First Post

Ok so this is my first post. I made a resolution that I would start working my way into doing something that I love rather than something that I thought I would like. This is my first step by starting this blog which may eventually turn into a pod cast too. I've been listening to quite a few pod casts and frankly, I know I can be more interesting than some of them. At least I can promise that I won't make you endure 20 minutes of giggling since giggling is not my style.

So Christmas and New Year are over and I will now have to get back to the business of making a living. Blah! I thought I would enjoy being a L. but it seems that it is not all that I thought it would be. Thus, my resolution to take the steps to do something more satisfying.

I spent the holidays working on designs. I finally had the opportunity to give my son's girlfriend the sweater that I made for her. She was amazed that someone made her something. She says the funniest things. After she put it on, she commented that it fit like it was made for her. When I pointed out that I did make it for her, she just giggled. The design is a wandering cable on the fitted waist and a diamond pattern on the bodice. The sleeves are a wandering cable which comes down into a lace bell sleeve. The v-neck lace is the same as the sleeve.

I also made a hat for my office landlord. She saw me loading my bags of wool for my annual pilgrimage to Wooley Knob. I guess she thought I was using all that fiber as insulation in the cellar. During the course of our conversation about knitting, she mentioned that she wanted a knitted hat that was in the J. Crew catalog but didn't want to pay the outrageous price of $55.00. I just about choked and promised her one for Christmas. Below is the finished product. I make it with one skein of chunky 100% wool that I got for $1.00 a skein from my LYS owner. She had picked up a huge lot of wool from a tag sale and gave me a bargain on a chunk of the stash. I was gleeful even though I had to wash every bit of it because is smelled of cellar and there were rumors of the dreaded moth infestation. The hat is single stitch cable on the fold and a bit more complicated cable on the upper part.

Finally, I made my step-son's daughter a lamb whom I christened Lambert. The lamb itself is from unknown origin. I bought him second hand from my LYS. He looks handmade because he has no tags. The sweater and beret are from left over yarn from a man's sweater. I think he looks quite handsome.

The current works in progress are two fair isle sweaters that I designed. Neither progressed much over the holidays. I hope that I can get them done by next week.

Future goal: Learn to write patterns
Weather: Gray and Snowy (Roads look terrible, thus my desire not to go to the office)
Mood: OK

Ta ta for now.