Molly turned 8 back in February and I never posted a picture (like I usually do when the kiddos have a birthday) so, here’s Molly:
I finished Tangled Yoke Cardigan (rav link) (but I don’t like the buttons, so I’ll be changing them):
I knit the girls some pocket slippers (rav link):
And…..we got a puppy! She’s a black lab and her name is Winnie:
There’s a couple of more pictures of Winnie over HERE.
from a blog break. I’ll be posting an update later this evening with lots of pictures, including our new adorable and smart black lab puppy, Winnie. She’s great and we all love her lots!
This kids and I exchanged vintage valentines (found free, online from various sources, then printed on cardstock). Sometime, in the very near future, I need to post photos of: Molly’s birthday, my Tangled Yoke Cardigan, Mina’s progress on her (xxs) February Lady Sweater, and… I think that’s it. Maybe some spinning pics if I get around to it.
I’m feeling like it’s time to get more serious about moving. We’d like a larger piece of property, and hopefully a closer knit community than where we’re at now. Also, Sarah’s friend’s dog (a beautiful, smart, chocolate lab) had puppies and we’re considering purchasing one of them. (Probably a black female, or maybe a white one, I’d have to meet them first. I really wanted a chocolate lab, but all the chocolate ones are male, and I want a female dog. I don’t know why. I’m just rolling with my gut feelings here.)
Oh, and I’m going to take the plunge and order seeds for my garden on Monday. I may have to go smaller and container garden (so I can bring them with us) if it doesn’t look like we’ll be moved by spring planting. We’ll see. The company I’m planning to order from says their seeds are good for a few years, so if I don’t use them all this year, I’ll use them next year. This will be my first year vegetable gardening (I’ve had small flower gardens in the past, but that’s it), so I’ll be on a learning curve. I’ve been reading all winter (I’ve acquired a decent gardening/homesteading library), which I know is not the same as doing, but, got to start somewhere. I wonder what the neighbors would think if we got some chickens?
On January 16th, Sarah turned 19. Why is it each year seems to fly by faster than the year before?
Well, obviously, I didn’t meet my goal of finishing Tangled Yoke by January 12th. Oh well! I’m almost finished with the cabled section – I plan on finishing the cables and the short rows tonight, so, very soon (I’m hoping this weekend) it will be finished. Then, on to sweaters for the little ones. I’m considering casting on a pair of socks for mindless TV knitting, depends on what patterns the kid’s pick for their sweaters. I really want to finish the kid’s sweaters before the end of February. Since it often stays chilly here (in the evenings & at night) through the end of May to mid-June, they’ll still get lots of use out of them this season. If I size them a just bit larger than their actual sizes, then hopefully they’ll still fit them all come autumn.
Yesterday, I accidentally felted some raw fleece that I was washing. I had it in my washing machine, and was on the last rinse, I pushed the fleece to the side, I turned the hot water on, and then I went to go read some blogs for a couple of minutes…..and forgot about the fleece….until I heard the machine agitating. I ran out to the garage, but too late. I’m upset with myself – it was a good third of a really lovely fleece. Next time I’ll either take the fleece out and bring it in the warm house ’til the machine is filled or I’ll stand there and wait while the machine fills. Even if it is freezing in the garage (where the washer and dryer are).
and I’m about an inch into the yoke. My goal is to finish this sweater by next Monday (the 12th).
My birthday was January 3rd.
We went out to dinner at Cracker Barrel and then to the book store to browse around.
Thirty-seven and counting:
Rachel Ann here, what's your favorite color?
I'm a 30 something mom who homeschools her six children. I knit, I spin, and sometimes I pull out the sewing machines and sew something pretty.
Sometimes I sell hand spun yarn, hand knits, or other crafty items.
”Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
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