Twisted Stitches

Well I’ve been thinking about trying to make a shawl for the longest time now and I finally broke down and found a pattern that I think may be simple enough for me to do without screwing up too many times. I already had to restart it once because I couldn’t find were I had dropped a stitchand have gotten only as far as the first part of the shawl, pretty close to knitting into the chart pattern soon so I will post pictures when that gets started.

well to make a bit of cash I am trying to sell a few of the toys that I have crocheted since I have been bored to death at home not working. I hope I can get pictures up this time

there’s a few more but they are too big for adding

Well it’s been a really long time since I have been on here and I have been crafting just not posting about it I made all of the Christmas prezzies this year. I made a slouchy hat and a scarlet for David’s sister Debbie and a pair of slipper socks for his sister Donna nothing knit for the mom though this year.

Now I am making little crocheted toys for my little girl a little late for Christmas but I didn’t have the time during that season to get them done they are now done and will be sent as soon as possible for her.
I want to post pictures but am having issues doing it once I figure it out again I will post pictures.

I tore out my sock…

I got to the heel flap the other night, and noticed an error (I skipped two rows in the pattern repeat). I decided to leave it due to the fact that it was on the front of the sock, and would land right where the ankle meets the leg, and wouldn’t be very visible. Those who know me well know just how big a deal that was for me. Then, as I was finishing up the heel flap, I noticed a major error right up near the cuff of the sock on the other side. It was just too much! So, I tore the whole thing out and started over; I’m now working on the cuff again, but much happier!

As promised I have finally taken pictures of the progress on my sweater this is the left side.

sweater for Arwen

You can see how well the pattern shows up with this yarn, I am so happy with how this is coming out so far. I am a little more then half way through the left side and already have the back done. Hopefully I will have the rest done soon and can wear it this winter.

I’ve finally picked up my Cardigan for Arwen once again and it is going rather well if I do say so myself. There will be pictures as soon as there is a little more to see of the celtic pattern. It is going to take a while to finish but hopefully it will be done for winter so I can wear it.

I am not dead I just haven’t been knitting or crochetting anything in the last little while. I have actually done a few things though just not posted about them. I have crochetted recently two patterns Laura the ladybird and Francisca as a butterfly no pictures of either because I am not fully done them I am taking a little break from them my hands are sore. Both of these little gems will be sent off as gifts as soon as I am done them which needs to be soon since they are already kind of late.

I have finally started to knit a pair of socks for myself, the padded footlet , the last pair that I tried to knit for myself ended up going to my mom for christmas. Hopefully I will be quick on them I am already done one and it looks awesome and fits nicely.I am also going to try and show dave’s sister Debbie how to knit a very simple toque for her son Jordan we’ll see how good I am a t teaching I usually suck at it.

I got a call the other day from Dave’s mom just to say hi and she mentioned that she has been wearing the shawl that I made her everyday since she got it anywhere she goes. It’s awsome that she loves it so much she finds it nice and warm which it was meant to be so yay. Now I have to re start my sweater and a few other projects that I have in mind I am going to busy.

I finally finished all my Christmas gifts that I was making for my family and sent them off yesterday through greyhound I hope they get there in time for Christmas eve I want the kids to be able to open them for christmas not afterwards. All the other Christmas shopping has finally been finished and now all I have to do is wrap everything and put them under the tree. I also have to start making one more Christmas gift that unfortunately will be late in getting there for Christmas (sorry Mar). I promise they will get there this year though.

The shawl was finished a few days ago and is already washed and blocked  pictures are coming soon . In the mean time  I have been knitting a new pair of mitts for me and a toque now  that the  winter season is starting up here  I will try and get  pictures of me wearing them when I can.

I am almost near the end of the shawl making process I bought 5 balls of yarn and I am half way through the 4th ball and I am so excited it is coming out amazingly you can clearly see the leaf pattern and it is perfect so far only minor screw up that only I can see. I really hope that she likes it I have worked hard on it carting it to work and back as often as I can. The only difficult thing will be trying to block it I don’t know if I have enough blocks to do it on or enough room on the floor of the spare room that is currently covered in boxes of books and yarn. Oh well I figure out a way to do it needs to get done finished pictures will be up when I am all done.

I have discovered that I can knit lace and I like it. I decided that I was going to knit Dave’s mom a shawl for Christmas during a bout of insanity, with that thought I ordered yarn and it arrived two days ago. As soon as the yarn arrived I stopped knitting my lovely cardigan for Arwen and began the Leaf patterned Convertable Shawl for Daves mom and so far so good. I have finally bought a row counter so I am no longer getting lost on which rows I am on and the pattern is easy enough that I can follow it while watching tv though there have been the few slip ups that were easy to fix. So far you can actually see the leaf pattern appearing and it s knitting up quickyI am almost done the first ball and I started two nights ago only knitting while at my evil closing shifts at work. I will insert pictures once I take one. Dave is loving the way it is looking and he thinks his mom is going to love it, so yay me.

In other news I have bought halloween colours for my nails which I can now have long and almost need long when holding the very small screws repairing galsses. They are currently a very bright orange with a french tipped black and the 3rd finger has a skull and cross bones on it. We’ll see how long they last with me being so rough on my hands.I’ll take pictures of them too maybe holding the leaf patterned shawl.

Since I am waiting for the yarn I ordered to come in to start on the shawl for Dave’s mom I have started to knit for me once again. I started the Cardigan for Arwen in a yarn I had in my stash for a while and hopefully it works out well so far I am almost done the back only a few more inches to go. As soon as the yarn comes in for the shawl though this project gets put down and the shawl is begun. I still have to do the sock too but that can wait maybe it will be a car project on the way to Toronto on the 24th.I will have pictures as the knitting progresses.

Yes I am still alive just busy working and going on Holidays. I am still knitting on the job even now that the boss is back cuz I can knit on Sundays which I am usually working. I don’t often get a weekend off which is ok cuz neither does Dave we both get our days off during the week.

I really hate Airport security you know I wasn’t able to take my knitting with me to London because of them it was so not fair. Security is way to harsh over there you even have to take your shoes off and stick them in a scanner as you are entering the boarding area. Either way the whole point of this was that I really haven’t knit in two weeks and that is not good cuz I have to finish this pair of socks soon so I can start on the shawl I want to make Dave’s mom for christmas.Hopefully I get back into the knitting mood soon though, I have to get going on all this, christmas is way to close and I have so much to do.

In some good news I got in contact with Girlinglasses so she could recommend yarn shops in Toronto, so next time I go I can stop at a few and maybe make my stash grow a little. Though I really can’t at the moment the trip killed me.I can always drool at the pretty yarn and save up for the next time we go down.A girl can dream can’t she.

There is only one good thing about having late night shifts with no optician in I can knit and knit and no one stops me. That is all going to end soon though our boss is back from holidays this week and now both her and Amber will be switching off nights so I won`t be alone anymore I`ll actually have stuff to do which is good but bad, no more getting paid to knit damn.

Ok so I’ve discovered that I am in a knitters hell, there is one yarn shop in Sudbury and no one on Ravelry likes it, which suchs ass. I wish I had my lovely ladies from Calgary here it would be soooooooo nice. Well I am just going to have to start shopping online from Make1 or go to Toronto more often so I can get yarn. I am also thinking of doing something crazy I am thinking of attempting a shawl or stole for Joyce for Christmas. That is just a thought though it is still being thought through I have no clue if I can find something that is easy enough for me to finish and block in time for christmas like I said we’ll see. I so should not be posting right now because I am posting from work but I am alone and so very bored not one person has come in my area in the three hours I have been here. Thank the gods that I only have one hour left of work though I have to wait for Dave to get off for a drive so I’ll be knitting for a while.

Ok so I am knitting socks like crazy so that I can give them to my family as Christmas presents since it looks like I am not going to be able to make it home for Christmas. I have finished two pairs already and I started the third I was making the Kew socks but I tried to make them toe up and it wasn’t working out right so I frogged it and tried starting top down and it still didn’t work so I gave up. I am no longer making the Kew socks they suck I am making another type now. I have now started to make the River Rapids socks and so far those are working well but slowly they are the first top down socks I am making I am going to have fun with the heel. I hope I am smart enough to figure out the heel on my own cuz damn it looks complicated and so very different from what I am used to, I guess I can always learn something new. Here’s to trying new things.

Since I haven’t been working yet cuz I’ve been taking care of the kiddo I’ve been knitting like crazy. I recently decided that I was going to knit all my sisters socks for Christmas ans since normally I have second sock syndrome I thought I would start now. Well I seem to have gotten over the second sock syndrome by knitting lace socks. Weird I know but it seems to have worked I finished my first pair the other day (Fawkes) and have started on a second pair ( Coupling) already and am almost done the first one of that as well. I am loving the lace socks it’s weird and I have learned to read charts something I thought I would have a lot of difficulty with. I am more the likely not going to be knitting too much this weekend considering my honey has the whole weekend off and we are going to doing things. I will get more done next week if I don’t have a job by then, I am going to be alone most of the time from now on, the munchkin is going to camp and then back to her mom’s and Dave will be working. I will post pics later

I finished the pair of baby booties that I started for Ailleen’s new baby they are so very cute in the pink though I hate pink I have a ton of yarn left over so I may look at something else small to make with the left over yarn though probably not for Ailleen’s baby just a random child maybe have no clue.