Thanksgiving had been quiet, but very nice. I spend it with friends at Club Hood for the Thanksgiving dinner and of course I had way too much food! Iggy got his share, I took a little turkey with me home:) oh boy did he gobbled it up like a vacuum cleaner.
The evening I spend planning and making dog toys and knitting. Oh and browsing for leftover turkey recipes online. Have to prepare when hubby comes home;)
I also plan on cooking more casseroles, which I can also freeze and we will bake when we are too lazy too cook. Kind of a new Years resolution. Not to spend money eating in restaurants.
Allrecipes.com and tasteofhome.com had been a wonderful recourse for me.
And my daily tipnut emails.
Ah, I started weaving and I am totally in love...so tomorrow I am running off to get my first loom. It is a small one from Schacht the Cricket, perfect for scarves:)
Surfing through ravelry something else caught my eye, but that has to wait a couple more....years...
a little espinner I found on this site
http://www.hansencrafts.com/hansencrafts/misc_stuff/spinning_wheels_history.htm
Friday, November 27, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
new sock book from Stephanie von der Linden
This book is on my wishlist, when it is on the market I will order it...
I have several from Stephanie von der Linden, she is a wonderful designer:)
I have several from Stephanie von der Linden, she is a wonderful designer:)
Socken rund ums Jahr
Der Frechverlag schreibt dazu:
Ausgefallene Sockenmuster
Saisonale Motive und Farben liebevoll interpretiert
Die Natur hält rund ums Jahr eine Fülle von Inspirationen bereit: Ein kreativer Ansatzpunk für Stephanie van der Linden, saisonale Motive und Farben liebevoll zu interpretieren. Das neueste Sockenbuch der erfolgreichen Autorin und Designerin zeigt faszinierende Designs voller Vielfalt. Bezaubernde Eiskristallstrukturen oder frühlingshafte Blütenknospen bilden die Grundlage für über 20 neue Sockenmodelle zum Nachstricken.
Lassen Sie sich überraschen von einer Reise durch die Jahreszeiten mit Ajour- und Strukturmustern, farbenfrohen Jacquards oder perlenverzierten Details: Die ausgefallenen Muster werden auch passionierte Strickerinnen begeistern.
Stephanie van der Linden
Socken rund ums Jahr
Stimmungsvoll der Natur abgeschaut
120 Seiten, 22 x 23 cm
Softcover, engl Broschur, Anleitungsheft
TOPP 6599
ISBN 978-3-7724-6599-4
14,90 €
Auslieferung: Mitte Dezember
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
weaving class
Yesterday I signed up for a class in Austin at Hill Country Weavers:) For weaving. I am for a long time interested in learning how to weave and I always wondered if it would be possible to weave a scarf on an itty bitty weaving harp, apparently it is...the yarn will be lenghtwise rolled...it is still not easy to imagine for me, but I will learn...I see myself acquiring a new hobby and buy myself a harp. But if one for the table, not a huge one for making clothes and such...
Well, driving such a long distance is always giving me a big headache, today I was paying the bill for my trip yesterday, but oh well..I am looking forward to my class in November and planning on which yarns I am going to use from my stash:))
Well, driving such a long distance is always giving me a big headache, today I was paying the bill for my trip yesterday, but oh well..I am looking forward to my class in November and planning on which yarns I am going to use from my stash:))
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
So I am almost done with my baby afghan and I am quite happy how it turned out:)
I am thinking about the next style log cabin baby blankie, we will see. I still have some yarn left, maybe I will have to get another skein, I will weigh the leftovers when I am finished.
Yesterday night a stomache bug hit me and most of the day I was in bed, much to dismay of my little pooper Iggybear...
But he was a good bear, I let him out once in a while, although he was very disappointed I didn't play with him:(. He survived it.
Today was a quiet day for us also, I was able to have some chicken soup and a slice of bread and felt much better, played a little with Iggy, but not nearly enough as he always wants. Boston Terriers!
Oh I just unwrapped my new Keurig coffee machine:)
I longed for sooo long for a nice coffee machine, I think over ten years now:)
I know I know, it sounds kind of stupid...
I was first thinking getting a senseo, but decided against it.
So I got a Keurig. It reminded me a bit of the coffee machine my mom has and we love it...I think it is called Caffissimo in Germany. I also like about it, that I can get a basket and fill my own coffee with it. We will see how that works out and if it is not a too big mass. Definetely a special treat for myself...
py with my
I am thinking about the next style log cabin baby blankie, we will see. I still have some yarn left, maybe I will have to get another skein, I will weigh the leftovers when I am finished.
Yesterday night a stomache bug hit me and most of the day I was in bed, much to dismay of my little pooper Iggybear...
But he was a good bear, I let him out once in a while, although he was very disappointed I didn't play with him:(. He survived it.
Today was a quiet day for us also, I was able to have some chicken soup and a slice of bread and felt much better, played a little with Iggy, but not nearly enough as he always wants. Boston Terriers!
Oh I just unwrapped my new Keurig coffee machine:)
I longed for sooo long for a nice coffee machine, I think over ten years now:)
I know I know, it sounds kind of stupid...
I was first thinking getting a senseo, but decided against it.
So I got a Keurig. It reminded me a bit of the coffee machine my mom has and we love it...I think it is called Caffissimo in Germany. I also like about it, that I can get a basket and fill my own coffee with it. We will see how that works out and if it is not a too big mass. Definetely a special treat for myself...
py with my
Saturday, October 10, 2009
a slow Saturday
I decided to open a new blog, I wasn't too happy with myblog for some time...
So lets hope I get out of the slumps and blog more with blogspot:)
knittingwise I am making right now a log cabin baby blanket from the Mason Dixon book...
I changed a bit the numbers of stitches, wide and lengthwise...because I am just using different yarns.
In fact I am using I love this yarn 100% Acrylic and I am super happy with it for this project...
It will be probably a gift, and the mom can just throw it in the wash with not many headaches...
And it is soft, very soft.
Usually I prefer naturally fibers, but in that case and people I don't know, I think it is the best solution.
Of course I have to write also a little bit about Iggy...
I ordered from a health pet store deer hooves to munch on for my Iggy and he is going nuts over them:)
The hooves are smelling pleasant, compared to the hooves you can get at the local petstores...Downside is that they seem to go much faster, Iggy almost ate half in 8 hours. So they must be much softer, or he is just impressed by this wonderful taste
So lets hope I get out of the slumps and blog more with blogspot:)
knittingwise I am making right now a log cabin baby blanket from the Mason Dixon book...
I changed a bit the numbers of stitches, wide and lengthwise...because I am just using different yarns.
In fact I am using I love this yarn 100% Acrylic and I am super happy with it for this project...
It will be probably a gift, and the mom can just throw it in the wash with not many headaches...
And it is soft, very soft.
Usually I prefer naturally fibers, but in that case and people I don't know, I think it is the best solution.
Of course I have to write also a little bit about Iggy...
I ordered from a health pet store deer hooves to munch on for my Iggy and he is going nuts over them:)
The hooves are smelling pleasant, compared to the hooves you can get at the local petstores...Downside is that they seem to go much faster, Iggy almost ate half in 8 hours. So they must be much softer, or he is just impressed by this wonderful taste
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