Octoberfest.
Lorena posted the October square and I like it. If I wasnt in the middle of the March square and a plain old stockinette square, I would cast on right now.
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I joined a congo…
http://hyenacart.com/Home2Home/ I joined the Home 2 Home Congo. I will be stocking my items with some other mamas who make diapers. There is some nice diapers and other things in the congo, so be sure and check it out! There is nothing more wonderful than cloth diapering… well, except supporting stay at home Moms!
I am going to let my Hyena Cart lapse, since it is cheaper to go with the congo and it easier to advertise when you have 7-8 other Moms helping! I can also focus more on stocking the congo. Stop by and check it out, tell me what you think!
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Posted September 30th, 2009. Add a comment
The owl.
We had a vistor today and I was lucky enough to get a few pictures of him. Please dont mind my terrible photo. I really need to get the flash fixed or at least play with the settings.
Owl, hunting squirrels, I hope.
“Here are a lot of superstitions associated with owls. Here are a few of them: – If an owl lands on the roof of your house, it is an omen of death. Constant hooting near your house also foretells death.
– If an owl hoots at the moment of childbirth, the child will have an unhappy life.
– The Irish believe that if an owl flies into a house it must be killed immediately. If it escapes, it will take the luck of the house with it.
– If an owl nests in an abandoned house, then the dwelling must be haunted. An owl is the only creature who can abide a ghost.
– By eating salted owl, a person can be cured of gout.
– If an owl hoots during a burial service, the deceased is bound to rise from the grave and haunt the living.
– An owl living in the attic of a house will cause a pregnant woman to miscarry.
– If a pregnant woman hears the shriek of an owl, her child will be a girl.”
I saw him fly into the tree and ran for the camera. I thought he was the hawk I saw a few weeks ago on the fence, but when I started snapping pics I realized it was not a hawk at all. I love owls, so this was really cool for me. Living next to a nature preserve has its drawbacks, like ticks and pesky squirrels… but it is moments like this that I really enjoy it. Growing up in Maine I spent a lot of time in nature, playing in the woods, fishing, camping and hiking. Here in Florida you can do all those things, but it is hard to time things. The summer is too hot, Autumn brings too much rain, Winter is too cold and Spring is all there is left! Not to mention the spiders that make me want to scratch my skin off just thinking about them.
I finished the Austin Cowl to go with my Starry-Night-Star Crossed Beret. I enjoyed both projects. The beret took no time at all and the cowl was also a quick knit. I still have a little yarn left and I cant decide what to make yet… I was thinking a headband or even a cuff might be cool. I love the colors of this yarn.
Currently I am working on some longies for Laura, some Kai-Mei socks for Amanda, a Wallaby for my little love and a baby blanket for baby Mia who should arrive very soon. She is due in October and I really need to hustle to get it done in case she shows up early.
I want to make a Traveling Woman shawl soon. Not for me, for a gift, since I am not a shawl person… I would consider myself more of a stole or scarf person. Lace knitting is not really the most enjoyable thing for me yet, so I want to practice some more lace projects before I write it off completely.
Posted September 25th, 2009. 2 comments
I miss cable.
Today the cable man is supposed to show up. I am waiting patiently but I miss my tv shows and my Internet connection. I am able to get online, but I can’t upload any photos to blogger! I am hoping to be able to catch a rerun of my new fave show “Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment” since I missed it on Tuesday night. I love that show and I am dying to know what happened! I really hope the Discovery Channel does some more shows like this. It is a wonderful reality show concept. They drop off a group of regular people in Alaska, give them supplies and a map and they just have to survive and travel from camp to camp. No money involved, no prizes… just the satisfaction of a job well done… and well, porcupine & squirrel stew I guess!
I joined a new Ravelry group called “Eya’s brave new testers” as a challenge. I am such a newbie at knitting, but this particular pattern called “Tiny Cables Baby Sweater” called to me. I found some really nice cotton/soy yarn in a lilac color and I started it last night (come on cable guy!!!) I am stalled right now, I had to ask a newbie question, but I do have pictures! I am also almost finished with April’s skirty. I adore it and must remember to take a few pictures of the progress.
I will post all the pictures as soon as I can! In the meantime, I am feverishly cleaning and washing laundry!
Posted June 4th, 2009. Add a comment
Adding to my resume, one screw at a time!!!
Well, today I can add a few more things to my domestic engineering resume. I got mad skills, yo. So I thought, in the spirit of blogging, I would give you some visuals!
I can teach a baby how to use a spoon!
I can fix the favorite toy, that mysteriously stops working with no obvious reason why…
Look at me fixing the toy… now that is a skill! (I can screw! ;-P LOL) Especially when you consider I had to fight off a curious toddler from touching the tiny screws, the screw driver and the parts that are swallowing size! I can certainly multi-task!
I mastered cables! Knitting is such a blast!
The progression of “My So-Called Scarf”
I have mastered the ribbing– which took awhile. Now cables, with and without a cable needle. I am completely proud of myself!
Alright, it is nap time for the Boo, time for me to get off this computer and enjoy some baby-free knitting time! I just started my first knitted soaker and I am excited to crank it out. I joined a swap on the co-op I belong too. We are trading “yarn for woolies” and I am excited. The girl I am paired with has twins, and she will be sending me yarn and I will knit or crochet it up for her in trade for a like amount of wool. I absolutely LOVE trades, so this is going to be great!