Fibers on Friday: Tank Top Progress

This is the coolest pattern I've ever worked on in my short knitting life :-) It's making me think I'll never try free patterns again!

I have no idea how it worked, but I started off just knitting in the round. I had a circular band about an inch wide. The next step in the pattern said to cast off half of the stitches and.......voila! I had tank top straps! So cool!

So, here's the front and back of the top of the bodice so far:


I slipped it over my little one's head and I love the fit. I love the coverage. I love this pattern!

See my original post for starting this for details on the pattern, called Eden's Adam.

Wordless Wednesday: Rainbow Birthday

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Smiles: I {heart} Faces

This was taken over the weekend at my girls' 5th Birthday party! What a fun day and a smile to prove it!

I'm submitting it to this week's i {heart} faces contest.

Meatless Monday! Fruit Smoothie

My kids drink a fruit and yogurt smoothie nearly every morning before they go to preschool. They call it a "Fresh Beat Smoothie" because they saw this recipe on Nick Jr. and have been obsessed ever since.

Basically, here are my adaptations:

1/2 c. Yogurt ( I use Greek w/ fruit or Plain w/ added honey)
1/2 c. Frozen berries
1 banana
1 TBS ground Flax seed
milk or juice to desired consistency

Blend until smooth.

My one daughter never refuses a smoothie. But the other sometimes wants something different. It's no problem if you have leftover smoothie, because you can poor it into an ice pop tray and freeze it for later!

What a great way to sneak in fruit and yogurt twice in one day! A nice refreshing frozen yogurt treat after a hard day of running, playing, and riding bikes.

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Fibers on Friday: The Agony!

So, over the weekend I finished this sweater.

I hated it.

So this is what I turned it into:

Can you believe that? I frogged the entire thing. I had even seamed it and crocheted the neck edge. I put it on my child and it was ridiculous! So wide...so square....so boxy....so strange. I checked my gauge and ALL of the measurements and everything was spot on according to the pattern. It's just weird. So, it's gone.

Gone. Gone.

Here's what is on the needles instead

In an attempt to make this tank top instead. It's called Eden's Adam.

Adorable, I must say. And the pattern includes directions to turn it into a dress, too.

Is anyone else knitting? I'd love to hear what you're working on!

How Does my Garden Grow?

And here are some others from left to right: peas and onions, spinach, carrots and radish, and beets (you can barely see the beautiful red sprouts).

I love my garden! I step outside and look at it early every morning. I go outside and tend to it every afternoon with my kids. They help me water all the time. I'm waiting for them to get sick of it :-)

Wordless Wednesday

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