To you and yours. From all of us.
TG and Monkey had the funniest conversation this morning. He came to the top of the stairs where she was on her hands and knees frantically scraping something towards her with both hands. He couldn’t figure out what the heck she was doing, but figured it would be a good idea to investigate further.
The conversation went a little something like this:
TG: What are you doing Monkey?
Monkey: Nothing.
TG: Monkey, don’t lie. What are you trying to clean up?
TG: Is that chewed up carrot?
Monkey: Yes.
TG: Did you spit out your carrot all over the stairs?
Monkey: No. I bless you’ed.
So apparently after they had a good laugh and he vacuumed it all up, he imparted some pretty important wisdom.
He taught her to cover her mouth when she sneezes. Funny kid.
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Can someone please explain this?
Nude Barbies in my bathroom?
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I am in full in frogging mode.
Yesterday, this:
Became this:
And this:
Became this:
And, while I worked up the nerve to spend some time doing demolition, I drank a little, and did some creating in the kitchen.
I made Cheddar Pumpkin Muffins. Hooray for pumpkin season!
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I was all set to come and show you a pair of finished socks today.
But, then last night, I realized I had made a fatal flaw in the socks just before I started my decreases for the toe. I made the error just after I finished the heel and somehow totally managed to ignore it until I got to the toe. It wasn’t until I pulled out the first sock to compare length that I realized my mistake.I whipped out my camera so I could show you all. Can you see it?
See it now? Yep, the missing garter ridge just after the heel is the problem.
I had a brief, and delusional moment when I toyed with the idea of dropping each stitch down individually and re-working them one at a time, but then I came to my sense and realized what I had to do. Frog.
Now, if you know me, you know I hate frogging. With a passion. I can’t make myself do it.
So, I think I need to pay a visit to my dear friend, the Divine Miss M. That lady frogs with ruthless abandon.
She is my hero.
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Somehow, in the earlier part of this year, I managed to commit myself to 9 pairs of socks on contract. Which, when all is said and done, is frankly, a lot. A lot of socks.
And, I have been slogging along on these in between some other light knitting to keep myself sane. I have four and a half pairs left to go. Which is good. But, in the meantime, I have to admit, I get the joy of knitting with yarn I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to get to know. And, I get to decide which yarn makes nice socks and which yarn might not be the best choice for socks.
These socks I finished at the beginning of September and while I loved the pattern, I am not entirely convinced that I love the yarn itself.
Although, I do have to concede that the yarn/pattern combo does make a pretty nice pair of socks. I hope the new owner will agree.
This particular pair were knit with Vesper sock yarn in Monet’s Garden.
And, while the pattern and yarn go well together, I have to admit, I found the yarn a bit thin for my tastes. I think I prefer a sproingier and more full bodied (does that make sense?) yarn.
I know I like me a good, sproingy yarn, because the socks I am knitting right now out of Bugga seem to be the Bee’s Knees. I love them.
But more on that later…
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I am still knitting. In fact, I finished a cowl that I can’t wait to wear with a black sweater. I managed to find a beautiful, and more importantly, willing model.
I knit this out of some of my new favorite dyer – Madelinetosh. This is her 80/10/10 MCN sport base in the color Sugar Coated.The pattern is Honey Cowl by Madelinetosh.
I might be a bit biased, but I think its the model/yarn combo that makes it really stunning. Don’t you agree?
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This:
Tosh Sport in Earl Grey
will become this:
Carnaby Street Pullover
And this:
Tosh Merino Light
will become this:
Georgia Cardi
But for now, all I seem to have time for is this:
Bunny's First Day of Grade Three
And this:
Monkey Summer
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I looked around and decided that waiting for Vietnamese takeout is just enough time to write a short blog post.
Although, I have to confess, my knitting time has decreased considerably these days. Between the kids, work, and other family things getting in the way, knitting has taken a back seat to life. And therefore, blogging must also wait.
I do have a sweater to show you, but until I can find some time to take a decent picture, maybe this will hold you over?
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I realized something about myself this week right after I picked up the Slipped Hours Sweater. I realized that I am a big, fat, chicken when it comes to knitting sweaters. I love the idea; and believe you – me, I have enough sweater quanities of yarn to prove that statement. And, I like the end product. Nothing says accomplishment than knitting the equivalent of a couple dozen football fields worth of yarn.
But – and here is the rub – I often put sweaters down and stow them away when I am about half way through. I get scared. Maybe it will be too big? Worse still, maybe it will be too small? Maybe the yarn I choose isn’t right for the pattern? Maybe it’s just an ugly pattern? Maybe everything is wrong and then what? See. BIG FAT CHICKEN.
So, I stow it away. Put it in the WIP bin and cast on for some socks. And then, I wait to get some of my nerve back. I tell myself, you can just frog it. Undo it. And, I could, right? I could just frog it? But, I don’t want to. I love this sweater. A lot.
Please tell me you do too.
Pretty soon, I will be casting off for the sleeves. Hopefully soon, I will have some finished photos. And then, you can be the judge.
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