NEW YARN!!!

Well, from the 'tip off' I got on a knit list (was it KNITLIST???) I decided to check out Little Knits. Well, I saw some awesomely beautiful handpainted superwash wool-Shaeffer "Little Lola"--I decided I NEEDED some!-lol! The service from LittleKnits truly IS great and I am soooo pleased with my new yarn! I wanted to wait til I got some socks off needles to start with these, but I couldn't resist!--no, I didn't go BUY MORE NEEDLES, which admittedly was my first impulse...I actually caved and decided that despite the fact that I am not fond of 2 socks on 2 circs, the "Magic Loop" method was kinda OK...SO...I am doing 2 on 2, but SEPARATELY, not together! I HATE having to untwist the yarn!

I am quite pleased with this stuff...wish I could post a pic, but I will have to do that later. Amazing to me, though, how fun it is to get a pic from placing stuff directly on a scanner vs. taking a pic...You'll see...

OTHER STUFF...

I actually got FIVE little red sweaters done for the Red Sweaters Project! YAY! They look just like all the others, since I didn't have the sense to realize that only the YARN TYPE and SIZE had to be the same, not the texture or style of the sweater. Guess I'll have to make more to contribute so I can mess around and experiment with making some different types.

Yes, pics will come LATER, too!

Well look what DIDN'T 'load successfully...' The beginnings of my Flower Basket Shawl that I decided I NEEDED to try...let's see how far I get with it! 

One of MANY OTN (on the needles)...

A detailing of the shawl...what a trip--it is knit top-down...I'm starting to figure out why it's not 'pointing' into the bottom! Had to look hard at the lace pattern to figure out that it is being knit-down! 

So here is a "novelty scarf" for ME...maybe I'll get one done that I can wear...? 

The Gerbera Daisy was an added embellishment to an otherwise ordinary scarf knit from "Frenzy"--found at Michael's! 

Bucket Hat Ensemble...

The star flower was used to accent a Chic Knits "Bottom Up Bucket Hat" and coordinate it with the scarf made from "Firenze"  As you may recall, I was working on this "Bucket Hat #3" earlier...Note: I didn't have the assistance of "Cookie Monster" to model the hat for me, this time...

The Gerbera Daisy...I used some of the red from the scarf and embroidered french knots in the center since I didn't have enough of the yarn to crochet the center with... 

The star flower...there are some beads added to the center. 

Messing with more pics...

OK, I had a bunch of fun doing some crocheted flowers based on patterns from Stitch Diva . They have such cool patterns! A fun weekend project to finish off some gifts I'm working on! I attached a safety pin to the back of both so that they could be attached to the scarf, hat or other garmet and create a coordinated look...

I have some, too!

My first felted clogs... 

Quite a few people are making these felted clogs from a Fiber Trends pattern. I had to try them out, since I decided this yarn would be better felted, since it seemed to pil quite a bit. I've made another pair since, and know I'll be making MORE!

It's back! Here is my Spiderweb Capelet. Looks much like any other one... 

GASP! It's GONE

My lovely capelet pic is GONE! What to do???? I will have to work on this tomorrow. Not a very good Blogger, am I?

SnB Nation Spiderweb Capelet finished in its entirety 3/7/2005

So here it is, the other project finished yesterday during lunch! Always good to see projects come to a completion...Now to work on finishing the afghan (my 'first' knit afghan started almost a year and a half ago...), many socks, 2 cardigans, ...the list goes on!!!

What I learned...

OK, I think it is worthwhile to always note 'what I learned' from each project, since I am yet to knit anything without my personal 'design elements' (you know--deviations from what I originally THOUGHT I was going to knit and how it was SUPPOSED to turn out!)

I learned...

• it takes MORE than just 5 skeins of Jo Sharp Ultra (at 60 yds per skein...) to make a kid's poncho...
• a predominantly blue with beige accent ponch can easily become a multi-colored poncho (see above)
• if you try and find more of the same yarn (and even willing to go with a different lot #), you will NOT find more of the color you want--PERIOD.
• change yarn color for the stripes somewhere OTHER than the FRONT! (See? I told you all I'm a newbie knitter...think I need to read up on stripes...)
• there is ALWAYS SOMEONE who wants to tell you how you SHOULD do the closure on the poncho even though you have already decided and TOLD them what you are going to do...
• it IS possible to finish a project on time for an occasion...not sure about getting it to them on time, though...
• sometimes a planned gift for a kid is not the most practicle...do you know what the wash instructions are for this yarn??? do you know how much 7 skeins totalled, even at an Elann great price! I guess we really do do these things for the love of knitting, though I would ONLY knit something for a TRULY loved one anyway...well, except for charity knitting, which I enjoy.

Bucket Hat #3! Basic black. Almost to the decrease! 

Here, the ponchito for my lil' cuz! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAMANTHA!!!  

First blog...

OK, this is it, Folks--my very first entry! Thought it would be a good idea to start recording various things...knitting accomplishments (of course) and secondarily life and other minor accomplishments in areas of dabbling (quilting, scrapbooking, stamping and other creative endeavors...)

So far, nothing to mention. Well, actually, today is Monday. Monday is a significant knit day in that my little work group meets up at lunch on Mondays to knit and such. "And such" includes crochet or whatever else strikes our fancy. We're not picky or Nazi Knitters! Plus, most of us are beginners or advanced beginners. We lost our one and only PRO-ADVANCED knitter--so there are maybe two of us who are considered the 'advanced' ones, but believe me, we are really probably advanced-advanced beginners (well, ok, beginning intermediates!)

That said, here are my projects du jour: a black ChicKnits bucket hat (still in progress). Just finished a poncho for my cousin's daughter who's birthday is tomorrow and the WebCaplet from SnB Nation. Now to see if I can get some pics posted...

My First "ChicKnits" Bucket Hat!