Sitting here with my Sweet Tea and contemplating how to go about all this information, I have come to conclusions that I will do it in quick bursts. Otherwise I am going to be here all night and bore you to tears with a post resembling an epic tome.
So let’s get to the goodies!
˜ The Sweet As Honey Hat ˜
This is where the Sweet As Honey Hat got placed today to my utter amusement, there is nothing quite like seeing a Styrofoam head in your liquor cabinet. Also, Gloria and I have named her Frannie – in case you are curious the male head is Stu and the dressmaker dummy is Beverly. That’s just how we roll in the Folk Household.
The slouchy beehive hat was so much fun to work up with super shiny aqua yarn, this hat is begging me to wear it, although I know I can not. It should be posted on the Etsy store within the week, as soon as I get the okay from the designer on Ravelry.
- Frannie in the Bar
- Face Right Please
- Back of the Hat – Distance
- Full Frontal
- Back of the Hat – Up Close and Personal
- Face Left Please
- Sweet as Honey Beanie
- Top of the Hat
˜ I Am Making Socks…..No Really….I AM TOO!! ˜
This is a very condensed version of the conversations T and I had this morning as I pulled out size 2 needles and very, very fine yarn. I know it was out of concern that he questioned my choice of knitting but I will sooner eat my fingers off than deem them worthless.
Before the accident I was one of those super scary-fast knitters, and I could handle any size or any type of needle with ease. I took it for granted of course, now with a hand that is absolutely stubborn I have to go much slower and it still turns purple when overused. I remind myself to laugh at this, as if I had consumed forbidden candy from Willy Wonka’s Factory instead of intense swelling – otherwise I would pull my hair out.
The process is slow but I will keep all of you updated on the progress. I am really quite excited!
Sidebar: I may be sending out desperate requests at some point. So far I have frogged one row, and dropped….oh dear me….14 stitches. This is something I haven’t done in years, I actually had to go on Knitting Help’s website to figure out how to use a crochet hook to fix my goofs. I remain undeterred.
˜ Knitting Bucket List & Facing Reality ˜
A long time ago (this morning) I thought I was a pretty advanced knitter, until I sat down and thought about it. I have mastered the basics and even some of the higher skills, but there are so many things I have not done that keep me from claiming what is rightfully mine…damn it.
There are only so many times I can complain about my hand before it gets annoying, so I will just skip it. Anyway, a lack of confidence has kept me from trying the more advanced techniques and skills that I am now currently lusting after, thus starting a pair of socks that scare me more than a centipede in my shower. So here is my “by the end of 2013” to-learn/try bucket list:
- Socks.
- Double Knitting.
- Lace Work.
- A Garment – probably a cardigan – and assembling the pieces.
- A Shawl.
- Looming – My uncle wants to make me one he saw on a retreat, God love him!
- Weaving.
- Spinning.
- Dying yarn.
- DUH DUH DUH….Try to learn how to crochet…again.
Okay, HUMONGOUS list of things to learn knitting wise but I am ready to branch out from my comfort zone. I am going to need to return to those things occasionally to retain my sanity anyway. I just feel like life is too short to say I haven’t tried all I can try.
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˜ My Mom and Dad’s 30th Wedding Anniversary ˜
Here is the a few pics of the progress thus far. There is way more going on but this is what I have stopped and taken pics of – more to come!
- Assembly Line.
- Loads of Flower Stems.
- First Attempt at Construction.
I currently have around 60 stems done and the pom-poms are very easy to make. Another 40 and I should be done.
** Thank You for Hanging In There…How About Some Pictures? **
Truthfully I should have spread this out a bit but I wanted to share it all so badly, plus my mind is busting with all sorts of new things I want to write about. Thanks for hanging in there friends and neighbors, until tomorrow!
Wow! If you’re using Hipsta I would really love to hear about your presets on those last pictures!
I’m using either Vintique or Photo Toaster, I haven’t tried Hipsta all that much.
Ok. Either way, they’re pretty sweet!
Thanks! 🙂
Sweet tea? Must be a grits.
A grits?
girl raised in the South
I am a southerner 😉
You never heard of grits? Bless your heart.
I make amazing grits, but I’ve never heard that phrase before. We moved to Ohio when I was still fairly young.
You did have the repetitive heart blessings then.
And again I am woefully lost.
Nevermind. I miss old Southern sayings.
Good luck with that bucket list!! I love the hat. xx
Thank you! 🙂
You can do it!
Lace is soooo much easier than it looks – why not try a lace shawl and nail two goals in one? xx
Oh! I like how your mind works! Any suggestions for patterns?
Holden Shawlette by Mindy Wilkes is easy and free – it only takes one skein of sock yarn and has charts and written instructions so you can use whichever you prefer. I’ve made one and it’s nice for variegated yarns as well as plain colours! xx
Thank you, it sounds like a great place to start!