Saturday, December 23, 2006
Who Needs A New Hobby?
......Not me! But guess who has one? I do...Am I nuts? (Don't answer!)
I used to sew, cross-stitch and rubber stamp. I wanted to learn soap- and candle-making. When I started homeschooling my son a few years ago, I purchased a scrapbook, and intended to chronicle our year, but sadly, felt it was too much to do in addition to schooling, and, sadly, had no talent for it.
Fast forward to now....(I'll wait...)...To acclimate our new children, our social worker suggested a scrapbook of our home and family. So, with a huge scrapbooking section at my local Big Lots(!), I have become one of them....The Scrapaholics! Ay-yi-yi! And, I guess I do okay because my hubby said, "And you always say, 'I'm not artistic...'"
Anyway, I took some time off of knitting, though I certainly can't afford it...not with Stro-anzza around the corner (I'll save explaining that one for another post!) and my youngest son's birthday in a matter of days...but I needed to rest my hand muscles, so I scrapbooked today, and was really pleased with the results.
Okay, off to Benihana now.......yuuuuuummmmmmmm!
I used to sew, cross-stitch and rubber stamp. I wanted to learn soap- and candle-making. When I started homeschooling my son a few years ago, I purchased a scrapbook, and intended to chronicle our year, but sadly, felt it was too much to do in addition to schooling, and, sadly, had no talent for it.
Fast forward to now....(I'll wait...)...To acclimate our new children, our social worker suggested a scrapbook of our home and family. So, with a huge scrapbooking section at my local Big Lots(!), I have become one of them....The Scrapaholics! Ay-yi-yi! And, I guess I do okay because my hubby said, "And you always say, 'I'm not artistic...'"
Anyway, I took some time off of knitting, though I certainly can't afford it...not with Stro-anzza around the corner (I'll save explaining that one for another post!) and my youngest son's birthday in a matter of days...but I needed to rest my hand muscles, so I scrapbooked today, and was really pleased with the results.
Okay, off to Benihana now.......yuuuuuummmmmmmm!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
New Project - Entwined
Here's a pic of my newest project: Entwined. So named because it is a sweater for my new son (his big brother will get a matching one!). It's a cable stitch pattern from Melissa Leapman's Cables Untangled book (love, Love, Love that book!!!) that I am designing into a sweater. The Entwined part comes from the fact that it is a cable which represents our lives intertwining and the predominant color is wine. Maybe not hugely original, but everyone who knows me, knows I get philosophical and deep about these things....
Technical notes: Made with Zara Plus, color #25, US size 6 needles for ribbing, US size 8 needles for body.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
FO: The Good Guest!
Now we just need a little person to wear it! The dress for my daughter is done, at last, with just enough yarn left over for a matching hat.
The adoption is coming along swimmingly, and I hope to report ETAs soon!
