Christmas Ornament

Now that Halloween is over I can start thinking about Christmas. It just seems wrong before that. I'm not sure who I'll give this dishcloth too but it was a very fun knit done as a KAL with some knitting friends.

Breast Cancer Ad

This was forwarded to me and I hope I'm not infringing on copyright laws or anything else but I thought it was so cute. If I am, please contact me and I'll remove it from my blog.

Happy Birthday Kathy!!

I showed this pattern to my friend Kathy and she told me that it would make a really cute gift if it was given with some Goldfish Crackers and that she liked Goldfish Crackers. I thought, I could send it for her as a birthday gift. Then I realized her birthday wasn't until the end of November. Well, I am super terrible at waiting to give gifts and couldn't wait a WHOLE OTHER MONTH to ship it. Her "goldfish" arrived at her house yesterday so I'm able to post about it.

Happy Early Birthday Kathy!!!!!

A friend for my bat

Dona NEEDED a pink bat. :-)

Baby Rattle

My friend just found out she was pregnant and I wanted to give her a little something for now.

Book Cozie???

When I showed this to a friend she said that it seems like everything is getting a cozy these days. It's funny, she's right and I generally don't like them. Then WHY did I make this book cozie? It's for a friend for Christmas who always has a book in her purse. Hopefully she'll like it.

10 Reasons to Buy Lots of Yarn

1. It insulates the cupboard where it is kept.
2. It keeps the economy moving. It is my patriotic duty to support wool farmers, textile mills, and yarn shops.
3. It is less expensive and more fun than psychiatric care.
4. I'm participating in a contest - the one who dies with the most yarn wins!
5. It keeps without refrigeration, you don't have to cook it to enjoy it, you never have to feed it, change it, wipe its nose or walk it.
6. Because I'm worth it.
7. Like dust, it's good for protecting previously unprotected spaces in the house, like the ironing board, the laundry basket, the dining room table
8. It's not immoral, illegal or fattening. It calms the nerves, ratifies the soul, and makes me feel good.
9. Because it is on sale. Because that is such a beautiful color... I've never seen it before... I must have it.
10. Buy it now, before your husband retires and goes with you on all your shopping expeditions.

Boo the Bat

Isn't he tooooooooo cute!!!!

Advertising!!

Since I advertised Susan's wonderful tape measures I though I should mention two more of my favorite designers (they're always on my sidebar). Mona designs the most incredible folk mitten patterns and Sallee is the bag queen. Stop by and take a look at their wares.

Happy Shopping!!!

Cake Tape Measure

Isn't this the cutest tape measure!! My friend Susan does custom orders and this will go in Dona's stocking. I don't think she reads my blog so I should be safe. :-)

Feather and Fan for Fall

My friend Dona requested an Autumn dishtowel. Here it is in a simple feather and fan pattern.

Oh look, a bag. :-)

Test Your Color IQ

This was fun.

I won a blog award!!!

I won a blog award!! Thanks Dawn!!

Here are the rules:

If you've already received this award, great! That means you really really deserve it. Feel free to pass it on again.

1) Add the logo of the award to your blog

2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you

3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs

4) Add links to those blogs on your blog

5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs

I'm nominating the following ladies:

Kathy

Rikki

Sallee

Michelle

Darcy

Mona

Dandy

Cute little potholder

This is one of the latest patterns in the new Mason Dixon book. Isn't it too cute. When it's on your hand you just have to play with it like a hand puppet. Here's the Ravelry link.

The lavender one is for Karen and the blue one is for Kathy. They'll be mailed tomorrow.

Japanese Braiding

I learned how to do this at the fair. FUN!!!! Too bad they don't photograph as pretty as they are.

Mitts for my little one

My son (12 year old) wanted a pair of these. I'm not sure why but he did. He never asks me to knit him anything so I jumped right on his request. He's happy with them and that's all that matters. :-)

Special Olympics Scarves

I've knit these three for the Special Olympics. They are requesting 5,000 scarves by January. Here is the link if you're interested. :-)

Surprise, another bag. I may have to stop for awhile. I seem to be overflowing with the things.

It was pretty cool though........ I was on vacation and went to a yarn store. On display they had this exact bag pattern. I recognized it quickly enough. LOL




My camera sock. Hard to take a picture with the camera in it when you're using the camera but suffice to say, it fits and works perfectly. :-)

Christmas Bag

Sunday Market Shawl

This is going to be a gift for a friend. I used this pattern and Malabrigo yarn. It's the first time I've ever used Malabrigo. It will not be the last.

I joined a Pot Holder Along on Ravelry. This is our first pattern. I'll use it for a Christmas gift.





I love bobbles and thought this dishcloth would be fun to knit. It sure was.

More Calorimetries

Sarah saw the Calorimetries in my blog and wanted one. She's getting two.

Sarah, they'll be mailed out tomorrow. :-)

Calorimetry

A friend requested one of these but it was so much fun to make, I made her two. :-)

This pear tree came to live with us last year. He's small but there are four pears on him. YUMMM!!!!

What's my blog without a weekly market bag?

I thought I'd add a charm to it. It's a little green cross but it's too small. I'll use a larger charm next time. I used Bernat Cot'n Corn yarn for the bag - it was really nice to knit with.

Kerchiefs

I made these for a friend who was asking for some. I improvised on the pattern and I hope she likes them.

Do you want to win a gorgeous quilt?

Old Red Barn Co is having a contest. Look! Look! Look! The prize is this beautiful quilt! Click on the link on in my sidebar for details on how to enter...

Summer Dishcloth Swap Receiving

There is nothing better than getting a box in the mail. You always know something wonderful will be inside. This was no exception. I just got home from work and found a box from my secret dishcloth pal.

Michelle's note made me laugh. She didn't send chocolate because of the heat and it was coming all the way from Ohio so I don't blame her. She sent the perfect substitution. I love Smarties and she filled a cute cosmetic bag with Smarties as well as sending me a giant roll of Smarties. There's nothing happier than a whole giant roll of Smarties.

She also sent the prettiest two dishcloths. One is purple (can't go wrong there) and a really pretty round one in blue/lavender (another great color choice). Peaches N Cream dishcloth yarn in one of my favorite colors (anything purple works for me). The cute cosmetic bag filled with Smarties, jasmine bath gel with a body puff, a refrigerator magnet, and then last but by no means least is two skeins of Bernat Cot n Corn yarn. I saw it the other day, picked it up, and put it down. I was sure that I didn't need to buy any more yarn but it's so soft. I'll be casting on another bag with that and that bag will be for me. I haven't kept any of the bags yet but I love the color of the yarn and the way it feels.

Thanks so much Michelle for every single item and for all the thought you put into my surprise.

My week in knitting

I found this pattern on Ravelry and really liked the way they looked. I'd been holding onto some yarn that my friend Deb spun for me and this is was the perfect project. I modified the fingerless mitt pattern into mittens that would fit me. These are so cozy and although I don't need mittens often during our winters, there are several days that I do wear them.

Oh look, another bag!!!

Christmas in July

My first Christmas gift is finished!! I've never knit fingerless mittens before and made them for my friend Kathy who lives in Oregon (I don't think she reads my blog). They were a lot of fun to make. Hope she likes them.

MERRY CHRISTMAS KATHY!!

Summer Dishcloth Exchange

I made these for my Secret Dishcloth Swap pal. There's really no clue in the showing of them so here they are.