Life is crazy...

Life has been a little crazy lately and knitting has not been at the top of my list. This month has been a whirlwind... at least one person in my family has been sick for the last, oh, 5 weeks or so, my parents have been in and out of town and Hailey's 9th birthday was thrown in there too along with back to school and PTA stuff...crazy, crazy. Luckily everyone is healthy now so we took a camping trip last week to Leavenworth. It was a lot of fun, the kids got to swim everyday, I got to work on my socks a little and we even floated down the river which was a first. I also got to visit The Wooly Bully yarn shop in Leavenworth where I picked up some pretty sock yarn and slipper bottoms for my felted slippers. The shop owner was there knitting away, it was a cute little shop. I'm amazed at all the yarn that they fit in such a small space but yet it didn't feel overcrowded. She was very nice and they had a pretty good selection. I was bummed though... after we got home I found out that there was also a yarn shop in Cashmere and I missed it. We were there too, guess I need to remember to do my research before I go anywhere. It's fun to hit shops you have never been to.

School starts next week so our knitting group should be back in full swing. Hopefully I'll get some new projects started or pick up on some old ones. Hope you all have a wonderful week.

Peace out...

Here are a few pictures of Hailey's birthday party. It was a "hippie/peace" theme with costumes and everything. We had a really great time, the party even turned into a sleepover. I didn't get pictures of everyone's tie-dye t-shirts but here are a few with my kids. Also, the blue hat Hailey has on is the other Meret (Mystery Beret) that I made. I'm really loving this hat and I'm now on my third one. Peace out...

Knitting again...

After shopping at the mall with my mom and niece, my niece inspired me to make a hat. She was trying on some really cute hats in a store and I thought "I can make that". So, yesterday I got out the needles and surfed Ravelry for a pattern. Found a cute one called Meret, it was similar to what my niece was trying on at the store. I found that this pattern was really easy to follow and was so quick to knit (one day) that I also made my daughter one (after I made her beg a little). I'll have to post pictures later when I can get her outside in the sun to take one. It was really nice to be able to finish a project in a day and it gave me a nice little break from party planning for Hailey's birthday. Hailey will be 9 on Wednesday and we are having a few friends and family over. I made her invitations again this year and they turned out pretty darn cute. She had decided she wanted a "peace sign" party so we settled on a hippie theme. We are having a "best dressed hippie" contest, going to tie-dye t-shirts and paint our fingernails and toes in funky colors. A friend of mine is even making a peace sign cake. I think it will be a fun little party. I may even have to make myself some "special" brownies for later... LOL!

Amazing wool wedding dress...

Ever wonder what it would have been like to have a "non-traditional" wedding dress? A friend sent me this link, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1205007/Shepherdess-bride-marries-stunning-dress-wool-flock.html, check it out. What an amazing dress, not sure if I would have worn it but it is definitely different. Pretty amazing. Thanks for sharing Jen.

Great news...

I'm so excited... Yorkshire Yarns (www.yorkshireyarns.com) in Lakewood will now be carrying some of my knitting accessory products. A BIG thank you to Sonya! We will also be at the Mariner's stitch'n pitch event on August 27th with YY. I'll be working my "you know what" off until then trying to get some things ready. Guess I won't be doing much knitting after all. I hope to see some of you there!

BTW... who in the world ordered all this HOT weather? I think my Mom and Dad brought it with them from Arizona! I hope it cools off some soon! I think I have lost at least 5 lbs in the last day or two just from sweating :) Keep cool out there!

Items for sale...

I just posted some of my items for sale on Etsy.com. Follow this link to see the list products:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5599083&ga_search_query=SimazenThings&ga_search_type=seller_usernames

I do also take special orders. Visit my new website at www.simazenthings.com. More items will be coming soon so check back often.

Thanks so much!
Sherri

Tacoma Rainiers Stitch 'N Pitch Event...

Last night was so much fun despite the freezing cold wind that totally messed up my hair and tried to blow away our products. What in the world happened to our sun? I hope it comes back soon. The Rainiers won, by a landslide, and we met a lot of really nice people. Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful comments (and purchases) on our products. We now have our website up and running, but please keep in mind that it is still a work in progress and we will be adding pictures of new and existing products often. We don't have a "shopping" feature set up yet but if you are interested in any of our products just send me an email and I will contact you. Check it out, any comments or suggestions are always gladly accepted.

NEW WEBSITE: http://www.simazenthings.com/

I'm looking forward to next year's stitch 'n pitch event and I hope to get out and do more shows this year. But, now that the stress of this event is over it's back to knitting, I've sure missed it the last few weeks. I hope to get some new projects posted soon. Thanks again to everyone who turned out for the stitch 'n pitch. I hope you all had fun!