I'm sorry I haven't been very yarn-ish lately. I've been really busy writing every day because I signed up for NaNoWriMo again and that means I ... more writing days left, so I allowed myself to play with yarn a bit yesterday. Ahhh. I added a few rows to ... to felt for my beautician for Christmas. I'm loving the yarn. Look at those colors! Yummy. I did finish Stealth Knitting Project ...

... my lovely neighbours. So… let me tell you what else I’ve been up to, in no particular order. First the “yarn” I promised to tell you about… On Tuesday night, one ... projects… It made me sad, really, to think not only of the money she invested in all this yarn, but of the love I’m sure she put into these projects but was never able to finish for whatever ...

... cozy. I made one for a smaller bottle, out of sock yarn, months ago, but quit working on i-cord for strap with 2.25mm needles because it was driving me crazy. Now I am doing well with doubled sock yarn on size 7 needles.   Various colors of leftover Dream in Color Classy yarn Oh yeah, look at the Christmas Cactus        He looks so sweet and cute when asleep. I caught him dancing ...

... sold out. So I didn't get any last Halloween, but I didn't think that was my only chance at getting the stuff. I thought that either it was just a new product and I would see it later, or maybe it was a seasonal thing that they only sold ... things to say about the eBay merchant, but the yarn itself was a total disappointment. There was a reason the stuff was discontinued. It doesn't work ...

... must have pulled out and restarted this project 6 times - or maybe more! I even got some of the yarn so tangled that I had to snip it off before I started over! The other challenge was that the pattern is written ... the color blips aren't too noticeable. Hope she like it:) So if I have knitted all this stuff this month, when have I been working on Christmas gifts? I better get moving on those ...

... age ago now, I decided to make a concerted effort to use some "stuff" that was in my stash to make something useful, rather than just continue to carry it about. One of ... half started project and volunteered to knit more squares. We frogged the jumper and she was sent away with the yarn and needles. When she came to visit just after Frances was born, she came armed with the squares she ...

... and let it simmer for 30 minutes. I wanted to try the alternative to vinegar. Later I will try it with the stinky stuff to see how bad it is in reality and how long it takes to get the smell to dissipate. Finished. The wool on the left is single ply. The dyed red yarn is double. I will see if there is a difference when I dye the single stuff next. Lovely deep red color. I only used ...

... and didn’t fly back until that morning. I went straight from the airport to Yarn Con. My fear was that the best stuff would be sold out by the time I got there. What I wanted most of all was ... a colorway called Major Tom would be perfect for him. For myself I bought the Terrapin Toes yarn in Punk Rock Girl. And as of last week I think I know what I am going to make with it! I probably ...

... So here it is: It's from a McCall's Crochet Treasury from the mid '70s. There's so much b d stuff in it, but there are some really classic things, too. When will a hat like this ever go out of style, really? I also went to a real yarn store today (not a Michael's or a JoAnn's) and got a hank of ...

... start on Mr. C 's blanket I'm just hoping that I have enough yarn . All of the yarn I've used has been from the tons of free ... grade. Now he seems to be more challenged. I guess we'll just keep shifting stuff around until he hits his groove. We're starting lap ... lol) So it's started. I picked up alot of stuff on sale or clearance. Bear and I where out shopping and he wanted ...