OH NO!

It's a dilemma.....How will I part with her?

Beret and Scarf are knit.  Pleated skirt and jacket are sewn.  What fun this was!  Although she doesn't look like the same doll in the previous post, she is.  I didn't like her hair, nope, not at all.  So, she got a buzz cut and a new wig.  Much better!

Stash Busting and My Sock Dilemma!

I bought this yarn from my lys about a year ago, thinking I would try making socks. I also bought the book, The Magic Loop, by Bev Galeskas, although I must add that the idea for magic looping came from Sarah Hauschka. She calls the idea for looping her "magical unvention." And magical it is. If you don't like using dpn's (as I don't), then this is a 'must do' for you, really. I've magic looped lots of things, and I like the process way better than using dpns.

However, my idea of knitting socks? Not a good one, after all. It's not that I couldn't knit them, and in fact, I have knit them. They're cute, and the possibilities are endless, and they're instant gratification in the knitting world. It's just that I hate wearing socks and luckily for me, I don't have to. Not ever! Living in Arizona makes wearing socks totally unnecessary. When I lived in MN I would buy socks when winter approached, because really, it's damn cold there in the winter and socks are just, well, necessary. Except for me evidently, because the socks I bought would just lay dormant in the drawer. I'd roll them up and keep them nice and orderly (all in a row, don't ya know), and look at them all satisfied that my drawer looked good and organized. I just wouldn't put them on my feet. My feet hate socks. So, this sock yarn just became a part of my ever-growing stash, until yesterday.

I saw this pattern at http://www.cosmicpluto.com (sorry, I tried linking this, but it doesn't want to link today) and immediately thought of my two skeins of Schoeller/Stahl Fortissima SockA (yes, sockA; no, it's not a typo). So, it's otn and I'm already on row 40. When done, I'll have one of these:



Nice, right? It's called "Milkweed Shawl." I have no idea why. Maybe someone will tell me why. I would guess it's because it resembles milkweeds, but never having seen one, I can't be sure. At any rate, I like it, and it will be mine!

Thomas

Here's a christmas present I can actually post, because the recipient is only 2 years old. No worries about spilling the beans here.



This is Thomas. He is from Sandra Polley's book, The Knitted Teddy Bear. The instructions were clear and the whole project took less than one week. And since I had to occasionally put it down to get on with my real life, (so annoying!) that's pretty quick from start to finish.

WEEKEND GUEST ALERT!

You know how sometimes house guests come to stay and you're all excited about it, and then, after they've been in your home for about 20 minutes you start to get all "omg, this person isn't leaving for 10 days." Well, this little house guest could move in permanently and that would be just dandy with us. Because he's small, furry, loves to cuddle, eats whatever you put in front of him, and doesn't talk back.



This is Miguel, aka Mike, and seriously, you cannot walk by him without having to stop and snorgle for a minute or 20. You can see he has adopted Thomas as his 'naptime pal' which was totally cute because when he plays with his toys he tosses them in the air and does actual ripping/tearing and other destructive things to them when I play tug of war with him. But not so with Thomas. Thomas is his pal, not to be treated harshly.

I think every one deserves a friend like Miguel.