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July 29, 2012August 2, 2012

2-seater glider

My little dog is such a cuddle-bug, she really likes to be close. One of the difficulties on being in my balcony garden is that Billie couldn’t sit beside me, and I couldn’t do anything if she was in my lap — it was always easier just to move back inside.

Last night I bought a 2-seater glider. In a box. Assembly needed.

I spent almost 2 hours on it last evening. Had to do almost everything twice, because I didn’t do it right the first time. Then at 9:00 pm I quit, it was getting too dark. At least the base was together.

I tried again this morning, but I just wasn’t able to get the seat attached. I wasn’t strong enough to pull the fabric tight and get the bolts in place at the same time. Thankfully, my Beloved Man was coming over. Together we finished the task. I am so happy with the results. So is Billie.

July 28, 2012August 2, 2012

Queen Anne’s Lace

My talented brother took this picture in our back yard last night:

Two white-tail deer bucks — Two bucks amid Queen Anne’s Lace

I know they are weeds, but I have always loved Queen Anne’s Lace. I like the picture of the Queen out in the field, carefully laying out her lace to dry and bleach white in the sun.

Several years ago, after looking closely at the flower,

Queen-Anne's-Lace detail — Queen-Anne’s-Lace detail

I decided to create a doily based on the flower. Someday I may try to write down the instructions for it.

Barbara's "Queen Anne's Lace Doily" — Barbara’s “Queen Anne’s Lace Doily”

June 17, 2012August 5, 2012

Itty Bitty outfits

Mina is really too little to dress and undress with the itty bitty babies, but I like to make outfits anyway. One day she will enjoy them more. The original outfits Marjorie and I made are here: here and here.

I made the sundress on a visit to California last summer, and the purple pj’s this past winter. Right now the girl virtually lives in a bathing suit, so I made one for the babies, in aqua, similar to the girl’s. Mina with the babies at Christmas (2011):

April 10, 2012August 2, 2012

Happy Easter

I want to give my favourite little girl an Easter present and candy isn’t, in my opinion, a good option. So I crochet a gift. This year I made two little owls, ‘cuz the wee girl likes owls, one wide awake, and one a little sleepy, using “Grace” thread by Patons. I downloaded the pattern from KnitPicks.

Love you, Mina!

I also made one with scrap yarn for my great niece, Hayden.

A Burkard Easter

February 1, 2012February 1, 2012

Fingerless gloves II

On Monday morning I spent about two and a half hours brushing snow off car in Delta Car Sales’ lot. I wore my fingerless gloves under a pair of stretchy chenille gloves. The first problem was getting the second pair on without pulling the fingerless glove down. I could get them on comfortably with a little effort. However, as the morning went on the FG slipped down more and more. But they were really nice and warm and I like them! I decided they needed to be anchored in place.

Adding the between-finger stitches was complicated by the hard use they had received. The yarn was somewhat felted in the palm. So the job I did was not very neat. I will adjust my pattern to reduce the number of stitches in the last complete rounds and then properly calculate out the number of stitches per finger. I need some more yarn!