Tricotine

Family Blast in Boston

My blast.  Not enough time to see all, but they have a website...   My in-the-rush purchase, two skeins of that Italian Cotton/Superwash/Nylon blend sock yarn that I had never heard of before. I hope it is a good one...

Kids' blast. First time in the Subway! A little scary at first, but fun anyway... We preferred to park our car and to take the "T", because we thought it would be easier to find our way through the city...

 

Mister Tricotine's blast. The point of our trip to Boston was not to attend a Red Sox game, because Portland's Sea Dogs were playing. Nope, Mister Tricotine wanted to see Fenway Park. Oh, and this too... Go figure...

They Mister Tricotine said that there is no hot dog worth the notorious Fenway Hot Dog. So, of course we had to give it a try... Now, I am no expert - a hot dog is a hot dog to me - but according to my picky eater of a Husband, IT WAS good!

And then, at the end of a long and tiring day climbing all those stairs in the subway, a blast for the whole family, Popeye's! We had not eaten at Popeye's since Georgia...  Too bad they didn't have honey to spread on the chicken, but the biscuit were as delicious as we remembered in our good old days...  

At the end, each of us had something to enjoy in the "big city"!
Compromise is not such of a bad thing after all...  Mmmh? 

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Mandy's Candy Bag

There is a contest running at NH Knitting Mama, and it goes like this:

1. Knit the candy bag (Pattern here - pdf)
2. Post a pic of your candy bag on your blog and let Mandy know about it (with a link to the blog post!).
3. Your name will go into a drawing FIVE TIMES for some swag!

Don't want to knit Mandy's Candy Bag? That's okay! You can still participate
See how on Mandy's blog...

Deadline is Monday, September 3rd, 12:01am eastern standard time.

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So, I have linked and told Mandy about it. Now, back to my Candy bag!

I am doing the two circulars method instead of using double pointed needles (laddering issues...), and for this project I chose to use my favorite colorway, Peaches & Creme - Fiesta Ombre.  It is going to be a happy candy bag!

Knowing my kids, I bet I am going to have to make several of those...

 

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Here is my Candy Bag completed.  Pretty cute, huh?

This was a quick project, although I had to frog a bit at the end, because after working the bottom of the bag as instructed in Mandy's pattern, I realized that I was not really happy with the way it looked... Maybe I did something wrong, because it looked like the bottom of a bottle of soda...  

So, I made the bottom of the bag Hexagonal (lined up decreases on every other row) and in Garter stitch instead.

Also, I made a crochet chain to tie the bag closed instead of an i-cord - but that is because it would be faster to stitch...

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I really like that colorway, it reminds me of Watermelon and Summer Fruits... 

I am thinking about making more of that little bag, because I see lots of applications for it. One of them is presenting my handmade guest soaps at Christmas - or other occasions. And while I was knitting it, lots of personalization ideas came up to my mind...

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Wordless Wednesday #31

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Ravelry

I finally got my invitation to Ravelry today!

In fact, it was sent to me on July 2nd but sor some reason, I did not get it... Anyway. I have set up my profile and download a few of my Finished Objects and WIPs.  I was up to 02:00am Ravelrying around...

Premonition

We watched "Premonition" with Sandra Bullock. I usually like every of Sandra Bullock's movies, but I especially liked this one! It is the kind of movies that make you think.

I had been wanting to see it since the day it was released in theaters, but I had to wait for the DVD to come out. Young kids and no baby sitter...

Well, it was worth the wait, and I am glad my Husband got the DVD because I am going to need to watch that movie again. And probably again, and again, until I am sure I understand it all...

Feeling Knit-tea...

After a somehow stressing day, what better than a quiet and relaxing evening watching a good program on TV while knitting a pair of socks for Mister Tricotine, and sipping some of Devorah's delicious tea ...

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I used my new glass teapot for the first time tonight.

It came in the mail today, and I think among all my teapots, this one is THE favorite. I just love to watch the steeping process through the glass, and the strainer makes it so easier to use loose tea!

 

Lead Paint Hazard Toys Recall

My daughter loves her Dora and Diego toys.  Unfortunately, we had to take them away from her, because we have just found out  that Fisher Price is recalling them because "surface paints on the toys COULD (I quote) contain excessive levels of lead. "...   

My daughter's characters are affected by this announcement, and I am so concerned and upset than both of my kids played - and even slept - with those toys for weeks...    Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects, and I cannot be sure that my two-year old didn't put her toys in her mouth, and actually ingested some of that paint...

The recalled products were sold in retail stores nationwide between May 1st and August 2007.  If you have any doubt, see the complete list with photos here...

"Owners of a recalled toy can exchange it for a voucher for another product of the same value. For more information, call the Mattel recall hot line at 800-916-4498."

Personally, I really don't care about that voucher for another product of the same value... The health of my kids is more valuable than replacing some toys made in China with other potentially hazardous toys made who knows where! 

I find it scandalous that those toys were not controlled for safety BEFORE they were put on the market and given to preschoolers to play with!!!

Sorry... Angry Mama had to vent...

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Wordless Wednesday #30

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