July 4th

Speaking of the 4th of July... We went to LA to visit with friends and attend a baby shower! Little Teddy is getting bigger by the day, and I know we are all excited for his arrival :-)

Of course, I had to make something for him, and I found this great pattern for a little knited elephant. It was fun and quick to knit, but had quite a bit of sewing to do after all the pieces were finished. Definitely worth the effort! Chris was very reluctant for me to give this away (secretly I think he wanted it for himself).

The shower was FANTASTIC! Thanks to everyone involved. Great friends, delicious food, fun gifts, cabana boy giving massages.... what more can a woman ask for? the only snafu was a sign posted out by the pool.


We had a wonderful evening on the 4th, going down to the fish shack in Malibu For dinner. I had some of the freshest fish I have had in a long time! We topped off the evening by sitting on the beach and watching the fireworks. They were amazing, but could not compare to the moon reflecting off the incoming tide.


What wonderful memories we will all have of this fantastic weekend!

Tank for Cindy

I had to wait to post this, seeing as I sent it as a gift. (For those of you who remember, I made the mistake of posting images of a present before sending it, and the gift was seen before it arrived!)


Cindy had requested a tank a while ago, and seeing that she recently got inked on her shoulder, I thought this would show it off nicely. This is yet another pattern from knitty.com, Coachella (interestingly, I saw a sign for a town called Coachella on our trip to LA over the 4th of July- I wonder if there is a connection?). It was a fairly simple pattern. Fun and quick to knit. The trick was sizing, how do you size something for a person that is not there? I just guessed... turns out that it is a little snug, but I think she may be able to block it to stretch it out if she wants.

I knitted this tank with meimei bamboo yarn. The yarn was fingering weight, so I had to knit with double strand to get the weight necessary for the pattern (and for my sanity). Loved the way the bamboo knitted up, it had a beautiful sheen and wonderful drape.

Already beginning on plans for one of these for myself!