Christmas knitting

I finally finished all the orders I had to do for christmas, so now I can get going on the gifts I have left to finish.
Though today I have been baking since I got up, I am way behind on my christmas baking this year!

The Craft Fair...

was lots of FUN! :)
I have another one to do next Saturday.
Then I need to get busy knitting the Barbie Doll Clothes for an order plus I have to finish the hats and scarves I am doing for my Sister in Australia.

Craft Fair!

The Christmas Craft Fair is on Nov 23rd, so I have been flat out knitting for the fair, I did manage to get most of the Harry Potter Items made so I am happy about that. once the fair is over I have orders for Barbie Doll Clothes I need to get done plus a few Christmas gifts to get finished!

Sock Photo's

Here are some photo's of my sock in progress!

I turned the Heel!

On my first sock today! I did it! I am so proud of myself! I will take pics and post them as soon as I can I have a busy week with work as one of the families I work for as a Nanny is opening a new store this Sat so I am doing extra shifts I just got home now and it is 11.32PM I started at 8AM for one family this morning then went to the next family at 6PM,it was a long day.

I am going to do it!

I am going to teach myself to knit SOCKS! I have one Sock pattern book I bought and a few I have borrowed from the library, I bought sock yarn yesterday, so today I am going to give it a go! :)
Now if anyone has a really easy basic sock pattern they can direct me too online I would be very grateful???

I am going to to make my own pair of socks if it kills me LOL! Wish me luck!

I still want to learn to Knit Socks!

I did buy a Sock Knitting Pattern Book, so my plan is to teach myself as I have signed up a few times for a sock knitting class and everytime not enough people sign up so it gets cancelled, so I am just going to try and do it myself..

Does anyone read.....

Knitting/craft related books? I love to read Knitting Mysteries and am always looking for new ones to read.. At the moment I am reading Sins and Needles By Monica Ferris, and today I bought Knitting Bones also by Monica Ferris to read next week while I am relaxing a the cabin.

Listening to my 70's music today!

I did this yesterday also, I put 5 of my 70's CD'S and blasted them for a few hours LOL! ...The BCR'S, The Osmonds, Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy, Leif Garrett... I think I am showing my age LOL!

Thinking about getting a little dog

we have been actively looking for a small dog, but so far we have had no luck the 2 that we applied to adopt were both already given away one to a volunteer at the shelter and the other to another rescue shelter, so tomorrow we are going to a different rescue shelter to look at a this dog .
Elmo

So I have bought a few small dog pattern books once we get a dog I can start knitting for it :)

Welsh Doll

I have always written to Pen-Pals, when I was 16 years old one of my pen-pals (Beverly) who lived in England, was killed by a drunk driver. Her mother wrote to tell me and we have stayed in contact ever since, in fact 2 years ago I met her(Ella) for the first time, as she was in Vancouver , BC Canada on a Tour and had a few days in that she was able to meet up with me, then again a few weeks ago she was in Vancouver again so we met up for a day and had lunch and went shopping, we got talking and I was telling her that I was going to try and make a Welsh Costume for one of my childhood dolls, she told me she still had Beverly's Welsh Doll that she had knitted the costume for many a year ago. Last week it arrived in the mail for me, Ella felt that Beverly would have wanted me to have her doll.
I am so thrilled that Ella sent her to me, she will always hold a special place in my heart.
Ella is now 73 years old, she is hoping to make another trip to Vancouver later this year.

Barbie needs a new outfit!

I made a pile of outfits for my friends daughters(Barbie) then thought Gee I better make a new outfit for my own fashion model LOL!

I loved my Gollywog as a child!

So I had a pen-pal in England find me a Gollywog pattern :) I haven't finished him yet but here is the work in progress and also a you can see my small Gollywog I had a a child :)
I know that there has been a lot of talk the last few years about Golltwogs, and I do want everyone to know that my knitting a Gollywog is only because of my childhood memory of having one, and for no other reason.

Stress!

Over the last few months I have had a lot of stress in my life, so of course out came the needles to help drive the stress away, or at least help make it feel more manageable.
Today I finished the green blanket I started for my son, he loves it and it is already in use on his bed. :)
I have made so many dishcloths I now have a huge supply of them I won't be running out for a long time to come :)

I also found reading books like the Knit Lit series has really helped me, so I got on amazon.com and searched out a few more similar books,....
Knitting Yarns and Spinning Tales-A Knitter's Stash Of Wit and Wisdom,
Knitting Through It-Inspiring Stories for Times of Trouble,
Knitting Memories-Reflections On The Knitter's Life,
Knit Together-Discover God's Pattern For Your Life,
Knitticisms . . . And Other Purls Of Wisdom ,
KnitKnacks: Much Ado About Knitting,
For the Love of Knitting: A Celebration of the Knitter's Art.

I finished the Lilac/Lavender Bloom/Blossom Baby Blanket

I finished it last night, and it looks great, I am going to do the same pattern again, but I think I will do it in white this time, it is such a pretty pattern.
Finally here are the pics of my blanket(Sorry it took so long to add them)

Knit For Feed The Children

Knit For Feed The Children

Facilit Aid

Facilit Aid


anyone taken part in this?
I printed off the bear pattern.

Knitters are such nice people

I was at Indigo books last night picking up my knitting magazine, so I wondered over to the craft section to look at the knitting books and there was a lady there checking out the knitting books also we got chatting about making socks and I mentioned I so want to be able to knit them and she started laughing, saying I always make the first sock then never get around to making the 2nd sock..LOL!
After that I went to Save on Foods to do a food shop and of course I wondered over to the book/magazine section, there again was a lady reading the knitting magazines, we go chatting about the magazines and she made a comment that she noticed a few of them recently had info about making socks and that reminded her of her Grandmother and a story she use to tell about the War and how her Grandmother and her Grandmothers friend use to knit socks for the soliders and how her Grandmothers friend always made lumpy heels and that they use to laugh about the poor soliders that got her socks.. LOL! I thought that was such a sweet memory for her to have about her Grandmother and knitting .. :)

Bought yarn today!

OMG! I ccan't go to Zellers or Walmart or Michaels and not buy yarn, I just can not stop myself, I spent $39.00 on yarn and 2 table cloths at Zellers today, then I bought some scrapbook stickers at Michaels, but I was good at walmart I didn't buy anything there, and that is unusual for me LOL!

HELP!

I went all over the place today looking for the yarn for the pink baby blanket and NOBODY has any! I don't know what to do?
What I am looking for is... Bernat... Soft Boucle.... in...Blooming Rose the dye lot number is... 941 05 but to be honest I don't care about the Dye Lot it is only to finish a blanket for me so I am not worried if the shade/color is lighter or darker.. so if anyone can get me 1 or better still 2 balls of this yarn I would be so HAPPY!

My Reading List for the next few weeks

I am trying out some new Authors....
I have 1 chapter to read of.. Chocolate Dipped By Sammi Carter...

(I have finished the above book now, and just started..Plum Lucky By Janet Evanovich.)

then to follow I will be reading..
Peppermint Twisted By Sammi Carter

A Mold For Murder By Tim Myers

Organize Your Corpses By Mary Jane Maffini

Murder Of A Boxed Blonde By Denise Swanson... I started this the other week but had to return it to the library before I had finished it.

Decaffeinated Corpse By Cleo Coyle
Latte Trouble By Cleo Coyle
Murder Most Frosty By Cleo Coyle

Baked To Death By Dean James

Undercover in High Heels By Gemma Halliday.


Has anyone read any of these books? or any books by these Authors??

Knitting in the Round

OMG! I love knitting in the round, it is so easy and so fast! I don't know why I waited so long to try it....Silly Me! LOL!
I did see a book called Knitting In the Round advertised in a knitting magazine I will have to see if I can order it from Chapters or if it is only available as a order through the advertisment in the magazine?

I need to go to Michaels tomorrow

to buy more yarn, to make some hats for two of the children I look after(Twin Boys)
Plus I haven't been to Michaels for a few weeks, SO I NEED TO GO! LOL!
I managed to finally clean out my craft cupboard last Sunday, and I was so Happy, I found some Scrapbooking items I had forgotten I had bought :) So my plan is to get busy with my Scrapbooking as I have not done any in ages, and I love doing it so much, I really enjoy looking through the photo's to use for my pages.

Used my Gift Cert from Michaels today!

I bought all the yarn I think I will need to make all the Harry Potter House Scarves and Hats... I thought I would make use of the 30% off all yarn New Years Sale @ Michaels this week. :)