Famous Knitters – Audrey Hepburn

Free Pattern Friday – Cable-O’s by Karin Crelling

This week’s Free Pattern Friday is Cable-O’s by Karin Crelling:

I like these mitts because they could work in both the Spring and the Fall. 🙂

Famous Knitters – Julia Roberts

Knitting on the Red Capet. Fabulous!

Free Pattern Friday – Yellowtails by Jen Martin

This week’s Free Pattern Friday is Yellowtails by Jen Martin:

They’re cozy and cute. And might I suggest an excellent Christmas gift? It’s never too early to plan for the holidays!

Friday Fill-In!

And…here we go!

1. I love to go to knitting meet ups because they’re so much fun.

2. It’s not the quantity of shoes in your collection that matters, it’s the quality!

3. The last thing I had to eat was bread and olive oil with Parmesan (clearly, my diet is going well).

4. Working from home is no longer essential. I’m not doing it anymore.

5. Please take a moment to pray for everyone living through the crisis in Japan. We still haven’t heard from our friend, Yusuki.

6. Your feet have brought you this far.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to working a fiesta cruise, tomorrow my plans include a delayed St Patty’s Day with my family and Sunday, I want to knit and blog all day!

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Happy Friday!

Famous Knitters – Geri Haliwell

Fav Song of the Week aka Knitting Dance Break

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1983, Knitter Dance Break, neon trees

This one’s for Richard, who played Neon Trees non-stop for 2 weeks until I knew every word by heart.

What’s your favorite song this week?

Featured Knitting Blog -SpillyJane Knits

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Arts, Canada, Crafts, Fiber Arts, Knitting, Knitting and Crochet, spillyjane

This week’s Featured Knitting Blog is SpillyJane Knits!

 

 

 

SpillyJane is from Canada and she knits some of the most fun socks and mittens I have ever seen! Her blog is always full of colorful works in progress and it is truly a pleasure to read. 🙂

Some of my favorite knitting patterns by SpillyJane include:

Cupcake Mittens

 

Swedish Fish Socks

 

Decadence

 

Pizzelle

As you can see, her patterns are cheerful and imaginative. I love them all. 🙂

Stop by SpillyJane’s Blog and don’t forget to look at her patterns.

Show her some love!  xo Katie

Free Pattern Friday – Waiting for Spring Sweater by Susan Dempster

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Art, Clothing, Craft, Knitting, Knitting and Crochet, Pattern, Shopping, Sweater

This week’s Free Pattern Friday is the Waiting for Spring Sweater by Susan Dempster:

This pattern perfectly reflects my mood today. I wish I could knit faster…

What color would you knit this sweater in?

WIP Wednesday

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Aran sweater, Arts, Basic knitted fabrics, Crafts, Knit Afghan, Knit Potholder, Knitting, Knitting and Crochet, WIP, Yarn

It’s WIP Wednesday!

Here’s what I’m working on this week:

I cast this on last night. I was visiting my Mom and I didn’t want her to see the afghan I was knitting so I brought a new project to start at her house.  These will be Toto the Extremely Useful and Cute Potholder by Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne. These are a simple knit, very useful, and a cheerful edition to any kitchen. I am knitting them for a friend who sometimes reads this blog, so I can’t say much more at the moment. 🙂

Here’s the current status of the Aran Afghan:

For comparison, here’s what it looked like last week:

I was very happy to see that this afghan DID in fact get bigger. I realized this morning that I have to buy more yarn. I am close to halfway through the yarn I bought, but it will not be long enough if I don’t buy more. It looks like this afghan and I have a lot more work to do.

I still love it, I’m not bored with it or anything. I try to keep my eyes on the prize. I saw my Mom snuggling under the blanket I knit Dad for Christmas last night and I kept relishing in the fact that soon she will have a blanket of her own to keep her warm. 🙂

For more WIP Wednesday projects, click the link below. 🙂