Shannon March 24th, 2009
Well I’ve been all over the place. Knitting some, sewing some, spinning some. I have been awful about updating my blog but like so many other crafty bloggers I read, when the choice is between 20 minutes at your craft or 20 minutes writing about your craft… the craft often wins.
I am pretty happy with some of the projects I have been working on though, and if anybody still stops by to read my random postings (or maybe even subscribes?) then I’d like to share them with you!
Well, oldest and most boring is a cover I whipped up for my new serger. It didnt come with a cover and I wanted to protect it from the sunlight that adorns my sewing nook and the unusual amount of dust produced in my home. (seriously people, i dust all the time and it keeps piling up!)

boring I know, but it shows that I am learning to tackle projects
1) on my own without a pattern
2) to consider all things when designing a pattern (like edging, how to piece together)
3) with actual use one of the approximately 40 tape measures i own and write down measurments
Okay, and I made House Slippers. A fantastic Angry Chicken e-mailorder pattern. Awesomely written and satisfying to produce (I see more in my near future)

And wow is it hard to take good photos of your own feet
They fit me snugly so my Mom wins out on these. but as I said, I will be back for more. Angry Chicken also has a wicked awesome video tutorial on how to actually piece this together and how to sew the FOE. YAY for Youtube.
I finished Renas socks:

and

They probably stink now though, ’cause she wont take ‘em off. God I love that kid.
Toe up socks two at a time on magic loop, SUCCESS!!!
And I’ve moved on to a second pair toe up using magic loop….

For me. Hopefully. This is yarn from the Three Irish Girls Sock Yarnista club. I cant remember the name of the color (will look it up) But the pattern is ‘River Grass Socks’ by Wendy D. Johnson. It must be exclusive to the club right now because Ravelry turned up nada for a reference when I added this project to my list.
I actually have more to share, but maybe I’ll have to split this post in two. Thats enough for one session no ?
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