Today I went dress shopping. Came home with 3 outfits and tried them on for my husband. The one I loved is the one he hated. But I did an internet poll of my online girlfriends and they all said it was the best. So there! I’m not big on posting full body pics of myself but I did find some pretty things!

I’ve actually started designing more shawls that are a bit more generous – which is nice to wrap up with if you’re less than petite! I was super pleased with how Sardinian turned out – the shape makes it lie perfectly on your shoulders and it’s a nice generous coverup. Doesn’t make you feel like you’re wearing doll clothes!

Today to add on to the sale I’ve got some of my more generous sized shawls half off! Use the code “TNNA-seven” for 50% off Sardinian, Natessa, Callais (work the large on that one), Bryndis, and Natessa!

Callais

Bryndis

Natessa

It’s been raining for a couple of days now and there is no end in sight. You’d think rainy weather would be perfect cuddle up with a good movie knock out some deadline knitting weather. But it’s not. It’s just depressing. And cold.

If you follow me on twitter you might know I’ve established a new satellite office. This is my office furniture:

I got so much knitting done on the beach last week staring at the ocean and feeling the sand in my toes. Way more than I’ve been able to get done at home lately. The man has had a ton of conference calls lately which isn’t good for movie watching or knitting. But the beach is good for my soul. I cannot wait until the rain stops and I get back out there!

And I know it’s still snowing all over the place. Snow. In May. I lived most of life in Ohio and two years in Nebraska, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen snow in May! So to put a little cheer in your Friday I’m having a sale. Buy One Get One Free Friday! Use the coupon code “beach” and you can buy anything from the PicnicKnits pattern store and get another item for free!

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The man I love is 44. He is also crazy.

He’s an amazing father.

And a fiercely loyal and loving husband. I could not ask for better. So in honor of the man today, all individual PicnicKnits patterns are 44% off with the coupon code “44years”.

My schedule and my to-do lists are getting away from me lately. I have a bajillion things to do right now but what I really want/need is a nap. Or to color my roots. Or to finish this sooper seekrit sample. Geesh. See what I mean?

I need to do some work on the blog as well – get things in order. I think how I will spend the next few moments is really nailing down some sort of daily schedule that helps me to get everything done. I bought myself a new notebook today to do that. My iPhone is nifty, but I really don’t find it helpful when it comes to my monster to-do lists. Is there a to-do app or somesuch that you use that helps you stay in line? Or are you old-fashioned like me and prefer pen and paper?

The new shawlette/scarflette is like one episode of a favorite TV show from done. All that’s left after that is the pattern writing and the blocking. I’m really pleased with how the chevron concept came together.

But now suddenly Carnival weekend is upon us. Carnival weekend being the weekend where our church throws their annual spring Carnival and all good volunteers basically move in at the church for a weekend and let their children run rampant on the midway. Thankfully my children are old enough to run rampant on the midway! But it might be a bit quiet around here until Monday. But hopefully somewhere in the midst of all the crazy I can get this pattern together.

Oh and if you’re local come and see me at the carnival! The desserts in Sister Regina’s Irish Tea Room are to die for!

I’m horrible at taking pictures with my iPhone. In my defense it is an older iPhone, but it really shouldn’t be that difficult for me. But I do love instagram, even though I haven’t figured it all out yet. I’ve reached that age where my kids will be peering over my shoulder giving me tips on all things internet related. It’s sad. I used to think I was savvy.

So this week I cleaned out my studio. It was a disaster, and because it’s in the front of the house it had become a dumping ground for just about everything.

So I pulled nearly everything out of all of the various nooks and crannies and eventually ended up with a quite tidy office/studio space that looks like this:

And the other half of it looks like this:

I got rid of the crazy multi-colored bins that I had inherited from the boys who had outgrown them. And I kept just the turquoise and red ones. I think when push comes to shove I will work on getting all neutral wooden and wicker baskets for those storage units. And I think that I will be buying some pretty sheers for the window. But other than that, I’m stumped. I *finally* have a space of my own – a space that is just mine and I’m a total loss as to what to do with it.

It’s days like this I wish I was rich enough to afford an interior design.  Oh and in case you were wondering, it’s 3 days later and the office is still exactly that clean. Go me.