Thursday, November 20, 2008

brrr cold here in NE Pa

It record breaking cold weather here so pulling out all my fingerless mitts , hats and scarves. The wood stove ( and The Boy)is working overtime to keep this house warm.

Last two days have been spent trying to make Christmas gifts and use up the stash. Sometime forcing yarn into patterns wastes time. I spent all day making a scarf using some stash but by the end of the night frogged the whole thing.
Two sets of fingerless mitts are completed using Wendy Johnson's pattern (free on Ravelry) Next I am going to try making a scarf to match one set. My camera is charging so will post photos later.

On my side bar there is a new list of patterns to make for future grandson. My Ravelry queque is bursting. Today I found this Boys Brimmed Hat that is adorable! Cute boys patterns are not as abundant as girl ones!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Hold that baby stuff....till 12/25

This idea hit me today to get going on Christmas presents for many reasons but mostly because:

use up stash

save money

have personal gifts


so slowing down on baby stuff and making mitts and hats for as many people.. started these today in Misty Alpaca from stash.