Isn’t it always the case that right after a bout of productivity one is slammed down with a cold. So frustrating. All the Langs are home sick today. Oscar’s been absorbed by Noggin, Tim’s being a good husband and off to the store for supplies and I’m being a lazy bum and reading magazines with a kleenex shoved up my nose. When I get better…
I’m going to knit this matinee coat from a vintage knitting magazine
and make this … More
So Oscar was exhibiting some very non-Oscar behavior this weekend. Perhaps in an effort to not be outdone by some hypothetical baby sister he spent all of Saturday afternoon deciding that teddy bears were very cute. That they needed to be collected and inspected and hugged and piled up under covers. That they needed to snuggle in. And that the tinier the bear the better. It was too much! When we tucked him and his bears into bed Saturday night … More
Guess I know now what you guys were hoping for! hee. Thanks for all the happy comments! I’m still absorbing. I know it’s going to be back to the drawing board for the baby’s room. Not that it’s going to end up a pink powder puff but this new development definitely opens things up. I’ve got my stacks of books and magazines ready and I’m going to go back through them with new eyes.
Of course, it will have to … More
The fourth member of the Lang Family Band has revealed herself…
HERSELF! We’re having a GIRL!! I’m so surprised, stunned, gobsmacked even. I sat in the ultrasound room in total silence. Then I started muttering… are you sure? are you sure? I really never entertained the possibility of this being a girl. Through a combination of old wives tales, psuedo science and voodoo magic I’d become utterly convinced it was a boy. After leaving the doctor’s office like a zombie … More
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Here’s the third Winter Stitchette, Parker’s Purchases. I didn’t make it down to Michigan Avenue during the holidays like I’d hoped to, but Parker was there.
Tomorrow, Charlie.… More
I’m so glad you guys are digging the Winter Stitchettes! They’re about the only thing I’ve got going right these days. The rest of the week has been filled with swings and misses. Like our first try at getting a house that totally fell apart. That’s an awesome feeling. Or my attempt to be diligent and responsible about the car and get that little leak looked into that has turned into a major expense. Or more light heartedly like this … More
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
