Show N Tell: Yvonne's Entry

Hi Stacie--
Here are a few photos of some projects I've been working on over the past few weeks. They're my own designs. The patterns are on my website. Enjoy!

Visit my website! Yvonne's Knitting Bag

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...

Show N Tell: Sue's Entry

Good Morning, Stacie!

Just so you didn't think I was being wicked and idle while DH is away, here's what I just finished. This came from CROCHET Magazine's January 2006 edition. It is the "Kimono Coat" and I made it for my daughter. She LOVES it. It was definitely the hardest thing I've ever made and I had to modify the pattern from a regular medium to an XS, as well as some other changes. But, I am better for having done this and am already working on the Lion Brand Suede Fringed Ponch for younger DD!

Glad your Hubby is home...... Wish mine was!
Sue - in the Log House

 

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Where the heck...

are the darn Arizona pictures?!! Rob took a bunch of wonderful pictures while in Arizona and I can't find them to save my life. I want to post a couple of my favorites on here, so hopefully I'll find them. Arizona is beautiful!  I'm glad that you enjoyed the videos, and I hoped that they were helpful. If you ever want another technique shown on here, just let me know. I will me more than happy to do another tutorial. Even though holding a camara between my knees and reaching around them to knit was a little on the tough side, it really wasn't all that bad. I would have posted the bloopers, but I try to keep this blog safe for young ears and eyes hahaha! Pictures of the scarf will be coming soon. In the meantime, have you seen this website? Holy Dropped Stitches!! There are a lot of free patterns!! Do you have a few free hours???

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.

Tutorials

Ok here are the two videos showing how to knit in the front purl in the back and purl in the front knit in the back. Making these videos was a major pain without the use of a tripod or the help of another human being. You don't want to know how long it took to make clips that last for 2 seconds. So when I found out that I said bring the yarn to the front instead of saying bring the yarn to the back, I nearly had a true to life two year old tantrum! Needless to say the boo boo is staying in the video. Haha! I hope they are helpful :)

Show N Tell: Veronica's Entry

Oh, look.... a blizzard just blew in a polar bear even if he is ever so tiny! (in my dreams of course, as our weather here in my corner of Canada for November is unseasonably warm....we are breaking records today at +22C!! Almost took the motorcycle out!!) I decided to name him Blizz and gave him a festive red velvety hat with a jingly bell on the end.. ..he is ready for the holiday season! He is only 1.5 inches seated; he doesn't stand well because he is a bent legged design, but if he did...he would be about 2.25... He is needle felted from Natural Icelandic top wool from New Zealand. I found this great little sleigh last Christmas..on sale somewhere...sure wish I could remember where because now I want more of them! It is just a cheapy resin thing...but looks to me like real carved wood and is perfect for tiny bears.

Check out my picturetrail site for more pics of my bears......and plenty of other things..

Veronica
http://www.picturetrail.com/bumblebearies

Veronica sent this in a while back so I'm sure it has warmed up quite a bit :) Thanks so much for sending in this cutey! I love him!!

Field Trip

When I walked out of my front door to start my feild trip pictures I was lucky enough to snap a quick picture of a Blue Heron in flight... 



Then I saw this little critter. We have tons and tons of these here in Florida, and the cats love watching them through the sliding glass door.




A short walk around the building will take you to this nice "back yard" area...



A walk across the parking lot takes you to a lake that man made...



A walk through the trees behind my house will take you to a lake that God made...



And a drive gets me here...





Thanks for the great idea Becky!

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!!

Coming Up For Air

Just coming out of my hiding to let everyone know I'm alive and well. I have actually been knitting if you can believe it. I made a little purse for a woman I work with, I have six inches done of my shawl, and I have knit one ball of the Kuyeron on that wavy scarf. Rob leaves Wednesday so I'll be posting soon. Have a great day! Back to the hubby!!

Nervous Energy!

I haven't seen my husband in a month and a half! I'm picking him up at the airport tomorrow around 4, and I'm about to lose my mind with anticipation! I have all this nervous energy, and I can't sleep for nothing! I had to harness that energy somehow, so here's what came of it...

I loved the scarf that Leisel made so much that I had to make one too. I am knitting it with Noro Kureyon 153 and size 7 Bryspun needles. So far this pattern has been super easy to follow, and I think it is a great introduction to entrelac. I don't even need to look at the pattern anymore. These bryspun needles are awesome! The pointy tips have been so helpful with purling in the back of the stitch. I found out that they have them in circulars, and I bet they would be great for shawls. Pointy tips are very helpful with lace. Speaking of lace...

This is a sample of the lace stitch I learned from the Russian lady at my LYS and this is the yarn...

The color of the ball of yarn is closest to the actual color than the picture of the lace. Isn't it weird how color can be so different from picture to picture? So that is what I've been doing with all my my nervous energy. Oh wait there is the beaded crochet, but I can't show everything all in one post now can I!

Wow!

Leisel made the coolest scarf EVER! Go check it out here!

Thanks Debbi :)

My friend Debbi bought me some Russian yarn for my birthday. Yay! It's very pretty fingering weight mohair in this beautiful teal color. The neat thing is that a Russian woman that goes to my friend's yarn shop taught me a really cool lace stitch. I figure it would be really neat to make a shawl with Russian yarn and a lace stitch taught to me by a Russian woman :) (Speaking of her, she is an incredible knitter and she can just look at a sweater and recreate it. I'm sooooo jealous of that ) Anyways I have some more laceweight yarn that is longing to become a shawl, and Doni taught me a really cool lace stitch last night. So I bought two pairs of size 10.75 Addi Naturas (i like the way the yarn looks on that or a size 11 addi natura didn't have an 11) so that I can begin two shawls. As hard as both lace stitches look, they are actually very easy, and I think that the shawls will go pretty fast on size 10.75's. The only real challenge will be finding the time to knit them.

Some Links For Ya

Here are some links that I thought I would share with you...

• This knitted teddy bear is so darn cute!!
  
• Gorgeous knitted shawl!
  
• Do you love vintage crochet like I do?
  
• I think this crocheted lace valence is so pretty!
  
• What a great idea!!
  
• Yay a filet Faery!!
  
• Inspirational wire crochet "how to".
  
• Crocheted cat tunnel. How smart!
  
• Check out this skirt!!
  
• Berroco's White Collection and 30 Free Patterns!
  
• How Crafty!
  
• Awwwwwwwwww!!
  
• Llama llama llama llama!!!!
  
• Hahahaha! (video has one curse word)
  
• Funny Streaking Sheep super bowl commercial. In case you missed it.
  
• Custom crocheted tank.
  
• Hugs for Homeless Animals
  
• DIY jewelry. The DIY channel and website are sooooooo awesome!

That's it for now, but not to worry there will be more later. Have fun clickin'!

One More Week!!

Rob comes home in a week! Yay! He will get to stay for a week and a half and then it is off to Denver for more training. I'm so excited I can't stand it, and I'm betting this will be the longest week of my life. I know that I haven't been posting much lately, but there has been a lot of stuff going on in my life and a lot of stress. I wish I could vent it here, but it is stuff I am unable to post to the world. Let's just say that it has been a pretty scary time for me. It just figures that things like this would happen while my husband is gone. Not to worry though, I'm totally fine and things are getting better. I haven't been knitting a whole lot unfortunately. I did make a sample for one of my beginner classses though.

This yarn is made by Mango Moon. It is recycled rayon, and it has a very interesting look and texture. I fringed it with beads and shiney ribbon yarn. It is a simple garter stitch on a size 10 needle. I think it is only 8 stitches across. This is an excellent project for brand new knitters. The thick and thin yarn is a little hard to get used to, but it is not so hard that a newby couldn't handle it.

Good luck to all the knitters involved in the Knitting Olympics. I would love to join but that would be absolutely impossible. I think an acheivable goal and challenge  for me would be to post more than once a week and squeeze in at least one hour of knitting a day.

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.

So Excited

Lately I have been in a knitting slump. I haven't really gotten excited over anything knitting related. This is mostly due to the fact that I don't have any darn time to knit the multitudes of things that I want to knit ie. the lacey wrap from Vogue, Butterfly from Rowan 37, Apricot Jacket, Ab FAb throw.... I could go on and on and on! So anyways as I was saying, I've been in a slump. Then tonight I learned a new knitting stitch, and that got me all excited!! I'll be knitting up a swatch really soon and will use this stitch to make a rectangular shawl. When will I find the time? I'm not really sure, but I'll at least get a swatch made so that you can see this stitch. It is so cool!!

Rob's been gone for three weeks now in Arizona. I was doing ok for a while, but it is really started to get to me now. I don't know how my friends and family in the military handle their husbands being gone for 6 months to a year. I have 4 more weeks to go, and it seems like an eternity at this point. I'm usually ok during the day since I work quite a bit. It's the night time that I have a hard time with. Eating alone really sucks! Four weeks can't go by fast enough!! I'm like a little kid. Are we there yet?? Are we there yet!!!???

Show N Tell: Sue's Entry

Here is an addition to Sue's Show N Tell back on November 14th. These are the shrugs that she mentioned making and altering using Diane Langan's patterns. I think they all turned out great! My favorite is the one in browns. Great job Sue!

 

 

What Is In A Name?

Thank you so much for all of your suggestions. They were all wonderful. After much consideration, I decided to go with Helena! First of all I thought it was so cool that someone else had even seen that movie other than myself. That movie is so twisted and weird!! For those of you that are going "huh???" right now, the movie is called Boxing Helena. It is about a doctor that becomes obsessed with a woman and eventually cuts her arms and legs off to fully posess her. At one point he has her all displayed on a table or something with flowers all around her. Freaky!!! When I read that suggestion I just cracked up lauging and said, "That's the one!!". Thanks Elspeth! Send me your snail mail address and I'll send you a little somethin' somethin' to show my appreciation :)

My New Friend

Ain't she purty! Much to my dismay my favorite store, Petite Sophisticate, is going out of business. I got this dress form for a great price! I have always wanted one for the blog, especially on the days where I'm really not feeling ummm let's just say...photogenic. Now I have to give her a name. Any suggestions?

Four Memes

Birdsong tagged me...

4 jobs you had in your life.
Knitting Teacher
Vet. Tech.
Bartender
Receptionist

4 movies you could watch over and over
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas
Steel Magnolias
Groundhog Day
Airplane
(I love goofy movies)

4 places you have lived
Allegheny County
Newport News
Hampton
Central Florida

4 TV shows you love to watch
Dead Like Me
Sopranos
Carnivale
Deadwood

4 places you have been on vacation
Maine
New York
Florida
North Carolina

4 websites you visit daily
Bloglines (which leads me to all my favorite blogs)
Haloscan
Yahoo mail
Blogdrive.com

4 of your favorite foods
Korean food
Sushi
Bread
Chocolate

4 places you would rather be right now
Phoenix, AZ with my hubby
Virginia with my friends and family
New Zealand
Hawaii

4 bloggers you are tagging (first 4 that popped into my head)
Lanie
Bethany
Pioggia
Diane

Rrrrruffles Have Rrrrrrrrrridges!!

Before I say anything else, I want to say thank you for all the wonderful birthday wishes. They really meant a lot to me. You are all awesome I tell ya, awesome! Here's a big huuuuuuugggggggggggg from me to all of you!!

The scarf above was knit with Frog Tree Alpaca on a size 10 needle. I really enjoyed knitting with this yarn, except for the fact that it shed a little bit. I think that the shedding would stop, or at least lessen, after a while though. The yarn has a wonderfully soft hand, the halo is just beautiful, and I love the way it drapes. If I were to do another one of these scarves, I would start off by casting on only 100 stitches instead of 200. That way the scarf wouldn't come out quite as long as it did this time. After all the increasing was done I had 2000 stitches on my needle. Casting off took a while, hahaha! This pattern recommends casting on 90.

It's That Time Again

Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeeeee!!!

Show N Tell: Lanie's Entry

pattern details:
Pattern: Shish-Ska-Boobless Panta by me, inspired by a Free People headband Yarn: Brown Sheep's Cotton Fleece in Tea Rose, held doubled - 79g Needles: Denise Interchangable - US 10 1/2

Notes: i am still working on the increases in the rib pattern. i tweaked the increases in the diamond shaping, using the central double increase, and using lri & rri for the side increases in each diamond. i am absolutely thrilled with how the pattern is looking - clean, and booble-less. the needles could be sized down to US 10's & work well. i was looking for a wider band across the top of my head, without adding to the pattern.the extra long tails add a bit of versatality with the added ability to use them to tie your hair up in a ponytail or just under the hair, with a long tail down your back. the yarn is wonderful. it's soft & blockable. warm & comfortable. so far, no ill effects from the 20% merino content in it.

Cashmere Headband Pattern

I knit this headband as a sample for my LYS. It is knit with one skein of Royal Cashmere, which was an absolute pleasure, and a little bit of frou frou yarn. Unfortunately, I'm not really sure what the frou frou stuff is on the edges. I figure you could use any fuzzy yarn or skip the fuzz all together and just edge it in garter stitch. If you want to knit this here's what ya do...

Gauge: 4sts = 1 inch

Cast on 66 stitches on a size 8 circular or DPN's, join

K 3 rows with fuzzy yarn
Drop fuzzy yarn
*P 3 rows (with cashmere or other worsted yarn)
K 3 rows*

You will repeat this (between *'s ) until the headband is as wide as you like it. (I repeated it 7 times)The last 3 knit rows will be with the fuzzy yarn. Bind off :)

Pattern Update

I updated the pattern for the Paillette Purse. If you have any questions feel free to ask. This is going to have to be a short post. It is pretty late and I have to get up way early. Rob and I thank you for all the kind words. He is currently training and will be gone for the next 7 weeks. He said he may be back sooner but who knows. I'm on pins and needles right now waiting to find out where the heck we are going to live. He is trying really hard to keep us here in Florida since I have a job that I love and so many friends. We better find out soon or I am going to die!

I took pictures of the cashmere headband finally. I'll put it on her tomorrow. I am also about to finish my ruffly scarf. I need to bind off a few more stitches (i had 2000!!) and weave in the ends. Next I think I will either do the Ab Fab throw or Butterfly. I may have to flip a coin or just do both. What do you think?

YES!!!

He got the job!!!! All the hard work and sacrifice has paid off! My husband is an airline pilot!!! Thank you for all the positive thoughts! We are so very blessed!!! He leaves tomorrow morning for 7 weeks of training, so I'm getting off of this thing and celebrating with my man!!!!!!!!

Let's Wish Him Luck

Rob goes on his first interview with an airline tomorrow.  This is what we have been working so hard for. Please send some good thoughts his way. Here is a video of Rob in his "office". i don't know about you, but I think his office is pretty darn cool. He also wanted to share a picture of Miami from the air at night. Soooo pretty!

Christmas Beading

This is the bracelet I made for my Mother-in-Law for Christmas. It is made with Raku cubes and the even count Peyote method. Once the band was made, I put the embellishments on top and added beads along the sides.  As you can see I finished it off with a pretty button clasp. Click here to see a close up. This is one of those easy projects that look complicated. Believe it or not, It only took a couple of hours to make. I just love the instant gratification of beading!! More Christmas beading to come...

Show N Tell: Kim's Entry

Hi Stacie,
I very much enjoy visiting your Faery Crafty blog, and would like to submit an entry for your Show N Tell.

This is a hooded baby blanket that I crocheted last spring for friends who were expecting a baby boy. They loved the gift at the time and have since thanked me several times, telling me that it's so soft and fluffy and works perfectly in the car seat and carrier.

The pattern is out of the "Fast & Fun" pattern book by Coats & Clark. It's called Rock-A-Bye Blanket and is made with Red Heart "Baby Clouds" yarn, using a size N-15 crochet hook.

Thank you, and keep up the great blogging! :-)
Kim Brunner
http://kimbrunner.blogdrive.com/

Neat Pic

I took this picture on the way to my friend Suzy's Christmas Eve party. Rob was driving, and I wanted to play with my new toy. I think the car may have hit a bump which caused the camera to move and make the lights do that really cool thing they did. Interestingly my face didn't get blurred with the bump. It kinda looks like Tinkerbell is flying laps around my head. I just though it was a neat picture and wanted to share it with you :)

Happy New Year!!!!
Be Safe!

Paillette Purse Pattern

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This is the pattern for the purse or at least the closest thing to a pattern I can muster. I didn't count the darn bangles/paillettes so I don't know how many to tell you to get at the moment. This will be added later. If you have any questions about the pattern feel free to contact me :)

Materials
Size 8 needles
Paillettes with large holes about 182
1 hank Cordé by Judi & Co.

Bag
This bag is knit all in one piece and sewn up the sides.Before you cast on, string your paillettes onto the yarn.

Cast on 29 stitches
Rows 1-5 K1, P1 across
Row 6 K1, P1, *insert needle as if to knit and slide a paillette up to the needle, complete the knit stitch, P1, repeat from * across row to last two stitches K1,P1
Repeat rows 1-6 six times
K1, P1 for five rows.
This completes one side of the bag.
Repeat the entire process for the second side and bind off.

Strap
Make a 4 stitch I cord for the strap in whatever length you desire.

Closure
You can use any kind of closure for this bag that you like. I crocheted a button and then crocheted a small loop to fit around the button. To crochet a button you chain 5 then single crochet around twice. Break the yarn then use the tail to close the open end. Tadah! A crocheted button!

Finishing
With RS facing, sew up the sides of the bags, attach i-cord, and sew on your choice of closure

Paillette Purse

Here is the purse that I knit for my LYS. I didn't have my camera with me, so I just took a picture with my phone. I think it came out pretty darn good though don't you. I am now in the process of writing the pattern and I will post it here when I am done. This is the first official pattern that I have ever written, so Doni had to help me out with it. I knew what I did I just had a hard time figuring out how to write it.

As you can tell from the previous picture (thank you so much for the compliments) I have a camera in my possession. Not just any camera though! My hubby bought me a new Nikon for Christmas! Yay Rob! You rock!! This thing even makes movies. Now I just need to figure out how to post movies here! I'm not sure if I can or not. Wouldn't it be awesome if I could? Think of the possiblities! See you soon with more pictures! Have a great Wednesday :)

Christmas

Christmas Already??

You know Christmas kinda snuck up on me. I can't believe it is actually in two days. You know what else snuck up on me? Dec 18 which is the second anniversary of my blog!! It's now two years old and being seriously neglected the last couple of weeks. I just haven't seen the point in blogging lately. I mean honestly a blog just isn't a blog without pictures, and my camera cord is still missing in action. I finished the purse with the bangles, my friend Debbie and I made a bazillion crocheted snowflakes, I am halfway finished with a ruffly scarf, and I have some beading that I have been working on. I can't show you ANY of this because I don't have a bloody camera cord!! This is seriously frustrating. Rob and I are going to hunt for it tomorrow since we're both off. I'm hoping to get my blog back in order and start posting regularly again. At least I'll have a bunch of pictures to show ya!

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.

Do You Know...

How hard it is to drive a car in stop and go traffice WITHOUT a clutch?? It's kinda hard! Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

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?

Adjusting

Well I started my new job yesterday, and I love it! There is a HUGE amount of stuff to learn, and I am mentally wiped out when I get home. I am working the new job, teaching three days a week, and I have an hour commute in heavy traffic, so I think it's going to take some time to adjust to my new life. Inevitably my blog is going to suffer over the next few days. I'm still going to check in but I definitely won't be able to post a bunch. I am sure to be late answering back comments and reading my blogs as well. I am getting knitting done though. I have a whole hour for lunch now, and I knit during most of it. Some of my coworkers have expressed interest in it, and I think that is fabulous! Maybe we could get a little lunch hour knitting group going :) I hope you all have a great day. I have to go to bed so I can wake up and fight traffic in the morning. Waaahoooo!

Fun Fun Fun :)

I had a wonderful time yesterday! Rob took the day off and we went to MGM Studios and Epcot. His aunt had given us free park hopper passes for Christmas last year, and we have been too busy to use them until now. We started the day of at MGM studio and rode The Tower of Terror. It wasn't quite as terrifying as I thought it might be. After we left there, we basically ate our way around Epcot. This was all my idea I should add. We had dinner in Morocco and watched this awesome belly dancer perform. While I was taking a video on my camera phone she came over and grabbed me! She had me do some of the belly dancing moves with her in front of the whole restaurant! I was a little embarrassed, but it was too fun! Someone taping asked my husband for his email address so that he could send him video of me dancing. I'm not sure if that is a good or bad thing.

In knitting news I just finished a headband/ear warmer made with 100% yummyyyyyyyy cashmere! My silly butt forgot to take a picture of it before I dropped it off at the shop. Don't worry I'll get one on Tuesday. Even though this was a very simple project it was one of the most pleasurable knitting experiences ever! This yarn was like spun clouds, baby bunnies, and satin sheets all spun together. Since I wasn't really following a pattern, I had to rip out the headband a couple of times before I got it right. Oh darn, right? What a horrible thing! I had to knit with the cashmere more!? Perish the thought. I'm halfway through a ruffly scarf in alpaca silk for the shop, and then I am going to try to get that Vogue wrap finished by January when I go up to VA. Well it's time for bed. I hope you all have a great day! I'll be working. Yay!


PS Go get cashmere!!

PSS The new Magknits is up. Go check it out!

Show N Tell: Judy's Entry

Hello,
I enjoy your site even though I don't knit. Some I have tried to convert to crochet and some to weaving. I do have a show and tell a little out of the ordinary. I am a weaver. I make rugs, handbags, scarves, table runners and placemats.
Here are some of my favorites...



This is the loom I make them on.




This handbag was woven with Lion Brand Chenille (Burgundy) It was lined in purple silk. This was a one day project and I gave it to my daughter who added the beads and buttons to make look more bohemian.

 

This is a 5 foot runner made from bed ends. When they make sheets the trim all the ends and then ham them. They sell those ends to weavers. This fabric was a very mish mash of colors. It is one of my favorites. Using a loom is a test of your patients, but it pays off when you se the finished product.

Thank you,
Judy Oneacre
www.celticyarn.blogdrive.com

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know I am enjoying a much needed day off and time with my husband. I think that having a day set aside to remember all the things that you are thankful for is a wonderful thing, but I do my best to be thankful every day. Some days are easier than others, however I always make sure I drop the negativity when my head hits the pillow and remember all the great people I have in my life. Honestly it isn't too hard. All I really have to do is look to my right :)

Cool Hat!

    
Here is one of the things I have knit lately as a sample for my LYS. I got the pattern here. It is super easy and knits up really fast. The yarn is Lamb's Pride worsted, and it only took one skein. I really like this hat a lot, and I plan on making one for Grandmommy and me. The color didn't really come out right in this picture. It is actually teal with more of a green hue than is shown here. I love teal! It's one of my favorite colors.

Thanks for all the congratulations on my new job. I am now a receptionist, and I'm making a lot more money and better benefits. Plus I actually have a set schedule with the weekends off!! The job literally fell into my lap, and I couldn't be happier.I am a lucky lucky girl :)

Show N Tell: Cecilia's Entry

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May I present my first two finished knitted items? First my "Cruella de Vil" scarf. The basic garter stitch scarf. At the end of the first skein it was not long enough so I added the off white, and thought it looked like Cruella's hair. For my second item we have "My First Cardigan" from BH&G Knitted Sweaters for Her (nice pattern book, BTW). Made from (cheap!) RH Misty acrylic/nylon so already pilling, but it's cozy and will make a great house sweater, and I am always in a sweater! And it was a great learning experience. I learned a lot of techniques and am already busy on sweaters #2 & 3.

Thank You For Your Support!

I GOT THE JOB!!!

Wish Me Luck!!

I can't divulge why I need luck tomorrow (Friday) let's say around 1pm, but it is surely a good reason! It is something that will change my life for the better, and I'll be praying tonight for good news to tell you tomorrow! I'm sorry I have been so slack on blogging. I need better time management!! Thanks :)

Baby Stuff

Crochet stuff will come one of these days...

1. Ariel Zusya Benjamin's Apple Hat (K)
   
2. Baby Center's Bunny Beanie (K)
   
3. Bonnie Brann's Petal Baby Hat (K)
   
4. Britta Stolfus Rueschhoff's Trellis (K)
   
5. Brynne Sutton's Cargo Pants (K)
   
6. Canadian Living's Baby Jacket (K)
   
7. Carole Barenys' Seamless Yoked Baby Sweater (K)
   
8. Cinnamon Cooper's Baby Tart (K)
   
9. Craftown's Diamond Baby Ensemble (K)
   
10. Crystal Palace's Baby Georgia Chick Dress (K)
    
11. Crystal Palace's Baby Teddy Bear Sweaters (K)
    
12. D-Made's Quickie Baby Sweater (K)
    
13. Dawn Adcock's Little Shell Lace Baby Bonnet (K)
    
14. Deb White's Jane of the Jungle (K)
    
15. DYI's "Suede" Baby Hat (K)
    
16. DYI's Ugg Boots (K)
    
17. Emma Crew's Made With Love Layette Sweater (K)
    
18. Freddy Knits' Beginner's Fair Isle Baby Hat (K)
    
19. Freepatterns.com Shells and Columns baby Set (K)
    
20. Freepatterns.com Sweetheart Sweater Set (K)
    
21. Friendship Knitting Guild's Ear Flap Baby Hat (K)
    
22. Friendship Knitting Guild's Easy Baby Sweater (K)
    
23. Friendship Knitting Guild's Garter Stitch Baby Cardigan (K)
    
24. Good Housekeeping's Ribbon Dress (K)
    
25. Heather Ramsay's MissDashwood (K)
    
26. Holli Yeoh's Devan (K)
    
27. Interweave Knits' Better-Than-Booties Baby Socks (K)
    
28. Joyce Mesecar's Baby Pullover Sweater (K)
    
29. Judy Lamb's Cascading Leaves Christening Gown (K)
    
30. Lacy Cardigan With Matching Hat and Mittens (K)
    
31. Lorraine J Major's Angel Lace Baby Cap (K)
    
32. Kat's Angel Cardigan (K)
    
33. Kat's Lacy Cardigan With Matching Hat and Mitts (K)
    
34. K. Schmidt's Nora's Orange Sweater (K)
    
35. Kate Gilbert's Anouk (K)
    
36. Kathleen Sperling's Argyle Cardigan (K)
    
37. Kerrie's Newborn Hats (K)
    
38. Kristi Porter's Haiku (K)
    
39. Lauren Eade's Baby Hat with Leaf Edging (K)
    
40. Lion Brand's Tutu Onesy (K)
    
41. Lora Jenkins's Lace Baby Beenie
    
42. Marnie MacLean's Dragon Hoodie (K)
    
43. Mary Lee Herrick's Baby Coat (K)
    
44. Megan Mills Mitered U Baby jacket (K)
    
45. Naked Sheeps Cashmerino Aran Raglan (K)
    
46. Nilda Mesa's Cecilia (K)
    
47. Nola Rixon's Opal Wool Cardigan (K)
    
48. Opal's Baby Set (K)
    
49. P2 Designs' Baby Hat with the Swirl on Top and Socks (K)
    
50. P2 Designs' Bright Eyes Baby Jacket (K)
    
51. P2 Designs's Christmas Hat and Elfin Socks (K)
    
52. P2 Designs' Circle of Hearts Baby Hat (K)
    
53. P2 Designs' Circle of Hearts Socks (K)
    
54. P2 Designs' Froggy Hat (K)
    
55. P2 Designs' Froggy Socks (K)
    
56. P2 Designs' HollyDays Set (K)
    
57. P2 Designs' Just Ducky Hat (K)
    
58. P2 Designs' Just Ducky Socks (K)
    
59. P2 Designs's Leggings with Foot (K)
    
60. P2 Designs' The Noah's Ark Collection (K)
    
61. P2 Designs's Peppermint Twist Hat and Socks (K)
    
62. P2 Designs' Pretty as a Poppy hat and Mary Jane Socks (K)
    
63. P2 Designs' Snowflake Baby Hat (K)
    
64. P2 Designs' Snowflake Socks (K)
    
65. P2 Design's Ups-a-Daisy Hat & Socks (K)
    
66. Stephanie Pearl McPhee's Daisy (K)
    
67. Wendy Johnson's Baby Norgi (K)
    

I have no affiliation with any of the sites and probably have not researched them beyond the page on which the pattern is located. Thanks Rachel for all your help :)

Show N Tell: Sue's Entry

I am way behind in getting this to you - the Advent Box is done. I've attached photos for you. Behind each of the doors is a little, hand-painted wooden ornament for the kids to hang on their Christmas tree. It was indeed a "labor of love"!

I'll have to send you some of the new things I've done with Diane Langan's shrug patterns. They are easy to work with and great to "improvise" various changes.

Have a wonderful weekend - and that was really special to share your hair with those who really need it. I did that some time ago - and never regretted it!

Hugs,
Sue - in the Log House

Veterans' Day

I offer my sincerest most whole hearted thanks to all the Veterans alive and to those who are no longer with us. Both of my brothers and my Pops are Veterans and I am super proud of them :) Big hugs to you Nick, Chris, and Pops!

Here is Antique all balled up with each yarn catalogued on notecards.  Doni (owner of the yarn shop I where I bought the kit) did me a huge favor by doing this for me.  I would have never thought of doing it to tell truth. This will make everything so much easier.  I went ahead and bought a set of ebony needles to knit her with. Nothing but the best for this beauty. I'm not going to start working on her until I have finished some of the things I am already working on. What better motivation to finish my current projects than this!

Busy Busy Busy!

I am sorry that my blogging has been so sporadic, but I have been super busy lately. Let me say that I'm very happy to have all the things going on that make me busy (I'm finally making the best of living here in Florida), but my blog tends to suffer for it. Usually I'm not walking in the door until after 7 or so, and then I have to clean, cook, pay bills, etc. By the time I get to really sit down at the computer to check my emails, reply to comments, and read my blogs I look up and it's after midnight! Where does the time go? Then I wonder if I should blog or get some much needed sleep. Here lately sleep has won out. I haven't forgotten about the list of baby clothing pattern links, I just haven't had the time to sit down and do it. I am going to start doing a couple a night, and hopefully I'll have you a list soon :) To save on time tonight, here is what I have going on in nutshell...

• My knitting classes have really picked up I am very happy to say. I have wonderful students and I completely enjoy having the extra classes and students! The more the better!
  
• I have been knitting this hat (very interesting site) as a sample for my LYS. So far I'm about halfway done. My goal was to have it finished by tomorrow, but it's not going to happen.
  
• I am working on a lacy wrap from Vogue. I don't have nearly as many rows completed as I would like, but I can already tell it is going to be beautiful.
  
• I am about to start one of those neat spiral looking scarves in a yummy pink alpaca. This is also a sample and will come after the hat.
  
• I have the yarn to knit Butterfly, but I haven't swatched it yet. I think maybe I should make up a schedule for all of my projects. Monday is LYS, Tuesday is wrap, Wednesday LYS, Thursday is Butterfly...
  
• I got a copy of Knitting Blogger's Favorite recipes in the mail the other day! I was so excited to see my recipe in there :) The book really turned out great and I can't wait to try other bloggers' recipes! Thanks Elizabeth!!
  
• I am learning how to do chain maille and doing a bit of beading when I get the time. If you are interested in learning about it, here is a wonderful link. This interest came from the inability to find a single silver bracelet that I liked in the store. I plan on making a bracelet that looks something like this.
  
• Speaking of beading, I will hopefully get to my friend Debbi's house on Friday to do some beading. This has to happen in between apple pie baking and a knitting class. I'll try not to cancel on you Deb!
  
• I have been making the best of every spare minute I can catch with my husband. When your SO works even more than you do (that's a whole lot) you have to choose quality time over quantity of time. We went to Buca di Beppo over the weekend, and boy oh boy does that place rock! If you have one near you and you love Italian food, go as soon as you can! You won't be disappointed!

So there you have my life in a nutshell. I'm sure I'm leaving something out ie. the war between myself and my cell phone provider. Hehe! I owe you a ton of pictures of all my WIP's, but right now the bed is calling my name. May you all have happily busy days :)

Show N Tell: Jenn's Entry

These are some cases that I made from this pattern. The first picture is a cigarette case for my Grandma. She likes to tie fringe and wanted fringe on it, so I attached some to the flap. It was made with Red Heart, not sure of the color. It's a new color, I know that much. The bottom picture is a phone case for a friend from school. I had made me one ( mine was different, didn't have the flap, just a braided piece of yarn attached to loop over a button to close it.) I don't know what this yarn is. I'm sure I have the label around somewhere in my label box, but there are so many labels in there! I know I got the yarn from Michaels though. It's a mohair type yarn I think.

Jenn

Know What This Is?

It's an Absolutely Fabulous Throw Kit!!!!! I have wanted one of these kits for so long, and now I finally have one. It was given to me as an early Christmas/Birthday present, and I am sooooooo happy!! Ok happy is a bit of an understatement.  I am bouncing off the walls, dancin' a jig, jumpin' up and down happy! I couldn't wait to tell you all about it because I knew that you would appreciate how completely awesome this gift is. I tried to explain it to my husband, but he just didn't get it. My co workers didn't seem to get it either. I can't begin to express my gratitude for this wonderful gift. The colorway of this kit is Antique, which matches my living room perfectly. I'm going to my LYS Saturday so that I can use the ballwinder, and I'm going to get all of the yarn organized. I know that once I have this yarn balled, I'm going to have a hard time not starting her! I have to try and stay focused on my current projects!!!