Happenings

Well, I am going on 3 weeks since my last post … there has been plenty happening, perhaps that is why I have not gotten around to posting about it quite yet! I will make individual posts updating individual projects, but here is news in brief:

When our system was down at work, I taught Eleni how to make Saartje’s Bootees! She hasn’t done any of the seaming or made the button loops, etc. I think she may have lost interest on this particular project, but just yesterday she asked me to help her find a pattern for a crochet afghan! Looks like she just needed needles and yarn in hand to get bitten by the crafting bug!

Sarah, another coworker, wants help getting started on some amigurumi toys for her friend who is expecting – there is a safari theme so she is hoping to make the lion and the elephant toys. If all goes according to plan we are headed to the store today to buy everything she needs!

I brought the booties and that hat and mitts set to Rose’s on 9/13/08 – Bailey was asleep but Rose loved them! Rose said that she will be looking to get out and do some shopping and socializing with Bailey soon – can’t wait to meet her!

I was back at Nonna’s last Friday on my lunch hour – I was obsessed with getting a second hank of the Malabrigo silky merino in smoke so I could make a hat to match the one I made for Dave (or, make a hat for Dave that matches the one I made for me – something tells me we won’t know whose hat is whose until they are both finished.) We are such geeks with matching – at least the hats will look cool, even if we aren’t! LOL I also picked up some Malabrigo silky merino in Cloudy Sky – this is intended for a Christmas present for my mom.

My best friend called me on 9/20/08 to tell me the wonderful news that she and her husband are expecting! Before we were even off the phone my mind was already spinning with a million things I want to make for her and baby! Baby is due 5/10/09 and it is way too soon to know the sex of the baby, but I am already getting started – I have visions of a Moses basket filled with handmade love!!! I can’t wait to see Liz this Saturday night – we are getting together with Jackie and I am going to show them how to knit the sweater Christmas ornaments! These ornaments have a very special meaning to me and I am just so happy with the idea of teaching more people to make them!

Well, that is the short version – more detail to follow in posts on individual projects!!!