Charmie's pumpkin

We are going to a "trunk and treat" at the church that sponsors my MOPS group.  Charmie and Mardie needed treat bags. . . they also need costumes but I haven't been so ambitious to knit those.  I'm working on another one for Mardie but here's Charm's.  I lined it after he found out that I carried the yarn in the back of the intarsia section of the face and that he could pull it and make the face scrunch up!

Here's my first attempt at a bag for Mardie, but after completing the pattern, which didn't give dimensions, I realized that it was WAY too small for him to use other than for an apple and a stick of gum! It will become part of my home decor for this time of year I suppose.

My Mom's blue boa

My mom got some Bernat Boa yarn last winter with hopes to have a scarf from it.  I finally finished it.  It's a Shape It scarf from the Knitting Experience, The Knit Stitch.  I shortened the triangle portion and # of stitches and width of the rectangular portion because I was a little short on yarn.  I hope that she's pleased however with the finished product!

pab reveal

 Here's my Peek-a-boob nursing top, finally completed! I found the cutest ribbon with flowers that matched the green perfectly.  Suprisingly no other green ribbon came close!  So here it is.  I used Sinfonia 100% cotton self striping print, size 4 needles, size small for the bottom, D for the top and didn't use any bra hardware to make it adjustable due to the fact that the ribbon is bumpy and wouldn't glide.  It was hard to get a good picture but here's the front and back.
Too bad that now that I've gotten it done it's way too cold to wear this without covering it up.  I'll have to make a coordinating shrug or something. . .

I'm done knitting

my peek-a-boob nursing top that is! I finished up knitting a few hours ago and have been weaving in ends and sewing the facings and elastic casing. I finally decided to stop. I've come to a point that I really need what ever I'm going to use for straps and I am unsure what I will use. I have to go on a strap finding mission tomorrow. I have some fabric. I could cut it to bias and sew straps, but I like the idea of finding ribbon so a shoppin' I will go.
You have to wait until it is DONE to see a peek. . . no boob though! Stay posted for updates. Hopefully I will be successful and they will shortly follow.

wips

It's killing me that I can't seem to finish a project these days. I really am knitting, and now crocheting too but it seems like it is just taking forever for my projects to get done. Right now I'm working on my peek-a-boob top and I'm finishing up the right cup. . . but I still have to complete the left one too,and then the inner top and finishing uggg, this little tiny top has taken up so much of my time. I think I declare that I hate fine yarn and tiny needles.
Tonight I started a new project. I shredded 3 of the dreaded plastic bags that my purchases come in. I will need to shred more for my project. I am crocheting them into bags. I will reuse them as shopping bags this way. I liked the idea in concept but am not liking how it's looking right now. I'll have to finish one and see how it comes out. I had a large stash of bags that my mom donated to my cause but I think DH threw them away this weekend while being so sweet and cleaning the house for me :( I'll have to ask him when he gets up. They are not where I left them so unless he decided to move them they are gone. I've got some other ideas for projects but hate having many projects going at once because it seems like none of them are ever done so I have written them down and will see if they come about!

Blue Teeth

Charmie loves to color with his crayons. . .
Mardie loves to eat them!

New Hobby

Rocky and the boys have a new hobby.  I am their tag along enthusiastic supporter.  I am not mechanically inclined. . . though I am pretty resourceful and inventive I guess maybe after the mechanics are done I may give more input into the paint or decals. 
They modify Power Wheels!

Both of the boys love anything that goes.  Especially Charmie.  Here's a picture of the "garage" that Rocky built for them.  Unfortunately it is not big enough for all of the Power Wheels that they have.  We have gotten them all used and actually only paid for 2 of them pictured here.  The rest we have gotten free!  Rocky is willing to take the time to get them working and our boys don't care if they came out of a box or not.  If they are dirty when we get them a good pressure washing and they are clean enough to use.  The two on top, Barbie Jeep and Big Jake are for Mardie primarily and the two on the bottom, the 2 seater Jeep and the Quad are for Charmie.   The second Quad after it is fixed will be for Charmie's best bud cousin Jason.  It's amazing what my kids can and will do on them!  I'll be posting more updates as we do mods!

Here you can see the boys excitement over the prospect of getting to go out into the garage and play!

Myrtle Beach Come Celebrate Christ 2005

We went to the beach, and you wouldn't know from how wonderful the weather was that just a few days before there was a serious tropical storm that passed through.  Charmie and Mardie had so much fun with their cousins Janeen and Jason, and their Daddy and Uncle Colin.