Sunday extras

Sunday morning cute kid stories -

1) We have taught the Boy a new game. One of us -- the Boy, too -- will look up and yell "volcano." Which then makes him clap his hands to his cheeks and yell "Oh, no! Run!" And then he runs around in circles until he falls over. Because you can never be too careful about volcanos.

2) The Diva just announced that she'd like to be an "Alien Princess from Italy" this year. "Alien" we can do.  "Princess," too. The "from Italy" is a stumper to convey. Maybe a flag in her hair?

Randomly -

This scarf is made of awesome.* Too bad I don't have quite enough time before Halloween to whip one up. Besides, I still have the Nantucket sleeves to finish up. I though I'd get the first one done last night but seem to have completely arsed up the sleeve cap. Can anyone walk me through what "Dec 1 st each end of needle every right side row 6 times, then every 4th row once, then every RS row 6 times - 34 sts remain" means? It's all just dandy until that direction.

Also, Not Martha goes gluten free and discovers that it's harder than it looks. 

* hat tip to Lisa Horstman, who has a brand-spankin' new site.

Comments

[Melanie]

A tiara crafted of pasta and rhinestones?

[Jill (from Australia)]

Can anyone walk me through what "Dec 1 st each end of needle every right side row 6 times, then every 4th row once, then every RS row 6 times - 34 sts remain" means?

I'd understand that as:
Beginning on a right side row, proceed as follows.
Row 1: K2 tog, work to last 2 stitches, SSK
repeat these rows 5 more times (12 rows, 12 stitches decreased)
Row 13: K2 tog, work to last 2 stitches, SSK
Row 14: work as given
Row 15: work as given
Row 16: work as given
Row 17: K2 tog, work to last 2 stitches, SSK
Row 18: work as given
repeat Rows 17 & 18 5 more times.

Or you could summarise it as "work 28 rows, decreasing at each end of every right side row except row 15".

HTH

[Heidi]

Maybe this shirt (http://www.firenzegifts.com/i/Apparal/italianprincess2_tshirt.gif) and some antennae?