knittingirl

I just had to show off my Fetching mitt - I love this color that much!!

 

Props to my dh who took the pics - he's got crazy skills! 

The yarn is DB Alpaca silk - mmmmmmm...

 

It's funny, but I always forget how much I enjoy cables until I do a project that incorporates them - maybe I need to stop shying away from those cabled sweater patterns that look too intimidating...

progress

I've finished one Fetching mitt, have cast on for the second, and I put up at least one Christmas tree.  Yay for progress!

Thankful

Not that I need a special day of the year to give thanks for my many blessings, but it is a nice occasion to have an entire day to devote to those I am most thankful for - my loved ones. 

I am very blessed.

Craft Monogamy

My name is Rhonda, and I love to kni... craft.

There.  I said it.

I often find myself feeling guilty when I decide to pick up a non-knitting project, as if I'm cheating on my knitting.  For instance, today I went to the Quilt Haus to buy fabric to make some Christmas giftage.  I got so excited as I looked through all the wonderful fabrics and color combinations and was giddy when I came across some cute patterns.  Then I found out there was a sale and *gasp* I went crazy!

It was all good until I made it home and walked past my Lantern Moon basket brimming with yarn, my rosewood needles peeking out from the top as if to say "I know where you were and who you were with"...  I could feel my lone Fetching mitt crying "I need a mate... and you were buying fabric?!"  My UFOs sneer at me "Cheater!  Abandoner!"

Oh, the guilt.

Is it so wrong to love more than one craft?  I mean, just because I'm the knittingirl is that all I should be allowed to do?

I think not.

I'm not a one-craft kind of gal.

I think it has more to do with the creative mind and spirit than anything.  At any given moment, I am daydreaming about what I could be making with my hands, perusing craft sites thinking "oooooh... I could make that too!"  The ideas and possibilities are endless, and that kind of temptation is hard to resist.  And let 's face it:  although it's gratifying to see your child wear a sweater you painstakingly knit for her over many hours... it's gut-wrenching when she doesn't want to wear it or when she does and covers it in Spaghetti-O sauce.  (What is in that stuff?  That stain never comes out!) 

I digress.

But give me a quick sew skirt that she'll twirl in for hours... and I am sold.

Give me a shirt to applique to match said skirt and I'm in love.

Okay - so maybe this is more of a craft confessional than I thought!  Bottom line is - I'm okay now with tasting a little bit of everything in the crafting arena.  It keeps it fresh and new and exciting. 

It will be An Affair to Remember.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Oh yeah.  The Christmas season is here... okay almost.  I know we have that little thing called Thanksgiving to get through first, but I just can't help myself!  I'm already listening to christmas music, ready to put up decorations, dreaming of handmade gifts I can make(ahem, or buy on etsy).  Yay!

I'm still working on my Fetching mitts.  I'm almost done with the first, and then it's on to the matching second so I can keep my hands toasty...

Now... off to hang some garland!

Green with Envy

I went on a little yarn expedition last weekend - story soon to follow - and came across the most perfect green yarn ever.  Apparently it was a popular color as I bought up the last two skeins available at Hill Country Weavers in Austin.  So... what to make with this small amount of the most perfect green yarn ever?  My very own "Fetching" mitts!

 

I made a pair of these for my sister the winter before last and I loved them, and now it's my turn to have some too.  It is a little gratifying to knit something for me, after many projects intended for others over the past months.  I'm sticking to accessories right now, as my knitting commitment can't be too great until I am able to find more time or learn to better manage the time I have, whichever comes first!

Today is one of the first chilly fall days in Texas this year, so I find myself yearning to knit - to feel the warmth of the fibers as they run over my fingertips and my needles.  I also find myself longing to bake... I'm sorta Martha that way.

Mmmm... nothing says lovin' like some homemade chocolate chip cookies.

The house smells wonderful... the kids are napping... my yarn is calling!

Let Freedom Ring

I am not a Democrat, but I am an American, and tonight, I am a proud American.

I am proud to know that patriotism knows no color.

I pray for Obama and his family, that they will be the force to bring positive change to this nation.

Decisions, Decisions

It's that time again... when you've finished the latest project and feel accomplished and know that you need to cast on for something else.  But what??

Should you begin again on your poor little UFOs lying around the house?  The Somewhat Cowl...  The pink lace scarf...  The knit monkey toy...

Should you start a new sweater for yourself cause - heck - you deserve it??

Should you rather make a new accessory for yourself case - face it - you take forever to finish a sweater?!

Should you make handknit Christmas gifts for the family??

Hmmmmmmm...