Blog entries - September 2009 http://inapeanutshell.com Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:11:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/making-me-happyhtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN5007.jpg" alt="DSCN5007.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" /><br />Making me happy right now:<br /><br />- wearing newly darned socks<br />- the way the vacuum picked up all the little sticks on the family room rug (courtesy of Abby and a piece of wood she brought inside)<br />- a new front door and a contractor who says he should be able to install it this week<br />- two cans of paint for said door<br /><br /><img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/... Shelley Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:38:06 +0100 Miscellaneous Life http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/sunny-sick-dayhtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN4979.jpg" alt="DSCN4979.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />The flu is in our house. Rob was home for the first three days of this week; we traded places Thursday morning. I didn&#39;t even manage to get out of bed this morning until my sister called and I had to answer the phone. When I did finally get up I realized that we were having a sunny day (and it was almost lunch time). It seamed a shame not to enjoy the sun when it was the only one in the for... Shelley Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:40:14 +0100 Me Life Abby http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/another-washclothhtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN4847.jpg" alt="DSCN4847.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Pattern: Classic Washcloth from A Knitter&#39;s Book of Yarn by Clara Parks<br />Yarn: Knit Picks Crayon in Lime (8054) and Azure (8051)<br />Size: about 12.5&quot; x 12.5&quot; (32 cm x 32 cm) before washing<br />Yardage: 90% of the Lime and 10% of the Azure<br />Needles: 3.25 mm bamboo<br /><br />---<br /><br />Another finished knit. The opposite of the first one. I don&#39;t really have anyt... Shelley Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:47:51 +0100 Knitting Green Cotton Blue http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/my-dainty-leg-warmershtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN4883.jpg" alt="DSCN4883.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Pattern: Leg Warmers from One Skein by Leigh Radford<br />Yarn: Blue Moon Fibre Arts, Socks That Rock Heavyweight in Midsummer&#39;s Night<br />Size: As written<br />Yardage: About half the skein (~80 m/87 yrd)<br />Needles: 3.75 mm dpn&#39;s<br /><br />---<br /><br />These are wonderful leg warmers that suffered from an unusually bad case of procrastination. The knitting went very quickly but ... Shelley Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:04:18 +0100 Socks Pink Knitting Blue http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/fall-fairhtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN4819.jpg" alt="DSCN4819.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" /><br />We went to the first annual local fall fair last night. I&#39;d been jealously reading about fairs in southern Canada and the US so it was a lovely surprise when my sister called me up Friday night and asked if we wanted to go. It was put together by the community garden collective and a couple of other local green groups. The fair consisted of a couple of preserves workshops during the d... Shelley Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:33:16 +0100 Food Autumn http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/erins-scrapshtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN4797.jpg" alt="DSCN4797.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />My quilt survived the wash ... and feels wonderful and warm. I am wrapped up in it as I write. That trip through the washer completes my reasoning for this quilt. I&#39;m not sure if you can really create a quilt out of laziness but that is how this one started: I had this lovely bag of scraps from Erin but I wanted to wash them before they went into my stash and I was just too lazy to wash and... Shelley Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:45:52 +0100 Thrift Quilting Blanket http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/anticipationhtml.html I&#39;m totally panicked - the quilt I just finished is making its inaugural trip through the washer and I don&#39;t know what will happen. Shelley Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:04:48 +0100 Quilting http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/finished-in-progress-startedhtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN4747.jpg" alt="DSCN4747.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" /><br />Finished:<br /><br />A new pair of underwear from Jalie pattern number 2568. These are the hipster style. I find them a little low in the back for my taste but still very comfortable. The pattern doesn&#39;t give any direction on how long to cut the waist and leg elastics and my guesses were a little bit off. I think I might even skip the leg elastic next time I make this style. I love th... Shelley Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:03:19 +0100 Sewing Quilting Baking http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/hello-septemberhtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN4696_2.jpg" alt="DSCN4696_2.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />Tiny cabled owl as written up by Ysolda Teague. It should show up nicely against my fall coat. Shelley Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:27:20 +0100 Knitting Autumn http://inapeanutshell.com/archive/abby-is-onehtml.html <img src="http://inapeanutshell.com/images/63/DSCN4689.jpg" alt="DSCN4689.jpg" hspace="4" vspace="4" />A year ago last week a litter of pups was welcomed into the world and one of those pups became our Abby.<br /><br />I am constantly amazed how different our lives and household are with Abby around. We seam to be in a constant state of happy chaos with lots of tail wags, barks, ear rubs and rolls on the floor. We teach Abby commands and tricks and she teaches us a whole new routine and a variet... Shelley Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:27:16 +0100 Sewing Pattern Abby