Sweet Baby Shoes

Just a quicky post to show you the sweet baby shoes

I just finished crocheting.

They are to go along with the

sweater set I made

for Baby Catherine.

Her grandma is purchasing the sweater and hat from me,

but I wanted to throw in a little gift from me as well.

The pattern can be found in

Essential Crochet

by

Erika Knight.

It was very easy

and I really like the finished product.

I will make these again.

I added a tiny button to the center of the flower.

Plus I eliminated the ribbon

at the back of the shoe

the directions call for.

All in all ~

I think they are quite sweet indeed.

What are you working on in your corner of the world?

What Time Is It?

What

TIME

is it?

It's

GIVE AWAY 

time!

After giving it some thought

I have decided how I want to to

do this thing.

To celebrate my

One Year

BLOGVERSARY

I would like for each of you who want to be involved

to leave a comment on

any post

between now and next

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TH

 

Answer these three little questions if you please:

1. What is your favorite color?

2. Are you allergic to a particular fiber?

3. Would you prefer for me to ~

 

Knit

or

Crochet

your gift?

 

Then on

Saturday, January 26th

I will draw a name and contact the

Winner

And then I will gather the items to make you something

specific

&

 plant myself in this chair

and get busy!

You will receive your

Special Gift

sometime in

February

Even Jose' is anxious to find out who the

winner

will be.

 

p.s. Darling Dog NOT included in

GIVE AWAY

;)

Big Needle Knitting

Ordinarily Big Needle Knitting is not my forte.

That being said, however, I must say I am rather enjoying the mindless, easy and quick project I am currently working on.

Normally I prefer perfect little stitches made on needles ranging from size 4 to 7.

I knit Continental and am a bit on the loose side so smaller needles are more in my usual realm.

When a sock pattern calls for size 3 needles my mind automatically says,

"Uh~Huh, Right."

And I reach for the same size 1 dpn's I do all my socks on.

But tiny knits are more time consuming and sometimes it is FUN to do something

BIG

&

CHUNKY

This is going to be a neckwarmer for my friend Diane's daughter Hannah.

Neither of them is a knitter and she saw one like it and is dying to have one.

So off it will go to Lexington, Kentucky in a few days.

It's just a simple garter stitch that I will put 3 big buttons on when it is done.

I haven't purchased the buttons yet.

I wanted to see it finished first.

Aren't the colors pretty?

Hannah is a natural redhead like my youngest daughter Chelsea, so this should be real pretty on her.

And check out those mondo needles!

Brittany, Size 17.

WOWZA!

I ordered them several years ago for.....

who remembers what.

They're beautiful.

But truthfully~

They DRIVE ME NUTS!

I almost always work with circular needles as well as small ones.

But

WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THE JOB DONE!

As soon as this job is done I will show you the end result.

Tootles for now.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

The Gift of Friendship

Knowing that I have been sick for 16 days now {but who's counting?!!!}, a very dear friend of mine, Mary Anne showed up at my door this morning to check on me. There I stood in my flannel jammies and there she stood in her cute hat she knitted herself at one time. That's the beauty of real friendship ~ it doesn't matter how we are dressed for the meeting ~ or that we didn't know there was to be a meeting!

She came in with a flurry of movement, a hug and lots of laughter {because that's how she ALWAYS is}. Tucked under her arm was a pretty wrapped gift and card for me. Being the child I am, I LOVE  gifts. The unexpected ones are so much fun!

When I opened it I was so excited! Mary Anne made me this beautiful pink rose filet crochet doily!!!
I LOVE IT! Thanks so much dear friend, you really lifted my spirits on this bleak day.
And all you who spend all your time making things to give away know that we so seldom ever recieve anything someone made for us. What a treat. What a treasure. The real treasure, of course, is FRIENDSHIP.

"A friend is not only a rock of shelter to us in time of danger, but is also as rivers of water in a thirsty land, when our hearts cry out for life and love." 

J.R. Miller