Well, this week hasn't exactly turned out the way I'd hoped so I decided to drown my sorrows in some new yarn. I'm think'in beer or cheap wine or maybe some SoCo would have been more efficient and cheaper but I'll take what I can get. Besides it is the weekend so the SoCo isn't exactly out of the question just yet.
Swatches of Cotton Fleece and Schulana merino-cotton 90...
Cara from Needful Yarns. Its one of those 100% Extrafine Merino yarns that makes you wonder how in the world there is wool this soft. Great colors too...
As much as I like the idea of knitting with cotton I have a really hard time finding cotton I'm happy with. I don't like the general heaviness of it so I usually look for cotton/wool blends. The only problem I see with cotton and wool together is I think a lot of people shy away from wool, even in a blend, for warmer weather wear. Linen seems to be becoming more popular so I thought I'd give this a try. Its Cotolino 60% Cotton/40% Linen...
The little doll dresses are just about done. Tater can't wait to get her hands on them and if I don't get them done and handed over soon I'm pretty sure I'm going to get beat up by a 4 year old.
In the world of blogging...
I've never been good at follow through with being tagged for things on other blogs. That said, I'd like to thank Tammy for thinking of me and passing on the You Make My Day Award.
I do read quite a few blogs on a regular basis but I'll be the first to admit I'm bad at leaving comments for other people. Partly because I just don't believe that anybody really wants to hear what I have to say and partly because I'm usually doing a drive-by reading. I try to play it cool and collected here in the blogiverse but really my house is far from calm and orderly. For some reason my kids still think that if I'm out of visual range I can't hear them, smell burning hair, or understand the gravity of the phrase "You did it first!".
So anyway.. here's my cheap and quick list of blogs I read that really do make my day...
Tammy... honey... I know you have your hands full with those boys and I commend you. Especially after the whole wet floor incident. The only thing I can say that may make you feel a little better is that at least you won't ever have to shoo them all away from a sister when she's trying to study her options in the "ladies" department of the grocery store for the first time.
Recently I had to employ some rather dirty tactics to get my own boys in line. After being warned several times to leave their sister alone and quit giggling I unceremoniously announced to my heathen sons that yes, your sister does have her period. And by the way boys, you both have a penis! Nothing shuts up a boy faster than his mother speaking the word penis loudly and clearly in public and in his presence.
Elizabeth... for many reasons. I don't mind telling you that the very first time she ever left a comment on my blog I ran into the living room exclaiming to Mac Daddy "Holy crap! Elizabeth left me a comment!" He had no idea who or what I was talking about but it was pretty obvious it made me happy. I like her knitting and I love her candor.
Bezzie... because she's honest and freak'in hilarious.
Neglecting My Kids... lately its because I want to see pictures of the baby:-)
And I have to mention Miss Scarlet because no matter what I post, be it something worth reading or not, she always leaves me a pleasant comment.
There are many others I read off and on and I really do need to get better about leaving comments because honestly it makes my day when I get comments so I really should be doing so for others. Something to work on I suppose.
In other news, Mac Daddy bought me a bread-maker with a dough cycle. He did so because he came home 2 nights in a row to hear me mumbling incoherently something about yeast and flour but didn't see any bread anywhere. Apparently I can't make dough to save my ass so that part of the process has been handed over to an automated machine. I'll take over after that and if you can all be real quiet about it maybe I can impress the parents next time they come over for chow.
I think I'll spend the weekend exploring bread/roll/bun recipes. I wonder what goes well with SoCo.
For some reason my kids still think that if I'm out of visual range I can't hear them, smell burning hair, or understand the gravity of the phrase "You did it first!".
Oh my goodness - is it terrible that this made me laugh?
Somehow I hadn't seen this post - thank you so much!
And those bad boys - isn't it amazing though how humiliating it is for them to hear an 'adult' say penis?!
Posted by: Miss Scarlett | February 16, 2008 at 05:07 PM
I felt the same way about you commenting on my blog as you did with Elizabeth!!
Posted by: bezzie | January 27, 2008 at 09:56 AM
I gave you a "You Make My Day" award on my blog. I know you already got one, but it can't hurt to make more than one person's day, right?
Posted by: Rodger | January 27, 2008 at 12:15 AM
I know how you feel about leaving comments. I always feel very shy about it too. However, I often find your blog very inspiring, so I try my best. :)
Posted by: Dani | January 25, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Well, Thanks! You make my day, too! I do a lot of drive by reading, too, and often feel like a comment requires more of me than I have time for, if I'm going to do it justice.
Posted by: elizabeth m | January 25, 2008 at 04:54 PM
Once you make pizza dough in that machine, you'll never want to go out for pizza again!
Posted by: Allyson | January 25, 2008 at 04:13 PM