But I have a few little things to share. First off, some yarn dyeing, Or overdyeing if you want to be accurate.
One of many wonderful Ravelry friends had some leftover Juniper Moon Farm yarns that she was willing to swap to me so I could put them toward my Log Cabin Blanket.
They were all lovely, but not quite bold enough next to my other colors, so I decided to dye them a little darker.
The green was a very pale mint green to start,
and became sort of a brown and green mossy color when it was done.
The red was very pink-y/magenta-y,
so I oranged it up a bit.
The blue was so pale that it was not even as blue in person as it appears in this photo.
I am pretty proud of this one. :)
So that's that for yarn dyeing adventures for the time being. I'd love to do more, but I absolutely cannot take on another hobby at this point in time.
A cool thing was this suitcase that the boys and I found by the side of the road when we were out walking the other day.
I gave it a good shake to make sure it wasn't filled with anything (believe me, my mind was going over all the terrible possibilities of what might be hiding inside a locked suitcase on the side of the road). When it felt empty, I decided to go for it and we carried it home.
The locks were easy to pick, thank goodness.
And the verdict is: a million dollars in unmarked bills!
Sorry, no, that's my fantasy version. In real life, it was empty as can be, but in excellent condition!
No smells or anything, so we are good to go. Now to decide what to use it for!
Other recent acquisitions include some very special baby clothes.
This dress (actually a toddler size, rather than a baby size) was made for my mother, for a wedding she was in when she was about four years old.
Needs a cleaning and has a small stain, but it will make a little girl very happy someday I am sure.
This sweater and matching bonnet were made for me when I was a 6-9 month sized person and will be perfect for Liddy's first winter!
And THIS sweater.
Newborn sized, lightweight, covered in these little gathers that remind me of little daisies,
perfect for a May baby! I think if I can make a matching hat, Lydia might wear it home from the hospital.
Now a super quick update on the ever growing Log Cabin:
I am OBSESSED I tell you. Love this project so much.
A sort of recent project that is not especially pretty but is inherently useful is this set of cast iron skillet handle covers I made.
I sandwiched layers of plain and printed vintage feedsack over some vintage wool batting I took out of a dry rotted lap quilt, and put pieces of an unwanted pot holder in the middles for added protection.
The feminine hygiene product looking ones are for the short handles. As you can see, they wrap around
and snap securely in place.
For the long handles, I layered some some longer rectangles the same way, but sewed them together into tubes then so they can just slip on and off.
They work SO WELL! I snap them on before I start cooking and they stay cool to the touch and do not burst into flames the whole time the meal is being made!
They even work on a skillet that has been baking in the oven (but obviously I do not keep them on the handles during the baking...)
Anyway. Finishing up a very lengthy post with some love.
Love item #1: I joined Pinterest.
HOLY COW I LOVE IT SO MUCH. Seriously, it is what I always dreamed of in a site for categorizing and sharing my favorite things. Love, love, love.
Look me up over there, if you are so inclined. (Link above) I will be busy filling up my boards and spamming the crap out of my followers with pictures captioned with such descriptive gems as, "WANT!" and "COLORS!" and "GARDEN LOVE!"
Love item #2: The other morning, Ethan magneted a message on our refrigerator to remind us to "go out and love people."
A few hours later, I came across Love item #3: a tiny flour heart on the bottom of my hotdog bun at lunch.
(And yeah, I checked first to make sure it was flour and not mold. Either way, it was still a tiny heart.)
I think that's all for now. I am exploding with ideas but finding myself with little motivation to actually do much other than knit and sit in front of the computer. But I have a few things lined up for when I have those bursts of productivity...
