http://www.pixiepurls.com http://pixiepurls.com/archives/pixieBloglinesLogo.gif http://pixiepurls.com/ Knitting & Spinning - Blog & Podcast Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:39:27 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I did a cute photoshoot to send out photos to the grandparents of Sydney for the 4th. I thought they turned out really cute and couldn't show them until I knew everyone got theirs in the mail. Here is Sydney... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/07/happy_4th_of_ju.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/07/happy_4th_of_ju.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:39:27 -0500 I wanted to show off some of the fantastic mods that knitters have been making to my Country Kiddie pattern. I've been tracking people's progress on Ravelry. When I created the design I wanted to keep it super simple, so... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/07/country_kiddie.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/07/country_kiddie.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:00:14 -0500 I've had strawberries on my mind a lot lately. Just today I took my first trip to Trader Joe's (OMG so sad I never went before! It's like taking a Hawaiian vacation that turned into a grocery store) and I... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/strawberries.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/strawberries.html Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:06:04 -0500 Gryffindor Tee (Harry Potter Themed) using my Country Kiddie pattern. Used only 1 skein of Schachenmayr Regia Nation, I knit either the 12 or 18 month size, I can't remember. Also from a while back, here is a adorable test... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/some_stuff.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/some_stuff.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:11:17 -0500 It doesn't feel right to blog about FO's and knitting, when a wonderful member of the Atlanta Knitting Community, as well as the Online Knitting Community has suffered a great loss. I can't really find any other words to write... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/a_loss.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/a_loss.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:22:08 -0500 I found this niffty swap on ravelry, there are just a few more days to sign up if you are interested. They swap knitting books, with yarn for a project in the book. I'm not sure if the intention was... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/knitting_swap.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/knitting_swap.html Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:42:43 -0500 I'm bored because I should be in bed and I'm not allowing myself to do anything else but lay in bed, not even finish knitting the very last hours worth of whatever to be done to my silk/linen tank. It's... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/bored_on_a_frid.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/bored_on_a_frid.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:41:21 -0500 Okay so the Gym membership, I canceled that a year ago, the Y membership, I'm too lazy to drive there all the time though I have gone for Yoga and Pilates and despite the fact that they have child care... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/i_might_have_a.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/i_might_have_a.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:35:10 -0500 I spent the last 7 days with BG back in Virginia where I grew up. It's always fun going "home", though really after over 11 years in Georgia... home is really here. It is so nice to spend time with... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/7_days_at_home.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/7_days_at_home.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:34:39 -0500 Packing for long trips is fun, particularly packing for knitting. I'm heading off to Virginia to spend time with my family, for 7 whole days! My husband will be on his own and I'll be on my own for the... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/project_plannin.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/project_plannin.html Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:24:48 -0500 and an FO... Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmermann I used the pattern as written on the inside of the DVD by Meg Swanson and used the video for all of it's wonderful tips and tricks (she did some math... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/9_months.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/9_months.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:17:08 -0500 It's been done for a few days, but took me a while to get the gumption to seam it and then I also had to pick out buttons. I went for a contrasting pink so it would match more... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/sneak_peak.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/06/sneak_peak.html Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:21:03 -0500 So, I knit like half a sweater, then frogged it. It's a bottom up raglan, which I have to say is not really a way I like to go, top down to me seems way more fun, and way more... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/05/fishy_fishy.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/05/fishy_fishy.html Tue, 27 May 2008 22:47:13 -0500 Mom becomes a hero feeding babies in the Earthquake stricken region of China. She fed up to 9, by breast-feeding them. I had to post it, amazing story.... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/05/this_moms_a_her.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/05/this_moms_a_her.html Thu, 22 May 2008 12:09:41 -0500 It's our last evening at the beach, we have the doors open and the wonderful warm yet slightly cool air smells all salty. The husbeast is watching Indian Jones on TV and the baby is asleep so I'm relaxing and... http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/05/bolero_jacket_b.html http://pixiepurls.com/archives/2008/05/bolero_jacket_b.html Vacations Sat, 17 May 2008 22:04:58 -0500