My 1st ebay listing

I have finally listed my 1st auction on ebay. Here it is:

http://cmebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29296-2357-0?uid=36648075&site=0&ver=LCA080805&item=220141660275

It is for 4 boy stamp sets, so if you are interested, you should go take a look (hint, hint Cathy Harte)! Hopefully it will go well.

Computer Crash

I know...I know... It has been 4 months since my last post. Sounds like going to confession, eh? But, my computer crashed a long time ago, and my DH has just now gotten around to installing my programs again. I still haven't gotten my photoshop program up yet, so no pictures for now. We did just get back from vacation, so I 'll post some of those when I can. I also have been busy on a Rowan sweater for Emily which is almost finished. Hopefully within the week it should be done.

It's Been a Month Already?

I'm so sorry that it's been so long. I was out of town for a week and it's been crazy busy since I've been back. Here's what I've accomplished:

This is the cover to an address book I'm working on. Haven't got much else done to it yet. I want to make pages that I can just print off and then insert, but I want them to have a list for Christmas cards sent & received to check off. It'll just take some manipulating of documents that I already have to do this. (TAKES TIME!)

Here is the card I made for 2 of my friends who recently had baby boys (Jamie and Brooke). I used the set from the new Spring Mini Catalog.

This is how far I've gotten on the lap blanket I'm making for my mom. I think it's about 1/2 done. The pattern is really easy and it's so soft. I just love the color. I hope she does, too!

The girls are on Spring Break next week and I plan on taking a day off and taking them up to Chicago. We'll go to a museum and then go to the American Girl Doll store. I'll try to take some photos of our trip to share!

Weekend is almost over

Here's a St. Patrick's Day card I made. There is a great paucity of St. Patty's Day cards out there. So, I thought I'd come up with an original instead of casing someone else's. As you'll notice, I'm not Irish, so all you Irish lasses should step up to the challenge and make some awesome inspirations!

This is the afghan I am making for my mom. She's going to be 80 this year. It's made from Baby Alpaca yarn and takes 13 skeins! (At $13 per skein, you do the math!) I've already knit 2 skeins and should start the 3rd tonight. Started it Friday night. I hope it will only take a few weeks, but the thing is starting to get heavy and I won't be able to haul it around too much longer!

Here's the bag before felting (above) and after felting (below) with a close-up of the flowers.

Felted Fair Isle Bag Finished!

I finished the Felted Fair Isle Bag today having attached the handles and whipstitching the top hem. I really like this bag and I probably have enough yarn left over to do another one with the same colors, but different patterning as I used some colors more than others. Here's the final project:

I'll put up more pics tomorrow. I'm going to bed!

It's Been a Month Already?

I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted on here. I guess I've been a little busy. Here's what I started on January 19th:

(Not me)--------------------------> This is what it looked like that 1st day:

Here is what it looked like today before I felted it:

Here is the 2nd sock I had started last month. I don't remember when I finished it, but I've already worn them:

Here is the hat I made for Emily in her school colors:

I've also not touched my Simple Knitted Bodice sweater, with the excuse of it's a fall sweater, so what would I do with it now? Here is a preview of the lace portion:

What else am I working on? I've started a pair of socks for Emily. I still have the 2 sweaters to finish. I have also started a pair of socks for me that will be very, VERY hard and may never finish them. We'll see.

Here's a picture of John and me from his military ball last weekend:

Here's a picture of Olivia from a couple of weeks ago:

Round and Round Slowly Becoming a Sock

I guess it's really starting to look like a sock now. Just 10 more pattern repeats and it'll be time for the short row heel. I have just about finished the 2 Bobble Beanies for Betsy (BBB). I just need to put on the spirals which I finished today and weave in the joins. I started a new sock pattern, Bayerische. I will be doing a felted bag later this month from the Holiday Vogue Knits from Nicki Epstein. I'll keep you posted.

Bobble Beanies

Here is one of the Bobble Beanies I am making for Betsy. I spent probably 100 hours doing both hats. Wow! In this first photo, Olivia is modeling the hat:
Here is a cool pic of the inside of the hat. It looks almost as neat as the outside!:

Here is a close-up of the one finished hat:

And here are both hats together. You can see how I reversed the colors in the 2nd hat to make it different:

My socks!

Here is the one sock I have completed. It was knit from the toe-up and did short row toe and heel. It was fun! The pattern on the sock is lace-over-cable. Here's the beginning of sock #2 (afterall, it's no fun to just have one sock!):