And still...she knits...

She knits...as this flair a friend sent me on Facebook explains so perfectly, so that I do not kill people.

She also knits because she needs to be creative, doing something with her hands...this makes me feel normal. Good. Happy...

Knitting is the perfect project to bring along so that you can do it on the fly. I have the perfect backpack with lots of little pockets that can fit a work in progress, yarn, a pattern book, and every other little thing that I need to make something I love.

I knit because my mother got me an amazing new book for Christmas, that has wonderful patterns that are written very well...causing bursts of inspiration...


And, I also knit because I needed a new winter hat
(and I brought and completed this project on our trip to Bisbee)


She's also a little amazed about the knitting because I was a rather reluctant knitter at first. Knitting is something that I wasn't necessarily interested in doing. Ever. It kind of confused me as to why people would ever want to knit in the first place? It seemed a little outdated. Even with the wonderful new books that are out there...I was not convinced. So, I learned to support a friend who wanted to learn how to knit...and a strange thing happened. The knitting stayed and the friend drifted away. I didn't want to put my project down. I couldn't. I needed to master this skill...with everything I had in me, I knit the world's ugliest scarf. And then...with each little project, I found a new sense of excitement and joy...

Creativity is amazing.

All The News That's Fit...

Tuesday at Oh Knit found me looking at 2 rolled up newspapers...

They were made by Rozzilyn, resident reporter and creative genius extraordinaire.

Apparently (as the story goes) my mother was in the kitchen making breakfast one morning, and heard something hit the ground behind her and a voice say, "...Paper's here!" And, laying rolled up behind her was a paper...

The Daily Star

Now, I don't know how I came to see the paper, but I seriously love them...she knows it, so she had not one, but two waiting for me last Tuesday (she was supposed to bring one of them over to my house the previous week, but in all the rush to get out of the house and see my stoned kitty, she forgot...luckily, this was the week their kitty had his teeth done...wow 2 stoned kitties in a row!) Rozzilyn's paper is so much better than the local one we have in town...I wonder how much she charges for a subscription?

The Daily Star has all the day's headlines, comics, movies and movie reviews comics and sometimes a whole jumble page...depending.

I wish I had one of the stories here because they are wonderful! Let's see...Father Cedric was found dead (although Rozz informed me that he and his wife were faking, although, I have no idea why) there are robbers, and dog shows...and there was something involving a rope ball...but, I've forgotten the rope ball's name.

Shame really.

I wish our town had a rope ball...

sigh.

Well, at least I get to read about it in the paper.

Farewell...

...to Kate and Z...

Who, of course wanted to share her cookie with you before she left for good, to go back home.

But, not really.

I think she was probably enjoying it too much herself.

So, they're gone again for a little while...with many promises that we'll shoot for a visit their way soon.

Sigh.

I was feeling quite melancholy on Monday night when I realized that they would be on their way soon, of course...but, we had such a wonderful time visiting while they were here. Now, I'm not saying that there's not enough of my friends in Prescott to satisfy me, it's just that I miss Kate very much when she's not here. But, every little person added or subtracted changes all the dynamics just a little bit doesn't it?

Not always in a bad way either...

It's just that Kate's a damn good knitter, and sitting by her side gave me the confidence (and knowledge...and stimulating conversation) to try something new. You'll be missed at Oh Knit on Tuesday's Kate...and Zora will be missed for her silly antics and quick smile...

Oh, and generous cookie sharing.

Sort of...

(to be fair though, a couple of adults I know may have snuck a cookie and not let her know. Just sayin)

Conversations With Rozz...

A couple of weeks ago when we were sitting in my mother's kitchen knitting Rozzilyn walked in talking about her fiance':

Rozz: Well, you should meet my fiance, Dan...

::blink blink::

Me: Rozz, aren't you a little um, young to have a fiance'?

::stop, turn and look at me::

Rozz: Wellll Aunt Sadie...in my imaginary world...I'm 23!

::exhasperated sigh::

::flounces out of room::

Mom: (not missing a beat) Well...funny...In my imaginary world I'm 23 too!

How old are you in your imaginary world?

(fun little outfit...top, pants, leg warmers and socks, knitted by Rozz)

Gush, Gush, Gush...

Thank you for the leg warmer love..

But, if I was to come completely clean here, I couldn't express how easy leg warmers are to make. They go pretty fast, and if you get the right yarn?

Forget it...

You'll never want to take them off.

Then again, it's only supposed to get up to 44 degrees today, so that might actually be a good idea. I am thinking about wearing my Ugg boots to work already...and truly? I'm wondering if the leg warmers will fit underneath the Uggs, and then if that mess will all fit underneath my pants as well?

gush gush gush...

I would also like you to know that I am a quarter of the way through the next pair I am making...and worked on them diligently at Oh Knit last night with my mom and Rozz (Rozz is working on a flag for her birthday, and Mom is working on a pair of leg warmers for Rozz)

The stripes on the new one's are a little bolder with no other pattern, and I adore the colors on these as well (although, I try not to buy yarn I hate) I am making them a little bigger around, because I thought the pattern the yarn made was too stretched out when I put the first ones I made on, which is kind of weird because I have really skinny calves (For instance: Someone once asked me "...are those your legs or are you riding on a chicken?") Plus? I am liking to wear them over leggings so they don't fall down all day (I was wearing them over some skull and cross bone patterned ones yesterday as a matter of fact...I'm so groovy...rolling my eyes at me...) and it's really just another extra comfortable layer under skirts to keep me warm...

gush gush gush...

You Are A Shining Purl...

(see that? Purl instead of pearl...clever aren't I?)

And clever a girl still to have finally finished my knitted scarf project...

mostly.

I mostly finished it. OK, I have to knit 3 more red roses, and I need to block this thing to keep it from rolling up (even though I slipped a stitch on each row before I began which is supposed to help, the thing is still damned curly...) Or I shall rename it as a Neck Tube.

UM. NO.

It took me an entire year to knit this...OK, to be fair, I started it at the end of winter last winter, put it down when it got warm, and got out of the habit of knitting in the 90 degree heat...only to pick it up again and finish it (because to be honest? I was bored with it, and have felt the need to start a new project)

And, last night was Oh Knit with my mother and Rozz, and I desperately needed a new project, lest I die of boredom. I also needed some new yarn...Yes, I know I have an entire basket of yarn sitting in my studio, but one skeins of each color, and nothing quite perfectly suited for what I have in mind. I ran to JoAnn's early in the AM to exchange a set of the wrong sized double pointed needles for the right size, only to be told that without a receipt, they would only give me half credit. What the hell does that mean? They were exactly the same, I just bought the wrong size (I already had that size) and needed a different size...gawds. The craft store is thwarting my every knitting effort. If they weren't the only craft store that sells material in town I would have told them what for.

Damned Fools.

I got the right size needles regardless, and kept the other ones to give to Mom, as I owed her for watching the shop for an hour whilst I went to the Doctor to get all cut up...When I returned to Snap Snap, we all ran down to the yarn store right down the street so I could have her expert advice on some yarn (and a cookie...we had a cookie too, well, Rozz and I did...hey, I was playing hooky from the shop, what do you expect?) I had also gone to another local yarn store earlier in the day, and stood around in a complete panic because I could not for the life of me stop staring at all the pretty colors and find what I needed.

Yarn drama.

It's embarrassing.

I'm like a raven...I stand around staring at all the pretty shiny and get totally and completely excited...followed by overstimulated...then confused...and finally despair, before I walk out. With absolutely nothing in my hand except the car keys that are now dripping with sweat.

Looking for yarn should not be that traumatic, I am a grown woman for cripes sake.

But, then again, I usually have only a slight idea of what I'm making and hardly any experience to back it up (I am a fly by the seat of your pants crafter) and I usually want to buy my supplies right now...and I quite often only have 20 minutes before I have to be somewhere else (cause Rich came down for a quick visit, and I wasn't where I was supposed to be...)

So, I need:

Time.

and a clue...

time and a clue...

Oh, and money...

Lots and lots of money. Buckets and bagfuls of money...Because good yard is very expensive. Unless you like the feel of acrylic against your skin.

Then it's just time and a clue.

OH Knit!

...I did not knit last night
...not one stitch
...not one purl
nothing...

I sat and zoned out and talked with my mom and Rozzie, and watched my mom knit a pair of socks...with the worst yarn in the world. Every once in a while, the yarn would just unravel and fall totally apart, forcing her to knit the ends right into the sock...weird. And then watching THIS video...Which always makes me laugh hysterically.

The reason for the sitting and zoning: I had quite a long day at the shop, and did not step foot out of there until an hour after I closed. No emergency, no cleaning or redecorating, I was just talking with a friend for about two and a half hours (sometimes we have these marathon conversations...and if you know me...you know I can talk) I figured sometime around closing time that it had become more important that I talk than run to the bank or straight home...like I had thought I would. Which makes me think I need to get up earlier than normal to squeeze all the things in that I need to to before I trudge on down to the shop again tomorrow, and you know how I hate to wake up to an alarm...sigh.

And, after knitting...I mean, sitting, it was onto Ms. Dina's where I proceeded to trim her hair, as she was in bad need of a little clean-up, and while I lopped...um, I mean, trimmed a little more than she wanted off...I think it looked mighty good, and she sat around for the rest of the evening running her hands through it and remarking how good it felt. This coming from a gorgeous girl whom always looks fabulous (in my humble opinion) no matter what state her hair is in. Need I mention that we girls have been on a total grooming kick for about a week now? It seems we're doing it in stages...and thinking of pedicures next. We both have this huge fantasy about going to a day spa...soon.

Well, I'm off to rest...mostly because I'm seeing double...and mostly because I get to go out yet again tomorrow night for wings and fun...

A Fly By Night Post...

...except it's not night, but I have little time before I rush headlong into my day. Meena decided she would relax today in a small patch of sun (I'm sure she's usually busy when I'm not around) such a gorgeous girl.

• There was a large hole in the floor of the shop yesterday...and no water for most of the day as well...but the problem has been fixed (I hope) and the pipes were repaired, just in time for a potty break, and for me to get a drink of water.
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• I almost finished the scarf for the Superhero...I stopped when I was only 18 rows away...it almost killed me to stop (I still have to block the thing too, because it's super curly) but I was feeling a weird something in my throat...and since everyone I know is either sick or has been sick...I decided not to push it (plus, my finger was getting sore from knitting...I know, weird) and went to bed, right during an episode of Sex In The City (so you know I'm serious) and woke up several times last night to take NutriBiotic (my cure-all...tastes like ewww, but works in an amazing way getting everything out of your system super fast!)
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• OH Knit last night: My mother is obsessed with knitting socks...and has started on yet another pair. Those are her words, not mine, I think her socks are beautiful! She is going to do a different project soon though (she reassured me, and I need to get started on a pair of socks) And Rozzie is up to her usual dancing around self...and playing on the NintendoDS as well.
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• Dina is obsessed with knitting. I'm inviting you (Dina) to come to my mom's any Tuesday for Oh Knit...and bring the boy...because I know he and Rozz would have a great time together...and we never stay up very late anyway!

I'm off...to walk around in 10 degree weather...I hope everyone has a wonderful day...

OH Knit!

Well...rats no pictures for this post...and I don't quite have the time this morning, as I need to rush off for early appointments. But, I do have a date tonight with my artist and his mother, so I will be sure to bring the camera along to document all of our fun!

Last night at my mum's, I helped Rozzie learn how to use her digital camera and download pictures, and then put them on her blog...her blog now looks better than mine, and she's getting more comments...jealous? NO...Proud? Oh yes! She's decorated her own mini tree, much to my mothers eye rolling, as my mother usually waits to decorate for the holidays closer to the actual holiday itself...nice to see Rozzie is like me...and wants to decorate early (with lights on the tree too...although, I must confess, I did not put ornaments on the tree this year, but I did indeed put a garland on the tree...and the sock monkey tree topper...I'll show you later) She also used tinsel, which I don't normally use, and it looks beautiful!

My mother completed one whole adult sized sock, and let me try it on. What a tease...this thing feels so amazingly wonderful, and better than any over the counter sock I've ever felt! I am too impressed, it looks perfect...and feels great, did I mention that already? I continued knitting my little roses, as I contemplate exactly what to put them on...and we watched Jingle All The Way...one of my favorite holiday movies.

I popped home and enjoyed a surprise visit from another wonderful friend (after much text flirting) where we talked and solved all the worlds problems...sitting in front of my little electric fireplace, eating Jr. Mints and reading excerpts from the latest Cosmo...one of my favorite silly indulgences. I can't say that we learned a lot, but we laughed quite a bit...

OH Knit!

Last Night's Knitting Highlights:

Watching the movie Elf.

I'm ready to change to the red part of the sock monkey hat...the top and almost the end.

My mother started on a holiday project and is almost done.

I put in my new 80's CD and Mama and I sang along...
Rozzilyn and I danced to the music...
and Rozzie said:

"So, this is what it was like in the old days?"

hmph.

OH Knit!

Well kids, Oh Knit is officially back (it's the cold weather really) And joining us for the first time was Ms. Rozzilyn, who decided that last night would be the perfect night to learn how to knit...and she did wonderfully! My mother knitted a couple of scarfs for one of Rozzie's dolls, and I began my new winter project for myself...a cutie sock monkey hat. I got quite far, when we broke for a little DaVinci Code entertainment (really enjoyable) which ended about midnight and left me feeling a bit weary this morning, as I bounded out of bed to get to an early dentist appointment. Suffice it to say, I ended that appointment with half a numb mouth. I won't go into the details of the scraping...or the drooling...or the not feeling well enough to eat...or the impending fear I have because I need to use a water pick to help myself (I can't take antibiotics...so a water pick it is...no infections for me thank you!)

But, a little afternoon knitting during the slow times at the shop helped immensely. Unfortunately...I kept looking at the brim of this thing and thinking...my, that's small...well, maybe it will stretch. Then I measured my head.

My head is about 23 inches around...24, if I don't want hat head. The Large part of the pattern fits a 22 inch head. I tell you...this is not going to fit. It's just not. Unless my head shrinks.

Now, I do not have the exact yarn the pattern called for...so, I'm fudging...and now wondering if I should haveused larger needles? The silly thing is, I actually made a little test swatch, and it turned out OK...so what the heck?! I think I'm going to try to adjust the pattern. I tell you what though, looking at it is making me a little scared...wish me luck!

OH Knit!

Oh knit is back! Yes, it's been a 2 week hiatus, but we met again...We did not; however, knit, but we did spend the evening together!

As you can see to your left (the blog-tour-guide helpfully says) there is a blender/pitcher of The Hazelnut Romance which accompanied me to the home of Oh Knit! A little more ice than should have been in there (the tour guide is still learning how exactly to make this drink perfectly) but it hit the spot after the hot muggy day...And who doesn't like a little caffeine in the afternoon anyway?







We all sat outside on the porch and enjoyed our beverage (Rozzie drank water) then retired inside for a lovely salad, and the reading from the Tommie DePaola book 26 Fairmount Avenue...This is the same guy who wrote Strega Nona (wonderful!)








I also wanted to tell you that I just finished reading this book by Bee Lavender "lessons in Taxidermy. And, I have to say that it is probably the best biography I've ever read, closely competing with the best book I've ever ready actually! I cried through a lot of it, and am in awe of this woman's life and the poetic nature in which she writes about it! It is one of those books that you just can't put down...And I finished it extremely quick...And am hungry for more! You should check it out...

OH Knit!

Another Tuesday...And even more knitting was accomplished. My mom finished the back of the sweater for Rozz...And is starting on the front. And as some knitting projects go, she spent a lot of time casting on, and then re-casting on depending on how much or how little yarn she had on the needles...

As you can see...she is casting on at the speed of light! She is using this wonderful spool of cotton yarn she picked up at WalMart at a really good price. (And yes, that is her wooden knitting needle behind her ear...)

Ms. Rozzie kept us all entertained with her re-writing of the song Country Roads by John Denver...Performing her singing and working on her choreography. (It's hard to catch her still as she was dancing all about)

She remarked that perhaps she would perform this song on stage one day. I asked her when she was going to take voice lessons...And she said quite seriously "but...umm...I already have a voice" (Well Said)

I don't have any pictures to post of the knitting I am currently working on, as it is somewhat a gift...And a project all rolled into one.
So, I will show you two more freezer paper stencil bags I made yesterday...



My mom really likes the design of the queen bee as it is larger than any designs I've done so far. I like the bubble girls because it's so dainty. But those more intricate designs have a lot involved...the cutting out of teeny tiny pieces of freezer paper, and remembering to iron them on in the right places, and then trying really hard to not lift them off as you sponge on the paint.












I lined the bubble girl bag with some 1940's vintage fabric I found at a thrift store here in town. It is, incidentaly, a dress I once owned...that I sold in my store, and then ended up at the thrift...a little worse for wear, but perfect for lining a bag with! I also added another layer of metallic copper paint over the bubbles so they really "pop" (hehehe)















I also put a little saying on the back of the bag...one that Rozzilyn wrote down on a scrap of paper and left for me to find in my store one fine morning. I LOVE this little saying (especially since she was like 6 when she wrote it...And don't children really have the best way of putting things?) and have been wanting to put it on a t-shirt forever! I'm thinking that I would like to figure out how to print this saying in a better way rather than freezer paper stenciling it...maybe on an iron on patch?...Or printed on some sort of ribbon?...And then sew it on to all my creations in the future! Although with the freezer paper stencil, I can get an exact copy of her handwriting and everything...it's just a little difficult with all the bity parts!

We are having so much fun with the stenciling...that my mom and I are having a little tutorial over at her house this Creative Sunday!



And...on another note...I got my new vacuum today! And yes, Victoria, there is a happy vacuum dance! My house will rejoice as well, when I am home long enough to assemble the thing and run it over my crumby, crunchy, hairy floors! This Hoover Empower is a wonderful color green...And has a hush mode (not that it is much more quiet...But it is a lovely thought isn't it?) It also has no bags, so I am looking forward to using that new feature. Thank goodness for Amazon.com and their amazing free shipping!

OH Knit!

Another week...Another knit! I am currently working on an outside pocket for a hand bag...And my mom is (surprise surprise) working on "the sweater". She exclaimed tonight "how does anyone finish a sweater anyway? And who's idea was it to even do that!!??!!" It is coming along, even though it sometimes doesn't seem like it is...Kind of like life. You think you are not making any progress, and then there you are...At the end of wherever you are and ready to start again! (I know, profound...I am rolling my eyes!)

How perfect is that yellow rose with the pink at the tips of the petals?

This week, the red roses are in bloom. I love red roses, well, actually...I love all roses (and daises!)...So, this is the view from the front fence...

I have a movie recommendation as well...Last night we watched Nanny McPhee! What a wonderful movie...Full of fun and magic and general silliness. And the sets are incredible (I would love to be a set designer...then again, maybe my house would be more impressive...hmmmm) at any rate, I am ready to move in to the house they built for the movie!



The screenplay was written by Emma Thompson and was based on the book Nurse Matilda. They're toting it as the new Marry Poppins, although I didn't think it was as sad. I know that I totally crumbled and cried hysterically when I saw Marry Poppins in the movie theatre as a child, when I realized that she was leaving at the end of the movie...and maybe it's my age now, but I thought it Nanny McPhee had a loverly ending. We all enjoyed the movie so much...that my mom put the book on hold at the library, I can hardly wait to read it (I'm hoping maybe she'll read it outloud to me...it's amazing when you hear your mother's voice read a story, I instatnly relax!). And, you know about my affinity for children's books...at least you can see by the collection I have.

OH Knit!

Well well well...I apologize, as I meant to post yesterday, but Rozzie was ill with the throw-up/fever/sore throat/sneezy kind of thing on Sunday night - Monday morning, so I was "called" in to work on Monday, and never really caught up (good excuse huh?) Rozzilyn seems to be feeling better, and looked down at herself and told my mom she felt like a prisoner tonight...In her black and white striped pj's she hasn't been out of in 2 days! Needless to say, my mom made her change out of them before I left to come home.

As you can see...I'm taking yet another mini break from the trip...I swear, it's taking me longer to post the trip than it was for me to actually take the trip!

Tonight I watched my mom rip her knitting apart to find a dropped stitch...Funny, she was doing that last time she was knitting...Well, probably not funny to her at any rate, as her project keeps ending up shorter than when she started out! I think she's attempting to make a sweater for Rozzilyn...Who informed her that she wanted to wear it for Thanksgiving...Mom cringed because she's not too sure that she will be done with it by then (she's in the part of the project where she mutters a lot and says things like "I hate this!" under her breath) So, we may indeed end up with a vest instead of a sweater...

We had some wonderful rain today, and I even got to walk home in it (much to the dismay of my Birkenstocks) and tonight after knitting (and eating, of course) I rushed home and jumped into some nice cotton long sleeved pj's...I was actually wanting to get some supplies for a project I'm working on, but didn't feel like I have the energy. And I really need to get a new vacuum cleaner, as I killed mine dead dead dead on Saturday night (poor thing)...And am paranoid about not being able to clean the floors (yeah, right!) So, I am home enjoying the yummy Prescott rain smell...And feeling happy to feel a little chilled tonight, as the 90 degree weather is a little much, and I'm starting to really question my living in an area that is so hot during the summer. The rain is really helping my mother's flowers grow too...walking into her house is wonderful...Like a decorator magazine, as there are roses everywhere...And it smells so amazing! I asked her if she ever envisioned living in a house where she would have fresh flowers every day? Again...this garden was just as neglected as the house, and she's worked so hard learning about the flowers and then organically fertilizing everything...and pruning and releasing lady bugs...Some of these roses have never bloomed for her in the 2 summers she's been there...some have had only one or two bloom...they're all covered with buds and the irisis we thinned and replanted have bloomed incredibly as well!

And this is the mini project (part of a larger "thing" I am working on) that I have been knitting for the past few times we've gotten together....

Knit Roses!


I did not actually knit the greenery as much as I pulled it out of one of the many flower arrangements I have hanging around my house...Thanks to Mother's day.


So, more on the trip tomorrow...I'm off to see if I am still a depressed insomniac...I've been having problems sleeping (and being happy...just kidding, I do feel better than I did before I left on the trip, and when I came back) I'm just needing a good night's sleep, or a massage...or a beer (ick!)...maybe just a good cry and some therapy...I'll let you know!

OH Knit!

Well...Due to the weird nature of my car transmission, and the fact that I hold my breath every time I get in the car and drive around (so I can listen to various car engine noises....Which should make for some very short trips...Not breathing and all!) I was nervous about having to dive Cody home...So it was just my mom, Rozzie and I.
You'll be happy to know that my mom finished her beautiful cotton bag! And was not quite inspired to cast on anytime soon for another project...As all the projects that look interesting call for various sets of double sided needles...And that may just be too scary right now! So, there was a lot of shuffling of various knitting books and then the 365 days of knitting calendar she received for Christmas...And towards the end of the night she remembered exactly what she wants to get started on next...a yummy cotton sweater for Rozzilyn.

(I however, finished my little black bag, and it just awaits it's felting...And started on some lovely small strips of red knitting...more on what they'll be later!)

Rozzie worked on her comic strip...I'm very impressed by her humor and her drawing...Here's something she drew on Sunday when she was here...

I also got my Easter basket! Well, at least the stuff, I had to leave the basket at my mom's...I guess I gave it to her for another holiday, and she didn't want to give it back!

I got 2 sets of wonderful vintage towels, one with His and Hers carrots on them (although I'm still waiting for the He in Him) and a set with 2 of the most wonderful girlies on them (that I will be soaking in Oxyclean and putting in the bathroom asap!) I also got an egg candle, and a set of "vintage" luggage stickers for my naked vintage luggage, and a book illustrated by one of my favorites...Edward Gorey. But, the best thing is...My fancy felt chickie with her beautiful hat and long necklace with matching ear rings!
I'm feeling a bit sad that I won't be here for my birthday/Easter combo, since it doesn't happen too often...(only once before that we can remember) but, I'm sure Italy will be a wonderful trade-off!

OH Knit!

Well, another Tuesday night has come and gone...Successfully, I might add. After a light dinner of guacamole and corn chips, a yummy salad, and some raw sprouted grain bread and tahini and honey spread...We were off! That makes it sound like we knit like racers! We knit at our own speeds, sometimes impressive, depending on the length of our cast on's! (hahaha) I am happy to report at this writing, that my mom has cast off most of her bag, and started a 29' handle, that should be completed quite rapidly (compared to the 130 stitches the bag took!) I know this picture looks like a curtain, but it will be a wonderful useful cotton bag soon...

Cody is still diligently working on a scarf (I believe...) and making fine progress, stopping every once in a while to fix a mistake or ask for help...which is always a wonderful way to learn any kind of creative process...that and practice, practice, practice! Here he is looking through a hole of a dropped stitch he was working on fixing...

And I just started a black wool small change bag or something of the like, as I am planning on trying to felt it after I'm done...which is something I've never done before with something I've made myself. This is quite the experiment, as I don't exactly know the breakdown or measurements of how much something will actually felt!

And my wonderful photographer Rozzie, was having fun with paperdolls she printed off the internet from the For Better or Worse comic strip website. She was coloring and cutting out their outfits all by herself...and later, during a knitting break, she and Cody set up some fun "family portraits" as a screen saver for her...slideshow style! Which made her very happy and giggly!

Well, I'm off and running a bit early this morning (I had trouble sleeping last night) because of some kind of car trouble...and feeling a bit stressed out! I am hoping to call my mechanic and see if I can even drive the car over to the shop this morning so someone can check it out!