Finally Finished

Well, I finally finished that sweater that I started last June I'm happy with the way it turned out and think I will have fun wearing it this next fall

I love the different textures in the piece. The original pattern called for a button band down the front but I decided on a belt instead as I know that I would not take the time to button up all those buttons. A belt is just so much quicker.

Details for this sweater can be found here

Have a great weekend!

This Week

This week I got a couple of things done I took the red off this wall and replaced it with white (I know Mom, you don't like it white) and you would think that with all the snow that we have seen this winter I wouldn't want it white either but I was just feeling like it needed to be white right now, clean and fresh. Oh yeah and the paint was left over from another project so it didn't cost anything. I also picked up this set of wall words at JoAnn's when I was there picking up some items for a client. They were 19.95 but I had a 50% off coupon so for $10.00 I've got a new wall.

and I'm finally getting to a project to use up all my little left over yarn bits Its a little Blankie for JT. I think he will like all the bright colors for when its nap time. It's also something to keep my hands busy til my yarn shows up for my next project!!!

Have a great weekend

Finding Summer

Thought I'd share one of our projects from last summer ... since I'm missing it so much! this is what we started with, its the space in front of and under our three season porch its always been an eyesore stuff just piled there because its a good storage space but it looked like Hell!

I came up with a plan ... complete with a drawing for hubby and we went to work. This part was my job. I spent a week making a path by digging up and seperating 30 years worth of rock and dirt to make a path that I we could line with plants and lighting .

Hubby made some removable panels according to my drawings and then I painted them and he hung them up

and there you have it and I love love love it its clean and pretty and I can wait to see how the Hosta's ( the plants that line the path ) do this summer when they fill out a bit more. oh and I should have taken a picture at night when the light's are on.

yup I'm ready for summer !

Hats

Getting a few more things finished up for Birthday gifts. I thought some fun hats for my niece that just turned 7 ... one for summer using this pattern and one for winter using this pattern both were fun and easy to put together. for the knit hat I used sock yarn from my stash two strands held together. for the summer hat I used a fat quarter bundle that I found at Wal Mart
and something fun for mom this hat I made using an old hat that I took apart to use as a pattern and the scarf I found a tutorial here

Yup I'm still stuck on the whole hat thing... I'm having one problem with them though for some reason I cant seem to get the brim on straight and I don't know what I'm doing wrong!!!

if any one out there has the answer I would love to hear from you.

have a great weekend.

Who Knew

Who Knew that an old wash stand would make a perfect little entertainment station.
yes it's drawers fit two row's of CD's perfectly! a perfect place.

now I'll tell you a little secret ..... the rest of those drawers and the cupboard behind the curtain are fill I mean STUFFED with yarn! I spend a lot of time next to this little wash stand.

Ahhhh simple pleasures.

a Week of Finishing

I 've had a week of finishing projects and boy does that feel good. I finished this scarf. I found the pattern here and just love love love it

I finished my honey's "Christmas" socks ... yes they were suppose to be a Christmas gift!

and I finished one more section of my kitchen cupboards!!

I'm lovin the knobs and drawer pulls

Now on to the next list of things to get done.

Have a great weekend

This Week

This week I am..... working on hats again really trying to perfect a pattern that I'm having trouble with but this one is getting close

I learned how to make yogurt at home!!! using the method here I added blueberries and sweetened it with Auave Nectar

Yummmmmm and am working on the third section of kitchen cupboards

Have a great rest of the week!

Progress

Something new and something old. the new are the hats that I am trying to make with some success but mostly.... well lets just say they are a bit more challenging than I thought but I'm still trying and then their is the something old this is a sweater that I think I started last winter

I finally drug it back out along with the dress from from the studio ( so that I would have to look at it every day) and I have gotten as far as I can because you see I have run out of yarn with only the collar to finish

and of course since I started the thing over a year ago they no longer have this yarn at the store I purchased it at so now I begin the hunt.

Have a great rest of the week

Gift's for the Little One's

I Finished up gifts for the niece's today. Little zippered pouches with something special for each girl ... a nail kit for the oldest, who I noticed at Thanksgiving has the longest prettiest nails I've seen in a long time! Another for hair things. And for the youngest, colored pencils, markers and crayons. I sure hope they like their new personal pouches!

Knitting More Gifts

My First pair of Socks. I think I did pretty well these are for my oldest daughter who asked for a pair last Christmas and I finally got the nerve up to try out a pattern And something special for a special Client. A "Luxe Neck Warmer" from this book . I made lots of these last Christmas and just love them because they knit up so quickly.

And sooo many more things to get done in the next few days.

What are you making for the holidays?