It's Been a While...

It's been a while since I posted last, and I would like to try and update this more often as I'm trying to get better about taking pictures of my projects while I'm working on them (one good reason to have a smart phone!) So hopefully this will be the first of many new updates...

So what's new?? Lots of knitting, that's for sure! I just finished the Dunlin top from the Seedling booklet by CEY. Love love love it! It was a super quick knit and I'm thinking of making it again in a wool blend of some sort for the winter and lengthening the sleeves to a long sleeve length (maybe even make it a little more form fitting too! :)

On my needles I have the February Fitted Pullover by Amy Herzog, I'm making it in Classy by Dream in Color, I also am working on two vests (same pattern, one in chunky and one in worsted weight) from a Berroco pattern booklet. The chunky vest is in Vintage Chunky by Berroco in a gorgeous plum color and the worsted weight is Weekend by Berroco in a slate grey color. I'm attempting to get both of them done before I get to Maine for my vacation in three weeks.

That's right, I'm going on vacation by myself to Maine!! I'm taking a knitting workshop on an island in Maine over Labor Day weekend, then spending a few days with some friends that moved up there. Can't wait!! :) It's going to be so wonderful!

So excited!

I can't even begin to explain how excited I am that one of my closest friends is having a baby girl! I spent today at Stitches (as usual) and purchased "60 Quick Baby Knits" and am so excited to get started! Hats, blankets, sweaters, socks...so many ideas my fingers are starting to get itchy! I can't wait to begin...

But first...some projects to finish and orders to get done...I need to bring in some money to offset all the yarn I'll be buying for baby!! :)

Tonight on the agenda (since as usual I'm ADD when it comes to knitting and crocheting) is: Clapochet (I'm about 3/4 of the way done), BoSox Sweater (I just need to pick up and knit the other front placket, weave in ends on the sleeves, figure out if the idea I have will work and attach the snaps and buttons), BoSox Granny (I have a TON to do on this) and also my Snaps bag that was the class I took today at Stitches. Looks like I'll be a busy girl tonight! :) Tomorrow I'll be spending the day working on all this as well plus Marley's Bunny Hat and going to the grocery store. Planning on getting up early! :)

Well enough typing, time to get my fingers moving!

Let me just say this...

Hello, my name is Rebekah, and I'm a yarn-a-holic...I can't go more than a few days without drooling over yarn to the point where I just have to buy a few skeins...

So tonight I spent some time at Stitches then headed to JoAnn's and picked up yarn for two more projects, a wrap and a cardigan sweater. I'm so looking forward to starting on them, but I have to be disciplined and work on some orders first...plus I have a bunch of other projects that I'm working on.

But for now...it's off to bed...tomorrow morning will be coming all too soon! At least it's Saturday and I get to spend it with some wonderful friends! :)

The name says it all...

I don't think I could have picked a more perfect name for this blog. Currently I definitely feel like I'm crazy with the amount of projects I have going on. It's a really good thing that I like to keep busy!

To add to the craziness I just started the Clapochet shawl last night as soon as I got my yarn from Linda (who, by the way, is utterly amazing! She HAND WOUND a 990 yard skein of fingering weight yarn for me...craziness!) I refused to go to bed until I had it as wide as I would like it, and now it's a beautiful 18" wide. I'm planning on crocheting until I run out of yarn, so I'm hoping it'll be nice and long. :) The color changes are absolutely gorgeous and it'll be the perfect complement to the spring weather down here. Maybe if I'm speedy enough or just decide to live without a lot of sleep then I'll try to finish it before I go home at the end of March. Crochet usually goes pretty fast for me, but this is a fingering weight yarn (aka sock yarn) and a small hook...so who knows. I felt like I got a lot done in only a few hours last night, so that's a good sign! Plus I think that Linda and I have an unspoken race going on...but technically it's not fair since she does own Stitches so she can knit and crochet on the job! I have to be sneaky at work and knit and crochet on my lunch break!

Speaking of lunch...I'll be eating soon and working some more on my Clapochet...nothing like a secret competition to get me to finish a project! :)

Crazy Amounts of Yumminess...

I'm about 95% finished with my Cabled Wrap that I started as a Stitches KAL. It turned out wonderfully and it's currently drying on the futon after I blocked it and shaped it. I hope it dries quickly and turns out well so I can possibly wear it to work on Friday!

So here's my shawl before I blocked it:

Here's an up close on the cable while it's drying after being blocked:

And here are the buttons that I picked out last weekend...definitely can't wait to get these on there!

More projects that are going to be starting soon for me:

Aren't those colors wonderful? I'll be making a felted bag out of these, definitely can't wait to get started on it!

Linda was finishing up a cowl the other day while I was at Stitches, so of course I fell in love with the pattern and yarn and picked out a gorgeous blue colorway! It's supposed to be getting chilly again so I may just have to whip it up soon so my neck will stay nice and toasty! ;)

Of course I have plenty of knitting to keep me busy...both personal projects and orders...I think I'm up to 7 pending orders...oy vey! But there's nothing like the joy of starting on a new project...it's like a crazy good high...

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

I haven't updated in a while...my fingers have been far too busy knitting to do just about anything else! I've gotten a lot done in the last few weeks though...let's see...

The most recent finished project is my Mobius Cowl...I love it, such pretty colors and a nice mindless knit... :)

I also FINALLY finished a pair of wristwarmers for myself, of my own design!

Marybeth loved them so much that she bought me yarn so I can make her a pair...which I find hysterical since I just finished her wristwarmers (another of my designs) :)

I also just finished a baby hat for a college friend that is due in March, gonna get it and some cute thumbless mitts in the mail to her tomorrow. :) Baby stuff is just too much fun to make!

So what am I doing this weekend to keep busy? I'm starting a new surprise project for two friends that are expecting their second baby in March...I really hope that they like the end result...and due to the color choice I really hope that the doctor is sure that it's a boy!

Okies, my fingers are getting itchy...I really wanna start my new baby project, and work on my third Handmade by Bekah original design...a surprise for an amazing friend that I'm hoping to get done this weekend! :)

5th Saturday = Tons of Yumminess

5th Saturday Sale at Stitches was today! I picked up yarn for the Cabled Wrap Knit-a-long at Stitches in February and yarn for another project I started for myself (that now makes the count 5 for projects for me!) plus yarn for two orders. Marybeth gave me some leftover yarn and I'll be making her a cowl out of that once I finish her wristwarmers. So I think that's also 5 orders that I have lined up. Plus another lady at Stitches might be commissioning me for some orders for her too...Booming little business I have going on now... :)

I'm designing a new pair of wristwarmers, and have almost completed the first one. It'll be nice to get it done and start on the second one. Finally a pair that I designed and knit for myself! :)

Needles are calling...back to my peaceful time...:)