speaking to spring

Posted on March 20, 2013 by imadeitso

well hello spring! i see you hiding there under the dusting of snow. i hope you don’t mind that i’ve brought a little bit of you inside. my lentil sprouts are overflowing…

and the tulips my mum-in-law gave me are in full bloom…

it’s ok. take your time spring…it’s not like a whole nation (or more) is awaiting your arrival. no no, it’s ok really. it’s perfectly fine for my teeth to still chatter while i wait for the bus in the mornings. it’s canada afterall. we’re used to this. i don’t mind struggling with 3 pairs of snowpants, hats, mitts, gloves, boots every morning and afternoon well into april. it’s fiiiine. as long as you’re fine with it, we’re good. i know you’re here and will show up when you’re ready.

…

are you ready? how ’bout now? now? can i help this process in any way, tie your shoes for you? come on!

i mean, when you’re ready. it’s fine. i’ll wait.

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brutally honest scarf

Posted on March 5, 2013 by imadeitso

i finished knitting mr.madeItSo’s world war one scarf a couple of weeks ago (i’ll write more on that later)… but as i was knitting it, my littlest kept asking me for his very own. he wanted it “gween. and squishy. with those stwingy things on the end.”

a simple garter stitch scarf (knit every row, slipping the first stitch as if to purl), made from a soft, baby alpaca blend. i threw in some contrasting grey yarn for a stripe…and those stwingy things on the end.

he waited anxiously while i knit it. he would remind me before leaving for school, “work on my scarf ok?”

once he saw it all finished, he loved it. wore it once. and threw it aside declaring it “too itchy!”

the world would be a different place if we could all get away with the straight-forward honesty of an almost five year old, wouldn’t it?

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turning sheets into curtains

Posted on February 22, 2013 by imadeitso

i finished those curtains i mentioned previously. the fabric was from a set of sheets with a cute pirate ship motif.

it turns out that the twin sheet cut in half lengthwise and hemmed along that same length results in a pair of curtain panels that are the perfect size for the bedroom window.

i didn’t have to hem the bottom or top of the curtains. i hung the fabric using those rings with clips on them. cheater!

the boys’ bedding now matches the curtains, and i think it’s kinda cute. we have a pull-down shade for blocking the light (which makes no difference to their crack-of-dawn wake up time) so these curtains are purely decorative. i like how the light flows through them.

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sailing along: works in progress…

Posted on February 14, 2013 by imadeitso

i’ve still got a lacy scarf on the needles, and another garter stitch one that i knit when i don’t need to concentrate. i’ve pieced together a baby quilt, the top is all done but now i’m having commitment issues trying to find the right backing fabric. so that’s waiting to be finished. today, though, i’m tackling an easy project with more straight stitching. i’m turning a flat sheet into curtains for the boys’ room. i love the little pirate ship motif.

in between it all, i’ve been planning three birthday celebrations. all for one person: my daughter. i’m not sure how that happens, but it seems to happen every year. one get-together with her friends, one low-key one with us on her actual birthday, and one with family from out of town. i’m not complaining, it is busy and it’s my own doing. but i have started taking yoga classes again, and that always seems to help things sail along more smoothly.

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voila voile scarf

Posted on February 11, 2013 by imadeitso

i received a diy scarf kit as a gift. it’s a lovely little idea, a piece of pretty voile fabric that just needed to be hemmed.

so i’m not sure why it sat there for over a year, unmade.

i finally got to sewing those straight lines. a satisfying and quick little project.

voile, by the way, is from the french for “veil” and is a thin sheer fabric. in this case, 100% cotton. light and airy.

thanks c, for the gift.

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