New knitting project

I have gotten the materials together to make the Topiary scarf from Brooklyn Tweed. I can't wait
to see how it turns out. I chose Soot as my color and if this works out well, I plan to make the other two sizes (medium and large wraps) in other colors.

I chose this project to work on while I will be home for a couple of weeks after having my four wisdom teeth removed at the end of this week. I still still have my socks but I also wanted another in the event that I finished the socks or got so tired of them I didn't want to ever see them again.

So far....

...the only resolution/goal I have kept is knitting every single day. My January socks have the toe completed and 25 rounds done - I have tried to make a calendar of when to work on each section to make sure I get one pair done in the month. I hope to be much faster by the time December 2012 gets here.

Welcome 2012

I am hoping to knit one pair of socks each month during 2102 - this will be my first pair. Yarn is '1st Anniversary 2011' from Lorna's Laces @ Jimmy Beans Wool.















Here is the rest of my sock yarn bagged up and ready to go.















Lady of the Flag by Mirabilia - making this for my niece K and her husband who is an MP in the Army - it will be a welcome back to the states gift in December 2012 when they return from Italy.















This is K's sock from 2011 - I was hoping to finish it by year's end but I couldn't do it. I had to rip it back 6 times and get it where it is now. But I hope to finish it up and complete the matching sock by end of January.




















Just starting reading this one today. I'm really getting into Agatha Christie's novels and movies that have been made with David Suchet as HP and I"m loving Julie McKenzie as Miss Marple.





















Here's to 2012 - may she be the best year yet.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! I hope to be posting more in 2012 with projects and plans and how I am trying to take one day at a time.

It has been a long time....

...since I last posted. Work has been keeping me busy. But I am trying to find a few minutes of knitting peace to work on my Devon socks for my niece who is flying home from Italy this week for a 2 week visit. I can't wait to see here and I had gotten this first sock past the gusset and heel when I realized I had done something wrong. Still don't know what I did, but I kept ending up with one side higher than the other. Finally ended up ripping it completely apart and starting over. Oh well. At least I can see how fast I can knit a pair of socks now.

I finally got up the guts to purchase this house plan this evening. It is just the right size for me. I can see that I will be adding a few more windows (I love sunlight and being able to see the weather outside) but I can't wait to start building.

The land is available, I just need to clear it first and remove the current trailer that is setting there. Once it is gone I will have access to natural gas (cooking and heating), city water, electricity and a septic tank. I know the process will take several years, but I am committed to it, now that my car is paid off. Fingers cross the car lasts me until I can get the house built and under roof.

Crafting is such a great pleasure

I was able to spend today with a friend of mine creating our own coasters. Tutorials abound on the internet for any coaster you want to make.

I wanted tile so I bought stone tile for $3.97 for 9 of them (roughly one square foot size wise) from Home Depot last weekend then picked up some scrapbook paper, Mod Podge and other assorted materials and had a craft day with my friend T. The fatigues-looking one is for my nephew J, SpongeBob is for my niece K and the checkerboard is for me to take to the office in the morning and use.