just got this in the mail.....malabrigo superwash merino, stonechat is the colorway.......gorgeous....now to fine the perfect pattern!.

I tried hand dyeing wool for the first time Thursday.  Started with blackberry ridge thistledown yarn 1500 grams.  (2 skeins).   I dyed the first one using a mixture of blue and green food coloring.  I ran out of the blue, so the second skein is all green.  You tube videos were extremely helpful with this project.  I don't like the way the wool smells when it is wet, but the process was fun.   I will try it again in the near future.

1500 grams blackberry ridge farms thistledown  100% wool cobweb yarn

pre-soaking before dyeing

after dyeing, love the way they turned out!!

kelly green

teal shaded

This was extremely fun, loved the whole process, the only thing I didn't like the smell of wet wool...ewww!!  Fortunately the smell goes away when the wool dries!

Lots of things going on today........I was ready to edge the sweet pea, and realized that the fans don't line up on the top and bottom, so not really sure how to fix it.   I guess I will have to play around with it until I find something that will work.

I am testing a knitted lace scarf for a fellow ravelry member and  I am amazed to find that what looked much too complicated for my range of skills is actually turning out quite nicely!  I think I never really saw myself knitting past dishcloths...between the sweet pea and this scarf I am learning a bit more about knitting!

Also on the hook I am going to finish up the baby blue swirl for Rylee.  I should have finished it already, but wasn't sure what kind of edging to put on it.

As if I don't already have enough going I also started the hakelbeutel bag  in bernat mosaic calypso.  It's going to be very bright, but I am loving this yarn and it's wonderful long color changes.  


Found some Malabrigo on ebay, in wonderful red.brown fall tones, can't wait to work it into something.  I am also going to attempt hand dyeing,  I saw a video on you tube, it didn't look to difficult,  we will see!  Well time to get back to stitching....all these projects are not gonna stitch themselves.

moving along on the sweet pea baby blanket.  I am about half way through skein number 3.  not sure how big it is going to be, i have one more skein of the nursery colorway and I plan to use light blue to make a border.

pastel rainbow sweet pea up close

pastel rainbow sweet pea





It's coming along nicely.  I wasn't sure if I would like this yarn at first, but now I think it is going to be a lovely baby blanket.  Not sure how much yarn I will use,  I will just have to stitch until it looks big enough.

Time for a new project.  I have wanted to make a knit blanket for sometime.  Most of my knit projects up to now have been dishcloths, hats, or scarves.  So I am both excited and a bit anxious to be taking this on.  The pattern I am using is sweet pea baby blanket (it's a free pattern on ravelry).  I am using Deborah Norville Everyday (premier yarns) in nursery print and soft blue.  Just cast on this am, and have worked through the second pattern repeat.  Will post pics when it gets a bit bigger, not much too it just yet.

Here are a few pics of the finished afghan......I love the way it turned out.  I have named it black and blue, but have been calling it the tron blanket, lol.  The colors reminded me of scenes from the movie and the video game.

Finishing up the black and blue afghan.  I have attached the granny squares to each corner, as well as using up the 5 skein of loops and threads impeccable (black)  Now I am on the last two rows (border).  Will post ics as soon as I finish the border and weave in the remaining ends.

the four groups of 6 granny squares

put together each group of 6 granny squares for the corners of the ripple afghan.  now on to finish piecing the afghan together!








Almost finished with this afghan, all that is left is attaching the 4 pieces and then doing the border!

afghan 6-3-2012

close up of afghan

what it will look like when corner are attached

finished making the 24 granny squares for this afghan.  assembled each group of six,  and I am surprised.... I really don't like weaving in ends or sewing squares together.  maybe it's just that there aren't that many of them or maybe I just can't wait to see them as part of the afghan.  I am working on the last of the stripe pattern and then will be attaching the squares.

Hello, and welcome to my blog. I created this blog so I could share my crochet projects, some in progress, some already finished. some only only in my wish list, .  I will also be posting my knitted works, I am still learning so it's definitely a work in progress on that subject!

most recent pics of current afghan

May 30,2012

different angle

May 30,2012

making progress May 24,2012

beginning of afghan May 10, 2010

June 2, 2012:  Wow, I kinda forgot that I started up a blog....I plan to update this more frequently now.

I am currently working on Leisure Arts #191 Crocheted Rainbow Set Helen Passey, designer.

This afghan I am donating to a family reunion coming up in July.  Started on May 10,2012.  I am using loops and threads impeccable (black), caron simply soft  white, soft blue, light country blue, celestial, and dark country blue and red heart soft mid blue.I am close to finishing this one, just have to finish the granny squares that make up the corners, and then  probably a few more  rounds to get to the size I want it to be.  Even though the pattern is a baby afghan I am using worsted weight yarn and an "h" hook, so that it will be the size of a throw.

I still need to figure out this blog thing, so please excuse the mess I am making of this page.