Extravayarnza

Some things in life just take two.

Such as little striped baby things...

I used another skein of purple & another skein of green plus the left overs from my BSJ to knit up a cute matching hat. The pattern is my EZ Fit Hat. I tried to mimic, but not match, the stripes. Plus I had another elephant button, so that had to go on the hat.

Socks also take two.
This is only the first, but another will be joining it shortly!

Still can't get a good photo of this one, but they are quite pretty. However I'm now on a deadline, so I need to get going on these!

It takes two to be a team.
Robin & I spent the week strengthening our little team. Tuesday (or it that Twosday?) we learned how to run & bike. Specifically I was on the bike & Robin was running. This is actually quite difficult, but I think we pulled it off really well for our first try. Robin understands heeling well enough that he stayed right next to me & didn't try to cut in front of the bike, nor was he afraid of the bike.
I had to learn what his speeds were (much slower than I usually bike is the easy answer) and use his commands from agility to cue him when we were going to change from walk to jog to run (I use "move it" and "slow"). I also had to pay a lot of attention to how tired he was getting & when he needed a potty break.
It was lots of fun & Robin just enjoys running so much. I'm glad we found a way for him to get a good run in & for me not to ruin my knees keeping up.

Tonight we had a quick agility refresher in the back yard because class begins again Thursday night. Wish us luck!

J has stumped me a bit...

J is for Jam
I've always had a weakness for Jam (or perhaps more accurately fruit preserves). My favorite for spreading on toast or bagels is simple strawberry, but my most favorite is Peach. Peach is reserved for eating right out of the jar.

J is for Jewelry
I tend to have simple tastes when it comes to jewelry. Silver tones in a small setting. If it goes with everything that's a big plus, because I wear the same pieces every day. I have platinum captured ball hoop earring that I don't remove (I have a selection of glass & stone balls that get changed out once a year or so...). I have a small white gold dragonfly necklace that I got as a birthday present, again that doesn't come off. If I feel like anything else my amber ring & bracelet gets added. That's it. I love the platinum and white gold mainly because they don't tarnish, so less keep up is necessary.

J is for the Jayne Hat
I knit my brother a Jayne Hat for his birthday next month. The Jayne hat is from a tv series call Firefly that he really loves.

On a side note I've started my first sock out of New Pathways for Sock Knitters and have to once again bow down to the greatness that is Cat Bordhi. It takes a bit to get into knitting the first sock & understand the organization of the book, but every step is explained really clearly and I love how she was able to include instructions for dpn's, 2-circs, and magic loop without making the book too cluttered.

However, one thing that's really helpful to have when knitting from the book is stitch markers with letters on them (she labels the markers A-F in the book). I found myself really wishing for a set. So... since the ones that Skacel will be making don't seem to be available yet I searched out super cute little pewter alphabet beads & will be making up sets to coordinate with the book. I'll be placing a few sets on etsy once I get them all made up. I'm planning on making up sets with either A-D and sets with A-F (only 2 designs in the book need markers E & F). All the findings are sterling silver with pewter beads.
4 marker sets (A-D) will be $8
6 marker sets (A-F) will be $12
I'd be happy to reserve sets if anyones interested, or check back next week and I'll let everyone know once they're up on etsy.

Oh the beads aren't the usual cube alphabet beads. They're actually really cute! Here's a picture below~