Giveaway Winner!

I loved everyone's comments! Unfortunately, there can only be one winner. The winner of the giveaway is...

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Emma!

Congrats! I can't wait to see what you end up making with the yarn, and I hope you enjoy the magazine. I'll get your package out as soon as I can. Thanks everyone for commenting!

Soapy

Yesterday afternoon, I washed my handspun. :) I don't think I'll ply any of the handspun because it's so thick.

Anyway, here's what it looked like.

I felt so bad putting my precious handspun in a pan of soapy water.

It got soapy.

Very soapy!

After it was done in the pan, I hung it outside on a piece of wood to dry. I took it in once it got later, because I didn't want my yarn to freeze. :) It turned out good in the end! Washing it really made it softer.

All in all, I love how this half of my roving turned out. :) It's a little uneven, so I'm not sure what to make with it. Any ideas? 

The giveaway ends in four days!

Abby

Giveaway!

Yay, a giveaway!

All you have to do to enter is comment below and say what special holiday traditions your family has. For example, "Every year we make candy for our friends, and Christmas day." I'll randomly select a winner December 16.

I'll be giving away...

58 yards of wool, hand dyed yarn. It's minty green, dyed with Kool Aid of some sort. I don't like how the color ended up, but I'm sure others will. :)

To go with the yarn, I'll be giving away a magazine that we have two of. It's Knit Simple, Holiday 2011. There's some cute patterns in there! Like, Mitten Ornaments and Dreidels. :)

Comment away! 

How to Single Crochet

I've made up a few tutorials, and this is one of them. :) I really hope they're helpful, because I'm not sure if I explained it right..

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First,

Stick your hook into the stitch (or chain).

Turn your hook around and grab the yarn (yarn over made)

Pull your hook back into the stitch. You should have two loops on your hook instead of the starting one.

Yarn over again.

And pull the yarn through both of the loops on your hook.

The example shown is multiple rows on single crocheting. 

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Once again, I hope this helps. It was my first tutorial. :)

Kitty Pics

I thought I would share some pictures of two of our cats, Barney and Little Miss.

Little Miss likes to sit in the office chair, and Barney will come up and lick her face, paws, or tummy. Sometimes they fight...

But in the end, it's all good!

They're probably in that chair right now...

I borrowed the book, Knitted Toy Tales from the library and I think it'll be on my Christmas list this year. :) There's so many adorable things in it! I'm knitting a Eddie the Friendly Elephant as one of my gifts this year. Surprisingly, most of the amigurumis in the book are knitted flat! I hate seeing a great pattern, but you can't do one of the techniques. I'm sure knitters just learning would love the book. :)

Here's my progress on it.

I'm almost done with its head!

Coasters

Can you believe it's already  December? I'm still trying to decide what presents to make for a few more people, but I know I should have enough time.

I recently finished crocheting four coasters for my Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas. I decided not to make something huge, since their house already has many crocheted things. :)

In that lighting, they almost match my wall color. :) 

Are you knitting any Christmas presents this year? Comment below!