Beauty

Today is November 21st.  It is very warm here.  Feels like September!!  I am loving it. 
And I am very THANKFUL!!
I have a pot of pansies on the mini deck!!  I just had to share it. 
Don't think I would be having these beauties in Pennsylvania!!

Christmas Stocking Part 2

Here's how the stocking looks today....I haven't worked on it that much this week.  I don't know why but the days have slipped away!!  But I have made progress!!

Great Homemade Play Dough

Great Homemade Play Dough

2 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 package of Kool-Aid (without sugar)
3 T oil
2 cup boiling water

1. Mix flour, Kool-Aid and salt in a large bowl.
2. Add oil and water.  Mix with spoon until it is cool enough to knead. 
3. When mixture is completely kneaded and smooth  - store in an airtight bag. 

It will harden if let out in the air!!

Mix up a batch to hand out at Halloween parties. You can make orange or lime!

Christmas Stocking

I have always wanted to cross stitch a Christmas Stocking.  Sophia picked this one, Elisabeth's Stocking, from Shepherd's Bush.

Since this is sewn on linen I needed to get a magnifying light so I could sew it, old eyes!!.  I finally did last week and got started on it!!  Here's my progress....I hope I can stick to this and get it finished this year, as I tend to get bored with projects!

What A Beautiful Morning

We had gotten a couple of new pillows at Ikea a few weeks ago.  Then last week I realized that Sophia did not have a pillow case for her pillow so I embroidered this for her.  She loves it!!  The photo of the whole thing did not come out, bummer!

Patterns...

Need some new patterns to knit?  I found this really cool site, Sweaterbabe. There are some really pretty and feminine items here.
Here are some of my favorites!!

Americano Vest from Berroco

I think the hottest thing for fall will be vests.  So I looked around for a pattern to make for Sophia.  We found this one.  I ordered everything I needed from Jimmy Beans Wool.  It came like 2 days later!! I was very surprised.

The Berroco Vintage Chunky yarn is very nice to work with. I zipped right through the back piece.  I had no problem with the left front BUT I have been knitting the right front while I am in another world.  I was almost done and realized I had forgotten to knit in the buttonholes, frog it!  2nd time, I didn't get the buttonholes even, frog it!  3rd time, I was almost done knitting the piece and I forgot to stop knitting the pattern and it was 5 inches too long.  I guess I just zone out while I am knitting!!  4th time - hopefully I get it right this time!!

Wish me luck!!  Maybe the 4th time is the charm! haha!