Unfortunately my life is completely turned upside down right now. I won’t go into details lets just suffice it to say that I have a full plate & my stomach is heaving it is so full!
On lighter notes…knitting is flying off my needles!
In the last month I have finished quite a few projects. Sorry there is a lack of pictures, I am on Tracy’s laptop & I have all my pictures on the computer at the office.
I finished a noro cardigan, steeked & all just like Tracy’s but a different colorway. I also have completed 4 new felted bags, a couple of bucket hats, 3 pair of socks and a shrug out of merino bulky wool from Handpainted yarn.
The new bag is a very similar pattern to the Interweave Crochet pattern that uses colorwaves by lion brand. I used wool, changed gauge, felted it and used a magnetic purse closure with some fun bamboo wood round handles. I am rather pleased!
My parents were here for a visit 2 weeks ago & I was able to get the Bob sweater fitted to my mom, a picture will come! I am really pleased that I was able to actually do the alterations to the neckline with her here…made it alot easier than mailing it back and forth.
I am on fast forward with Christmas presents, 6 months early is good for me! I have all of my sister’s family’s gifts just about finished, only one more scarf for my brother in law. We decided to do gifts for all of my husbands families this year so I am thinking beanies for boys, animals for babies, purses for women, socks for men, something fun for the girls maybe some fun purses.
Of course for my parents I am doing aran sweaters. I have my moms pattern all figured and started. I am going to do something fun like a guernsey for my dad out of a nice chocolate brown wool blend. The retired folks like machine washables!
Tracy & I were down in Ventura last night on a sucky errand & decided that we should have some fun and stop in at Anacapa Yarns. The store was nicely set up, lots of nice yarn and amazing amounts of what I like to call “scarf” yarn. Too many furry, fuzzy, wormy looking yarns for me! It was fun to see a new yarn shop but I like to be able to buy in quantity online & get a discount! Cheap!!
For a while I won’t be going to knitting on Monday nights, life has happened & it will be a little while before it gets back together. So for anyone out there that I won’t see, Enjoy Mondays!!
