ICY BEAUTY

It's been snowing and sleeting since after noon on Monday. Snow makes everything look so beautiful and sparkly? This was taken around 8:30 p.m. Monday evening.

A FALSEHOOD

Ok. I lied. I said I'd post a picture of the ruffly twisted scarf (Angora Times Two Pattern) that I knitted for a friend for her birthday. Well, I forgot to take the picture. I gave it to her without getting a picture of it. She said she liked it though. She even wore it to work last week. The yarn was so soft it just beckoned to be snuggled into. Sorry I lied.

AMERICAN IDOL

It's unbelievable! It's utterly amazing! It's astonishing! It's curious! I've watched the auditions for American Idol for the past three seasons and I am flabbergasted at the number of people who think they can sing and horrifically and obviously can not. Do these people not hear themselves? I don't sing aloud. I don't dare. I can hear myself and it's not musical. It's just disbelief for me how some of those who can't sing can't hear it themselves? Don't they have friends that tell them the truth? I can see how some wouldn't hear their friends even if they did tell them the truth. I do get a lot of knitting done when I watch the show. I am currently working on a ruffled scarf using two colors in MODA DEA Dream yarn. It was given to me as a birthday gift and now I am knitting something from it for that person's birthday. A picture will be posted when it is finished.

We are due some snow the next couple of days. Not sure of the accumulation, but I wish it would be a storm. I'm ready to be home bound for a while so I can catch up on knitting, posting, cleaning and organizing.

...AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT

Believe it or not, I have been knitting. I have knitted several neck warmers for gifts and am almost finished with them. Yes, I know, Christmas was today, however, I won't see my friends until New Year's eve. Speaking of Christmas, how was yours? Mine was great. Every year it is great. I prepare and stress like a fool and it always turns out well. It would be nicer if the stress would stay out of it. Oh well. My husband gave me an awesome swift for a gift. It is really, really nice. I didn't elaborate when I told him my wish and in fact, if I had purchased this item for myself, I am sure it would not have been as nice as the one he gifted. ~ Thanks babe! I received a lot of other gifts as well and am excited about them all and can't wait to enjoy them. Ragged gave me sock yarn, some very nice sock yarn. I can't wait for her to teach me to knit socks!
I hope your holiday was an enjoyable as mine! Happy New Year!

Neck warmer knitted from Misti Alpaca chunky using a
modified two button neck warmer pattern.

The glorious swift! It's huge!

Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney with Care...

Made with Lorna's Laces, Bullfrogs & Butterflies - color poppy

And so it begins....the Christmas season is upon us. I've been fretting over Christmas gifts and have found the perfect gift. These lovely neck warmers. Actually, I was cruising around on Ravelry and found some knitters had made these lovely neck warmers, small smidge of a scarf, smidglet. As I read I learned that some were derived from the splash maker, the Pidge scarf. They were selling at a ginormous price! But, I guess the yarn is what made them so expensive. I thought to myself that I could make one of those, no problem! I could use stashed yarn too. So, I surfed the web for an unusual stitch and found this free software for the Two Button Scarf designed by Carole Wulster. I then rummaged through my stash and so far, these are what I've come up with. They were quick and easy. I really enjoyed making them. So, let the season begin!

This scarlet was made with Rowan's Ribbon Twist.