GIVEAWAY!!!! Do you have a yarn addiction?? GIVEAWAY!!! THREE WINNERS!

I've got some GREAT stuff for you!!

I've got FOUR great prizes, so this giveaway will have THREE WINNERS!!

Let's get down to business!

The mandatory entry  for this giveaway, the first is to follow Knifty Thrifty by subscription or by Google Friend Connect and leave a comment, or if you are already a follower let me know that!

The contest will run from 9am Friday October 22nd, to 9am Tuesday, October 26th.

Winners will be chosen by Random.org and notified by email. After 24hrs new winners will be chosen in event that the winner doesn't respond.

You may enter to win all three prizes by leaving separate comments for all three prizes.

Please include your email in your comment so I can reach you if you win!

*ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MADE IN SEPARATE COMMENTS*

              Prize #1                                 

Jeli the Elephant and choice of TWO patterns from Charlotte at Princess Delerium!

Mandatory entry: visit www.princess-delirium.com and subscribe to Charlotte's RSS feed. 

Extra entries: Follow @endlessdelirium on Twitter

TEN ENTRIES for a verified purchase made before the end of the contest!

Prize #2

Project bag and set of beautiful stitch markers from Nicole at Spinners World!

Mandatory entry: Visit Spinners World and subscribe to her shop feed!

Extra entries: Follow Nicole's Blog via Google Friend connect
Sale!

10% off any purchase of $7.00 or more.
Vaild from 10/21-10/31.
Use code:October
Only 1 Coupon Code per customer.

TEN ENTRIES for a verified purchase made before the end of the contest!

Prize #3

Set of stitch markers and winners choice of pattern from HANDARBEITSKRAM!

Mandatory entry: Visit HANDARBEITSKRAM and subscribe to her shop feed!

Extra entries: Share HANDARBEITSKRAM on Facebook (and be sure to leave your facebook name in your comment!)

TEN ENTRIES for a verified purchase made before the end of the contest! 

Thank you for participating! 

Tell me what you think...

I've been planning and plotting for a while now to arrange a giveaway geared toward other yarn addicts like myself... and I could use some input from all of my knitters/crocheters out there.

What would you LOVE to see in a giveaway? Is there a brand you would never splurge to buy yourself? A cool knitting gadget that you've always wanted to try but haven't? Or just your favorite sock yarn or needle/hook cozy?

Leave a comment on this post with your suggestions and when the giveaway happens everyone who has commented will get 5 extra entries!

Always a Bridesmaid...

Last weekend my Baby Sister became a Mrs.

She's 24 so its not like shes a baby...but I still tear up everytime I think about it.

Living as far away from my family as I do, I don't get to spend that much time with her, and being able to hang with her last weekend, and watch her in all of her bridal glory, was pretty special.

We are very lucky to be as close as we are. I know a lot of adult women who can't say that their sisters are also their friends. I can say that, and I appreciate how special a relationship like this is.

I guess we have my Mom to thank for that. She never let us be indifferent to each other. I grew up with a sense of responsibility for my siblings and I truly believe that it made us closer as adults. I plan on raising my girls the same way.

Like any other family we have had our trials and tribulations, ups and downs and rollercoasters and all that other good stuff, but when it comes to the important stuff, we all come together and have one helluva good time.
 

I am so proud of my sister and her new husband, they planned a great day, and everything went off smoothly and it was a beautiful day. I can't wait til my girls are all grown up so Auntie Roni can plan their weddings too! (hahahahaha)

Wordless Wednesday

I haven't done one of these in a while... Ooh. Crap. I think I just screwed up the whole point of wordless wednesday. lol OH well.

Coffee Sweaters and Chapeau's...

Not a lot to blog about this week... finished a couple of projects...

Ru's Turtle

Cabled Chapeau

Cabled Coffee Sweater

Next up... another coffee sweater. Turns out a few people on my Facebook want one...so I've got somethin to keep me busy until my next big project presents itself...

Twice in one week? Miracle!

Holy Cow! I'm actually posting TWO blog entries within a few days. Twice in one week. I'm pretty proud of myself. lol

Thought today would be as good a day as any to update the interwebz on my knitting/crocheting projects that have been keeping these hands of mine busy lately.

First we have the pink/purple baby sweater set...

This set is being made for my friend Krissy, for her new baby niece. It's turned out pretty well...only things left to do are the ribbon drawstring and the buttons need to be sewn on. I also need to do a bunny hat, a matching hat and some booties too...but those are taking a little longer than I had planned. This yarn can be difficult to work with in small patterns.

Also in progress at the moment is a Spiderman Afghan for Krissy's nephew...so far its turning out really good...just have a few more rows to add, and then the black webbing from the outside edge into the center.



 And in other news... well...there isn't any other news. lol.

Motherhood...

This morning while doing some crocheting in bed I watched the movie Motherhood (starring Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver and Anthony Edwards). The movie is basically a day in the life of this New York Mom as she prepares for her daughters sixth birthday party while she simultaneously tries to write a 500 word essay about what Motherhood means to her as an entry for a parenting magazine contest.

It got me thinking. What does Motherhood mean to me? There aren't enough hours in the day for me to list all of the ways that my life has changed since that day 10 years ago when I first heard the words "You're pregnant". Every woman experiences these changes...but it means something different to each of us.

What does it mean to me?

It means everything. When I wake up in the morning, my first thought is about my babies. Every choice I make all day long, from what I have for breakfast, to what the thermostat is set on at night... is impacted and effected by what those girls need first, and then by what I need or want second. They are everything that matters in my world, and I am blessed and honored to be their Mother. That being said...

I have never been one of those Mom's that parent "by the book". When my oldest was born, I wasn't one of those crazed new Mom's that won't let anyone hold the baby, or that never leaves the house because there may be germs. When she was three months old and spit her pacifier out and it hit the floor... I picked it up, stuck it in my mouth to clean it off, and then gave it back to her. When she was 6 months old, I let her cry it out at naptime because I needed to get things done without carrying her around.

I let her get dirty at the park, and let her fall and scrape her knees, because she had to learn to watch where she was running. I have always been strict about how she behaved because I didn't want her to grow up thinking she could get away with doing anything she wanted. I made her eat food she didn't like, and forced her to say please and thank you.

When I had my second, I let the older one help. I let her hold her sister and help change diapers... I made her responsible for things, because I want her to grow up feeling responsible for her sister. I believe that someday it will make them closer...because my Mom did the same thing with me and my sister, and I feel like without that responsibility to each other we wouldn't be as close as we are now as adults.

I believe that every Mom has to do things the way that is best for her. NOT what the books/magazines or blogs say.

I am a Mom. That is who and what I am. Motherhood is one of my defining features, and I'm proud of that.