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Have you read it yet?

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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

Mr. Aitch got the e-book version for his tablet a few weeks ago.  I borrowed his tablet, started reading the book on Tuesday and finished it today. 

Wow.

Some reviews were not favorable but I enjoyed the book.  I’m looking forward to the second book in the series called Catching Fire.

Now that that is out of the way, I can concentrate on the iPad cover.    Since I’m doing a stockinette stitch and a two-color houndstooth design on this one instead of one color and the garter stitch, I thought I should felt another swatch.  The swatch is finished and felted.  I just have to make sure the two-color knitting it very loose on the back so the stitches don’t pull too close together while being felted.  I may decide to knit a couple of stitches along the sides for a small gusset to make it a little wider just in case my knitting is too tight.

I think the houndstooth pattern will show up nicely once it’s finished.

Surprise package

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A few weeks ago I commented on Wool and Chocolate’s blog about not ever having seen, felt, smelled, or touched Malabrigo yarns.  Much to my dismay, my local yarn shop (LYS) does not carry it.  Mrs. Woolandchocolate sent me a message back saying she would see what she could do about that.

Do I know this lovely woman personally?  No.  Only through the blogging world.  In fact she lives on the opposite side of the continent.

Yesterday when I got home from work, I was greeted with this package.

 

Malabrigo worsted in Velvet Grapes.  My photo does not do this justice.  The colors are beautiful and more varied.  The yarn is squishy, soft, and smells great!

Thank you Shelly!  Knitters are the BEST!

Diaper stacker

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A friend of mine is due any day now with her second set of twins.  Yes, second set.  She needed a diaper stacker that would hold enough diapers for one day (or more) so I offered to make one for her.  I had made one of these a few years ago and tried to remember the process.  I didn’t really have a pattern but there are several online.

My grandmother was an excellent seamstress, knitter, and crocheter. She would use whatever she had on hand and somehow make it work.   She was also creative with embellishing anything she made.  Rick rack was a favorite of hers as well as lace, binding, piping and of course, her beautiful hand embroidery.  I used rick rack and binding.  Following my grandmother’s thriftiness I looked through my sewing materials and used fabric from my mother-in-law and some leftover rick-rack I had.  The only thing purchased was the binding.

Detail of the trim.

The section at the top has fusible fleece inside to give it more stability and strength.  The top tabs have Velcro closures that allow one to hang it from a hanger, towel bar or dowel rod.

I love it when things all come together.