Just a quick post to say lookie, lookie:
I finally finished it and got it all seamed up.....the next one is going to be knit in the round. She's already wearing and is waiting impatiently for her yarn to get here so I can start her skirt. :~)
Bye for now....dinner is done, I'm going to eat.
I was sitting here at the computer and I had one of those little voice moments, you know the one where you here the little voice in your head say "dude.....". Well my little voice said "Dude wonder how far you're going to be from the Canadian border?" Over to mapquest I go....less then two hours people....guess I need to get a passport, which by the way isn't going to be cheap. Wonder if I can convince the government to pay for the passports? Naw, probably not but it was a cool thought while it lasted? :~) Shawn looked it up and I believe for all 4 of us to get passports it's going to run us about $350-400....maybe with income tax money.
I received the fiber I order from Susie (Perchance to Knit). She was destashing a bit and I thought I'd help her out. ;~)
The bag of rainbow is Merino and the other bag is a good variety of different types of fibers for me to try. So between what I received from Colleen for my B-day and what I bought from Susie I may just have enough to keep me busy for a little while....put a big emphasis on "may". :~)
Now this was a tad disappointing last night. Look at what I have left on Kaity's dress:
I'm coming down with some kind of damn cold and haven't been feeling all that well. I just couldn't finish the i-cord last night. I have about 6" of i-cord to do and I can block this baby. I think after the pieces are seamed together, I'm going to single crochet around the armholes too just to give them a neater appearance. Next time, I'm knitting this baby in the round. I'll have to sit down with the pattern and work up the changes before I start the next one. :~)
I'll leave you with a pic that Kaity took the other day:
Yes I let my 6 year old use the camera. It's one of those Nikon Coolpix cameras so they're small and lightweight. I won't let her use the Sony which costs more and weighs more. She does a pretty good job of taking pics if I must say.
I may look into getting her a better camera for her b-day next year. Right now she has one of those Fisher Price kid camera's, which is a great camera for any of you that have kids or grandkids around 3-5 years old. I think they run about $45-50. The darn things really are tough, Kaity's dropped her on carpet, down stairs, on tile floor plus it's digital and comes with it's own software which is not Mac compatible but I've found none of them are. We can pull the pictures off the camera using iphoto but we can't use the editing software that came with the camera. It's been a great camera but I think she's ready for something better.
Well I'm off to enjoy my afternoon of peace and quiet.
OK, I must getting the non-knitting news out right now.....if your not interested in anything other then the knitting skip this paragraph and head on to the knitting content. My hubby made rank this year. For all of you who don't know much about the inner workings of the Air Force, to make rank from Staff Sargent through Master Sargent....see miltary ranks here or here.....you must take some good size tests, which test the persons knowledge of the Air Force's history, customs, and the like and a test on that persons specific job....there's a good amount of studying involved. This was Shawn's 4th or 5th year of testing so it was really great to here that he made it. He's super excited about it and so am I! He should be sewing on Technical Sergeant (TSgt) either the 1st of July or the 1st of Aug.
Now on to knitting! I took a progress picture of Kaity's sundress last night.
I'm so close to having this baby done. I can probably finish it up this afternoon if I get the time. The dress pieces are matching up great it's just the picture and the way they are pinned that make it look as if one pieces is bigger then the other. If I can get them finished this afternoon I can work on blocking them tomorrow and if all goes well I'll have it seamed up tomorrow night.
In case anyone is wondering the dress pieces are pinned to a blanket I made for Kaity when she was a baby. We didn't have carpet in our old house and I didn't want her crawling around on the cold tile floor so I made her an over sized blanket to play on. It will drape nicely over a twin size bed. :~)
It's made up of blocks sewn together that are 8" x 8" give or take a little. Each 8" block consists of 4 coordinating smaller blocks sewn together. For this blanket I found several print pieces that I liked and got a solid to go with each of the prints so each 8" square has 2 smaller squares of the same print and 2 squares of it's coordinating solid. The backing to the blanket is just your standard fleece you can buy at Wal-Mart for about $8-$12 a yard. I think the whole blanket cost me about $60-$70 in materials. I could have bought something cheaper but look how long it's lasted. :~)
I machine quilted the top, batting and backing together instead of hand stitching it or using yarn to hold it all together. I didn't want to use yarn ties because I didn't want Kaity picking at them all the time. It was fun and easy to sew.
Happy Knitting Everyone! Hope you all find time to knit today!
Boy was today fun. Bree was fussy and went down for her nap several hours later then she normally does. But she did go down for her nap long enough for me to attack the rest of the laundry that needed to be folded and knit a few more rows on Kaity's sundress.
I ordered the yarn for Kaity's Hip in Hemp skirt from Fuzzy Mabel. I ordered the Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy. You all will get to see it when it comes in...promise. :~)
I also found a Knitting Pure & Simple pattern from my favorite ebay seller Oregon*Trail*Yarn to make a sweater for Bree using some of the Lorna's Laces Shepherd's worsted I have in my stash. She's nice, ships fast, and she doesn't over charge for shipping.
I also have yarn coming in to make the Ribs and Lace Tank out of the Spring 07 Interweave Knits for my sis. I decided to find a replacement for the yarn because it would have cost $42 to make it with the Karabella Zodiac. I'm sure it's a nice yarn but it's a little out of my range right now. While cruising for a suitable sub yarn for this pattern, I found some King Tut cotton at Little Knits for $5.50 a skein so I had her pick up the yarn need to make the tank and told her that I would toss her the money for it next payday....I doubt the yarn will still be there on the 1st of July. She decided to pick up another color for me to use one another top for her.....this is the point where I've got a big smile on my face and I'm giggling like a school girl. She got Silky Sky Blue #1143 and Velvety Pink #1086. I'm using the King Tut for that baby halter top for Bree and I love it. I think it will work great for the Ribs and Lace Tank. So now I have all sorts of goodie boxes in the mail.....haven't seen a whole lot of boxes coming in here lately so this will be kinda nice. :~)
My mom ordered my b-day present so I should be seeing that soon....goodie! I also helped destash Susie by purchasing a few fiber related goodies that she was destashing. I'll be trying my hand at spinning this weekend. :~)
Alright, I'm done linking everything to death. I'm off to knit on Kaity's sundress.
So lacking knitting related pictures I leave you with a pic of Bree eating her strawberries.
Last night I worked on Kaity's sundress. I decided not to take a picture since all I did was put another inch or so on it. It would have looked very similar to the picture that I posted yesterday.
I also started this:
It's Katja from Knitty.com. I'm using some of the King Tut cotton I won in Colleen's "Spare A Square" monthly drawing. I really like knitting with the King Tut....it's soft and easy to work with. Hopefully the 182 yds are enough. The pattern calls for 180yds. Oh well, if I run out I'll figure something out. :~)
Sheri has a sneak up last night and I just about wanted to cry. There was a Yarn Pirate colorway called Loopy Groupie that I wanted really badly. I of course didn't get it and it sold out in what seems like 5 seconds flat. I really really really hate not being able to buy yarn. There are also some very gorgeous colors from Perchance to Knit that I was drooling over. Someone want to go buy her yarn and put me out of my misery....lol!
Well I'm off to go eat lunch, start some more laundry, get Bree down for a nap and maybe if all goes well watch a movie with Kaity and knit some more on my projects.
I actually have some knitting to report. Weeeee!
The back half of Kaity's sundress:
This here is 6 of the 21 inches needed for the dress to be complete....not counting the i-cord which goes super fast. I have to kick into a slightly higher gear on this sundress. I've gotten the go ahead to order the yarn for the Hip in Hemp pattern. Kaity went totally crazy for it so I'll be ordering some from Fuzzy Mabel here in a few days when we get paid. I'm going to use the Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy that was used in the pattern. For once I can afford the yarn used in the pattern....lol. The hemp skirt is just to damn cute to pass up knitting. I'm soooo glad that Kaity love the stuff I knit for her.
I've also started a free pattern section here on the blog. It's in the upper left hand column and it's called Free Patterns. Right now the only pattern I have is a pattern for a pot holder, hotpad....whatever you want to call it. It's extremely easy! I'll be adding other patterns as I come up with them. I should be adding the pattern for the baby hat I made for the Loopy Ewe Q2 Challenge here within the next few weeks. I need to finish typing up the pattern and knit another hat using the pattern to check for errors.
This is the first time I've written a pattern so please go easy on me....lol! :~) Actually I would love feedback from you, so send an email if you have something to say about it....good, bad, whatever. I can't improve things if I don't receive feedback.
Now I'll leave you all with this:
Bree can stand up on her own now. I helped her stand by giving her a little support but once she was up she was doing great. It's only a matter of time before she's cruising around the furniture. :~)
And we mustn't forget a pic of Kaity making one of her goofy faces. :~)
Have a Great Day & Happy Knitting!!!
