december FIFTEENTH!!!

i can't believe that it is sooooo close to the end of the year. and i also can't believe that i didn't update my November list. well... actually i can. i didn't do very much. there was a hat and scarf set that i didn't take a pic of before i sent it off, and a watchcap for a friend of mine that i did get a pic of.



it was very hard to send this off, as it is quite warm and comfortable.

other than that, i have been chugging along trying to get as many special olympics scarves done as i could by today. i will be sending them out tomorrow! i am happy to know that i finished eight! i can't believe that i finished six scarves in two and a half months! (two i started before the challenge)



i don't really know what it is about the special olympic that got me fired up, but it sure did! and i am glad it did, too!

i hope everyone's holidays are going well, and that all the things that were made throughout the year are well appreciated!

october FOs and November list

yay!!! i finished things in october!!!

there is a watchcap for jakies...


a hat and scarf set for a gift...



a sushi scarf


a special olympics scarf


and i finished weaving in ends of a special olympics scarf i started in september.


for November i want to finish a hat and another couple scarves. and maybe start a sweater, or something big.

Q4 challenge

i'm in too! and i also will be making scarves for the special olympics.

october list

i know i have been totally MIA, and i am sorry. it isn't that i haven't been making things, i just have posted. i guess i hit a bit of a blogging slump... anyhow, my list for this month is short and sweet.

three hats, and three scarves. anything else is cake.

a BIG FO, a little FO and a list.

i thought i would have finished earlier, but i seemed to have underestimated the power of a 1 year old. i believe he was a cat in his past life... everytime i would sit down to work on babette, he would crawl into my lap and just sit. there was a lot of "arrrgh!"-ing.

but here is the finished thing.

i used a single crochet to "stitch" everything together. it makes for a nice reverse...

kind of looks like a stained glass window.

other than that, i finished a pair of wristys. these will be for a girlfriend of mine. i plan on making some more, as they were fast and easy. just like i like it.

that is my husband in the background, stealing pieces of babette (sometimes it felt like the men were against me!)

as for my july list
1. finish the star baby blanket for my new niece.
2. another pair of wristys for my ma
3. finish another swiffer cover.
4. start another baby blanket for another new niece
5. start a sweater... for someone...

OH! BABETTE!!!

so i finally finished the squares! and it looks like i might be able to finish the Q2 challenge sometime next week... weaving in ends even! "is there pics?" you might ask. of course, but they are on my camera, and i can't find the connector. oh well.

in other gift along news, as of yesterday i have a new baby niece to start knitting for! HOORAY!!!

finally!

so here i am, across the entire country (from california to connecticut). along the way i managed to work on about a third of babette. and as of today i finished the hurry up spring armwarmers from snb nation. for the rest of the month i plan on finishing unpacking,rearranging my new crafty/yarn closet, and working on whatever i feel like. i don't think i could stick to any other plan than that.

ramblin'

so sorry for the lack of posting, and commenting, and reading.... my family and i are in the middle of our move from california to connecticut. i will be writing more in the beginning of may.

I am acceptin' the challenge!

i have been meaning to start the Babette blanket for my kiddos. now i have the incentive to do it! i figure i will make it now, and when then first real cold snap, or snow comes, i will pull it out and wrap them up! hooray!

Easy Peasy… NOT!!!

For some reason, March got away from me. I don’t feel like I got a lot done. Eh. Whatevs. Perhaps it is the fact that I will be moving across the country in two weeks. Maybe I just got lazy. Well, here is what I accomplished.

1. fininsh that stupid skarf! (DONE!! It only took me six months.!!)
2. a hat for my old roomie, by monday night!!! (DONE!! The malabrigo was totally awesome, even if I did finish it late, and had to mail it off)
3. start a babette (at least 10 squares). ROLLOVER
4. start a pair of socks (my first ever) ROLLOVER but I did swatch for them.
5. a slouchy copy cat hat for my sister. (to be kept in queue until I want to make this.)
6. a ripple afghan (by MAY) ROLLOVER I am half way done.
7. four dishcloths ROLLOVER again with the halfway dones!

in april i also want to swatch for a CPH, cast on some fingerless gloves, and maybe a pair of Mosey. i know that seems like a bunch, but I am hoping that I get quite a lot done in april, as I will be having two weeks of vacationing, and traveling by car.

And sorry for the lack of pictures, but it is 2:30 in the morning, and I don’t feel like dealing with my camera

A march list update.

It seems that there are some things that I MUST do in march. So I am going to have to update my list… or maybe just add to it…

This is the original…
1. fininsh that stupid skarf! (i mean it this time)
2. a hat for my old roomie, by monday night!!!
3. start a babette (at least 10 squares). for my darling kiddos for winter.
4. start a pair of socks (my first ever)
5. a slouchy copy cat hat for my sister. (cuz she is awesome!!!)

and this is what I am going to add.

6. a ripple afghan (by MAY)
7. four dishcloths (for two girlfriends by APRIL)

it doesn’t seem like much, so I should be able to whip it up easy peasy.

march goooooooaaaaallll!!!!

so, i don't know about you guys, but i seem to be on a roll!!! i finished all but my SIL's skarf (i have come to terms, and i DO hate it)!!! i feel FABULOUS!!! so to keep on feeling great here are my march goals!

1. fininsh that stupid skarf! (i mean it this time)
2. a hat for my old roomie, by monday night!!!
3. start a babette (at least 10 squares). for my darling kiddos for winter.
4. start a pair of socks (my first ever)
5. a slouchy copy cat hat for my sister. (cuz she is awesome!!!)

i think this should be enough to get me started!!! i am excited! yeah!

feb. update

i feel like i have been doing a ton, but when i look at the end results, it doesn't look like much!

here is my february update.

1. dad's skarf


2. norma's skarf (i can't seem to bring myself to work on this... i think i hate it.)
3. finish other four yards of netting for scrubbies

4. 8 various dishcloths


5. some dpn holders. (i was going to make something, but i found a nifty box instead)

i also made a really boring hat for my husband


and i made an unoriginal hat for my dad, to go along with the scarf, but i have to start over because it it GIGANTIC!!!

wow! i guess i did do a lot! hooray!!! i will celebrate with stitches west on saturday.

january update, february list

so my list for january is as follows...
1. make dish scrubbies out of four of the eight yards of netting i bought. (to be put in gifts as we travel cross country)

2. finish the lapghan for my grandpa. (just because i love him)

3. finish jakies hat. (before it warms up aka NOW)

4. finish my dad's skarf. (was for christmas 07, will be for christmas 08) (ROLLOVER)
5. finish norma's skarf. (see above) (ROLLOVER)

three out of five ain't bad. it's just those stupid skarves. bah! anyhow, here is my list for feb.

1. dad's skarf
2. norma's skarf
3. finish other four yards of netting for scrubbies
4. 8 various dishcloths
5. some dpn holders.

i am going to make it my goal to finish those skarves. i think i can... i think i can... i think i can...

January's list.

Hey everybody! i was just invited to join and finally had time to post, soooo... here is my list for january. i know that there is only a couple of days left, but i figured i would go all out. right?

1. make dish scrubbies out of four of the eight yards of netting i bought. (to be put in gifts as we travel cross country)
2. finish the lapghan for my grandpa. (just because i love him)
3. finish jakies hat. (before it warms up aka NOW)
4. finish my dad's skarf. (was for christmas 07, will be for christmas 08)
5. finish norma's skarf. (see above)

i will post again at the end of the month.