Monthly Archives: January 2012

Newsletter

I don’t know if I made you all aware, but at the beginning of the year I decided to start my own Newsletter!  I think this will be a great way to wrap up every month and announce special things to a broader audience.

you can't say no to the Puppy Lisa Face

You’re more than welcome to join my mailing list if you want to :)   There’s a little widget right over on the right hand side of my blog (scroll down past the patterns) to put your email address into and I swear not to share it with anyone else ever ever ever never.  The next letter goes out at the Beginning of February!

Musical Monday: Drive By

Happy Monday!  Isn’t nice waking up after a short weekend and not absolutely regretting going to work before you get there?  Big change for me from my former job.  Anyways, I’m a Train fan and when I first heard their new single on the radio on the way to said new job, I fell in love and I hope you do too!

Drive By by Train

FO Friday: Orange Hooded Scarf

I shared this as a WIP a week or so ago and it’s here today as an FO!  This scarf was a custom request and I really like how it turned out, and The Gentleman didn’t even do a bad job taking pictures of it :)

Trust me, it was colder than this picture would lead you to believe

doesn't that look cozy?

This hooded scarf was knit out of a variety of materials in colors ranging in the oranges and browns with a few creamy endeavors.  Now, it’ is on it’s way to Joshua Tree to keep the recipient warm and colorful.

long enough to wrap a few times

To share your FO and read more, check out Tami’s blog!

Un-Disappeared

Remember that small life I saved at work last week?

if he keeps hanging around, i should probably leave some food and water out...

S/he’s returned and has graced my desk with his/her presence, a good omen no?  Just seeing this little guy post-saving makes me all the more happy that I was able to see his plight and save his wee life :)

What brings you small doses of happiness?

Musical Monday: Somebody That I Used to Know

Welcome to another week here in 2012!  This week I’m sharing with you a song that caught my attention a few months back but is now starting to make the radio rounds here in Denver and really, it’s a phenomenal song and you should hear it too :)

Somebody that I Used to Know by Gotye

Saved a Life

Yesterday at work I was talking with a coworker and noticed this little guy upside down on the window sill furiously trying to right himself.  I lent a hand (well, finger really) to help him up and he was so exhausted and dusty he just kind of chilled there for a little while before I had to put him on my desk so that I could get back to work using both hands.

Ladybug, dusty and exhausted

Shortly after that, he disappeared and my good deed for the day was all but a memory and shoddy phone photo for proof.

Happy Friday! What are your weekend plans?

A Celebration

Of mostly-seekrit things that I cannot share with you just yet.  But I can share the pretty rose I got as a congratulations of a certain someone :)

what are you celebrating?

What do you have to celebrate today?  Tell me in the comments, I want to share!

WIP Wednesday: A Project of Warrior Proportions

Happy Hump Day!  The week is half over and the weekend is coming.  I’ve got a few different projects on the needles right now including the scarf from last week, a new hat on needles (still in baby phase) and a helmet that I’ll share the details with once I get over my frustration of uneven sewing jobs that I was too anxious to complete and now have to dis-complete (it’s a word. I’m too frustrated with the project for it not to be a word).

To see more WIPs and share your own, check out Tami’s blog!

Musical Monday: A Message

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a good weekend, productive, relaxing, whatever you needed it to be.  Today I’m sharing a song that I found a few years ago and still appreciate, the lyrics are clever and the music is purty :)

A Message from Your Heart Kina Grannis

WIP Wednesday: In My ‘Hood

Happy Wednesday!  This week I’m sharing a project that’s been on needles for longer than it should have been but between getting a new day job and what not, it’s been my relaxing knitting and I don’t have as much time to relax.

comin' along

I’m making a scrappy orange version of a hooded scarf similar to the one I shared with you last week.  I really like this style of knitting, random and fun, using up lots of odds and ends of yarn and coming up with something 100% totally unique, cool, fun and one of a kind.

cozy colors, cozy fibers

What are you working on this week?  Share yours and read more on Tami’s blog!

*P.S. Are any of you having problems looking at yesterday’s post? I’ve gotten reports of a few people not being able to see the awesome picture but when I pull up my blog it works just fine…