A very special boy

Today is my son Christopher's (Topher) 7th birthday.









We are heading out in a few for his birthday lunch with the grandparents. I know he would love to get ecards if any of you would be willing to do it. You can send them to my email sgarza AT cablelynx DOT com. Thanks bunches!

Some of my spinning...

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I spun this yarn and plied it and then knitted up the swatch. There was only a little bit of it.

I cast on 15 stitches and worked with size 3 needles. It's 3 inches across and 9 1/2 inches long. The photo doesn't really do the colors justice. The light green is much brighter and the other colors are orange (several shades) yellow, darker green and even some dark blue. If it wasn't overcast, I'd take a photo of it outside.

I have no idea what to do with this swatch, but I want to save it because it's the first thing I've made from my own handspun. I think I'm going to sew it up longwise and maybe put it on a keyring. LOL

Some more questions...

22. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird?
Eeyore and marvin the martian and rabbits

23. What is your favorite holiday?
Christmas followed closely with Halloween.

24. Is there anything that you collect?
hmm...should be is there anything you don't collect....
cookie jars, yarn *grin*, books, drop spindles, teapots, amethyst glass
(I could go on here for days.....)

Finished Sophie

I finished my Sophie bag a little while ago. I made it from the purple kool-aid dyed fisherman's wool.



I toss her in the washer here in a bit to get her felted. I like the way the variations in the color in the koolaid yarn look. I hope it still shows up when it's felted. *fingers crossed*

I found the cutest cross stitch kit at Hobby Lobby the other day.



Yeah, I know..crappy photo. It was hard not to get a glare.

Finally, I have spawned Mr. Cool



Mothers...Lock up your daughters. hehehehe

EDIT: Here's Sophie blocking

She's really not as wonky as the photo suggests.

SPIII Questions and some other goodies...

Here are my questions to the SPIII quiz...and you can use em for RAOK if you want *grin*

1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer high-end/natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?
I would prefer to use high-end/natural fibers, but I can't always afford it. I love cotton yarns. (Yeah..I'm weird) I use acrylics but they are usually better yarns than red heart.

2. Do you spin? Crochet?
Yes, and yes

3. Do you have any allergies? (smoke, pets, fibers, perfume, etc.)
smoke...

4. How long have you been knitting?
9 months or so

5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
yes...see link on my sidebar

6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
vanilla, patchouli, blueberry, fruit scents

7. Do you have a sweet tooth?
actually...I have several. *grin

8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do?
quilting, sewing, cross stitch, embroidery..and I hope to learn bobbin lace soon

9. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if you want to make her a CD)
pretty much anything but country music but I'm more of a rock/metal head than anything ...mp3's ...yes.

10. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer?
purple and green and I love fall/autumn colors

11. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
Single mom, 3 kids (14 girl, 7 boy, 2 boy) 1 cat and 1 dog..see sidebar

12. What are your life dreams? (really stretching it here, I know)
to be independantly wealthy...*grin*

13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with?
I loved noro kureyon

14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
red heart

15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s?
socks and felted bags

16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
see above *grin*

17. What are you knitting right now?
madli's shawl, toddler aran sweater, sophie bag, making waves socks

18. What do you think about ponchos? (this is really a curiousity question for us)
I wouldn't wear one but I think my daughter would look cute in one

19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles?
depends on what I'm knitting

20. How did you learn to knit?
taught myself from books and videos online

21. How old is your oldest UFO?
3 months?? Slit front tank from inteweave knits.

I got a really cool RAOK yesterday from Deb. It's one of THESE! I haven't taken a pic yet because I'm lazy, but I love love love love it. I have been wanting one but hadn't shelled out the cash yet. Thanks soooo much Deb!!

I went tonight and signed the Topher up for Cub Scouts. First meeting is next Thursday night. He's most excited because they will let him use a pocketknife. *grin* Wonder if they'd like to teach the boys to knit?? *ponders*

School is going good. I got my grammar and comp essay back with some critique but the teacher also said that it was the only one in all three of her classes that actually met all the requirements of the assignment. *grins* That made me feel a bit more confident about my writing and that maybe I won't be struggling in the class as much as I thought I would. Government is a fun class, the teacher is from Germany and hes quite animated and funny. My Geography teacher is from Bangladesh and even though he's kind of hard to understand you can tell he loves his subject (duh..he got a doctorate in it) and he has great enthusiasm. My Critical thinking class, if it keeps going like it is, will be a breeze. I hope that I don't get too spoiled with these classes and then things get tough on me. Oh..and I have my first government test on my Birthday!! BOOO-HIISSSS There should be a law against tests on your birthday.

The Topher's birthday is on Monday and he will be a whole 7 years old. He has asked to go to Chili's for his birthday dinner. mm....I love Chili's. We got him a game for his gamecube and a hotwheels Lava Land Spider Slam race track and some cars for it. Nah..I don't spoil my kiddos.