I think that the last of the Valentine Parties is done, for 2012. That was one Monday, for the alternate-day SK classroom. One Tuesday, for the day-care. One Wednesday, for the Sparks. So now my kitchen is full of candy. The kind of cheap, crappy candy you might buy to give out to 20 kids [...]
Archive for the ‘Because Everybody Cares About My New Project’ Category
Up to Here with Valentines
February 15, 2012
The Book of Me
December 19, 2011
One thing I often browse through, when I’m out and browsing, is guided journals. I found one, once, that I loved. I gifted it to a young woman preparing for confirmation. I think they’re a great idea. But I rarely find what I’m looking for. So it occurred to me that this was one of [...]
In Honour of the Day
May 4, 2011
I let this recipe languish for a while, but since it is, after all, the Fourth of May, It seemed like a good time to get around to the publication of my ridiculous Youngling recipe– as presented back in March. May the Fourth be with you. Click here for the .pdf file I’m not pleased [...]
My Youngling
March 16, 2011
A week ago, (I know exactly what day it was, because I then felt obliged to explain their wardrobe choices for the Pancake Supper) I picked up the girls at day care and was told the the next day would be Super Hero and Princess Day. The little one was easy enough to costume, since [...]
Fingers!
September 30, 2010
I’m working on Podster Gloves for my iphone-addicted, Calgary-living, transit-riding Brother-in-Law. Only, because I’m an idiot, I’m modding the mods. And instead of a convertible mitten, I’m using the Peek-a-boo thumb mod on the thumb and first two fingers. At least, I hope that’s what I’m doing. So far, I have one finger. I am, [...]
Thoughts on Beachsongs.
August 31, 2010
I’ve got a good start going on my Christmas gift for my mother-in-law. She’s getting a “Gail aka Nightsongs” shawl. In July my husband’s sister and niece came to visit. I set the niece loose in the yarn store, where she selected yarns and projects for members of her family. For her grandma, she chose [...]
Mermaids
August 28, 2010
Under the general heading of “things that never really needed to be made, but were” we have my week-long diversion into mermaid tails. Turns out, undersea princess is a common enough fantasy game for the pre-pre-adolescent set that both my daughter and her cousin are occasional dabblers. For some time, my firstborn has been wrapping [...]
Felting is AWESOME!
August 13, 2010
I’ve had the Felted Tricorn Hat in my ravelry queue for almost as long as I’ve had a ravelry queue. I love this hat. I love the making of this hat, with its gargantuan needles and carrying 4 strands for the first several rows of brim. I love the huge array of possible colours. I [...]
Tote
August 6, 2010
I remain convinced that the reason the knitting bug has bitten so hard this time round (this is not my first foray into the world of knitting, but by far my deepest) is that I have become a part of a community that knits together. When my schedule allows I knit with friends on Tuesday [...]
Baby Steps…
August 5, 2010
I ordered the wool I need to make my gorgeous green stole!! Kauni Effektgarn EK. Isn’t it pretty? And you know when it’s going to be even prettier? That’s right, when it is knitted into this:
