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The one where the frustration

March 22, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

of last night has faded and I’m able to post the Papoose in the Pinafore Dress. So sweet!

How cute is that?

I can’t stand it!!!! She and the Pinafore Dress were made for each other. OMG! It turned out so well I ordered two more Minnowknits patterns, the Brittany Jumper and Cotton Candy. These will necessitate several visits to Yarn Mart. No firm color decisions yet, but I’m leaning toward pinkish.

I’m baking this weekend, no matter what. It’s been a couple of weeks and I’m starting to have flour withdrawal. Maybe brownies, sourdough bread for sure.

Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts. Jim Morrison (1943-1971)

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The one where two new

March 13, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

projects get posted, the En Point sweater from Interweave Knits and Swirl Socks in Araucania Yarns, Ranco Multy. I’ve not knitted near as much I wanted to this weekend, but that’s pretty typical for me. My reach far exceeds my grasp and so much yarn, so little time and all that. Here’s a peek at both of them –

along with a Papoose pic

Beautiful, isn’t she? Our sweet girl. Such a joy!

Getting there isn’t half the fun – it’s all the fun. Robert Townsend

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The one where a time

March 9, 2011March 10, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

warp seems to have occurred, since I’m absolutely positive that it’s at least midnight and the my workday should be over, but my computer insists that is only 4:48 pm. Unfortunately, I must stay here at work another 45 minutes. I’m having yarn fantasies; Must.Hang.On. I can do it! 8:41 pm, I did it!

My WIP Wednesday offering – Celebration Socks

Here’s the latest Papoose pic

This is what I call her “get away with murder” smile; who can resist?

No one forgives with more grace and love than a child. Real Live Preacher

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The one where the Celebration

March 3, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

socks are hanging in there. I pulled a few moves that Harry Houdini would have been proud of, got them back on the needles and in the right position. So, as of this moment, they’re moving forward again.

The Minnowknits Pinafore Dress is finished and is cute as cute can be. Photo will be posted tomorrow for FO Friday. So sweet and I can see Susannah wearing it already!

I have to work tomorrow and so the baking I’m usually doing on Friday has to be postponed a day, but I also have a committment to bake something for the Sunday meeting. It’s really a birthday meeting since yesterday was D’s birthday, my birthday is tomorrow and R’s birthday is Saturday. I’m thinking some sort of pie and some sort of cake.

Another Papoose picture –

Her face is saying “Who, me?”.

The idle mind knows not what it wants. Ennius

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The one where she recoils

March 1, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

in horror when she notices that somehow, somewhere, her 1.5 Knitpicks Harmony got broken. Horrible tragedy, really –

Fortunately, I had a spare, so crisis averted. Whew!

Newest Papoose pic –

Now that is some serious cute.

Love is the reason for it all. Dorothy Fields

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The one where she loses

February 6, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

her car keys, makes an apple pie and finds her keys all in the space of an afternoon. The pie was a smashing success at the meeting tonight, with the plate pretty much scraped clean. I knew I had misplaced my keys before I left for the meeting because I had to borrow Mr. Iknead’s to get there. So, when I got home, I started searching, looked and looked and gave up for the night. Mr. Iknead came home, asked if I’d found them, and then asked if I’d checked my coat pockets. He checked and ta da! There were the sought after keys. One more reason I love him, finder of lost things.

These youngsters are my kids (minus one who couldn’t make the party), left to right Katie, our DIL, Number one son Jordan, married to Katie and Lindsey, Number one daughter, married to SIL, Clefton. Blessings all. The Papoose AKA Susannah was still in utero at time of this picture, I think.

Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children’s eyes. Lawana Blackwell

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The one where she heaves

January 30, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

a huge sigh of relief at being back at home, in her own bed and in her own kitchen. Visiting the Papoose and family is always a treat, but I’m a homebody at heart and besides that, I miss my dog, Josie. I don’t think I’ve posted her, so here she is –

Precious, spoiled Pug baby.