after three plus months, here i am

wow, has it really been since march that i last blogged? life really did get busy there for awile!
i may be back on my blog but i’m far from back to normal. a little more than two weeks ago i fell in the new orleans airport and broke my shoulder. needless to say, i’m typing [...]

I am absolutely sick to death

of knitting mistakes that require that I rip out approximately 1 month’s work!  I was showing off the sweater I’m working on when I noticed a SERIOUS error near the beginning of the front piece.  I’m so mad right now that I don’t want to knit anything. Not even baby hats.I’ve been reading Yarn Harlot’s [...]

Baby Things

The New Year’s Post

I’m not big on resolutions but prefer to pick a theme for the coming year. My theme is self improvement on all fronts.  I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.  I can’t get started on my new theme, probably because it’s too big, too undefined.  What do I hope to accomplish?
1. Weight [...]

Now to take down the tree

Christmas has come and gone, thankfully without any drama or mishaps. Unfortunately, this was a sparse holiday for the whole family which was somewhat depressing to me. I know it’s not about the gifts, but come on and be honest… it sort of is about the gifts.  I enjoy giving lots of presents, especially to [...]

SNOW!

Things have been obviously slow on the blog front.  I assure you that’s because it’s been busy, busy, busy on the home front!  I just have to take time out to post about the snow we’re getting.  Yes, SNOW in Las Vegas and it’s sticking!  Is there a snowman in my future?

It’s Baaaaack!

When the Mojo hit the trail and I found myself bored with my knitting and lacking the energy to do just about anything, the first question should have been “are you taking your meds?”.  I can’t believe that the solution was to simply take ALL my meds (instead of forgetting the day-time dose).  Instant focus [...]

Missing Mojo

I’m bored.  Bored with everything really, but specifically bored with knitting and crocheting.  How can this happen when I’m so close to Christmas and so near the end of my to-do list?  I’ve been working on a pretty scarf for my oldest daughter that just isn’t fun to work on.  It’s one of those leafy, [...]

My Recent Finished Objects

Jaeden’s Baby Alligator Scarf

Bess’ Evangeline Fingerless Gloves

Mom’s Elizabeth Bag

Two Work in Progress:
Rebecca’s Column of Leaves Scarf

Skylar’s Baby Alligator Scarf