Wednesday Blog Along #17

Helix is now back were it was before the frogging incident. Yay!

Wow! Color overload?

The other project is coming along nicely. I can't wait to finish it so that I can share. Last night, I tried working on the socks some more but, a combination of poor lighting, dark colors, and dry eyes did me in.

Oh! A Hexipuff update: 54.

I know it doesn't sound like much but, for me it is, with everything else I'm juggling, too. I got tried of counting the hexipuffs so, when I got to fifty I decided to bag and label them. Makes it a lot easier. Wonder how many of these I'll have laying around before it's complete?

Recently, I've made a habit of reading at night before bed, even if it is just a few sentences. This has helped greatly in catching up on my reading and quieting my mind for sleep. I used to do this while I was in school but, over time I have gotten out of the practice.  I'm over half way through Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon and during those brief down times during the day I've been reading my Knitting Traditions magazine.

For more awesome WIP's in action, hop on over to Tami's Amis and Small Things

FO Friday #17 and Hexipuffs!

Months back, after reading many blogger’s posts totting hand spun/dyed yarn, I decided to give it a try (I know I’m behind times). Searching through Etsy, looking at all the wonderful dyers, got me thinking to what purpose I would use the yarn once I got it. Hexipuffs! And there were so many wonderful options for mini skeins.  

For my first Indie Dyer I went with Geek Chic Yarns. She is an excellent seller.

The Doctor Who theme is what hooked me. The yarn is very soft and defines the stitches beautifully. I was able to get 3 Hexipuffs out of one mini skein each.

I really enjoyed working with the hand spun/dyed yarn and have since the initial purchase of these, acquired more from different sources.

Hop on over to Tami's Amis for more FO viewing.

This is not a paid advertisement. I purchased this yarn and the review is of my own accord. Thank you.

Wednesday Blog Along #5

Are WIP's like Gremlins? Every morning I wake, my WIP's have multiplied. On the needles I have: A sweater jacket, secret project #1, secret project #2, Husband's hat #2 (finally), hexipuffs (of course), and a motif blanket. My God, there are more there than I thought!

Plus, I'm "helping" Son make his derby car for cub scouts.

I carved it out with a small bow saw yesterday, was down to my last pass with the saw, after two hours of work, and sliced across the top of my left thumb. Much cursing ensued. And bleeding. Then more cursing when I poured alcohol on it. Luckily, I didn't cut my thumb off, it's just a surface wound.

Husband's hat #2 is in its infant stage.

The motif blanket was cast on, when my new craft book arrived. 150 Knit & Crochet Motifs by Heather Lodinsky

Any one else have cast-on-itis? With all this madness, I haven't really made any progress on the reading front. Just a quick word, sentence, or paragraph here and there.

Hop over to Tami's Amis and Small Things to view more fabulous work.

FO Friday #5

Sorry I'm late with posting this. Daughter had a check up at the doctors today and then we had to run errands.

The pattern used for this soft basket is out of  More Last Minute Gifts . I really like Joelle Hoverson's style and am planning on working up a few more projects from this book in the near future.

I've only the one basket that has become full of Hexipuffs with no where for more. So, I decided to make this soft basket, now crisis advert.

Hop on over to Tami's Amis to view more wonderful FO's.

Happy Friday!

Yarn Along #1

Currently, I’m having a Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark-Hunter series marathon. It’s not like I don’t have anything new to read, there is a TBR stack a mile long waiting for my attention. A few months ago I just had the urge to go back to the beginning (not my first time doing this) and read through this series again. The book I’m reading now is Kiss of the Night. All of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s books are a good read.

Also, I got my new Interweave Knits magazine in the mail. Yeah! I’ve thumbed through it a few times and read the article on Annemor. And my Husband’s Gamerinformer came in some days ago and I’ve also thumbed through it, too. And The Knitter's Year arrived in the mail not too long ago; I ordered it and a few other craft books recently. The sachets I made last week came from this book and I have my eye on some other patterns as well.

And the Hexipuffs! I’m back to working on them. 25 and counting!

Over at Small Things there are more yarn alongs to catch up on.

WIP Wednesday #4

WIP Wednesday #4

After my marathon of Christmas knitting/crocheting was completed my brain felt like mush and I swear there for a day or so that my fingers and forearms had turned to limp noodles. So, with some mindless TV staring (there might have been some drool involved) for recuperation, I have begun to work once again on my Hexipuffs. Yeah! Hexipuffs!

I now have a count of 23 and one on the needle.

Previously, before my insane notion to start Christmas knitting/crocheting at the end of November, I had started on a sweater coat for myself. I found this pattern in Crochet Today Nov/Dec 2007 issue. It seems simple enough for a busy Crocheter, something that can be worked on while herding the hoodlums or while relaxing in front of the TV.

Dark grey is one of my favorite colors, if not the favoritest one. The yarn is Simply Soft Caron and it is oh, so , soft. You know the yarn is really soft when you find yourself setting there petting your project. I’m looking forward to getting back to work on the sweater.

Knitpick’s pattern holder is awesome.

I’ve been looking for something like what I use for my cross-stitch patterns, but none of the local shops carry them anymore.  Looking through Knitpick’s recent catalog, TA! DA! Found one.

It’s working out well, so far.

UPDATE: Our cat is doing really well. Saturday night he had a set back and then Sunday morning he got up like nothing ever happened and started eating and interacting with his brothers. The vet still has no clue what had been wrong.  We think it might have been a combination of missing the dog (they had been close) and bad cat food. I had opened a new bag Monday last, the same day he had come down sick. The other two didn’t even eat much of it, either. Since then we have replaced the food and he is now recovering. Yeah!

Don’t forget to check out other great WIP’s over at Tami's Amis!

October, Glad To See You Go

20 Hexipuffs!

This has truly become my grab and go WIP.

October was a drive by month that has left me feeling like I haven't accomplished anything. Which, for everything I had planned on doing, is true. I'm hoping that for November, I'll be able to at least have a more of an online presence.

Today, I finally had the time to write up some patterns that I've been planning on. A baby blanket, that I completed yesterday, and a couple of patterns for hats that I made awhile back but, never jotted down. As soon as I'm done writing up the new patterns I will post about it. The blanket is going to be a free pattern and the hats will be available for a small fee through Raverly.