It seems like I'm basically popping in here these days to post about another finished object. Not much time to share the object in progress because I'm too busy working on it! Well, I finished my February Lady sweater at Maryland, not in time to wear it there, but at least I finished it! I … Continue reading →

Well, by now, I should be finishing garment #3, but I’m one behind.  However, my February Lady sweater is moving pretty quickly!  I may not finish it by the end of March, but I’m hoping that I’ll at least come close.  Here it was earlier this week. And, here it is today The lace pattern … Continue reading →

I got my new sewing machine, and have been so busy using it, that I haven’t even posted about it!  I ended up purchasing a Janome 4800QC, but they didn’t have one in stock, so I got a 4900QC instead (yay for free upgrades).  And, it got here in two days with free shipping, an … Continue reading →

I settled on a new sewing machine, thanks largely to all of the advice spurred on by a previous post, and it is in transit!  On it's way!  It will be here tomorrow!  To make it even better, we're off on Friday (kid has a school holiday so we both took off), which means that … Continue reading →

My first NaKniSweMoDo Sweater took me two months instead of one.  Hopefully, I can make up some ground with tanks/vests in the summer months.  Anyway, since Carolyn insists, here's the recap (day by day recap on ravelry)!  Basically, I LOVE this sweater!  I just steam blocked it, and I definitely did a better job of … Continue reading →

A long, long time ago (way back in October) the husband and I decided that we would reward ourselves for our recent frugality once we met some financial goals.  He would get money toward a new bike and I would get a new sewing machine!  Well, the time is almost here, so I need to … Continue reading →

Six books down, 46 to go!  I'm keeping up with this relatively well, though I may be a smidge behind right now.  I know I'll catch up with a couple of the softer books I have waiting for me!  I'm not going to go through a review of each book, you can friend me on … Continue reading →

Clearly, this is more of a challenge for me then for other knitters, since it's month two and I'm on sweater one.  At any rate, I made great progress this weekend. I finished the sleeves!  I knit them both at once which made them seem to take forever, so I wasn't exactly motivated to work … Continue reading →

Here's a re-cap of the valentine's crafting that has been going on around here.We made valentine's for the kiddo's teachers from the outline of his hand (left) and the grandparents from his "artwork" (right). I made fabric flowers from Wisecraft's tutorial for the girls from work from my recent scrap stash acquisitions.  I'm particularly proud … Continue reading →

Gleek does these, and I like seeing what she's been up to, plus I'd love to be able to look back at little snapshots of my life a week at a time.  No promise that I'll do this consistently, but here goes! Monday, I was tired all day!  Could have been that I had a … Continue reading →