Friday, January 21, 2011

I need help!


O my! I think I need help. I seem to be very addicted to fiber right now. Maybe because it is so cold and colorless out right now. I long for lush texture and bright vibrant color. I paid a visit to a yarn shop down town and I should stay out of there. I think I could buy one of everything! I have also been buying some different size knitting needles. I can't wait to make something with this cool yarn and new needles. I have two knitting projects started right now! I don't know when this addiction might pass, maybe when it warms up or my beads or dolls start calling for me to create with them?
 There is a fiber fest in March that I am planning on attending. Who knows what I might bring home from that....maybe a fiber producing animal! Stay warm!

Hugs

Monday, January 17, 2011

Knitting Again!



I can't stop knitting! I made another wrap for a gift. I could not find the colors in one yarn so I used two different yarns together. While making it my daughter loved the colors and ask me to make her a scarf. So I got them both finished today. I have a doll I need to do a little work on and hope to get finished and listed soon. I might even make a scarf to put in my shop. Enjoy

Hugs

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Just like crystals!








I woke up this morning to this beautiful crystal looking wonderland. Mother nature does some amazing work at times. I am getting a little sick of winter but this is hoar frost is just breath taking. I love the sparkle of crystals and this makes me feel like I am living in a crystal wonderland. Some of my pictures a not the clearest, if I would read the directions to my camera I might be a better photographer! LOL!
Enjoy

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Friday, January 14, 2011

I am dreaming of...........

I am dreaming of this

And this...
This....

and one of these........




So I can make some of this !!!





This is my new craze I would love to add these wonderful animals to our family so I can make some of my own wonderful yarn. The funker the better....I love fiber that is multi textured like this and is my new dream!
Wish me luck on this one! I think I will have to do some real sweet taliking for the goats and alpaca. The rabbit might not be so hard we already have two. Just an extension on the rabbit condo. Wish me luck!
Hugs

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Stepping out of my confort zone

I am so excited, I taught myself something new in knitting! I am not any kind of expert when it comes to knitting. I make simple things with using the knit stitch. One of my goals was to learn to read a pattern this year. I was looking a some way cool scarves and wondered "How did they do that ?" " What kind of stitch is that?" After searching and searching I discovered it was a drop stitch. I did not give up and found a pattern. Since I don't understand patterns real well I could not quite grasp what the were trying to say to do. I searched more and found a video showing how to do it! Bingo! I can do this. Went to my yarn stash and found some half used skeins of yarn and I was off on a new adventure! I tried it with two yarns, just because I like to think outside of the box. I wished I would have had a bit more yarn to make it longer, I was just experimenting. I love the out come I will be making some more of these. I will also be learning and trying some new stitches. I am so in love with fiber right now......I can't get enough of it. This is also turning wheels for what I hope is a new adventure soon to come. Stay tuned  Enjoy

Hugs

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Hubby's Artwork!






The fireplace came together pretty quick this weekend. Hubby worked very hard this weekend to get most of it done. He still needs to finish the hearth and we hope to find an old barn beam for the mantel. I have
 mopped the floor several times and still have motor dust on it. It will take me forever to get everything cleaned up. It is worth it in the long run I have a much bigger and better looking fireplace. Hopefull I will post one more picture of the finished product. I am lucky he does this for a living and it doesn't cost me anything!

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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Just Knitting







With it being so cold I have been in the mood to knit. It gets so I dislike the cold more and more. I made the scarf for myself. It was started last year and did not finished. One of my words for the new year is to follow through. I am going to try to stop starting things and not finishing them. So I went back and finished the scarf. The second is Makayla modeling my sisters neck warmer. Some of the looks that girl gets on her face! I am working on another wrap now for my niece. I hope to get it done very quick. Her Birthday is in February and would love to give it to her early. I have big plans to be creative this weekend, I hope I can accomplish it!

Hugs