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I have about one million posts in my brain, however, I am currently “single-parenting” since Randy is in California on business. So, sadly, internet, you will have to settle for a photo of the napkins I have started based on this post.
I really am just trying to inspire you to hold on until I can post much more exciting photos of some Bitty Booties that I made for a friend’s shower last weekend…
This is Ellen at 34 months (yes, nearly 3, sob!) wearing a dress I made for her to wear to a friend’s wedding when she was 6 months old.
Observe:
The pain that it gives me to view this picture of her is nearly indescribable. I have debated about whether or not to post about my secondary infertility since I quit blogging at blogger and once again when I started blogging here. We started “not trying” around Ellen’s first birthday. When we (meaning “I”…why do couples refer to themselves jointly even when it is clearly only one or the other??) stopped taking the pill, it took about 6 months to conceive her. Right about the time I was beginning to think, “huh. maybe we ought to try a little harder to track my cycle?” I was pregnant with her. Now I am waiting to get into the Reproductive Medicine Clinic at the same hospital where I delivered my naturally conceived baby. Oh, and I started my period today, day 31 of my normally 28 day cycle. I don’t want to dwell on this topic any more than this, because it brings me down. Which is why I craft. Which is why I love to get online and get inspired. Which is why I originally posted these pictures. Because sometimes you make something that really lasts and can give you joy despite the bittersweetness of it. The pattern is Simplicity 9911. I highly recommend it.
So I have recently discovered the pure bliss of thrifting. Oh, I have in the past been known to visit the occasional Goodwill or what have you, but not now. I have days of the week specifically dedicated to thrifting. I can only imagine what garage sle season will look like for me this year.
On a recent trip to my local Goodwill I discovered this bowl.
Oh, that the bowls it contained would have matched!! My only complaint is that I really want more. Isn’t that always the case? See more photos at Flickr to the right.
So my question is this, to all what? five of you who read this? How can I find out what this pattern is called? I have searched and searched for enamelware patterns, enamelware, enamel… nothing. Any help?
Oh, Spring Fever.
I have never been monogamous to one project. When knitting, I need a project that needs no attention (for knit night, so as to provide plenty of chatability), little attention (TV knitting), and full attention (nice day while daughter sleeps knitting) and I follow suit with most crafting. Having said that, let me introduce just a sampling of the knitting projects lurking around.
Socks for me. I have just gotten to the point with these where I am comfortable knitting without constantly staring at the [very simple] chart. I was talking recently with a friend about charts versus written (?) instructions in a pattern. For some reason, with a chart I am constantly second guessing myself. If I have the stitches written out, I simply memorize it. Which is weird…normally I am such a visual learner.
Socks for the hub. I have been promising Randy socks since I finished my first pair. I decided that I wanted to knit something that he could wear out of the house (as opposed to some quick worsted weight around-the-house socks) and fell in absolute love with the cabled socks from Favorite Socks. I am just not loving the gusset right now.
Vest for me. I was in Patagonia not too long ago and remembered how I love their fleece vests (we call them wubbies around here). I don’t, however, love the price. I like their policies and can kind of understand why they are so expensive, but cannot get over the hump of actually purchasing something for me at full price. So, I found this pattern from Oat Couture and have absolutely no excuse for it not being done. I am knitting it in Cascade Lana Grande color 6031 on size 13 needles!! No excuse. None.
The header picture, by the way, was taken peeking out the window at a sunset from my seat in front of the computer. I know it is not clear, but I loved the colors so much!!
