May MBOY has arrived!!!

It's here, it's here!! ( ok, not the greatest pic in the world) I came home from my Hebrew lesson this morning AFTER bringing the kiddos to school and a great big box was awaiting my arrival!! Hailing all the way from Colorado... a beautimus wad of yarn and goodies :-D At first glace I could see that it was sock yarn in a very pretty, earthy colorway of natural cream and two variations of an earthy purple. Peeking out from the very start I could see some nifty red white and blue pencils... which were for my boys,an AWESOME button that said "Knitting Is Knotty" ( that found a permanant resting place on my Green Day bag/purse/diaper-multi purpose bag LOL) as well as 2 really rad pairs of barrettes which were supposed to be for the baby to grow into but I've claimed them for myself.They go perfect with my new haircut. So emo LOL!

As I unrolled it I could feel that there was something on the yarn that was so soft! I thought it was my imagination but it wasn't.I had no idea what kind of yarn it as until I was finished... You'll have to read to the end to find out what it is :D <-------- I LOVE making smilies. Anyway, I swear it took my an hour to unravel this mass of yummy yarnage, all jokes aside. On my way through I found several little treats which included

* an adorable handmade black crystal stitch marker ( right up my alley)

* an assortment of delicious teas (Perfect Peach, Ruby Mist, Vanilla Hazelnut Yogi Tea, and Blueberry Stash tea)

* a package of Black Mountain Gold Premium Gourmet Coffee in Swiss Chocolate Almond flavor!!! ( I'm putting that in the french press when the kids go night night)

* an herbal bath tea called Heavenly from Bath Creations by Tiffany (for my dd)

* some Kookaburra wool wash ( which came right on time considering I just washed my woolies and only have enough for like one more washing!)

*and last but not least some yuuuuuummy Creme Savers candy that I can't stop eating. G-d these things are addicting!! Especially the toffee creme ones, yikes.

Sooooo I was right about feeling something soft and different about this yarn. Call me out of the loop but I have never heard of it before but I know I'm going to LOVE this stuff. It's Austermann Step and it has Aloe Vera and Jojoba oil in it. This gets rave reviews online so I can't wait to give it a shot! Here's somewhat of a close up shot so you can see the colors better. My camera isn't the greatest there ever was kwim? From spying around online I believe the colorway is called Holz? Now to find the perfect pattern... A HUGE thank you to the thoughtful mama who put this together for me, Coloradomama aka Misty!! What a treat... did I mention I'm working on Creme Saver #6?

Mosaic Moon and Manos Goodness!

This is the prime example as to why I picked the name I did for my Blog LOL! I'm particular proud of these capri's turned longies... by accident. They were my first pair which I knitted up at the end of this winter. Na'omi has only worn them a few times and we've determined that we'll be saving them for the fall ;-) Much too long but super cool, at least *I* think so. I used Manos Del Uraguay for both colors in a thick and thin. No particular pattern for the longies but I DID find the pattern for the cute ruffle in a thread on MDC ;-)




I recently finished this pair of ACTUAL capri's using Mosaic Moon organic BFL in the Seagarden colorway. Yuuuuuum. These are my favorites right now and I swear she wears them twice a week LOL! Again, no particular pattern and I used the same ruffle with the eyelets to string something through. On the punk rock pink and black pair I just crocheted ( did I spell that right??) a chain and weaved it through. But on this pair I still haven't been able to find just the right ribbon. I think I want something satinish in that beautiful teel color.

In other knitting news, I am finally joining the MDC Knitting Blogring!! I've wanted to for a long time but I didn't have a blog specifically geared toward yarn crafting. I had a LiveJournal which was a mish mash of everything. Now I have a blog exclusively dedicated to "THE craft" and I am officially cool. I think.

LTK Apron Top !!

I FINALLY broke down and actually bought the patterm LOL! I've been wanting to do this one for sooooo long. After visiting the Little Turtle Knits site for , oh I don't know, the millionth time I decided to buy it and whip it up. I got the perfect yarn for it from a friend who was off loading some major over stash and it had been sitting lonely for some time. It's not done in itr, I just like to use my circs when knitting flat anyway :-) Here it is in progress.

I used Lorna's Laces Superwash 100% Merino Wool in the Circus colorway. This picture really doesn't do it justice. It's a reeeeeally pretty yarn. Just perfect for a summer outfit for a cute little girl who JUST STARTED TO CRAWL TODAY!!! But I digress... Here's the finished product on my sweet little Na'omi who's 8 1/2 months old along with her big sister Jaclyn (10) who's helping Miss Na'omi pose ;-)

I've started a pair of bottoms to match and I think I may have enough yarn to knit up a matching top for my niece Brianna who is 1yo.

I'm still waiting on my MBOY from the MDC swap... any day now!!! I'm biting my nails with excitement!!! In the meantime, I picked up another adorable pattern that I just happened upon through a thread at MDC in the Yarn Crafts forum. It's a pattern from a mama on Etsy for a pair of baby "Chucks" as in Chuck Taylors aka Converse! More on those soon as I need to go find some yarn for them heheheheh. Yet another excuse to buy more.