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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.

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The Goal… and the July Square II

The goal is to have a Hyena Cart shop up and running by August 31.
I did some yarn stash inventory today and I would like to have
– 3 soakers and 4 skirtys –
ready to go by then… This is going to be tight, but I think it is attainable.

Soaker #1 will be “orange marmalade” from Palm Valley Fibers on Etsy.
Here we go… cross your fingers!
Second attempt at the July Afghan square… I figured out that the one I made on Saturday I was wrapping the yarn around my (makeshift) cable needle (DPN) and that was my big issue… So when I figured that out, I thought for sure I could turn out a decent square…
Well, I am halfway there… my cables that lean to the right came out great. My cables that lean to the left however, are completely WRONG. So I guess I will be making a third attempt!!!

Posted July 13th, 2009.

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Lilac skirty for Amber

This came out so pretty.
side
bird’s eye

close up-detail

Posted July 8th, 2009.

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Finished April’s skirty!

Pretty in pink!

It came out so beautiful!!!
I just love making skirty’s!

Posted June 8th, 2009.

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Monday, Monday…

I enjoyed a tasty meal last night. My long time friend, Craig, came over and cooked up a tasty gourmet meal called “Saltimboca” which consisted of a chicken cutlet wrapped in prosciutto then pan fried and drenched in a mouth watering sauce made from Marsala wine and chicken stock. I wish I had more!!! I made some fettuccine Alfredo and sauteed some fresh spinach and garlic with a touch of white wine and butter. We drank an excellent wine with it, the well known 2000 Chateau Pavie, which was rated either 100 or 99 points. The wine was sexy, to say the least, but the dinner may very well have shown it up. After dinner Josh, Craig and I watched “Zack & Miri” since Craig had not seen it, Josh loves it and I was busy working on the finishing touches of April’s skirty, so I was indifferent.

Soon it was time for Boo to go to bed and Josh fell asleep with him. Craig and I stayed up having a theological discussion as we usually do and finally I went to bed soon after he left some time around midnight. I fully expected to wake up hungover… but I guess that it the good part about $300 wines, no hang-over? Or perhaps I just got lucky? Either way, I had a huge burst of energy this morning and emptied about 6 more lingering boxes of stuff, did 3 loads of laundry, lanolized all the wool covers in the house and straightened up the place. I honestly think cleaning this place is more of a pleasure due to the well-lit atmosphere and beautiful kitchen. Our dishwasher is worlds above our old one and the sink even makes washing dishes as close to pleasurable as washing dishes can get.
I am desperately trying to push the boy towards eating more food. He wants to nurse constantly and I am not only tired of nursing every hour, but I am feeling sore from it as well. Today I have made major effort to push back each feeding an hour. I have been offering food and water to him since he was 6 months old, but he will rarely eat more than a few bites for me, unless of course I offer him french fries or pasta! He eats a lot for his father when I am out of the house, so I know he will eat when hungry, I just have to be more strict about nursing. I am not trying to wean him by any means, but I would like to get it down to 4-6 nursing sessions in a 24 hour period. I know my body will thank me for it too.
Well, off to surf the web for a good deal on a dependable swift. Wish me luck!

Posted June 8th, 2009.

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April’s skirty… almost done!

I hope to finish this very soon… maybe by Saturday night?

Posted June 5th, 2009.

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I am moving tomorrow afternoon.

So I have the place about halfway packed up. I am making a list of must-brings to the new house. I will be leaving before the boys really get things into the truck, this way they dont have to worry about an escaping dog or toddler. I am happy to get out of here anyway. The baby and the dog can both get out some energy tearing up the back yard and the short walk to the pool and play ground will be nice.

Besides the obvious “must-brings” like diapers and a dish for the dog’s water, I am bringing my current project which is April’s skirty. Its a lovely shade of pink and so far I am enjoying it, as I knew I would. I am also extremely excited to get everything unpacked and finish off the longies I started. I have this intense love affair with blue faced leicester and this particular one is just killing me to set it down even for a second! Speaking of BFL… the new one I ordered from Hyena Cart should be on its way. Unfortuantely it will most likely arrive after the move. I hate the idea of it sitting in my mail box baking in the disgusting Florida heat and humidity. It deserves better than that! Named after Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, “Starry Night” is another love in my life… It was as if the dyer of this yarn made it just for me! I only wish she had more than the 6oz I bought… I was hoping it could become a Wonderful Wallaby, but there is still a chance that it could happen. Providing the Yarn Gods smile on me and point me towards some matching trim superwash BFL. I have faith!
So wish me luck with this move, I only hope I dont mis-place my sanity for too long. That reminds me… I should go mark the box I packed it in.

Posted May 29th, 2009.

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Packing, packing, packing and more packing! That is all I have been up to all day! A few breaks to change a diaper or nurse my son, while joining different groups on Ravelry. My current project in the group “2009 12″ crochet block a month CAL” I finished the February square yesterday morning with a little tweaking…

…and then began on the March square… well, it was named “Irish Rose” and it was very pretty… I finished the actual rose part in the middle of the square and then decided to frog it and start a different square when I realized how awkward it would be to lie on top of such a big “rose”… I am really trying to go for a more comfortable blanket at this time, so no more 3-D designs. I decided to go with “Esther’s square” for my March, which is actually a January square, but whatever.

At some point I got the mail and was pleasantly surprised to find YARN!!!

A huge assortment of Araucania Nature Wool from April, a girl on one of my co-op forums. I entered a “yarn for woolies” swap. I signed up as a worker, hoping to make another beautiful skirty for a lucky little girl. The blue and lilac are for me, the pink and pumpkin are for her. She has twins, boy and a girl so I will be working on some shorties as well as a skirty for her! Receiving her yarn in the mail got me thinking about a purchase I made on Hyena Cart… I should have received it by now… it is some delicious BFL called “Starry Night” — I have been in love with it for awhile and finally took the plunge and bought it. I am hoping to find some matching BFL trim somewhere and make it into a Wonderful Wallaby for the Boo.
These were not good.
How is the Gluten-free diet going? Wonderful! Well, until yesterday. I broke down and binged on carbs. Gluten is a delicious thing that I have taken for granted. I have decided I would rather die from a gluten related death than give up my precious gluten. That was the longest week of my life! The deciding factor was pure laziness combined with the complete lack of weight loss. After about 8 days… I didn’t even lose one pound. I blame the depression of looking at that bathroom scale on my full force attack on some REAL french toast sticks followed by a vegetarian corn dog and then a can of veggie soup. After all that I was still hungry, which surprised me. This weekend I intend on consuming the better part of a medium pizza and lots of beer!
You can’t move properly without beer. This is a law of nature.
We did secure a moving truck. Not at first, but after filling out some Internet “paperwork” Josh got a call letting us know we will have a truck at 4:30pm on Saturday. This is great for 3 reasons:

1. I have a hair appointment at 12:15pm, that I no longer have to cancel.

2. We can move this weekend, which does not call for rain… next weekend does.
3. I don’t have to be angry about Josh’s procrastination.
Off to start the skirty for April, finish baking the banana bread, and make taco dinner for the family.

Posted May 28th, 2009.

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Beautiful!!!

So here is Rachel’s  beautiful little girl, 
trying on the new skirty I mailed her. 
I am so glad that it fits so well!
It looks so pretty on her! I had so much fun making it!
I cant wait to do another skirty!
Thanks for the pictures, Rachel!!! She is a super model for sure!

Posted May 15th, 2009.

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Applewood skirty is finished!

I finally finished the skirty! Those take up uite a bit of yarn! 2 full skeins of “applewood” malabrigo and a lot of TLC! Well worth it though as long as Rachel sends some pictures of her daughter modeling it. I love this patten. Ladybug skirty, I purchased it from Ravelry. Have I mentioned how much I love Ravelry? I cannot get over it. Sometimes I sit a sift through patterns for longer than I care to admit. It is certainly curing my BBC habit. Which is good, since I should not be having another baby any day soon.
Speaking of babies, Josh’s boss is having a girl! His wife found out yesterday and I think I am more excited than they are, because I am already planning some beautiful crochet/knit baby items!
Here are my latest pics:

On my needles: the “firey” scarf… It will be my first knitting project, how exciting!
The skirty for Rachel! She makes some lovely handmade items and we are trading. I cant wait to see pictures and hear the feedback on this skirty! 100% merino wool, applewood malabrigo.
I had to have a real life model to gauge the waist, so since my son was the closest baby on hand, he was the victim… er, I mean model! Shhh! Its our secret, he never has to know!
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Posted May 7th, 2009.

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