Sam's Green Gloves

I finished yet another pair of fingerless gloves over the weekend. These were by request and they are going in the mail to my niece today. This is the same niece who got the green bag for her birthday. My sister saw the first pair of gloves and mentioned that something like that would be great for my niece to wear for horseback riding lessons. How could I refuse? I even had plenty of the Cascade 220 from the bag left over so they match the bag. How sweet!

Stink and I were down in Alexandria on Saturday for more weaving – she got a loom! I brought the gloves along hoping that we’d have time for a photo shoot and we did. I hope that you like the pictures.

Stinkerbelle really liked the gloves and wanted to claim them for herself. She doesn’t know that a pair for her are already in the works. They’re going to be HOT! I am so excited. These fingerless gloves are a kick to make. I’m wondering if it would be wrong for me to scrap all of my other plans and just make a ton of them. Warm hands for everyone!

This was a super-busy weekend full of creative stuff. I can’t wait to share it all.

Eye Candy Friday 11-9

Last week the Drama Queen supplied my eye candy for Friday so it’s only fitting that this week Stinkerbelle does the honors. This is a sample of her artwork that I saw when I visited the school this past Monday for her parent teacher conference. This year in school they study insects and this is her representation of a cricket. What amuses me most is the overwhelming pinkness. Stink-o is so not a pink kid. She loves purple, blue, turquoise –not pink.

The meeting went as I expected with no unpleasant surprises. It’s nice to hear her teachers talk about how bright she is. Clearly they see the same things in her that I do. By the way, thanks for all of the warm wishes for Stink. She’s feeling much better now. Although we love her red hair we do not love the sensitivities and allergies that go along with it.

How ‘bout this for a little Friday eye candy bonus? It arrived yesterday from Kristi. I posted the 1500th comment on her blog recently and I was rewarded with yummy chocolate and yarn that she dyed herself. She is so talented.

This weekend we may obtain a loom for Stink. It’s kind of a long story so I’ll wait till next week to share it. It’s all good though.

I have to thank you all for your comments about my chin photography. Don't be too impressed - you have no idea how many really lousy shots I had to take to get those two.

Thanks for stopping by!

Chin Shots

Have you ever tried to take pictures of your own hands with your chin? It’s not easy. Of course such things wouldn’t be necessary if I weren’t so stubborn. I finished another pair of Fetching late last night and I couldn’t wait to share so I took the pictures myself in the wee hours of the morning. Just remember this as you look at the lovely shots that I offer today and be kind.

One week ago I posted a pair of Fetching and told you that I wasn’t crazy about the pairing of yarn with pattern. They were a little more rustic than I’d like. Last Saturday at the Brooks farm booth I saw some sale yarn, random matchless skeins, and immediately knew what I’d do with it.

You are looking at a pair of Fetching gloves in Brooks Farm Four Play wool/silk yarn. This is one of the 2 projects that I cast on immediately after returning home from Stitches. Aren’t they great? I really wish that you could feel them. They are super soft and cozy.

The color is not super accurate in these pictures but it’s not too far off. The gloves are very rosey looking with touches of coral and lavender. As with so many things this time of year, these aren’t for me but I really wish they were. I have plenty of yarn left over from the skein too. I’m thinking of a matching headband perhaps.

Ick alert. Read no further if it’s lunch time where you are.

These gloves should have been finished much earlier and they would have if Stinkerbelle hadn’t been having issues. She’s been congested lately so we took her to the doctor yesterday and they prescribed a nasal spray. Big mistake! It aggravated her nose and produced a wicked bloody nose all over the place. It also irritated her stomach which… well, I’ll spare you the details. It’s enough to say that my washer is working overtime. It was a pretty rough time at my house and we seriously don’t need any extra problems right now.

By the way, Bloglands own Melissa won her election on Tuesday. Go over and congratulate her. You know you wanna.