Yarn Purchases Any one?????

I just had to have some NORO yarns. So I have been shopping on eBay trying to win some yarn. I finally got some I could afford. I had planned to make the felted Dorothy Bag by black sheep bags. I bought this pattern before I had learned to entrelac. I am using NORO Kureyon Color number 153. It ranges from teal/blue/and purple. Reminds me of spring lilacs and Iris.

Here is a pic of the yarn. I have to finish some UFOs before I can start this project.

Flower Basket Lace Shawl Update

Well I am slowly working on my first big lace project. So far so good. I learned all about safety lines. I found that I need no interruptions while knitting lace. I recently found an article on blocking lace and on blocking wires. My husband Jim was nice enough to buy me some stainless steel tig welding rods 3 feet long so when I finish the shawl I will be able to try out the blocking wires. Here is a picture of my slow progress.

Entrelac

Well , I have to blame my sister-in-law for all the entrelac. She got me all addicted to those fast short rows. I love not having to change colors and work in the ends. The patons SWS yarn is so soft and the colors change like magic. I have about three more projects I want to work in this yarn. I am at a stand still on the scarf. Waiting for the new Michael's Coupon so I can pick up one more Natural Earth color skein to finish the scarf. I am using an altered version of the Lady E in scarf style. Now that my SIL taught me to knit backwards I might even attempt the Lady E.

Here is a picture of my progress.

Haven't posted in a while

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with my blog. Too much knitting. I just finished two cute hats. One is a snowman hat and the other is a cupcake hat. Unfortunately Katie forgot the cupcake hat at school so no pics right now of that one. Here is the snowman hat. It comes from the book "itty-bitty hats" by Susan B. Anderson. I have seen several hats made from this book and they are so cute. I just couldn't resist. I will have to get busy and make a couple for my one year old neice.