Last year I started a scarf for myself and never finished...until last night. It's the same one I made for my son here. It's a bigger version and made with yarn from artfibers: It's 66% silk and 34% lambswool. Very soft...and actually very long. I'm a bit sad about artfibers closing...not sure what will happen in the future but you can read more here.
Another birthday gone...it was yesterday...I took the day off from work. During the day I wound a ball of yarn with the help of my son...and then a chair:
I got some new shoes in the mail:
I saw gray ones at Wiksten but I could only find the black ones in my size.
I also had dinner with the husband at Farallon wearing my new black shoes. They're very comfortable.
It was a good day.
I haven't been crafting lately. I've been busy with Jason's 5th birthday party. Now that's it's over I can rest a bit. After work today I had to go to Crate & Barrel to buy a $3.95 butter dish but came out with these extras:
Frivolous, I know. I usually buy books on Amazon but just bought full price here. I'm craving cupcakes and wanted to try a different recipe.
I'm starting to knit this in the greenish yarn. I put it down and haven't picked it up but I will soon. I like that it's knit in the round.
I'll post pictures of the spiderman party on flickr!
Have a good rest of the week!
I gave birth to this little boy...how fast they grow...
The picture was taken here w/ Pepe Le Pew. Jason had no idea who he was but later in the day he said "Mommy, where's my picture with the skunk?" I didn't even know he knew what a skunk was...haha! Lots of party planning to do for this Saturday...
Also quick post on a real instant gratification knitting project...
a blythe sweater...
pattern from here.
I bet I caught your attention with the title of the post. Shall I start with the porn?
I'm sure you're familiar with this book. This a new one. Porn for New Moms. Pick a copy up and look specifically at pages 21, 31 & 87. You will see a familiar face on those pages.
...and I share with you some knitting photos of a baby hat. My sister was going to a baby shower and wanted me to knit a baby hat for a girl. This project was fast and easy...instant gratification:
This is my favorite part of knitting a hat...the decreasing part =)
All finished:
Starting a new scarf: (66% silk, 34% lambswool)
A bakery : Patisserie Philippe:
Shopping at jansdotter.com
We went to Ikea last Saturday and I bought some fabric there to make new couch pillows. I picked the red and orange flower fabric to add some brightness to my green couches. I finished these pillows rather quickly.
I also finished my sister's black scarf made with the brushed silk from this post.
Here is the pattern.
Now I'm starting a little baby hat made from a Rebecca pattern. I'm knitting with 100% cotton and there is simply no give at all but I like how it feels.
I've been knitting more fingerless gloves:
This is the same pattern as the black ones I knit in my previous post...
and these are the "dashing" gloves from Knitty. I think I'm going to modify this pattern to make it shorter. I love the cable pattern on these.
More sewing...
Pouches I promised to make someone a long time ago...
Folding for Nancy. Just a sneak peak...
Wrapping gifts for parties this weekend and one for the mail...
Knitting fingerless gloves from a pattern my co-worker created...
Dining...
at the Garden Court...
We had a craft fair at work. It's been an annual thing so employees can do some one-stop holiday shopping. I made zippered pouches again. This year they sold out! I made 21, which was less than last year because I didn't sell out then. I think it was the fabric choice that did it. I used my stash of Junko Onishi fabric.
Ava can almost fit the sweater I knit when she was in my tummy. There's still lots of room to grow in it. A few pictures to share:
This is what she does when I say "no" (besides throwing herself on the floor).
I can't believe it's almost Christmas soon.
