http://craftgirl.net/blog except when she doesn't Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:23:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Puff Daddy scarf thingy took me an hour and a half start to finish.  The yarn is Arucania Limari.  It's nice yarn, but for containing only merino, alpaca, and silk, I'd expect it to be a teeny bit less scratchy. I don't have a picture (yet) but it looks cute ... http://craftgirl.net/blog/?p=370 We had a nice Christmas here.  Ginny was all, "whatever," but she'll appreciate all the toys she got sooner or later.  I finished two more knitted gifts but only have a picture of one: From a Mary Maxim kit (No. 3794N, Snow Mitts for Kids) we have mittens for my nephew ... http://craftgirl.net/blog/?p=365 Joanna requested a pink cat hat.  I was happy to oblige: Alli did not request a hat, but I knit a pink one for her too: The day before Ginny's due date, Matt and I went all over Baltimore to find beads, and then that evening, I started this hat.  I think ... http://craftgirl.net/blog/?p=361 My grandmother has knit Christmas stockings (the same pattern) for everyone in the family for decades.  My parents each have one.  She knit one for me when I was a baby.  My sister has one.  When Matt and I got married, she knit one for him.  Now, she's knit one ... http://craftgirl.net/blog/?p=356 The answer to life, the universe, and everything is NOT 42!  It's wool. Yesterday, Ginny wore wool as a diaper cover for the first time.  The interweb, and my few cloth-diapering friends assured me that wool makes an effective diaper cover (in the form of soakers and longies).  I trusted enough ... http://craftgirl.net/blog/?p=351