Posted in Uncategorized, tagged FO, Friday Fill In on May 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Good news! My mother in law, Ellen, is doing well and recovering nicely from her surgery! In lieu of flowers, I made her these …
Project : Get Well Socks
Made for : My MIL, Ellen
Pattern : Spanish Dancer Socks by The Knitting Archaeologist
Yarn : Cascade 220 Wool
Friday Fill – In #126
1. It’s cold and wet [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, in-laws, rose on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
What a wonderful day Monday was!
After working the previous night and getting some much needed sleep, John was happy to inform me upon waking that our rose bush had it’s first bloom!!
Isn’t she beautiful? We’re both so happy that we didn’t kill it; John and I are NOT naturally green thumbs by any means. Now [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged FO on May 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today I finally finished my Mom’s Mother’s Day present.
Project : Mother’s Day Bag
Made for : My Mom!
Pattern: Brea Bag by Norah Gaughan
Yarn: Berroco Ultra Alpaca in Thoroughbred
The second photo truly gives a better display of the bag’s actual colors. The lining is a simple cotton print, but I think it really compliments the bag. The [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged WIP on May 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last week I must confess … I was so fed up with my knitting. Like I was losing my knitting mojo. But alas, I decided to cast on something for me that I’ve really been wanting to make.
I’m about half-way through the stole version of Hypoteneuse. I’ve eyed this pattern for awhile now, along with [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged civil war reenactment on May 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Or, really … I should be calling it the Battle of “Mud” Market, because on Saturday we got close to two inches or so of rain. But I digress … it was a great event and I had a lot of fun!
That’s a shot down the fire pit line in camp. Notice the sunny blue [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged FO, personal sock club on May 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I just finished up my May Personal Sock Club socks last night!!!
Project : May Personal Sock Club Socks
Made for : ME!
Pattern: Tidal Wave by Deby Lake
Yarn: SWTC Tofutsies
I loves this pattern; elegant but simple. Enough to keep me entertained without being too complicated to knit at work. The only thing I didn’t really like was [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged FO, Mom on May 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Happy Mothers Day … to my mom, and all of the moms that I know. I don’t get to spend the day with my Mom this year; she’s on a business trip. But that just gives me more time to finish knitting her present!
Why I Love My Mom
She sewed button holes onto my Mourning Dress [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged civil war reenactment, sewing on May 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »
After putting off the construction of this dress for far longer than I should have, I am pleased to announce that it is almost finished!
The only things that still need to be done are the buttons, fix the collar (not sure the raised collar looks right so I’m going to just turn it down and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged jo on May 6, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I just found out today that a good friend of ours and my family’s, Jo Bookholtz, passed away from cancer on Monday.
Jo was an amazing person. Talented in the food department, she helped out with several area businesses in the Old Towne area.
She was an amazing friend. For the wedding, Jo helped out by waiting [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Tuesday Temptations on May 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I find it’s very healthy sometimes to sit and dream about something. Even if it’s just a very nice vintage dress that one can never afford. Now, I’m not a material minded person, but hey … every girl needs things to help her feel pretty.
Now, when I get some extra cash, I certainly want to [...]
This is my charity knitting/crochet project. I'm trying to raise as many hand knitted items as possible for the homeless/near homeless in my area. 
