Wednesday, June 9, 2010

More Socks


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I knit these right before I started the ten stitch twist blanket. I loved this pattern with the twisty stitches and no cabling. The yarn is Madeline Tosh and the colorway is Gracious. They are for me and fit great. The sock pattern is from Cookie A and it is called Angee. I would encourage anyone who is new to sock knitting to try this pattern, piece of cake.

Preschool Teacher Gift


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This is a blanket I knit during May. I decided since it was our last year for preschool, Easton's teacher deserved a special gift. She has taught all five of my children preschool from the year 2001-2010. The span of years is nine so I made sure the blanket represented this and knit nine rings around. The pattern is called 10 stitch twist as the entire time you knit only on 10 stitches picking up a stitch as you go to attach it to the previous row. It was fun and addictive knitting. I used 12 skeins of Noro Kureyon and it was a bit tough on my hands. The blanket softened up nicely when it had a warm bath in wool wash. Mrs. Swainston loved her gift as much as I enjoyed giving it to her.

My Creative Writer


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I got a phone call at work from the principal of the kids school. He started the conversation "this is nothing bad"...., I wasn't thinking bad I was thinking injured. Anyway there is a kind of theatre group that takes kids creative writing submissions and turns them into skits. Delaney's was selected for the sixth grade. She is not one to jump on stage and be comfortable. I asked her what she thought when she saw myself & Rob in the audience. She said she was hoping during the entire assembly we were there for one of her brothers writings. The group called Brainstormers acted out her skit, while she sat in the director's chair with a bit of help from school mates. I enjoyed myself and the proud moment.

Playing Soccer & Found Mud


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It has been a while since I have blogged. It always seems like there are so many end of the year school activities, parties, and sports. Needless to say it has been busy. All four boys are playing baseball & t-ball, soccer and water polo have ended. We still have piano lessons for the summer.

Easton and his brother were playing soccer in the front yard and of course there was mud to be found!