A Fun Weekend Was Had By All!!

Okay things are backwards, but we will start with the good news...

COLTS WIN!

My sister & I were blessed with free tickets from our

sister-in-law. We went and cheered the Colts to victory.

Here we are happily in our seats -- see all those people above us!
And now moving on to even more good news:
Earlier in the weekend we had a great celebration for my Mom's 75th birthday.

Here she is with all her kids!

And the glowing buttons say "Jane Rocks Happy 75th Birthday"
I bet you guessed Jane is my Mom.
Here she is with her cake. It was a fun day and visited with friends and family!


Oh and my sweater is done and I wore it -- will wear it again and get a picture.

Photos of my Newest Creations

Here it is -- the felted beer bottle cozies!

I made 3 to give away to some special people.

Since this only took about 1 hour to knit and about 30 mins in the washer...

and scrap yarn...I can see that I will be making many more.

This was the prototype - so I think I will make them a bit wider -- they fit my

hand comfortably but I can see needing wider ones for guys.

WHO OUT THERE WANTS ONE??

Oh and I finished this last week. And sorry but it is all mine.
It is warm and soft and easy as pie -- just take 2 different balls of
self striping yarn and switch them every 2 rows of this 1x1 rib.
I love it and got yarn to make a hat soon -- won't match quite like this but close.

Cool Item

So in my knitting life I am busy making a nice grey (or is it gray?) V-neck pull over sweater. I am 2/3 done with one sleeve and just have the other sleeve and collar ribbing to go before I am done. I hope to wear it on Friday or Saturday.

But as a break last night I quickly knit up some 100% wool in a striped pattern then promptly felted it (in a front loading washer no less) - some say this can't be done. It looks great.... and with some cutting and sewing I will make ....... (imagine a drum roll right here).....

Beer bottle cozies!

I have to cut and sew then I will get a picture. I promised these to a couple people and I think I can get at least 4 out of my felted wool strip.....

Photos to come!

The New Year....

Here are a couple of things keeping my busy in 2010.

This scarf is made with sock yarn -- so more for pretty than warmth.

So no rush to get it done right now. I picked up this lovely yarn in Alexandria this past fall.

Here is my newest project.

A gray Vneck sweater knit from the top down.
This is a new technique for me.

I am loving it so far. It will be nice and warm -- I am hoping to finish it in a week or 2.

Holiday Dragon....

Doesn't everyone have a Holiday Dragon?

Joe made this in 3D art class. He has been

hanging around here for awhile - but when the kids put the hat on him

I knew right where he should go.

This guy is papermache and his tail is just as long as his body but it

is hidden under the tree.

Merry Christmas!

I Can't Blieve I've Made 2 of These....

Sometime last year I made Brooke here first "Jayne" hat.

(If you are a Firefly fan you understand this.)

And she wore it a lot - was easy to spot in a crowd.

But the yarn was cheap & not quite the right colors.

The a month ago or so she lost it at school - can you believe someone

didn't turn it into lost and found?

So I promised here a better one.

Much better yarn, colors and thickness.
She feels much happier sporting her nice new hat.

Now to make matching fingerless gloves for her.
Ahhh what a Mom won't do for her child!

Happy December

Sorry to not blog at all last month.

One thing I was doing was getting these 3 gifts done

for the holidays.

Can't wait to introduce these 3 to their new owners.

Are you prepared for the holidays?
I have mailed my cards. And I even wrapped a handful
of gifts today.
We still need to decorate inside and out.