i've been going a little crazy with knitting lately.... and a bit of crocheting too!! i finally finished my scarf, which is so long and soft, i absolutely love it... and i've been working on a bunch of different things too. i just got some ofpaton's allure and it is absolutely beautiful. i'm using the sapphire, but i really want to try amethyst. it is so rich looking! i've also been using bernat's eyelash. i kind of made a crazy hat out of it, but i'm not sure if i'm happy with it. i think it's a little too floppy. the eyelash isn't really stiff enough to hold it's shape. one of my fellow knitting girlfriends has done some beautiful work in the boa. this stuff doesn't really look like much until it's worked up, but worked up it is gorgeous. so sofisticated looking.

i am absolutely in LOVE with the bernat cotton tots. the colours are SO yummy! and it works up like an absolute dream. especially to crochet. i'm going to try knitting it next to see how that goes....

would love to hear about any other kind of different yarn.... especially stuff that isn't too pricey!

so, i had a knitting party this morning, and it was so much fun!! a couple, well three, girls that i know came over with their kids and the kids all actually played nicely with each other on the floor! eight kids got along for two hours! amazing, eh? i think there must have been some divine influence there....

then, i got to go to yarn ewetopia all by myself while jen stayed with the kids. it was so nice to just browse around, and they are so fabulous at the store. one lady gave me two patterns for free, and showed me a lot of different things and ideas i could do with some scarves. however, some of their yarn was a little pricey for me, walmart girl by nature.... just not worth it, i'm afraid! but, they had such beautiful beautiful wool.... sigh. to have lots of money.... to have time to make so many projects....

i love being crafty!

if i get spam on my blog should i call it blam? or should i call it spog?

what a weekend!our beautiful niece is actually one!!! i have no idea where the time goes.... so, off we went on saturday to cram about fifteen people and small children into my parents extremely tiny living room. let's just say it was a little crazy. but, sierra got lots of beautiful presents, and was adorably cute.

keyzia got to spend the night at gramma and grampa's, and her and sierra whooped it up.... it's so nice that they have each other to play with... and, it's really funny to watch them now that they actually play together, instead of merely tolerating the others presence.

but, really, where does the time go?? keyzia's almost 2, sierra's 1, ephraim will be 6 months before i know it. the older i get, the faster time seems to go.