Boring Day at Work

I started a new job in September.  It has been nice not to have to worry about tax season but on the down side I get a little bored and to many of my favorite websites are forbidden.  I can do other things.  I finished my first pair of socks for my Niece she turns 17 this week.  So after I finished them I thought I would take a break from knitting to embroider it was fun. 

This is a vintage pattern from workbasket.  I have been dying to stitch up.  It is a cute series.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
~B

Vogart 725 - Tea Time

I think this is a lovely pattern.  I have all 9 designs including the cute little tea cup that goes with this design.  They are all in excellent condition. 

I do wish I had the patience for cross-stitch I would wip these little guys up, but I do not.  I will have to rely on one of you out there to stitch up this design.  If you do let me know.  I would love to see.

~B

Fun with Knitting

I had a pretty fun day on Sunday. My niece (Lizzie age 8) came over because she wanted to learn to knit.  She wants to make clothes for her stuffed dogs and her real dog so she can open a shop when she gets older and move to Beverly Hills because you know people here love their dogs more than here (at least that is what she told me). 

It all started late last year when I knitted a dog sweater for her stuffed dog Lou.  He got a rip on his back so I packed him up to come to Aunt Bekah's emergency room and when he was returned he had a nice green sweater on with his name embroidered on it.  She loved it and then wanted me to make one for each of her stuffed dogs.  I said I can teach you and she has hounded me ever since.  I think it also has to do with she wanted to come over to eat snacks and play animal crossing (such an addicting game). 

I also finished a project that took me way to long I told Sew~Amy in August I would make her a knitted VW Bus just like mine or at least so it could match her VW Bus. If you do not know about Amy go check out her blog she is the VW queen. I finally mailed it last week and she received it yesterday. I did a much better job the second time around her bus looks so much better than mine.

I think I have set an unattainable goal for myself but we will see if I can do it. I plan on making 22 pairs of knitted socks one for every family member for their birthdays this year.  I have one due in a week and another one due in February.  The killer will be May where there are 4 birthdays, June 3 birthdays and July with 5 birthdays. All the other ones will be fine I just have to see it I can actually survive those three months. 

This sock is for my niece that is turning 17 next week. I originally bought this yarn for myself because I love orange and bright colors but it just called her name.  I might have enough left over to make ankle socks for myself as well but that will have to wait until my birthday in September. 

I hope I survive this.

~B

Vogart 692

I am wishing for spring right now this freezing weather and dark mornings is wearing on me, I miss the color.  I would be happy if it would at least snow and stick at least then the whit wouldbe pretty.

I am thinking of stitching this one up in bright colors.  To brighten the dull winter. 

It is Vogart 692 enjoy.

~B

Vogart 691 - Little Susan

I am not starting the New Year off right.  I am late on my pattern for this week.  I promise to be better.

These little girls were my Great Grandma's favorite.  When I first learned to embroider I made her a set of these tied them up with a ribbon and when she died a few years later at 96 she still had them wrapped in the ribbon I gave them to her with.  That is what she did with things she liked she never used them.  She still had the poncho in the box with tag attached she made me make her to be like Martha Stewart. She could not read and since she taught me to crochet and I could read I had to make her one.  Man I miss her.

My Grandma was a hoot at 90 she said she would not go to a senior center for bingo because it was for old people and she was not old.  She would have been 100 this year.

Hope you all are having a good New Year so far.
~B