New blog…..
Well I don’t think I ever came back to say that come over to see me at my other blog that I’m keeping this is just going to hang out so come on over here!!!
I’ve been a busy little elf!
YIPPEE the snowman quilt is done! It came out cuter than I expected! I think I may have to make one up for myself! I just have to get a dowel rod for the back, but I’ve got the rings for the holder in the back and everything. 
I can’t think of the name of the pattern right now and I don’t feel like running upstairs to find out…Kalico Kreations I think. They have a Santa pattern the same size really cute too..
Also here’s a pict of the scarf I made for my mom..nothing fancy. Just garter stitch. Please remind me not to use this yarn again! It drives me crazy, but the scarf is pretty!
It will match her coat really nicely!
Now all that’s left is to sew up the catnip mice and stuff them. Well actually I still need to make cookies, and wrap gifts, (I did wrap hubby’s this AM since he was at work and I’m off today!) But hubby gets to help with those 2 even if he doesn’t want to!! 
Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!
PHEW!! It was close
Well they are done!!! and they are FETCHING! From Knitty summer ‘06 Like Lolly, I only had a teeny bit of yarn left! 
I was glad that I didn’t need another skein for just a few rows! These are too cute I’m still wearing them as I type!
Anyway, I used all but a few inches of 1 skein of Reynolds Odyssey in color 504. There is 104 yards in a skein. The colors match 3 of my winter coats. I really enjoyed making them, and will make them again! They are quick and easy and OH so cute!
HMM socks
Well Soctoberfest Starts today! I’m excited. I’m preparing!
I have never knit socks but have started collecting sock yarn, thanks to Lime and Violet! I hold them responsible for my new addiction! They keep talking about such yummy yarns!!!I may have jumped the gun a little bit. 
But then I am still waiting on my size 4 needles to finish my skb. OK well I have the size 7s but they are on a hat, a bright orange hat I’m making for my niece. It’s what she wanted. I think the color is awful, but I’m plugging along.
I can only work on it for short periods of time, with sunglasses on. I guess this will inspire me to finish, unless I just buy another size 7 16″ circular! HMM I signed up for a mobius class next weekend. I’m using the pattern from KNitty Gritty, I ordered the yarn yesterday, it’s cashmere!! YUM!
I think my stash is multiplying on it’s own!
Hi my name is Michelle and I am a yarnaholic fiber obsessed. OK so I was trying to clean out the yarn room spare bedroom and I realized that I have a fabric yarn problem. 
This picture is only a small sampling of the mess. I should probably go on a yarn diet. I found a strangely large amount of fun fur!! WHY I ask myself WHY and what should I do with all this weird novelty yarn? Right now It’s in a box by itself, in time out. I couldn’t even bring myself to take a picture of it!
In other news, I’m moving along on my SKB, I did the collar, and now just have the sleeves to do. I think I did a pretty good job since this is the first time that I have picked up stitches. There is a spot or 2 that are curled a bit. I need to get 16inch needles for it, I think the 24″ will be too long. Hopefully I’ll get to my LYS to pick them up tomorrow. (Seeing my yarn stash of things I’m really wanting to knit-I need to finish this so I can move on!!) If I knit this again I would definitely make the next smaller size. I would also use a wool or wool blend of some sort.
Moving Right along!
Well the lace is done and I’m very happy with it! I think it fits pretty good. I could have stood for it to be a bit tighter, since the fabric is supposed to stretch. I did use one less decrease because I don’t want it to be too loose.
Here it is now. I just have to do the purl rows and then bind off. After I bind off I”m going to try it on again. YIPPEE! Then off to the sleeves. I was planning on doing short sleeves, but I have 2 full skeins of the plain silk left! So as not to waste it, I think I’ll make it long sleeved. Though I think I’m going to make the bell sleeves a little smaller, I don’t want them real big.
I spent much of the day yesterday sitting outside enjoying the late summer day and knitting. I was sort of sad thinking this is probably about the last day to sit out in shorts and a t-shirt and knit. I love to sit out on my deck and enjoy the weather! Today the weather is changing it keeps getting darker and darker. A colf front is supposed to be coming through, it was about 76 earlier and is supposed to drop to 60 for a high tomorrow. It will get me in the mood for fall knitting!
I have recently ordered some Socks that Rock yarn, in Highway 30 and Scottish Highlands. They arrived today, yummy. I haven’t knit any socks yet and am feeling the urge! I signed up for Lolly’s socktoberfest and am trying to hold off casting on until then. Plus I told myself that I have to finish my SKB before I cast on anything new! We’ll see how that goes. Aside from the fact that I have like 10 other projects already started! I really should finish a few others!
Hooray! the lace is done!
Hooray! I’m done with the lace! 
I’m so happy! For some reason I couldn’t seem to get the lace on 7 stitches, I was doing mine with 9, with the YOs and K2tog and sl1-k1-psso. Can anyone explain to me how it was done only with 7. I just can’t figure it out! I’m very happy with how it came out. Esp. Since this was my first try at lace! I hope to finish the purl rows tonight or tomorrow and then try it on before switching back to the other yarn. If I knit this again, I think I’d just go with one color and not at the fancy in the lace. The sequins are kind of scratchy. I know that I will be wearing a cami under this. (I’m thinking a lt gray would be pretty.) but still. If I have enough of the reg. silk I think I will just use that for around the neck.
I am also still plugging along with the lucy bag. I’m working on the straps. I hope to finish very soon. It’s my take and work on in the car project.
My niece loved her purse I made her for her b-day. I will have to get a picture of her with it one of these days. She is away at college.
Frogging is so sad
Well I couldn’t bring myself to take any picts of where I had to frog my SKB, actually it wasn’t too bad. I messed the lace up good and had to rip back to repeats of it. It took my a couple of hours yesterday and today I plan to restart the lace. I need to sit in a quiet place. It was a pain to rip out the sequiny fancy stuff, bur for what I spent on the yarn, I couldn’t just leave it as is. Here’s a pict from before I joined. Don’t mind hubby’s lack of photo skills.
Also here’s a pict of my fun fun fun stitch markers. Notice a theme in the color? I still have stuff left over so I had to go buy some beads that weren’t blue or turq. They are crazy easy to make, I just love using the toggles, it makes so easy and your yarn doesn’t snag on them like they did one the ones I got that were made with jump rings! 
Anyway I guess that’s all from here for now. I’m off to go knit some lace! Wish me luck!!
I went Shopping
Well I was inspired by the comments on the SKB KAL I decided that I’d try to make some of my own stitch markers. After a quick search I found Wormspit, he’s got great directions for making stitch markers! So off I went to the local craft store and bought tooo many beads.
I think I need to return some! Because I couldn’t find the toggles I wanted. (I didn’t want to use jump rings because I was afraid that they would snag,the one cutesy one I had snags). So I went to WalMart! 
and wow they not only had the toggles, but a ton of cute, cheap beads so I bought a bunch there too! I did sort through and picked a few things to return to the first store. Like I really need to be able to make a thousand stitch markers….Any who here’s a peek at my first attempts.
They came out really cute. So I plan on making a bunch more this weekend. Everything is all spread out on my kitchen table!I’m still plugging along at my SKB. I’m working on getting my lst set of increases done. I WILL get it joined in the round this weekend!
Have a great weekend everyone!
