New Year New Obsession

Well its a new year. Another Christmas has crept up on us and passed before you know it. The tree is packed away for another 11 months or so.
I had made so many bunnies, teddies and elephants in the last few months I fancied a change. I have always shied away from these as I am somewhat apprehensive of dpns and the curse of the circular needle. Nonetheless I had this urge to make `socks`!

So when my Mum gave me a leftover skein of Sirdar Crofter I was reminded of a sock pattern in Lets Knit that used this very yarn and, I was sure, used 2 normal pins. Yes after some searching and then finding it was actually in Crafts Beautiful I found said pattern and voila, here they are. I am already looking for more. I loved doing these and can quite see how some get quite addicted to knitting socks. Who knows, I may try the dpns next time.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my readers. Hope you all had a good one.

Well after all this time I finally have a picture of me I am willing to share. I have recently had my haircut, it was way longer before. Its not too bad so I thought it was time to share. Just need to get the avatar changed now I think.

Another givaway

One of my favourite fabric shops is running a smashing giveaway. Think I will have to run one in the new year. Click on this link to take you to Twiddletails giveaway.
http://twiddletails.blogspot.com/2009/12/its-wild-thyme-for-giveaway.html

Eloise

Update to previous post, sorry not in poem form. It would seem I am only inspired by disaster!
Problems rectified and Eloise is done. She sadly is spoken for and I might have a problem parting with her.
I am building a little list of folk wanting to adopt my ellies. Please do let me know if you would like one. Every one will be unique, I do not like to make any the same as before(just like people really). Each one takes me around a week. Not solid knitting you understand. I unfortunately have to go to work and clean the house occasionally. I will be able to tell you an approximation of when your new arrival will be due.

A Knitters Tale of Woe

Here begins a tale of woe
A journey on which no knitter should go.
Having knitted many rabbits and bears
A knitter embarked on the 2nd elephant with ears.
She stuffed and stitched but soon became
aware said ears were not the same!
The left was smaller than the right
and tho the knitter tried with all her might,
she could not make it look the best
and would have to give up her quest.
There was no other course of action,
than to perform some minor subtraction.
She unpicked the larger with what she thought was care
to replace with a smaller ear.
Then, oh no, utter disaster!
Unravelling fast and faster.
One wrong snip, the hole was forming
on the head till it was gaping and yawning!
The vocabulary used was both graphic and vast!
The entire family were aghast!
Two evenings clicking, gone to waste,
No she could not `just stick and paste`!
One ear was salvaged, tea was made.
Salving nerves so cruelly frayed.
The knitter started on a brand new head
which she would finish before going to bed.
The lesson learned, `check before you sew`,
or on this tedious journey you also will go.

Bloggy giveaway

I recently purchased this from a lovely lady called Karen, and her etsy shop is called Rachaels Garden. I cant wait to show it in situ.
Well Karen is running a giveaway for a $25 gift certificate giveaway on her blog. I addition to exisite birdhouses she also has personailised christmas ornaments.
The giveaway can be found at
http://rachaelsgarden.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-giveaway-free-2500-gift.html
good luck but hope I win tee hee

Karens shop is at http://Rachaelsgarden.etsy.com

I have just popped a couple of new bags in the MISI shop. They are both £15 and still come in under £20 with shipping. If you bought both they would be even less. Just think, 2 birds, one stone. Just use the link to your right to take you to the shop.