slateblu

cupcakes and yarn

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!

5 years ago...

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.

knitting and porn

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:

yarn, macaroons, and some lotta...

Starting a new scarf: (66% silk, 34% lambswool)

A bakery : Patisserie Philippe:

Shopping at jansdotter.com

finished and starting...

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.

more knitting and sewing...

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, wrapping, knitting, dining

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...

...more zippered pouches

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.

brushed silk

This is brushed silk from Art Fibers.  I'm making my sister a scarf with this yarn. I'm not quite sure what pattern yet...maybe a cable scarf...

finished pillbox hat

I'm home sick today.  I didn't go to work even though it's busy time of the month again.  My parents took the kiddies last night so I could rest.  The husband isn't feeling well either but went to work today.  Anyway after getting up and taking more medicine and gulping orange juice I figured I would finish up Ava's pillbox hat (pattern by Elizabeth Zimmerman).

Here it is: