Its the most wonderful time of the year!

It so exciting to prepare for Christmas. I prepare for a few months and it will be over in a day! Some quick shots of my home this holiday season.

Blue cable

Finished this blue cable hat for my girl this afternoon! So excited! It really goes fast if you have an afternoon to sit and knit! I did this while doing my laundry for the week.

Kitschy Christmas

Busy, busy, busy! That is what has kept me from blogger world. Lately, I dont seem to have time for anything. But I was able to finish this, its called a bunting! Dont you just love it! Its very cheesey, and 70's but I love it. I love anything homemade, homey. I get that from my mother. We did not have a lot when we were growing up but my mother always made Christmas such a special time, with baking together, sewing, decorating, singing to Johnny Mathis albums. I think that is why I love it so much. I have some Christmas things I keep out all year. My inspiration came from here

Its beginning to look a lot like......

Ahh I totally enjoyed my few days off. I did all my decorating and wrapping friday. I am offically done. Done you say? Yes, I am one of those people and I will have my tree down and packed away usually 4 days or less after Christmas.
I watched Hallmark Hall of Fame Channel all day Friday, they were showing Christmas movies. I love corny Christmas movies. I started on some crocheted snowflakes. They are a messy undertaking because I use old fashioned corn starch to stiffen them. That is the only thing that does not yellow after a few years.

Still here

Had major camera issues this week. My HP about 2 years old I absolutely love I can no longer charge. Oh the camera is fine but the cat knocked over the docking station and it broke. HP no longer makes the docking station, so on my hunt for a new one ( ebay, Amazon you name it) I found a refurbished one for an outlandish amount of money, waited for delivery for a week and then only to find out it does not work! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. So after visiting staples, office depot and radio shack they told us that it was no longer possible to charge my camera! What? Can you believe a perfectly good camera can no longer be charged? I am staying away from HP, apparently, Sony, GE and Kodak use universal charging systems and regular AA batteries. I learned a lot about cameras not that I wanted to, all I care about is a picture, not pixels or zoom or anything. I am just not that into it! So after a day of running around I am the proud owner of a new GE camera. Yea me! Merry Christmas to me! I feel like a need a class to operate this thing but here it is my very first picture while watching Tampa Bay Bucs finally play some serious football! GO TAMPA BAY! We won!It had to be the Orange uniforms! And by the way a sneak peek at a project I am working on so excited! Stay tuned! Have a great week Y'all!

Crazy for Cables

I am crazy for this pattern! I love doing cables. I finished this during some late night can't sleep watching movies! Love the color. Vanna White yarn so nice and soft! Of course Its acrylic! Hate wool!

The end of a creative weekend

Did not get much house cleaning done this weekend. My creative juices were flowing so, here Millie is modeling a slouchy hat and neckwarmer. Both done in Woolease thick and quick by Lion Brand yarn. There was a marathon on of Criminal minds one of my very favorite shows, and I wont waste time with TV unless I am doing something. I did get yard work done though so thats something!

Late night knit

Finished the pumpkin hat. Not my favorite item I have ever done. I will try again. It became so difficult when the hat got smaller to manipulate the four needles. I need to investigate how to finish off with four needles and not drop any stitches.

I got the blues shawl!

Completed shawl! I needed to finish this it was in my wip pile and it is a gift for my girl who will be home soon, yea I know its about 100 degrees but she will get use of it this winter. She has been asking for a shawl. I hope she likes it! The pattern is called eva's shawl, super quick and super easy! I wish I knew how to add a link. I have tried many times and just cannot figure it out!

Pumpkin hat!

This is what I was working on during the long drive to TC. I have tried various times to knit in the round. I just could not figure it out. Well low and behold I found directions on U TUBE of all places. And I finally got it! YEA ME! I love doing it!