Sunday, August 16, 2009

Finished projects!!!

I'm so excited. I finished 2, count them, 2 projects last week.

The first is a Christmas stocking. My friends talked me into taking a knitting class, even though I gave up knitting several years ago. I could not resist a Fairisle knitting stocking in chunky yarn. I finished that stocking last Saturday. It just needs to be blocked. Here is the picture from the website, I will take a picture of my finished stocking this week and post it.

The colors in the photo really don't reflect real life. The teacher of the class has gone crazy and made the stockings out of many color combinations, even red, white, and blue.

Then I just finished another beaded Christmas ornament. It is done in deep purple and silver.

I have also started another Christmas stocking. I'd like to knit one for 2 of my sisters for Christmas. Here is a photo of the pattern. I chose an olive green, cream, and brick red for it. I didn't realize a green for Christmas stockings would be so hard to find...

Sunday, August 2, 2009

I'm back!

I'm going to try and enter something each day. I've been crazy busy, but it is nice to look back and see what has gone on.

New projects:

Christmas stocking - Fair Isle. Cute!!! Chunky yarn, so it is going fast. I am turning the heel. I couldn't quite remember how, so I researched. Ha. There is a youtube video on it. 5 minutes later, I'm like, yeah, now I remember. I hope to have the stocking done this week, so I can go onto....

Beaded Christmas ornament covers. I am bartering/trading for a couple of dolls from a friend. I am making beaded ornament covers. I'm almost finished with the third one, I'd like to make a dozen. Her colors are purple and silver. Here is an example: