I have been busy, I promise. Let's take a look at current and recent projects: The nice thing about putting them into a bag is that they stay straight (as opposed to rolling about getting tangled with each other) as I knit directly from the bag. When finished with this project, the bag can be… Continue reading Workbasket – update
Category: puppies
Princess Pixie hides her treat
Pixie was jealously staring at Walther enjoying his treat. I asked her where her treat was. She looked at me intently before jumping off the bed, ran into the hallway and turned to wait for me to follow. So follow I did. She took me into the living room... She was very proud of herself!… Continue reading Princess Pixie hides her treat
Make do and Mend
I missed you last week. Between moving a parent in with us, teaching a safety class and being sick-sick-sick I didn't get much done in RL or on this blog. I did do some things though: WOW! looking back at pics snapped while working, I was surprised that so much had gotten finished. I honestly… Continue reading Make do and Mend
Not Amused…
Pixie wanted to point out that she noticed I was using my "dog-petters" in an inappropriate fashion. Diving through the cable knitting needles, she promptly laid down and gave me "the eyes". When I tried to talk her into standing up so I could get the cable/knitting out from under/around her body, She turned away… Continue reading Not Amused…
Work Basket – Lavender & Grey baby blanket
With a baby shower fast approaching and not enough time to hand knit a baby blanket, I set up the knitting machine. Being that one of my goals for this year is to become more proficient with this machine, I thought it was an appropriate thing to be doing (that and my lack of time.… Continue reading Work Basket – Lavender & Grey baby blanket
Make-do & Mend Monday – My/Pixie’s blanket
Many years ago, DW's momma crocheted me a beautiful blanket in purple/lavender/pink yarn. As soon as Pixie saw it, She KNEW it was for her. I don't want to give human emotions to a dog however, her face visibly changed expression when she saw this blanket. For awhile I maintained a brave front in the… Continue reading Make-do & Mend Monday – My/Pixie’s blanket
Workbasket – Have Achieved Cacti
The first part being the piecing of the background, I have completed the second part of appliqueing the wool felt cacti to the background. The next step being the embroidery of the details on each plant. There aren't any REAL instructions on the exact details. Only how to create the specific stitches and the… Continue reading Workbasket – Have Achieved Cacti
