Bed

Over the years we have had had various cat and dog beds.  One kitty who shall remain nameless would sometimes find herself in the position where she could not walk by one of said beds without marking it as her territory.

With that said, we pick up the dog beds each night and get them [...]

Packing

So I’m packing up my knitting bag for tomorrow trying to decide what projects I should be taking. DH has to go to work early tomorrow, so I have to catch the early bus, which is just fine as the weather looks like it may be ugly. I just hope the storms hold off until [...]

Busy Days

This weekend started off with a busy and stayed that way the whole time. First off Sears was having a sale and we really needed a new grill. Ours was just on it’s last legs after several moves and seasons. When I can push the button and it doesn’t light the first time, makes me [...]

Embroidery

So in the interest of giving my wrist a break, I picked up some embroidery to practice on. My friend Jackie gave me a set of these wonderful pillowcases and I thought what a great place to practice some stitches.

I also recently joined a new online group – CyberStitchers EGA – it’s an online [...]

Tea Time

So this is the first of let me just say many tea towels. This was way too much fun. This is the project I finished up and I’m very happy with the results. I ripped the tail out and used a bit darker tan. The cats are dark brown and tan.

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A Bit of Embodiery Too

So ever since I saw Julie’s lovely tea towels, I knew I had to make these. Last night I put the pattern down on Sulky and found a too small hoop – must pick a large one of those up today – and then went to work. After I found a stitch I liked [...]

The Plain Was Too Plain

Ok, so I think I’m done now with these mitts.  The plain mitts weren’t going to cut it – too plain, so I happened to get the the treads out and just did a stylized – no pattern design.  I like the way they turned out.  Much more interesting now.

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