Baaaaaa........

Future son in law ordered this cute little lamb measuring tape from Knit Picks intending it for my Christmas gift. Somehow UPS sent to the wrong place and it ended up lost in the mail. The good folks at Knit Picks customer service were very nice about it and sent me another that arrived today safe and sound. Isn't it cute? Now I've just got to convince the cats it is NOT a cat toy.

A Big Surprise for Daddio

My sister asked my father to make her some hexagons for a quilt she wanted to make. He thought she was making herself a quilt but in reality it was for him. She surprised him with it on Christmas Eve.



I love the way she used the little granny flowers in the large blocks and then backed it with a soft calico. It is really beautiful. The only problem is that she lit a fire under the old man and he is already making more hexagons!

An Apron in a Day

I had the good sense to buy my January apron material at the same time that I bought my Thanksgiving material. That way I already had it here when I got the urge to get out the machine.



I have this pattern down to a science now so it went very quickly.



I couldn't resist dancing to the oldies station in it to celebrate while I got a fuzzy mug shot. Now I need some February material. Valentine's Day is right around the corner.

Less is More

I spent one whole night reinventing the sleeve of this sweater adding lots more pattern and color. Then I spent the next morning ripping it all out because it started looking like an ugly Christmas sweater. Not that there is anything wrong with ugly Christmas sweaters, in fact I've been asked to make one for somebody for next year and I am quite excited by the challenge. I see lots of cheap red and green acrylic in my future-as soon as I get this sweater and a few more things done, of course.

A Year of Process

As I said yesterday, 2010 was the year of processing fiber. Here is only some of the mischief. Everything here started out as a bag of sometimes clean and sometimes dirty white fluff.

2010 FOs

A few things did get done this year but all in all I am not very impressed with myself considering I have been retired for 6 months now. In my defense, I did spend an awful lot of time washing and dyeing things this summer. 2010 was a year of process instead of product. 2011 needs to be the year I turn all the yarn I have made into something-that is NOT socks.

Bye Bye 2010

Daughter's Norwegian Sweater

I intended to make a mosaic of all my accomplishments of 2010 but I couldn't find many. Lots of socks and not much else.


Crocheted Hexagon Afghan

Instead I put together a post that shows what I need to finish up in 2011.


Homespun Crepidula Vest

I haven't lost interest in any of these things. I just got sidetracked.


Classic Lines Cardigan

They also got hidden from view when the threat of holiday visitors made me turn my wooly workshop into a real house.


Homespun Flared Smoke Ring

If I don't get a move on finishing some of these things, the season will pass me by and they will get packed up into never, never-wear land. Safe from moths but out of sight and out of mind.


Print O'the Wave Shawl

Some things must be done on time in order to have any meaning at all.


Mosaic Sampler Afghan

While some things will be worked on for years to come.


Crest of the Wave Tank Top

Some warm weather knits that were started last summer still need finishing even if I think it is NOT going to fit me.


Dale of Norway's Lillehammer

Some very complicated things need to be faced head on no matter how afraid I am of messing it all up at the finish line.


English Paper Pieced Quilt Top

It's also not just about the woolies. I have something else that also needs a little attention.

It's pretty clear what this year's resolution needs to be: Don't start what you can't finish and finish what you start!

Happy New Year!
Araignee