All Quiet on the Eastern Front...

I've been working like crazy the last week getting 2 patterns written up for release on Ravelry as a part of the Malabrigo Junkies board October design contest. Both have been, or are in the process of being, test knitted and are really close to being ready. So, I'm sorry for the silence, but nearly every minute has been consumed with the process that is so new to me. I've really been enjoying it though.

Watch out for the Jack Attack hat and the Chimera 'thingie'. Necklet? Cowl? Dickey? Scarflet? OH, who knows... false sweater 'thingie'.

Also: Becky, welcome to the knitting world. Get thee self onto Ravelry posthaste.

Happy Birthday Grandma Patty!

Jack and Daddy had a good time in the kitchen - Jack is quite the Monkey Man now, and will climb anything and everything! The age two antics are in full swing as of this last few weeks, its easy to see his birthday is right around the corner. We had a great day over at Grandmas house, and have all sorts of things coming up to do with Grandma still. ;-) Like a Tea and Chocolate pairing benefit Thursday evening!
John is leaving Wednesday for his annual Fish and Chips with the guys. He says he's going to be in a tent while the rest of the guys (other than Ted) will be in a cabin. Good luck... I bet he'll fall prey to temptation! Anyway, Grandpa is babysitting so Patty and I can attend the tasting/pairing. I'm pretty excited about it.

Dory painted Grandma two teacups and I knitted cozies for them. I drew frames around the pictures and even added a tiny plaque on the lower right hand side... then made them "Gallery Series" numbered editions on the bottom. I am super pleased with how they came out. They don't look like the traditional hideous kid scribble all over and actually seem pretty cool to me. But, I could be very biased on that. I don't know! Grandma loved the cups and said the only problem was that the cozies covered them up... of course!

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Adding the pattern to the Ravelry Database. Direct PDF download is here. Enjoy Patty's mug warmers.

I'm Published! (aka Mabel)

The title link is the Ravelry pattern page. OK, so I'm a little excited. It's my first ever pattern and one of the first things I have made up pretty much on my own. :)
This is the direct PDF download. I will keep it updated with the errata as I figure it out... I just hope it's not too confusing. I can barely *read* crochet patterns, let alone write them!

Picture Picture

She loves them so much she drew them a picture to look at... of them!

This is how they looked this morning.. they are nearly twice as tall right now. I told you they were fast growing!