Can I do this???

First of all, I'm getting plenty of dishclothes made up to give as gifts, but it seems that as soon as I make one, I give it away right away!! Here's the watercan dishcloth I'm working on now, and waiting for the new dishcloth KAL to start tomorrow, I've got my yarn already!! My sister had asked for more, so I'm knitting her up some to give for her b-day next month.




Well, I've decided that it was time for me to move on to something bigger than just dishclothes and socks, which seems to be all I've been knitting lately. I decided on this shrug I saw in Family Circle Easy Knitting. I was lucky enough to have some KnitPicks Shine in green apple that I had bought for a tank top that I was going to knit up, but unfortunately, I never got very far with that.

I cast on the sleeve three night ago, and I'm finding the pattern pretty simple to read so far!! Hopefully it will continue. I'm hoping to have this done by Christmas as gift for someone. I just hope I don't get frustrated and put it away. I am going to do this!!!

My adventures in kool-aid dyeing

My terrific KH Yarn Swap Pal sent me as my first package this kit for kool-aid dyeing. I was a little intimidated at first, because I wasn't sure how complicated the process would be, but boy, it turned out to be super simple, and I loved the results. Most of all, it didn't make the mess I thought it would! And the microwave is a big timesaver!! I think I used a total of five 2-minute intervals. Halfway through the process, I realized that I should have dissolved the kool-aid a bit more, because most of it was sitting on the bottom and only being absorbed by the bottom yarn. Well at that point, I stirred it up, and let it continue, thinking I had probably messed up this batch. (I only started with two small bowls of yarn because I wanted to experiment first before doing it all). Anyway, at the end, I think it turned out great!! It looks like it was handpainted and has that tie-dye effect. Now I cant wait to get the rest dyed! I'm thinking about just dyeing the yarn in small sections will all kinds of different colors, and then maybe making a scarf out of it in the end for my daughters, since they already said how much they loved the colors. I will definitely do this again. Thanks again to my KH yarn swap pal who introduced me to it all!!

My first dishcloth from Monthly Dishcloth KAL

Yea!! I had to frog three times before getting it right, and I think I probably should have pulled tighter in the center when seaming it, but overall I'm pretty happy with the result. It's different when knitting something and you have no idea what it is going to be!! I think I was on row 12 before I really knew what it was going to turn out to be!! Lots of stitches to cast on, but definitely worth it! I'm going to knit up at least a couple more of these, there really isn't too much time involved in these once you get all the stitches on. Its definitely too pretty to use though!

My blog beginnings

Even though I am pretty computer illiterate, I finally decided to start this blog. I basically just wanted a spot where I could show off my knitting projects. It will be nice to have a log where I can see all my work.

A little bit about me: My name is Tammy, I'm 39 years old. I have two very delightful, yet at times devilish, teenage daughters, 13 and 16. Need I say more?? I will post pictures of my angels soon.
I started knitting about a year ago. It started when I was watching my daughter learn to knit. My mom had taught her the basics, casting on and the knit stitch. While watching her, I just decided that I wanted to try too, so she taught me what she knew, and with a little help (okay, a lot) from KnittingHelp.com, I've finally gotten to the place I am today. I've still got a long way to go, but I'm always learning something new. For me, knitting is so relaxing and comforting, and yet to see something take form where there was nothing by a ball yarn, is just amazing to me.

Well, that's me in a nutshell!