tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154892778491279852011-04-21T21:23:29.962-07:00keeping 2 kids alive with projects on the side...Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646723418342416872noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415489277849127985.post-30759643217632319332008-12-13T05:12:00.000-08:002008-12-13T05:15:18.629-08:00it can be so frustrating to have to rip out a project all together and start fresh.<br />this happened with my pokemon scarf, which i had to entirely re-start last night.<br /><br />the up side is that my re-do has much better tension and color-carrying (not sure what to call this) and the project has benefited from my earlier mistake!<br /><br />PS- my 3 year old girl likes to pretend she's a cat and play with my skeins of yarn while working- SO helpful!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/415489277849127985-3075964321763231933?l=knit1wipe2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646723418342416872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415489277849127985.post-22866286753888519482008-10-10T12:12:00.000-07:002008-10-10T12:15:24.082-07:00i've started knitting a pokemon scarf for my nephew.<br />well, it just has a pinkachu tail on the ends-- ambiguous enough that if he decides pokemon is a bunch of crap before the winter is out, the scarf could still be just a cool weapon.<br /><br />if i pull this off correctly, it will be the first time i have knitted a pattern of my own creation from scratch (and a little help from an online chart). wish me luck. i've got 38 sts in 10 rows so far on #9 needles...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/415489277849127985-2286628675388851948?l=knit1wipe2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646723418342416872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415489277849127985.post-68380851178765461172008-09-29T10:24:00.000-07:002008-09-29T10:27:08.778-07:00my almost-4-year-old wants to knit.<br /><br />i am afraid at her age (though her fine motor skills are great) this would only be an exercise in frustration for her.<br /><br />i'd be interested to know what age is "old enough" to learn knitting? it is sweet that my girl just wants to "help mommy with her art-ject"!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/415489277849127985-6838085117876546117?l=knit1wipe2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646723418342416872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415489277849127985.post-52888547113509159692008-09-26T17:34:00.000-07:002008-09-26T17:40:24.946-07:00ever wonder how a stay-at-home mother of two can find the time to knit?<br />and blog?<br /><br />why not?<br /><br />and so it begins. an online archive of my own personal trials, tribulations, "art-jects", slipped stitches, dirty diapers, and preschooler mayhem. stay tuned.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/415489277849127985-5288854711350915969?l=knit1wipe2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10646723418342416872noreply@blogger.com0