Knittin' News

I'm getting ready to start new projects - and I have so many other projects on the needles still. Lately I've been working on this scarf for Erik - after having finished a pair of felted clog slippers in the SCSU colors - black and red - I've got extra yarn so I'm working on a scarf:

Mom and Dad didn't get their Christmas gifts from me but now I'm done, just needed to get photos and I now I can send them off. Dad's gift is an afghan patterned from a Sudoku puzzle, its made up of 9 colors that correspond to the nine Sudoku numbers - if you replace the colors with their numbers, you have a solved puzzel! Mom's is a circular lace shawl made of 100% alpaca lace in a light blue color - it was a dream to knit with however, this item took me over a year to complete - I had to put it down for periods of time - the outer circles were killers!

Well, more later - if you're on Ravelry, I've updated a LOT of my projects with photos - take a look.

Happy New Year 2009!!

Ok I know, I don't update this thing BUT now I have an iPhone and I can do my blogging from anywhere so I'm going to give this blogging thing a try again.

So today was my monthly get together with my gal pals for some stamping fun. We each bring a project to share. Cindy is kind enough to share her Taj Mahal of stamping spaces - the Loft. We listen to music and drink Tassimo because the Loft is very well appointed!!

Here is the project I shared:

I bought these small containers at Crafts Direct for $1.49 each filled with caramel kisses. Stamp set by Cloud 9 Designs: St. Valentines, black pigment ink, Stampin' Up! Pixie Pink and Close to Cocoa cardstock.

So Happy New Year and you have permission to tease me if I don't keep up on the blogging. Karen (zpfe.blogspot.com) is already ahead of you.

-- Post From My iPhone

I wish I was Matt - check out his dancing locations....

MV Obsession

If you know me you know I am constantly dreaming of being on the island of Martha's Vineyard - one year ago this week we were in Cape Cod and planning our trek to the island. See blog post from July 20, 2007.

Well, yesterday I happened upon the blog of my MV Obsessed "sister" Joan. Lucky Joan grew up spending her summers on the island, the daughter of an island native. Her blog is a wealth of stories and pictures of her obsession with MV. Something that I relate to enormously and felt compelled to mention here - visit her blog where its "All Martha's Vineyard, All the Time"!!

http://mvobsession.wordpress.com/

Thanks for sharing your pics and stories, Joan. I can't be on the island but I can get my fill reading your blog!!

Oh, and I found Joan through her daughter Deb who is on Ravelry in the MV Lovers group - where I found a fiber farm on the island that is so wonderful - a definite stop next time I can go for a visit:

http://mvfiberfarm.blogspot.com/

Ok, enough for one day - but this week I'm remembering my time out east and wishing I had another trip planned - who wants to go with me?