World Coffee Asheville

This oasis of peace is where my friend Lizabee and I meet fairly regularly to knit and hang out. The coffee is pretty decent and the goodies qualify as cake pron. Pictured here are coconut cupcakes and strawberry shortcake. Fru, do I win anything for posting cake pron? I'm hoping it will lure you to Asheville!

Etc

I think I am blogging just as an excuse to post this picture of Mini Purl in her summer dress. Which I bought today at Etc. Consignment Shoppe. They have a pretty good selection of clothes and shoes for women and some good books. I was able to get a few good pairs of shorts for son #2 and a few shirts, bathing suits and sandals. No website but the address is: 1500 Patton Ave Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 251-1160‎. Also, look at Purl's cute lil dress! AIiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Happy Towel Day!

It's a weird weekend, isn't it? I finally convinced the kids to turn off the Land of the Lost marathon. That show is so freaky. I can't WAIT to see the new version with Will Ferrel who is my future ex-husband.
I want to shout out to our Veterans, and say thank you for kicking ass on behalf of our country.
It's also Towel Day, so celebrate accordingly.
I'm busy planning the Ashevegas Tractors Retreat for my girls in June and it's getting pretty exciting. We have a yarn party planned for Friday night, and Saturday we might get to tour an Alpaca Farm as part of this weekend-long WNC Farm tour. We want to do a walking tour of the Grove and do the Woolworth Art Gallery, Earth Guild, Malaprops, and get our knit on. Then Sunday we will do a yarn swap and Lizabee has a special goodbye ceremony she's planning.
Meanwhile, I am slowly knitting my first toe-ups. Yay!

Cotlin Review

Yesterday Mini Purl went to the vet for her re-check. Little loaf of bread has gained a pound! Doc says it's her thyroid and she will feel even better on thyroid meds. Also we did xrays and her lungs are totally cleared of infection, doc said she's a totally different dog and that we saved her life. I was glad to hear it! Now she's scheduled for dental on Tuesday which means pulling her rotten teeth. Poor girlie.
In yarn news, I got a skein of Knitpicks Cotlin in blackberry and used some of it to whip out a Terry Pratchett Inspired Handkerchief thingey. I LOVE this yarn. It is soft yet strong, no splitting, smooth, and the blackberry color is like a deep dark purple. Fabulous. The pattern was a fun fast knit too, and would not look so crooked except Easter was in my lap (as usual) and leaped off at one point jerking all my stitches off the needles. Ya. So it's crooked. Now I want to get a crapton more of this exact color and make a summer tank or something. I'm also doing my first toe-up sock pattern and man, it is SO much more fun than cuff-down!

Ready for Guitarman

This weekend I managed to finish this pair of socks, although it was not easy with all the cute pug action going on. I mean, I walk into the bedroom and they have taken over! Jolly better not try to eat my socks. I'm casting on for the hub's birthday socks next, using a pattern my friend Cristi-Lael told me about called Guitarman.

Tasty Bumblebees

Well it was a good title. The pugs have been really intrigued lately with bees that fly through the house. This one was attacked and taken down by one of our smaller dust rhinos, then the pugs stalked it for awhile before they decided it was yummy and crunchy. Also pictured, Mini Purl kindly allowing us to scratch her belly. You can see the loaf(as in loaf of bread)has such a hard life here in Pug Castle. I got my Opal skeins and Malabrigo today, that I traded for, but Im so sad, the Opal is just solids, nothing exciting like Harry Potter or Rainforest. The Mal is purty though! I'm started on sock #2, and can't wait to finish up. Mr FUnky Monkey arrived today, the colors are just drooly. Am I making a bit of sense?

More Craft Stuff

I decided to embroider the doll face using the tutorial from WeeWonderfuls and I love how it turned out! All ready to go to Esme, my little online Shayna Punim.
I also finished the Baby Bolero from www.annieamelia.com, and yes Brenda I am going to wash it before I send it to Sophia since Easter is modeling it. LOL. I might do another one just for Easter since it was such a fun knit.