November 10, 2008

Its a little known fact. Plus, new liberry!

Did you know it? Not very many people do, and I would appreciate it if it didn't get around too much!! (whispers it) I know how to cook things and sometimes I do.

Ta-daaa.
With a little help from Oso, and plus, leaving out the raisins, because who wants raisins, really?? I made these carrot muffins. It was part of a fit of domesticity, which seems to be ongoing, wherein I decided that my house would be more of a house if somebody cooked something in the kitchen, and if it smelled like cinnamon.
For your viewing pleasure, I give you another muffin shot (oh yeah, it sounds lewd! But its not!!)- because muffins muffins muffins- what could be more happy!? That's the thing!

And then I started moving things around, because a bunch of my books that had been in storage for the last couple of years (long story there) came back to me. You don't even know how many books you have until you live in a Hobbit hole. Which I do.
How does it happen? When you aren't even looking they collect themselves. Then before you know it you have this very unruly situation. There's a reason why librarians are weird.
That's all I'm saying.
Here's the before picture-

its the empty space where the bed used to be- pretty, pretty empty space!

In progress.

Marcel is not sure how he feels about it, transition is not something he handles well.

But he must oversee all progress!

All done! Hourahh!

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October 30, 2008

knucks, knucks!

Who's there?

Marcel and Oso!
(Marcel has his eye on you, Oso!)

Play, play?? Play??

Plus- the Trekking Knucks are all fini-

And I've been wearing them.
Plus I started a new pair-

One is finished, so now I have Second Glove Syndrome, which is not unlike Second Sock Syndrome- generating enthusiasm for doing the same pattern with the same yarn, it can be challenging. At least with gloves there is the added incentive of needing to avoid the Michael Jackson single glove thing- you have to do it!! And thus, I have 2 fingers finished and a third on the needles.

The grey pair I'm making with leftover Dale of Norway Baby Ull.

Ok, I guess that's all I got.
More later!

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October 16, 2008

Knucks!

Its fall and the squirrels and I have been thinking about the coming of winter. Thus I've been knitting some Knucks in anticipation of fall/winter biking and the squirrels have been storing up supplies for the winter- can you see it? First I thought the tree had a fungus. Then I looked closer!

Somebody left their bagel in our tree.
This is the view from my window on the 3rd floor.

I've been finishing up the log cabin baby blankie-

It looks so much nicer once you put the borders on. All I have left to do is sew in the ends and join the corners.

The Knucks were an experiment, I saw some on Ravelry that were made with sock yarn. So I am making them with some leftover Trekking XXL, which is working out nicely.

After I ripped it out 3 times to correct some weirdness with joining the fingers and thumb. Yes! I've learned quite a bit about frogging lately. One important thing to remember is that once you do it once and then rip it out, it seems to go much faster when you knit it again. Its like that phenomenon you get taking long road trips, where the way home always feels shorter than the way there. Embrace the frog.

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September 23, 2008

Charlotte Eleanor!

She's here!!! A little sooner than expected- and weighing in at 3.5 pounds! So I am Aunt Pippy for the 2nd time!!
Big congratulations to Thomas, Lorie, and big sister Lucy!
(Pictures to come, you know it!)

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