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she placed a wildflower in her hair and smiled...

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

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                                        Reminiscing again...

my bottomless pit

magically growing taller in his sleep

nearing 6'

rivaling his older brother & dad in the near future

my curly-haired boy

how time passes...

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

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3 kids at camp
1 kid working
no kid moments this week to share so...

... our first new-to-us csa of the season for 2012...hope this csa is better than last year!

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

{this moment}** a single photo with a few accompanying words ~ hurrayic

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Yarn Along: Jason's Pebble

Sorry for the multiple photo post for Ginny's Yarn Along...

And yes, I forgot to include the picture of the book I'm reading: Stealing Mona Lisa. 

Ever have one of those months?  Too busy to focus on the important things in life?  My friend, Joy, was blessed with another little baby boy about a month ago.  Thankfully this little boy is her 6th child, so she was not desperate for meals is an experienced mother.  Good thing.  I had promised to bring her a meal several weeks ago...and that was several weeks ago!  Oh well.  Joy is a very understanding woman. 

button is sewn on - only decorative

So late last week, I made a nice big main dish salad (it's been much too hot to cook) with other assorted goodies and delivered it to her.  I meant to also bring along a little handknit for the new baby, Jason.  Unfortunately, I was a few days late with that too.  Another 'oh well'...

all that's left - almost ran out of that blue

At any rate, I chose a knitted-in-the-round variation of the Pebble vest.  Since I had success with the other two pebble vests already, I knew I wanted to use the pattern again but wondered if I could knit it in the round to eliminate seams.  So when I found the variation, I was happy. 

jogging jogless stripes!

I chose yarn from my stash: Bazic Wool (now discontinued) by Classic Elite Yarns in 3 colors - citrine, alpine blue, and light teal.  It's an aran/heavy worsted weight wool that is also washable.  Using a size 5 needle made the vest come out very dense.  I blocked it.  Not sure what happened.  The above photo is the side 'seam' where the stripes met ,and I changed colors every few rows.  I was trying to achieve jogless stripes and used this video for guidance.  Good video, but my final product didn't come out the way I thought it would.  I'm thinking perhaps I didn't block it enough?  Washable wool doesn't block as well as unwashable regular wool?   Not sure.  I'm guessing however, baby Jason won't mind.

I love the stripes and the sheen of the wool. Those buttons up there are simply decorative.  I sewed them to the straps.  No buttonhole. My knitting came out just a wee bit wonky at the neckline, but I think that just gives it character! :)  The variation says that it should fit 6-9 months.  I don't know.  It looks pretty big to me.  Hope it works out well.  It'll definitely be warm for the winter.

Hmmm... winter seems so impossibly far away at the moment as I sit here in 90+ degree weather...

What are you knitting, crocheting and reading this week?

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two graduates enjoying an impromptu picnic lunch

sippy cups & sunglasses required

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

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doesn't my (then) 30-something hubby look like he's only a teen in this photo?

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

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wishing for more restful days like these

(even if certain individuals dislike their pictures caught on film!)

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

{this moment}** a single photo with a few accompanying words ~ hurrayic

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Try it! You'll like it... trust me...

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

{this moment}** a single photo with a few accompanying words ~ hurrayic

Have a good weekend!  Try something new.

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early morning chess game with Grandpa

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

{this moment}** a single photo with a few accompanying words ~ hurrayic

 

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my girl

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~ Soule Mama

{this moment}** a single photo with a few accompanying words ~ hurrayic

 

Enjoy the time you have!