Not that you can see this very well, because it's a crappy picture but this is my new project. This is the back of a sweater I am making for my niece. It's has stripes of a blue green, gray, white, and a soft green. I think there's about 5-6 inches done so far and probably if it wasn't for the stripes it would be just as boring as my husband's sweater that I'm avoiding by working on this one.

So here is the sweater that needs 21 buttons, complete except for the buttons.

Sweaters

I completed my sweater finally. It took me 3 days to decide on how I was going to sew the underarm area so that I actually thought it looked half way decent. And I'm still not convinced that it looks okay. I am now on the search for 21 buttons, that's right 21 buttons, to sew onto this sweater. So far I have not found what I want for buttons. And when I do finally find them it will take days for me to have the will power to actually sew them onto the sweater. I detest sewing, especially hand sewing, once again why it took me 3 days to sew the underarm of the sweater to begin with.
I have moved on to working on my husband's sweater, that huge, horrible boring sweater. I have finally reached the 16 1/8 inches that I needed so that I could start the fair isle and this is even worse then the boring part. I hate hate hate this chart. There is a chart for the front of the sweater and a separate chart for the back. Who thought this was a good idea? If that wasn't enough, it's tiny, the squares are very tiny and there are 326 stitches on this wretched thing. It is only March so I may be able to finish it by Christmas, but I'm not so sure.
Will post pics of sweaters as soon as I remember to actually take the pictures of them, maybe tonight, unless I decide to fight with that chart again tonight.
Until the next post.....

More Needles

Because I don't have enough knitting needles floating around my house, sitting on tables, stuck in skeins of yarn with half finished projects, in wine bottle boxes, you get the picture. Today I ordered the Harmony wood needles in the set of sizes used most to make socks.
I have some of these sizes in aluminum needles but when I try to use the thin sock yarn my stitches fall off my double points, which in turn frustrates me and I have sock yarn but no socks. So thank you to Sue from my knitting group that said she uses the wood needles and her stitches stay put. Yippee!
And I will be the proud owner of wood needles within the next two weeks and maybe, just maybe some of my sock yarn stash will become a smaller stash. Or at least that's what I'm telling my husband as the reason is when those wonderful needles show up in the mailbox. Maybe if I make him another nice pair of socks he'll understand.

I have started a knit group called the Mohawk Valley Knitters on Ravelry. We had our first meet up over the weekend. I think we had a very good turn out, 13 members were there and we have decided to leave this open weekly at the Herkimer Library from 1-3 for those who can be there weekly or as often as can make it. It was a good time and there seems to be many levels of knitters to bounce ideas and patterns off of. Looking forward to this weekly meet and would love to see this group grow.

The Bella Mittens are finished. They were an easy knit and went quickly due ot the bulky yarn that I used. One gift down, and many more to go.

So as if I didn't have enough on the needles I've started another project. I started Bella's Mittens last night for my step daughter for Christmas. I'm only on the first one but have made it to the wrist area. You can find this pattern at www.subliminalrabbit.com.

It's been an easy pattern so far and hope it stays that way throughout. I may be more apt to finish the second one. I have that second anything syndrome where it never gets done or takes months before I finish the second one to the set. Once they are finished, remember it could take months, I will post pictures of the finished project.

This scarf was knitted by my 14 year old son for the True Beauty Project. He worked for a week to get it done in time. So every night while watching tv we sat in the living room knitting scarfs. He measured it about every 15 minutes to see if it was long enought yet.

I made these scarfs as part of True Beauty Scarf Project. They have been donated and will part of an online auction that will begin on March 1st thru March 6th. The winners will be announced on March 7th. All earnings will be donated to the Support Network for Battered Women. You can also find more information on this project at http://www.craftingforasmile.webs.com/.

If has any yarn they would like to donate or scarfs they have made themselves they would like to donate you can contact me here or Diana at the above link.

We would like this to be an ongoing project.

Just getting started

This is my first day as a blogger and I really have no idea how to start. Since this is mainly about my knitting and just my thoughts in general I guess that's where I will start.
Right now I have 3 major projects on the needles a fair isle sweater for my husband, a sweater for myself, and a lace shawl for a gift. Oops I lied I also have a blanket that I have been working on for 2 years and just can't seem to finish it. I suppose eventually it will have to be completed and given to the receipient( my mother in law). My husband keeps telling me if I keep putting it off it can be her funeral shroud. Mind you she's not that old, so he really doesn't think it's ever going to be done. But I will show him.....eventually.
I work for a bank and have been here for 10 years. I like the work just not the office for multiple reasons but I'll save that for a bad day when I need to vent, and all you that read this will be my victim.
You will also hear a lot about my son, because he's been around for 14 years and I did give him life so everything he does affects me in some way, sometimes good, sometimes bad, but he's great for a laugh. So you'll also be the victim of Tyler stories.
I guess this is a start and lunch is almost over. Will try to post some pics of my projects and more to come....