Welcome!!

Welcome to my new blog. Feel free to take off your shoes and stay a while. You'll find a few changes have been made (for the better), but for the most part it remains the same. All the links, free patterns, and tutorials are floatin' around. I am working on the whole entry notification issue. I have a couple of options I am exploring. In the meantime, I'll just post to the old blog whenver I post here. If you click the button below you can update your bloglines subscription to the new blog.

I think moving my blog was more work than any physical move I have ever made. I had to move every single entry. One. At. A. Time. This took for-ev-er. I think it was all worth it though. I also knew that I would risk losing readers and bloglines subscribers by making this move, but my quality of blog life is so much better with blogger. You'll notice one great feature (that will make navigating my blog so much easier) is the labels. I love the labels! I went label crazy. It greatly appeals to my OCD :)

Please let me know what you think about my new place, positive or negative. I really hope you end up liking it as much as I do.


Just for fun here is my break up note from the old blog...




Dear John,

I am leaving you. I know we have been together for more than 3 years, and you were my very first blog experience.  I know that when I typed my first words to the internets it was through you.  I am also very aware of the fact that I have met so many wonderful people because of you, and yes you did introduce me to my new boss.  For all these things I am grateful, but I am still leaving. To be honest, I have been wooed by another blog host. One that understands my needs so much more than you seem to.  How many times did I ask for my pictures to show up on bloglines?  Could you do that for me? Nooooooo.  Well, my new blog host shows my full entry with pictures. It also lets me change the fonts and colors with a click of a button. The imageshack toolbar drag and drop feature actually works.  I can label my posts, and the page element feature has made managing my side bar so much easier.   And you know how you insist on that banner up there? My new bloghost doesn't do that. I know you'll probably bring up the fact that it doesn't have entry notifications like you do, but that is something I'm willing to have to live with.  I hope that we can remain friends because I do love you. I'm just not in love with you.

All My Best,
Stacie

PS: You'll find that I have taken all the links and tutorials with me. I think I got everything, but if you happen to find anything could you please send it to my new address...
http://faerycrafty.blogspot.com/

PC Trouble

I haven't been posting lately because I have been having a really hard time with my computer. Almost anything I do locks it up. It won't even let me upload my pictures to Imageshack.com. I have lots to show you because I've been doing lots of knitting. Plus I got some new books I'd like to show you and some other fun non craft related pictures that I'm sure you will enjoy. This problem should be remedied within a week, and I hope to get this blog up and running again. I just hope I don't forget what the heck I was planning on blogging about!! Another thing I'm having trouble with is answering your comments or leaving comments. My computer has decided it hates haloscan. This thing is older than dirt (if you remember our other two broke simultaneously and we are stuck with a dinosaur) and locks up if you do more than one thing or if you blink when clicking on a link, or breath. Cross your fingers for a quick end to this madness, and if you walk past my window and hear screaming. Duck!! You don't know if a certain laptop may be flying out the window.

Been A While

It's been a while since I posted, but believe it or not I have been doing A LOT of blog stuff in my spare time. It's nothing that you can see right now, but all will be revealed soon. I hope. I have also been knitting. I got a little distracted from knitting Ariann, and I started on Deli. I think it is just because Cashcotton is so darn soft and wonderful to knit with. I got the new IK in the mail, and I can't say that I like the new layout. It's not that it is a bad layout. It is the fact that it is the same layout as Vogue Knitting. If I were publishing a magazine, I think I would try to be as different as possible from the competitors not the same. Once I got over my initial disappointment, I found a pattern that I really like, the Dollar and a Half Cardigan. Now this is important info if you are planning on knitting this pattern. A lot of people are having a heck of a time finding the Reynolds Soft Linen that the pattern calls for. I did some googling and found it here. At $6.00 a ball the price isn't awful, but I'm not really impressed with the colors. While I'm working on Deli and Ariann, I'll be thinking of a good substitute. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking that my Reynolds Saucy would work. Check out all the colors and the price. Plus it doesn't hurt that I have ten balls of Olive in my stash. Well, I'm off to do some more work! I'm hoping to be back soon! Have a good Sunday!

PS. Thanks for all the compliments on the bracelet. I will be offering a video tutorial. I can't promise a time. It all depends on how long the other stuff I am doing takes. Stay tuned!

Smile!

Testing

Last time I posted a picture it actually showed up on my bloglines feed http://faerycrafty.blogdrive.com/atom.xml . I just want to see if this was a fluke or not so I'm posting a picture of my first Great Dane Keagen and his little sister Zoë.

It's not the best quality of picture, but I love it anyway. Those two just loved each other so much. We miss you Keagen! You were the best!

Yay Internet!!

I have my internet back!! Wooohoooo!! Pictures coming soon, but for now I have to get some work done!

Why Why Why!!??

doesn't my bloglines feed show my pictures! Can anyone tell me this? Is there way to make this happen? Am I just bloglines ignorant? And how come some of you out there have cute little pictures by your blog name? I want a cute little picture by my blog name!

Yay!

My blog is back! It's been down and I haven't been able to post. Now it's back but it's nearly 1am, and I need to get in bed. I'll post soon though. G'night!

Techinical Difficulties

We were having some technical difficulties over here, so Show N Tell will be up on Tuesday instead of today.

24 times!!!

I just found out that people got notification of my last entry 24 times!! I am so sorry! I don't know why that happened. I'm sure it was a glitch. Hopefully it won't happen again.

Many were wondering about the pattern for the wrap. I am going to be offering a video tutorial on my blog for the stitch I used. Hopefully that will be up tomorrow, and you won't hear about it TWENTY FOUR TIMES!!!

Bag Links Are Be Updated!!

I am working on updating the Free Bag Links tonight. Keep checking for new patterns :)

Where Oh Where

Did I go this week? It would be easier to ask where I didn't go. I know this blog is totally neglected, and I'm amazed to see that anyone sticks around. Some major life changes have been happening in this household that have been affecting my blogging time. I either have no time or when I have time I'm too tired. This mess should hopefully clear up in a couple of months, and all will be explained. Just hang in there. Thank goodness for bloglines and subscriptions. I can't imagine how frustrating it would be to try and keep up with when I post. Just bear with me. It will be better soon...

Too Late

I didn't get home until around 11 tonight, so I'll have to post the pictures tomorrow. I have to get to bed! Have a good Wednesday.

What's The Score? What's Next?

This is a quick update to let you know what is going to be going on here at FaeryCrafty. Monday Show N Tell will resume! If you would like to participate in Show N Tell email me at faerycrafty at gmail dot com with your entry. All crafts are welcome! On Tuesday I will have the finished scarf picture and two tutorial videos demonstrating KFPB and PFKB increases. Wednesday will bring another FaeryCrafty original pattern along with a picture of the finished object knitted by one of my wonderful students! Thursday I am going to show a couple of pictures Rob took in Arizona. That place is incredible!!

I'm going to make an effort to post on here more often, even if it is only to post some links or a random picture.  I miss you guys!!

Gallery

Just a quick note to let you know that I'm finally working on a gallery of my finished projects. You can find the link on the sidebar down on the right. This is loooooong overdue.

Stuck At Home

Well I'm stuck at home due to the lack of an automobile so I decided that I'll work on my baby pattern list. Speaking of babies, Donna over at Yarn Tomato  just had a beautiful baby boy named Miles. Pop on by and see the cutey.

Still Here!

I'm still alive everyone. No worries! I can't get over how hard it has been to adjust to this new schedule. I have been knitting quite a bit though. I'm almost done with one of this potato chip ruffly scarf, and I'm making one of those purses with the shiney bangles on them. I'm not using a pattern but basically making it up as I go along. If you want to know the "recipe" so to speak, let me know.  I have pictures but I can't find my camera cord at the moment, and I have to go to bed. Figures right.

Today was my 14 hour day, and I have very little time to get anything done.  I hope I can even sleep since the floors are vibrating from the LOUDEST NEIGHBORS EVER!! Apparently noone needs to sleep at 11:30pm. What the heck am I thinking? Please bear with me. I know it isn't much fun reading a blog that doesn't post often and doesn't have pictures. I'll get it together soon.

 

Things To Do In No Particular Order

1. Post the links I have for baby clothes.

2. Find my stupid camera cord and post pictures!

3. Take pictures of the cashmere headband and scarf.

4. Set aside a time to blog and stick to it.

5. Find time for exercise. Getting off the booty is goooood.

6. Sleep?

Good News and Bad News

Before I tell you the news, I want to tell you about the poll results. Baby Clothes won by a landslide! There are literally hundreds of baby clothes patterns online, so I'm not going to post every one I come across. It's still going to be a pretty large list of links, no worries.

Now for the good news. I always liked good news first. I got my replacement battery in the mail! It works great and I can take pictures again. First and foremost I owe you a picture of me and my pretty blue shawl. Don't think I have forgotten. Hard to forget something so beautiful especially since I curl up with it almost every night.

And now we have the bad news. I CAN'T FIND THE STUPID CORD TO MY CAMERA!! You know the one you have to have in order to put the pictures ON THE COMPUTER! Yeah that thing. It's gone. Of course it's gone. But in the famous words of my husband, "It's around here somewhere." The hunt is on people. The hunt is on!

Camera Update and Stuff

Before I say anything, I must mention the horrible earthquake that happened recently and say once again the people affected by yet another horrible tragedy are in my thoughts and prayers. Something's gotta give. Right?

I bought a battery for my camera on Ebay. Hopefully it will get here very soon! It is driving me crazy that I can't post pictures of what I am doing. I started a really cute felted bag in Purple Lamb's pride with Mulitfizz mixed in. It is going to be super cute! I am also going to make a matching felted cell phone case. These are samples for future beginner knitting classes. There is nothing better than felting for a beginner class. Uneven stitches?? What? Who cares! It will all felt out! This is great for the self esteem of a new knitter and eases a lot of frustration. If you teach crochet or knitting I highly recommend adding felting to your classes.

Take a sec to vote on the next pattern search. I'm going to close the poll Friday which will give me the weekend to find the links. Sunday is the start of my vacation yay! Hopefully I'll have a battery for my camera by then so that I can get some long overdue pictures taken. The main one being the picture of my beautiful blue shawl. No I haven't forgotten about that :)

I should have pictures tomorrow of the latest jewelry set I made for my grandma. She's going to take them tomorrow. I'm actually pretty proud of this set. The chandelier earrings came out very well if I do say so myself :) I just love designing and creating my own jewelry. It is so much fun to have that near instant gratification. I am planning on getting into more complicated projects as soon as I can allot the time for it. That is easier said than done. Have a great Wednesday everyone and don't forget to vote!

Bad Bad Blogger!

I have been a terrible blogger lately. Time really hasn't been on my side. I have managed to do some knitting but nothing really worth showing. Watching stockinette grow a few inches isn't exactly exciting stuff. I wanted to start working on Butterfly, but I don't have the time to get into anything complicated. Stockinette round and round and round is right up my alley at the moment. My husband is hopefully going to be off this coming Sunday, and I'm going to try and get him to take a picture of me with my pretty shawl :) Hopefully, I'll do it justice, and hopefully I'll get back to blogging more regularly soon. Happy Tuesday!

Updated Bag Links

Alright everybody the Bag Links are Updated. There are now 263 free bag patterns!! Yay! I'm getting tired of sitting on my booty updating links so this will be it for me today. I gotta get up off of this couch! :)