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WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

I've made only a little bit of progress on my Barley Light hat . I try to do a few rows a day. I did manage to pull out my totes of yarn and try to do some type of organizing. I'm already tryi…
WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

I completely dropped the ball on being creative last year. I finished a grand total of three knitting projects. Three. I didn't make anything after April. I have no idea why either. In true new y…
Currently | Week 3

Currently | Week 3

Losing | See previous post . I'm still irritated. Pairing | I recently turned 40. Scary, I know. Up until now I have not had any kind of facial routine. I don't wear any makeup so I just didn&#…
Clementina Sweater

Clementina Sweater

Last week it finally began to feel like Fall around here. I've had this Clementina pattern for a while, but never made one so I figured now was the time! I can't remember what I originally b…
WIP Wednesday {April 29th}

WIP Wednesday {April 29th}

I'm still knitting along on this Oriental Lily dress .  I didn't work on it at all over the weekend so progress is a little slower than I would like.  Oh and I did the first round of increases…
WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

Today I started the Oriental Lily dress pattern by Georgie Hallam.  I'm making the 3T size based on my daughter's chest measurements.  Using Knit Picks CotLin DK weight yarn in Harbor and Sag…
Big B's and Lots of Strings

Big B's and Lots of Strings

I decided to boost my craftiness this year by following along with a Tumblr blog, Craft Challenges .  Doing a new project every month.  Probably a lost cause before it even starts because I rarely eve…
Erryday I'm Ravelin'

Erryday I'm Ravelin'

I just published my first pattern on Ravelry. I'm nervous, excited, like a deer in the headlights. When I first began knitting, which wasn't that long ago peeps, I looked everywhere for patter…
Snow Day!

Snow Day!

It's officially SNOW DAY #1 here in western Kentucky.  We have basically a half inch of snow on the ground.  I know for you Northerners this sounds crazy, but we take our tiny snowfall amounts VE…
Productivity

Productivity

A gloriously lazy weekend was had by me.  Saturday I stayed in my pajamas and didn't even put on a bra all day long .  It was AWESOME.  I think I am still trying to recover from the band competiti…
Remixed

Remixed

It's almost Friday!!!  Three day school week as my kids were out on both Monday (professional development) and Tuesday (Election day).  Bless it.  We won't even start in on the politics, but …
And So It Begins...

And So It Begins...

I got the yarn for Christmas presents today!!   Promptly realized I don't have size 13 circular needles. Second guessed the super thin sport weight yarn. Started on the Leethal Mary Janes . Ooo!  Ooo!…
Currently {july twenty fifth}

Currently {july twenty fifth}

this weeks themes: watching, searching, missing, growing, ignoring Sooooo... I'm a little late again.  Whoopsie.  Shit happens.  And around here it's flying everywhere!  At least I'm getti…
Seedless Watermelon

Seedless Watermelon

When I first started this knitting project, I didn't realize that the colors I chose would make Rowan look like a little watermelon.  A little seedless watermelon. There are so many mistakes.  Ne…
One Down

One Down

Heelllloo there! After what should have been only a few days turned into almost a month, I finally finished this summery, light vest. I had intended on selling it, but after I finished the front, I kn…
Guess Who's Back.... Back Again

Guess Who's Back.... Back Again

I'm back bitches!  With a shiny new layout to boot so if'n you're reading in a blog reader or some other reason that you wouldn't be able to see my awesomeness come visit me directly!…
Basketball and Needles

Basketball and Needles

Knitting needles.  Not needle needles because ack, who likes those?! I just realized that I haven't been around for almost two weeks.  I fear it's just a sign of the times. Springtime ! We'…
Disappearing Act

Disappearing Act

I kind of ran away from the internet this week.  I'd love to explain and show you pictures from all the awesome things I was doing all week.  Except really I was just chillin' at home.  In my…
Is it Friday already?!

Is it Friday already?!

I had fully intended to blog something this week.  Instead, not only were my kids out of school on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day, but they were also out Tuesday through Thursday.…
Post With No Name

Post With No Name

Gosh I really don't understand how people can post blog updates every day.  Occasionally I think to myself... "Oooo!  I should blog about this." Occasionally I actually DO blog about it…