Wow! What a beautiful gift!

One of my friends in the Knitting Help Forum surprised me with an EXCELLENT gift. I could not believe it when I opened the package.



Glass Knitting Needles! I feel like Cinderella.....
I've always admired glass knitting needles, but never thought I would actually OWN a set!

I can't keep my hands off them. Now, I just have to decide what project I will start with them. It has to be something EXTRA special, that's for sure.

Neat!!!!

Also, a while back, another friend in the forum surprised me with some lovely peridot earrings that she had made for me! I am so spoiled by my friends in the forum.

UFOs are FOs now!

Yay! I was able to get a lot done this month during our "Turn your UFO's into FO's" knit along in the Knitting Help Forum.

I finished the blue blanket I spoke about earlier:


I completed the "Wildflowers" Oddball Baby Blanket, which was worked on by 6 knitters in the forum.


I finished the "Barbie" Oddball Shawl, which was worked on by 6 KH Forum knitters.


I completed the "Moonlit Forest" Oddball Shawl, which was worked on by 5 forum knitters.


I knit the last section and added a crochet border on the "Fairy Land" Oddball Baby Blanket, which was worked on by 5 forum knitters.


And I bound off the "Pink Power" Oddball Baby Blanket, which was worked on by 6 knitters.



I also completed the "Nursery Rhymes" Oddball Preemie blanket, which was worked on by 5 knitters. I added the crochet border.


And I made a little coffee cup cozy for travel cups. I think I might have made it too small. I'll have to test it out first, and then I'll give a report. I made it with Berroco Hip Hop yarn.


So, it was a productive month for me. I still have several projects to complete, but at least I've made a dent in them!

Right now, I'm still working on these things:

Oddball Preemie Blankets
"Racecar Alley" - adding border
"Cherry Blossoms" - adding border
"Cloud Nine" - adding border
"Citrus Punch" - knitting last section, and adding border
"Beach Party" - re-knitting two sections and adding border
(there was a hole in this blanket that I could not repair, so I had to frog back through two sections)

Oddball Shawls
"Candy Shop", "Magic", "Flower Garden", "Shades of Pale" - finishing up
"Rainy Day" and "Angel Wings" - knitting a section

Oddball Blankets
#1, #2, Lapghan #1, Lapghan #2 - Knitting last sections, and adding border

I also have some personal knitting that I wonder if I will ever get to!

Cabled Baby Pullover for display at Cottage Yarn.


"Dream by Moonlight" Shawl


A bulky cardigan with Thick & Quick yarn.


Some red ankle socks for my son.


A Harry Potter scarf.


A Fair-Isle headband


A baby sweater


And I haven't given up on the rectangle shawl for charity!

Yippee! I finished a Knitting Project!!

Alert the media!!

I actually finished knitting something. This month, in the Knitting Help Forum, our monthly KAL is "Turn UFOs into FOs" (UFOs are "unfinished objects" for those of you that are not wise to that knitting term.)

Here's the first thing I completed. It's a cushy blue baby blanket. :)





I started this blanket back in September of 2007. Using two yarns held together (Red Heart Plush and Lion Polarspun), I cast on and was planning on making the entire blanket with those yarns. Unfortunately, I ran out of the Lion Polarspun yarn before I got to the other corner. What a pain! I couldn't get anymore of the Polarspun yarn, because it was discontinued. So, I had to come up with a different plan.

I decided to unravel the knitting a little past the center, and added a different yarn for the middle section. (Luz Poesia) It's just as thick on its own as the other two yarns were when held together. So, it worked just right! :)



Last night, I finally finished knitting the entire blanket, and it looks great! So cushy and soft.

Missed the Deadline :(

As you know, I've been working on a rectangle shawl for the Afghans for Afghans charity. Unfortunately, I didn't finish it in time. TODAY was the day they were supposed to be received at the collection site.

I still have 3 or 4 inches left to knit, and it still needs a crochet border.

And tonight, I can't knit at all. I injured my shoulder somehow, and it is too tender to move at all. :(

So, I'll work on it again when my shoulder is better. I'll just hold onto it until they do another shawl collection. :D

Rectangle Shawl Update

I'm still working on the rectangle shawl for charity. The two end sections of knitting are now the exact same length, so now I'm going to knit the center section with a lace design. Hopefully, this will make the last 20 inches go quicker.

Still knitting for charity!

I'm stll working on a rectangle shawl for the Afghans4afghans project. I hope I finish in time!

I decided to start from the other end, and then join the two sections together in the center.

Yay for Yarn Clearance Sales!!!

Woo Hoo! I just LOVE it when yarn goes on clearance!

Here's what I got at Michaels for $1 or $2 a skein!!!


(I actually got 8 skeins of the Red Heart Baby Clouds, and 10 skeins of the Patons Rumor!)

It was a WONDERFUL thing to find so much good yarn for a great price. I'm a happy knitter!