Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Thanks to MoonlightShimmer and SeeDollyRun for getting Island in the Sun on the front page of Etsy yet again. That made for eight front pages over the weekend.
Fifth Front Page
Monday, September 05, 2011
I had another Front Page last night thanks to Sheepahoy. That makes five over the weekend. It was an amazing busy weekend with lots of hits.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
There were three more front pages on Etsy. One yesterday afternoon and two this morning.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Thanks to ModGenesDesigns Island in the Sun is on the Etsy front page.
Winner!!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
I have been participating in NonTeam Challenge for a while now and I won this week. I'm so excited. That means there is a good change of seeing my yarn in several front page treasuries.
State of Wonder
Sunday, August 14, 2011
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another beautiful book by Ann Patchett. The heroine is likable, if a bit daft. It's a story you just glide along with. It's not as heartbreaking as Bel Canto, but Ann Patchett is a beautiful writer with a lot of heart.
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Post Summit Recap
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Sock Summit was just as fun as I remembered the first time around. I did the booth on my own this year, although Ruth's stitch savers with me. I also brought along the lovely Laura's Dizzy Blonde Yarn.
On Thursday with Tina, Jen and my sister we got the booth up in record time. Even with the little man we had plenty of time for lunch and for me to take my afternoon class with Crissy Gardiner, Designing with Handpainted Yarn.
Thursday and Friday were the busiest day for sales. We attended the opening night reception, but skipped out on the Sock Hop. It is exhausting working in a booth all day. I was able to meet my shipmate from the Starfleet Fiber Arts Corp on Ravelry. JenyBecca was super sweet and fun to chat with.
We stayed in the Jupiter Hotel near in downtown Portland. Super cute boutique hotel with chalkboard doors. I let Will draw on the doors, which I was told may be a bad idea.
Over all I'm happy with the convention. I meet my sales goal and had a good time. I may participate again in two years.
Sock Summit
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
In a couple of days I will be at Sock Summit again. I had such a great time at the last one, I'm really looking forward to this one. All of my yarn has been shipped, as well as Dizzy Blonde Yarns. If you are attending please visit us in booth 1007.
The Rest of the Story
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Ruth was telling me I need to blog the entire story of last weeks events. I didn't want to embarrass the hubster, but he's ok with me telling the story so here is goes.
Daren stayed home from work for the first time since I've known him (8 years). His fever was 101+, he wouldn't get out of bed and wouldn't eat. I was just trying to stay out of his way, because I was annoying him trying to take care of him.
Around noon I tried to feed the baby finger food of pork and squash. He was just playing with it, so I decided I needed to mash it up and feed it to him. That's when the fun started. I got an immersion blender for Christmas and thought it would be perfect. I don't really remember very well what happened, other then I tried to get stuck food out with my left index finger, while holding the machine in my right hand. The damn thing turned on and next thing I know I'm holding a towel over my finger and yelling for Daren to come downstairs.
Luckily I never took Will out of his highchair, so he was just playing by himself. I hear Daren stumbling upstairs and ask me what's happening. That's when I told him I need to go to the hospital, I think I cut the top of my finger off. He just freaked and just kept saying shit. When he got downstairs he said not to worry he'd take care of the baby. So I went sat in the car and waited...and waited.
I heard the baby crying, so I came in and the baby was on the floor in the living room and Daren was putting on his shoes. I was so annoyed, so I picked Will up and tried to figure out how to put him in the car seat without taking the pressure off my finger (impossible). About that time I hear a big bang in the house and go back in to find Daren unconscious where I'd left him. That's when panic set in. It seemed like an eternity before he regained consciousness. I told him I'd call an ambulance or see if a neighbor could drive us. He insisted he'd be fine, got the baby in the car and drove us.
On the way to the hospital I peeked in the towel for the first time an saw a piece hanging off. Once we got to the ER and the asked to see it I realized it was just my fingernail. Daren and the baby just stayed out in the waiting room, mostly because Daren was too freaked out to see my finger. We ended up there for 4 hours, most of the time just waiting. I ended up losing most of my nail and the a lot of stitches on the front of the finger. I also chipped a seed bead sized piece of bone off the tip.
Once we got home poor Daren went straight to bed. He a bit better but was still sick the next day. I saw the hand surgeon last Wednesday and again yesterday. I get to keep all of my finger and my nail will grow back. Luckily it's all good news. Once I get my stitches out I'll let you know how many I got since that's the question everyone is asking.
While I'm waiting for things to heal I can't really knit, but I can crochet. So I've made a project for the Valentine Vampire Swap on ravelry and am working on another one for the Queen of Hearts Swap. I also started Short and Sweet out of Just Bamboo in my stash.
Beware of Sharp Objects
Thursday, January 06, 2011
My knitting career is on hold after one of the dumbest things I have ever done. On tuesday I was making baby food with my new immersion blender and decided to clean out stuck food without unplugging it. You can guess where this is going, I sliced up my left index finger. It will spare the gory details, but it extremely painful. I chipped a seed bead size of bone off the tip and may lose a bit of the top above the nail. It will be 4 weeks before I can use my finger normally.
While I can't knit I can show you pics from my christmas projects. These are Feet Eaters from Knitting Mochimochi. I made them for my niece and nephew.
This is Funky #7 for my lovely sister-in-law Lynsey. I received the yarn and pattern in a swap. I love it so much I'm going to make one for myself.
I made another pair of felted clogs for my brother-in-law Dan. I added the leather bottoms because he wore holes in the 1st pair.
