hdc2tog, hdc2tog, hdc2tog...

Feels like I have been really neglecting my blog lately. Just been so darn busy trying too make to many things before Christmas. Right now I'm in the middle of making my mom her Christmas gift. I had the hardest time understanding this pattern correctly which I started over again and again and again, until I realized my problem was not doing the hdc2tog correctly. Ugh! That damn hdc2tog, shame on you!!


Besides making gifts, I've been busy sewing some yoga bags for Thrive Naturally. I should change my description right now "Crocheter by day, sewer by night". Did you ever realize that sewer(one that does sewing) and sewer(the pipes were our poop and pee goes) are spelt the same? Hahaha!

It is super gorgeous outside with all the winter frost. Time to take a breather.

Yarn

Did anyone say yarn? Oh yes, a little slice of yarn heaven here.


I splurged a bit and got these 100% bamboo yarn from a cute, little store called Ewe asked for it. The yarn collection in there is amazing. A little pricey, but great quality stuff. If only there was such a thing as a feel-o-monitor. You got to feel how incredibly soft this stuff is.


I didn't get a chance to hit the fabric store. Too many errands, too many visits. We did get to see the one and only Jeanie, the one that makes the awesome natural deodorants I mentioned a few months ago, well she's making natural lip balm too now. They're amazing! Go get some at the Royal Bison Bison Craft & Art Fair this weekend. She's going to be there with all her amazing stuff!

And the color of the day for today is Orange.

Tis the season for yummy mandarin and clementine oranges!

My friend fall

Dear fall,

Thank you for being so kind to us here!

Luv, Me

We are enjoying every second of this nice weather!

Tomorrow we head off to Edmonton to visit family, friends, and to do a lot of shopping. I am so excited to replenish my fabric and yarn supply/addiction. It's been way too long!

To those that been asking for patterns for my crochet baby hats. Thanks so much for the interest. I will definitely try to post one up when I have some time. I have never written a pattern so it shall be quite interesting.

It's almost 1 am. Off to dream a little dream.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Crochet ear flap hat

Last few days I've been working on some more crochet baby hats for photographers. I knew ear flap hats were a must. There are some pretty cute ones out there and I had to at least try to do my own version.

I am definitely making a bigger one for myself this winter!

Someone turned 2 today

Happy Birthday my little man!

The spell of the pumpkin

I think fall is absolutely beautiful. The leaves all turn orangy-yellow-brown, the crisp cool air, harvest of farming fields and gardens.

I was talking to my friend Michele last week about how the smell of pumpkins brings me back my childhood memories of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and all those wonderful things that fall into fall. For me, you can't have fall without pumpkins or maybe it's you can't have pumpkin without fall. Whatever it is, thank goodness for pumpkin pies!! Ha ha!

("The Pumpkin Spell" - watercolor, ink, pencil)

Happy weekend!

Na, na, na, na,

na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,

Batman!

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na,

Batman!

Batman,


Batman,


Batman!

I guess to be more accurate it's batboys. It was so hard to decide what to make for them for Halloween this year. For one, I had basically no fabric to work with and I live no where near a fabric store. Two, the boys hate anything covering their faces. So I found an old, black, long skirt I haven't worn in years and thought why not make them batman capes without the mask part. At first I thought what have I gotten myself in because I had no clue where to begin creating this crazy cape, but it turned out so well in the end. Better then I would have imagined.

The boys loved it, especially the shirts. And how did I do those shirts you might ask?! Simply found a batman logo online, printed it on iron-on transfer paper, and ironed the logo on t-shirts turned inside out. I have a feeling they will want to wear that shirt inside out from now on.