Busy, busy bee!

I’m proud to announce that I finished all 3 birthday presents BEFORE the party this time…but less than proud to admit that the blankets were meant to be last year’s presents — last year was “the year of the blanket” for my nieces/nephews/second cousin…I finished 4 of the 6, but crapped out on these last [...]

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It’s almost gone!

Where has the summer gone? We are fast approaching our last week of summer, and I’m still wondering where all the time went!
We’ve had some fun, so it isn’t terrible, but…wow! How quickly these Michigan summers go – you would think I’d be used to it by now. My favorite summer trip [...]

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I may have created sock monsters…

This is 1/2 of (one of my) sister’s birthday present (Harry Potter Opal colorway – Ron). I may have made a mistake when I brought up to our family reunion to custom fit the length, though. Her gushing about the comfort caused my Mom to try it on…and I noticed a gleam in [...]

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It’s a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood…

…not to rip off a beloved child “entertainer,” but it really has…

This is my favorite neighborhood park.

(there’s actually a sand pit there)

Fenced in all around, a nice little wading pool, a sand pit, great shade, a restroom & a water fountain…what more could a mom & 3 little goobers ask for? Oh, did [...]

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All For Me: A Felted Ice Cream Pint Cozy

We all do it once in a while…eat right from those handy little pint containers, right? I know my Grandpa considers ice cream to be one of the essentials in life, so I created this quick little felted cozy for him! Now to make one for myself…
Needle size: 10 1/2
Yarn: Cascade 220 or [...]

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So Many Things…

I’m not sure where my blogging mojo has gone…I’m still knitting, but lately stringing together more than a single sentence for a facebook update is just too. much. work. It could have something to do with my sweet, dear 2 year old boy, who is NOT sleeping in his own bed, as we speak.

It [...]

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Life as a Mom

You find strange things in your pocket — with no memory of putting them there…

You get way too excited about ketchup sales…

And eventually, you lose your last remaining brain cells, and the only thing you can knit are mindless bags in pretty colors…

Yes…number 7 is on the needles already…
My only redeeming knitting project is the [...]

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Spring has sprung…

and I am apparently obsessed with market bags…

The last one pictured is finished & I’ve started a fifth one…in my defense, I’ve been spending a lot of time outside, and the work there is using up all my mental energy. These bags are perfect no thinking projects, and if you keep them [...]

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Look Ma, I sewed!

I had no choice, really — I needed something to put my friend’s 30th birthday present in! Mary Beth is one of my best friends; we met in 6th grade and by 7th were inseparable. So for her birthday I loaded the bag up with some of our old treats…crazy stuff like [...]

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When two socks are not a pair

Yarn: Happy Feet
Needles: size 1 (the smaller ones, not the 1 1/2’s)
Pattern: loosely based upon the Harris Tweed socks
Feet: one of mine, one of Spencers!
This yarn comes in 50 gr. balls, so after realizing that I look ridiculous in socks that end mid-calf, I unraveled back to my perfect length (which is the exact same [...]

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