hat? its newborn size

should i lengthen it like the pattern shows? or leave it as a bowler type beanie? http://www.designsbykn.com/free_patterns__charitable_causes

blocked, with the purls less visible. i think it stretched a bit much. and new bangs. all by myself.

good news bad news

So, the good is that the blankie is finished! And the bad is that it's rather long and rectangular, and not so almost squarish. I am kind of disappointed in myself. Toward the end (why not sooner??) I realized that it would likely be a bit too long/wide, but alas, I didn't know the extent of it. I should have measured and then laid out the tape to realize the length, as I couldn't just eyeball it, as it was always gathered on my circular needle. Plus the lower end is the narrower end, by a bit. Ah well, this was certainly a learning experience for me. No more twisted stitches. I think part of my main problem is that I should have taken out the twisted ones, as they were much tighter than the normal stitches. It's so soft and nice, it would make a great heavy shawl. And it will work just fine for the baby, I hope. The color in the photos is terrible, I used my flash, it's dark here.

Baby!

Our friends Paige and Bill just had their baby last night, in a super fast fashion! Lydia, Anna, and I got to go see them at the hospital today. Liam is a very fine looking little guy, very nice hair!

so much

So much has been happening, so I think I must just limit myself to a list. I need to be sewing tonight, I mean, keep sewing.

1) Shawn and I decided we needed to get out of debt, school loans and all. It should take a year, if both he and I work full time. I can then go back to my business, and he can only work one day a week and take on seminary studies full time. While I was looking for a job online, an administrator from the seminary called me and asked if I wanted to work at the seminary this summer on the barcode the library project. Woah, positively providential! So, June-August, that's where I'll be.


2) Here's a photo of a recent project. I just re-covered it, that's all. Remember it Amanda? I think we found it on the Elm street in the trash.



3) Someone gave me roses. Love them! Pesticides and all.
I guess that's not so much.

4) Oh, I was going to say that I made French Onion Soup tonight. Shawn loves it. It turned out ok, I made my own beef broth for the first time, yep, going gourmet now.

blankie update

blankie update

So, thanks to Dor, I think I learned how to knit properly. It is so much easier to knit without twisted stitches! Check out my progress. It may not look like much, but, I am devoting more time to it now, and with the new method of knitting, I have more knitting done to show for the time spent.

Uncle Jamie

So, yesterday afternoon we had the opportunity to drive to Howell, MI (about 1.5 hours away) to visit with Uncle Jamie. He was in Lansing, MI for the INCH conference for homeschooling, he had a booth there to promote his music www.solmusic.ca

Jamie stayed with Pastor Evans, his wife Chrissy and their children, in Howell. They were very hospitable toward us, and even had invited us for dinner so we could visit with Jamie. We had a great time of fellowship with the Evans and with Uncle Jamie.


We were pleased that we got to hear some Psalms, with music arranged by Jamie that are to come out in an album in the near future. I took some videos, but I'm having trouble uploading them right now, so here are some pics for now.