Entries from January 2009

January 31, 2009

Sprouting Up

I have quite a few large projects in the works that really need to be sat down and dealt with. Nonetheless, a few little projects have sprouted up around here recently.

This blurry picture shows the cuff of my Raspberry Creme Ullared Cap. The pattern is from the book Hats On! by Charlene Schurch, which seems [...]

January 28, 2009

The Bug is Back

I’ve noticed my drive slipping away as I’ve been in college. When I was in high school, I felt like I was doing everything while enjoying it and managing my time. Now that I’m in college, I feel like I have gained focus but lost out on some of my drive to do well as [...]

January 23, 2009

Finished Lucy Bag

Since I’ve been kind of bad at blogging as well as photographing the past few months, I’m going to fill you in on my FOs as I take pictures of them.
I have to admit that this was a bit of a “bandwagon” project. A lot of people have made Two Old Bags felted bags, [...]

January 22, 2009

A Very New Knitter

I had the best kind of visitors at the yarn shop tonight.

This is Chloe and she is definitely a future knitter. She’s only fifteen days old and she’s already had her first trip to the LYS to visit the knitters and help mom pick out yarn for an adorable purple sweater. I told her mom [...]

January 21, 2009

Inspiration Around the Corner

Sometimes I’m surprised at what non-knitters know about the knitting world. Last night in my graphic design class we had to do the regular introduction stuff but talk about an interesting cultural thing that we had noticed over winter break. I mentioned the book that I’ve been enthralled with for a few weeks now, The [...]

January 20, 2009

First Day

First of all, thanks for everyone who said hello in the comments yesterday. I love hearing from you and it definitely makes me want to blog more often.
Needless to say, today is pretty special. I didn’t work this morning, so DH and I were able to watch the live feed of the Inauguration. It was [...]

January 19, 2009

Best. Mittens. Ever!

After such a long break in blogging, I have to wonder if anyone is still out there…drop a line in the comments if you’re still reading! I’m coming to the end of a very satisfactory winter break. I’ll be wrapping up a few things around the house before I gear up for the first day [...]