That'll Do, Pig.

We come to you this afternoon from the corner of crochet blanket (now finished) and knitting Christmas socks

to bring you news of the newest, Pretty Knitty FO (thats knitting jargon for "finished object," IYKYK), a hand-knit Mommy Pig.

Mommy Pig has joined the ranks of Gramma's little house pig

and Grady's bedtime, snuggle pig

as the newest member of the Pretty family, so e thought it would be lovely to do a quick pig-interview for today's post, and Mommy Pig agreed. 

Pretty: Good afternoon,  Mommy Pig! How are you today? 

Mommy Pig: Oh, (snort), I'm fine, just fine. 

Pretty: Would you care to tell us how you came to be? 

Mommy Pig: Well, (snort), you know that Pretty Knitty! She likes to knit random animals and toys! I suppose she just decided one day that she needed more (snort), you know, pigs in her life! 

Pretty: I see, I see. Well, I heard that Mommy wanted a pig of her own, after Grady received a pig on his last birthday? 

Mommy Pig: Oh! (Snort), that's right! So Pretty started to knit me (snort)! I sure was a roly, poly thing at the start, you know...

Pretty: Yes, I do seem to remember that! I had to snuggle you up between things to keep you from rolling off tables before you had legs! 

Mommy Pig: Yes, and I was always so cold... that's why I (snort) requested a something to wear!

Pretty: Remember what I gave you to wear? LOL...

Mommy Pig: I do, and it was not as funny as you think...glasses do not warm a Pig, and they gave me a headache! Snort! What is wrong with your eyes anyway? 

Pretty: Hahahahaha! It was funny...and I did start a sweater soon after. 

Mommy Pig: So you did. It's a pretty good sweater, too...(snort) keeps me warm. 

Pretty: I'm glad! And then you went to Mommy's house with a cupcake for her birthday...

...and lived happily ever after!

Mommy Pig: Well, actually (snort), I live in constant fear of a beagle and three small boys. The dog nips, amd the boys always take off my sweater (snort)! So cold... You know, maybe you should knit a pig for each of them, so they won't all be so very focused on me...

Pretty: What's that, Mommy Pig? You seem to be breaking up, and I have a lot of Christmas knitting to get to...

Mommy Pig: I said, (snort), you should knit...

Pretty: Oh? You have to go, too? Well what a shame that our interview couldn't be a bit longer. But I'm so glad we had this time together, and we now return our readers to the regularly scheduled blog post...

My goodness! That reminded me of the times the cats would blog for me...you never could tell what they would say either! That Pig was fun, though, and perhaps there will be more...in the new year...and maybe not. You never can tell with Pretty!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Another Big Finish (or 3)

Least week, we took a break from the big project for a tiny forest of crochet pines. This week, I added a beaded version to the mix. 

Then, I finished the afghan...and it's a big one!

I'm really pleased with how this came out, and I think my Minecraft-loving little buddy will love it as well! But, as you can see from the title, I've finished THREE things this week...may I present the Birthday Pig?!?

Ohhhhh, my gosh! I think I could not love this pig in a green sweater more! The birthday boy felt the same, but declined an official photo...lol. The party was a blast, tho!

What's bringing you joy this week? It may not be knitted pigs 🐖, or crochet afghans and trees, but I hope there's something. Feel free to drop a comment and let me know what your joy-maker is. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Forest? Trees? Christmas???

We interrupt the massive, amd occasionally manic, Minecraft project to bring you the beginning of a tiny, crochet, Christmas tree farm...

A little early? Perhaps. Don't care, lol, and that is all for today. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit (and crochet) in Good Health! 

It's Killing Me...

It seems like the blog has been been all about the blanket lately, doesn't it? But here we are again, with block 9 complete

and connected

which I did twice, because I put it in the wrong place the first time. I did not take a picture of that, because I was feeling so defeated at that point...this blanket is trying to kill me!!! (Not really. That was a teeny bit dramatic...and I've moved on to block 10 now.)

Part of the reason it's been such a slog this week is that I was part of a big event at work. Three days at the Ross Exposition Center left me utterly exhausted each day. 

The catch up in my office on Thursday and Friday also wiped me out, so my head truly wasn't in the crochet game...but the event was a HUGE success! 

Here's a vid one of the middle schools put together:

If I understand it correctly, there will be annual repeats of this event in perpetuity, or as long as it is an effective way to connect educators, local businesses and students (ie-the workforce of the future) and that is a very good plan! Yes, even if it derails my personal craft pursuits...lol!

Anything exciting going on where you live and work, friends? Drop a comment to let me know about it! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit (work, pkay and crochet) in Good Health!

Halfway There, and more...

Ooohhhhh, we're halfway there... (IYKYK)

Halfway, plus one block, not yet attached...

Afghans are long term projects, and I'm making good progress, but this one has been a bit of a slog. Metaphor for life? Maybe...after all, I'm a little past halfway there in this life, too...but it's all good. I've got purpose. 😁

Some blocks are difficult, requiring apologies and multiple repeats of rows...and some blocks are easy, just hit auto pilot and go! The super-fun blocks are the best ones though, and I'm happy to report that we are on one of those now. 

You can never know how long the fun will last, though, so I'm hanging on to enjoy the ride. When we got the next hard time, holding onto the joyful memories will get me through. 

Whichever block of life you're in, I hope you've got some joy in the reserves tank to get you through. May you all keep your peace and love and joy close at hand, friends! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Jello gummies for the
5-year-old's party!

Semi-Secret Stitches

Don't tell the boys, but the birthday-and-holiday crafting has started! They are still little enough that they won't see the blog accidentally, so I can show you that the top row of Minecraft blanket squares is finished, 

and the 1st square of the second row is also done...

which inspired a new project...

Pigs all around! Lol...but seriously, how cute is this worsted-weight Snonk, barely fitting into my knitting bag for work?

Pretty cute, I know! But not as cute as boys hanging out with Pop Pop and staying for a sleepover...

climbing on the playground, 

and flying a kite to get them tired for before bedtime,

and having donuts for breakfast! 

...so cute, right? Right!

It's good when a Pretty Knitty life has cutie-patooti kids in it! Even the mum had started to celebrate this season and all the goodness in it! 

Now it's time for me to get back to it, because Snonk's sweater won't knit itself! Are you doing any secret knitting? Maybe you'd better get back to it, too! 😉

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Mum's the Word?

Not really too mum, I suppose. You all know it's October, right? If you don't, my little Mumkin is here to tell you all about it! (Thanks Megan & family!)

We had an early fall celebration with a trip to Hillcrest for our annual apple picking fun last weekend! 

This is the first year that all of the boys had remembered enough to know just what they wanted to do the most...from the corn pit

to the climbing tires

to the giant bubbles,

the "train," and trikes,

the apple cannon (look at the end of the cannon as it shot that apple!)

and yes, even the actual picking of apples,

we all had a blast! Even the three year old remembered the "school bus picture" (which the rest of us almost walked right past this year...oops!), and another fun photo op! 

Even though it was a hot afternoon when we went (I almost want to complain that it's too warm for fall, but I'm loving it), we still got the annual photos of Jess's family!, 

so I think that ticks everything off our list for this trip! A funny thing that happened along the way was that the middlest boy almost lost Fozzy in the corn pits. I put him in my purse (for safe keeping) and forgot him until the drive home. Jess texted, so I sent photo proof that Fozzy was safe...first, from the car

and again from home, where he was found napping with Uncle Allen.

Later, he helped Pop Pop grill our dinner, 

but when he tried to run...err climb...away, 

we finally had to call and ask Jess and the boys to pick him up! We were tired grandparents after a busy day of bear-sitting!

When I finally found a quiet moment, I got right back to the yarn play, finishing a second block of the minecraft blanket,

and even a little pair of ear ghosts!

It's been a great start to autumn for us, and I hope it's been fun for you, too!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!