umm.... yeah....

so I've been neglecting my blog. Maybe, but perhaps if you allow me a moment to explain myself you would understand. I have been terribly busy with school work. Massive amounts of school work. This does not mean that I haven't been knitting. oh my no.... I have contined my knitting as well as picking up a massive crochet project (I'm sure you find it surprising that a knitter would switch sides and crochet but bear with me now) and have not really had time for pictures or for posting. Right now I have finished the back of the dress and have begun working on the front of the dress which is a bit tougher than I first imagined (writing out all those instructions are a pain) so I am taking a break from that for a few days to work on other projects

Such as a purse made out of Lion Brand Landscapes in Deep Sea (pictures will be coming soon I promise), I designed this one myself and have finished all the pieces except the strap which is a work in progress.

I have also been working on my Jiffy sweater (I am DETERMINED to finish the knit work before my birthday) and I am also still working on another baby sweater as well as socks (socks will always be on the needles you should know)

as for my crochet..... well..... in a moment of inspiration..... I set out to make the biggest..... ugliest, Red Heart Super Saver croched afghan...... as for many of my projects I have given this one a name..... it is... The Afghan..... it will be the afghan that will make all others look beautiful (even those ugly 70s ones...) and it will be way too big for any normal person..... and it will be passed down from generation to generation as a topic of how crazy grandma Elise is

This is all for now for I am getting VERY sleepy

cutsie

FISHISHED PROJECT!!!! the baby blanket is done

however I am having a hard time getting the stupid picture to upload so I'm going to just include the link to my photobucket.....

Jessie's blanket

cute isn't it?

So I made something yesterday that I am quite proud of....... I made a button up baby sweater..... isn't that the cutest thing EVER!

Really now..... it's super cute..... all nice and tiny..... all it needs is buttons but I can buy those anytime















I'm keeping this sweater..... This one is going in my hope chest for my kid.... and by that time it'll be retro so he'll be rockin cool (did you even doubt that I would dress my kids in cool fashion?)
it's really soft too.... I wish I had a sweater made out of this yarn















However to get to the swearter I had to do the ONLY thing I hate about knitting...... that's right..... piecing the sweater and sewing it together.......

that's what it looked like as a work in progress....... after I got those pieces sewed together and the ends weaved in and the collar and button bands made it was so CUTE!! I love it.....















Next I'm making a purple pullover for a baby girl (yep.... keeping that one too).....

That's my materials..... nice artsie piture there....















As for other projects........ the dress

looks like not a whole lot of progress I know..... but it is.... believe me I know.... my hands hurt from knitting yarn that is suppose to be on 10 or 11 needles but I'm knitting it on 8..... and will eventually knit the bodice on 6..... my hands are starting to ache just thinking about it.... ow...... it's making good progress though..... considering I'm working on so many projects at once















Black hole time..... this is the last piece of the Jiffy sweater..... 20 inches done..... 18 left to go..... I HATE THIS SWEATER.... and chances are once I finish this sweater it'll take a while for me to even work up the motivation to piece and sew it... b/c right now I am having to resist every urge I have to frog the entire project....... i keep telling myself I'm so close that I might as well finish it b/c frogging it would only take a lot of time and result in a big messy pile of over 1000 yards of yarn all over my room..... is it worth it? right now i think so......
















ahhhhh...... I like making socks...... they are so simple and can be carried in my purse and EVERYONE is interested in what you are doing...... not only are they interested but they actually think it's hard (silly people..... knitting isn't hard.... it's quite easy...... if you can read you can knit)

This is my recent sock project ( I cannot pull myself away from Sinfonia cotton yarn.....) you can't tell by the picture but it's a pretty sage green.... they'll be ankle socks..... so soft and comfortable.....

feeling a little better

I am coming to my sense and realizing that I cannot and should not freak out over this whole knitting black hole..... it's only normal and YES my projects are growing..... my yarn is not just disappearing into the abyss.... and now.... I have pictures


My new sage green sock (ankle socks) that I carry around to knit on)



















Ok so I didn't make this purse..... but I'm pretty darn sure I could make something just like it.... and I am going to try to.... I know exactly what yarn I want to use so I'm working on creating a patter for it... wish me luck


















The black hole..... this is part of the Jiffy sweater I'm working on and I feel like I've been knitting FOREVER..... this piece is suppose to be about 21 inches long and I'm stuck at 15......
















bad picture of the dress..... and I guess it doesn't help that it's black.... oops
















SOCKS! my first finished pair of socks.... I've always made just one and never been motivated to make the other one..... but today I actually did it! GO ME!