Radiant Twist

almost 2 years
2 babies

countless hours talking, knitting and fondling yarn
13,000 stitches
4 frantic days of knitting

1 pair of socks for the bestest buddy a girl could ask for…….

Happy Birthday Miss T!

I have a horrible disease.  It’s true!  Luckily it’s mostly likely NOT life-threatening, as long as I resolve it soon.  I have a bad case of knitting-itis.  I started things and abandoned them with passion this week.  I’ve picked up the needles more time than I can count today, only to put them back down because I don’t feel like working on that project.  The real problem is that I don’t feel like working on ANY of my stuff.  What shall I do?

What do YOU do when you don’t feel like knitting?

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to be outside enjoying a bit of earth ourselves? Last week, overnight it seems, spring came and we have been enjoying warm weather and sunshine all week long. We got up Saturday to one of the nicest days yet and decided to toss out the weekend to-do list and go have fun instead. Off to the grocery store we went for some picnic fixings and then we went to Moseley Woods, a new-to-us city park in Newburyport. It was beautiful and a great park, especially for kids!

LOL! I just saw this quiz over at Ruth’s blog and forced my husband to take it.

You Are 28% Massachusetts

You could pass for being from Massachusetts - until you open your mouth and start pronouncing R’s.

Describes him perfectly.

This is me…

You Are 68% Massachusetts

You’re pretty Massachusetts, but you’re starting to slip. Go eat a bulky roll and flip off a New Yorker.

How Massachusetts Are You?

Yeah a finished project!  I started this a couple of days ago….I forgot how quick these work up.  I’ve been lusting after the colorway for a while too, so decided it would be a soaker for the boy.

Pattern:  Radiant Twist Trim Fit Soaker
Yarn:  Radiant Twist Fluff, 100% wool
Colorway: Grove

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Our weekend trip to Maine was fun and eventful.  Friday I picked my SIL up at work around 11:30 and we went to this wonderful Thai restaurant for lunch.  Then we headed to the spa where we got massages, manicures, pedicures, and got our hair done.  It was SO great!  Being a stay-at-home mommy, I don’t often spend time away from the kids AND get to pamper myself, so this was a real treat.  I highly recommend it:)

On Saturday we went to my cousin’s baby shower.  She looked great and got so much stuff for the baby.  We took Sophia with us and she had a ton of fun helping her “Auntie” open presents for the baby.  (all my cousins are “aunties” to the kids)  The sweater was a huge hit!

1.  Embossed Leaves Socks

I cast these on a few weeks ago, did one repeat of the pattern and then neglected them for things I had to get done.  The yarn is the new Handmaiden Casbah in Peridot and I’m in love with it!  It’s super soft and sqishy.

2.  Baby Surprise Jacket

I’m *this* close to being done, but went to put the buttons on today and found that all of my needles were too big for the sewing.  I’m going to run to the store after Jared gets home from work to pick up some smaller needles and have this done tomorrow!

3.  Plain Ol’ Socks

I’ve been working on these bit by bit.  It is Posh Yarns Lucia in Festival that I picked up from WoolGirl.

….cute, that is.  It’s so cute it makes my uterus hurt!

One-Piece Baby Kimono from Mason-Dixon Knitting 

Shortly after going to meet Miss T’s new baby girl, I had the overwhelming urge to knit up something cute and pink for her!  I couldn’t help myself:)  And Dream in Color Punky Fushia was just the thing.  I finished this in 2 days, it’s a super quick knit.  I handed it over last week and it was a big hit.  It was also a fun thing to make:)

Thank you to all who comforted me during my rant last week.  My children are being less insane and after a quiet weekend knitting, I’m feeling better too.  This week is busy, which helps stave off the insanity, and at the end of the week we are off to my parents for a quick weekend.  Friday, I’m going with my SIL to the spa….it’s her birthday:)  And then Saturday my cousin is having a baby shower (the knitting is all done for this….I’ll show you later this week!).

And, seriously, who couldn’t love this face?

This has been a very long week.  My children are conspiring to drive me over the edge of sanity and I feel like I’m holding on by the tiniest bit of thread.  Fingering weight.

Don’t get me wrong….I love staying home with my children.  I wouldn’t have it any other way.  I don’t think mommies who work are bad or evil (actually, some days, like today, I envy them!) and being a stay-at-home mommy doesn’t work and isn’t for everyone.  But that being said…..it’s hard.  It’s tiring, exhausting and emotionally draining.  Even if I’m not running here, there and everywhere, by the end of the day I’m drained.  This week especially.  I have no idea why this week is worse than others.  Maybe its the transition of being home from vacation.  Maybe the kids have decided to see just how far they can push mommy.  Maybe my daughter has taken up with a cult.  I don’t know.  But it’s worse.  There is screaming and crying and it’s not just coming from them.

Please tell me I’m not alone in having bad weeks.  Someone please come out of lurkdom and say “Yes, there are days when I would gladly sell my children to a roving band of gypsies”.  Someone, for the love all that is good, come out and tell me that I’m not alone in feeling like I’m the only one who yells, or wants to run away or feels like they are the only IMPERFECT mommy in the world.  It’s been a long week…….

It’s Flash your Stash day!! Now, with dentist appointments and lunch and the kids, I haven’t had a lot of photo ops today….so this is more like Flash a Sampling of your Stash day.:)

Some of the yarn I purchased….

Dream in Color Smooshy, Visual Purple

Yarn Love, Juliet, in Bayfield Apple

I got some of my new yarn from trading…..

Fleece Artist Sea Wool, in Cosmic Dawn

And became a STR virgin no more…..

Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks that Rock Lightweight in Fire on the Mountain

Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks that Rock Lightweight in Henpecked

I even supported a good cause with my yarn!

Mama E’s C*EYE*BER Fibers, in “Yes We Can“

I even got yarn from across the ocean….(well, sort of)

Posh Yarns, Lucia in Festival

Oh, and what’s this you say?

I even managed to knit some of the yarn!

Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.

No knitting content today, as all the knitting I’m doing is secret. Shhhh! Hopefully, tomorrow I’ll have something to show!