Last weekend was a big one. C came to town, we drive to Philly, visited the growing Schwartz clan, celebrated my brother's graduation, and enjoyed the details of Philly.
:Liberty Towers:
:Rooftop:
:Graduate & Pop:
:Church:
:February Lady Sweater:
:Parc:
::A great new restaurant facing Rittenhouse Square in Philly. If you're there on a sunny day, stop by for a table outside. You can watch people play in the park while sipping a yummy drinking and snacking on mussels and fries. yum.
:Liberty Towers:
:Rooftop:
:Graduate & Pop:
:Church:
:February Lady Sweater:
:Parc:
::A great new restaurant facing Rittenhouse Square in Philly. If you're there on a sunny day, stop by for a table outside. You can watch people play in the park while sipping a yummy drinking and snacking on mussels and fries. yum. You might like these stories:
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
A little lamb, dressed in wool
I'm hoping that the following picture* makes up for the complete lack of content around here!
Are you still reading? Probably not, you're probably drooling over the baby goodness that is little Madeline {there's a line over that i} Schwartz. She's modeling the Trellis I knit in anticipation of her arrival. I don't think that any of my knits have ever looked so good, so it looks like I'll be sending everything to Maddie for the modeling.
I posted details about the sweater here. I knit the pattern to be a newborn size; the smallest listed was 6 months. Seeing the picture, I let out a sigh of relief knowing that (1) it's not too small yet, and (2) that it's not too big - I would rather it fit her now while the weather's cooler and not in a couple of months when it's too warm for wool!
*Complete credit for the photo and the model goes to Nik.
Are you still reading? Probably not, you're probably drooling over the baby goodness that is little Madeline {there's a line over that i} Schwartz. She's modeling the Trellis I knit in anticipation of her arrival. I don't think that any of my knits have ever looked so good, so it looks like I'll be sending everything to Maddie for the modeling.
I posted details about the sweater here. I knit the pattern to be a newborn size; the smallest listed was 6 months. Seeing the picture, I let out a sigh of relief knowing that (1) it's not too small yet, and (2) that it's not too big - I would rather it fit her now while the weather's cooler and not in a couple of months when it's too warm for wool!
*Complete credit for the photo and the model goes to Nik.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
things I'm loving::
This song, found via MightyGirl::ps ~ you know the actress who plays Bones? Well the singer in that video is her sister!
These pictures of tulip fields. Don't they seem like a great template for a simple, modern quilt?
These socks! If I weren't so intimidated by the diameter of my calves, I'd cast on right now. It wasn't until writing that sentence that I realized calf {leg} and calf {cow} are spelled the same. On that note, I was referring to the size of my cows.
These pictures of tulip fields. Don't they seem like a great template for a simple, modern quilt?
These socks! If I weren't so intimidated by the diameter of my calves, I'd cast on right now. It wasn't until writing that sentence that I realized calf {leg} and calf {cow} are spelled the same. On that note, I was referring to the size of my cows.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
spring!
I'm a day late, but Happy Spring! And on that note, it's time for a spring break update. While I didn't visit Brazilians in Minnesota, I did hang out with a monkey and a peacock::
The trip allowed me to deliver some long overdue Christmas gifts, including one of Yarnmonster's "Knitting Sacks"::
It was gifted to Nik, and filled with some sock yarn and Addi's to encourage her to take the leap into sock knitting... a week later, and all I have to say is holy socks.
Unfortunately, Schwartz Baby 2 did not arrive while I was there... and there's still no baby {unless something changed in the last 12 hours?}, but there is a baby sweater!::
This is Trellis, but knit on size 5 needles in an attempt to make a baby version. Since this baby's arriving at the beginning of spring, I thought it'd be great to give her a sweater that can be used as a little jacket through her first couple of weeks/months.
My break started with the timely "spring ahead" of the clocks, and I had plenty of time to enjoy the longer days watching the sun set::
And when you turn around, you see the sunset highlighting the topography of the mountains::
Enjoy the first weekend of spring!
*I'm off to buy some buttons for my finished Potato Pancake... details and pictures to follow!
The trip allowed me to deliver some long overdue Christmas gifts, including one of Yarnmonster's "Knitting Sacks"::
It was gifted to Nik, and filled with some sock yarn and Addi's to encourage her to take the leap into sock knitting... a week later, and all I have to say is holy socks.Unfortunately, Schwartz Baby 2 did not arrive while I was there... and there's still no baby {unless something changed in the last 12 hours?}, but there is a baby sweater!::
This is Trellis, but knit on size 5 needles in an attempt to make a baby version. Since this baby's arriving at the beginning of spring, I thought it'd be great to give her a sweater that can be used as a little jacket through her first couple of weeks/months.
My break started with the timely "spring ahead" of the clocks, and I had plenty of time to enjoy the longer days watching the sun set::
And when you turn around, you see the sunset highlighting the topography of the mountains::
Enjoy the first weekend of spring!
*I'm off to buy some buttons for my finished Potato Pancake... details and pictures to follow!
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Friday, March 13, 2009
extreme crafting
After seeing the Purl Bee's rundown of scissors, I thought it was necessary to share my mom's essential pair::
Growing up in this house, you learn quickly that some scissors are only meant for fabric... or stabbing you through the heart.
Growing up in this house, you learn quickly that some scissors are only meant for fabric... or stabbing you through the heart.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
phenology::
n.
1. the scientific study of periodic biological phenomena, such as flowering, breeding, and migration, in relation to climatic conditions.
2. the relationship between a periodic biological phenomenon and climatic conditions.
Example A:: 3/6/09 climatic conditions encouraged the first wearing of the vest
To learn more, please check out this site and get involved! It's a great time of year to get outside and see what's going on.
1. the scientific study of periodic biological phenomena, such as flowering, breeding, and migration, in relation to climatic conditions.
2. the relationship between a periodic biological phenomenon and climatic conditions.
Example A:: 3/6/09 climatic conditions encouraged the first wearing of the vest
To learn more, please check out this site and get involved! It's a great time of year to get outside and see what's going on.
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Thursday, March 05, 2009
what fun
I wanted to share this awesome bit of browsing I did the other night:I was jumping from blog to blog looking for some inspiration when I came across this blog for the first time.
It led me to her Flickr site, where I found this awesome sweater. My list of future knitting continues to grow, but I can't help it when I see something like that.
And then, one thing led to another and from the sweater I jumped to a picture of this hat. The pattern for the hat can be found here.
And thanks for all of the advice in the last post, Shalom it is... I'll be busy knitting away as I patiently wait for the arrival of the latest Schwartz family babe. exciting!
To set the scene, here's a picture taken near the Schwartz home last summer::
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