Sorry I have been away from my blog for so long. So much has happened in my life in the last month that I have been swept away with the tide, albeit temporarily. But I am back. Again, I apologise to anyone (I’m not sure there IS anyone, but I apologise anyway) for neglecting you for so long.
During the flood of happenings I have been working on many projects. A few I even managed to finish. One of my favorites is an adorable summer skirt I made for a friends little girl. 
I used a pattern called “skirtcicle” that I bought from a designer on Ravelry.com. The yarn is Sugar”n Cream 100% cotton by Lily. I’m not sure the picture does it justice but the colors remind me so much of ice cream sherbert. Raspberry, Orange, Lemon and maybe Cherry flavor. I think it will a great addition to Lydianna’s summer wordrobe.
I have also discovered recycling yarn. Okay, I am not the worlds greenest person, but I am trying slowly to learn to do my part. I am starting with small things (I usually have a tendency of going whole hog and then getting burnt out on whatever it is). I am trying to remember to turn off the water while I am brushing my teeth instead of just letting it run while I foam up my mouth (insert mental image of a rabid animal, thats me in the morning). Rinsing out the dog food can and putting it in recycling instead of just throwing it away. Ect…
I was cruising all my favorite knitting websites when I came acrossed some forums for frugal knitting. This sounds interesting. I am a great believer of saving money, clipping coupons, buying in bulk (you get the picture). They were discussing recycling sweaters they had bought at thier local thrift store. So I thought, I could do that! I will keep this brief but it’s not as easy as it sounds. So I have decided to only recycle sweaters made out of yarn that would normally be cost prohibitive to buy enough of to make something bigger than a washcloth. By far my favorite is Cashmere. It also happens to be the most challenging to unravel. I have actually finished one and will tell you about it on a future post. But start thinking along those lines. 100% Cashmere costs $47.50 a skein at my favorite local yarn shop. WAY out of my budget.
On the home front thing have settled down some. Kendle has been official US Army property since the 3rd of June. He got to make a one minute phone call home to say “I love and miss you Mom, I got here and I’m ok, here is my address ……. Love you, bye!
Then finally I received 2 letters from him Saturday. I was psyched! He’s alive, he’s ok and now I can start breathig again! Yeah!!!
Joey is out of school and trying to keep him busy this summer will be a big challenge. That kid is constant motion! You gotta love him (some of his friends not so much).
Tags: army, knitting, recycling, skirtcicle, yarn
July 22, 2008 at 4:35 am |
How’s My Girl??
Love Dad