One Down, Many to Go...

Can you believe that tomorrow is Thanksgiving? It really snuck up on me this year, it feels like. And then on Friday, it'll practically be Christmas time! So I really need get started on Christmas presents. Lesson learned from last year: Never start knitting presents 2 weeks before Christmas...

Haha :) So here's the first present, a skein of handspun.

Love!! :)

Slowly but Surely

I really need to be working on more inventory for my Etsy store, Fiber Doodles... I finished crocheting some cat toys this morning though, so that was kind of a relief.

Oh, and I added a little widget of my store on the sidebar recently. How cool is that? :)

Progress

I started spinning my merino handspun last night. Here's my progress so far...

Just a short post for today!

Dr. Suess

Here's some handspun that I recently finished- I just got around to taking pictures today.

84 yards - worsted weight

And here's the roving before it was all spun up.

3.6 ounces - Polwarth

I ordered it from an Etsy store, Nooch Fiber. It spun up great. I'll definitely be back for more!

Entrelac!

Entrelac projects made look intimidating for someone who's never done it... raises hand But it's easier than it seems! By picking up stitches, and using SSK and K2tog, you can achieve a basketweave texture that's great for just about any kind of project.

After seeing some super pretty projects that use entrelac knitting, I decided to figure out how it's done! :) So this morning I picked out some yarn to knit a sample with, printed out the Entrelac Scarf pattern, and grabbed my iPod (I like to listen to music while knitting...).

The Entrelac Scarf pattern (linked above) was a great pattern. It was easy to understand for someone who's never done it before, like me! I would definitely recommend it.

I'll definitely be doing this again, but maybe on a larger scale next time, instead of this swatch. I have a pillow from Joanns that does need a pillow case... maybe I'll do a entrelac pillow case?

I also learned how to do Judy's Magic Cast On (which is truly magical! :), so maybe I'll do a post about that, too.

Herbert Makes His Etsy Debut

I know, I know. It's been FOREVER since I've blogged on here. I apologize for my absence!

So to make you less mad at me (hehe), here's Herbert! I made him around Mother's Day, but I finally got around to taking pictures of him tonight. I crocheted him with some yarn I dyed with Kool Aid. I liked the colors and thought it would be cute for a frog :)

This evening, Herbert made his Etsy debut! You can see him here: linky link!

...and a couple weeks ago, I got some super cute project bags in the mail! Mellisa from an awesome Etsy store called The Ploverbird kindly gifted them to me. She sent me two, but I only have pictures of the larger one.

The first one has really cute people from all around the world on it :)

This one's nice and room- perfect for bigger projects. I love my bags :) 

You should check out her store! (There's a link above...) Her bags are cute, well made, and inexpensive too!

Yarn Makes You Smile :)

I went to the LYS today! I got two different kinds of yarn, Malabrigo and Noro, and then some buttons.

I got a skein of Noro Kogarashi to make Camp Out Fingerless Mitts. Once I got home, I realized that it's bulky weight, and the pattern calls for aran weight. I think it should be okay... If not, then I can just change the pattern up a little.

Then I got two skeins of  Malabrigo Silky Merino to make (another) Puerperium Cardigan.

And here's the buttons I got to go with it. When I was at the store, I wasn't sure if I would need 5 or 7- I'm glad that I got 7!

These projects were going to be for the Ravellenic Games (formally Ravelympics), but then I realized that these are really challenging at all! Can't wait to cast on :) (Probably after I post this...)