{ Monthly Archives }
March 2006
surgeries and stuffs
Went to see the surgeon for a follow-up appointement. The plan is still to reverse the ostomy and reattach Tristan in December. But, he is going in April 25th for hernia repair. Since he was a preemie, he will have to spend the night. Of course, I have to change a couple of other Dr. appts (the peds and the ortho), but that will be one thing down.
Tristan Ashley
7lbs 13oz
dishcloth patterns
Found a bunch of them on this site.
Eye doctor
Had to take Tristan to the eye doctor. Since he is so young they had to use the medieval torture device on him to check his eyes. Everything looked good so don’t have to go back for a year.Our variety club telethon was yesterday- caught the part where they did the tear jurking tour of the Children’s Hospital NICU- have to laugh that they did not show any shots of the eye doctor. Told the doctor that and he laughed. Apparently he was there the same time that Variety Club donated an incubator to the Sister’s Hospital NICU (the first one Tristan was at). They were trying to avoid having him be anywhere near where they were videotaping since the babies *HATE* the eye exam and they didn’t want to show the babies being tortured.
Jayne Cobb
Patterns for making Jayne Cobb’s hat. For those who don’t know who Jayne Cobb is, run out and rent Firefly. Failing that, Serenity. Joss Wheton is a god. That is all.
When crochet goes bad
This sexy little number came to me via ebay’s Vintage Forums. C’mon, what self respecting man would wear this- well maybe a Brady would… and look at what happened to the Brady boys. Sadly, if this came up for auction I would bid on it… just for the hell of it.
1940s Patterns to Knit
The 1940s in Britain was a high point for hand knitting. Women on the home front could make a contribution to the war effort by knitting for the troops using patterns that were often given away free. Many specialised patterns developed such as the balaclava helmet with ear flaps for use in telephone operations or the mittens with a separate forefinger for firing a trigger in the cold. Once the war was over both clothing and knitting wool were still rationed but people turned to knitting as a cheap way to enhance their wardrobes. Fine wool and pretty lacy patterns became fashionable.The Archive of Art and Design holds a collection of knitting patterns from which a small selection has been made. They fall into two groups: wartime knitting and general knitting
