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The colors remind me of a parrot. I love how the yellow, blue and orange go together.

The two monster pants are size 18 months, by the way. So will be the overall.

Now to start the overalls. Handpainted wool yarns in shades of blues and browns.

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Mailing this out this week. Will be starting on the second pair soon.

I think I am going to start on my baby son's sweater, too. Wouldn't you believe it? He will be 1 year old in a week!]]> Yarn Art http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=538 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:22:52 -0500 http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=536
That brought back a lot of memories of our time as students in UP Michigan. One of them was pasties. The school cafe made great tasting pasties. I worked there and I usually bought a few on Wednesdays after work for our dinner. They were cheap and so filling!


Ready to go in the oven.

I have made pasties now and then. I felt like having it for dinner tonight so why not?

I never used rutabaga in my pasties. That sucker is so hard to prep. I remember helping a lady (yet another of my part time jobs, helping elderlies in their homes) peel and cut a rutabaga to make pasties. Butcher knife wasn't going to do it. We had to a small machete. She had a small kitchen, too. I remember how that was making me nervous swinging that apparatus to whack the rutabaga in half. The lady stayed in the living room. ;-)

Anyways. I used chicken instead of beef in the pasties tonight. Just because I have cut up chicken ready to do. I used a lot of potatoes to make up the lack of rutabaga. Carrots and onions. I made the crusts myself. Easy to make with the help of my trusty food processor.

It's waiting for me on the counter. I am going to go and dig in. :)]]> Homemade Food http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=536 Mon, 5 Dec 2011 18:43:01 -0500 http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=534


Yesterday, I bought yarns to make two more pairs of monster pants for another customer. When these are done, I'll get more yarn of different colors to make another two pairs for her babies. :)

Life is good. :)

Other than that, I finished three diaper covers and they will be in the mail tomorrow. For now, diapers production will have to be put on hold until I get all the knitting done. ]]> For Sale http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=534 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:56:26 -0500 http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=532
My husband and I did a of things that we have been wanting to get done at our house this weekend.

We got the curtains up in all bedrooms on the second floor. I bought the material at JoAnn yesterday and today, and saved $120 on the fabric alone. The fleece were on sale, and I have several coupons to use.

We decided to use fleece for the curtains because, again, it would give nice insulation against the cold during this winter. I noticed that our bedroom was a bit warmer tonight and not drafty around the sliding door area like usual. It works!


Daughter's room. There is a bit of green in the fabric that matches the wall color.


The boys' room. Monsters!!! I love this print.



Our bedroom.

We also cleaned up daughter's room. Threw out a bunch of junk, sorted her clothes and gave away those that didn't fit anymore. We moved the furniture around so there would be enough room to put in a desk that we received from a family friend, and an empty floor space in the middle where she and her brothers could play.

It felt good to get all these done.
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Phew.

Needless to say, I won't be able to sew much for the next couple of months but will try to anyway.

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Yup. Those are enough to stop a lot of activities.

During this past month, I actually managed to sew a LOT of diapers; four pockets, six all-in-ones, six covers and twelve fitted. 28 pieces in all. One box of a dozen diapers went to Malaysia. I had a diaper order that went to Australia.

Out of those twelve fitted diapers, eight went to stock up my store and half of those are sold. I guess I better get busy again.

When I can find the time, that is.

I made two AIOs and a pocket for my son. Love them. I made them so it would make it easier for my husband to use. He wouldn't have to mess with the prefolds and covers, of which I like to use for son.

Right now, I am almost done knitting an overall for a friend's baby. After that, I have a commission to knit monster pants for another good friend's baby. :)






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I have started a batch of apple sauce this morning.

Apple for sauce.

When it is done, I am planning on taking some out for the baby's food and keep on cooking the rest to make apple butter.

At the moment, the man is prepping the apple for drying.

Lots of apple goodness.]]> Homemade Food http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=526 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:48:43 -0400 http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=523
One of the several recent harvests.
We have been picking fruits off the vines every other day or so. Usually, this is how much we pick each time. I have 2 big bags of green beans in the fridge, some in the freezer. My husband dried enough tomatoes to fit in two 1-quart size containers. We've been making a lot of eggplants dishes for dinner.

Life is good.

This summer, we did not pick berries like the previous years. For one, the blueberry farm was not having enough berries for picking. Bad crop this year. We haven't been picking raspberries either. Second, we didn't have the time to do so. It was a busy season for husband at work. Then fasting month came.

It really doesn't matter to us since we have enough strawberry jams and preserves to last us a year.

We'll just wait for apples to be ready for picking. I'll make apple butter for sure. I just want the smell of apple butter cooking filling the house. :)

Moving on.

I managed to finish a short cardigan for my daughter! I am satisfied with that. I haven't been able to knit much these past few months (gee, I wonder why? *snort*)

I like how the cardigan turned out. I love it more that she LOVES wearing it. :)
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I love this print! It's so cute. I have enough left to make one for my son.


Love this one, too. Love the contrast in colors. I am planning on making one with red or orange trim for my baby.


Three out of twelve have Christmas-sy theme.


The whole lot.

I am satisfied with this lot.]]> Sewing http://knit.jsminn.com/index.php?itemid=521 Thu, 1 Sep 2011 16:15:04 -0400