The Teal Afghan (see my post of October 1) that I started many years ago with the Patons Yarn that I won for designing a doll’s dress has become my latest priority knitting. I tried to pick up where I left off but the pattern is just to complicated for right now. When I knit… Continue reading WIP Afghan restarted three times

Here’s a photo of my latest “Ready to Use” Scarf and Gloves. These set has been “finished” for quite a few years (at least 4 that I can think of, probably more). They were in a small storage bin in my studio, having been moved from my last home to this one, they were in… Continue reading Finished versus Ready to Use

Here’s my first beaded Ornament. I’m really excited about the way it came out. I went to my local Michaels store last week for some red and white yarn to make small christmas stockings and stumbled across a Leisure Arts book entitled Bead Ornaments to Knit. It’s the first time I saw this booklet so… Continue reading I Knit a Beaded Ornament

I bought the yarn in June, knowing that I needed to make a baby sweater for a gift in October. The sweater is the striped one from the gauge that I posted in June. That’s as far as I got with the sweater all summer long. Fast forward to September 15th and I realize I… Continue reading Deadline Knitting

I continue to work on many, many projects that are already started. Here’s the one that’s been around the longest. It’s a great cable stitch afghan that I started in 2000. I know how long it’s been around because I won the yarn by entering a contest to design a doll’s dress. The prize was… Continue reading My Longest Work in Progress

I just finished this knitted tote bag. I bought this yarn two years ago at Stitches East in Baltimore. It’s by Wool in the Woods. The color name is “Lottery”. The handles are also from my supplies. This was super simple to knit. The bottom is a rectangle in garter stitch. It started out as… Continue reading Another Knit tote Bag-New Style for Me

I’m moving right along with some of my work in progress and then, the mail arrives. This week, I received the new Fall catalog from Patternworks and the new one from Lion Brand. Both have items and projects that I’d really love to make. LionBrand has Thigh High Socks with sock-ease (a yarn I haven’t… Continue reading Mail Keeps Bringing New Catalogs

I ended the summer with two weeks of a houseful of company. Not much time to knit but plenty of time to think about what I’d like to knit! Then, as usual, Labor Day brings thoughts of Fall knitting. The wonderful afghans that are in progress were put away in May and now it’s time… Continue reading September Knitting

Here’s the cell phone/ipod sock. I found these beads in my supplies and decided to use them with the self striping sock yarn to make this little bag. The yarn is On-Line Cotton named summer. It was really easy and went quickly. I used Size 1 needles and cast on 42 stitches. It measures about… Continue reading Beaded Cell Phone Sock

I had the carpet cleaned in my studio last week. It was long overdue. Of course, one reason it took so long to call and schedule the appointment was the fact that most of the things would need to be cleared out of the room. But I finally did it. It took one afternoon to… Continue reading Cleaning Studio Revealed Hidden Treasures!