It's cold outside

Finished this scarf just in time; the temperature dropped from a balmy 80 degrees to an arctic 40. It went to a coworker who loves scarves and seemed thrilled to have a new one. The pattern is the Filippi Scarf from 101 One-Skein Wonders, and is made in a simple one by one rib with ruffled edges. My preference is for longer scarves, so I used more than one skein of Jo-Ann Sensations Angel Hair yarn.


This yarn is incredibly soft and slippery on the needles. Frogging is difficult because the little hairs tangle together, so it's a perfect yarn for quick and easy projects.

The pattern called for a k2tog bind off, a new one for me. I searched around and found several different directions and decided on the easiest one. It created a very loose end ruffle, which is sort of the effect I was going for, but I am not sure if the instructions in the book would have resulted in a tighter, better looking ruffle.

Girls day out

Took a much needed day off from work on Friday. I was pretty much planning on wasting the entire day by doing nothing at all, but ended up getting a pedicure, learning some Vietnamese, shopping for glasses, and watching an awful show about a possessed paranormal investigator.

It's been a long time since mom and I have been able to spend a day together. Can you believe we didn't bicker even once?!


This was mom's first pedicure ever! I am not sure what she enjoyed most: the massaging chair, the lam lams, or the fab feet afterwards. My toes were supposed to be a more festive red but turned out sort of bright pink. So, here we are showing off our pretty tootsies by wearing sandals in the middle of December; sadly, our fall weather has been mostly summery.

Knits galore

Great find at the flea market (thanks, Mom!)--knitting and felting books for just $2 each!


Felt It! 20 Fun & Fabulous Projects to Knit & Felt by Maggie Pace


Felt Style 35 fashionable accessories to create and wear by Chrissie Day


The knitter's Bible: Knitted Bags by Claire Crompton


Never Knit Your Man a Sweater...unless you've got the ring! 22 Handsome Projects for Every Level of Commitment by Judith Durant


One-Skein Wonders 101 Yarn shop favorites by Judith Durant

Looks like I have a lot of work to do. So far I've made a scarf from the One Skein Wonders book. There is at least one project in each book that I'd like to finish. Plenty of yarn, not enough time!

Number two

The second knitted kitty I've made from the geobabe pattern. The first was tiny and gray and had a very interesting embroidered face.

Kitty number one is named Tipsy and was given to a friend for her 21st birthday. Kitty number two is already in his new home with Tipsy, but he doesn't have a name yet. I'm thinking Rocky since he needs to be strong and kick some ass. Eye of the Tiger can be his theme song!

Rocky and Tipsy sound like a cute pair.

Belated wish

Well, I was a day late baking sweets for a special someone's birthday, but I had a good reason--making sure we got to the theater early enough to get good seats to see Harry Potter on opening day.


Movie was fun. Cupcakes are delish. Unfortunately, today I ate three and also skipped the usual Saturday morning workout.

Meet Ink

This sweet little guy is made of Bernat Softee Chunky in Carnival, and comes from OldBagLady's Baby Snow Dragon pattern on Crochetville. His ears are floppy and his eyes are a bit crooked, but this is how he wanted to be!


The wings and picot stitch spine came from aeronberry on Craftster.



He'll be going to live with a friend who recently mentioned she'd like to have a small dragon tattoo, hence the name Ink. He's such a cutie and will be missed!

Sarasota and her islands

From what I was able to see, Sarasota is gorgeous! Beaches, art, theatre, fine dining, and, of course, a miniature circus!

We stayed at Hotel Indigo.


The conference was at the Hyatt, so each day we had to cross Tamiami Trail and scream, "What IS the speed limit on this road?!"

The first day we went on a tour of historic mansions; most memorable was Ca d'Zan, the John and Mable Ringling mansion. I had to keep reminding myself this was their winter home!