Where Have I Been????

Knitting!!!! I have had computer problems over the past 2 months and so have happily spent the time knitting away. I have finished 4 scarfs, 2 doiley’s, and 3 pairs of socks. I have almost completed a “Winds of Weekapaug” sweater in a beautiful Pansey colorway bolce from Yarntopia. I also have just a cap sleeve to complete for a “Silk Corset” done with ArtYarns silk in greens, and pinks. Another doiley underway, this one in deep burgundy named “Heavenly Delight”. Amazing what you can get done when you don’t have a computer to poke around on!

I finally got my invite to Ravelry and have throughly enjoyed traversing the site. It is so cool to find a pattern and actually see what other people have done with it. The types of yarns they chose and how the different knitters interpret and visualize the patterns. Such talented people. If I keep trying I may be considered a good knitter one day. I can see the improvement myself and just how far I have come. Also makes me aware of how far I have to go and there are so many types of stitches I want to try and yarns that I love to feel. And talk about color – God makes my eyes smile when I see such beautiful colors put together. That is such a talent in itself. I will leave the dying up to the ones that are experienced in that. I have enough to learn on the knitting side.

To all of my friends that I have neglected over the past months, know that I have not forgotten you. Maybe I am knitting something for you! You never know. But that brings up the issue that some people just do not like hand made items. They just don’t appreciate the time it takes to knit a pair of socks. I read on one of my forums about a lady that had worked so hard on a baby blanket for her new grandchild. When she gave the gift to her daughter in law she knew that she was not impressed. Unfortunately, when she visited she found her beautiful blanket used on the dogs bed. I thought that was so sad.