KnittyBug

That was the question I was asked last night by the DH. For a minute I thought…should I tell him or just say it’s winter clothes. Then it came to me that I might as well just confess because it’s going to be around for awhile.

Yes I gave in.

I bought a large box of yarn. So can this count as my one time slip up? Um yeah it’s going to have too.
Now I have never used this stuff before but after getting into shopping mode and searching for some deals I came across a sale. How could I resist…well obviously I couldn’t. I searched for reviews too because honestly this was a large quantity that I planned on getting and I wanted to make sure I wouldn’t have to send it back. Reviews were good and so I ordered.




Lime, Maize, Terracotta, Lake, Violet, Berry

I love the colors. This yarn is soft and light. It’s also fun to knit with. ;) Yep I already cast on with it…I just had too it was calling me.

I was a little worried about the Terracotta color being really red.



It’s not.. it’s muted which is perfect!

So that’s my haul.

I can’t believe it’s Thursday either. Where did the week go? Oh that’s right we’ve been painting this week. Peanut and I went to Lowes this weekend and picked out paint for our kitchen and bath. Both have been painted recently but with really bad paint…the Stewart brand it’s like water. ;) The kitchen was finished yesterday, but the bath is going to have to wait for a cooler day. It’s so hot here today. Or maybe it’s the humidity. Well just not good painting weather.
Peanut doesn’t help really….she just supervises. Yesterday she managed to sneak some handprints on the walls that were drying.
I should also start a little segment on what happened to the Peanut.
This week she feel and split her eye lid open in the care of her father. Here are the words you don’t really want to hear when you first wake up…from a nice morning sleeping in btw….”uh hun…..don’t freak out…but…she fell and….uh”. It was a little split but a lot of blood, which made it look worse. But she’s fine and it’s healing nicely. But what a way to wake up on a Monday. …and now it’s Thursday. ;)

Well not really itsy at all. Peanut found this little guy while we were rearranging some plants yesterday.

Normally I would have put him out of his misery, but with a toddler (that loves bugs) watching my every move I decided I would contain him so she could check him out. This is a typical wolf spider and they have a pretty nasty bite…and they get huge. He’s not even that big…really he’s kinda small. Peanut walked around with him in a container for about an hour and later I released him because he was a good sport and survived the container shaking and being yelled at. If you’ve seen Nemo then you know Darla…and Peanut is like that when she gets her hands on a bug.
Later on we ( hubby and I) found another on our porch waiting patiently to be let in. That’s what they do…they wait for you to open the door to let them in. I’m sorry to say but that one…didn’t make it. Sorry but I don’t want these guys in my house having coffee with me in the morning….their not pleasant house guests.

We also found some blooms in our garden. Most of which were picked by Peanut and put in her sand box garden.









Anybody know what this purple plant is?



Lastly no garden is complete without finding one of these. Peanut loves these.

I finally got my new books...after waiting patiently for just a few weeks. ;)

Lace Style and Fitted Knits

Just a few more knits to add to my to do list. That list is getting pretty long. :)
I mean really with the amount of post-its I have in all these books I am going to need to really prioritize the ones I want to knit.




I think I have enough books now too. So I am on a book and magazine diet. Well that is after I get the summer IK I’ll be on that diet.

Oh in other news Jake had a trip to the vet for some shots and he lost 6 pounds! He is slimming down…and his diet is working. He still has a way to go but he is getting there.




Now if I could only get him to stop eating the grass.

…we’re back. No sign of the mystery allergen yet but the good news is that we spent yesterday outside all day and she didn’t have a reaction. I asked the doctor on Friday if there was anything we could do so that I could take Peanut outside without worry. Doc said no just give her Benadryl if the rash shows up and then of course check for any swelling and so on. Well because we spent all day yesterday and I was a little nervous last night and checked on her a bunch of times while she slept and she was fine…no swelling…meaning no emergency trip…which meant I could sleep easy…and we will be venturing out today as well.
Oh and I have a FO and it’s love.

I seamed this up yesterday morning and was able to sew the strap on last night. (The pattern said make 2 straps and I just made one long one and folded it in half.) I decided not to sew up a liner because it really doesn’t need it. The stitches are so tight I’m not worried about anything falling out. It’s the perfect bag for me….I just love it!



Pattern is Bag with Cable Pattern and can be found here.
Yarn was from something from my stash in a mushroom color.

I did a little try on (you know throwing over the shoulder) for the hubby last night and said “so what do you think?”. He told me that it looks like I bought it or actually it came from a store and that it wasn’t a handmade. He knew I made it but it didn’t have that pieced together hand made look. Isn’t that nice. :)