Its Weekend Time!!!

Alright ladies and gents it is time to get your weekend on!

This week has been insane, we've all been sick here, and the kiddo has gotten the worse of it so I'll keep this short and sweet.

Hopefully I'll have a bigger, better post next week!

I have 3 blankets, 3 hats, 1 pair of socks, 1 pair of mittens and a shawl on the needles right now.

Here is a sneak peek at what I have been working on!

Pink Fringe Blanket

Blue Fringe Blanket

'Clara' Hat

These are all available to purchase from either Facebook or our Etsy Shop feel free to stop by check us out!

What projects have you been working on?

Until next time!

Keep Stitching!

Rachel

Happy Friday!

Every Friday Shannon over at Luvinthemommyhood posts her weekend wishes.

Warm fuzzy thoughts of what she'd like to do over the weekend.

There is something about reading it every week that makes me feel all excited and happy for the weekend.

It also gets me thinking about what MY wishes are for the weekend.

So here are my weekend wishes!

And don't forget to go check out Shannons! :)


I would love to get an extra hour or two of sleep,

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Spend more time snuggling with Ryan & Railyn

Continue to work on my shawl

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Find the perfect pattern to knit Railyn her hat & mitt set out of my Lilac Mal Chunky. 

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Take Railyn out to play in the snow with Ryan for the first time. :)

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We just got snow for the first time all year that hasn't melted yet so I am pretty excited to go outside as a family and enjoy it. Even though it is cold! But it is a perfect excuse to snuggle on the couch afterwards and watch some cartoons. 

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Keep Stitching!

~ Rachel

A day in the life of a knitter

Since I know you are all itching to know.

Okay I know your not.

But I will share anyways.

Lots of my friends ask how I am able to knit, sew and craft so much with a 6 month old hanging around.

Let me tell you.

Nap time is a god-send. When she goes down for a nap it is like I can get a million more things done!

She also is not very mobile yet, and enjoys helping me knit occasionally.

I can normally knit a baby hat and diaper cover with some matching booties on a great day.

Just the hat on a normal day. Which is still great because I can do what I love!

So here is what my day is like!

730-8am - Wake up! (Railyn is usually my alarm clock)
8-10am - Help Ryan get ready for work, have breakfast and watch some Blues Clues.
10-1130/12 - NAPTIME! (While she does that I finish laundry, knit, catch up on some Greys, clean. If I am really tired I will have a nap too)
12-3pm - Lunch with Ryan (its amazing that he can come home for lunch!), sing songs, play, go for a walk, playgroups (whatever is planned that day)
3-5pm - NAPTIME! (by not I am really looking forward to this nap as its been a long day) I start dinner, knit, finish up whatever house chores I didn't finish, and generally just relax.
5-7pm - Ryan comes home between 530-6 and then we have dinner. Railyn has a bath, bottle then bed.
7-11pm - Ahhhh relax! Catch up with eachother, knit, watch TV, tidy up from dinner and sometimes we'll watch a movie. I give Railyn a bottle before I go to bed at 11pm.
11pm + sit in bed and play games on my tablet. lol

So, there you have it. Naptimes = Knitting time! Weekends are great as well because Ryan spends some time with Railyn so I get some time to myself and she gets daddy time which is great. Half the time I give up knitting and just sit and watch them.

How do you fit your projects into your life?

Until next time!

Keep stitching!

~ Rachel

Lots of Changes!

I've been 'off grid' for the last few weeks mainly  because I wanted to relax a bit after the crazy Christmas dash!

With Every Stitch is my love, I have put so much heart and soul into my work, I love that I can write about yarn, quilting and other crafty things and someone out there that loves it as much as I do will read it. Find it helpful. Laugh, cry, share it with other people.

It is a great feeling know that what you do, what you LOVE is something so achievable!

I am gearing a lot of my work toward photography props, my other love is my photography business, Rachel Ewen Photography. Something about photographing a special moment in time, freezing ultimate happiness so my clients can share that with friends and family brings so much joy to my life.

Because it is hard to juggle both, I decided to jump in head first and start making props more often. Not just for myself, but to sell to other photographers.

What better way to bring together the two things that I adore!

So if you like us on Facebook and have been wondering what is up with all of the odd postings and photos. Do not fret, I am not going anywhere. I am just changing. Evolving what I love, into something that I love even more.

I hope you all love what I share as well, there is nothing better then sharing with those who truly understand what it means to be a 'yarnaholic' :P

Much love to all my incredible readers and fans!

Until next time!

Keep Stitching!

~ Rachel

First real snow!

I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas holidays or the holiday you celebrate this time of year.

I was busy knitting right up until the end, I finished Railyns sweater Christmas Eve, spent lots of time eating good food and spending time with Railyn and Ryan.

It was a quiet, lovely Christmas with just the three of us.

BUT it was a green Christmas, kind of disappointing. Then this morning we woke up to snow, which was exciting. It is very cold out though, so I've been sitting inside sipping tea, knitting and hanging out with my favorite girl. I think she likes my yarn and knitting as much as me!

Worlds youngest knitter in the making? Maybe!

In other news,

Congratulations lucky number 27!  You've won our 12 days of Christmas give away!!! 


Reiki I am sending you a message on Ravelry so you can claim your prize!

"My least favorite part is Family Drama, why does it only occur at Christmas time, my favorite part is when its all over and I can relax in front of the TV with a nice glass of vino and know that's it until another year.
Reiki on ravelry"


Thank you everyone for your continued support and love! 


Merry Christmas!


Keep Stitching!


~ Rachel

On the 12th Day of Christmas!

My LYS gave to me


12  Mittens for lovers!


11 Jane Richmond Patterns

10 Wooden Shawl Pins

9 On the go Project Bags

8 Yarn Wrapped Wreaths!

7 Yarn bowls!

6 Blue Sky Alpaca Project Bags

5 Lantern Moon Silk Scarves

4 Skeins of 220 Cascade

3 Hand made Stitch Markers

2 Addi Needles

and some Knit Picks of the Andes in a pear tree! 


Oh goodness I can't believe that Christmas is here already! I hope all of your knitted gifts are wrapped and under the tree! I do not enjoy the last minute knitting rush that we get ourselves into.


Ray's Christmas sweater came off the needles last night, all I have left to do now is weave in the ends, block and wrap it up for her to open tomorrow. 


Thank you to everyone that has joined me for the Christmas give-away. 


Just a reminder that the contest remains open till 5pm (EST) today and the winner will be announced at 6pm (EST) today. 


Good luck everyone and Merry Christmas!


Keep Stitching!


~ Rachel