Arbol de Vida

Quilt has been photographed and the entry has been sent off to International Quilt Festival Houston.

The Golden Compass Trailer

I am so excited to see they are making a film based on The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. I loved this book when I read it ten years ago, it will be a visual feast now that we have the computer technology to animate this so realistically. This is in the young adult genre of literature. I know this will bother some devout Harry Potter fans to say this, but I liked this book much better than the first HP book.

Just seeing this trailer makes me want to go pull the book off the shelf and read it again.The website for the film is also fun.

Knit graffiti

I love this. Making the world a little more colorful one stitch at a time.
This group based in Stockholm Sweden is adding their knitting to public places to make creative statements. See more on their blog Maquerade.

Abby's got a brand new bag

I saw a guy at the Antiques market last week with a bag like this for his dog. What a perfect bag, made with heavy duck cloth and a quilted lining. It is from Wagwear.

There are days when Abby wants to be held all the time and it is a little hard getting things done holding a dog all day. I have resorted to strapping her to me with a long scarf like a baby. Don't want to go out in public like that though. In winter, she gets cold easily and runs the other way when she sees me pull out one of her sweaters. I have been trying to think of a way to construct something like this for some time. This saves me all the trouble of trial and error bag designing. I love it, Abby does too.

Women in Art

500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art

The Soleil top from Knitty

This is the Soleil top from knitty.com knit with Knitpicks Shine sport. It fits pretty well. Not something I have achieved with all of my sweaters. I think the shoulders could have been knit with some shaping though to rest flatter on the top of the shoulder. I love the bit of lace at the bottom.

Abby's new bed

We were at Target yesterday and found this cat bed. It is a bald little chihuahuas dream.
She tried it out on the way home and settled right in.