Christmas list...

So hand knit gifts are great! Yeah but they better be appreciated. Because most of them go to people who don’t knit the receivers have no idea what knitters go through in the months leading up to Christmas. The day after thanksgiving is nothing compared to knitting a pair of mittens everyday. So I will explain more with the list I have made myself…

- Two pairs of legwarmers
- Three hats
- Six pairs of fetching
- Two pairs of mittens
- One pair of socks
- One scarf
- One dog sweater

So my plan is to finish or almost finish one half of a pair each day. Ha! I guess it’s a good plan. So far I have been doing pretty good progress today I should be able to finish one of the pairs of fetching. And perhaps start another pair.

So this is a pair of fetching for one of the six pairs that I need to finish before Christmas. Plus I figure if I have time I will make an extra pair for that person I know I’ll forget to get something for. And does anyone have ideas for my brother? Whether it is hand knit or not he is so hard to buy for.

Noro Fetching for Jessica

This is my experiment in noro. It worked. I think I like fetching in noro better. It is so fun to knit to the next color, and then the next color, and then well you get the point. They knit up very fast because you just want to knit with the nest color. I started these on the way to Erie with Sean and Jamie. Its the best pattern for taking with you because it all fits nicely in a small bag. And when there is an hour wait at Red Lobster you can knit at the bar. Lol.

The best part my car broke down when we were just about to leave Erie. So we got a new alternator belt and while we waited for metric tools for the volvo I knit at a sports bar. HAHA I am a dork! But I love it. So Sean fixed the car and we got home fine and the mittens were finished shortly thereafter.

And I have back a friend that I lost a year and a half ago! I lost a few some I wish I still had, this one I missed a lot. One can go to hell where she will inevitably be going to anyway, but the faster she is there I think the better for the sake of the human race and morals every where (whore).

Ok I am done!

Sir Winston's Christmas Stocking!

Here it is!!!! His very own Christmas stocking. I can't wait to hang it for Santa!! Well I'd like to enjoy the wonderful fall weather first. I just had hot cider at a coffee shop in Hamburg. Oh it was sooo good. OK back to the stocking. It is knit in the same cranberry, forest green and cream as the other stocking for my family are knit in. Its just like a sock in chritmas colors and a braid to hang it. The apple festival is this weekend in Busti, I will be getting more hot cider there along with caramel apples. I am gonna have to blog more in the morning I am just too tired right now.

mmm apple cider....

I am feeling a little sick with a cold and would like to take a nap, however the lawn mowers are out in full force. Winston is terrified every time they go past the window. Since the nap will not commence anytime soon I figured I'd blog. This brings me to the present time where I am deciding what pictorial to blog about. The apple cider is flowing and so are the creative juices.

Apple cider got me in the mood for fall which in turn got me in the mood winter, for mittens and the best part... for Christmas.

Ah, here you will see a pair of mittens I recently finished. They are of my own thinking, with a little bit of help from a few mittens I have made. They are of course knit in Biggs and Little, in a heathered red and a navy. The picture came out a little bright, they really don’t reflect light. They will be Christmas gifts unless of course Jane can sell them.

I am charging my batteries for my camera so I can take pictures of what I started today......WINSTON'S CHRISTMAS STOCKING!!!!! I'll post it later tonight or tomorrow. Actually it might be done by tomorrow especially since I can't nap right now.

One more thing I wanted to post right now is a recipe for apple cider pancakes otherwise know as a little piece of heaven for your mouth...
Make a serving size of bisquick or whatever type of pancake mix you want, but instead of adding water add that amount in apple cider. Add a half a tsp of cinnamon, 1/4 nutmeg, and 1/4 cloves or to your liking.
Serve with real maple syrup!

must have more roving

Way #3....Roving. So many colors so many vendors. I wished I could have bought more. Here is some wool roving. Its 8oz in pinks, yelows and greens. I have already spun 165 yards! Its so fun. And I think the bag is cute too.


Way #4... Niddy Noddy... Awesome who invented this? You spin, you ply, you noddy and taaada you know your yardage.


Way #5...Sean... Ok he was upset that I was talking pictures of everything but him. He wanted to show off his new pants. But he is a great reason to go to the fiber fest, he wanted to buy me a new spindle!! How wonderful is he?


Now I am running out of roving and I am gonna have to start knitting again. Lol. I've almost finished a pair that I might blog tomorrow. I am gonna be in Jamestown on friday so I get to see Jane and the yarn. I have to show her all my yarn I have spun and the mittens I made.


I think that I will be going to Ruth's in Albany next week. I'll be like a knitting retreat. I have to plan ahead what I want to knit while I am there. OOOO I can't wait!

Fiber Fest Extravaganza!!!

Ah Hemlock, NY how I love thee so. I shall count the ways over the next few days, so I have more blogs to post and Jen doesnt get bored.


Way #1 Golding Spindles. (pictorials showing both angles and Winston running thru the shot)This is my second one. Sean bought me one last year and one this year. It is so pretty and very nice to use. I started spining in the car on the way home and spun one of the 3 balls of llama fiber i bought. The pic of the bookshelf shows the two remaing balls and the spun skein. In all its a little over 6 oz. The first skein 2 0z made 67 yrds of two ply yarn. It is called mabel, it has two differernt colors of natural llama fibers in it. Which leads me to...


Way #2 Llamas! and their fiber. So much fiber so little money so much fun. I got to pet lots of Alpacas and Llamas and they dont smell bad like the sheep do. I love how soft it is. It is wonderful to spin with, it just glides through my fingers.


Other ways will be posted tomorrow or maybe tonight if I get bored.

"I've always enjoyed a knitting pattern" Dumbledore

Well here is my knitting shelf. It has numous unfinished projects on it as well as roving to spin. And on that note... here is a new book with tons of patterns to start. AND the other pic is of Sir Winston's new bed. Which is almost done and I just started it yesterday. Yes i am unemployed and have all day to knit. Don't forget all day to watch TV. Today Dr. John Carter and Lucy were stabbed by a schizophrenic. Lucy didn't pull through.




I also made bread. I baked pumpkin bread first. My second loaf was 100% whole wheat sandwich bread. I used the white whole wheat flour I bought yesterday at Wegmans. Its very yummy it has maple syrup in it but not too much so its just a little sweet.

Use 1 1/2 cups of lukewarm water, 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 5 tablespoons of maple syrup, 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 1/2 salt and 1 1/2 yeast.

mix tog, knead, rise for 2 hours, knead put in pan, rise for 1 hour, bake @ 350 for 45 minutes!