Audacity!

I finished my "Audacity" scarf! IT's actually a "Chevron Scarf" but done with "Audacity" yarn. The yarn is dyed by Blackbunny fibers, and a % of the proceeds went to the Obama campaign! I'll wear it on election day. :)

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Blood and Wool

So, I'm calling this scarf "Tourniquet"... Can you guess why? :)

I'm almost 2/3 done. I don't know if I like the edge. It's supposed to be "holey" so that it looks sort of like someone bit holes in it. It's curling, though. I'm going to experiment. I don't mind the curling, and will attempt to iron/steam it out. I'm not sure if it would bug anyone else wanting to make the pattern, so maybe I'll just leave it. Anyone with comments, please share them!

Adventures in Felting (or not)

Well, for my first felting project EVAH, I chose some felted potholders for my grandmother. I followed the instructions. My first one ended up measuring about 12.5 x 12.5 before felting. See picture.

Well, here's the thing... I have a front loader. Not so ideal for felting, apparently. So, after 2 short cycles, it hadn't budged much, so I ended up felting it by hand. O.M.G. What a royal pain in the butt. At least I got an upper arm workout. It still doesn't look quite right, but at least it's a little smaller (10 x 10) Perhaps it'll be a hot plate or trivet instead of a potholder.

My second try is in the washer now. It just looks like the giants slightly smaller brother. *sigh* Luckily, my grandmother has a good sense of humor.


ooh... ps - I'm working on writing a knitting book. More info to come.

Ravelympics!!

So, I've joined the "Twilight" team on Ravelry for their knitting Olympics! I'm working on finishing the fairy I started aeons ago, making a drawstring pouch, and some felted potholders to put IN the pouch for my grandmother's birthday. I have to finish it all before the torch goes out, and I still don't have the wool yarn for the potholders. (They're in the mail.)

Wish me luck! I'll post updates!

Wow. It's been too long!!

I haven't knit on a regular basis in sooo long! :(

Here's an update.

The fairy went for $65. The doll went for $25. The hats went for - actually, I don't know. I do know that a few people were bidding back and forth, but I don't think I found out the last numbers. The knitting basket went for $100, and the HP basket I made with knit bookscarves went for over $100. Yay!

I am currently working on another fairy, and my first pair of little socks for my 2 year old daughter. :)

After that, I'm going to make some more dolls, and maybe try to design a few hats for a Boutique coming up in the Fall. This, of course, takes some actual knitting on my part, so we'll see.

A Tisket a Tasket

I put together a knitting basket. If you didn't knit, but wanted to, would you bid? :)

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What's in it?





“Knitting for Dummies”
“Kids Knitting”
“Fashionable Projects for New Knitters”
A small pattern book on dishcloths
3 cotton skeins for the dishcloths
4 bulky wool blend skeins for projects in either book
3 worsted weight skeins for projects in either book
size 8 bamboo straights
size 10 kid’s needles
a small spool
2 tapestry needles
a retractable measuring tape
a Susan Bates guide
stitch markers
a stitch holder
a blank notebook
a certificate for an hour of “knitting instruction” from me.

Don't try this at home

So, if you read my last post, you know I frogged an item, and tried to knit a hat. Well, knitting a hat on size 7 needles that you frogged from size 6 needles is not a good idea. Plus, it's been 2 years. Talk about TIGHT KNIT. *sigh*... Look. Just look for yourself and see how horrid this hat was turning out. *pout*

Lumpy, bumpy


Holey Moley


Kinkalicious (not)


So, I'm using the remaining yarn from the original hank that was unused, but in case it isn't enough, I spent some time steaming the kinks out. Not perfect, but much better.


Ugh. Well, that was a valuable, time-wasting lesson.