Saturday, February 6, 2010

We're Exhausted...

I've never worked so hard on a project this size for this long! Our apartment is finally finished and it's beautiful. I'm looking forward to relaxing and already have most of our things packed to move. A number of good friends and myself have done all of the construction from the very start to finish an I'm very proud.

I've been meaning to post pictures of the murals that I've painted from the paint we picked out at Home Depot. From pictures I had drawn months ago each wall took about a day and a half to sketch and paint. It was a nice break from installing sheet rock and tiling. I just hope the kids keep the creativity to the magnetic chalkboard I built for them in the corner of their room and not on these walls!





I apologize deeply about the KAL this month. I've been spending so much time at the new place that each day was fading into the next. I hadn't realized how much time was going by. I'm going to post the remainder of the rows now and hope that everyone will catch up quickly. I'll be home tomorrow for a little r&r and will post up the first few rows of the February Mystery Cloth KAL by tomorrow night.
I wanted to thank everyone for knitting along and being patient and understanding during this time. It has truly been exhausting to take care of a family and physically build a home for us at the same time.



January Mystery KAL
Clue #5

row 42: (k1,p1)2x, k4, p10, (k1, p2)x3, k1, p3, k3, p1, k1, p3, k4, (p1,k1)2x
row 44: (k1,p1)2x, k1, p5, k1, p7, k1, p8, k1, p4, k1, p1, k1, p7, k1, (p1,k1)2x
row 46: (k1,p1)2x, k3, p7, k1, p3, (k1, p2)x3, k1, p5, k1, p3, k1, p2, k3, (p1,k1)2x
row 48: (k1,p1)2x, k1, p14, k1, p6, k1, p15, k1, (p1,k1)2x
row 50: (k1,p1)2x, k2, p1, k1, p8, k14, p11, k2, (p1,k1)2x


row 52: (k1,p1)2x, k1, p14, k5, p2, k1, p6, k1, p4, k1, p3, k1, (p1,k1)2x
row 54: (k1,p1)2x, k2, p5, k1, p7, k5, p2, k1, p14, k2, (p1,k1)2x
row 56: (k1,p1)2x, p12, k1, p2, k5, p2, k1, p16, (p1,k1)2x
row 58: (k1,p1)2x, k1, p2, k1, p11, k5, p2, (k1, p4)x2, k1, p5, k1, (p1,k1)2x
row 60: (k1,p1)2x, p9, k1, p5, k8, p16, (p1,k1)2x


row 62: (k1,p1)2x, p25, k1, p9, k1, p3, (p1,k1)2x
row 64: (k1,p1)2x, p5, k1, p7, k1, p5, k1, p10, k1, p8, (p1,k1)2x
row 66: (k1,p1)2x, p39, (p1,k1)2x
row 68: (k1,p1) to last stitch, k1 Repeat for 4 more rows
next row: bo in pattern

Weave in ends.

94 comments:

CraftyLaDonna said...

Wow, those rooms are beautiful! Your kids are so lucky!

Jennifer said...

Love, love, love those murals!
I'll finish up my cloth tomorrow. Thanks for squeezing in the time to post the remainder of the pattern.

Jocelyn Sass said...

OMG! those wall murals are beautiful! You must be so proud of all incredible work! Thank you for sharing such creativity.

Boutique Girl Gifts said...

Beautiful!

Thanks for posting the rest of the clues. Looking forward to catching up and starting February's KAL!

Jan said...

Yes, I think the kids are gonna like it! awesome. thanks for the new clues. glad everything is o.k.
Is it February already?

Robin said...

Glad all is well and those walls are to die for! Thanks for the KAL and good luck with your new home.

suesueb said...

Your walls are simply awesome! Beautiful work-I can see why you're so tired and busy!! Thanks for the rest of the pattern and enjoy your new home beaucoup!

Material Mary said...

I have worried about you and am glad that you are alright. The apartment walls are stunning. You have a great gift. Sorry you are so worn out, but it is so worth it and I'm so excited for the KAL as well. What a fun time I have had with it.
Mary

Cathy said...

LOVE what you have done with those rooms, what lucky kids :) Don't worry at all about the KAL, family ALWAYS comes first. Glad you are ok albeit exhausted! Remember to take care of yourself during this extremely busy time :)

Elsi said...

Those walls are spectacular. Did you just draw them free-hand? Or did you design them (on paper or on the computer) and project the design on the wall? I'd love to see a blog post where you explain the process you used to get those fantastic walls!

ButMadNNW79 said...

Love, love, LOVE the Lightning McQueen! :-D And yay, more KAL. I was beginning to worry your new place had eaten you or something. ;-)

Strickfraueli said...

wow that is just fantastic......great...I would love to have such a room.....
greatings ffrom switzerland
lee-ann

Anonymous said...

Your are fantastic. The rooms are so lovely!

Annegret

miliezebomb said...

Waouh!!! It's amazing!!!!! Great congratulations, I really love this paintings!

Ada said...

Omg..those rooms looks awesome! Gives me great ideas. Thank you.

And thanks for posting the last clue.

Catherine (Alecat Music) said...

Absolutely lovely! Well done on a superb job.
I like the prayer on the girl's room wall too. :)

Threadless said...

Holy cow - I wish I had your level of ambition when it came to painting my child's room! I struggled for AGES just to find a single color for the walls. ;)

It's amazing, Kris. Your kids will wake up every day in a great space, and think of you immediately. :)

Anonymous said...

You're mrrals are amazing...we all understand why the clues' weren't posted and totally understand....It is so NICE of you to do this KAL with all you have going on....

Diane

Birgit said...

Hi Kris,
I have seen every day for your page and waiting at the Kal.
Meanwhile, I bought the Valentine's Day and Spring Cloths and knitted.
The rooms are beautiful. My daughter asked if you can come over to us. But I think the road is going too far. My english is bad but i hope, you understand me.

Love Greetings
Birgit

Ariane said...

Lucky kids!!

holly said...

Wow, what a beautiful piece of art.

Silverlotus said...

Those are lovely, lovely murals. I would love to have your daughter's mural in my own room. :) Thank you for sharing the pictures.

veela-valoom said...

The murals are so beautiful. Very impressed.

Anonymous said...

Family first! The rooms look great. Enjoy your new home

-BP

Ariel said...

Your murals are AMAZING!!!!

Quiltgirlie said...

Thanks fot posting the rest of the pattern. Ich knitted it this evening and will post the dishcloth tomorrow on my blog.
Regards, Britta

Shanta Hayes said...

The murals are absolutely AMAZING!!! No wonder you are exhausted. You did a terrific job, and yes your kids are so blessed to have such a creative mommy.

Karen said...

Thank god you're alive! I was really getting concerned.

I'm just echoing everyone else.....fabulous murals! You are extremely talented. I'm sorry your days have been exhausting but that's pretty much how a move goes, especially if you're RENOVATING!

Thank you for posting the last clue :)

Sherri said...

OMG!!!!!!!!!! Will you come & paint my house ..... you are awesome & your kids are so lucky to have such a talented Mom!!!

Kathy said...

I understand. There is life we all most live and, much to my disappointment at times, not just knitting. I sincerely appreciate your generosity in giving up your designs for free and thank you.

Those murals rock!

Petit Filoux said...

Well it looks pretty amazing to me! Those murals are stunning!

Missy knits said...

Your murals are so beautiful! Just amazing!!. Thanks for taking the time to post the rest of the January dishcloth. You have been so busy, enjoy some R&R!!

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Anonymous said...

You are so talented! Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Bobbi said...

Very cool! Lucky kids.

Katrina said...

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

I get to finish the January cloth! And sit in amazement at your creativity with painting...I have to use stencils to get something that nice...it's so modern yet 60s retro in your daughter's room...delightful! And no apologies needed, you're teaching me patience! Thanks for sharing! Tonja

Mary Heather said...

Murals are beautiful! I LOVE your daughter's room!! She'll never want to move out !! Loved the January KAL and can't wait for February KAL to start.

BusyMomKnits said...

WOW!!!!

Anonymous said...

wow! it's simple F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!!!!

Unknown said...

Loving the KAL...and those walls are beautiful. I did giant flowers and stuff myself on a huge wall in a baby shop I use to have. It was a lot of fun.

Kathy said...

Just finished the January one and am excited about the February clues! I'm thinking now that i'm going to save them all and give them to my Mom as a Christmas present. Maybe... they're so cute I want to keep them for myself!

Cetta said...

Those murals are amazing, Kris! You are so creative.

Faith said...

Wow! So beautiful! I want to learn to paint like that! :) Gorgeous!

Kerry said...

WOW it is amazing. Your children are so very lucky to have such a talented mummy.

Only just found your blog and KAL so I'm still on with the January cloth. Loving how it is looking so far. Thanks for doing this.

Anonymous said...

Just finished the January KAL and eagerly awaiting the February clues. Hoping you got moved into your apt. before the snow came (or at least enough moved to have a campout in the new place). Tonja

Unknown said...

Beautiful work! I'm sure the kids will love it!

No problem at all with the patten, I am a bit behind as well. :)

Anonymous said...

Is anyone knitting on needles larger than 3? I wonder if I use a 7 or 8, will the pattern still be seen? I'm knitting on 5 and can still see the pattern. I'm going to make a blanket, and thought the square might be softer with larger needles.

Mirshann said...

Almost halfway through February and no update. Are we skipping this month? :(

Debbie said...

Wow, you are so talented and amazing. Would love to see more pictures. Thanks for sharing.

CraftyCarole said...

simply beautiful murals! The kids should love them...

thanks for sharing the pattern as well.

Such talent you have!

Alison said...

This was so much fun! Thank you for posting the KAL. I look forward to the next one when you have time.

Kim L-H said...

Thanks for the great KAL! For the Knitting Olympics I am knitting a drop dead gorgeous pair of socks toe-up on 2 circs AND I'm finishing all UFO's in the house!!! I finsihed the Jan. dishcloth KAL last night and it is adorable. Thank you... I can see how busy you are with the move, decorating, etc... I appreciate your hard work!

Becca said...

I just finished the KAL for Jan. I am new to knitting and I enjoyed making this very much.

leslie said...

I still check every day. I'm not giving up!

tabitha said...

I finally finished! It's beautiful. Thank you.

Maria said...

WOW those walls are amazing! Just beautiful!!

susanmark said...

HI Kris,

The room murals are gorgeous and your children are adorable.

I have a question. IS there a place where the completed kals are written?

Thank you
Susan

PS just found the Dessert patterns. Don't know how I missed them. Em was in hospital for about a week, m/b that's how.
The patterns look delicious.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful murals!! Your kids are lucky to have you for their mom!!

Sally Anderson said...

You are obviously a multi-talented artist. I'm so envious! The murals are just beautiful. And I love your dish cloths. I've just bought a bunch of the collections (found you thru The Twist Collective) and now you're bookmarked. Thanks for a lovely couple of hours! -- SallyA

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