black/green shawl is blocking finally!!!!  Happy to have this one finished.  Also fresh off the hook today, the star burst ripple my mom asked me to make.  Literally just finished this one........

Busy hooks and needles now....Finally cast off the green/black xandra.  Only thing left is to weave a small amount of ends and get it blocked.  The ends are curling a bit so it could benefit from at least a little blocking.  The green did make it to the end but just barely.  I am wondering how much it will grow during blocking...

 

I am one happy stitcher right now  I have a new beautifully hand crafted sold oak Amish style yarn swift made by my father in law.  I see lots of yarn cakes in my future.

Finally getting going on the starburst rr for my mom.  Loving the colors so far......

New cake today. I saw a yarn basket cake on pinterest and thought Nifty Needlers would enjoy it  It was fun to make a little time consuming, and I certainly have a long way to go (still learning) but I thought it turned
out okay.

I really must get better about keeping this page updated.   For reasons unknown to me, I keep forgetting about this blog of mine.   Maybe I should do a monthly review to keep up, lol.    Since the last time I was here I have been a little busy,.  I finished Wilton cake decorating course one around Halloween.  Then started course 3 the first week of November (the instructor suggested taking course 2 last).  Just finished the final cake for course 3.  I have a better appreciation for those who do this as a profession.   I did have lots of fun learning something new, and now have a bit of a different view when I see those beautifully decorated wedding cakes.   Here is my final project......Fondant (green) covered cake with gum paste calla lilies with a ring of butter cream cupcakes.   I look forward to course 4 (advanced gum paste and flowers)...I'm going to take a break through December and maybe try course 4 in January.  Making the flowers was great, but perhaps the most fun part of the class is that my 14 year old daughter took the class with me.  She has a creative side as well, so it was a blast.

This is Breona's finished cake.......her first cake decorating class....She also made calla lilies  as well as blue fondant.  The green shine is petal dust.  I am super proud of her for not only sticking with the class, but also for expressing her creative side completely.

Now that we have finished cake decorating,  it's time to get back to stitching.  I took yet another break from the green/black shawl until about 2 days ago.  This am I have just started the black section of segment 12.  It should have been finished long ago, but between other projects and life it keeps getting put aside.  I am also aware that it has more than a few mistakes, but at this point I refuse to frog it.  I have too much work invested in it.  It is also huge.  I am still worrying about the green being enough.  I think it will be really close not very much of it left now.  I am sure it is enough to start the last segment, just not sure if there is enough to complete the project.  And I can't seem to find anymore so not sure how it will work out, guess I will have to make that decision when I get to it.   I finished a left hand (did the pattern wrong but liked the finished mitt, so I have decided to make it a pair.  I also completed a right hand in a different yarn and needle size, I paid more attention to the pattern instructions this time around.  So now I need to make the opposite hand for each color to finish the mitts.  I did finish a basic pair of garter stitch mitts for Breona.  She loved them enough to wear around the house most of the afternoon and evening last night. :)    That kind of appreciation is part of what keeps me stitching!!  

On the hook today,  a baby afghan my Mom asked me to make for her Dr.  This one is being done in red heart soft baby steps(aqua), red heart soft (teal , white) and Vanna's choice baby (ducky).  I am using  5-10 point starburst round ripple  available here http://www.etsy.com/shop/roseredsdesigns.  

Coffee break is over time to get back to stitching,  Also need to photograph a few items to post here.   I guess this Saturday is going to be interesting.........