WIP Weds: Birthday books & Progress

What do you give the constant knitter and reader? Other than the best niece in the world who loves books too for a visit ? A gift certificate for a bookstore with a knitting section :0)

“Stashbuster Knits” by Melissa Leapman

here is a review

and “Socks a la carte 2: Toes up!”

here is another great review

(the errata found here)

And my guilty pleasure

The Trouble with Mr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan

In the fifth in Lathan’s bestselling series, George Wickham returns to Hertfordshire bent on creating trouble, and Elizabeth and her newborn son are thrown into danger. Knowing that Wickham has nothing left to lose, Darcy and Fitzwilliam rush to the rescue in a race against time.

Untangled #6

 I plan to do 10 of these

XL coffee cup sweater

And I am well on my way, 6 of 12 XL Coffee Cup Sweater done.

Tuesday was movie night with Sarah, my niece. This week we saw Disney’s “Brave”. We really enjoyed it. A mother daughter movie for all ages.

Last week we saw “Madagascar 3″ not as good as the first 2, and if you are Canadian be aware there are some jabs at Canada. Sarah liked it, I didn’t!

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WIP Weds and Friday’s at Tami’s

cya Friday Take Care

WIP Weds: More Christmas decorations

Hello all! Week two of cracked rib. Christmas continues to approach and I am up to my eyeballs in aligators.  Christmas shopping which is usually done by October is not finished yet. Still have to do stockings, gingerbread cookies, stollen and buy a new mattress for DS. Several presents to get, thank goodness almost all the handmade gifts are done. While laid up finished reading Sharon Lathan’s “Mr & Mrs Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two shall become one” for review look here.

35 Beryl Hexs

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Did you get your Christmas gift yet?

WIP Weds: Gingko shawl for Christmas and Ouch!

Ouch, well I am going to have more knitting time this christmas! Yes, I fell down the stairs. Covered in bruises and have a cracked rib. With so much to do, I haven’t time for this. Christmas Luncheon with the Craft group, Supper with the spinners, 3 church services in the choir, Ratz! Doctor says exspect about 6 weeks… Oh well, I guess I am glued to the chair directing the troops. Christmas tree there and use that paper to wrap this present :0) The boys will be pleased when I am back on my feet.

Back to presents, enough complaining. Here is the progress on the Gingko Shawlette for mom. Further details here.

Yarn details appear on my ravelry pg

Also working on another hat.

Long-tail cast on with 2 colours of yarn

26 hexagons on the Beryl blanket

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WIP Weds: And then there were more Presents!

Good morning all, the insanity of the christmas season continues.  So far DH, and MiL are taken care of… Next up my mom, BiL, and DS. I want to report an almost strangling! Photo of the wanted criminal.

I swear if she wasn’t so cute and in charge around this place, violins would be making lovely music!!!!!  Willow the fur bearing moth has progressed from eating only yarn, to drive by nibbling of finished projects!

nibbled collar

This week I began Ginkgo Leaf Shawlette for Mother. Purchased some Berocco Vintage in a lovely blue.

Also working on a Hat for BiL again in Berocco Vintage.

Hat and Gingko shawlette

Current stats: 73+ projects this year,  24 Beryl hexagons, and  40 Books this year.

4 christmas balls so far!

Current christmas ball in production, will post others on friday

Well TTFN, be sure to stop by Tami’s for more great Works in progress!

    

WIP Weds: More Christmas presents

Hi guys! Another WIP Weds. I decided to make 198 yds of Heaven for MiL. She is the most difficult person on my list, every year she insists that we should not waste our money in her and she needs nothing… grrr. Love her dearly, but would like to strangle her! Well she has a brown winter coat.

The yarn was $6.95 cdn, so she can hardly get upset.

This is very close to the real colour

Just love the colour, rich milk chocolate brown with a rust under tone.

Still have ways to go

I have been so impressed by number of WIPers doing the Beekeeper Quilt. What appealed to me was the stash busting possiblities, however making puffs though interesting would not suit the use I had in mind. So I started hunting around for something similar.

In this light I had a tough time getting the detail

I found the Beryl Blanket, works up quickly and uses up those small balls of left overs.

Well that’s all till friday,

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WIP Weds: War on Works in progress :0)

Almost wordless wednesday…

Workin on Christmas.

Craft Group this morning, and knittin club this evening, my cup runith over :0)

Shawl and Christmas sock

For more info look here and here.

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WIP Weds: Almost Wordless this week

Christmas Sock, finished heel flap

For more on this project look here.

Baby Hat and matching mittens

For more on this project look here and here.

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WIP Weds: Bazaar and Halloween

Halloween was delightful, the neighbours dressed up and came over. Dad was a Zookeeper, Mom was a giraffe, there was a little bear and a lion. Unfortunately I didn’t have the camera handy. We had 100+ visitors. DS dressed up as a Jedi to answer the door, which delighted the little ones. The weather was nice, clear and mild.

Happy Halloween

Well the Church Bazaar is over, and a tremendous success.

Everyone worked hard and many contributed by attending and purchasing the delicious baked goods, the handmade articles, the silence auction and the great lunch.

A very busy Church Bazaar

A hive of activity!

My mother and a friend working at the craft table

WIP: Almost there!

Good morning all! The adventure is almost over.

The Dk Version of the “Knitted Collar” (Dicky) is almost done! Woot!

Just in time for Winter. The trees are changing colour around here as is the

Garage door… Tada! (2nd coat postponed due to several days of rain) My guys are doing a great job!

1 st coat of paint

 

Next up…

Boring Beige Front door

 

 

Then there is my project

Dicky #4 in Dk weight yarn

And a little something new…

"Zig Zag Scarf" in worsted yarn pattern from Soper Creek Yarns

Well further news as development warrants, meanwhile stop by tami’s for more inspiring WIP’s

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Love the knitting happy face Thks Aussiemaria!

WIP Weds: I am getting tired of dickies!

Hello fellow Bloggers, its wednesday again and I am still making dickies.It has become a test of character, almost a quest one might say.  As you know, if you have been reading this blog. I have been developing a Dicky pattern in 4 weights of yarn; Bulky, Aran, Worsted and Dk. Alright maybe I didn’t think my production order through as thoroughly as I should have. Did you know that as the yarn becomes finer that the same size project will take exponentially longer? Yup, workin on number 3 before I figured this bit of news out. Duh?

Dicky 1: Diamond Tempo Chunky

On to exhibit 2

Dicky 2: Cascade 220 wool (Aran ragg)

This weeks effort is exhibit 3 and my WIP weds

Dicky 3: WIP in Cascade 220 heathers (Worsted)

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