blech (the weather, airports, the crowds, bad air…).

but i was ready to travel again and see some family.

about to make our trek back up to ak.

we did dc last week and are now in the desert.

i am almost done with a little sweater for rudd.  way cute too.

i cut off my dredlock – about a foot of nasty, sundried, ratty hair.

i miss it already, but the ability to run my fingers through my hair is really nice.

have been frisbee golfing, geocaching, lots of family fun, and yoga time.

my sister in law is a colorist at toni and guy in colorado springs (she is in the desert visiting) and she is going to do something magical to my hair soon.

she is a hair magician.

the little dude just got a new carseat less than a week ago and has already covered it in vomit twice.

projectile.

so gross, considering i didn’t clean up any puke until now as he was not a puker.

he caught the bug that is going around the states.

poor guy.  and he’s getting in his 15th tooth.

luckily he’s not in too bad of a mood.

’til then.

so i put rudder’s new cardigan on him and we took a walk.

the hotel we are at (where b’s office is) is right near Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.

when we were here a few weeks ago, there were canadian geese and sandhill cranes covering the fields.

a few days ago, we saw two or three cranes.

yesterday there were no migratory birds to be seen.

he’s very close to walking. he does a really funny wide leg shuffle.

how ’bout them fall colors, eh?

and it was high 60s. and today maybe 50.

it’s supposed to be mixed snow and rain on sunday, so we are planning to drive back to anchorage on saturday morning.

there are many trails around these fields, but we decided to wander the boreal forest for a few photos. the trees look like they go on for miles and miles, but they don’t. this forest is haunting when walking through at dusk.

hey mom, have you seen these crunchy brown leaves and this grass?  it’s so amazing!

ok mom.  are we done with the photoshoot?  pretty tired here.

oh, but we are home and dad’s here. i’ll wake up now.

’til then.

there is no seaming involved which is always a plus.

i always look for ‘no seaming’ when picking out a pattern.

i wanted wooden toggles, but i have always had a hard time finding small ones for baby projects that look like actual toggles.

these were good enough and i actually like the two-tone look of them.

i also used a DK weight yarn instead of a worsted yarn since we are headed to warmer climates soon – i hope – we better be!

since i used a DK yarn, i stretched it a little when i blocked it.

now if only my little model would wake up!

’til then.

Tagged: baby, baby sophisticate, cardigan, knitting, no seam cardigan ]]> http://nowhereslowhandmade.com/2011/09/21/tada/feed/ 2 nowhereslow IMGP9124.JPG IMGP9132.JPG http://nowhereslowhandmade.com/2010/03/14/attn-fiber-lovers/ http://nowhereslowhandmade.com/2010/03/14/attn-fiber-lovers/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:53:16 +0000 nowhereslow http://nowhereslowhandmade.com/?p=725 ]]> i know this is WAY late, but if you love fiber, head down to the ConocoPhillips Atrium at 700 G. St. and check out the vendors at the Fiber Festival.

i met some really nice people down there with really beautiful hand dyed fiber and yarn for really great prices.
there are booths with other trinkets (spindles, stitch markers, buttons) and hand sewn items as well.  on exhibit are some very beautiful and interesting garments, quilts, and art pieces.

this event was very poorly advertised, and i  was lucky to remember it at the last minute.  it will be open until 5pm this evening— so hurry!

i will post my finds shortly.

’til then…

i realized that i have way too much yarn and unfinished projects.  i will be spinning and knitting more before i buy more yarn (i’ll at least try!).

i have yarn here:

here:

and here:

and more in my closet in the bedroom…  i don’t have nearly as much as other people, but it’s still a lot of unused yarn!

i finished this:

but still have to weave in ends and block it.

sorry, i had to change the header on my page.  i love the picture i had up, but it’s so blurry.  let me know what you think.  i know i will be tempted to put the other one back up, but i will fix it first!

please check out my etsy page for new items in the near future!  i have also reduced the prices of my yarn!

’til then…

Tagged: ball winder, knitting, owl vest, yarn ]]> http://nowhereslowhandmade.com/2010/02/27/all-wound-up/feed/ 2 nowhereslow IMGP6689 IMGP6690 IMGP6692 IMGP6693 IMGP6694