Project #2 and something sparkly

The rain has been both a blessing and a hinderance.
The blessing is that we finally have rain! We had a slight break in the rain yesterday morning, but then it came back at full force. It’s not raining right now, but supposedly we should be getting more through Wednesday. I don’t mind. I like driving [...]

Rainy Days

It’s true, it does rain here in Southern California. Oh, maybe 5 days out of the year! (The past two years we have had a bit of a drought issue. Rain has been hard to come by.) It’s been nice. I don’t mind driving in it, although I don’t think Californians really know to drive [...]

a meme

My friend Maryanne tagged me for a meme and since I rarely do them, I will acquiesce her request. This meme is for 10 things you’ve done that others probably haven’t done. I don’t know if I even have 10. And I doubt I have pictures to go with them. So I’ll have to cheat [...]

Up til 2

Believe me, it was harsh but totally worth it. I have been quite productive lately. Especially late night. I cannot put the blame on any one person in this household. But she wears a diaper! It’s just too tempting for little hands when I break out the paper, glue, beads, wire, knitting needles, tape, scissors… [...]

Moving Along

I’ve been color working along on the Endpaper Mitts and I am happy to say that I’m quite pleased, (sorry to be so redundant):

 
I am already working the increases and in a few rows I’ll be able to work the rest of the palm and ribbing. They are a bit tighter than I’d like, but [...]

Meet Frankie

Frankie is a shy kind of guy.

Frankie loves to travel, especially to colder climates. And he loves his trusty scarf that matches his stripes!

Frankie is on his way to a new home. Dalton will not allow another alpha male in the house.
Say good bye, Frankie!

{Frankie was made from the Wee Ones Pointy Kitty pattern. I [...]

Frustration Quelled

Yes, my frustration has been quelled a bit.
I passed the Italian Tubular Cast On for the Enpaper Mitts and started the colorwork last night. It’s been a very long time since I’ve done intarsia. (And though I’ve been knitting for years, I still haven’t done any Fair Isle.) The last intarsia work I did was [...]

Something is better than nothing

And something is all I have. It’s my own fault. I take all the blame. I am 100% responsibility. If I didn’t have one million and one so many projects going on, I’d be able to show you something with substance. Instead, all I have is a card. Yeah, one stinking card:

I made this [...]

Shrug it off

Sorry that I’ve been MIA. We’ve had all kinds of crappy things going on here this past week.Beginning with last week, Shawn and I got pulled over because we have a “gangster type” car. We drive a 1986 Lincoln Towncar. Our tags had just expired, but the cop didn’t see the tags since he [...]

So maybe this is a sewing blog

You can’t blame me, can you? Nobody warned me about the variety of fabrics. The colors, the textures, the patterns. Nobody warned me that I could make uber cute clothing for Scout. Dresses, pantaloons, sun hats. Nobody warned me about Gingher scissors, pretty glass pins, self healing cutting mats, bobbins, thread, oh my God it’s [...]