well

I guess the baby-news was a little early because it seems like I'm losing the baby. I just have to understand this wasn't the right time for us to have another child. It will be okay.

I realize this is a craft-blog but it had to said!

a FO and a WIP

I knitted up these little slippers for my daughter the other day. Super fast knit, I love them so much. She's very much into ballet at this point in her life and she loves to dress up. So these were a good fit. They were the Twinkletoes pattern from knitty (free is good!).




I'm also painfully close to finishing my cable comfort throw. I'm using my LAST ball of yarn and wondering if I should just finish now or do the last 12 rows of the pattern. I don't know if I'm going to have enough yarn, but I'm not above ripping. So I'm going to press on.

still here

just not updating, surprised?

I'm setting a new goal for '08, update this blog at least twice a month. There we'll see how this goes. I might even have to go so far as to write it on my calender!

xams knitting update

so far so good and I'm even updating this blog! Wow!

Crazy.

In the past two days I finished Alyssa's Hat and baby Steve's pirate doll.


The rest of the stuff I'd like to get done within the week by Dec 1.

I'm going to edit my last post and cross things off my list!!

lists and lists

I always have good intentions.

Knitting
- knit pie slice (from Pie Knits)
- knit donuts (2 sets of 6)
- luv gun (from Mochimochi)
- Flower Power Hats (3/3) (from Knitty)
- Kate (from knitty)
- pirate doll (from Dream Toys)

Sewing/cross stitch
- sock monkey ornaments (2)

Other Craft
- melt bead magnets
- magnetic paper dolls (2 sets)
- paper placemats (for play food table)

updates

see how good I am at keeping up with things?

I've been busy, and quite sick!! I've posted a lot of new stuff in my Ravelry notebook including the Pirate doll I'm working on for a friend's son in New Mexico.





It's very nearly done! I'm so happy with the way it's turning out.

I'm trying really hard for a hand-made xmas. I usually go nuts for xmas and spend way too much money and buy (especially MY kids) way too much STUFF. I'm carrying a lot of guilt about that. This year I'm trying really hard to do things differently. Hopefully the grandparents can follow our lead but somehow I doubt it.


I'll post more about my DIY xmas very soon!

HP

added a link on the sidebar to Pottercast, omg I'm obsessed with this podcast now. It's the nerdy-lit-geek in me. I love me some books, talking about books, reading about books, anything about books. I also love essay writing, I'm odd, I know this.

We're moving TOMORROW. Shock and Awe. I know I know.

I need to work on this blogs' layout. For now though, I must go pack more boxes.