More FO?!

On Pins and Needles
I'm on a finishing streak lately.  I had the day to myself on Sunday and finally got to work on Sawyer's color book that I meant to have done for Easter...

I can't find the rings I bought to put them together... so once those turn up I can give this to Sawyer and he can start playing with it.  I really enjoyed putting it together. It was a lot of fun finding all the goodies to put on each page. 

I also got very motivated to make a project bag, as there was some fabric in the shop that I wanted to use to make one. I dug through my stash to find some fabrics that would work to make sure I would like the finished bag and it was something I could get done... here was what I came up with.

The top part has a drawstring in it now.  I love this bag! It is the perfect travel project bag. It stands on its own, has a closing top (that isn't velcro or a zipper, both of which catch my yarn when I stuff things into a bag), and it is fun! And, because I met my goal of finishing the bag before I head to work tomorrow, I am going to pick out fabric for a couple of more of them. :)

Wandering Eyes

Sticks and String
Why do I look at knitting patterns? I have a list of about 5 things that I want to finish before Baby arrives, I don't need anymore... but then I saw the new Knitty was up today.... and there is an amazingly gorgeous blanket.... it is knit in the round and cabled and it makes me want to cuddle up and snuggle my babies... Never mind that I don't have 1,000 yards of worsted weight yarn in my stash (and because it would be an heirloom blanket, I would probably splurge and buy nice yarn for it, probably spending around $100) nor do I really have the time to knit such a blanket. But, still.... I just love it. Maybe I will get a paycheck in the mail and find just the perfect yarn on sale or something....

I can finish things...

On Pins and Needles
I've had the supplies to make a few diapers for a little while. But, it seemed I always needed one more thing. Like elastic. Or a different needle. So, after about a week, I finally gathered all my supplies, and got to sewing. I finished this CUTE little newborn diaper in just about no time!

I have some different fabric to make Sawyer a diaper so I can make sure they work before I make any more small ones. It's not perfect, but I think it is adorable, and I'm hoping it will do its job. :)

Right Around, Baby

The other thing I finished this week was a skein of yarn I had been working on since before I took that spinning class! ACK! That is a long time. I had originally planned to ply this with white, but I decided to n-ply it instead. The yarn didn't turn out like what I had in my mind (not really sure how it is different, it just it) but I love it. 

Random Chatter

So, as you can see, I can finish things... I often just get too distracted by ALL THE THINGS to do that. But, I have my list of things I would like to get done before Baby arrives, so I'm trying to check things off of that. 

You will also notice in the pictures that there is a Moose's Tooth pizza box under my FO. Funny story. Weston and I were supposed to go out last nigh, but our plans fell through... I didn't realize he was so excited about going out until I told him we weren't going to. So, I decided to surprise him with pizza and beer from Moose's Tooth.  When I was on the way home, he called to say he was cooking a special dinner for us (halibut)! HA! Too funny. We are so often thinking alike, it cracks me up.  Luckily, he hadn't started cooking yet, so we will have that tonight. I hope everyone has a great weekend. 

Seriously?!

On My Soapbox
A quick rant. I read this article about soldiers breast-feeding their babies in public, in uniform... then stupidly read the comments and got enraged. People are out of control. All I have to say about breast-feeding in public can be summed up pretty quickly... Would you criticize someone for bottle-feeding their baby in this situation? No? Then shut the hell up.

The end.

Train to Seward

Random Chatter
Weston, Josh, and I took the train to Seward on Saturday. It was SO fun. We couldn't have asked for better weather. We saw bears (TONS of bears, I think like 10 total), sheep, moose, and gorgeous scenery. Sawyer stayed with Weston's mom, so it was nice to have a day where we didn't have to chase a toddler around.  When in Seward, we wandered around, ate lunch, had smoothies, sat in the grass, and just relaxed. Here are a few pictures (of the almost 300 that were taken) of our trip.

Big Plans

Mini-Me
A rare picture of myself on the blog. Please excuse the unwashed hair and the tv in the background. Out of the five pictures Weston snapped of me, this was the only one that had me in focus instead of the tv.... I swear, he rarely takes a good picture of me. Weird. Today I am 24 weeks pregnant. That baby is growing!

In Sawyer news, we have been super busy. A lot of time has been spent at the zoo, the museum, and outside! Not many pictures, as he runs everywhere and is quick! It has been a really nice summer so far, and the few rainy days we have spent at the museum, which has been a life saver! Sawyer loves it there... it is so fun to watch him run around and play.

On Pins and Needles
I have decided to try my hand at sewing a few diapers for Baby.  I cut one out and added the snaps to it tonight. I hope to have it finished up by the end of the weekend.  I would work on it more tonight, but I feel like spinning.... I also have the supplies to sew Sawyer a new diaper. If these turn out, I might have a new addiction! I don't think they will take a lot of time to sew and man are there some cute diaper fabrics out there! Plus, adding the snaps is so fun. And since I will have two in diapers (hopefully not for too long) I can't have too many!

Right Around, Baby
I have been really into my spinning lately. It is so fun to take fluff and turn it into yarn.  I mailed my swap package with my latest yarn today, and I'm going to cheat and post a pic... hopefully my partner doesn't peek!

Random Chatter

Weston and I are taking the train to Seward on Saturday! I am very excited about it. Sawyer will be staying with Weston's mom, as it is an all day affair. We get on the train at 7 am (I think, it's early) and don't get back until 10pm. It will be nice to have a toddler-free day to just sit, knit, and watch the gorgeous AK scenery roll by. I am insanely excited. And I will remember to bring my camera! I am planning on bringing my hemlock ring blanket and my Ishbel shawl... it is possible that one or both of them get finished since I will have so much time. I hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Growing

Sticks and String
It's funny the way we can tell we are growing and becoming more mature, different people.... Here is one way I can tell that I am "growing up" a bit.  I have been knitting my Hemlock Ring blanket, but was very anxious to see it blocked. I did some math and decided it was going to be big enough. I bound off and set to blocking.  I quickly noticed two things: one, it was not as big as I had wanted it. No amount of blocking was going to get it to grow as much as I wanted it to. And two: I hated the bind-off. Way too frilly and loopy. I continued on the blocking adventure as I wanted to see how it looked. And I secretly hoped maybe I could fix it....

(Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic, I knew I wasn't happy with it so didn't want to break out the camera) I couldn't. I don't love it. It's going back on the needles and I'm going to make it bigger and get rid of the loopy bind-off.  This is a big deal for me... I normally would just say, "oh, well" and live with it. But, I'm growing and becoming a more mature knitter who has decided that if I don't love it, I don't have to live with it. I know how to fix this, and I'm going to take the time to do so. Plus, I was enjoying knitting it anyway... it is a very fun knit. I could actually see myself knitting another one after this one is finished.... crazy....