quiddich anyone?

who goes to borders at 11:45pm on a friday night for a shot at the new harry potter book? loads of people, that's who.. including my potter-crazed family. while we didn't score a copy that night (all 150 books were preordered!) we did have fun! the next morning chris snagged us a copy. yessss!!! maggie's new school, luckily enough, has the same colors as harry potter's house - gryffindor. i decided to make us gryffie scarves for the new book and movie coming out this november. however, it's very functional given mags school colors. maggie has asked for a likeness of harry's scar. doesn't she look ready for school now? knit on!

head like a hole

schyeah, as if i need another hole in the head! still, i finally realized my dream of having a nose piercing. perhaps it's because i led such a sheltered life as a child. mom was a bit overprotective so maybe i'm just now having my teenage rebellious era. how many people do you know that wait til 30 for a tattoo or piercing? hey, maybe 30ish is the new 20! cripes, i remember when the show thirtysomething was on.. i thought they were old! hello!?!?!

it's almost tooth fairy time

you may notice i have been prolific in my knitting. friday i had some minor surgery to remove a uterine polyp so i've had loads of time to just sit and knit. this was my first surgery in my 33 years of living and hopefully my last. yes, polly the polyp was extricated from my precious womb without incident. she didn't appear to put up a fight. the worst part was the IV so i guess that's a good thing! i was poked four times! ACK! only later did i hear a different nurse offer another patient a numbing spray before the IV. i was robbed!!! dr. mahoney (my anesthesiologist) was a crack up. when he explained the process of a "general" he said first he would "slip a mickey" into my IV. he wasn't kidding. my wonderful nurses mary beth and laura wheeled me into the OR, i was part way in the room and dr. mahoney sidled up with a smile in his eyes (his mask was on) and he waved the syringe and said "heeeeeere's the mickey!" he certainly made me feel more at ease that way and whatever that cocktail was sure took me down like a tranqued rhino on the serengetti. all i recall is them asking me to move to the OR table which i did,things started to look a bit wonky. i put my head down on what seemed like the softest pillow in the known universe and woke up in recovery and hour or so later to my dear caretaker jean who made me comfy and gave me more warm blankets. dr. hughes came in to tell me that the surgery was "textbook" and left me with some souveniers.. photos of polly and her former home. i'll spare you those photos! let me just say that was some magic carpet ride!

excited to report that mags has her first loose teeth!!! i was going to try to knit one of those adorable jean greenhowe patterns - the tooth fairy. turns out i may only have time for a pouch. so, i created a bigger pouch and lined it with some lovely lavender satin which maggie chose. viola! now maggie is ready for the tooth fairy!loose teeth, kindergarten on the horizon.. my baby is growing too fast :( sniffle.

back of tooth fairy pillow

inside tooth fairy pillow

so sweet tank

better homes and gardens hip knits had the cutest little pattern. my friend marjorie pointed it out to me and i decided to try it. my first wearable!it was less daunting being kid-sized :) i must say i think it came out adorable.. could be my little model maggie too! i don't know what's up with the pose. i asked for a smile and i got "pret a porter". go know?

Maggie - "So Sweet Tank"

double clutch

thanks to judy from knitting group, i was inspired to make a cabled clutch bag for a girlfriend's upcoming birthday.not that she's not worth the $130, mind you, but i decided i could figure out how to make a similar one and it would be extra special having come from my two hands. i studied the pictures and also drew inspiration from this lovely lady pretending sanity and wrote what could be considered my first real pattern. alas, i present...double clutch