Another Year...

Wow...cannot believe another year is coming to a close!  I did not post as much as I wanted to this year, but at least I did at all.  Hopefully in the new year I will be around online a bit more.

Wanted to share a few things I have been working on ...

These are a couple of baby blankets I designed for a friend.

I love how well they turned out...
















One of my Christmas presents for my Niece:

This was from a pattern I found on ravelry... Celtic Cable Neckwarmer
It knit up really quickly and I loved making it!

Here is a pair of socks I knit a while back and finally got around to taking a picture of them:

They are knit with zauberball.  Love this yarn!!

I used 0's and they have a nice cable pattern.

Since I sew for a living now I thought I would include my latest creation which was a gift for my sister..I had never quilted before so I bought a walking foot and tried it out:

It took a lot longer to do this than I expected, but I was really pleased with the results....

 

Not sure how much more quilting I will be doing...but the bag turned out pretty well I must say!

Ok....I suppose this will be it for the blog in 2011.  See you next year!

KNIT ON....





BACK TO GEORGIA

Been home for a month actually and am finally taking the time to post.  I can't believe how fast time goes by!  I have a few more pictures from my vacation that I wanted to share......


China Town

Got to go to see "Julius Caesar".   Grabbed a picture of one of the dresses on display.


Fabulous LYS in Alexandria...Fibre Space

Ok....moving right along to latest project.  Finished up the baby blanket I started in DC.  It turned out smaller than I expected probably because I never checked my gauge and also assumed I was knitting on size 7 needles.  I was actually using 6's!!!!  It is still a nice blanket and will be a nice gift.



That's it for this week.  KNIT ON!

STILL IN DC

I am still on vacation and having a wonderful time.
 

This is  Tia.  I am house sitting while in DC and taking care of the cat.  She has taken a little time to warm up to me but we are becoming great friends!  Maybe it is that I am the one who controls the food...hmmm

Got to go knitting this week at Stitch DC.  What a great group of people.  I had a nice time with all of them and had wonderful conversation.  I always say the less knitting I actually get done, the better the group ha ha.


I get to go see more of the dc knitters later today.  Can't wait!

So I thought I would show a couple pictures from sight seeing...


Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian. 




Got to see the First Ladies exhibit as well and unfortunately could not really get any decent pictures as the lighting was dim and all the dresses were behind glass.  I did get this one of Martha Washington's dress with a little glare from the flash.



This is the Martin Luther King Memorial which just opened.  What an awesome sight!

I think that is enough for the tour this week!  My vacation continues and I will have more to show soon!

KNIT ON...

HELLO FROM DC

I made it to Washington DC on Monday after a little glitch with the airline...had to take a later flight, BUT got a couple of round trips out of it so thanks Air Tran. 

Yesterday, which was Tuesday, I felt the earth move....literally.  We had an earthquake here.  I am sure everyone has heard about it by now but I have to say it was pretty freaky.  I have never been in an earthquake before so now I guess I can say that I have been.  Hopefully it will be my last earthquake experience.  Luckily for DC it really did not do much damage and I don't think anyone was hurt.  Whew. 

Now we have a hurricane coming over the weekend...hmmm...hopefully won't be too intense....

Besides that I am having a fabulous visit so far.  I got to go to Looped Yarn Works yesterday.  This is a fabulous LYS on Connecticut Ave.

I met the dcmenknit group there.  I was very happy to get to knit with the gentlemen of DC!
Hopefully I will be able to knit with them a couple more times before I leave.

I also picked up some wonderful yarn to knit the Baby Chalice Blanket.


This is Berroco "Vintage".  40% wool, 50% acrylic, 10% nylon.  Perfect for baby!

OK...That's all for now. 

KNIT ON...

VACATION

The Yarn Doctor is officially on VACATION!  Woo Hoo....Heading to DC on Monday for 2 and a half weeks!  Can't wait.  Hope to get some serious knitting time in and meet some of the DC knitters.  They even have a men's group there so I am very excited.

I wanted to post some new pictures.  First up is the Friday night knitting group in Atlanta...



These are the greatest people!  I met most of them about 5 years ago and we have continued to knit together, share birthdays, and build some pretty amazing friendships!  Love y'all...

I finished up the baby sweater and hat this morning...





I am pretty happy with them.  I had to block the hat on an upside down vase since it was so small.

I think that is it for this week. Have a bunch to do before I leave on Monday.  Next post will be from our Nation's Capitol....

KNIT ON...

I'M BACK!

So here I am!  Almost 2 years and finally I have rejoined cyberland.  I got a new laptop last weekend and decided it was time to get back to the blog!  So much has happened...I got a degree in Fashion Design and have been working in theatre doing costumes for the past year.  I love it.  The three main gigs I have had are The Atlanta Opera, The Alliance Theatre, and Georgia Shakespeare Theatre...I have gained so much from these jobs!  It is nice to have a degree but real world experience is priceless! Currently I am working on "Into The Woods" at the Alliance.  I love this musical!  It is very exciting to be a part of this production. 

HMMM...so what have I been knitting?  Just finished MUIR which I worked on for 3 years...yes that's right...3 years.  Life really got in the way of this one, but I never gave up and it is finished.  I will be giving it to my friend Nancy this week!  WOO HOO...pictures later.
What else....currently working on a baby sweater and hat for my sister's co-worker.  The pattern for the sweater is one of my favorites.  It is a seamless knit from the top down cardigan.
 For the most part since I got out of school I keep a small project going like socks or a scarf.  I started an entrelac scarf out of self striping sock yarn, and I love it but it has proved time consuming and I yearn for more, more, more....hopefully I will finish it one day.

I really should be designing more...I am heading to Washington DC for a break later this month and hope to get inspired to start designing more.

As you can tell I have no pictures of recent projects.  I need to get the camera out and snap some shots of what is on the needles.  I am easing back into the blog, so next post will hopefully have some pics!

It's good to be back. 

Knit on....

A YEAR ALREADY!

Time Flies
I can hardly believe that I started back to school a whole year ago. It has gone by so fast, and I begin my next to last term tomorrow. I haven't blogged since July, so figured I would try to get a post up before I get too busy again.

I wanted to show my first dress design. I'm kinda proud of it...



This dress was such a learning experience for me. To actually start with a sketch and then turn it into something that someone can actually wear. First's are always the best!
And...yes...I was very pleased to see it on a real person....



The lovely models are my niece Michele, and her daughter Brittany. I'm so lucky to have such beautiful family members to show off my creations...

As for knitting...of course I am! Working on no less than four or five projects right now. I will catch up with getting current online with the knitting. I just wanted to show off what I've learned in school and I hope I will be able to blog more, but the next 6 months might be pretty intense for me so if you don't see much on the blog never fear...I"LL BE BACK...

Happy Halloween....knit on...

A QUICKIE

Nascar

Hey all. Just a quick post today. School work is keeping me busy busy busy, but I wanted to put a picture my cousin Bunny sent me of her dog Nascar. I knitted a little hoodie sweater for him and he wears it well...



AWW...isn't he a cutie pie!

Like I said, this was a quickie today. See ya later!

Knit on....

THE GRADUATE

Austin...

I just made a visit to Madison Wisconsin for my nephew Austin's Graduation. Wanted to put him on the blog 'cause I am so proud of him!




Here he is sporting his new diploma. I have to say, as far as graduations go I really enjoyed his! It was a very inspiring day and I am really glad I got to be there.



Here he is with Ted and Kim, the proud parents, and with Mom and me.

I got to visit one of the local yarn stores in Madison while taking a bike ride with my brother Ted...



Lakeside Fibers is a really wonderful store located right on the lake with a nice deck to sit and knit and enjoy the view.



Also, while attending the local farmer's market at the Capitol in Madison, I happened across some local knitters selling their goods!



As always, wherever I go, the knitters I come across are always welcoming and friendly, and these two were no exception. They gladly let me take their picture and I told them I would put them on the blog when I got back! Great hats...

I love visiting Wisconsin. Madison is just a really cool place. There is such a sense of community and I always feel at home there. I had a great visit. It was too short, but I am so grateful to have had such a nice time and get the chance to see what a brilliant young man my nephew Austin has become!

Knit on...

Functional Knits

Wheels and Feet

Recently, when visiting Mom, she needed a steering wheel cover because down here in the south it gets really hot and it sometimes feels like you put your hand on a hot stove burner when you get in the car to drive. Check out my version of the steering wheel cover from Debbie Stoller's book Stitch and Bitch:





I think that should do the trick!
As for other functional knits...a new pair of socks for guess who...ME!
I actually am keeping these for myself...




Designed by none other than my fabulous roommate Claudia, and this pattern is featured in another Debbie Stoller book: Son of Stitch and Bitch....patterns for men! I love these socks...knitted with Regia Cotton sock yarn.....very cool dude.

That's it for this week...school is back in, so I gotta go do homework now. Buh Bye.

Knit On...