Knitter in Progress

Happy New Year! This is what I managed to get finished in 2013.  I didn't list specifics on projects as all of them are on my Ravelry page. Knitting: Numerous Blythe clothes(dresses and hats) Socks A shawl Sewing: Numerous Blythe dresses(a few A-line, Empire, and Party) Reading: A Storm of Swords(Martin) All Wound Up(McPhee) Captain Underpants #10 Dad is Fat(Gaffigan) Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1(Kinney) Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2(Kinney) Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3(Kinney) Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4(Kinney) Kingdom Keepers Disney After Dark(Pearson) Last Breath(Caine) Black Dawn(Caine) Bitter Blood(Caine) Lover at Last (Ward) Penalty Box(Martin) Kingdom Keepers Disney at Dawn(Pearson) Fitness/Health: Finish 1 round Cathe's Cross Train (12 week schedule)

  It's been a long time since I have done one of these weekends.  I actually have a new start this weekend-- Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery's 12 Days of Christmas.   I am going to be working on the border and I want to get it done before the main subscription starts on November 29.  I'm hoping to use this piece to gear up for a big stitching project that I want to start in January, I think the fact that this project comes out in scheduled intervals will help me get back into working on a deadline.  I haven't had any stitching mojo in well over a year so I need to start with something small like this to build up my speed again :)   12 Days of Christmas (Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery) Fabric:  Picture This Plus Crystal Ale, 32 count Lugana Floss:  DMC and Weeks Dye Works I was able to fit in some stitching time during football yesterday.  Only 2.5 more sides to go on the border.

It seems that the older I get and the older my children get the faster time goes by.  Summer vacation is over and the kiddos are back in school.  Over the summer we went to visit family and spent time together at home.  I was able to squeeze in a little crafting time. I finished Chosen Path with my Twisted Fiber Art(TFA) Ariel double in EVO in Grace: I finished Diva's Fingerless Gloves in TFA Tasty Long Repeat Stripe in Spring: I have yet to cast on for Ene from my last post and I am still working my way through Cambridge.  I have been very busy knitting doll clothes lately so that has been taking up a lot of my crafty time.  I would really like to find some time this fall to get back to stitching.  I have an urge to get closer to a finish on one of my BAPs. Also, sometime around the end of July, Diva and I were introduced to the world of Blythe.  I had seen the dolls before in various places but never really looked into anything about them...

Finished: DH's Simple Skyp socks, Cakewalk Yarns in Weenie DD iPhone Hoodie , in Noro In Progress: Cambridge ,  Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine in Oceanic Mix Coming Soon: Chosen Path , in Twisted Fiber Arts Grace (Spring Club yarn) Happily Ever After Mitts for DD, in Twisted Fiber Arts Spring (Spring Club Yarn) Ene , in Twisted Fiber Art Passion (Fall 2012 Club yarn) Summer time, lots going on, fitting in knitting when I can, starting to feel the urge to stitch again.

It's been awhile since I have blogged. As my kiddos are getting older, I find that they are monopolizing more of the computer time(as well as my limited free time), so it's harder for me to find time to sit and write a post.  My kids are in martial arts/crossfit class three nights per week and I've found that lends itself to some knitting time without the guilt--since I am a captive audience there for an hour and a half. I have been loving the Simple Skyp sock pattern and decided to knit a pair of socks for everyone in my family.  So far I have finished Diva's, Rage's, and mine.  I'm working on DH's pair during class time now. Mine(knitted with Twisted Fiber Art Tasty in the Maple colorway): Diva's(knitted with  Three Irish Girls Adorn sock in the Rhiannon colorway): Rage's(knitted with  Socks That Rock Lightweight in the Dragon Dance colorway): I have finished a couple of other things but I'll save that for a later post--just ...

Knitting: 1.  Mitered Square baby blanket 2.  Baktus Scarf 3.  Simple Skyp socks--me 4.  Simple Skyp socks--Rage 5.  Simple Skyp socks--Diva 6.  Color Affection 7.  4 Squares for Bertie's Blankets Reading: 1. The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage(Schlessinger) 2. Immortal Rider(Ione) 3. Push(Johnson) 4. Taking a Shot(Burton) 5. Lover Reborn(Ward) 6.  A Clash of Kings(Martin) 7.  Lothaire (Cole) 8.  Wicked Nights (Showalter) 9.  The Lightning Thief (Riorden) 10.  All the Captain Underpants books(with Rage) 11.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid 12.  Last Breath (Caine) 13.  The Skinny Rules (Harper) Stitching: 1. QS Lovers(HAED)--Page 1 2. Twelve Houses Sampler(Drawn Thread) Fitness: **Worked out consistently 5-6 days per week for the entire year :) Project Me: 1. Chalene's 30 Day Challenge--January, February, April, September

I'm getting the ball rolling on some end of the year things and decided to post this now rather than later.  I love having a record of what has caught my fancy over the previous year. Year in Review 2012 1. your best FO of the year: Color Affection--I love the way that turned out. 2. best FO of the year made by a blog you link to: Truthfully I haven't been reading many knitting/stitching blogs in the last 6 months. 3. best yarn you tried: Twisted Fiber Art Tasty--it's an amazing wool/cashmere blend. 4. best book/mag/pattern of 2012: Book: Push by Chalene Johnson Magazine: Oxygen, Vogue Knitting, Country Living, Where Women Create, and People Pattern: Simple Skyp Socks Website: Runs for Cookies 5. best new technique or gadget you tried in 2012: My To Do list app on my phone, I would be lost without it. 6. top 5 inspirations--what five things inspired you the most over the past year?   **My daughter--she is growing up to be such an incredi...