A Little Taste of Twilight

No, I'm not a crazy Twilight fan. Yes, I love the books and the movies, love the whole vampire, werewolf, love story aspect of it all, but I don't own t-shirts or posters or anything outside of the actual books and movies (and just for clarification, I read Twilight LONG before it was a total craze...one of the perks of when I worked in a library I suppose). So ever since I watched the original movie I loved the scarf that Bella wore during the baseball game. I found a pattern for it on Ravelry, and with some of the money left on my Christmas Visa Gift Card, I went to both JoAnn's and Michael's just to find all the yarn I needed. I also picked up yarn to make Bella's Mittens, but that'll be a future project, and I may also try to turn them in to actual gloves, so who knows. Anyway, I started working on it last night...


Yarn for my project:

One of the first rectangles I'm currently working on:

Pretty Horseshoe Cables:

Organization...Is It Possible?

So this is my yarn stash...well...most of it. Two 30-gallon bins and boxes and bags all brimming with yarn...I do love the storage capacities of the gray bins, but finding the yarn that I need is ridiculous. I wind up pulling all of it out just to find one skein. So I found some bins on Walmart online and I'll be running over there after work tomorrow to pick some up so I can organize. They're clear...perfect for organizing but still being able to see what yarn you have. This way I won't be digging everything out for one project. Plus my yarn will be protected (I thought about a shelving or cube system but I don't want my yarn getting dust all over it. So bins are the perfect solution) and I'm pretty sure that my roomie will appreciate me getting that stuff all organized. She's never said anything about the mess (I'm paying enough in rent so she kinda doesn't have that right anyway) but I'm sure it'll definitely help regardless.

I'll post pics when it's all done...I'm definitely excited to get it organized. (Plus, the more room I have left over, the more yarn I can add to my stash!!) ;)

Yummy Yummy Yumminess...

Spent today at Stitches and it was a great day getting my New Year's Resolutions started off right! I met some wonderful ladies and got some work done, plus picked up some yummy yarn that will "hopefully" make it to friends as presents...but maybe they won't... ;)

I'm also going to be starting to meet up with a group of knitters that meet in downtown Newark once a week. Sometimes I'm a little nervous about meeting new people, but knitters are a different kind of people. I've never walked in to Stitches without getting a chorus of hello's from the ladies that are there knitting, and as I learned today, they are incredibly helpful and so nice to talk to!

On the small business front things are going well. I have 4 current orders that I'm working through and have a few more on the way. Handing out business cards left and right! :) It makes me feel good to make something for people, but I still get nervous when I deliver an order or when I give a gift to a friend that I've made. Sometimes I think that they're just not as happy to receive as I am to give. Oh well, what else can I do. I'll try to update later with maybe some pics of my new yarns and some recent completed projects. :)

New Year, New Goals

Well it's now 2011 and I have more projects than ever going on...one of the biggest reasons for the increase? I started my own side business. Handmade by Bekah. I've been making tons of things since I was younger, and started my Handmade by Bekah business by making greeting cards in college. Now it's mainly knitting, but I can do all sorts of handmade crafts.

So since the start of my business, I've made 4 orders for coworkers, and have 3 more projects that I need to work on...looks like my own personal knitting projects will be put on hold...yet again!

Christmas was a wash, only one person got a homemade Christmas present...Amy. And her present was what started the entire business venture of mine...

So who knows what's going to happen with Handmade by Bekah. If I only do a few things a year then that'll work for me...I'm enjoying what I do, what else can I ask for?

Needles, Needles and More Needles

I seem to have so many projects on needles currently. I love everything I'm doing, but am incredibly daunted by the huge list of Christmas Projects that I want to make...It may just be Christmas in January...and February...and March...and on and on...I know that I have enough projects and ideas swimming inside of my head to last me an incredibly long time!

Recently I finished my girlfriend's shrug for her wedding reception in three weeks. It looks awesome and I fell in love with the patterns and the way it turned out (especially since it only took me 2 days to make!) so I'll be making a similar one for me for her wedding (gotta love that I'm making a shrug when I have absolutely no idea what dress I'll even be wearing to her wedding! But that's how I roll...) It has all my favorite colors in it and the yarn is just oh so yummy!!

I still have so many other pictures to upload, and once I get everything transferred over from my old laptop I'll be updating...but at the rate that I go, who knows how long that will be...knitting is just far more enjoyable than anything else. :)

Oh how the time flies...

It's been a while since I've posted, and I have definitely been working on TONS of projects. I finished my first pair of socks! They're so warm and toasty, and everyone that's seen them loves them too!

Currently I have a sweater on needles, and am going to be frogging another sweater, maybe two, that I started and using the yarn for something else. There's also a new pair of socks that I'm working on, trying out a simple pattern since the yarn is cute enough on its own. I think I may have 3 different afghans that I'm working on, one is going to be a Christmas present for one of my closest friends.

I have a long list of Christmas presents for friends, and I should be able to post my works in progress without them knowing since none of them read this!! But I'm pretty sure that almost no one reads this!

I'll definitely be trying to keep this updated more often, so the next few posts will probably just be pictures of all of my finished projects!

No Fear! A Journey for My Foot...My First Sock Experience

I got what I asked for for Christmas, my Harmony 4" DPN for Socks...in 6 sizes...as well as my Harmony Options Interchangeable Needles...which I love! So I decided to purchase some yummy sock yarn and make a few pairs...like 5...which I may either keep for myself or give away...haven't decided...I did purchase the colorways that I love though...so I may just have to buy more sock yarn! Knitpicks has beautiful colorways that are very affordably priced...

So anyway...the pattern I picked was Waterfall...and as it turns out it is a toe-up pattern (which I like since you can't run out of yarn before you finish!) but it was kinda complicated to figure out at first...but I mastered it! My motto is No Fear! I just jump in and see what I can do...I'll never know unless I try!

I've been taking pictures every day to show my progress...which sometimes doesn't seem like a whole lot when I'm using size 0 needles! It's like working with toothpicks!

So here is my sock after I did my magic cast-on:


This is the following night when I completed 4 of the pattern repeats:

And as of last night this is how much was accomplished:

So far I'm loving it!!