Little lambs - Really, what could be cuter?

I think a lot of you know that I would love to have acres of sheep and alpaca - tend to my flock and knit knit knit - so take a look at this, what could be more cute?

These are from Kristin Nicholas - a knitwear designer that I follow and admire - click here to read her blog - she lives in western Mass on a farm with lots of sheep, chickens, pigs, cats and.....get this....Border Collies!! She has sheep, she knits, she likes Border Collies - well, we are definitely twins separated at birth - only she's got land and sheep and lives awefully close to Martha's Vineyard (compared to me, that is)......

Another stash buster

I am trying to find small projects that are done and quick to knit plus use up yarn I have piling up. And I have two friends(Ginger and Kathy) that want to learn to knit. Now I could start them with a scarf but that can be really boring. I've come up with this stripped felted glasses case. The color combos are endless and you don't need much yarn so no need to buy anything. This yarn was some I picked up at a yarn store closing - its similar to Malabrigo - and the colors are a purple and a yellow/green on one side, and on the other side I did stripes in the yellow/green and orange.

If you want to make one you need a size 10 or 10 1/2 needle. Left over yarn that is 100% wool and good for felting. Cast on 20 stitches and knit in garter stitch for 70 ridges, changing colors after each ridge. The garter stitch makes the fabric thicker after felting. I changed one of my stripe colors halfway through at ridge #35. You'll end up with a rectangle that is about 4" X 18". Fold in half and seam using a mattress stitch - but on one side, leave a 2" opening down the side to make it easier to get your glasses in - this part is optional, I liked it for the look. Then I did an I cord edge all the way around the top including the vent on the side. You can go here for an I cord edge tutorial.

-- Post From My iPhone

Twitter Blog Facebook MSN IM Text ACCKKKK!!

I think I'm overdosing on technology. I can Twitter from my iPhone which updates my blog and my Facebook status - I can create a blog entry from my phone on a plane, on a train, in a car, Sam I am....I can IM from my laptop, get my email on the pc and my phone, and on and on and on.....so, wonder why I can't get the bathrooms clean, or my projects done (other than knitting, of course) - but darn it all - I'M CONNECTED.

I guess the best part is I can find my kids no matter where they are on the planet!! :) Oh, and I guess they can find me :( - and so can everyone else - why did I need it all? And why do I want more? Still drooling over an Amazon Kindle - I'm sick, sick, sick....time for an intervention or a twelve step program..... Hello, my name is Susan, and I'm a techno-a-holic.
(this blog post was actually created the old fashioned way, from my PC on blogger.com, ha!)

Stash Buster

Woohooo - I love it when I find a project that I can complete without buying something, anything...and this was it - I have so much wool yarn that is good for felting. I was inspired by a project I saw on Ravelry - but it was crochet.... I used four different colorways of Plymouth Yarns Boku - its 95% wool and 5% silk -and it is very close to Noro Kureyon. Its a self striping yarn so you get lots of colors, but you could get the same affect by changing colors as you knit the squares. I think it would be fun if you make each square alternating stripes of just 2 colors.

I love this laptop sleeve - I have a few of them I've purchased - which makes it easy for me to use any tote bag for my laptop - now I have a fancy creative one. If you want to make one, either check out my Ravelry page - or leave a comment and I'll send you the basics. I still have LOTS of stash so maybe I need to make more for gifts? I'm sure I can get some ideas of who would like one. --Happy Monday - -