For all of you waiting on the edge of your seats to find out, the bag turned out nicely. It was also well received by the bride to be.
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Scary Thoughts
My pulse is racing, heart is pounding… why you may ask?
I just washed a hand knit garment for the first time.
It doesn’t sound scary…but I made this pouch:
… for a dear friend’s bridal shower this weekend. If something goes wrong in the wash…no gift and I become sad because it was so pretty.
I followed the Knitter’s Review instructions and used my Suave shampoo after hearing that Woolite tends to be too harsh. The water ran clear and it is now resting gently on a super absorbent towel from Target.
Hopefully in a couple of hours it will look splendid and I can relax…
…until then I will be on Ravelry working.
Craft Wars…(not to be confused with WarCraft)
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So as I was cleaning out my inbox and I found this video recommended by Knitter’s Review. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Have a great day!
Crafts update
Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile. I am horrible about posting. Perhaps I will just turn this blog into a way of keeping track of my knitting projects at least until Ravelry opens to the general public.
Current Project:
The cover project for Last Minute Knitted Gifts.
Garnett and Peacock. Blue Sky Alpacas – Alpaca Silk. The blue has discoloured my needles. We will see if it comes out.
Close up of the Garnett
Close up of the eyelet round in the peacock blue.
Still working on my Mom’s birthday socks. (Her birthday was in March, she received the yarn with a promise for socks.)
I also got a new knitting/laptop bag from Etsy.com vendor Janine King. Check it out.
I recently attended a couple weddings. The first one was my boo’s cousin’s.
Boo modeling his shirt that I made (that’s the groom’s father in the background strutting his stuff).
Myself and the Bride and Groom. I am modeling the dress and shawl I made for the wedding.
Close up of the shawl. The pattern is the one skein lace shawl from Knitter’s Review.
No pics yet from my high school friend’s wedding but if I think about it I will update 
Valentine’s Bear
So I decided to make my boo a knitted Teddy Bear for Valentine’s. So I set to work buying the yarn and collecting my needles. I worked many hours and the first bear came to life:
The first bear didn’t turn out so well…
So then I went back to my knitting and gave it another whirl and after a few hours hours the second bear was born:
Bear #2 looked better but he was still a little off. I was quickly beginning to run out of time as Valentine’s approached. I set to work quickly with my needles and yarn clicking away. Wouldn’t you know it? Around noon on Valentine’s Day I finished the third bear:
And he was just right!
Happy Valentine’s Day!