Pretty In Pink

I made this hat for my adorable little niece, Ashlyn. She has such a sweet, easy-going personality. She's already nine-months-old and I just got to meet her for the first time during our trip to Colorado this month. Boy do I miss her, and all of our family there!

Brilliant Lacy Cardi

Pattern: Combo of several patterns and my own improvising
Yarn: Patons Brilliant, White Twinkle
Needles: US #7

I have tried and tried to get good pictures of this sweater. After a few attempts I settled on using these, which I don't think quite do the sweater justice.

I wanted a lacy sweater with a bit of silver. I found Paton's Brilliant yarn in White Twinkle, which was just the color I had in mind. However, it's pesky chain construction keeps it off my list of favorite yarns.

I started off by choosing a lace pattern in one of my stitch dictionaries. Then, I combined a few elements of a few sweater patterns I liked. I'm happy with the way it turned out. In fact, I'm planning to make another version in black with about three inches less ribbing on the bottom.

Savoring Summer

Summer is in full swing in Minnesota. After a long, cold winter I'm savoring every minute. I'm enjoying the lush green landscape, the vibrant flowers and the serene lakes and ponds.

In addition to enjoying the weather here, we just returned from a great, albeit busy, vacation to see family in Colorado. The two family reunions we attended gave us a welcome chance to catch up and introduce everyone to our newest little guy. We also managed to get a respite from the activity in our favorite mountain town - Breckenridge.

We try to make it to Breckenridge every summer. We love the town not only for its abundant beauty, but also for all of the fun activities available to our family.