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I am Tricia. Momma of nine, homeschooler, artist, foodie and maker of all kinds of things. It's a pleasure to share here our family homesteading adventures, the things we make, and what inspires our days. Read more about my family and work here. Thanks for visiting!

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A knitted dish sponge and my trip to Purl Soho

By on November 23, 2011 in crochet, knitting, Yarn Along
Yarning along with Ginny again this week.  I have not time to read anything lately except Little House to the kids (does that count?)  I suppose I could have read while I was on the plane but honestly I was so nervous I probably would have gotten sick.  I worked on another shawl just like this one for my two other little girls. I got half way through so I need to hurry up since I was hoping to have the girls wear them in our Christmas pictures.

This week I wanted to share a little project for the kitchen.  I love everything handmade and since I was in need of a new dish sponge I whipped this one up and you can make it really fast too.

You need size 7 needles
Cast on 18 sts, stockinette stitch for 22 rows then bind off

 It is made of sisal and stuffed with bits of wool string that I collect.  (am I the only one who keeps left over bits of wool yarn from projects and frogging sweaters?) Next time I will stuff it with a cheapie dish sponge.  I miss the spongy action but other than that it scrubs really well.

With a size G crochet hook, fold the square in half and single crochet around stitching both layers together around two sides, stuff the sponge with wool or a sponge, finish crocheting around to the end, fasten off, weave in your ends.  Voila!

Thank you to everyone who left a comment or sent me an email while I was visiting NYC.  It was so much fun but very exhausting.  I will be posting more pictures of my trip Friday but for now here is my trip to the Purl Soho in New York. OK so this is probably the only place I could say that visiting the Purl was my favorite part of the trip and not get the “are you crazy” look.

I loved, like really loved being at this store

I was in a sea of yarn and all of a sudden all my plans and ideas went out the window!  I could not remember what projects I had thought of, not one!  I just walked around touching every yarn, hugging and squeezing skein after skein.  

I mean look at these yarns, aren’t they irresistable?

amazingly enough I was able to think clearly (for 3 seconds) and these were my choices.  No clue what I will make at the moment but make I will.

and so I sat and waited for the skeins to be swifted into balls for me : )
What would you make?  Don’t forget to join me tomorrow for the Handmade Christmas Craft Along!



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Keepin it real

By on November 22, 2011 in Keepin it real

With my being gone most of the week last week it was hard to find something to keep it real with you all since my hubby is a clean machine but just as I thought I would not post this week, I put something down on the piano and saw this

haha apparently my kids have noticed my lack of dusting the piano skills so here is the rest of it
care to play eye spy with me?  yeah I know I really need to dust under the piano too.  Honestly we sweep under there at least every other day but pictures don’t lie so something did not happen here (I was in NY so…not my fault hee hee)

I spy a sweater, some paperwork, a few leaves, ball of yarn and knitting needles (my younger girls learned to knit while I was gone and they are obessed)  the girls statue of Our Lady
one of the hats I bought the boys on my trip found inside the piano
a few orphaned playing cards on the piano bench
 these silk flowers are for my mom, I got them at a friends wedding a few months ago and since my momma likes silk orchids I brought it home but have not had a chance to take it to her
and while I was gone, all the diapers got dirty so they panicked and bought a pack…plus wipes????  FYI Honey, Livie’s chunky bottom does not fit in size 4 : )  They did wash the diapers by the way but no one in the house but me really likes cloth diapers so there you go.
Alright, so now its your turn. Are you brave enough to post pictures of your reality?  Just take a picture and upload it to your flickr or your blog and then post the link in the linky list.  

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