SUCCESS!

Well, learning to knit 2-at-a time socks was a SUCCESS!!! Yep! I did it...4 times, to be exact. I'm on the fourth pair now. Although, after Christmas I took a small break because I wanted to work on other crafts, but I can take it slowly now that the holidays are over and this last pair of socks is for me. I am finally knitting a pair for myself. I want to experience what my friends and family are talking about. They apparently love the things I make for them. :) Do you remember when I mentioned wanting to try a sweater? Well, I found a pattern that I like and bought the yarn. I know that doesn't sound like much, but it really is! That's the furthest I've gotten with knitting a sweater. lol Maybe I'll actually start it soon. I decided to make it for my mom because no matter how it turns out she will love it...heehee. She is usually my very willing guinea pig. I'm also using her house for some crafty wall decor (paper crafting is another hobby, but since this is a knitting blog I'll leave that alone for now). :) Anyway, that is my update. I'm going to attempt to keep up with this. I honestly don't post most of the time because I forget I have a blog. :-/ Until next time...

learning something new!

Well, after taking a bit of a break from knitting I've decided to pick up my needle (yes, I meant that to be singular). I finally decided to try the '2-at-a-time toe up socks with magic loop' technique. I have already knit 3 pairs and am on my fourth! Who knew knitting socks could be this much fun?? Knitting with DPNs always left me with second sock syndrome. I think I have a couple of socks without mates...ha! Anyway, this fourth pair that I'm working on is for me. Yep, I've decided to knit socks for me. I always knit for other people and don't ever think about knitting for myself. The socks are a very pretty cable pattern. I look forward to wearing them very soon! For Christmas I knit a few hats, a scarf, and socks for family members. I think they really liked their handmade gifts. Knitting for others makes me happy! If you remember, I stated in a previous post that I would like to attempt a sweater. Well, I finally found a pattern that doesn't scare me and I bought the yarn and got my mom's measurements. I figure if the sweater isn't perfect my mom will still be proud of me...and probably even wear it, imperfections and all! That's what moms do, I suppose. I'll post something more later. Right now I have a hat and pair of socks to finish.

I finally knit that Peruvian hat for my friend! I am mighty proud of it, too! It turns out that the reason I procrastinated wasn't because I didn't know how to do it, it was that I was so scared of disappointing him. It only took me about a week to knit the hat and when he received it (I mailed it to him) he was impressed and seems to really like it! The only model I had while knitting the hat was my hubby, so the hat was a bit large on him, but that's what I had to work with! Anyway, I am feeling a bit more accomplished now. I guess I'm also a little relieved that he didn't hate it. My self confidence in my work is definitely something I need to work on. I knit things for people all the time and if they don't like it, then it shouldn't bother me...but it does. Maybe I'll get over that one of these days.

Well, I was on such a knitting 'high' that when I finished the hat I decided to knit myself some half finger gloves. I like to knit while watching my hubby's softball games and since they play year-round it can get a bit cold. I hadn't knit gloves before and I think they turned out really well...for my first pair! The down-side to the gloves is that they're a little thick. I used a wool yarn I thought would be warm, which I am sure it will be, but they might be too thick to be comfortable while knitting. I really enjoyed knitting them so I look forward to making another pair!

That is all for now...

After a very long break...

Ok, so I'm going to try and keep this thing updated but not making any promises. :-)

I was asked almost 2 yrs ago to knit a hat for a friend. Yes, I said 2 yrs!!! I think I've had "knitter's block" or something. I haven't knit anything since last Christmas. I miss it but couldn't seem to get enough energy to actually do something about it...until now. I think I have found the pattern I've been looking for and am ready to tackle the hat. I think something about it intimidated me. He wants a Peruvian hat and I've never knit a hat with earflaps. For some reason, I just couldn't think outside the box on this one. (I still haven't even tried a sweater, which is something I've been saying I want to do for 3 yrs now). Anyway, my friend Dominique, (whom I've known since 5th grade) has been extremely patient with me and I thank him for that. So, I am starting the project this week. I'll post pics when I finish and hope it isn't a disaster!! ;-)

OMG

The holidays are always crazy, but this one has been interesting. My plan was to start knitting early, which I did, but then I had to get a job! I only worked 3 days last week but that took a lot of my knitting time since I was so tired by the time I came home. I still have slipper socks to knit for Meema, a scarf for Melody and socks for my father-in-law. At least I finished the hats and scarves for Madeline and Escher. :) Oh, and I haven't really decided, but I think I want to knit a hat for Charla. I better get to work. I'll have to update again after the new year. I have 4 days!!!!! UUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH.............

need more projects...

I finished my " Rosalie"" scarf. It looks great, but I had to fudge the cast off a bit. It was extremely confusing, but it looks great. At least it's finished. I kept calling it my "7 foot scarf". I'm not sure how long it really is, but it's the longest one I've made so far. It is beautiful, though. I'm glad I had it in OZ because I needed it a few times. August in Australia is similar to January in Texas. Yeah, it's friggin' cold!

Well, I made a knitting Christmas gift list for family and friends. I've already started one gift, which is a purse for my aunt. I chose to knit that first since I think it will take the longest. The pattern isn't difficult, but time consuming. It is a seed stitch cabled purse, so I'm sure you can imagine the detail. I think it'll look great, though! I found a sweater pattern that I might want to try. It looks easy enough...we'll see. :)

I am trying to get more projects going so I'll have more to post. Until then...

MY scarf!!!!

Well, I'm going to meet my hubby in Australia tomorrow, so last week I decided to knit a scarf and hat for the trip. This is the first project I've ever knit for myself. I found a really great scarf pattern that is modeled after the one Rosalie is wearing in Twilight. :) I thought that would be perfect since I've just become a fan of the saga, and it's a very interesting design. I started knitting the scarf on Tuesday of last week and I'm only half finished! I know I should have been finished by now, but the other night I noticed that I dropped a stitch. Well, I found two holes where the stitch was dropped, but because of the intricate pattern, I couldn't just bring it back up to the needle. I had to unravel 36 rows, which was 2 hours of work! After I got half of that back, I had to unravel more because I had dropped another stitch. I think I shouldn't knit while I'm sleepy. hehe

Well, I'll post photos of the scarf soon. I haven't started the hat yet, but I don't think I'll get to that since I'm leaving tomorrow and still have a lot of things to do.