Just finished this It's My Party Hat for a baby that is supposed to arrive soon.  On to the Baby Booties , one of which needs to be sewn up, and the second one is on the needles.

 

Mama's Hat!

 

Mama liked baby's hat so much, she wanted one, too. I had to modify the pattern because it became way, too big, so the only thing I used was the number of stitches and the extra rows of strawberry seeds.  (It took me longer to finish it because I had to have surgery for a gallstone which was really weird because I had my gall bladder removed years ago!)

I made the leaves on the new hat match the ones on the baby's hat as you can probably see.  That was a bit of a challenge because there are more stitches in the leaves than in the smaller one.

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Have a nice evening!

Strawberry Hat

Our neighbor requested a strawberry hat for her little one, and here it is. I am giving it to her soon. She and her husband met on the Pacific Crest Trail!

Here's one of my favorite plants! It's a goldfish plant.; can you guess why?

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Not too much else to report, so have a great day!

Happy New Year!

 

Our grand daughter requested a pair of socks a while ago, and I finally finished them! We delivered them yesterday, and she put them right on. They fit! Now I need to finish the hat she asked for along with lots of other unfinished projects. Let 2026 begin.

This amaryllis was given to us in early December as a bulb, actually 2 bulbs, and now it's going crazy!  Isn't it huge? 

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Have a great 2026! 

 

Happy Holidays!

We have had this manger for many years! It was built by our next door neighbor in San Diego. At that time the local grocery store had a new figure every week, and as you can tell, I got them.

We see lots of different versions of these reindeer in our neighborhood, and it's fun to see them on our walks.

Here in Washington it gets dark pretty early this time of year, so it's nice to have lights on the trees in our yard.

Guess what I've been doing lately?  I love to take cookies to our neighbors, and this year made 4 different batches as well as one of cupcakes. These are meringue cookies, one of my favorite recipes.

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                                                                   Merry Christmas!

 

Happy Thanksgiving! And a Couple of Finishes ~

Look  what just bloomed right on time.  Happy Thanksgiving!

I made these Love Bug mitts for a good friend's birthday.

This hat will be a Christmas gift.

 

Celebrating!

Despite the rain, we went to Gig Harbor last Wednesday to celebrate Dick's birthday, and now we are both the same age again! 😉 Where we stayed was right on the water and within the walking distance of two nearby restaurants. (Both times we made it back to our place without getting too wet, but it did rain all night and hasn't quit since we got back home.)

As you can see, it was really foggy and wet the next morning, but that heron on the dock outside of our place didn't mind at all.

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It's been raining ever since we got back home, and the rain is supposed to continue for days, so there will be lots of knitting and maybe even some sewing completed to show for my next post! Today we are getting a new dishwasher which adds a bright spot to our day, hurrah.

Have a great weekend!