My BF from college had twin baby boys in August. I made them each their own blanket in the same pattern and colors, but slightly different so there never has to be an argument over whose blankie is whose. I was thrilled to get to deliver them in person and meet them a week after they were born. At some point, I hope to have pictures of them with their blankets, but as Momma was still a little tired and is now juggling twins, I’m going to be patient.


Overall, I was very happy with how these turned out, but they aren’t 100% square. I think over time, after being dragged around by a corner, they will evenutally lay wonderfully flat. The inability to block them made me think twice about using acrylic for a pattern like this in the future. On the upside, the acrylic should hold up and Vanna’s Choice has one of the best chocolate browns in my humble opinion. I just love the Espresso color!


Here is a picture of me and one of the super cute babies. I seem to be considering taking off with him and indeed for one hot minute, I believe I was. They are that cute!

After the group painted one hank of yarn at Meghan’s birthday party, we weren’t sure quite what to do with it.

Meghan and I got the idea to knit Christmas ornaments.



The yarn needed to be wound into two half cakes for us to work from. I tend to be a little bit OCD, so I of course, had to weigh the cake as I was halving it to make sure I got it right. A yarn bowl comes in very handy for these types of situations.
  One
  turns into
  two!
I can’t wait to see how it knits up!

I wore my Mashad socks to work. The high was 105. This was not my smartest decision. Here’s a tip: if it is August in Texas and setting record high temperatures…it doesn’t matter how excited you are about your merino/nylon socks. You should wait until fall is really really in town before you wear them. Just sayin’.
And here are pretty much the only flowers anywhere near my house right now (in a pot strategically placed on the back porch).

ps. Random pic