Updates!

So I'm not blogging as much as I used to but I do hope to do more in this new year. Here's what I've been up to....

A little yarn bombing (with the help of the GF and the bestie!)

This is outside of our local library....

STILL trying to finish my Sidesplitter skirt. I WAYYYYY overshot the straight section and didn't realize until I was halfway thru the decrease section. And I was NOT ripping back. This damned skirt's been on the needles almost a year now because of one thing or another. So. I thought...what if I steeked it??? AND I DID!!!

First I wrapped it around myself and measured/pinned where I wanted it to end. Then I single crocheted a line of stitches.

On either side of the crocheted line....I took the skirt to the sewing machine and did a line of zigzag stiches.

Then....it was time to CUT!

This baby helped!

Afterwards, I picked up stitches on the side I wanted to be the waist, and am currently knitting the slowest 2X2 rib known to mankind. Le sigh....

Un-paper towels....

I've been ALL OVER pinterest the past few months. Just pinning like it's my job! Anyways, over the last few years I've been trying to GO GREEN! as much as possible and one of the last things I've been trying to break away from is unnecessary paper products. Like napkins, paper towels/hand towels, Swiffer wipes, etc.

I saw a tutorial for fabric paper towels on Pinterest and I thought about raiding my stash to make some. Here's the link Unpaper-towel tutorial...

I started by taking an actual paper towel and using it as my "pattern". I had some left over flannel-like fabric in my stash which I'm using as the back.

I used some left-over fabric for the front. I saved this from a dress I sewed my daughter a few years ago.

I pinned both pieces together and sewed them on 3 sides. I started out with a zigzag stitch but didn't like it much so I ended up with just a straight stitch.

After sewing 3 sides, I pressed the seams out and used a chopstick to push the corners out. Except I forgot to snip the corners so I'm gonna have to go back to do that. Oops! LOL!

All in all it was pretty easy to do, once I add the snaps and put them all together I'll post more updated pics.

Still Holiday Knitting....

Irish hiking scarf, a photo by Sinnomen1977 on Flickr.

This Irish Hiking Scarf is for a clients friend but I'm thinking of knitting another into a cowl. Hmmm....

Happy Thanksgiving!

upload, a photo by Sinnomen1977 on Flickr.

Look at this SEXY turkey my boo baked for the big day!!!

She also made REAL CRANBERRY SAUCE....

I made cornbread dressing (it was SOOOO GOOD!!!) And she made mac n' cheese...

She also made 2 pecan pies and I made 2 sweet potato....

Not pictured: Mashed potatoes, rolls, and green bean casserole.

Miss Wick Socks

upload, a photo by Sinnomen1977 on Flickr.

This pattern was a gift; it's based on the TV show Bones and a character on the show; Daisy Wick. I recycled some Knit Picks yarn. I unraveled a shawl and re-knit into these socks. REDUCE/REUSE/RECYCLE!!!

Missoni Blanket Progress Pic....

Progress pic...., a photo by Sinnomen1977 on Flickr.

Not a whole lot of stuff to update but here goes....

Still working on the Missoni Blanket....100% wool scraps on size 8 addi turbo's

(Missoni Blanket Pattern)

I've also been knitting teddy bears just as a side project...

This is gonna be a girl bear....haven't decided on a name yet.

Mother Bear Project

Also....a friend asked me to knit winter sets for a friend of hers and his wife. Here's the first hat and scarf set.

Pattern is from the book Holiday Knits.

Dapple Lace curtain for the powder room....#knitting #lace #knitpicks

Dapple Lace curtain for the powder room....#knitting #lace #knitpicks, a photo by Sinnomen1977 on Flickr.

I'm knitting this curtain after like the 4th time of ripping etc. I'm starting to think this yarn is cursed but I'm DETERMINED to have a pretty lace-y curtain in my bathroom and maybe my kitchen. This yarn has been knit, ripped, sewn on the sewing machine, ripped again, etc. It's mercerized cotton I got on sale a few years ago. The pattern I'm using is....

http://www.knitpicks.com/patterns/Dappled_Lace_Caf233;_Curtain_Pattern__D50576220.html