the life and times of a domestic diva extraordinaire
Posted in Knitting, Life at Our House on Sep 2nd, 2010
I swear I’m gonna finish this sweater over the weekend if it’s the last thing I do!
I started it in May. It went along fairly well except for the popcorn sections, which I kept getting hung up on (they take forever!). I finally finished the last sleeve, and at the moment I am working on [...]
Posted in Knitting on Jan 9th, 2010
It’s been ages since I took pictures of my knits.
It’s not that I haven’t wanted to blog. Between homeschooling, working, getting ready for baby, and trying to keep up with every day life, I simply haven’t had the energy. So today, instead of my latest finished project, I have a parade of finished projects for you.
First, a little sweater that I crocheted(!!!). I have [...]
Introducing…my latest masterpiece.
Well, maybe not “masterpiece.” I’m driving myself crazy doing and re-doing parts of the knitted things that I’m making. The perfectionism is driving me crazy (did I just say that twice?), but I can’t seem to get over it. Agh!
The yarn for this little cardigan is the first thing I ordered after we [...]
With all this talk about baby knitting, one might think I have forgotten that I have two charming boys to knit for as well. Actually I haven’t forgotten about them. I’ve been planning things for my little girl and buying yarn (and fabric) for projects for her, but I’m still finishing up knits for my [...]
Every December, the Yarn Harlot has this long list of things she needs to knit for gifts. It’s a list that would make any knitter tremble, yet every year she is sure that she can get everything done. She has this friend who makes up a knitting schedule for her, after she provides her friend [...]