So I came downstairs today and there was the sweet cat on the sofa. Now our cat never is on the sofa..never! And here he was on the sofa looking at me all innocent. So I could see that he moved the ball of yarn that he had played with last time so he could get between the shawl and the ball. So it is a little bit tangled but not much...bad cat. Hope the snow will melt soon so he can play outside..and leave my knitting alone..
Hugs Barbara
Hi!
So this blogpost will be a bit of everything ....
Well I was working on my shawl. I was going upstairs the next day and this is what I found on the floor of the sewingroom:
Zingo my sweet cat had gotten a ball of yarn out of my basket, taken it upstairs and played with it. He normally is a very sweet cat but in the winter when there is too much snow he gets so bored that gets into trouble....
Last Saturday we were babysitting for my friend, who has a little girl called Alice and is 3,5 months old.
When she arrived she looked like this and was coverd in the blanket I knitted for her in the cabin last summer.
Isn't she cute..???.and you need it when it is -22 outisde...
I am also working on my brothers socks and I need to prepare some classes..the last ones before I take some time off...
Hugs Barbara
Hi!
After researching how many people visit my website in a week...I was chocked and very happy to see that you were so many!(over 200!!) That made me wonder....WHO ARE YOU??....
So I came up with this idea....The "Tell me who you are" give away party....
This is what I am giving away!
1 person will get the Nora, Ella and Caddy bag pattern and all my stitchery for free.
5 people will get my bird stitcheries.
Everybody who enters will get a pattern/tutorial of a small drawstring bag !
To enter this is what you need to do:
Tell me who you are...what is your name?..where do you live? If you would tell me what you like to read about, how you found me and what kind of crafting you are most interested in I would be thrilled!
You can send me an email or leave a comment. Please don't forget to leave your email address so I can send you your patterns. You have until Sunday the 22nd of March to do this.
I hope you will write me! Good luck!
Hi!
As you might have noticed for the last couple of weeks I have been into the knitting quite a bit! I am even thinking of taking a step down from all the quilting for the moment and do this for a while. I have been quilting for years and I might need a small break from it before I get totally fed up with it...hmmm strange huh..never thought those words would come out of my mouth..but it did.
Here are some rambling about why it might be a good thing for me to start knitting ( Or maybe I am just trying to talk myself in believing these very good reasons so I can do some yarn stash building and buy other goodies as well :-))) )
The "how much more do you need" reasson
I have been looking in my house and I have ...14 self-made bags, 12 finished quilts and 14 tops waiting to get finished. At the moment a lott of them are just hanging on quiltracks and look pretty...And that is just everything in my house...this is not including gifts for others.
The " a lott of money just laying around" reason
The European quilters who read this will recognize this one. Quilting in Europe is expensive. We pay about 30 dollars a yard for quilting fabric. Tops are always quite OK to make, but when you add the batting and backing fabrics it can get expensive. Sometimes when I see the 14 bags in my closet and all the quilts just hanging I muse about all the money I spent on it....just laying around. I had the most fun making it though!
The " it would be very use-full" reason
The ones of you who know me in person and have seen pictures of me know: I am a scarf and cardigan person. I always have been and think that will never change. Since I wear socks as well (yes really!) I might make my own things. I will have something to do and something to wear...a two for one deal. (to be able to use as great sales pitch for my dh as well)
The "gifty" reason
Most of the quilts I have made have been given to others. I think most quilters do the same. The thought of being able to make a bit more "less expensive" presents really appeal to me. Just one boll of yarn can make a lovely pair of socks or a beautiful scarf.
The "portable" reason
Knitting is very portable, maybe even a bit more so then quilting
The "change" reason
Maybe it would be fun just to change for the sake of change. Learn some new things, meet some new people, do something else...
This of-course doesn't mean I will give up on my first love, quilting, still so much to sew, but maybe just give it a rest. Ofcourse a knitting-bag will need to be made..and a needle-holder and a...maybe I won't ever give up on the sewing...*lol*
Enough ramblings..some pictures:
I have always wanted to make socks, but the whole 4 needles thing scared me off. But I thought I would give it a try. I went on the Internet and found this lovely link to a mini-sock instruction. A mini-sock to learn about the anatomy of a sock without having to knit for ages. Here is my sweet cat showing of the latest fashion:
I have now started on a new sock. It has some imperfections but I don't care. It is just a first try and as long as it fits over my feet and it doesn't unravel in the wash I am happy!
If you would like to learn how to knit socks have a look here.
Cathi has send me some Denise circular needles by post from when she was in the US. She is the best friend ever! So as soon as I get them I am going to continue on my shawl. Since I am getting so many stitches I can't see how big it really is getting and so on. But this is how it looks now:
Okay a very long post for just one day...back to the knitting!
I am very tired at the moment, a bit like the cat. We have had 2 very turbulent weeks. First I have been in the hospital for something small. But when I got out we got a very interesting letter. Our insurance company had denied a claim we had. Not that big of a problem but they had taken so much time to deny our claim that we only had 2 weeks to find a new expert-opinion and a lawyer to file an appeal. I ask you...have you ever tried to get a lawyer...make them draw up papers and find a new expert within 2 weeks..? You might be able to imagine how busy we have been and felt snowed in by paperwork.
So I am behind on answering emails and comments... I am going try to answer everything as soon as I can! Bare with me!
Hugs Barbara
I did some cleaning and hanging up curtains and other things yesterday. That basically means that I have a day where I don't HAVE to do anything...in other words a sewing day! I might even get some help from my sweet cat Zingo...
Have a nice day!
