ribbing for Little Boy's Wonderful Wallaby. I ordered the pattern through Linda, and I must have reminded her the Wallaby exists. She's running a class in September. Sadly, I won't be in the Buffalo area until October. But, my mom is taking the class, so she'll be able to help me over the phone. I'm very concerned about joining the pocket.
Thanks to everyone who posted or emailed about picking up stitches. I'm ready to give it a try!
Tomorrow, Little Girl and I are taking my mother- and sister-in-law out to tea. We're all very excited!
Yesterday, I finished Big Boy's hat. I didn't use a pattern. Instead, I used the information in the Yarn Harlot's book Casts-Off to make it up as I went along. I feel so smart! The pompom isn't quite right. I haven't sewn it on yet. I've started a matching scarf, and I'm hoping to have enough yarn left over to redo it. I'm fairly certain it will fit him - we'll find out when he opens it up on Christmas morning! The Boy is here tonight though, so no working on gifts for him! Instead, DH, Big Boy and I played several games of Sorry!
And then I cast on and started the ribbing for Little Boy's Wonderful Wallaby. I ordered the pattern through Linda, and I must have reminded her the Wallaby exists. She's running a class in September. Sadly, I won't be in the Buffalo area until October. But, my mom is taking the class, so she'll be able to help me over the phone. I'm very concerned about joining the pocket.
Thanks to everyone who posted or emailed about picking up stitches. I'm ready to give it a try!
Tomorrow, Little Girl and I are taking my mother- and sister-in-law out to tea. We're all very excited!
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