Knitty surprises!

Go get ‘em!

Anybody keep their Tinker Toys? I need some to make a Tinker Toy Yarn Swift! Let me know if you have some. I’ve got lots of goodies I could send you as a trade!

Interweave’s Spring 2007 is going to drive me mad since I want to  knit myself everything! Seriously beautiful, elegant knits. <sigh> Please God, give me more time to knit. And crochet. xo

A tutorial for a Hobbit Sock Doll. How awesome is that? I want one!

Found another awesome knit dishcloth site. I don’t know why I’m so addicted to dishcloths, but I am. Super-addicted. Check out Knit Dishcloth Corner. The site is in French, but the patterns are available in English as well. Really beautiful work!

One of my own….

Yeah, well, you can never have just ONE project on the go. I think it's "Project Law" and is in the "Crafter's Code of Ethics".

BTW, I never did finish those slippers. I made one and gave up. lol

 

Check me out on flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/herphotos/

Ain’t I a genius?

 

Now, I was under the impression that Tupperware was indeed infallible - that it would last for LIFE. Huh. Looky at these shots and tell me if that looks infallible?

     

I just put the lid on the container and pressed down in the centre (which is how this particular Tupperware container works, by the way).

Hey Boo, what do you think it could be? This is a little something I’ve been working on for  you. Not sure if it will be ready for your birthday or not, maybe for CSNF April? Just thought I’d give you a little tease and see if you can guess what it is!

Well, I did it. I finally did it. I went to T.O.’s Mary Maxim in the Yonge and Eglinton Centre. Hallelujah crafters, we have Mary Maxim. It’s smallish. I did not expect to find Noro there, and yet I did! And the new Patons SWS was there too. (soft, silky, luxurious, cozy). I was stash-for-gift shopping, if you know what I mean. I found all my needs/wants. I cannot tell you what any of that was, however, but I found lots of goodies.

(I’m making 2 projects from Family Circle Easy Crochet. That magazine is DIVINE! I want to make lots of the projects in there!)

I also found a Jacob outlet store there!  YIKES! I bought:

2 pairs of pants

1 shilk camisole with sequins (really awesome – good I’m-not-old-although-my-birthday-is-coming kinda shirt)

1 silk sash belt with lovely  sequins and embroidery

Grand total: $28

I KNOW! Awesomesauce!

New issue of For The Love of Yarn is up! I’m loving it!

For all the crafty divas out there who didn’t know about Cut Out + Keep, you are about to commence on a journey of a new addiction in your life. Tons of free awesome creations. If this doesn’t get your crafty little fire burning, what will?

I’ve uploaded photos of two items that my Gram gave me yesterday. Be sure to check them all out.

Charmed Knits for Harry Potter Fans

The Knitting Goddess

Sauder Project Organizer (Mom also wants this and probably Amber too) (we have it at Dundas & Kipling) and the Pantry that matches. Total Craft room awesomeness.

antique china cabinet(don’t you love the Transformers font?)

 

Well, they may be a little late for Christmas this year, but these FO Labels are sure to inspire you to knit up something just so you can label them in such a beautiful manner. Perhaps Boo could make me up some of my own labels for dishcloths?? Hmmm??? Thanks to Sandy’s Knitting for pointing them out!

See? We had some snow for the Christmas holidays.  Actually, we got snow on Boxing Day. That’s the unfrozen Ottawa River in the background. 

The photo on the right is the view from the end of momma’s driveway, looking up the road. The farm that you can see in the middle is where Amber was babysat when she was little. The road is the road I had to trek in the cold winters out to the highway. Not a far walk – but everything is far when it’s 40 below.

 

Momma’s tree stuffed with gifts and anticipation! We couldn’t wait to get at them!

Bandit showing Mommy what Santa brought him. Mr. Snowy already needs repair!

 

 

 

 

Two boys who are Christmas-pooped! So cute! And yes, that’s the afghan that I made but Mom finished!

 

Another Christmas-pooped boy!

Hello all you Mason-Dixon Knitting lovers out there. I decided to visit the website finally and found an “errata” sheet for the book.

What fun to be able to have new Mason-Dixon Knitting stories whenever I want. Yay! It’s like Chicken Soup for the Knitter’s Soul.

Whimsical Knitting Designs is a new favourite of mine. I plan to knit myself some birthday dishcloths!