A while back I posted about Too Much Yarn. So now it is time for an update.
Soon after I made that post, I saw in our church program that they were asking for help with knitting/crocheting for the babies in the Koutiala Hospital as a part of the Mali Project. The idea is [...]
Archive for May, 2007
31 May
Charity Knitting
30 May
My daughter, a.k.a. Shrek
This past weekend, my daughter went to spend a bit of time with her father. He called me at one point because he said he had a very funny story to tell me. He said that he looked at her mouth and tongue and they were a terrible shade of green. So of course, he [...]
26 May
Beading & Scarf Picture
The promised picture of the scarf. Blocking made this beautiful!
Last time I was in the local craft store to pick up supplies, I saw a fairly inexpensive tub of plastic beads. There were all sorts of animals and the holes in the beads were large so I thought they would be perfect for my daughter [...]
24 May
Entrelac scarf
Is done! It is stunning. I blocked it 2 nights ago and last night my daughter had a blast taking all the pins out and putting them away. In fact, once she took them all out, she wanted to put them all in again. I guess she won’t have to learn [...]
22 May
Cotton shopping bag.
Well, I am positive that my favorite coworker takes the best pictures ever! She promised me a picture of the shopping bag I made for her in use. Check it out!
shoppingbag.jpg
I swear that it looks better in her photo than it does in real life!
The pattern is Turkish stitch string bag with [...]
21 May
Reign over me
In Reign Over Me there is a shot of Liv Tyler with a lovely green aran sweater. Has anyone seen this? I must see this sweater again! No amount of googling it has brought it up. But I just want a closer look! *cries*
19 May
Of knitting, blocking, and frogging.
It has been awhile since I have made a true knitting post with pictures. That doesn’t mean knitting hasn’t been done. Just means that I would rather knit than post about it at the moment!
During work break I have been active, first with this dishcloth:
And also a cloth bag for my coworker who doesn’t like [...]
17 May
What did I just do?
For years I have been hemming and hawing over going back to school. I’ll hold the thought in my brain for a time and then just plain fail to do anything about it, hence never going back to school. It isn’t apathy even though it looks like it. It is sheer terror! The first go [...]
16 May
Everyone else is doing it!
Bold the stuff you’ve done, italics for stuff you plan to do eventually, and normal for stuff you don’t intend to do.
My Score:
Afghan
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch [...]
11 May
Walk Across the State
In the mail at work today I received a challenge to “walk across the state.” Basically we put together teams, wear pedometers, and track our activity for a year, hoping to virtually walk across the state. The teams progress will be charted at work and there are personal goal prizes as well as team prizes. [...]
10 May
Quiz
You Are the Thumb
You’re unique and flexible. And you defy any category.
Mentally strong and agile, you do things your own way. And you do them well.
You are a natural leader… but also truly a loner. You inspire many but connect with few.You get along well with: The Middle FingerStay away from: The Pinky
What Finger Are [...]
9 May
Skills
My daughter is retaining much more than she used to and seems able to communicate these things back to me. I realized this last night when I asked her what she had for dinner at her father’s house. First she told me “nothing” to which I responded that I knew she ate something. She then [...]
