My Other Baby is Going to College!

Woohoo! Elizabeth has also been accepted to USM! Two Golden Eagles come fall 2009!

A Soft BRIGHT Baby Blanket

100% cotton, so perfect for the California weather where it's going. The parents requested bright...I think they got it!

My Baby Is Going to College

Alyssa got her acceptance letter to USM today, so now it's official! Yea! Congratulations! We're so proud!

Warm Fuzzies

If this scarf doesn't give you the warm fuzzies, then you are simply cold hearted! (or a hard hearted Hannah as my mom used to call me). It is made using alpaca boucle, which is a loopy yarn, and fleece chenille. It is wonderfully soft and warm and very cuddly. I loved it from the minute I started working on it.

This scarf is a custom order for Aunt Betty.

Fall Cleaning

I've been doing a little cleaning up and updating of the blog today. I think I was so disappointed with my Aggies that I "forgot" to update the football season scores.

I sold a bunch of scarves (8 I think) recently. That's very exciting. I'm thinking of putting up a "real" web-site for shopping purposes. I'll let you know if I do. It'll be easier to buy that way, though most of the orders will still be custom orders. I can re-do any scarf I've already made, so if you're still thinking about Christmas gifts, look through the blog and see if you see a scarf or some towels or napkins that you'd like, and I'll get them done for you.

Other than that, it's just been watching the girls get ready for college. They've both applied to USM here in town. They were very excited after doing so.

Vignette

I haven't done one of these in a while...

We were sitting around the living room talking last night about the conference that David had just returned home from. The management people were discussing issues involved in hiring Generation Y young people--reliance on the cell phone, instant messaging, text messaging, short attention span, no grounding in reality. [and as an editor's note, please understand that our conversations at home don't always have a clear transition from one person speaking to the next.]

David said, "So, people are really scared of hiring people from Generation Y."

Alyssa asked, "Is Gran's generation Generation X?"

David replied, "No, Generation X is your mom and my generation."

Alyssa said, "Oh, so what is Gran's generation."

David: "The Baby Boomers."

Elizabeth: "Who is Generation A?"

Alyssa's New Purse

It's very similar to the orange and brown one I made about a month ago, only this one is black, white and turquiose. I think it's adorably cute. It has a flap over the top.

A Burgandy and Blue Scarf

Lucious is the best description for this scarf. The burgandy yarn is merino wool and is VERY soft. It's hand-dyed so has a tone-on-tone variegation. The blue yarn is soy silk and is very soft and silky. Together, they create a scarf that is both beautiful to look at and a pleasure to wear next to your skin. The fringe is knotted and left loose to show off the wonderful merino wool.

It measures 5.5x69 and sells for $50.

A Rosy Pink Lace Scarf--SOLD

This scarf is made from Anne Yarn produced by Schaefer Yarn Company. It is truly a special yarn. It is handpainted, so each skein is unique and variegated, and it is so soft and shimmery that you'll want to wear the scarf every day. My friend in Chicago swears it is significantly warmer than it's thickness would suggest...an efficiency I like.

The pattern for this scarf is called Breaks and Recesses and makes a wonderful lacy pattern throughout that looks like little boxes surrounding a center opening. The fringe is twisted.

The scarf measures 8.75x65 and sells for $85.

Oooh...shiny

:)

Dark Grey and Berries Alpaca Scarf--SOLD

This alpaca scarf, like the others, is wonderfully soft and fluffly. The weave structure is called "crepe" and gives the scarf some dimension/thickness that is also very nice.

If you love wool, alpaca will become your next best friend. It's soft and very warm.

This scarf measures 9x68 and sells for $55.

A Bridal Shower Gift

Two towels and a bread cloth for my daughter's church teacher who is getting married. They are 100% cotton.

A Very Special Green Scarf--SOLD

This scarf is made using tencel and velura. Tencel is a fiber made from wood pulp and looks and feels like silk--for a lot less cost! It is stronger than cotton and shimery and very pretty. Velura is a polyester chenille that feels so soft that all you want to do is touch it.

The scarf is designed based on some of the scarves I've seen in the old movies I've been watching recently. They all seem to have these broad horizontal stripes, and since a lot of the moves are still in black and white, the stripes look tone-on-tone to me.

The combinations of textures and colors in this scarf will make it one of your favorites.

It measures 8.5x68, has twisted fringe and sells for $65.

My First Double Weave!

So, I'm really excited to post this picture of my first double weave project. It's a blanket made from 100% cotton in burgandy, gold, oatmeal and green. Matches perfectly in my living room. I'm very proud of this project! The fringe is twisted and it's very heavy and warm. I'm looking forward to cool weather already! Maybe we'll turn the AC down tonight.

Brown and Beige Alpaca Scarf--SOLD

This really soft and pretty alpaca scarf is made using a variegated brown and burgandy yarn mixed with a beige to create a traditional diamond pattern throughout. It is hemmed and the fringe is twisted.

Alpaca is very soft and very warm and really a wonderful fiber.

The scarf measures 5.5x68 and sells for $55.

Christmas Napkins

This is a custom order from my mom (so if you like them, you'll need to also make a custom order :) )




There are 16 napkins, 4 sets of 4. I don't know how she will give them away--in what kind of sets. I can see the sets I've put together below, or all green, or one from each group. It'll be fun to play with and think about.



They are made from a blend of cotton and linen and are really soft and wonderful to touch. The cotolin is stain resistant and washes and dries like a dream. Use them, throw them in the washer and dryer with your other towels and they are ready to go again.

Solids

Colors with three 1/2" white stripes.

Multicolored 2" stripes.

White with 2 1/2" colored stripe.

It's a Sad Day

My friend's daughter died yesterday. She was the same age as my daughters. She had cystic fybrosis and while her death wasn't really a surprise, it's still difficult to imagine. I don't have anything else to say.

Happy Birthday Mom!

100% cotton towels in blue, green and white. They are really soft and wonderful and the pattern, I think, is very pretty. Mom said she's been showing them off to her friends already. Happy birthday Mama!

Dry for a bit

It finally quit raining and hopefully we won't have any more major downpours. We were really lucky this time. People were so scared and worried. Post-Katrina Stress Syndrome I call it!

Afternoon Update

Still nothing really bad...just windy and lots of rain, but no flooding, so that's good....a lazy Labor Day so far. Thank goodness.