catching up
its time for a little catch up, isn't it?
last i wrote, we were just getting hit with the "big" storm. growing up in erie with "lake effect snow" being an every day word, the snowstorms in pittsburgh still don't compare. on the plus side of all the snow, ian stayed home from work on valentines day, which was also his birthday. he made me a tasty surprise breakfast, then did some work on the house. because of the roads, we stayed in that night and had dinner at home which was really nice. i took him out on saturday to tusca in south side works. it was.... ok. it wasn't bad, it wasn't great... it was average.
this past weekend, we finished the master bedroom. finally. well, its about 90% finished. we still need to install the skylights, which depends on the weather. it didn't make sense to wait until then to move back in, so we did that on sunday. i LOVE it. it is so spacious, and airy. very modern feeling. we made a custom headboard which looks really great. we still need to do some finishing touches... then i will post photos of everything moved in. the animals also love the new room. sydney is in awe over all the space she has on the floor now, and the cats are enjoying the window seat.
i am also in the process of reupholstering a chair for the bedroom. [yay! we actually have room for a chair!] when ian's parents moved 2+ years ago, they gave us a set of antique slipper chairs that had been their grandparents. they were covered in a pink moire fabric... not exactly our style. in a few days i should be able to post the new and improved modern yet vintage bedroom chair.
so what else has been going on? i've been working on the central park hoodie for awhile now. i'm using a yarn called mister joe: blanket. its a wool blend, thick/thin yarn. it adds a bit of texture to the sweater, and its a nice lightweight sweater... not too heavy. i decided to work the sweater flat on circulars instead of a back, right and left front. this means no seaming for aimee :) i have that knit up to the underams, and i've started work on the sleeves. those are also being knit in the round, 2 up on circulars. unfortunately, i had those knit up to the elbow when i finally admitted they were a bit too snug and i had to frog it all and start over the next size up. frustrating, but better in the long run. the sleeves will be roomy enough for a long sleeve t underneath.
i also whipped up a cute little odessa hat. on my last trip to the local yarn store, on a whim i picked up some rowan cashsoft aran and thought i'd try a little project and see how i'd like working with a soft wool blends. my mind has been completely changed on wool yarn. i am in love with the cashsoft aran! now i want to make a sweater out of it :)
thats it for now. i'll try to post again soon.
last i wrote, we were just getting hit with the "big" storm. growing up in erie with "lake effect snow" being an every day word, the snowstorms in pittsburgh still don't compare. on the plus side of all the snow, ian stayed home from work on valentines day, which was also his birthday. he made me a tasty surprise breakfast, then did some work on the house. because of the roads, we stayed in that night and had dinner at home which was really nice. i took him out on saturday to tusca in south side works. it was.... ok. it wasn't bad, it wasn't great... it was average.
this past weekend, we finished the master bedroom. finally. well, its about 90% finished. we still need to install the skylights, which depends on the weather. it didn't make sense to wait until then to move back in, so we did that on sunday. i LOVE it. it is so spacious, and airy. very modern feeling. we made a custom headboard which looks really great. we still need to do some finishing touches... then i will post photos of everything moved in. the animals also love the new room. sydney is in awe over all the space she has on the floor now, and the cats are enjoying the window seat.
i am also in the process of reupholstering a chair for the bedroom. [yay! we actually have room for a chair!] when ian's parents moved 2+ years ago, they gave us a set of antique slipper chairs that had been their grandparents. they were covered in a pink moire fabric... not exactly our style. in a few days i should be able to post the new and improved modern yet vintage bedroom chair.
so what else has been going on? i've been working on the central park hoodie for awhile now. i'm using a yarn called mister joe: blanket. its a wool blend, thick/thin yarn. it adds a bit of texture to the sweater, and its a nice lightweight sweater... not too heavy. i decided to work the sweater flat on circulars instead of a back, right and left front. this means no seaming for aimee :) i have that knit up to the underams, and i've started work on the sleeves. those are also being knit in the round, 2 up on circulars. unfortunately, i had those knit up to the elbow when i finally admitted they were a bit too snug and i had to frog it all and start over the next size up. frustrating, but better in the long run. the sleeves will be roomy enough for a long sleeve t underneath.
i also whipped up a cute little odessa hat. on my last trip to the local yarn store, on a whim i picked up some rowan cashsoft aran and thought i'd try a little project and see how i'd like working with a soft wool blends. my mind has been completely changed on wool yarn. i am in love with the cashsoft aran! now i want to make a sweater out of it :)
thats it for now. i'll try to post again soon.
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