I'm happy to report that I got a new toy for Christmas...an iPad! I'd post a picture, but I haven't figured out yet how to do that from the iPad!
If any of you knitters and crocheters out there have any App suggestions for me, I'm all ears!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tall Cables Jacket complete!
I'm happy to report I've FINALLY finished my crocheted Tall Cables Jacket. It's a pattern from Herrschners. The cables were very easy to do.
You can find the pattern at Herrschner’s website:
http://www.herrschners.com/product.aspx?sku=911207&qid
The only thing that I had to do was to widen the button band and band on the other side a bit more than what the pattern specified.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Hectic Holidays
I find, every year, that this is a season of hustle and bustle—that has NOTHING to do with the usual holiday preparations people make.
Never mind the tree-trimming, wrapping, cooking, baking, etc. If you are a crafter of any kind, this is the time of year where stringent deadlines MUST be met. Knitted and crocheted items must be finished, washed, blocked, and, in some cases, shipped to other parts of the country. I have three things I’m frantically trying to complete for this year.
1) I have a baby blanket and baby sweater I made for a coworker that needs to be washed and dried. I have to find some sort of box for this, wrap it, and then find out if we are doing a shower for my coworker or if I should just give this to her. If this is the case, I need to find out her maternity leave date—unless I want to ship the entire thing to India.
2) I have an afghan knitted in washable wool that I need to toss into the machine and PRAY that it is indeed as washable as the label claims. It’s enormous, so I have to figure out somewhere to dry it, too. Then I have to find a suitable box, bring it to the post office, and hope it’s not too much money to ship to my niece.
3) I’m also engaged in selfish crafting. I’m finishing up a crocheted jacket that I’m hoping to have ready for the holidays. I’m still struggling to get the collar and button band crocheted correctly. You can’t tell from the picture (the model has long hair that is obscuring the collar), but it appears I’m supposed to be making a shawl collar. The pattern is a little fuzzy on how to go about this, so I’m actually winging it.
Next year, I plan to start this process in JANUARY…
Never mind the tree-trimming, wrapping, cooking, baking, etc. If you are a crafter of any kind, this is the time of year where stringent deadlines MUST be met. Knitted and crocheted items must be finished, washed, blocked, and, in some cases, shipped to other parts of the country. I have three things I’m frantically trying to complete for this year.
1) I have a baby blanket and baby sweater I made for a coworker that needs to be washed and dried. I have to find some sort of box for this, wrap it, and then find out if we are doing a shower for my coworker or if I should just give this to her. If this is the case, I need to find out her maternity leave date—unless I want to ship the entire thing to India.
2) I have an afghan knitted in washable wool that I need to toss into the machine and PRAY that it is indeed as washable as the label claims. It’s enormous, so I have to figure out somewhere to dry it, too. Then I have to find a suitable box, bring it to the post office, and hope it’s not too much money to ship to my niece.
3) I’m also engaged in selfish crafting. I’m finishing up a crocheted jacket that I’m hoping to have ready for the holidays. I’m still struggling to get the collar and button band crocheted correctly. You can’t tell from the picture (the model has long hair that is obscuring the collar), but it appears I’m supposed to be making a shawl collar. The pattern is a little fuzzy on how to go about this, so I’m actually winging it.
Next year, I plan to start this process in JANUARY…
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