Demanding Dolls

(To the tune of The Brady Bunch Theme Song) 

Here's the story of a gal named Pretty, 

Who was thinking up some very lovely toys:

It starts by having White Cat pick the skin tone,

Then deciding girls or boys?

Since the grand kids are both daughters, 

She decides that gir-irls it must be. 

So she starts to knit the heads and arms and le-egs, 

Then she knits up two bodies.

Now this pile of pieces looks so very lifeless, 

And the dolls are seeming pretty rough -

The next steps are the stuffing and the sewing

Stitching them together so they're tough!

But they're naked, and that's not good! 

Wearing clothes is something they must do...

So Pretty heads out to the local craft store 

To bring home yarn for dresses too.

Then more knitting, and more knitting,
And then some more knitting still...

Until both dolls have new dresses and are decent. 

Yes, I think that fits the bill!

Ok, I am done with the singing now. But I am not done with the knitting! You see, after I finished these two dresses, the dolls looked over and noticed that there was a LOT more yarn available to me, 

and they have demanded more outfits. "At least one more dress each, I think," said the blonde.

"Yes, and wouldn't we like jeans as well? I mean sometimes a girl needs to be a bit more casual," answered her sister. 

"Oh! That's a lovely idea! Jeans! And t-shirts! Why aren't you knitting, Pretty?"

"Oh...," I answered slowly, unsure. "I guess I thought I was finished?" 

"Certainly not!," they replied in unison. And then they made me a list. Purses, hats, tote bags, and maybe a cardigan or shrug? But summer is coming, so they said I could take my time on the sweaters... 

Sigh! Dolls are demanding! But I do enjoy the knitting, so I suppose I will stop complaining and get to it! After all, the forecast calls for rain all weekend, so really...what better way is there to fill my rainy Saturday than knitting and catonlap? 

Is it raining where you are? Do you have weekend plans dictated by demanding dolls? 

Whatever your plans for the weekend, thanks for stopping by, and Knit (or not) in Good Health!

Broken Purse :(

Here's the story, of a gal named Pretty

Who was saddened by a very broken purse...

So she went to buy a new one after Christmas,
Shopping for a purse can be the worst!


There are big ones, there are small ones, nice and pretty, 
But the one that fits her stuff looks more like this:

Out of date and out of season, it's no beauty,
But all her stuff went right inside and it all fits...

So she bought it, she bought the purse, 

Off the clearance rack she bought herself a purse!* (for $13.60)

*First she bought two purses at full, discounted prices for more than $30 each, which she returned yesterday morning, in a depressing ritual that's almost as bad as returning a too-small pair of jeans.  Why, oh why, is it so hard to buy a purse?!?

In Knitting Knews, here is the secretChristmasknitting that I could not show you last week!  Four hats for 3 nephews plus one girlfriend:

And one beard, for the nephew who mentioned it on Facebook, perhaps not realizing that his aunt was lurking:

 Oh, and one little bulky hat for a beautiful girl!  

Soooo, it was a five-hat, three-doll Christmas, and we had lots of fun!  I hope that your holiday celebrations have been grand, and that you continue to enjoy yourself throughout the rest of this year.


Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!


PS - What are you doing Saturday night?

Here's the Story. . .

Here's the story
Of a bag with cables,
That was knitted for a very Skinny Girl

It was knit of wool, in cream,
And then I dyed it -
And took it for a whirl! After spinning in the washer, it got pinned out -
To block the cables flat as flat could be. . . Then I lined it with some very stripey fabric And added pockets here, you see:
Then I hung it on the door to take some pictures
And the Skinny Girl came 'round to take a look,
And we knew, at once, it might get lonely. . .
Can I make a cabled bag for her books?A Cabled Bag,
A Cabled Bag -
Can I make a Cabled Bag for her books. . .?
Well, says Pretty Knitty, this is the third bag I have knitted from this pattern. Don't get me wrong, I love the pattern, but I have grown a little weary of it for now. . .perhaps I have another bag you can take for your books? You like the everlasting bagstopper?. . .I like the everlasting bagstopper!. . .Oh, well! I can always make another one! lol
In other Knitting Knews this week, I have done another bracelet. . .this one in silver, with multicolor beads. I am going to add these to the shop at some point. . .still researching price, etc. What do you think? On the fashion side of things, I have also finished another pair of socks. (You are probably cheering now. . .it means you won't hear about these again in the next blog. . .I have been going on and on for some time about loving this Knitty pattern and the Destination Yarn!)
With all of that said, I now return you to the regularly scheduled baby knitting, hat knitting, scarf knitting, sweater knitting and holiday knitting that is appropriate for the end of summer! I hope you all are having a good one!
Knit in good health!