Gettin’ It Pegged…Loom Knitter’s Clique

On Saturday (5/3), my daughters and I got to have a girl’s day out with my family. My 2nd eldest sister’s son is getting married in July, and his bride’s wedding shower was in Lacey, WA. Since we would all have to travel 30 miles to get there, we decided to make a day of it!

First we met at the Centralia Factory Outlet Center, where some of us (I won’t mention who! Hehehe) had to do some very last minute shopping for the bride…then off we went to the Olympia Olive Garden for a scrumptious Italian lunch! Mmmmmm- mmmmm!

Those around the table: my 2 eldest sisters, one daughter each, my mom, and my own 2 daughters. It was so fun! I think it was good to get out and go have some fun with just us girls…we don’t do that enough. And we were still missing my youngest sister and her daughter, a sister of one of the daughters who attended, and my brother’s wife, and her 2 daughters. Now you see why it’s so difficult for us all to get together…we have a tribe! We were having such a good time, that my sister had to call the bride, and tell her we’d be a tad late for her shower! Time just got away from us.

When we finally made it…about a half hour late!…we had a really enjoyable afternoon getting to know the bride’s family, and all the bridesmaids, and playing those kooky games you can only find at showers. One of the games involved breaking up into 4 different groups, and separating into different places in the house. We then had to use only toilet paper to design complete wedding attire for someone in our group! The bride then got to choose which one she liked best.

My daughter Emily was the model in our group, and my Megan got to be the bride in another group…I think everyone was thinking “the smaller the model, the less wrapping in TP!” 

I got to design rosebuds for Emily’s bouquet and headpiece, while the other ladies wrapped away.

Here is the finished TP bridal attire…

…and the winner is…

Emily!

The bride said that even though she would probably wear dresses like the other three, she liked ours best for all the lovely detail. It’s amazing what you can do with a couple rolls of toilet paper! We tried to fit in a visit to Shipwrecked Beads… but we got there one minute after their closing time. Rats! Oh, well…that will be a reason to get everyone together for another Girl’s Day outing.

On a fibery note: yesterday, I got to KNIT! <BIG SMILE!> I only have 1 more wedge to go on my pinwheel blanket! I’ll post pics as soon as I have it off the loom, and stitched together…then it’s onto the 2 afghan squares I’m terribly behind on…and then I’ll get to the edging for the blanket. I have to shuffle between projects, so everyone’s happy, and I actually get them all done, lol!

Have a wonderful day!

Bethany~

The most exciting thing to look forward to in May is this sweet little something…

As some of you may have heard through the loomy vine…

Yes!  I did have the very great honor of participating in this wonderful new venture!!!  Three of the projects inside this book are mine!  Woo-hoo! 

Can you tell I’m a tad excited?

  If you click on the picture, it will take you to LoomKnit.com, where every copy purchased will come signed by Isela, herself! 

Here’s a couple of sneek peeks…

There will be 2 little items for your furry friends…

…and one for your little ‘tween!  

And a whole lot more of loomy goodness that I’m dying to check out…how about you?

Hurry on over to reserve your copy today!

Bethany~                                             

Well, in the spirit of my family’s recent move to a new (and bigger!) house…I thought it would be fun to hold a moving sale! 

All the patterns located on Peggin’ Pages will be 50% off from now till the end of the month!  Just pick the patterns you’d like, and the correct price will show up at the checkout…no code needed!

Movin’, movin’, movin’…let’s get those patterns movin’! 

PS:  For those of you in the Loom Knitter’s Clique interested in the next loom along, you might want to stock up on the Arm Chair Caddy pattern…hint, hint! 

Bethany~

If there are any kinks in the process, just let me know at:  Bethany@GettinItPegged.com  

I’ve heard through the grapevine that people who missed out on the booties class are feeling a tad left out of the bootilicious fun…

So I’ve added the pattern for sale now, rather than in a set as I originally planned, so that you can get your looms busy right away with these sweet little darlings. 

So, just pop on over to Peggin’ Pages to  snatch up your very own copy of Bethany’s Booties!

Enjoy! 

If you had 5 years, and a giant stash of pink yarn the size of a house…what would you do with it?

Well, a GIANT pink rabbit on an Italian hillside that is, as you can see, definitely bigger than a house, probably wouldn’t be my first idea…but this is exactly what these people did!  Click on the pic to discover what motivated this interesting creation. 

We loom knitters would need an awfully big loom to create this baby…then just consider the waiting time on that order!  Yikes! 

Bethany~

My eldest daughter has an ability that I don’t have…or choose not to employ, lol!  She uses eensy weensy crochet hooks, embroidery thread, and her own imagination…and creates magic.  She can just think of something and create it right out of her head.  Like modelling with clay, but with thread.   :) 

For my younger daugher’s birthday this year, she decided (promised) to make a little doll, along the same lines of a doll that she had already created for herself a few years back.  A little monkey out of braided hemp, with magnetic hands and feet, and little crocheted 18th century clothes.  He’s quite a little gentleman, and has even appeared in his own major motion picture!  (a science project for school that Emily created…a stop motion animation starring her very own…Cedric!)

For her sister, she decided to create a cat…almost an Anime creation.  This is what she came up with…

Click on the pics to see a tad bigger…these little guys are awesome!  And that’s not just because I’m a proud mama…     Even Noreen Crone Findlay would approve, I’m sure!

Bethany~

PS: Sometime soon I’m going to see if I can show you Cedric’s movie…it’s very well done, and quite entertaining!

…come on…click it…you know you want to! 

* Wanna’ get in on the fun? *

Just see this post for all the info…

*Class Date: April 1st-7th

Can’t wait to hear from you! 

Bethany~

Guess What!

The spring issue of the Loom Knitter’s Circle is now LIVE!!!

*My favorite parts: 

• an absolutely wonderful new stitch pattern in Kathy Norris’ article on Keeping You in Stitches
• such cute little loomirugumi creatures…2 patterns by Jenny Stark, and a product review by Denise Layman
• a fun run-down of Isela’s trip to the Mall of America for the Knit Out 2008
• and my project pic made it onto the cover for the 2nd issue in a row!  Woo-Hoo!! 

Pop on over and check it out!  What will your favorite parts be?

Bethany~

Well, I haven’t finished with my little project, but I thought I’d give you a little pic of what I’ve done so far…see if you can guess what it’s going to be… 

This is my first project using one of my new lovely “Christmas” looms from Decor Accents…

This one is the XL adult FG sock loom.  I am LOVIN’ it! 

I love the way it knits so tiny, even with E-Wraps…very cool. 

I also wanted to share with you something that has been one of my favorite comfort items, and has been in much use this last week…

My heatable neck snuggler!

This baby is a miracle worker for a stiff neck & shoulders!  I made it myself by creating a tube out of simple muslin fabric, funnelling in a mixture of flax & millet seeds,  sealing it up, and since I wanted this to be a “pamper me” kind of item, I wanted it to be pretty…

…so I pieced together some of my favorite color fabrics, and made an outside slip cover that cinches in on each end with ribbon.  This way, I can give the outside of the bag a cleaning when needed.  You just pop this item in the microwave for about 4 minutes, and you’ve got yourself a wonderfully steamy comfort roll to wrap around your neck and shoulders!

The only thing I would do differently, and may still do if I ever get around to making another one of these (do you think a body sized one would fit in the microwave?) …I would make the roll about 8 inches longer, and stitch on a wide gross grain ribbon, or velcro fastener, so that it could be wrapped and secured snuggly around my neck/shoulders without having it hold in place (while typing, etc!)

Well, there you go…rush off to your fabric stash and whip up a little (or big) warm comfort snugglie for yourself…you deserve it!  Now, I’m off to the microwave to give mine a little re-heating. 

Bethany~