in the snood knitting project

Just about done with the snood pattern from Cowl Girls. Just need to knit the i-cord string. I only wish I had knit it a bit longer than the 14 1/2 inches it said. Still love it!



Modeled by my beautiful Lucy...

The Finished Blanket

I finally finished the baby blanket for Theo (made with Blue Sky Cotton). Can't believe it took me so long. I was just so tired at the end of my pregnancy, and once he was born, I was tired from being up all night with him. Here he is enjoying it with his sister and her peachy blanket ('peachy' as it's now called). We'll see what his ends up being called as he gets older!

Here is the finished blanket. It's not blocked. I had to wash/dry it numerous times to stop its massive shedding problem, but the shedding seems to have stopped. After all the washing, I was done trying to block it. 

Flicca, Flicca, Flicca.

Why can't I get my Flicca sweater done?! I've got all the pieces done except the two sleeves. I've been stalling on the first one for months! But, I think I may have figured it out. It's just been so hot this past summer, I never wanted to pick up that yarn! But, today was our first day in the 70's- now I think I'm motivated to get these sleeves done. Of course I dread finishing the sweater, but we'll deal with that when I get to it! Here's the sleeve- I think it looks exactly the same as the last time I posted it!

I'm also making another Elisa's Nest tote for my mom. She loved my sister's that I made earlier. I think I'll give it to her for her birthday in November. I'm using the allhemp6 again, which I absolutely LOVE knitting with. I guess I'm in the minority since I prefer knitting with hemp and cotton. It just feels good in my hands!

And here's poor Franklin's reaction to my starting to knit again. Poor baby!


As far as our adoption process, we now have all the paperwork we need, and it's all apostilled! We just need to make copies and send it in! Such a huge relief and so exciting!!!

A little hat

Yesterday I worked like crazy to finish this little baby hat to go with an outift I had bought for a friend having a baby this week. I know people get so many clothes for showers and new babies, but it's so hard to pass up baby girl clothes. They are just so adorable, I couldn't control myself!! It's just your basic garter stitch hat pattern with a little floret (from Knitted Flowers). I used Blue Sky Alpaca organic cotton- so soft!! (My favorite yarn!)

One down!

I finished Elisa's Nest Tote tonight. Perfect timing- we're off to New Jersey tomorrow morning at 5am.... so I'm off. Here's a quick picture:

Finally Some Pictures!

I finally got around to taking some pictures. First, since this IS supposed to be a knitting blog:
the tiny amount of progress on my baby blanket, and

my stack of Flicca! I've done the back and two front panels.


I've been painting walls too! I tried to take a couple pictures, but they didn't really come out too well. Here's the guest room that used to be a dumping ground. We painted the walls a light beige color.

And here's the soon-to-be nursery for when we adopt. Since we have no preference on the sex of the baby, I had to paint the room somewhat neutral. The walls are a greyish- light blue and the borders are a soft brown. I painted the shelf and outlets a light peach.

Here's the bedding for the crib too.


And, finally, the top of a quilt I started a long time ago. If I could just get the energy to face actually learning how to finish it!




We just finished our home study visit today. It all went well. My husband is out at the accountant's office doing more adoption paperwork. Then, he's picking up a greyhound we are fostering for the week. Her name is Lexi. I'm sure I'll have some pictures to post of her soon. I'm hoping she can perk up our Franklin, who is missing his sister, Meadow, a lot.