Ill finishes

I am recovering from a lovely week long bout of influenza. It seems everyone in the house has had it in the last month. But, because of my extended stay at home and the inability to look at my computer screen for long, I was able to complete two different projects.




OK really, I completed these a few weeks ago, but who is counting. These are ponchos created from an old Lilly pattern book. The girls chose the colors separately. Oddly enough, they chose the same colors for their ponchos minus the base colors. They are funny little beings. They were completed with Lilly cotton yarn. I have lots left over for dishrags.

This is a blanket that I made for a friends impending wedding. It is made from a Lion Brand Pattern in Lion Homespun Tudor. I hope they like it.

Sleep and FOs

Well, I am tired. I am still in my first year as a professor. It is ever so much more work and stress than I ever thought. I look back and can't figure out how I got my Ph.D. and I am looking forward trying to figure out how I am going to maneuver all of the roles I've got going right now. You know the line up: mom, wife, writer, professor, committee member, caretaker, and soon therapist (again). My dh, my kids, and knitting are what have been getting me through. Knitting = Sanity. I keep telling myself within the next couple of years, I will be able to rid myself of my imposter's syndrome and it will be better. The new mantra, "I did the work to be here, I am good enough, I can do this".

Amongst the recent chaos I have been able to finish several projects. Here are my girls. They decided that they wanted pretty, princess nightgowns. In comes Simplicity pattern 9968. Nora chose a pretty floral pattern on eyelet fabric. Very cool for summer.


Lucia on the other hand decided she needed to have heavy fabric. So she will be very warm this summer. She went for a Hello Kitty motif, of course. Oh and by the way, her instructions for this photo was to do a glamorous pose. Simply stunning.


The girls also believed that it was necessary to have robes. We watched Meet Me in St Louis and well if Margaret O'Brien gets a robe she must surely as well. I used the same pattern and went with their signature colors Pink (Nora) and Purple (Lucia) in warm flannel fabric. Just for background, they have chosen these colors for themselves. I am a self confessed tom boy. Here is Miss Nora looking quite fetching.


Here is Miss Lucia.


I have also been able to finish the Nora's Bella Bunny. She is already well loved. She turned out really cute. But, I am realizing that I am not very good with seaming. I sew with fabric and thread, but seaming with knitting fabric causes my fingers to turn to wood. Here she is though. I love the skirt. The twirliness really makes me happy. I wish I had such a skirt for myself.


Here is Nora loving her up.


I also actually got to start on a project for myself. Yeah! Finally. I am making myself the Flutter Sleeve Sweater from Interweave Knits. I am usually Brown Sheep Company Cotton Fleece in a Prairie Lupine. Its purdy. This project has already seen four airplanes and dozens of meetings. Its well traveled. I am much farther along now than I was in this picture, but at least you can see the pretty color.



As I look at these photos, I know I need a new camera. All in time.

Lula and Lucy

Well I have finally finished Lula. My daughter Lucia is over the moon about here. (Here she is loving Lula up.) I have already had to replace Lula's hair once due to an unfortunate sleeping incident. Of course Nora was immediately jealous, so Bella Bunny was cast on as quickly as possible. As I am writing there was a minor dramatic incident as the older brother (Chase) was playing football with Lula. The crises has been averted and all parties are currently serene.

I really like how Lula turned out. There were very few problems minus learning how to embroider again. It has been a really, really long time since I have done any fine needlework. But she was really fun and fast to put together. I am also nearly done with Bella's body so there should be a new FO post soon.

Here she is....She loves reading.