tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1564068 2012-02-18T08:38:48-05:00 My past and present journal with some yarn too. TypePad SpringtreeRoadhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab49883401630199f920970d 2012-02-18T08:38:48-05:00 2012-02-18T08:38:48-05:00

Roxy in the cat condo V and I made for her. Happy Caturday!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/tdnPqKErwCc" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab49883401676275a8a4970b 2012-02-16T14:16:51-05:00 2012-02-16T14:16:51-05:00

Soooooo things seem to have gotten slooooooow around here. I am moving slower, thinking slower, and needing to rest more. Comes with being preggers, right? Oof! I'm not used to it and it's making me a little lot impatient! I...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/V6j2D2pzWX4" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340163013276a3970d 2012-02-11T10:28:47-05:00 2012-02-11T10:29:33-05:00

It's Caturday once again and we're all very excited about it. R is sanding the front steps to paint. I'm measuring Baby H's window and picking out paint. V is ... well I'm not sure what she's doing but I...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/u2bgEJck48M" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340168e6a9f8b6970c 2012-02-04T10:58:49-05:00 2012-02-04T10:58:49-05:00

This week I was taking yarn photos for the update and Roxy got inside my light cube when I had to leave the room for something. I usually go to great lengths to ensure she doesn't get in there because...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/rU7MZ2jyK90" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340167619c65dd970b 2012-02-03T10:21:49-05:00 2012-02-03T10:21:49-05:00

Once upon a time, I was pregnant with a little girl baby. And I knew exactly what kind of child she would be. First off, she'd have curly hair (like me) and dark brown eyes (like her father). She'd have...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/eYgx7IbWS7U" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab498834016300986c9e970d 2012-02-02T10:54:18-05:00 2012-02-02T10:54:18-05:00

Meghan Jackson has designed the most perfect shawl to knit for Spring! Sugar Mountain was designed with my Coquina DK and uses 2 skeins. Alternately, you could use just one skein of my Muscadine Sock, for a lighter shawl. The...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/GQrHqt9qTY0" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340168e65eb90e970c 2012-01-30T14:22:41-05:00 2012-01-30T14:25:42-05:00

This morning I was working toward photographing the yarns for the next update and glanced over to the living room where R just brought V's play kitchen upstairs and I thought, hey! I should take some yarn pictures there! So...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/C6SVo4_TWuU" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340167614e44f7970b 2012-01-29T16:11:10-05:00 2012-01-29T16:11:10-05:00

Terri Kruse has written a beautiful new cardigan pattern with my Philomath Worsted in mind. Take a look at Foster. Foster is a top-down knit with a couple of options - you can knit the cardi so it opens on...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/o2MrLfBqmhA" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab498834016300454b5f970d 2012-01-28T08:59:17-05:00 2012-01-28T08:59:17-05:00

Zasha in the window, trying to nap if not for me click click clicking my camera in her face. Time is moving too fast ... Countdown ... T-minus 10 weeks to baby snuggles ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/4FVifJ7VtFE" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340168e5e4fade970c 2012-01-21T09:24:48-05:00 2012-01-21T09:24:48-05:00

Roxy, listening to V... Happy Caturday! Hope it's a good one.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/MwGvV4-Q-DM" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162ffccaf4f970d 2012-01-18T15:00:48-05:00 2012-01-18T15:00:48-05:00

Hola! Here's the info on the next shop update. I'll have mainly Julep Sock, plus Navarre Sock in the three colors above. Hope to see you there!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/WS2mK-_dpGo" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340168e585f869970c 2012-01-14T10:42:01-05:00 2012-01-14T10:42:01-05:00

These photos are from Christmas day. Here's Roxy enjoying the pretty lights. I've been feeding the cats their raw food diet for more than a month now; R and I are impressed with the changes we've seen. They were never...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/LrbM3_Cocq0" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340168e5544626970c 2012-01-10T22:52:46-05:00 2012-01-10T22:52:46-05:00

So I was dyeing some yarn this week and had an idea for one - greens and blues and turquiose, but darkened by gray. So I did up 4 skeins of Julep Sock in turquoise. Then added some leafy greens....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/O1Hpu5xWsQA" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162ff2cc7a6970d 2012-01-07T10:47:23-05:00 2012-01-07T10:47:23-05:00

Zasha, snoozing on my bed. Today feels like a lazy Caturday to me too... If you've taken a photo of your sweet kitty recently that you'd like to share, please feel free to leave a link in the comments.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/jVHJqGI82yY" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162ff207908970d 2012-01-06T13:59:29-05:00 2012-01-06T13:59:29-05:00

Yay! Finished my first pair of socks for this year! Five pair to go. Now I'm going to knit a pair for me as soon as I find the right pattern - the yarn will be my Muscadine in Tanis....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/NY5x6GJQTOU" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab49883401675ffaed5d970b 2012-01-04T17:53:56-05:00 2012-01-04T23:44:30-05:00

Julep Worsted is my new yarn base - it's the same squishy blend as my Julep Sock - superwash Merino + cashmere + nylon, but it's a heavy worsted skein of 180 yards. I think this one is my favorite,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/9Fir05CktE0" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162feda7b7b970d 2012-01-01T15:28:29-05:00 2012-01-01T15:28:29-05:00

Happy New Year! Who doesn't love a fresh, new year? The other day I was thinking of some crafty things I would love to do this year. Here's the list I came up with: 1. Knit 12 socks (6 pair)...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/uUeTVyFX59E" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162fe56ef20970d 2011-12-24T10:57:44-05:00 2011-12-24T10:57:44-05:00

Merry Christmas from R, me, &amp; V! May your days be merry and bright.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/Dcd-x2Tt3ok" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162fe340925970d 2011-12-22T10:58:06-05:00 2011-12-22T10:58:32-05:00

I joined a sock knitting group on Ravelry - 12 socks in 2012. It starts on January 1st and the goal is to knit 12 socks next year. To some I'm sure that means 12 pair of socks; to me...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/CySeEtrrM9Y" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162fe24ea0f970d 2011-12-21T12:11:52-05:00 2011-12-21T12:11:52-05:00

It's Wednesday morning before Christmas. I have done a startling lack of Christmas preparation. Our cat Roxy has been telling me she's bored all morning long. I just now walked into the kitchen and she was staring at the blinds,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/gC9urLFCgTg" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340154386e407b970c 2011-12-17T10:01:16-05:00 2011-12-17T10:01:16-05:00

This is Roxy, waiting for her very first raw dinner. I made the cats some raw food - ground turkey, polenta, nutritional yeast, butter, and assorted vitamins and minerals. Roxy has been having bladder troubles and she's only 2. She's...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/xZTLbmfsDZU" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab49883401543859cf23970c 2011-12-15T15:58:37-05:00 2011-12-15T15:58:37-05:00

It seems that 2011 has flown by! Wow! I don't know about you, but I'm definitely looking forward to what 2012 has to bring. In the meantime, I'm doing one last big update for the year (though I may add...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/Td6jLrIXh-0" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab49883401675eb38ee1970b 2011-12-13T11:44:59-05:00 2011-12-13T11:44:59-05:00

It's all over but the decreases - hoping to finish this hat today so V and I can gift it tomorrow! I'm knitting Anne Hanson's Fartlek hat (Rav link) in my own yarn, Mist on Coquina DK. I love the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/5lpPERe9EG8" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162fda3da2f970d 2011-12-10T10:41:07-05:00 2011-12-10T10:41:07-05:00

V took this photo of Roxy with iPad.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/g2ITtzxyCGg" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162fd7f3e47970d 2011-12-07T15:55:50-05:00 2011-12-07T15:55:50-05:00

Lots of yarn love going on at my house today. V said she wanted to give every skein a kiss, but soon ran off to make a Christmas card for someone special. These are a few of the yarns that...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/13Oz04tRFAs" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab498834015437c79aef970c 2011-12-03T09:07:50-05:00 2011-12-03T09:07:50-05:00

Zasha really doesn't like her photo taken, but she looked so plump trying to sit on the window sill. I couldn't help myself.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/-Xs_4lOczTU" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab498834015437bcdea6970c 2011-12-02T13:21:26-05:00 2011-12-02T13:21:26-05:00

On a day like today... Where you realize that things you thought were within your control really aren't and there's zilch you can do about it. Where you walk into the kitchen and your kid is sitting in the floor...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/VXr3vD4Zv6U" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162fd2e49ca970d 2011-12-01T09:34:36-05:00 2011-12-01T09:34:36-05:00

I've been thinking on ways to deal with having a 6-year-old and a baby. I have no idea what this is going to be like - it's been long enough ago that I don't remember how naps go. I just...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/w20s3Sy8BJE" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab4988340162fd1a5007970d 2011-11-30T08:00:00-05:00 2011-11-30T08:00:00-05:00

The next shop update is coming this Thursday morning at 10am Eastern. All the yarns in the update will be in my wonderful new base, Coquina DK, a single ply, 100% superwash Merino yarn. Each skein will be 254 yards...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/-4AVsUPKxjc" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab498834015393b8c769970b 2011-11-29T08:00:00-05:00 2011-11-29T08:00:00-05:00

Lately, I've been playing with gray. Yesterday, it was gray + brown, today it's gray + purple, and tomorrow it's a gray + blue, though that one is much lighter in shade. Meet Aubrine, a smoky, purpley gray. I've been...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/pwhfwrBdtRI" height="1" width="1"/>

maya tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55012ab49883401543789a141970c 2011-11-28T15:24:44-05:00 2011-11-28T15:25:25-05:00

I'm preparing for the next shop update today - looks like it'll be shaping up for Thursday, but I'll announce that for sure in a day or two. All the yarns in this update will be my new base -...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpringtreeRoad/~4/lpA7wFzPGlA" height="1" width="1"/>

maya