Defi-knit-ly Tasteful

I finally finished the second hotwheel car sock. I’m waiting for the webmaster to work his magic with the charts and hopefully the pattern will be finished soon. I borrowed JY’s car mat for the photo shoot and with the help of the webmaster we got some nice pictures. So here they are the Flaming Impala socks.



I also finished the Helena Cardigan that I knit for Hayley’s birthday. You can see some of our peas and some flowers from the garden in this photo. I made JO try it on knowing that Hayley is taller than him to check the size, but the webmaster wouldn’t let me take a picture of him wearing it. He was really excited that I finished it and when he saw it he said “that’s awesome”. JO had to show everyone the cardi and said Hayley will love it. I guess I’ve sufficiently brainwashed him.

JY has been very interested in the potty and watching JO go potty. He hasn’t peed in the potty yet, but he loves to sit there and read or sing songs. Here he is just relaxing on the potty while nonny reads to him.

JO got a doctor kit for Christmas that had this silly pair of glasses in it and JY thinks it’s hilarious to wear them around the house. JO helped corral him so I could take a picture. It’s been really hot here that’s why they have their shirts off.

Now those are some great pictures I can show to their future girlfriends.

In Knittting new I’ve been working to complete another pair of socks and trying to finish my February Lady Sweater. I also need to get back to my clapotis and start thinking about some Christmas stockings. If only I could knit while I’m sleeping. At least it’s cooled off a bit to be more conducive to knitting.

We decided to go for a drive today and headed over to check out Belfair State Park. We also wanted to look at the campground for future camping trips. It was kind of cloudy when we left, but turned out to be a nice day. The campground was very beautiful. There was a small creek running through part of the camp area with a newly constructed wooden bridge over it. The trailer camp sites had electric hook ups and sewer so we were excited about that. There were several spots that had a view of the ocean. I can picture myself with a cup of Green Mountain coffee as I watch the tide come in, or go out whatever the case may be. As we were walking on the beach we came across several jellyfish. Here is a tiny one, but we saw some that were much larger. JO wanted to put rocks on it, but I wouldn’t let him.
The webmaster showed the boys how to skip rocks.

JY gave it a try.

JO also wanted to try.

JO and I walked around the other side of the beach, and took our shoes off to cross a creek. It was only about a foot deep so we didn’t get too wet. We came across a dead cedar tree that we had to climb over, and I slipped and almost fell in the water. Jo says ok mommy follow me I’ll go first you don’t have to be scared. What a cute little man he’s becoming. Here he is in front of the dead tree.  I love the color of the cedar wood.

Nonny brought some trucks for the boys to play with. She also grabbed a couple of gardening trowels to dig. They loaded their trucks with lots of pebbles, and different treasures.

I made the boys sit on this stump that had been polished by the wind and water.

I tried to get them both to smile, but the sun must have peeked out, because JY has his eyes closed and JO is squinting.

I have nothing to show for my knitting efforts except a partially finished cardigan for a little girl. SSShhhh don’t tell Hayley it’s her birthday present.

I have a lot more done on it than the picture shows so hopefully I’ll have it finished by next weekend. I also might have a finished pair of socks to show you by then too. I must get knitting!

I know I really need to work on getting a matching pair. I blame it on all the pretty sock knitting bags I have. My favorites right now are from an etsy store called Field of Roses. She makes all these cute little coin purses and bags, but she will also make you a sock knitting bag in your choice of fabric. You can look at her sold items for fabric choices and there are a ton. I have three of the 4.5×4.75×5.5 box bags and they’re just the perfect size. Not too big, not to small, and easily fits inside my purse. Go get one now, I know you want to. Ok back to the fourth single sock. Here it is.

The details can be found on ravelry if you care.

I bought some more Hazel Knits yarn this weekend. It’s my new favorite yarn obsession, and I had to get some more at Yorkshire Yarns. Hazel knits also has an etsy store if the yarn fumes are wearing off on you, and you want some for yourself. The yarn is so soft and smooshy like the Dream in Color Smooshy, but it has some nylon for added durability. And the colors are amazing.

No I did not buy all of that this weekend. The basket is a really neat one made from recycled Asian newspaper woven together. I got the one in the picture,  and a bigger one at Joann’s this weekend on clearance. They ended up being around $8 plus tax. Here is a close up of the basket.

I  went to the farmers market in Federal way and got some fresh fruits and veggies. I really enjoy the farmers markets and like to support the local economy when I can.  I’ll leave you with a picture of the two silly boys.

We’re home from camping, and we had loads of fun. The boys got to go fishing in the Lewis River. Don’t ask me which fork of the Lewis River, because I don’t remember. We found a fishing store one exit north of Paradise on I-5. Yes, the campground was called Paradise which I really didn’t think was very fitting. Unless you imagine Paradise with I-5 traffic roaring a couple hundred yards in the distance. Alright it really wasn’t too bad of a campground for last minute camping. Next year we intend to make reservations 9 months in advance so we can have “the pick of the litter” so to speak. Anyways, Joshua did catch one small fish.

The webmaster didn’t catch a thing, but a crafty fishy kept stealing his bait. Nonetheless, we enjoyed the experience. I actually played in the sand with Joshua if you can believe that.

Look. The webmaster’s walker aka stroller makes a good fishing pole holder. The I-5 bridge provided just the right amount of shade Ok enough of the sarcasm. JY and JO helped the webmaster build a fire.

JY and JO helped do the dishes.

JY helped take out the trash.

The dogs thought they were in paradise.

Yes there was knitting.

And Eating.

On the knitting front, I forgot to bring the other needles I needed camping, so I got stalled out on the little girl cardigan. I did finish three single socks though. I am almost finished with a fourth, but sadly no matching pair in sight.

I also had a lovely little surprise waiting for me when I got home. A new Namaste knitting purse I had been waiting for. It’s the lovely Newport bag in limited edition peacock. I love it a lot!

Hopefully I will be able to finish the little girl cardigan I am working on since it is already late for her birthday. I’ll try my hardest.

I think I have sartitis aka castonitis aka knitting ADD. I have 5 separate pairs of socks, and two cardigans going, but all I can think about is starting new projects. Last Sunday I decided I wanted to start two new projects. I needed to knit cozies for our camping mugs, and a sweater for a little girl who just had a birthday. I know I’m crazy, but I just can’t stop myself. Here is what my end table looked like right before starting a movie.

This is what the boys were doing during the movie.

Ok mommy did a little bit of that too, although I really was knitting most of the movie. Look at what part of that mess turned into.

Camping mug cozies. Nonny got these coffee cups from the thrift store, but they get too hot to hold when you have your coffee in them. Crazy knitting lady to the rescue. Now we won’t burn our fingers, and our mugs look cozy and matchy matchy. I know you’re all thinking I finished the sweater too, but I’m not that good. I plan on getting that mostly finished while we’re camping next week. I don’t think that’s an outrageous goal since it’s intended to be sized for a four year old.

Now for a garden update: Look at what came from the garden last week.

Look at that beautiful dark green broccoli. It was really tasty. I cooked the peas with some of our fresh garden onions and threw in some bacon and olive oil. Yum yum we really enjoyed that meal.

And look we have teeny tiny tomatoes.

We’re hoping that we get some rain while we’re gone so the garden gets water and the plants all keep growing.