Happy Friday!

Hello Dear Friends!  I'm so happy it's Friday...although the way we all dragged ourselves out of bed this morning, we were wishing it was Saturday, lol!  I sewed this little birdie into a simple pillow and added some vintage buttons that belonged to Hubby's Grandma.  Considering that the stitching was finished in 2009, it is downright shameful how long it's taken!

I've been remiss in showing this beautiful little gem of an ornament sent to me by sweet Julianne.  Thank you so much Julianne, I love it and look forward to putting it on my tree!

And I received this wonderful surprise in the mail!  Corinna no longer keeps a blog, but this bag is a gorgeous treasure.  She's right in saying that it's the perfect size for a sock or dishcloth project.  Thank you so much Corinna for your beautiful and thoughtful gift!

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful blogiversary wishes!  I wish I could send you each a little something...and how about Terri's amazing little poem she left.  How creative is she?!?!  Congratulations Julie (Julie's Stitchyknitter Journal)!  Will be sending you an email :)

Thanks again for stopping by, your visits brighten my day!  Sending you all a little Colorado Sunshine!!!



Skirting the Issue

Happy Monday Dear Friends!  I've been getting quite a lot of knitting done and have added three new skirts to my wardrobe.  I'm still enjoying the skirt knitting immensely~~often there isn't any seaming involved and no sleeves to knit either.  And they're getting a LOT more wear than my handknit sweaters, go figure!

 

 

Cable Skirt

by Laura Zukaite

Luxe Knits

 

Lanesplitter

by Tina Whitmore

 

Carmine

by Dutch Knitting Design

More details for these skirts can be found on my Ravelry page.

Thanks for stopping by my neck of the woods and for your sweet comments.  Don't forget to enter my blogiversary giveaway if you haven't yet!

Happy 4th Blogiversary!

Hello Dear Friends!

I was feeling so smug,

because even though I've forgotten that I blog,

I remembered that I have a blogiversary.

Except, I thought it was the 5th.

So it was lucky I meandered onto my poor neglected blog to check the exact day.

And it's very lucky indeed that I have my giveaway prize all put together too!

A 100th Anniversary Collector's Edition

Whitman's Tin.

Filled with a couple of very handy knit dishcloths,

cupcake/muffin liners, sticky notes,

embroidery scissors, chocolate

and a card of vintage rick rack.

 

Just a small "Thank You" to all of you who stop by my little bit of cyberspace.

You've made my blog what it is...

You've shared and encouraged...

You've made the world a more creative and crafty place for me...

You've filled me with JOY!

THANK YOU!!!

Leave a comment on THIS POST ONLY.

This giveaway is open to EVERYONE.

Please be sure to include your email

IF it isn't attached to your name.

A winner will be randomly drawn

Friday March 9th.

Good Luck!!!

Stash Mania!

Hello Dear Friends!  I've been doing a "stash-free summer" the last few years.  And it's actually been pretty successful.  And those stash-free summers usually carry over into the remaining part of the year with very little additional stash accumulation.  So from the end of May through the end of December, I usually make a pretty good dent using my current stash (you would think it would show more, but there you go.)  But when my birthday rolls around in December, I'm usually jones-ing for something new (and it usually has to do with socks.)

Wrap birthday, sock yarn and sale all together and this is what you end up (courtesy of Webs)...

I've been researching sock-yarn-clubs (where you get a skein of specially hand-dyed sock yarn and an exclusive pattern and sometimes a few extra little trinkets show up in your mailbox every other month.)  But you know, forking over $240+ for 6 skeins of yarn is not in my budget.  And what if I don't like the colorway that shows up?  I figure I can spend a lot less and get a little more bang for my buck by doing my own little sock-club.  Heck, I already own almost every sock pattern book published not to mention the 100's of free patterns out there.

So here is the first installment of "staci's frugal sock yarn club".  Whoops...how'd that red yarn for a skirt get in there???  I have yarn for 4 pairs of socks and a skirt at a fraction of 4 shipments from a club.  In fact, it cost less than 2 shipments.  (And no, I'm not going to be doing this every other month, LOL!!!)

The last of my stash I have to share today is this gorgeous hand-dyed thread I won from Nancy of Victorian Motto.  I first purchased thread from Nancy back in 2008 and her thread is wonderful to work with.  You many remember that my rooster is stitched with one of Nancy's reds.  She's currently having another floss giveaway on her blog so you better head over for a chance!  Thank you so much Nancy!!!

 

My friend Wendy Jo's birthday was yesterday and I knit her a pair of plain picot socks and included a collectors edition Whitman's tin I found at the holidays.  We never get the Whitman's tins around here so you have to believe I snatched some of those babies up, lol!!!  Happy Birthday dear friend!!!

Well goodness, that was quite a lot of stuff!  Thanks for stopping by my neck of the woods and for your sweet comments.  Happy Friday the 13th...Make it a Great One!!!

Isobel

Happy Monday Dear Friends!  How about those Broncos?!?!  Ok, I just had to throw that in, because...well, that win was pretty darn awesome! 

I wore Chantelle the other day, and it reminded me how comfortable my knit skirts are.  It was just the incentive I needed to pull out Isobel and get her done now that all my "deadline" knitting is done...

I am so pleased with how it turned out!  The yarn became so amazingly soft after blocking too.

Isobel Skirt

Interweave Knits, winter 2010

yarn:  Takhi Yarns Milano

needles:  sz5 and sz7

(you can find my modifications here)

Next up is going to be this Noro yarn that I bought a year or so ago.  Hopefully it'll turn out to be this :)

And that's about all that's goin' on in my neck of the woods today.  Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments.  Sending you all a little Colorado Sunshine!



Loose Ends

Hello Dear Friends!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.  It's hard to believe another Christmas has come and gone.  Our decorations have been packed away and the house returned to "normal".  After 4 weeks of having our halls decked, I'm always ready for things to be cleaned up and out to usher in the new year.

I decided at the last minute to knit Hubby some Christmas socks.  And I was able to get two pairs done in the week before Christmas.  I'm so lucky that his favorite type of socks knit up so quickly.  A sock-a-day, literally!

Candide Ragg Boot Socks

yarn:  Bernat Denim Style, Indigo

215 yds

needles:  sz 8

sz:  men's med

Candide Ragg Boot Socks

yarn:  misc worsted wt wool, Grey and Creme

approx 220 yds

needles:  sz 8

sz:  men's med

I received a lovely box of goodies from my dear friend Wendy Jo.  For my birthday she sent me a beautiful matching tissue holder and key fob which I put in my purse immediately (after the pic!)  And for my Christmas gift she sent me some fabulous hand scrubs she made and a darling cushion she stitched filled with crushed walnuts.  I think the cushion is the perfect size and weight to hold my knitting books open to my pattern page while I'm working :)  Thank you so much Wendy Jo for your kind friendship!

And this little goodie arrived from sweet Michele W.  We share many of the same weaknesses likes.  And what could be cuter than this little Demi-Starbucks mug pincushion???  Thank you so much Michele for always being so thoughtful!

 

I've been spending my post-Christmas time trying to figure this out...

Knitting on this...

 

And filling in this...

 

Thank you for stopping by my neck of the woods and for your kind comments!  Sending you all a little Colorado Sunshine for your final week of 2011!!!