Category Archives: May 2010

Happy Friday!

What a nice day to have when you get to see this cuteness all day!
Gram had his 6mth check-up this week, and weighs in at 18lbs and measures 28in.  He’s in the 93rd percentile for height which is a bit funny given that Eric and I aren’t exactly tall people.
Some of the things Gram likes […]

Did Someone Say Shetland in Missouri?

Yes, we did!
Peggie and Don McCallie invites us and YOU to their farm in Dittmer, MO.
Saturday, June 5th
Noon-late afternoon
Come visit Wild Flower Farm!
Aside from having just the cutest, sweetest sheep [Shetland] with the most wonderful, colorful fleeces in the world! we also have, oh, another 50+ rare and cute critters.  Tour the pastures, play with […]

Lace Knit Along

Here’s the finished piece and a few suggestions, courtesy of Sandra!

If you haven’t yet purchased yarn and are planning to participate in the KAL, here are a few suggestions:
First, a warning about colors. For lace projects, I avoid highly variegated yarns. Color contrast is fun, but too much of it detracts from the lace […]

For Mr. G

I’m knitting this little sweater for Gram for our Intarsia class scheduled later this month.  I had been vacillating over what style to create: raglan, drop shoulder, saddle shoulder, top-down, bottom-up, in the round, flat….  Would you believe I’ve written up instructions for most of them while trying to decide.
I finally settled on a bottom-up, […]

Small yet Gratifying

This watch cap was a modification from its original plan as a sockhead hat, a more stocking hat-ish style cap.  I thought perhaps I would like the elongated look of the stocking hat, but it looked too elongated for me.

Though on Gram, it looks simply adorable.

This simple hat is a great project for those times […]

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