Here is my finished Wrapigan!!Details:Pattern: The Wrapigan by Champagne MakerNeedles: size US 7Yarn: Joseph Galler Prime Alpaca (3 skeins) in color 'Musk'Started: January 6, 2009Finished: February 6, 2009I made several modifications to the pattern, the major one being the cable down the sleeve. I didn't like the twist cable, so I revamped it to be… Continue reading My Wrapigan is done!!
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Smoke Ring
My mother saw my smoke ring at Thanksgiving, and wanted me to make her one. She picked out the yarn and bought it, and I knit it up for her. She loves it! (yeah!)Pattern: Wavy Feathers Wimple Yarn: Blue Sky Alpacas - Alpaca and Silk in Flax color.(I used about 1.8 skeins)Needles: US 5Took me… Continue reading Smoke Ring
A Year in Review
Here is my 2008 Knitting in Review: Slideshow Enjoy!
Transitions Gloves
So, one of my resolutions for the new year is to post some more informative FO posts. Since this is primarily a knitting blog, that would probably be a good thing. right? :-)Here is my first finished object of 2009 - the Transitions Gloves from Shibui Knits.Yarn used: Shibui Knit Sock yarn in colors Breeze… Continue reading Transitions Gloves
Busy, Busy, Busy
So if you can't tell by the title, we've been really busy here the last few weeks! The weekend before Christmas we visited our families for an early Christmas. The DSs made out on presents from the grandparents! Which made me happy, since we had gone rather sparse by way of presents this year, so… Continue reading Busy, Busy, Busy
New Shoes!
I snagged a great deal on some shoes the other day: These are Re-Mixed shoes in the Deco style. Olive and Brown colors. It's a 1920's inspired vintage recreation. These are normally $200 and I got them for $65 at Amazon. Great deal, huh? I normally wouldn't spend even that much on shoes (I'm a… Continue reading New Shoes!
I can’t believe my baby’s 3!
My youngest turns 3 this Saturday. Where did the time fly to? I still remember being in the hospital having him - in the middle of the night, with his brother in his jammies since we had to wake him up to drive to the hospital. He ended up falling asleep in the delivery room… Continue reading I can’t believe my baby’s 3!
Swing Set! and New Shoes!
We got the DS's a new swing set a couple of weekends ago. Took us a good two weeks to get it put together (OMG - totally pay the money to have someone else put one of these together for you - I don't care how much they charge - trust me on this one!)… Continue reading Swing Set! and New Shoes!
Camping, Frog pond, and a Capelet
We took our new camper for a spin at Morrow Mountain this last weekend. Here it is: It's so much more roomy inside than our other one. We love it! (And we were so excited to find out that the park had added electric to some of their campsites, woo hoo! That means we can… Continue reading Camping, Frog pond, and a Capelet
I met The Yarn Harlot!!!
Yipee! I met her at the Charlotte book signing: What a funny gal! I had a blast! And The Charlotte Purls were out in force! I walked in the JDRF Walk for a Cure this morning. (I ended up raising $200 - yeah! Thanks to everybody who donated!) The rain held out till we were… Continue reading I met The Yarn Harlot!!!