Knitting Dragonflies

Progress has been  good. Lola Bunny is fun to knit and progressing good. Shawl is fast, fun and easy. It makes me want to start another one for someone else. I like the Lola Bunny Pattern , and after making a crochet elephant, it is nice to try a knitted toy pattern. I also found another pattern on the Schaefer yarn co. Lola Curly the Pig. Very cute.. It's storming here and the colors on the shawl picture don't do the actual piece justice   Technorati Tags: Lola Bunny knitting pattern link , Sursa shawl

It's Memorial Day and rainy here. What better way to celebrate than to curl up in my chair with a latte and start casting on. First project Schaefer yarn Lola Bunny designed by Beth Skwarecki, I found this little Cutie on The Knitting Blog by Mr. Puffy the Dog .  It is super cute and I have several baby showers to go to, I usually make my crochet baby blanket, but have made so many of those, I need to try something else. I saw this and knew this was the pattern to try. Free pattern download here . I am trying this using the magic loop method, which I have always had trouble with, (ladders), until I watched this utube by Knitwitch, I urge you to check out her other videos also. She is a very good teacher.   Her website is filled with nice goodies, Yarn bowls, spindle bowls, ceramic buttons, among other things. All made by her. Whoops, I'm shopping.. I got back the Doggie Bag I finished, I used the pattern from the Yarnpath . My beading girlfriend mad...

If you have not visited this blog KnittingLadies - Knitting Crochet Program at Interim House, drop past and see what a difference some yarn and needles can make. (They also take yarn donations) Kathryn Duffy LCSW is the knitterly inspiration of this program. See her article: Knitting through Recovery: One Stitch at a time. I love the article written by Linda Cortright for Wild Fibers. These are her first three sentences: I am an addict. I exhibit compulsive behavior when engaged in those certain activities that frequently lead to a mood altering state. I am not alone. Does Knitting work as a tool in alcohol and drug recovery because it is a substitute behavior? As knitters we use terms that addicts use, and frequently admit to our addiction: For example stash, crack yarn, yarn porn (thanks Lime N Violet), yarn is my drug of choice, yarn fix. We admitted we were powerless over yarn, and of course we all need to be on a yarn diet sometimes. I'm sure we all ...

Done!! My elephant turned out to be approximately 12 inches tall and 13 inches long. Dedicated to all elephant lovers out there. Right now he is living on top of my TV. (no flat screen yet) I had alot of fun making him, I do have a hodge podge of instructions that I tried to keep up with. If there is interest I will try to write up.

In this Etsy shop A Cozy Life , I am reminded of a simpler way. Pretty and affordable kitchen cloths, (we all love them, but don't have time to make them sometimes), Headbands, scarf's, and bandanas. Check them out!

I needed some whimsy in my life. I started by playing around with some bright turquoise simply soft yarn. Ended up making a Amigurumi version of Ganesha . So far he has made me laugh, I am having the most trouble with his trunk, which is looking slightly hmm, well not exactly like I envisioned it. Maybe after I add some tusks and ears.

As Memorial Day approaches, I think of family members that have served our country. My father is one of eight, many of which served their country. My husband served in Vietnam. What I have observed in them: 1) They have life long friends, forged in times that we cannot imagine. 2) They take politics very seriously, especially ones involving wars, conflicts ie.. whatever we are calling them at the moment. 3) They are slow to anger, tender at heart, and take things seriously. 4) They had to grow up fast, saw newly made friends suffer and die. 5) Few words are said among them about what passed, but just a look between them says volumes. May we think of them this Memorial Day and send them love and healing, especially those still in service.      Running Children                                ...