OK. So I set up this blog with an alternate email address that I don't ever use. Now, I can't access the admin stuff using my gmail address. Would one of you (if you're still out there), add lisaburley7@gmail.com as an admin?
Thanks. Geez. I can't believe the things I do sometimes.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
I'm trying this again
I'm once again going to try to keep knitting regularly and writing here consistently. Wish me luck.
Right now, I'm working on a gold fun fur 15x15 scarf. I'm almost finished with it and will post a picture when it's done.
My daughter Noelle has started knitting some. I hope she'll share some projects here.
Also, I'm on Ravelry now since it's unblocked on campus finally. I'm lisab7. Don't know what I'll do with it, but I am signed up!
Here's hoping I will be a more consistent knitter and writer. :-)
Right now, I'm working on a gold fun fur 15x15 scarf. I'm almost finished with it and will post a picture when it's done.
My daughter Noelle has started knitting some. I hope she'll share some projects here.
Also, I'm on Ravelry now since it's unblocked on campus finally. I'm lisab7. Don't know what I'll do with it, but I am signed up!
Here's hoping I will be a more consistent knitter and writer. :-)
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Last Minute Booties
I tried something a little different to get some substance to the ties... I wove the thread through the top of the booties and then crocheted a chain... made the pom poms and tied to the chain. Hope my friend likes them!
Last Minute Baby Booties
Nothing like waiting until the night before the shower to complete Baby Booties! I love the lavender!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
My first ever baby blanket
Hi all: Here's my new baby niece and her mother, Crystal. This was my first ever baby blanket (which you have seen) but it always takes on more meaning when it's ON the child! HA!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Just for future reference
I found this and didn't want to lose it. I'm embedding it here so I won't have to look for it again.
Laziness, thy name is Lisa.
Laziness, thy name is Lisa.
Well, how about that?
Susan, I absolutely love what you're doing! The blanket looks fantastic and I'm very proud of you for learning to purl. It's really not that hard and it opens up whole new worlds to you.
Have you read any of Debbie Macomber's "Good Yarn" books? I've finished the four that are published already and another one is coming out soon. It's inspired me to keep learning and stretching to do more. I even bought the yarn to do a triangular prayer shawl. I'm going to use Lion Brand Homespun in a beautiful, deep purple color called "Gothic." I saw a pattern in one of the Prayer Shawl books that I'm going to use, but I'm trying to find a free one online instead of paying for the book. Is that bad? I hope not.
I'm excited about your new niece. How did they wind up living in Peru?
Ooh, ooh, ooh! I am also now the proud owner of patterns for pink ribbon hats for breast cancer awareness! I'll have to learn how to use a cable needle and actually take stitches off the needle for a bit. The thought scares me to death, but I really want to make the hat.
Thanks so much for sharing the pictures. I love seeing what you're doing. I really, really like that blanket. What kind of yarn did you use?
Have you read any of Debbie Macomber's "Good Yarn" books? I've finished the four that are published already and another one is coming out soon. It's inspired me to keep learning and stretching to do more. I even bought the yarn to do a triangular prayer shawl. I'm going to use Lion Brand Homespun in a beautiful, deep purple color called "Gothic." I saw a pattern in one of the Prayer Shawl books that I'm going to use, but I'm trying to find a free one online instead of paying for the book. Is that bad? I hope not.
I'm excited about your new niece. How did they wind up living in Peru?
Ooh, ooh, ooh! I am also now the proud owner of patterns for pink ribbon hats for breast cancer awareness! I'll have to learn how to use a cable needle and actually take stitches off the needle for a bit. The thought scares me to death, but I really want to make the hat.
Thanks so much for sharing the pictures. I love seeing what you're doing. I really, really like that blanket. What kind of yarn did you use?
Saturday, April 4, 2009
This is my first blanket weave baby hat that I completed to match the baby blanket for my little baby niece to be born in the next week or two.... The model is my sister and my baby doll. She is about 60 years old. She named her Betty, I named her Connie... so she has become Connie Betty! The dress she is wearing is mine! ;-) Now who said she couldn't pull it off as a model at her age! LOL!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
First Baby Blanket More
My little new baby great niece is set to be born next week in Peru. Her name will be Karis. I was excited about how it turned out! It really turned out well despite my hesitancy to learn to PURL! LOL!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
So here's what I've been up to
First the hat:
Here's a close-up of the yarn and stitch pattern. It's a basic stockinette, but I learned the hard way that with circular needles, that's a constant knit stitch. Yep, I did one round of knit followed by a round of purl and then realized that it did not look like it was supposed to so I had to rip it out and start over.
I loved this yarn. It is so, so soft! I have another ball of it so I'm considering doing a matching scarf. I liked the pattern so much that I've started another one. Here's hat number two in process, posing next to her brother who has already been born. Ha!
And -- of course -- a close up of the work in progress. Once upon a time I swore I would never do anything with stitches this small, but they look so sweet and pretty and this works up so quickly that it's hard to resist it.
Here are the other things on my needles. I found some amazingly soft yarn on sale at Hobby Lobby for $1.99 a skein and bought several. Here's a close up.
And here's the work in progress:
And last but not least, here's my current out-of-my-own-mind creation. I found some cotton yarn in spring colors and I'm knitting a big, round piece. I'm going to line it, seam up the bottom, and add straps to make a tote bag. I hope it turns out well. I usually do OK with homespun ideas, but this one is making me a little nervous.
So that's what's on my needles! Think I have an overcommitment problem?
Here's a close-up of the yarn and stitch pattern. It's a basic stockinette, but I learned the hard way that with circular needles, that's a constant knit stitch. Yep, I did one round of knit followed by a round of purl and then realized that it did not look like it was supposed to so I had to rip it out and start over.
I loved this yarn. It is so, so soft! I have another ball of it so I'm considering doing a matching scarf. I liked the pattern so much that I've started another one. Here's hat number two in process, posing next to her brother who has already been born. Ha!
And -- of course -- a close up of the work in progress. Once upon a time I swore I would never do anything with stitches this small, but they look so sweet and pretty and this works up so quickly that it's hard to resist it.
Here are the other things on my needles. I found some amazingly soft yarn on sale at Hobby Lobby for $1.99 a skein and bought several. Here's a close up.
And here's the work in progress:
And last but not least, here's my current out-of-my-own-mind creation. I found some cotton yarn in spring colors and I'm knitting a big, round piece. I'm going to line it, seam up the bottom, and add straps to make a tote bag. I hope it turns out well. I usually do OK with homespun ideas, but this one is making me a little nervous.
So that's what's on my needles! Think I have an overcommitment problem?
Friday, March 13, 2009
Susan has shamed me!
I've been trying very had to live my "real life" -- you know that one that's actually in front of me every day instead of the one that comes to me via the web. :-) That means that my poor little blogs have been neglected. It's not just this one either. Trust me. Go check out my other one and you'll have proof.
However, knitting-wise I have been quite the over-achiever lately. I had a crazy impulse last fall and signed up to teach a beginner's knitting class at our university. Just four weeks that would cover the basics, but give people enough to get a good start with beginner's projects. Well, imagine my surprise when six people actually signed up! It was great and I'll definitely do it again in the fall. For our last class meeting, we took a "field trip" to Hobby Lobby about 45 minutes away and followed it with a trip to Chili's for supper. Women really know how to make anything fun, don't we?
Anyway, in addition to spreading the knitting love, I've also tackled my first hat! I don't have a camera handy but will post a picture of it on my sweet Emily's head soon. I felt kind of accomplished, especially when a 14-year-old clothing-and-wardrobe-aware girl actually WANTED it because she thought it looked cool.
Right now I'm working on a baby blanket (AWESOME YARN!) and a cotton knit-in-the-round tote bag. Can I say how much I LOVE knitting in the round? This is so fantastic! Addictive! Amazing!
So look for pictures soon and let the knitting continue!!
However, knitting-wise I have been quite the over-achiever lately. I had a crazy impulse last fall and signed up to teach a beginner's knitting class at our university. Just four weeks that would cover the basics, but give people enough to get a good start with beginner's projects. Well, imagine my surprise when six people actually signed up! It was great and I'll definitely do it again in the fall. For our last class meeting, we took a "field trip" to Hobby Lobby about 45 minutes away and followed it with a trip to Chili's for supper. Women really know how to make anything fun, don't we?
Anyway, in addition to spreading the knitting love, I've also tackled my first hat! I don't have a camera handy but will post a picture of it on my sweet Emily's head soon. I felt kind of accomplished, especially when a 14-year-old clothing-and-wardrobe-aware girl actually WANTED it because she thought it looked cool.
Right now I'm working on a baby blanket (AWESOME YARN!) and a cotton knit-in-the-round tote bag. Can I say how much I LOVE knitting in the round? This is so fantastic! Addictive! Amazing!
So look for pictures soon and let the knitting continue!!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
My FIRST Baby Booties
I am reborn as a knitter! ;-) No more just knitting..... NOW I can make GARMENTS! LOL! Not just things that are square and rectangular! I credit this to the fact that a bunch of us knitters have been getting together at work once a week. The expert knitters there have been teaching me things which has helped tremendously! These booties are for my new baby niece that is set to be born in just a couple of weeks. They don't like pink but I HAD to put a little pink in the pompons just for her! ;-p
Thursday, March 5, 2009
My FIRST Hat
This is my first NON-scarf/NON-prayer shawl project... a project that isn't square or rectangle... I'm pumped. I'm working on Baby Booties, hat and blankie... I'll post pics when they are all done! YAY me! ;-)
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Bits and Pieces
Here are a few pictures of some recent goings on in my knitting world.
Here's a scarf that I finished. It was my standby 15x15 scarf with boucle yarn.
After I finished that I decided to try a patterned scarf so I'm doing two scarves with a ribbed pattern. They're both just knit 3, purl 3 with a total of 21 stitches on a row. I'm using size ten needles with worst weight on one and size 8 needles with cotton worsted on the other. Here's the cotton yarn.
I really like working with it, which is good since I bought such a HUGE thing. I originally envisioned myself making dishcloths for people, but I actually think I'll use it to tackle my first ever blanket.
The day after Thanksgiving I went to Hobby Lobby and bought two sets of circular needles and some great neutral tones of yarn so I could make some scarves for my boys. Here's the beginnings of a scarf for my son. I decided to use the circular needles so I could get some practice. I'm not using a pattern -- just knitting every row and I'll stop when it's a good size.
I've finally done this enough to know that I really enjoy it and I don't feel bad about building up a stash of yarns and patterns. I can always find a few minutes a day, and I've gotten enough practice that a few minutes can actually yield a good amount of progress. Knitting is cool!
Bah -- my computer is being weird and won't upload the pictures. I'll try again with them tomorrow. :-)
Here's a scarf that I finished. It was my standby 15x15 scarf with boucle yarn.
After I finished that I decided to try a patterned scarf so I'm doing two scarves with a ribbed pattern. They're both just knit 3, purl 3 with a total of 21 stitches on a row. I'm using size ten needles with worst weight on one and size 8 needles with cotton worsted on the other. Here's the cotton yarn.
I really like working with it, which is good since I bought such a HUGE thing. I originally envisioned myself making dishcloths for people, but I actually think I'll use it to tackle my first ever blanket.
The day after Thanksgiving I went to Hobby Lobby and bought two sets of circular needles and some great neutral tones of yarn so I could make some scarves for my boys. Here's the beginnings of a scarf for my son. I decided to use the circular needles so I could get some practice. I'm not using a pattern -- just knitting every row and I'll stop when it's a good size.
I've finally done this enough to know that I really enjoy it and I don't feel bad about building up a stash of yarns and patterns. I can always find a few minutes a day, and I've gotten enough practice that a few minutes can actually yield a good amount of progress. Knitting is cool!
Bah -- my computer is being weird and won't upload the pictures. I'll try again with them tomorrow. :-)
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Finally!
Yep, I'm finally at it again! This is my Thanksgiving Break and I vowed to finish up a couple of projects and get going with the whole knitting thing again. I finished the red and black scarf for my daughter and put together a lime green one for myself. I also decided to do some scarves for the boys so I bought a HUGE thing of variegated blue cotton yarn and will get those started soon. I found a skein of really cool blues and greens that I had and am working on a ribbed scarf out of that. I'll probably give it to a niece for Christmas . . . or maybe a friend. Who knows?
It's funny how I set this aside when life gets busy. It really doesn't take a lot of effort to pick up a bag with needles and yarn and take it along when you go somewhere. I finally did buy a "to go" bag so I can carry smaller projects along with me.
I'll put some pictures up soon. I can't find my camera (don't ask) so I'll have to use my daughter's. But I'll post pictures of my new bag, some finished projects, and the ribbed scarf in the making. I think I may challenge myself to a larger project too. Maybe an afghan? That would require the purchase of some new needles, but I'm always up for that!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'll see you soon! With pictures!!!
It's funny how I set this aside when life gets busy. It really doesn't take a lot of effort to pick up a bag with needles and yarn and take it along when you go somewhere. I finally did buy a "to go" bag so I can carry smaller projects along with me.
I'll put some pictures up soon. I can't find my camera (don't ask) so I'll have to use my daughter's. But I'll post pictures of my new bag, some finished projects, and the ribbed scarf in the making. I think I may challenge myself to a larger project too. Maybe an afghan? That would require the purchase of some new needles, but I'm always up for that!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'll see you soon! With pictures!!!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Someone HELP me!
So... I think I have a real problem! I at least recognize it and wanted to share this with all of you. These pictures are not staged and that's why I think that I truly have a problem... Why I need all the yarn on the bed (who am I kidding... this isn't all my yarn)... I don't know... but I figured you all might could relate! LOL! Check these out: NOTE: What I think I'm going to do with the laptop while I knit, I DO not know! LOL! ENJOY!
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