Pirate Invasion!

The lovely Lily hosted a Gasparilla brunch this weekend, and we could see the boat parade from her place. What a great party!

Lilly hooking up the cuptags:

Our labels: The arrival of Jose Gaspar!
Mr & Mrs Purlygirly looking fat and happy

Yay for finished gifts!

Finished MIL's needle case!

Pattern: Kables

Knit with: Cascade 220 in Lichen and Natural

And Jenny's scarf!

Pattern: Irish Hiking Scarf

Yarn: Some pea green crap she picked out. :P

I'm glad these are done, because I'm really ready to move on to some more complicated things. I cast on for a purse for me and Renae's scarf is mostly done. Sweet!

Little lovelies

So since I am a ridiculous morning-insomniac, I have woken early this morning and started back on Renae's scarf. It's a bit hard to see the pattern in my sleep-deprived state, so I've been able to use my new lovelies. How gorgeous are these? I bought them the other day from Etsy seller Zero. I'll talk her up. Fast shipping, nice little freebees thrown in as well. Beautiful product. And nestled in among the fluffy yarn it's like little jewelry. So pretty.

Today is crafternoon at my friend Nicole's house, so maybe I'll be able to get some pictures of finished objects this afternoon. I'm so close on so many things!!

6 weird things

Ugh. I've been tagged. Thanks a lot Ashley. You're like the only person who reads this and you hit me up with a tag. Nice.

Ok, 6 weird things about me.

1. I make up silly songs when my husband is gone or at least out of earshot. This morning as soon as he walked out the door I sang about the yummy mint hot chocolate I was about to have. My dog Annie thought it was a great song.
2. The way I shower and clean comes directly from the movie Annie. "The windows, then the floors, that way if I drip". I therefore bathe from the top down so the dirt washes off right. If I go out of order I have to start again.
3. I am secretly thrilled that 2 of the cats love me the most and I don't feel bad about that.
4. I do not like cheesecake. Apparently I am one of the few women in the world who doesn't like it.
5. I am addicted to s'more flavored chapstick
6. When I was 5 I wanted to be a priest. I would practice giving communion with my baked potato. Seriously. "This is my potato, which shall be given up for you..."

I'll tag Michelle and Christine.

Something for me?

So last night the H told me I really need to knit something else for me. I lust and lust after all kinds of stuff though, so I have no idea what to make myself.

I do know that I will be adding this to the list:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kelly__m/345842661/in/set-72157594459657627/

That is so gorgeous.

I'm blocking!

Baby steps! So I'm blocking the cable bands for the needle case. How cool! I'm so excited to be this close to another FO. And I've never blocked before, so this is pretty cool. I handwashed them gently and then gave them a final spritz with rosewater to make them smell so pretty. I'm pretty excited but also realized I have a ridiculously small amount of blocking pins and will need more. Lots more.

In other news, I get new needles this week! I have a 40% off coupon for Joann's and while I desperately want the Knit Picks options, my frugal husband has rubbed off on me and I will be picking up a set there. They come with a case and have good reviews so....

Also, just to show how my middle child has gone from tiny kitten to big girl, here are some gratuitous pics of Dinah..

Before:

And After:

Red Scarf sent!

Yay for the UPS store being very close!