Knitting Dragonflies

Finished this up today. (I was off) I would recommend this pattern, it is easy, quick, and looks very nice when done. You could even start this and finish before Christmas. I am planning on doing one in a ribbon yarn. This one turned out large, I can wrap it as a scarf around my neck with a coat, and even put it up over my head, (bunch it up and it is warm and cool looking also). Keep on Knitting.....

I really do knit!! Here is what's on my needles. Simple scarf All knit Cast on 13 on #13 needles I am using Sensations Angle Hair Yarn . This is a nice yarn, especially for the price. Still working on my Black berry shrug from Knitty. Almost Done!! Here are a couple of my Christmas pickles, Knitted and crocheted. I added some "leaves" on the top of them. And my shawl from the pattern on the "joyfulabode" blog. For my girlfriend that loves purple. Until later.....Keep on knitting....

Everyone needs a pickle on their Christmas tree!! Here is a crochet pickle pattern !! And of course the knitted pickle pattern from a great blog, Mummble-Jummble2 . Check out the pattern and the blog and a super cute picture of it. I am searching through my stash for green yarn asap. If you are not familiar with the pickle story, check it out here . It is a fun tradition to start. And if you already are familiar with it, then you definitely need to make one, either for yourself or it would be a fun gift. Good luck, send me a pic if you make one!! Keep on knitting....

I've always wanted a knitting tattoo. I started looking around online for ideas, and pic's of examples. They are some very nice ones. 1. http://www.urbanaddiction.com/cool%20tat/Love%20Life%20and%20Knit.jpg 2. http://nwknitter.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/knit-tatoo.jpg 3. http://blog.oregonlive.com/knitting/2007/09/small_Cheris_KNIT_Tattoo.jpg 4. http://kneek.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/kitty_yarn_tattoo.jpg 5. http://www.goodcleanfun.net/DaveAttonito/TATTOOS/knit.jpg 6. http://www.handmadedetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/knittattoo.jpg 7. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bp0.blogger.com/_KxAd-UmJb7g/RwLRxirerCI/AAAAAAAAAWg/dGN4XDs4Wm0/s320/tat1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://vintageknits.blogspot.com/2007/10/knitting-tat.html&h=274&w=198&sz=13&hl=en&start=3&sig2=3_RGFSljAtHM12S0_gV03w&um=1&tbnid=9kbwuy5LBHAtxM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=82&eid=&eid=09BZR8eYA6bWiwGaldiEBw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dknitting%2B%2Btat%26svnum%3D10%26um

The Winter Knitty is up!! I love the scarf on the front!! This has begun me to ponder....am I inspired mostly by yarn I find? Or a pattern? It seems lately that I have spent a lot of time searching for the right pattern. I recently frogged a sweater (pattern inspired) and am searching for what to do with that yarn. I have gone through my stash and am on a mission to try to pick out something, or maybe a lot of somethings to do with it. Guess I am on a destash kick. I bought some Colinette Point five recently in the cardinal colorway, picked that out because I ran across the pattern in the yarn store and then started shopping for yarn to knit it in. (this was when I had just gone into the store to buy a pair of needles) Oops.. Looking at my knitting book library and magazines, I have come to the conclusion that most of the time I am inspired by the pattern and then go looking for the yarn to knit it out of. Which ends up to be something other than the pattern was written for (of course)

Etsy :: Dragonfly Magnets These are so cool!!! I think I found something for my wish list!!

I soooooo need to start knitting!!! I had started knitting a plain knit scarf at the craft show, but ripped it out. I had bought the yarn before, it was Patons Devine in Amethyst , But this yarn is totally different, I don't have the original label from the first batch I had. But this is scratchy and it really irritates me to knit with it. I found a shawl pattern http://www.joyfulabode.com/?p=39 to crochet (at a great blog Joyful Abode) It looks easy and really cute. Although I don't have a ribbon yarn, mine is (acrylic, wool and mohair blend) I thought it might be interesting to try. (which will probably involve me going to the yarn store and buying some tape like yarn to use LOL ) instead of yarn from my stash. I had to laugh, how many of you out there wear hats? I love hats, but you know they squash the hair. So I wear them to walk the dogs and rake leaves etc...things I really need a hat for. So at the craft fair I took only scarves, I will wrap a scarf around my head a