New Neice

I am excited this weekend we are going to Rilander WI to meet our new neice Abbi Bess. she lives in new york so we will only get to see her a couple times a year. It should be fun I Will post pics when I get back.

Hello all

Well I just received my first swap package today. It was from a swap on swap-bot it was for unusual holidays. i received some fabric for sewing machine day. A teddy bear pin for teddy bear day, a book and book mark for read a book day, some really preatty stones for collect rocks day, and some stickers of skyscrapers for skyscraper day. What a fun surprise to get in the mail. I went shopping today and got the yarn for my partner for my purse swap. Really nice colors it will go with anything. I hope she likes it. I will start knitting after my skirt is done. I have 5 more rows to go on it and then the waistband. I still haven't decided if i am going to do elastic or a drawstring. I suppose i will have to see how it fits first. My favorite things swap is almost ready to go in the mail. and i have two others that need to go out. And lots of projects to get going on. Better get busy.

Hello all

Falling for EWE autumn swap questionnaire

1. Do you knit or crochet? How long have you been at your craft? I do both but mostly knit i have been knitting for 2 years and i learned how to crochet when i was 8 so 18 years ago
   
2. Do you spin? What type of spinning do you do? i have a drop spindle and i really want to learn how
   
3. Are there any other crafts that you participate in? scrapbooking, cardmaking, and polymer clay
   
4. What are your favorite yarns/fibers? i like them all I love noro I like interesting color blends and really soft yarn
   
5. What are your LEAST favorite yarns/fibers? acrylic
   
6. Are there any types/brands of yarn that you are dying to work with but haven’t gotten a chance? lace but i am intimidated by it because it is so thin i don't know if i would ever finish a project with it. i have never tried knitpicks wool heard alot about it
   
7. What are your favorite types of projects to knit/crochet? one skein projects, slippers, purses, felting, and shrugs just look at my projects on ravelry and you'll get a good idea
   
8. What are you currently working on? Anything you plan to start this autumn? i am finishing my butterfly skirt, want to start the sock yarn blankie, need some new slippers and i always have a bag or two going and i am working on the vogue lacy dress maybe i will get it done for next summer
   
9. What is your favorite FO? (Please, post a picture if you would like.) I like them all because of the fact that they are finished but i made my husband a balaclava and it was my second project and it turned out really good. And then i was hooked!!! No pic of it yet it is stored in winter wear right now.
   
10. What is your oldest UFO? My butterfly skirt started it after the balaclava when i saw it on knitty gritty 2 years ago. Finishing it for the ravelolympics
    
11. Are their any knitting/crochet techniques that you would like to learn? I am always open to new techniques. I would love to make a felted purse and embellish it with some needle felting. or embroidery never learned how to embroider
    
12. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements? I would like to be but only on two circulars i tried one and got the second sock syndrom sick size 10
    
13. Do you have a yarn winder and/or a swift? no but i would love one my son tangles it up when i try to wind it up around my feet.
    
14. Where/how to you keep you needles/hooks? I have a plastic container circ's are in baggies and other needles are thrown in no ogranization what so ever
    
15. Do you collect anything? not really, picture frames i guess i love to take pictures i love jewlery the long dangely earings
    
16. What is your favorite type of music? Are you MP3 ready? I am open i like unique stuff like on public radio i love lilly allen no country or light music i listed to dance, hit list alternative and a little rock love kid rocks new song
    
17. Do you like sweets? What are your favorites? chocolate, truffles, jelly belly's, and taffy
    
18. What is your living situation like? Any pets? Children? a german shorthair pointer and siamese and a 17 month old son named joseph and a husband David
    
19. Are you allergic to anything? nope just rude people
    
20. Do you have an online wish list (Amazon, Etsy, Loopy Ewe, etc.)? Please include links for your swap pal. no
    
21. Are you having a birthday during this swap? nope
    
22. What is your Ravelry ID? stoofyknits
    

The great knitted purse swap

Well the purse swap is underway. I was so excited this morning to send out everyone's partners. I hope everyone is happy with who they have. I feel we have a great group and i am excited to see the packages that everyone gets.

And how is my slacker olympic project going? Well I have finished another row. I now have 10 butterfly rows done. I have between 4-7 left. Gotta see how long i want to make it. I think I might actually get it done..... But i should really be knitting instead of blogging. That is what Dave says all the time. So back to the grind. Plus Joseph is still sleeping so maybe I can get another row in before i have to go to the grandma and great aunts birthday party.

Purse Swap

Well the count down only 3 days till I announce the partners for the swap I am getting excited. I hope everyone is as excited as I am.

Yesterday's Mail

Yesterday I sent out the first of my long list of swaps that I am participating in. I started the sock yarn blankie and so i signed up for the 5 gram sock yarn swap. I decreased my stash by one skein of yarn YAH!. Also on swap-bot i signed up for the orange stitch marker swap. I made some really cute pumpkins I will post those tomorrow. I hope my swapee likes them i think i remade them 5 times because jospeph kept touching them and squishing them. LOL. but he just woke up so gots to go shopping with my brother.