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Archive for May, 2008

Here’s my first Beanies 4 Buddies combo! What a fun, quick project to use up those less-than skeins!

I have been thinking a lot the past few weeks about these two things:
a quote we studied for quite a while from our John Piper study, the Pleasures of God-
“The worth and excellency of a soul is [...]

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Two words… 2nd word… rhymes with meat….

Ok – I’m going for Flat Feet here.  Yes, I’m really bad at charades.   There ya go! – Flat Feet Charade socks.  You win!

Actually, I win – I LOVE these socks!  The Flat Feet yarn was really great to work with, the kinky yarn was not a problem at [...]

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Everyone’s seen the famous Dogs Playing Poker pictures. I give you- Dog Playing Uno

What do you think, should we have it done up in black velvet for over the fireplace?

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Beanies 4 Buddies

I wanted to let you know of a ministry we just started through our Women’s group at church, called Beanies 4 Buddies.
We also have a Ravelry group started.  We are knitting hats for children who are undergoing cancer treatment at Childrens’ Hospital Los Angeles (childrenshospitalla.org), and with their hat each child will receive a [...]

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Why, oh why?

Why – if this is MY quiet place-to-call-my-own, are there so many of us in here? – and why is it already messy?

Any why haven’t I noticed before that one of my children apparently is a 3-legged mutant?

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Thank you for all your comments and help regarding my Twist dilemma. I do like you guys, you think like me -the comments ran 19 to nothing to keep on keepin’ on as I was (which, surprise, surprise – is just what I did anyway ) My sleeve is now about [...]

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I need a fresh opinion.  When I think of cables, I think of solid yarn.  However, after seeing Tammy’s Twist (one of the prettiest I’ve seen!), I have wanted to make a Twist for myself, and ever since winning my yarn from Mary-Kay, I have wanted to make it with my variegated yarn.

But, tell me [...]

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Every morning I read the scriptures

Every Friday the hubby brings home roses for me

Every month the girls and I go to Women’s Breakfast with the other ladies in our church
(mmm, cinnamon peach breakfast bread pudding)

Every year one of the girls wins short-lived goldfish at the May Festival

and once in a lifetime I win a sweater’s [...]

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I had a busy day…

I didn’t knit at all, but I Wii-bowled… among other sports (I’m especially sucky at MarioKart)…

I organized my stash in my new closet-type organizer.  Yes, that’s the pitiful amount of stash I’ve amassed,

Well, except for the sock yarn )

I also got my car back from the shop, got through all the Dell phone games [...]

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