Pattern: JOVEN

Yarn: Patons Bumblebee Baby Cotton in Waterlily

Technique: Half Double Crochet with US F hook, knit ribbing with 3.5mm circular needles

Completed: January 2007

These took a while to finish because I kept putting them down to work on other projects. However, if I were to work on them straight through, they would probably take about 4 hours each to complete.

I didn’t get good enough pictures so I’ll have to make another one for the store. Once that’s done, people will be able to order them. If any of you readers want one before then, let me know. I’m perfectly willing to make them. These hats are so cute, you will LOVE them.

Of course I didn’t go anywhere but I’ve been knitting and crocheting quite a bit. And no, I haven’t been spending all my time at Ravelry (username: Hilista)

I’ve also been updating the website. Everything is practically completed there, just a few things need to be finalized. I’m very excited about this new look and will be putting a fair amount of resources towards advertising. There will also be organic yarns and organic tees. I hope to have it all ready to order by December.

Anyway, over the next few days I’ll be sharing all of the projects I’ve completed as well as all of new ones I’ve started. I definitely broke my “no casting on for new things until WIPs are completed” rule. Oh well, it was an admirable goal but as you’ll soon see it conspired to be unattainable.

Since Little Purl of the Orient said to tag oneself, I did!

1- I caught my second son as he slid out of my body during birth. It was a defining moment for me. I was never the same.

2- I have a hard time gauging how long it takes to do something. I make to do lists that are pretty long and I think I can do everything on the list every time. Reality is I can usually only do one or two.

3- I hate shopping. My husband likes it. When we go to the mall, I feel like standing outside with the men but I feel bad for leaving so I just follow him around while he shops.

4- I’m big time into magic, the occult and the supernatural.

5- I hate having my hands get wet. This explains part of the reason I don’t enjoy cooking, too much hand washing and sticky wetness.

6- I’ve been on a two year quest to find organic, worsted weight wool that is already dyed in fabulous colors that I can purchase wholesale. If you know about any, PLEASE PLEASE let me know about it.

7- I kept a journal from when I was about 10 years old until I had children. I wrote it with the knowledge that I’d be famous one day so I explained a lot that I wouldn’t normally have had to if I was just keeping it for myself.

I don’t think anyone’s reading right now but if you are, consider yourself tagged.

These waist packs are a Glampyre Knits Pattern. They were intended as gifts for Holiday 2005. All that’s needed are seaming and attaching the buttons. I was recently asked about this by one of the intended recipients. OOPS!

I’m defninately planning on making one for me as I get closer to my ideal wieght/size and as I finish up all these unfinished items.

I believe that I started this hat in 2003. Another one from Crochet for Babies and Toddlers, I stopped short of the embroidery and the pom pom. I bought a Susan Bates Pom Pom Maker for this and I couldn’t figure it out. So this project got cast aside. I’ll finish this seeing as there’s so little left to go.