Obviously, I'm not too good at this blog thing...

I'm sure I've bee doing stuff, too. For instance, by some odd alignment of the planets, the Wees all decided Santa was an OK guy this year. Go figure.

The rest all blurs together, though.

The holidays seemed to sneak up. One minute, I was proudly declaring that my shopping was almost done, a month or so early... the next I was wondering if I had ordered things for people on Christmas morning. It's gotta be that short attention span thing again.

(what was I saying?)


Plus, I have new obsessions (not people, that's creepy)

Tie-nappies. They rock. No pins, no poop on wool. Whoever came up with this little wonder should be kissed passionately, several times. I'll start.

Merino. Love it. 'nuff said.

Crepes. There is nothing you can't do with a crepe. Leftovers become magical. People think you're enormously cool, even though you're only cleaning out your fridge. Love the crepes. Embrace the crepes. You, too, can be very cool while cleaning out the fridge. It's multitasking.

Curricula. I need to stay away from the home school catalogs. The obsession is becoming unhealty. It's also beginning to squeeze us out of our dining room.

Catalogs. Oh, my god. They're almost as good as getting STUFF from catalogs. I love catalog stuff, too, but just getting catalogs is nearly as much fun and much more economical.

Of course I still have the same love-affair with my washer and dryer. Every time I turn them on and they make that little happ-to-see-you noise, I get all fuzzy again.

More evidence I need a life.

Holden models the new LTK longies

These were knit in Bartlett yarns Rangely line, Blueberry colorway. I decided on seed stitch leg cuffs and matching cargo pocket. (The pocket it stuffed with the un-woven tails, it doesn't normally stick out like that.) I like that they're tall enough on the boys for me to fold over the waistband. I think it will keep them from untie-ing and dropping trou' this winter. I love Bartlett yarns. And this color was out of their bargain bin ($4 a lb) at the mill. Even better.

Please ignore the dog hair on the floor. No, not the big pile of it with the tail - that's the actual dog - but the ones lying here and there like Autumn leaves. We need to rake or vacuum or something.

Also, has anybody noticed the level of skill in my picture taking? This is the only modelling picture that wasn't blurry. And you like how I got Aaron's leg and Mia's butt in there, too, don't you? I know. Sometimes it's difficult, being this gifted.

And now I'm off to work on the "super-secret-excellent-surprise-that-I-can't-add-photos-of-until-after-it's-done-lest-the-intended-recipient-for-so-unknown-reason-look-in-on-my-blog-and-discover-it".

Peace.

UFOs

I have never kept a to-do list. I think it's time to start. There are so many things swirling through my brain, getting stuck in various pieces of fluff... then one untangles and comes flying to the front. It startles me when that happens.

So, on my unfinished object list I have... drumroll, please...

One half finished bootie.
Two unknit gnomes.
Three waiting sweaters.
Mittens without needles.
More yarn to roll...
Countless un-balled yarn hanks.
Piles of undone laundry.
More yarn on order.
Customers with deadlines.
Looming homeschool co-op.
A giant list of phone calls...

And a partri-idge in a pear tree.

Ok, it's backwards. I can't think in reverse order. Remember the fluff. Off to put the leg cuffs on a soaker I "finished" at the beginning of July. Gnomes and customer tomorrow.

Red and blue soaker

This red and blue soaker is for somebody else. The yarn looked a little thin coming off the spool (I bought the blue in a 2 lb spool and a khaki in a 1 lb spool, the khaki is definitely worsted), more like a light sport weight than a true worsted, so I knit it double stranded. Yeah, it fluffs up quite nicely when you add water. Duh. So this is the nighttime soaker being sent to a mom in need. There should be room for fluffy nighttime diapers and room to grow, too.

Rugby, anyone?

These are the first pair of LTK longies I've made for the boys. Obviously, I am a glutton for punishment to start out with a rugby striped version. Tourquoise and goldenrod are next.

The wee ones...

Bailey, Holden & Quinn playing in the sand pit at Summerfest.

Some things to know about me...

There are probably a bunch of things I'll leave out - my mind is a little fuzzy. Here are some things about me:

• I am married and have four children, from 16 to almost 1.
• We are currently homeschooling the 4 year old, the 16 year old is in high school and college, each part time (ok, that's not about me) and we're trying desperately to just keep up with our twins.
• I knit. I mean I knit. I knit everything I can think of to put on needles. Diaper covers, scarves, mittens, sweaters, toys, even a boob. It's fuzzy and white with a lipstick pink nipple. Cool.
• I like to read, but I can't read while I knit, so I don't read much anymore.
• My neighbors are idiots. We call them by their proper botanical name, Detritus albicans (white trash), so we don't incur their slurring wrath. I knew taking those years of Latin in high school would come in handy one day!
• I have no idea how to put pictures up on this blog thing. I will have to learn.

Hopefully, that's not all there is to know about me. I'm sure there is more to me than that, but I can't think of anything right now. It's probably because I am sidetracked by the cool night air and the gigantic cicada dive bombing my head.