Who knew spinning was so addictive? I was starting to run out of fiber that I am willing to spin right now when my orders arrived in this morning’s mail. I quickly realized last week that I would need more fiber in the stash. So I placed some orders for more roving. And the orders [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 24, 2008
Happy Christmas!!!
This is the creche that I have always set up since my brother and I pickked it out when we lived in Naples years and years ago. Even back than I had a love of sheep. There are more sheep than camels, donkeys. chickens, or ducks.
I hope everyone enjoys their holiday!!!
December 23, 2008
New Yarn
Yes, I am always tempted by new yarn. But I did not purchase this yarn. I made it instead!!!! You know how sometimes certain people can be a bad influence? Well I seem to be surrounded by spinners. And they have been slowly slowly influencing me towards buying a wheel. It started with me [...]
December 19, 2008
Conversation with a Teenage Boy
My 14 year old nephew and I had this conversation last night. It definitely gives some insight into the mind of a teenage boy. He was the initial photographer for Dragonberry Fire Cowl. He fell in love with the color of the yarn and asked me to see if Kate could dye some in a [...]
December 17, 2008
My Holiday Present to You
Okay, I have posted some photos before of the Dragonfly Fire Cowl before. The pattern is finally finished thanks to P. I wrote up the basic pattern and she has turned it into a beautiful pattern. The pattern is available free to everyone. The yarn I used is Dragon Berry Dragon Sock yarn from [...]
December 16, 2008
Christmas Elf Time
It is rapidly approaching Christmas and the knitting is not done. The sweater that was started in August at least is ready to split for the sleeves. I have only finished two of the four pairs of mittens that needed to be done by this past Monday. They will be late presents. And as to [...]
December 11, 2008
Winter Rain
I have finished the roller derby stocking but I need to duplicate stitch the team name onto it. I will take a photo once the team name is stitched on the stocking. I am starting a third stocking for the week. This one is a gift for a friend’s husband. She knows what the colors [...]
December 9, 2008
Starting to Look Like Winter
I had planned on posting yesterday but my computer was not being nice to me. It seems like every time I go to the post office, there are more and more catalogs in my box. The one company that I seem to receive at least two or three catalogs a week from is Coldwater Creek. [...]
December 5, 2008
Friday Eye Candy
Been busy doing photo editing and holiday knitting. Plus cleaning. So enjoy the eye candy.
(Yes, that is a new cowl design. The pattern should be ready next week hopefully!)
December 1, 2008
Food & Knitting
The holiday weekend was spent eating, cleaning and knitting. I did take some photos of the food. I took a photo of the baked potato casserole that I posted the recipe for last week before baking. There wasn’t that much of this dish leftover.
I also took some photos of the roasted veggies that [...]
