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Halfway There

Posted on January 7, 2014 by babywren

Almost half done with my sons afghan. The colors make me think of the lake on a stormy day. I will keep plugging away and it will be finished eventually.

Hopefully sooner rather than later..

Posted in Knitting | Tagged afghan, knitting, lake, storm | 5 Comments

The Sun Going Down On The Old Year

Posted on January 2, 2014 by babywren

Here’s to a fabulous New Year

Posted in nature | Tagged sunset | 4 Comments

Fair Isle Mittens

Posted on December 21, 2013 by babywren

Inspired by my trip to Colorado (25 degrees), I am officially ready for cold weather.

Knit with Lornas Laces Shepherd Sock yarn using patterns from Colorwork Creations by Susan Anderson-Freed. Slightly improvised (I can’t help myself, I have to fiddle with other peoples patterns..)

The hat pattern has ear flaps, which I am still debating about. I was not pleased with my colorwork knitted flat but think knitting it in the round might make it too thick. Maybe I could knit the earflaps solid black. Hmmm.

In the meantime, I will be wearing these!

Posted in Knitting | Tagged fair isle, hat, knitting, mittens, winter | 5 Comments

New Old Desk Revisited

Posted on December 18, 2013 by babywren

Remember the desk I found by the side of the road?

Hubby built two drawers to replace the missing ones and I threw a couple coats of paint on it.

And this is what I have now:

Posted in Renovation | Tagged desk, renovating, woodworking | 4 Comments

Just Married

Posted on December 17, 2013 by babywren

Just returned from Colorado where my lovely granddaughter was married this past weekend.

It is hard to believe she is old enough, seems like just yesterday I was holding a newborn baby.

May the two of you have a wonderful life together!

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colorado, granddaughter, wedding | 2 Comments

Roses In The Desert

Posted on December 14, 2013 by babywren

My son knows me well, he sends me pictures of roses from Afghanistan.

Posted in nature | Tagged Afghanistan, roses | 2 Comments

Icy Day Roses

Posted on December 7, 2013 by babywren

I think the freezing rain has finally claimed victory over the roses…

Posted in nature | Tagged freezing rain, roses | 2 Comments

Holey Heels!

Posted on December 4, 2013 by babywren

Holes in the heels of my stash socks and a darner I am not.

So I bought these..

..and now have this. No holes (that you can see) and no darning. Woo hoo, I am ready for winter!

Posted in Knitting | Tagged darning, knitting, repair knitted socks, socks | 4 Comments

More Spiderwebs

Posted on December 2, 2013 by babywren

Posted in nature | Tagged nature, spiderwebs | 2 Comments

The Original Lace Knitters

Posted on December 2, 2013 by babywren

How many lace patterns have been inspired by spiderwebs?

It has been foggy with mist here all night and it seems our lace knitters found Bob the Builder’s truck an enticing spot.

The webs are so fragile appearing that it seems the mist droplets would weigh them down and pull them apart.

Ah Nature, we can only imitate you and dream of capturing a little of your beauty.

Posted in Knitting, nature | Tagged lace knitting, nature, spiderwebs | 2 Comments