Manny the Marshmallow Kits

Did you miss the City Bakery's Knit night, but still have a hankering to make Manny the Marshmallow? Brooklyn General just made up some great kits! Only $10 for all the supplies(yarn, embroidery floss, stuffing, DPNs) and a print out of the pattern. Super exciting!

Here's a visual recap of my day

-- Post From My iPhone

LeSigh

Pattern drafting with colored LePens. It makes me happier than is entirely appropriate.

a Dear John of the weather variety

Dear Snow,

Please stop trying to sweet talk me with pretty views out my window and a napping baby. I've moved on with spring, it's over.

Love, me


-- Post From My iPhone

Manny the Marshmallow

What's better than marshmallows in hot chocolate? Marshmallows anytime you want!

Manny was designed for Brooklyn General's workshop at The City Bakery's 18th annual Hot Chocolate Festival knit night, February 18th from 7-10pm. If you want to learn how to make Manny in person, just stop by the event or click here for the pattern!

Getting back to business

For the last few years, I have purposely crafted my work life to make having a kid "easy." Easy is in quotes because it's one of those words I used pre-motherhood that I don't think even passes my lips anymore. Motherhood is many many many things (and most of them wonderful) but easy is not one of them. I would talk about how I was so lucky to be able to have the kind of job that I can work and stay home with our child. I now would like to time travel back a few years and give my naive former self a good wallop.

But that being said, I have started to get back into the design business and am lucky enough to work with wonderful choreographers who don't mind me bringing Dori with to rehearsal.



She loves watching the dancers, not to mention the chance to show off El Tigre (she smile stalks people. She will stare a person down until they look at her and then break into a 1000 watt smile that causes anyone with in 10 feet of her to ooh and ahhh. We're working on teaching her to use her powers for good and not evil. Not sure where to find the flash cards for emotional manipulation, but I digress.) Now we just have to work on getting any sort of sewing done during daylight hours(have mentioned the kid isn't a napper) and things may soon be back on track

Rough Job, I Know

So as part of one of my part-time gigs, I have to look through the weekly tabloids. I wish I could say I was above them, but really I love them and all their horrible tackiness. Right up there with 80's fashion and Cheese Wiz. This gem of an article was in last weeks InTouch




Part of me is incredibly horrified the other part is all like, dude where do I get Dori a leopard print poncho? I have to draw the line at gigantic flower headbands, but that is just a personal choice, right up there with acrylic yarn and faux hawks