Crocheting an Afghan

So right now I am attempting to actually finish an afghan I want to make. I am bound and determined to use my stash before I buy new yarn(yeah right) Afghans are all I can think of doing with all the acrylic I have. I am shooting for an afghan for each of my immediate family members for their birthdays. This one I am making n ow is for my own personal use. I had a ton of Red Heart Symphony I bought for $1 a skein at a clearance sale at Wal-Mart. I bought every bit they had. The afghan is turning out to look very 70's which is fine with me because I love the 70's. It started out going really fast but the bigger it gets the slower it goes. I am just doing one big granny square. Anyway here is a picture of it so far:

My first package from my SP

I got my first package from my SP today...all I can say is wow. I was totally thrilled with everything I got. Here is a list of what I got:

WPI tool ( boy I seriously needed this)

A sample of White Musk from The Body Shop which smells really good

Capo for my guitar(it was my birthday present in the package) which I love having

Worsted weight Malabrigo merino wool in a gorgous red color

A lace weight spindle (pure awesomeness)

100g of blue and white merino fiber which is very pretty

100g tussah silk that is an absolutely gorgous colorway I can't wait to spin it up

I also got various yummy cookies(or biscuits :-) my sp is from the UK)

And my son got some mini jelly babies

This package really made my day

Some Homespun

I just got done with some yarn I spun and so far I am really proud of it. I just hope it does what I am hoping it does. I am kind of looking for a variagated self striping look. I spun one ply qith the two colors just held together, then the other ply I spun a couple of yards of each color alternating them. I think that should be enough to make it stripe. I am thinking about knitting a hat with it.

Finally done

After going way over the deadline for Christmas I finally got my boyfriends scarf done yesterday. Heck it was only 5 feet long...10 inches across with fingering weight yarn. I don't know what took me so long. Anyway here it is. I am pretty proud of it. It might have taken me forever but I also can't see any mistakes in it. One plus from all of this....before I started on the scarf I was working on a cardigan using worsted weight yarn and size nine needles....it seemed like it was taking forever. After I did this scarf I picked up the cardigan....now it is just whizzing along like nothing.

The Swap Has Started

Soooo exciting, the Knittyboard Secret Swap has started and I was claimed....wooooohooo. I woner what I'll get?? I am really excited about giving and recieving, I have all ready been combing online stores and wishlists for my partner. I will definatly post what I get here....so keep tuned.

New Spiining Fiber

FINALLY!!! I ordered awhile back but it got caught in that storm that Colorado had. I understood the delay but at the same time was sooo anxious to get it. Next time I am oreering fiber BEFORE I run out. Anyway I got 4 oz. of Colonial Heather Top in Wine Red color, and 8 oz of naturally gray wool top. I think the gray is a mixture of different wools but it was super cheap so I went ahead and got it, it was only $.93 an oz. Both of them are so pretty. Anyway I am off to spin wooohooooo.

UUUUGH.....I am glad the season is almost over.

I am so close to finishing Christmas presents I can almost see the end of the tunnel....unfortunatly one project will not get done. I did my best but it's just not happening. I started too late and it was too big. I am making my boyfriend a scarf that is 60" long, and about 12" wide. It is black with the Misfits skull on it. Problem is to get the detail I wanted I had to do it in fingering weight yarn. Which is fine, bt time consuming, he keeps telling me if I don't get it done I won't get my guitar from him till it is.....he's joking? I hope. Well here was the next to last thing, I finished it today it's a headband for said BF sister. I really hope she likes it it came out better than I thought it would. I had no idea the yarn would stripe but I am so glad it did.

First Post

I had a Myspace account to try and blog my many things but Myspace just isn't good for a knitting blog so I am gonna try it this way. I love to knit, spin, weave and crochet. Usually in that order but knitting and spinning seem to trade of depending on my mood. Anyway more later. I'm not good at the introduction thing. And seriously who's gonna see this anyway.