Yay! A wonderful day of Yarn, Yarn, Yarn!!

Today was a BLAST!

I met a friend from Ravelry (knitnatnc), and she gave me lots of yarn for charity! :)

Woo Hoo!



I spent a lot of time rewinding some of the yarn. Now, it's all in pretty center-pull cakes!


When I finished organizing all that yarn, I took photos of it all and put it in my stash on Ravelry.

Then, I went back to my craft room and finished unravelling the sweater I've been working on. I got it at Goodwill for a few dollars, and want to use the yarn to make some socks and a scarf.

After I finished unravelling it, I wound it all on my yarn swift, so I could make hanks.



I went to hang one of the hanks on a doorknob, and it reminded me of hair. So I stuck it on my head, looked in the mirror, and busted out laughing. My hubby asked what I was doing, and I told him to grab the camera.

Here's my yarn hair:


And my yarn moustache:


My hubby was a good sport to take photos, wasn't he? :P

After goofing off a while longer, I got back to work. I took the hanks to the kitchen and got them wet. Then hung them up to dry, weighting them down to pull out the kinks in the yarn.


Like I said, it was a good yarn day at my house. ;)

EASY Knitting Patterns for Beginning Knitters

I've been searching the internet for easy beginner patterns, and decided to share them here!

They are quick to make, so you don't get frustrated waiting for them to be finished.

Ponytail Scrunchie: http://www.knittingfairy.com/freeHairTie.htm

Dishcloth: http://myjewelthief.typepad.com/myjewelthief_knits/2007/10/plain-ole-garte.html

Slippers: http://www.geocities.com/lindaslists/begknitslippers.htm

Baby Booties: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4054/knitbooties.htm

Coin Purse: http://www.sweaterscapes.com/pursepat.htm

Cosmetic Bag: http://www.frugalhaus.com/homepage/downloads/FR228.pdf

Bean Bag: http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=b0092&categoryid=32

Ball: http://www.frugalhaus.com/homepage/downloads/WP56.pdf

Headbands: http://www.frugalhaus.com/homepage/downloads/WP34.pdf

Simple Hat: http://www.frugalhaus.com/homepage/downloads/NP12.pdf

More Yarn, and Needles made of Bone

Here's the latest report from your local yarn addict. :P

I've gotten lots of yarn lately. I wonder if I will ever be satisfied with my stash?

I doubt it.

A friend sent 14 skeins of acrylic to use with my charity knitting.


In the same package, she included a full set of Knifty Knitter Looms, 3 tops for me, and a bread box! :) What a combination! (tee-hee) It was a fun package to open.


But, before I got that package, I received several skeins of yarn from another friend in the Knitting Help Forum. We had a get-together at howdovely's house, and she gave me 16 skeins of yarn! Woo Hoo!

Here are the three of us at the get-together. We had fun.


You'd think that I would be satisfied with these gifts of yarn, but I can't resist a good sale.

Here is some of the Patons Brilliant I found at Michaels for 2 dollars a skein! (I got 16 skeins)


This TLC Essentials was on sale also, so I got 8 skeins. It is much softer than that yarn usually is. I wonder why that happens sometimes? Weird....but wonderful for me. :)


While I was browsing in Walmart the other day, I found some Red Heart Super Saver that was softer than normal also. Wow!!! I was amazed to see that yarn with a nice feel for a change. They were also a lovely color. We'll see how it knits up. ;)




In the midst of all this yarn buying, I made time to unravel a sweater as well. I found the sweater at Goodwill, and just loved the color. It was originally sold at "The Limited", and has a fiber blend of 47% wool, 38% viscose, 10% nylon, and 5% angora. I'm planning on using that yarn to make some knee high socks and a scarf.



This past weekend, I found another unbelievable yarn sale. Patons Grace at AC Moore for 2 dollars a skein. It was impossible to resist.



And take a look at the beautiful BONE knitting needles I got on eBay! They were made in India, and I have no idea what kind of bone was used in manufacturing them. They are very nice, and I really look forward to knitting with them.

A few more skeins of yarn please. :D

Yesterday, I found a few good yarn deals that were just too good to pass up. ;)

A skein of Caron Simply Soft Baby at Michael's for one dollar.


Two skeins of Moda Dea "Baby Talk" at AC Moore for 2 dollars each.
(That yarn feels wonderful!)


A skein of Lily Sugar 'n Cream at Michael's, in a cool color called "Midnight Magic" for one dollar.


A skein of Bernat Baby Coordinates at Michael's for a couple bucks.


And 3 beautiful skeins of Madil "All Seasons" in a lovely rosey shade. It was 40% off, on the discount porch at Cottage Yarn. :D It is SO SOFT and beautiful!


It was fun to buy a few skeins of yarn, just for fun. :)

Knitting in the Land of Oz

This morning, I decided to spend the day at home.....relaxing and knitting. :)

It's been like a DREAM!!!!! So nice to have no commitments or responsibilities.

I started out the morning by having a nice breakfast with my hubby. Yummy omelets!

Then, while he spent some time on the internet, I went to my craft room to knit and listen to "The Wizard of Oz" on the Librivox website. I just love being able to listen to books for free!! :D

To make my day even better, I received a package from an eBay seller. It's a really cool crewel embroidery kit of a knitting bag with an initial on it. I think I'll use an "S" for "Shandeh". ;)


The other day, I went to buy a few skeins of yarn. I haven't done that in a while, and I was just itching for a yarn purchase. I got 3 skeins of baby yarn for our Oddball Preemie Baby Blankets, and 1 skein of Patons Lacette for myself.


This morning, I was trying to make a lacy scarf with the "Patons Lacette". I spent a couple hours looking through my knitting patterns and knitting design books. I chose a few different designs to try out. I started one design, using size 10 1/2 needles, just to make it lacy, but I didn't like how loose it was. So, then I switched to size 5 needles to see how it turns out.

After a few hours of listening to "The Wizard of Oz", and quiet knitting, I became drowsy. So, I took a 3 hour nap, and woke to have lunch. I sliced a tomato, and covered it with big chunks of mozzarella cheese. Then I sprinkled on some olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and added some herbs and spices. After zapping it in the microwave for about a minute, it was hot and tasty. LOVE that stuff! I also had a few slices of turkey with it. Not bad at all.

Next, I decided to enjoy two cups of hot tea.

They were yummy.

Now I'm off to the Land of Oz and Knitting! :D

Crochet Border on Blankets

Last night, I had time to add a crochet border to the baby blankets I made for charity. I'm glad I did, because it really shaped them up nicely!

More Knitting for Charity

I decided that I wanted to make a baby blanket for the "Afghans for Afghans" project, so I mentioned it in the Knitting Help Forum. I needed 10 inch squares knit from Lamb's Pride Bulky. I knit 11 squares myself, and collected 13 from other knitters and crocheters. So, I was able to seam together TWO baby blankets! :D