First felting project

Well, has it been an exciting few days!! I will start with craft related topics - and then move on the miscellaneous life stuff.

So, I *just* finished my first knitted, felted project. Literally, it is drying as I type this up. I am SO excited. This was my first major project I started when I was learning to knit about 6 months ago. Thanks to the motivators at the Ville, I have finished this. So, with out further ado, I give you The Sheep Tote.


Not sure what I am going to do with this now. Maybe send it off to my mum. She is trying to learn to knit too. It's hard to teach someone when they are 1000 miles away.

I also made some decent progress on a blue shawl that I am working on; yet another WIP. Pictures of that will come when I think it will turn out - hehe.

On a more personal note of what is going on with me - I have decided that I want to buy a new car. It's not that my current car is bad. I have a 2003 Ford Escape XLT. Not a bad SUV, but I want something that is going to give me more for my gas. Especially since it is predicted to get into the $4 range now. So, I went and checked out 3 vehicles: the Toyota Prius, the Nissan Altima Hybrid, and the Mercury Milan. I immediately ruled out the Milan - too big. So it was down to the Prius or the Altima. When it came to customer service, John - the Nissan guy, far surpassed anything I could ask for. And, Toyota really didn't seem to care if they had my business or not. And I was all for buying the Prius. But when you don't return my phone calls or emails - I really don't want to give you my business.

Moral of the story - customers are important!! So, tomorrow, I am going to be buying an Altima, not the hybrid, from John at O'Neil Nissan (I'll even give them a plug). I'll have pictures of the new car soon too!!

So, exciting day all around. Until next time.

~T

The beginning...

Hello!
Welcome to my small part of the internet. Pull up a chair, relax, read - have some fun =)

I've decided that it's a good idea to put all of my craftiness into a small...diary if you will...to see what I do, and show what I do. Since moving out to Pennsylvania from Wisconsin, I have really picked up the crochet and knitting needles and bring my skillset to a new level. I've really been working hard at getting my project difficulty up there. That being said, here is my first "show - and - tell."
My big sis from my sorority let me know about a month ago that her and her hubby were pregnant!!!! Being the good lil sis that I am - I whipped up a baby blanket for her. She's due in November - I finished the blanket last week. Haha, I was just so excited. This is a Tiramisu Baby Blanket. I used Lion Brand Pound of Love in Antique White.

Now I am working on getting all of my WIPs done. Not a huge list, but they are coming along. I've got a blue cardigan, a gray cardigan, a felted project bag, a 5 panel baby blanket, and reading shawls for Christmas gifts. I've joined the UFO CAL at the Ville to help me out with this. And the Christmas CAL to get me motivated to get all of my gifts ready to go.

I'm also keeping my fingers crossed that I get my first Jimbo crochet hook. If you're reading this - keep you paws off! =) No bidding until after 10 pm PST on Monday!!! lol.

Until next time, I'll keep you updated on my progress and any happenings that are going on this way. Thanks for reading.

*~T