Fall Colors

It is so pretty here right now!

The leaves on the new tree are turning yellow

and the flowers turned from white to dark pink.

This tree actually turns magenta.

Here is the view across from my house. I love this time of year.

Twin Quilts

Last week, I finished one of my longest-standing UFOs. (For you non-crafters, UFOs are unfinished objects). Over a year and a half after starting them, I finally finished these quilts for my cousin's identical twin boys. The quilts themselves are not identical, but very similar. My cousin tells me that the boys are enjoying the quilts and like to identify the animals and fishies in the patterns. Yay! That was my intent when I picked the fabrics.

Now, as many of you know, I am a knitter, not a quilter, so this project was a stretch and a learning experience for me! I still prefer knitting (a lot!) but I'm sure I will continue to do some quilting projects on the side.

Toddler Sweater and Socks

I finished this set a couple days ago. It will be donated to CIC. I used a seamless sweater pattern from the book, Kids' Knitted Sweaters & More. I hate finishing seams, so I'm all about knitting seamless sweaters. The green and tan are not colors I'd usually pick, but the yarn was on sale and I think it turned out pretty cute. The yarn is Lily Chin Park Avenue, 60% merino wool, 40% fine alpaca. I had enough yarn left over, so made some matching socks by improvising on a basic sock pattern.

Land-escaping!

This year our homeowners association got new landscaping (or "land-escaping" as my relatives call it) and I am loving it. Don't ask me what kind of tree that is though, because I have no clue. It's something cute and fluffy.

The last hosta is about to bloom. It is a pretty lavender shade. The little bushes in the front bloomed earlier in the summer and they had lots of purple flowers.

Summer 2008 Mittens

7 pairs of mittens done!

These are for the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota via CIC.

Bathroom Makeover - Before and After

Before

After

Before

After

I am so pleased with how it turned out. It is much more my style now. The changes include a new light fixture, faucet, paint, drawer pulls, towels, towel bars, and a rug. I did everything myself except installing the light fixture and faucet. The only thing I have left to do is steam clean the floor, but that can wait until it's not so hot out!

Father's Day Socks

Dad got hand-knit socks, too. They're his favorite color, a dark loden green. We had a barbecue for Father's Day, which I heard was nice, but I slept through the whole thing! I had just finished a 25-hour shift at the hospital, so I was pretty wiped out. I got some nice R&R and Mom and Dad's, though!