Sewing!
Yes on occasion I will pull out the machine, dust if off (cuz I don't have the ambition to sew a cover) and make something.

We (meaning hubby and I) Just redid mom's kitchen and she found some material and wanted valances and like shelf curtains so she asked me to do them for her. I figured since I had to get the machine anyway I would attempt a purse I had been wanting to make. I have seen some of the knitting bag/purses and just didn't love any and figured I could try to make my own. Well lets just say I am a rudimentary sewer at best so it didn't come out so great, but at the same point in time not too horrible either.

Toile ( my fav) red duck, and some red black ribbon and this is what I came up with.
There are many, many mistakes but oh well I love it. BTW next time sew the ribbon on the outside parts of the bag before you attach the lining (Sometimes I am really a dumbass) so I had to carefully sew the ribbon on by hand.

I put some cute cherry material for the lining and the some pockets on both sides, and I took my leftover bottom material and made a middle pouch to hold my knitting and keep it free from all the pursy stuff I put some magnetic snaps on the pouch and the bag itself (almost lost a finger doing that) and over all it is just right, a little big for my typical purse but when you do a purse/knitting bag I guess it has to be. It holds all I need on the sides and in the knitting part is my Hedera sock. I call this a success and I have been carrying it proudly.

Knitting and/or wool-ish related content.


Knitty's Hedera in Seacoast Hand painted yarns that I got at Fiberphilia. Can't remember what colorway it was but its pretty and I think it Is a bamboo blend.

Some more spinning. This is Spunky Eclectic Swamp monster that my SIL in picked out at SPA She want's a felted laptop cozy out of it. I will be happy to oblige but at the same point in time even tho I am not a fan of green I love this the shading the blending and just the over all quality of it. I really will hate to part with this one. I am so going to have to get more soon to do something for myself out of it as I do love it. It is just plain merino and oh so soft and spongy and pretty.

Stretched out view of the Hedera I think it is ok but I don't know if the pattern detracts from the colors or the colors detract from the pattern. I will have to see. I shortened them down considerable from the pattern and I am making more a pair of springy ankle socks out of it.

Kiki has decided she wants to knit as she is always after me to knit her some washcloths. She loves playing with washcloths. I am not a fan of knittting them myself and I am so not a fan of the sugar and cream crap, so I told her if she wanted some she woud have to learn how to make them. So she did. She is working on her very first knitting proect and she is doing great she really picked it up quick. (sob) I'm so proud of my little girl! I was afraid the crafty gene had skipped her, but apparently it didn't I am so happy!!!

Happy Easter!!


Some of the eggs the girls and I colored last night. There are plain colors, glitter colors and marble colors.

Little miss thing in her easter dress giving me 'tude.

My pretty Kiki in her easter dress.

It's ok mom we'll be good!

Easter. My favorite Holiday. I love Easter, the coming of spring the bright colors, the egg decorating, everything. I love it. Apparently my youngest doesn't. She was petrified of the Easter bunny. Can you see her screaming? She was doing everything thing she could to get away. Climbing in the buggy, climbing out of the buggy, anything to go away. We tried bribing her, we tried showing her sissy wasn't scared, she wasn't having it.


So Daddy tried a sneak attack. We all got in position and he came up behind the back ground and snuck up. This was the best picture until she realized what he was doing and screamed again. Oh well memories right? It's cute and she will laugh about it when she's older.

Now here's sissy. What a good sport. She was never bothered by these guys. She loved them, even as a baby. They are so night and day but honestly it is so much fun seeing the differences in them.

Some of my own actual knitting,

My fingerless mittens. Why is that I always seem to do projects for others in a day or two but these for me have been over a month on the needles. I have made a half dozen of these mittens and I know I can do a pair in a weekend, so why have these taken so long? That's right they are for me, and others need warm hands more then I do in this snow hell we call Maine. We've had something like 138 inches total snow this season. The worst year of snow since lik 1939. Is it just me or is that nuts? I'm about done with the snow. I don't mind the snow. I like it in small amounts, but this year is crazy. We just got 18 more inches this weekend. We have at least 2 more months of this to get thru. I need warmth!

Fingerless mits to keep my friends hands warm at work. These are Vine by Magknits from Dec '07 in Blue Sky Alpaca and silk on size 3. iIlove them and they look so great on me don't they? I really hated to part with them. But they will have a good home.

My packaging for her. I love Easter. I love decorating eggs I have already started I love it that much.

My latest spinning attempt. This is Spunky Eclectic I so can't remember what color or what type of wool. I think if was BFL. But I couldn't really read what the colorway was (it was hand written) so I never really knew and have since lost the actual label too. It came out nice tho I think. I do like the colors. A little to much for me but the girls will love anything made out of it.

Hat Attack! I died

At least I died pretty.

Little miss ham modeling the binary hat for me and her new glasses. She got her glasses a couple of days before this.

They are black and pink and Barbie. I think she just really wanted them for the case with the pink Barbie head on it.

At least I got my black hat of death off two days before I was killed.

Gratuitous shots of the baby since she's so damn cute.

We are practicing our Halloween face painting early. She didn't want to wash it off.


The dog and the baby are so tired.