Now that the New Year is here and the Holiday decorations are put away, it’s time to decide what projects to work on in January. I have a very special afghan started that will be my winter project. More about that another time. I have a few scarves to make and then I think it’s… Continue reading My Next Knitting Project & A Favorite Photo

Here’s the afghan and the pillow case for it. I am so excited that this wonderful yarn has become a useable afghan. I actually finished knitting it in four weeks but with the holidays it sat for two more weeks waiting for me to weave in the ends and finish the pillowcase. The pilllowcase is… Continue reading Completed! My Afghan with 8 year old Yarn!

I’ve spent the last 3 weeks working on the Teal Afghan. It is more than 4 feet long and with a little luck it should be done this weekend. I’ve put aside all my other knitting and have been working on it a little every day. I’m so excited that this yarn is finally being… Continue reading Afghan Growing Quickly

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