I've been bad about trying to update this daily. Over the weekend Carson was with Grandma and Grandpa. Eric, Madison, and I spent the weekend with GGMa D, so that T & S could get away for the weekend. I tried working on making rabbits for the kids for Easter but the first one turned out more like a bear. I gotta work on the ears I think. So I didn't start the second, I also think I am going to try a different pattern.

Here's one cigar glove:


Here's what $100 will by at the yarn store:


And here's to our movie night:

We didn't have power last night. A wind storm knocked down a power line in the neighborhood. We ended up going to the store and buying a propane heater and we all slept in our bedroom. Carson "camped" out on the floor. Boy he was lost not having a movie to watch.

So we started the paperwork to sell our house. We will be moving closer to Ptown, closer to Eric's work. In a way I have mixed emotions. I would love to live closer to ptown but I'm not looking forward to packing boxes.

On another note, the yarn store in Troutdale is closing and going to internet sales so everything is 25-40% off. I got some yarn to do a clapotis, Noro for a couple of bunnies, 100% wool for soakers/longies, oh yarn for Odessa now I need beads, a needle felting kit and Fiber Trends patterns for felted clogs babies and adults. I spent $100 and I could have spent more. I so wanted Skye but didn't get any. What would I knit up with it?

I have one glove of Cigar done and am almost to the finger portion of the second glove. I need to take a picture of it. I'll try and do that today and post later.

Past Projects

Pattern: Elizabeth Zimmerman's baby leggings. Yarn: recycled from a goodwill sweater and hand dyded by me with Wiltons. Finished for Christmas 2005. Added picot edging to bottom of legs. Name: The Hershey Kiss Hat. Pattern: my own version. Yarn: recycled from a sweater. Model: Eric. Recipient: David
Pattern: Holy Sheep Everything Pattern with embellished dog. Yarn: Fisherman's. Yarn for the dog dyed with food coloring. Recipient: MDC momma

The 5 foot long hat

Eric's cousin, David, asked for a 5 foot long hat that he could wear snowboarding. He wanted a fat ball at the end and a skull and crossbones on it. So here it is. 5 feet from one ball to the other little ones. There's also a secret pocket on the inside. It's knit in wool ease chunky. Not a set pattern. I adapted from a couple of other patterns. I should have kept better notes. Knit in the round. Finished for Christmas 2005.

In the beginning....

Carson was born 10/01 and I have been loving motherhood since. Okay so it has it's ups and downs but hey that's life ay. I worked when Carson was younger but always said that when I have another that I would stay at home with them. Well in Sept 04 I found out I was pregnant. On Dec. 31 04, my boss laid me off because of lack of work. Very long story there. So I was without a job or health insurance and prego. I wasn't able to find a job before Madison was born but that's okay. I got to spend lots of time with Carson before Madison join us in 06/05.
So where does this knitting and crafty stuff come in you ask. Welll...right before Carson was born, I was into scrapbooking. I have all the stuff. But then we got a digital and well now I scrapbook on the computer and all the neato stuff is collecting dust. Though I do bring it out to make cards and will make little scrap books for friends. Then I started sewing. I started sewing little bags for Carson to hold things in. He's always carrying a bag to hold his toys. Since I had time, I sewed Madison's bedding. (not that she uses her crib or even sleeps in her room.)
I started knitting for Christmas 04. I knitted all the ladies on Eric's side scarves. Each one was a different yarn type. Eric and I decided that we would cloth diaper Madison since I would be home. I started knitting her diaper covers after all the scarves. I have since branched out a little with fingerless gloves, a sweater, booties, leggings, hats, hmmm what else....I have pictures that I need to upload but they aren't on this computer so I'll do that later.
So here I am now. I'm knitting Cigar out of a camo/woodland colorway of bbr from Wooly Wonders By Nada. These will be for Eric for hunting. He actually wants 2 pairs, the other for work. Then my brother saw the pattern and now he wants a pair, but in pink. hmmmm I won't want to do any more mittens/gloves/fingerless anything for a while.

My first post

Seems silly to have a not have a blog already so here goes.

The Adventures of the Little Green Frog Begins.....