Day: May 15, 2009

Trevor’s Easter Birdie

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I made all the kids little birdies for their easter baskets.
My kids LOVE stuffed animals, so what better in their baskets than something they can play with all spring long!

Tyler’s Easter Birdie

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Sadie’s Easter Birdie

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Stacy’s slip stitch socks

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This is another set of socks for Stacy to help her feet stay warm ;o)

Isn’t it interesting, the coloring between the 2 socks is so very different! The sock on the right is half the hank of Spunky Eclectic sock yarn and the sock on the left is the other half!
That is the biggest variance in coloring I have ever experienced in one ball of yarn.

The yarn is smooth and wonderful to knit with so I didn’t let the coloring issues get to me. I am sure Stacy won’t mind at all.

My own pattern
Spunky Eclectic sock yarn from Woolgirl.com
Size 3 needles

Stacy’s slip stitch socks

Originally uploaded by chauntelandreasen

This is another set of socks for Stacy to help her feet stay warm ;o)

Isn’t it interesting, the coloring between the 2 socks is so very different! The sock on the right is half the hank of Spunky Eclectic sock yarn and the sock on the left is the other half!
That is the biggest variance in coloring I have ever experienced in one ball of yarn.

The yarn is smooth and wonderful to knit with so I didn’t let the coloring issues get to me. I am sure Stacy won’t mind at all.

My own pattern
Spunky Eclectic sock yarn from Woolgirl.com
Size 3 needles

Stacy’s Cabled socks

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These socks I made for my sister Stacy. She had to have yet another surgery on her tear ducts (that makes 3 in the last year). The only thing I can do from a distance is pray & knit for her.
So that is what I do!

My own pattern; toe up, 2 at once, magic loop, short row heels.
Silk Garden sock yarn~ I used just about the whole ball
size 3 needles

Cori’s Alpaca Peds Monkey’s

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I did finally finish Cori’s Monkey socks. I started them on our Stitches West trip at the end of Feb, set them aside for 2 months & finished them up 2 weeks ago.
Now, if I could only get them sent off ;o)

Paca-Peds sock yarn
Monkey Sock pattern by Cookie A. available on Knitty.com
Size 2 dpn’s

Eco-friendly reusable bags, plus facts & news on plastic bag issue.
Okay, here’s the deal.
Honestly, I am not one that is all environmentally friendly and concerned about being “green” in the environmental sense.
What I am concerned about is being “green” in the fiscal sense.
I do not see any need to pay more at the grocery store so they can supply plastic bags. I take my own bags. Envirosax are my favorite, they roll up so small I can take 5 in my purse for my entire cart of groceries.
I am looking to now replace the produce bags that are at the store with some I can make or buy relatively cheap. Cotton or mesh bags have been proven to keep your veggies & fruit fresh longer so I save money there too.
I found this site & not only does it have great re-usable items such as grocery bags & water bottles but it has fun things too.
Usable & fun.
2 of my favorite things.
I had to share.

Here is the laminaria finished in all it’s glory!

 

 

 

And the always must have action shot

 

 

I love this shawl so much it’s hard for me to not cast on for another. I have another fingering weight silk yarn from Colourmart in silver that would be amazingly beautiful. Alas, I am just not sure I want another stinky silk shawl right now ;o) Beauty comes with a price I suppose!

Sorry about that folks!

I had a blog issue that is now resolved & hopefully won’t happen again.

I have been knitting pretty steadily on my Venezia Pullover, I am now to where I divide the stitches for the steeking. Which means the body is only 6″ or so away from being finished! Then the sleeves need to be knit. They should be pretty quickly, they are 3/4 sleeves after all.

I finished a few Le Slouch hats, by Knit and Tonic, as in between projects.
This first one I used Lamb’s Pride worsted in Aubergine. I didn’t have a full ball so it’s not as slouchy as I would have liked but I did add a crocheted flower to give it a little something.

This second one I used leftovers from a blanket I made (it only has the edging left to do). Cotton Ease in lake blue, lime green, stone, taupe and charcoal.

It’s just the right amount of slouchy to hold all my hair on those bad hair days. Or windy days. Or rainy days.
I have a very distinct feeling that between the Tuva Slouch hat and this one I will be well covered ;o)

Last week Tracy and I went on a knitting machine bender and whipped out some early, early Christmas gifts. Sadie loved them so we let her choose the yarn for one of her own.

well, that is maybe not the best picture but as you can see, it’s a hooded scarf. I did an eyelet edging around the hood and the ends of the stockinette scarf. It rolls a bit but it’s not bad. She wore it for 3 days straight. As well as that sweater which Tracy made years ago and sat hidden in her house with all the ends haning out. I told her it was time for us to go through our older knit stuff and give what we could to the kids. Sadie ended up with all of it and was rather happy about it too.

The Hourglass sweater is now ready to have the sleeves joined so it looks like sleeves will be all I am working on for the next few days. At least they are fast on 11″ circs. I am pretty pleased with how that sweater is turning out. The Noro Cash Iroha yarn is fabulous to work with and knits up in a beautiful texture. I will get more pics taken of it soon.

Other than George burning his arm and face last week and spending 3 days in the hospital, not much else is going on around here.
Yes, George had a bit of an accident at work last Thursday. Long story short there was a gas explosion and George has first & second degree burns on his face, neck, left ear and his right hand and arm. We are so, so very lucky and blessed that it wasn’t any worse.

His forearm got the worst of it. They kept him until Saturday to do debriedment on the arm and make sure that with his diabetes he didn’t get an infection. I can’t believe how much a serious burn can take out of you. Yesterday by far was his worst day but today he’s feeling really good and back at work. It was good for him to sit in the hospital for 3 days with no tv, no entertainment. At first he was chomping at the bit to get out. Then he realized that he could take advantage of that time to re-think his stress levels. I am hoping that it was a truly changing time for him. Stress and anxiety really takeover with him and he has a difficult time realizing what’s worth the stress and what’s not. Running his own construction company doesn’t really help. All responsibility falls on his shoulders. They are broad shoulders but he can’t do it alone. Every once in a while he needs a reminder from God that he’s not doing this all by himself, that he’s being held up by Someone greater and stronger than he could ever be on his own. I like God. ;o)

So, more pictures to come of the sweaters in progress!