THE WEEKEND IN PICTURES (moblogging) (edited to add captions)

<--- it was my nephew, M's 9th birthday. this is the cake that Nana (my mom) made for him... it has M's jersey number on it! It was quite yummy!

<--- here is M after his game on saturday... his team, the carrollton raiders won (they played the heard county team): 27 - 0.

<--- here is a shot of the game... sorry, that's as close as my phone camera gets.

<--- here is jubal at the game. he is reclining under an umbrella (we had to sit on the grass because dogs arent allowed... who knew?)
and in the right-hand corner, you can see that i brought a crochet project to work on during the game (i am thinking felted hat).

<--- here is M and his dad, FB, playing around with some of M's birthday gifts.

<--- nothing says "i love you" like beef from the big green egg!

<--- here is a cute shot of gabriel riding in the car. he is sad because the barbarian went to the anime weekend in atlanta and left him with us all weekend... i think he was feeling abandoned. gabe sure was happy when he saw the barbarian again!

also went to sunday dinner at my uncle's house. lots of extended family were there... so great to see everyone. but it was kind of a bittersweet deal... my uncle starts an aggressive radiation treatment regime starting next week for lung cancer... all prayers and positive thoughts are welcomed... thanks.

THE WEEKEND IN PICTURES (moblogging)

LADYBUG BAG UPDATE

i took the ladybug bag to the weekly yoc (weekly fiber group) to work on.

there is something about working with a group! i finally feel like i am getting somewhere with the bag. i am anxious to get done with the body of the bag --- i am ready to begin the embellishments!

i am thinking of spool-knitting cord and using that to do outline of branches... crocheting some leaf shapes and using surface crochet to applique the leaves and then the ladybugs to the bag.

i have a new idea for the shoulder strap \ backpack strap... not sure how to describe... you will just have to wait and see!

IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?

Sugar Daddy did surgery on my poor loom pick... Isn't he just the sweetest?

Bless his heart... he is always having to work on stuff for me...just one more reason to love him.

I sure hope this fix works.

Cross your fingers!

LADYBUG BAG UPDATE

I finally feel like I am getting somewhere on the ladybug bag!

Since this is my first project with a smaller gauge loom, I didn' t realize how different it is than working with the larger gauge knifty knitters.

I have bent two regular loom picks and broke the handle of my provocraft hook and pick set! I think I can duct-tape the handle and it will be fine.

I also think that I should order some of those heavy-duty loom picks from Decor Accents ... hope they mean heavy duty!

WHAT $9 WILL BUY AT THE FLEA MARKET

Pic 1: Check out all this yarn...I got all of this for nine dollars! Most of the yarn is vintage acrylic yarns... but there are three skeins of icelandic wool included...awesome!

Pic 2: This is Jubal and I walking around... he is riding so stylishly in a sling ordered from www.petflys.com.

Pics 3 & 4: Our oldest son has beat us in getting chickens. He and his wife are starting out with one rooster and three hens. they are so cute... i can't wait til we get ours!

Pic 5: Jubal trying to investigate the new chickens.

I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE BURGER TO GO WITH MY ONION PLEASE...

Craft Related Tattoos - - - How Awesome!

For several years now, I have been contemplating getting a tat. I think they can be very cool... but I never got one because I was afraid that I would be stuck with something that I hated later.

I am still undecided... but wanted to show these awesome tats... looking around on www.ravelry.com, i have been seeing posts of the coolest craft-related tats... i never thought of that...
so i went to flickr and here is what I found:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sylviels/2825625985/in/pool-sewingtattoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/softsarah/2785303928/in/pool-sewingtattoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaylah7/2844319074/in/pool-sewingtattoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theloneknitta/2749978575/in/pool-sewingtattoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87442557@N00/2285994856/in/pool-sewingtattoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnybuick/2692207834/in/pool-sewingtattoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14402522@N00/2711053483/in/pool-sewingtattoo
this one just might be my fave of all time: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cg-photo/2775789350/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkrawkpurl/1394225694/in/set-72157600192246729/

check these out and see what you think... i think "how cool"

A Quick and Easy Project

These fingerless gloves were made with the 'In The Attic' mitten loom.

These are a little tight on me... I will probably make some more using the small knifty knitter loom...

Here is how I did it:

I used 2 strands of Red Heart SuperSaver

E-wrap and knit off 10 rows normally (1 over 1)
Make a cuff... bring the bottom stitches up and put them on the pegs all the way around, you will have 2 loops on each peg

E-wrap around the loom... there will now be 3 loops on each peg

Knit off the 11th row by lifting the 2 bottom loops over the top one

For rows 12 - 25, E-wrap around loom twice and knit off 2 over 1

Take loop off of peg 11 and place on peg 10
Take loop off of peg 12 and place on peg 11
Put top loop from peg 10 onto peg 11 & knit off

Take loop off of peg 14 and place on peg 15
Take loop off of peg 13 and place on peg 14
Put top loop from peg 15 onto peg 14 & knit off

E-wrap until there are 4 loops on all pegs EXCEPT for pegs 12 & 13 (those pegs should have 3)

Knit off 3 over 1 except pegs 12 & 13 (2 over 1)... this is row 26

For Rows 27 - 31: E-wrap and knit off 2 over 1

Cut off long tail (which is 4 times around the outside of loom)... thread tail onto a yarn needle... and E-stitch to bind off... go up through loop on peg 2.... down through loop on peg 1... up at peg 3... and down at peg 2... up at peg 4... down at peg 3... and so on and so on until all loops have been stitched through... take off of loom

voila! you have a fingerless glove... repeat process to make another glove!

GOING FOR A RIDE IN THE CAR...

LADYBUG BAG UPDATE

Look at these cute little buttons that I found!!! I am sure that I will be able to utilize them in the design of the ladybug bag...lol.

So Cute...

Jubal gets a little 'Daddy Love' ... he is so spoiled!

LADYBUG BAG UPDATE

The ladybug bag is growing!

I really love this smaller gauge loom... but I seem to be going more slowly than I do on the larger gauge knifty knitters... maybe this is normal?

And I really love how the variegated yarn is looking!

WIP: LADYBUG BAG FOR COUSIN L

The other weekend, at my extended family's Sunday dinner, one of my cousins mentioned that she had seen a picture of a cute little backpack with a ladybug design. She was wondering if I might be able to make something like that for her. I told her that I would try to come up with something.

I thought I would use my Decor Accents small-gauge loom to make the "body" of the bag. I went ahead and crocheted the ladybugs... I decided to make three ladybugs to represent my cousin and her two children. I will applique the ladybugs to the bag with surface crochet. I haven't decided how I want to do the spots yet... maybe buttons?

The yarn is the Hobby Lobby brand acrylic, "I Love This Yarn". I chose this yarn for ease of care, which I feel is important for a working mother with two young toddlers.

So here is the start of this project. I will post pictures as it progresses... I thought she might enjoy watching its development.

L, this is your bag...

A Few Pictures From the Weekend (Temple, Ga)

<--- My nephew, M, petting Jasmine... while Bunny plots her escape!

<------ The Barbarian playing roughhouse with Gabriel

<--- M's big sis, B, learning to crochet! woo hoo... somebody wants to learn!

<--- M's other "sister", T, who seems a little bummed out when it is time for us to head back to Greenville

<--- Bunny and Jasmine... aren't they just the cutest?

<--- cherry cobbler... mmm...mmm...good!

<--- chickens smoked in the big green egg ... yummy!

WARPED WEEKEND - WEAVING SQUARES

Oh yeah... i like it!

NEW FIBER TOOL: HAZEL ROSE MULTI-LOOM

Here is my new Hazel Rose Multi-loom.

And voila! My first square!

I think I am going to really like this!

IT'S A BABY! NO... IT'S A BIG GREEN EGG!

Sugar Daddy is always supportive about all of my fiber addictions that I am glad to finally have a chance to support a hobby for him!

Last week, we adopted a big green egg. Sugar Daddy had been wanting one for quite a while...but finally took the plunge.

It's been a great addition to the family!

Eggtoberfest... here we come!

MITTENS IN AUGUST?!?

here is my first pair of mittens. the fiber group that i have been meeting with are going to make mittens to donate to homeless people at Christmas.

I haven't done mittens yet...so i thought that i should try my hand (no pun intended).

all in all...i would have to say that i am pleased with them... although i ran out of yarn on the last 2 rows of the 2nd thumb (dont you just hate when that happens?)... and although i had to put those pesky thumbs in several times!

i was going to pack them away for the charity event... but sugar daddy decided he wanted to keep them... isn't he just the sweetest?

and he was nice enough to model them for my blog posting!

these were loomknit on my 'in the attic' mitten loom set...although i didnt refer to the pattern...but rather shot from the hip on these. the yarn was a variegated acrylic from my scary stash.