Wednesday, March 30, 2011

yarn along



i'm joining ginny in her yarn along once again.  it's been awhile since i've played along, but my needles still are busy knitting away everyday.  there has been a little granny square crocheting going on as well to make granny square slippers for myself, but lately i've mostly been working on a monkey for a new friend's baby - a little island baby due this august, and have all the pieces of stella's rose cardigan ready to be sewn together for completion.  i haven't been reading much in the way of a good novel.  without a car, library membership or any money to buy a book, i'm reading blogs and picking up "playful parenting" whenever i feel like reading a bit of good parenting advice.  the bottom line is to play with your kids.  the more you enter their world the more they'll cooperatively enter yours.

10 comments:

  1. oh so cute! i bookmarked those purl slippers too! i love the colors you chose. and the monkey is adorable too, you are so good at making toys. the cardigan is going to be well appreciated, it's really lovely. i love all your busyness. :)

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  2. I have Playful Parenting but I haven't read it yet... Your slippers are adorable.

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  3. book looks good. those crochet shoes look AWESOME. ive seen em on purlbee. ive got serious crochet on the brain. . . that rose cardy is stunning anushka!are those round little buttons??

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  4. Oh wow. You are very clever! These slippers are fantastic. And the Cardigan too...beautiful :)

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  5. Die Schuhe sehen einfach toll aus (ich wünschte, ich könnte so stricken :) Ist das Buch gut?

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  6. I just love the rose cardigan, such a pretty color!

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  7. thanks everyone. the slippers are pretty fun to wear too. they were my first granny square project and i am quite pleased with them. the little round buttons are roses and the top one will have a loop fastening around it when i finally sew it all up!

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  8. Love the slippers and I can't wait to see the monkey when it is all done. I really enjoy knitting stuffies. I like the sound of that book. It took me awhile after having children to realize that some people don't just naturally feel the need to play with our children. i look at it as an excuse to be 5 years old again.

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  9. Love it all!! It's great to have more than one project going at once...It's a mood thing.

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  10. those slippers are so fun! i've yet to do a granny square! hmm. also i've checked that book out frequently, but not really read it! thanks for the reminder.

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