where hast thou been...

To be perfectly honest, I haven't been knitting much. I feel like the only thing I have been working on is socks and while there is quite an array of very fun and very pretty patterns and yarns, I have lost interest. Maybe if I ever learn to knit on two circs i can bang out two at a time and it won't feel as tedious.



I have purchased a sewing machine also. This past Saturday and Sunday was a sales tax free weekend in MA, so I splurged and bought a Singer 7462. I saved $40 (woOt wOoT) It seems to be rated quite highly. If anyone happens to stumble on this blog and actually stays long enough to read this, and you own one, tell me what you think of it. My niece just turned 2 years old and I figured I could make her some clothes, costumes for dress-up and pj's for short money. I'm sure you all know how much it costs to keep kids in clothes that fit them longer than a month. I picked up a couple of patterns too. I got this one from McCall's and this one from Simplicity. So once I learn how to actually turn the machine on I will be making a plethora of cuteness for this one:

Don't let the angelic face and squishy cheeks fool you, she keeps her horns under her headband




My second purchase of the weekend was a drop spindle and some roving. I got the drop spindles off of eBay for $8 and 4oz. of roving off of Etsy. We'll see how this goes. I got some great advice from John/YarnBallBoogie on drop spindles and what he finds works the easiest and produces consistent yarn, top whorl or bottom. He's a great help if anyone needs advice on just about anything yarn and knitting, and I'm sure a whole host of other subjects.


So that ends tonights segment of Knitting One Skein at a Time, if any viewers have advice, questions or comments please feel free to leave it in the space provided.

Good Night