Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Back from the Dead!!

Ok, it's only been 4 years since I've blogged.  :-)  Not much time has passed!  I'm on a knitting rampage right now.  I'm knitting several jewelry pieces from Earthfaire.  They are just beautiful!  I made the Circle of Circe for my sister's bithday.  I'm working on another necklace right now. 

My 10yo and I just moved into a new 2 bedroom apartment.  WooHoo!  I don't know what to do wih all the space.  :-)  For the first time in over 6 years I'm totally unpacked!  My best friend came over and helped me unpack. She not only helped me unpack but helped organize all my fabric and yarns!  I now have them out where I can see what I have.  It's lovely!  I will have to post pics once I get them uploaded. 

Friday, October 3, 2008

Beginnings....

Hello to anyone out there who might choose to look. I decided it's time to jump on the knitting blog bandwagon. I love to knit, and I also spin. I share my home with 4 daughters, 4 spinning wheels, and lots of fiber and yarn. You can never have too much! I stock up for the day when, Heaven forbid, sheep are extinct. I know...The blasphemy of the thought!!! But my home looks like that is what I'm stocking up for! I have yarn and fiber tucked around everywhere. Oh well, my logic is, it's just extra insulation to save on the utilities!



Of all my favorites, lace has to be my total favorite. I love to knit lace shawls. What else could be more feminine? And even better, you don't have to be totally whigged out about gage! Just cast on, see if it's a lacy enough sample for you and keep going. That's my kind of plan! I just completed the Beltane shawl from Goddess Knits. I absolutely loved the pattern. It was such a fun knit. And it turned out beautiful. I used Blue Moon Fiber Arts Geisha in the Valkyrie (I think) colorway. Wonderful yarn! Here's a pic of my completed shawl blocking.







And here is my beautiful daughter modeling.











The shawl turned out beautiful. I couldn't figure out how to get the pic to rotate. OK, so I can knit lace, but I'm not electronically inclined!


My next project is going to be an EZ Tomten Jacket for my 6 year old. It's starting to cool down here and it is just what she needs for cool fall days. If I can track down the pattern today hopefully I can finish it this weekend! I'm planning on using Manos Silk Blend in this colorway.


That should be perfect for a little girl! Wish me luck! I'm off to hunt for the book.