...It's finally real...

Almost 2 years ago I received an email from Ann Budd asking if I'd be interested in designing something for her upcoming book.  I thought about it, for like 15 seconds, and emailed back that I would love to.  I submitted my idea and we talked about yarn and color selections.  She gave me the green light and I was off and knitting.

Enter Scarf Styles 2!

And the Passing Through Shawl.

If you haven't gotten your copy of Scarf Style 2, check with your LYS.  It's also available on Amazon. I hope you enjoy this great book!

...Strung Along...

You probably have already read about this over at Stephanie's blog but I wanted to let you all in on some terrific news!

 This November, we are planning to gather in Port Ludlow with a few of our friends, and we're going to have an amazing retreat and it's going to be all about lace.   Judith MacKenzie will be there to teach spinning, Nancy Bush (Yeah, that's who I said.) will teach some fancy stuff, and Steph will be teaching as well!  I'll be there lending a hand.  We are thrilled to have found a way to do this, so let this be your official Save The Date.  We're all set to meet up there the evening of Friday November 15th, the classes will be the 16th, 17th and 18th.  More information and registration coming soon. (If you know for sure you want in, feel free to drop me a line.) 

If you'd like to follow along as this fledgling business takes a little flight, our new Twitter handle is @StrungAlongLLC, we'll update there, here, and on Steph's blog.   As Steph said, "Here's hoping we don't fall out of the nest."

...POW!...

What do you do when you are turning 3 and love Superheroes?  You have a Superhero Birthday party, naturally.  And naturally, you have cake...

and ice cream...

...and treat bags.

You play on the slide...

...have Superhero fights...

...with Superheroes big and small...

...and show your muscles.

But most of all, there is a city to save...

...and so you do your best to save it...

...but sometimes you need the help of your Superhero family!

Happy Birthday, Paytan!  It was a party to remember!

...1095 days...

1095 days ago, we welcomed Paytan into our world and our lives have never been the same...

Dear Paytan, 

Your super power is that no matter what you do you always seem to make us laugh.  You are definitely your own person.  Thank you for making the past 1095 day super special.  I can't wait to see what the next 1095 days will bring.  

love,

LaLa