Continue as established?!?!?!?!?

Okay, I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stuck on Helene Rush's Lacy Aran Pullover. Well, first let me show you the pretty picture:



Oooooh! Isn't that pretty? Oh wait, then you look in a little closer and you see the top edge is all funky. Well, that's because I've picked up 89 stitches and then frogged all the way back down to that point about 3-4 times.

Out of desperation, I've put a post on Knitter's Review. As I'm typing this, someone has replied, so I'm off to try again. Wish me luck!

On a personal note, I'm the freebie queen this week! I've procured a play kitchen, a little tykes car, and a sand table for the girls!!! I've only spent time (and a little bit of gas). Go me! Go me!

My garden is finally taking off. I hope to get some pictures up soon. I've planted tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow squash, zuccini, green beans, lima beans, cantelope, corn, carrots, bibb lettuce, and okra!

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This isn't what you want to wake up to!

No knitting news today. I was hoping to try out a new LYS (while my wallet was empty--safer that way), but the day got away from me. Instead, I put Miracle Grow on the garden, ate lunch with my mom, and helped her find a place that would monogram shirts and hankerchiefs for my father's birthday, which is tomorrow. Emma isn't liking cutting back on the nursing as she is used to grazing all day long. Adelaide was a bit of a bear as she's got yet ANOTHER cold. Anyway, I leave you with what I saw out of my front window this morning. Scary, considering I live on a suburban street that dead ends!

Land of Blaaaaaahs

:sniff, sniff:

:looking pitiful:

My IK magazine still isn't here. So, in need of satisfying my need for knitting related reading, I headed to the library. Well, that's not 100% true. I also had some stuff due that couldn't be renewed. I found Stitch 'N Bitch, Stitch 'N Bitch Nation and The Urban Knitter. I haven't gotten to peruse them in detail, but there are some patterns that have caught my eye. Additionally, the Knit Picks new catalog came in a few days ago. Yummmmmmmy! I'm also thinking of joining Crafter's Choice Book Club. LOL It'll be a miracle if I EVER complete anything!

In the meantime, here is my progress on the OPS capelet.



I'm on the 3rd skein of the Wendy Lux DK. This is also the first time I've attempted a Russian join. I have to admit that I really like it! As for the capelet, I'm not so sure I'm thrilled with it. I don't know if it's lacy enough as I'd want. I'll keep going, but this may end up in the frog pond.

On a non-knitting note, I visited my grandmother on Monday. I was thrilled when she told me I could pick as many of her roses as I wanted. She even supplied the vase!

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Some Tahki Stacy Charles Free Patterns

Ah....the honeysuckle is just thick in the air. I love this time of year. It's not to hot yet, but you can break out all the warm weather clothes. I know knitting is not as big during the summer, but I'm hoping to knit some tops to wear over my tank tops and such.

I was skimming through my Interweave Knits magazine for the umpteenth-millionth time, as I'm still waiting for the first issue of the subscription to be mailed. My notification and thank you said it's scheduled to be mailed on the 22nd. I hope it comes soon, as I just want to run out and buy it! Anyway, their was a special expandable section that featured some designs for TSC over the past few years. Then I noticed that it said "instructions available online." So, in case any of you missed it, here is a link!

The OPC is progressing well. I've finished the yoke and am about 3 rows in on the body. I'll take pictures when there's more to show. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Why the crazy days with a 3 year old still make me laugh

despite the fact I have pulled all my hair out and have a permanent eye twitch! LOL It's the funny little quirks she has and the surprises I find after I go to bed. One conversation we had today went like this:

Adelaide: What happened to Grammie's rug?
Me: She rolled it up.
Her: Why did she roll it up?
Me: Because she's going to clean it.
Her: Why does she need to clean it?
Me: Because it got dirty from people walking on it and such.
Her: But where will I dance? Where will I find a velvet carpet?

Now, mind you that is an oriental rug and I have no idea where she heard about a velvet carpet. She cracks me up. Then, after bed, I went into the kitchen. I was making cinnamon rolls and couldn't find the cake pans. So, I looked under the sink (which we keep mostly empty so the girls won't get into things) and found this:



I just started cracking up. My husband thought I was crazy since I went in there alone. She's just so funny and just sooooooo herself.

On a knitting note, I've made some progress on the capelet:

Clapotis is finished!

Woo hoo! Here it is, modeled by my lovely (freshly shorn) daughter!



I have also had to rearrange yarn in my yarn tote. I have already almost outgrown my first plastic tote, much to my dh's chagrin!

I'm now continuing work on my mother's poncho, plus I've started the Ostrich Plume Lace Capelet.

And, on a personal note, can I just whine, moan, and bitch about how much vertigo and ear problems SUCK!?!

Edwardina Scissorhands strikes again!

Well, we thought we had all of the scissors safely hidden away. Boy were we wrong. This is the face that greeted me after her quiet time:



She had managed to sneak into the kitchen and retrieve the kitchen shears. You know, the kind that are used to cut through chicken bones and such? Thank God she didn't cut skin! I took her to Great Clips to see if there was anything they could do. It took 3 hairstylists to come to the conclusion that we could buzz it or she could just wear hats. I went with the hat idea. They did try to console me with the thought that hair grows approximately 1/4" per month. Waaaaaaah! They were very surprised that she did it with scissors. They said it looked like she'd gotten hold of a razor. At church we were comforted with many a "been there, done that" story from the more experienced parents.

Speaking of bald, does anyone else think the new model of Tutankhamun looks like GI Jane? That was my first impression, anyway.

Anyway, as this is a knitting blog....

I am still working on the decreases of my clapotis. I've decided not to bleach it as it would weaken the fibers and could produce unwanted results.

For Mother's day I bought myself Nicky Epstein's Knitting on the Edge, two skeins of Crystal Palace Kid Merino in blush, Adriafil Stars in Cyclamen, and 3 skeins of Wendy Supreme Luxury DK mercenized cotton in white. Wasn't I nice to myself? LOL

Thanks for reading. I must now think of something creative for my daughter to do before she hacks away at something else!

Emma's first haircut

This is what happens when your husband lets you sleep in on Mother's Day and your 3 year old decides your 9 month old needs a haircut:

I'm si-i-i-i-i-i-i-ck

So...the cold my 3 year old brought home has now reached my husband and I. Unfortunately, we don't get to sit on the couch and watch cartoons like she did most of last week.

Anyway....Elann order came in. I've also started a pink mohair scarf for my mohter. I'll take pictures soon. In the mean time, here's my clapotis progress:



I am thinking about bleaching it, but I'm not sure. I have the decreases left to do.



And here's some pictures I took recently, should you need some non-knitting eye candy.