Sorry for the disappearing act over the weekend. We were busy having fun, for the most part. Here’s what I just downloaded from the camera:
We finished the puzzle on Saturday night. That was fun, and now I feel like I’ve had enough of that for another year or two.
Sunday we loaded the girls up in the bike trailer and went for a ride. We live only a few blocks from a very nice trail that heads toward the city, and a chain of glacial lakes with nice trails, playgrounds, beaches and snack bars. We rode about four miles to Lake Calhoun, where we got off and ate a little picnic lunch.
We let the girls play on the playground for a while, and most of my time there was spent following Sophie around and watching her play with the sand. This was the view:
I’m afraid to describe it in specific words because I don’t want the pervs to find it, but it was so cute I couldn’t help snapping a picture.
That evening we headed over to Joe’s cousin’s house for a barbecue with their family. They have a very nice playset in their back yard, and the girls played well together while the grownups enjoyed a beer. That’s Katelyn on the tire swing with Julie.
For one reason or another, Sophie hasn’t been barefoot in the sandbox until yesterday, when I impulsively pulled off her Robeez and let her sink her bare toes in the sand. She loved it.
I’ve been plugging away at the hat and it looked like this yesterday afternoon. I was just starting the decreases at the top.
Sophie agreed to model it briefly.
Last night we hosted a little barbecue at our house. I made ribs and they were awesome, as usual. Julie loves ribs as much as Joe and I do, and we ate the leftovers for lunch today. The kid can clean a bone better than I can!
This afternoon we were hanging out across the street with our neighbors for a little while. Jason was playing with the girls and helping keep Sophie from running out into the street. She kept walking down their path and trying to cross the street back to our yard. So Jason picked her up and carried her back to the front steps. The little stinker loved it.
When we were getting ready to go, I told Sophie to wave bye-bye to Jason, and instead she did this:
She reached out to hug him, and wouldn’t let go. Jason is a sweet kid, and apparently Sophie is a good judge of character.
The hat is waiting for me in the kitchen. The decreases for the top-of-hat shaping are a little fiddly, and I’m taking my time to get it just the way I want it and write it up as I go along. The thing I struggle with most as a designer is getting what I did written down before I forget how I did it. I was hoping to finish the thing tonight, but Sophie had a hard time going to bed and time is short.
Also, look what came in the mail today! Fifteen more blank skeins of sock yarn. I couldn’t help winding one up right away for reskeining immediately.
I just posted pictures of my blanket on my blog. I love the hat!! Are you selling the pattern through The Yarnery? Is it a class? Maybe I can get up there to take a class if you are teaching this summer. Keep the kid pictures coming, I love seeing the girls. I can’t believe how big and grown up Sophie is!!
I’m just curious–if the yarn already comes in skeins, why do you wind it up to be reskeined? I’ve dabbled in dyeing a little and I’m just wondering what impact that has. Always looking for new and better ways to do things.
I LOVE the hat–and it looks so cute on your daughter! Where can I get the pattern?
I’m new to your blog. I’m a grandma who loves to knit. I’ve enjoyed the pics of your little ones, they are so cute. I’m trying to get up the nerve to start a “blankie”.