NeedleWerks

Not KNitting yet

2009-10-20T08:32:00.002-05:00

I am still not knitting. My fingers still get numb. I believe it is healed but is taking time to strengthen and I don;t want to irritate the nerves. I have fallen behind in my entrelac lessons and will not get Christmas gifts done. I can spin a bit but even take that easy.

So what have I been doing with my free time? LOL decorating many houses in Yoville on Facebook. hahahahaha

E lesson 2

2009-07-01T08:49:00.001-05:00

E lesson 2
Originally uploaded by knittindeb

Entrelac lesson 2. mirror image blocks

E lesson 1

2009-07-01T08:48:00.001-05:00

E lesson 1
Originally uploaded by knittindeb

Lesson 1 from online Entrelac class taught by Gwen Bortner.
each block is knit with a different direction lean

Knitalongs

2009-05-25T18:36:00.002-05:00

Wow, I haven't posted in a long time! Life is busy these days as I temporarily moved in with my daughter and son-in-law to babysit my grand daughters. I have not stopped knitting but find rare moments to knit uninterrupted. I bought Barbie Knits and will be doing small scale items to keep the Barbies here dressed! I am currently knitting Mr. Foster from KnitPicks.com and joined the knitalong. I am also doing the Different Ways to Entrelac knitalong by Gwen Bortner. and of course there are socks on the needles... doing 2 at a time to make them the same.... not as easy task when you might have to drop your knitting to rescue something from a 3 year old!

Someone actually offered to buy my domain name! NeedleWerks.com how cool is that.. but Show me the money! :)

Shop for Freebies?

2009-01-08T22:00:00.003-06:00

Free Samples!!!! I have been getting freebies for years and had to do quite a bit of searching for them. I belong to a great email list, Shop For Freebies
http://www.shop4freebies.com/
Now many 100% freebies all at a click!!!

Facebook

2009-01-03T18:41:00.000-06:00

Wow I am finally on Facebook hahahaha took me long enough.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1120251566

there is even a ravelry group there..... another addiction... oh man!

Socks for sale

2008-11-19T15:43:00.000-06:00

Hand Knit wool socks for sale..

Close-up of pattern.

Click here for my Etsy Shop..

Cheating company

2008-10-08T11:48:00.000-05:00

Do not do business with Blogvertise! They offer you money to post about companies and then don't pay. They find fault with it. Bloggers for pay beware!

Fire socks

2008-09-19T10:03:00.000-05:00

knit with Smooshy.. the pattern is called friendship sock but reminds me of flames..
I was commissioned to knit these and then the customer did not want to pay the price. what do they expect? walmart prices???
I finished my cotton Sockina socks but they are drying so have no picture yet. the self striping yarn didn't match so I wrote the company and they sent me 2 skeins of yarn for my trouble! Trekking XXL and some yarn with Aloe and jojoba! yummy soft.

Drama Llamas

2008-09-05T08:16:00.000-05:00

Our new knitting group has decided to call ourselves the Drama Llamas....coming from a derogatory remark made about us. It is too funny not to put to good use. We are thinking of getting some t-shirts made. hahahahahaha
The place we found to meet is just wonderful. Comfortable, well lit, cozy and the tea is the best ever! Our group is growing and we are knitting much.

Tomorrow I am am going to WI Sheep and Wool and I am so excited! My first time. I have been saving up to buy some more roving to spin. I will be wearing my Ravelry button!

I like the weather now, cooler, which means lap knitting projects can be continued!

Sheila The Sheep Tea Cozy

2008-08-27T09:23:00.001-05:00

I bought the cutest kit at Wool Gatheres on Friday. Patti, Mary and I went there on a road trip. Sheila the Sheep Tea Cozy from BlackberryRidge is too too cute. Find here...http://www.blackberry-ridge.com/teeggcoz.htm

Our newly formed Fox River Valley Knitting Group met for the first time last night at Fava Tea. It is comfortable, well lit, quiet location with WONDERFUL tea.Our new group decided that we will call ourselves the Drama Llamas.

New Biz Blog

2008-07-17T10:28:00.000-05:00

I created a new Biz Blog for posting Home Business Opportunities and Traffic Exchanges. If you have a website or blog you want to advertise, go to my new blog and join some or all of my programs. I have joined many programs and have quit the worst so I only post the best.
http://www.companydeb.blogspot.com

Oh I am still knitting and spinning and weaving, but a girl has to sit at her computer during the day too!

I finished my Socks of Kindness but have not taken pictures yet. soon.....

Road Trip

2008-07-05T09:29:00.002-05:00

Debra (MaidMarian) and I did a road trip on Thursday. First we stopped at Nancy's Notions in Beaver Dam where Debra needed to pick up some more fabric for a quilt she is making. ( the lady measured wrong on the first cut!) Then we headed down to Columbus WI to Susan's Fiber Shop. I scored some nice superwash roving for spinning washable yarn. She has a lot of supplies for knitters, spinners, weavers, beaders, etc. a wall full of books for all kinds of crafting, too. It is out in the middle of nowhere but worth the trip.... even if it is just to watch and listen to Susan tell stories! We usually end up traveling in snowstorms, rain storms or tornadoes, but we had a beautiful day!

I finished my red Socks of Kindness. They need to be washed and blocked as I am giving them to a friend. ChiroPatti has one of my sock blockers and I hope she remembers to bring it Monday night to YKNOTKNIT meeting.

Loom

2008-05-16T15:15:00.002-05:00

My loom is home after being away for 20 years! I sold it 20 years ago when we thought we were going into the mission field. My friend bought it and never used it all those years and she offered it back to me a God inspired price I couldn't refuse. I will post pictures soon.... as it needs a little work.

I also have joined some new business ventures and have been trying to get those up and running.. more to come on that...

I just had to touch base here...

I met Lucy Neatby

2008-04-24T15:39:00.002-05:00

Weeee! I went to normal Thursday noon knitting and walked in and saw this lady with rainbow hair and thought to myself... I know her, I think. Here it was Lucy Neatby!!!!

I introduced myself and shook her hand. She was very kind and not at all stand-offish. She asked me if I had a copy of her dvd index and told her no. She then lfet for lunch. She is in Neenah WI for Midwest Masters, that starts tomorrow. After lunch she came back and handed me an index to her DVD's. I asked her if she would autograph it. And of course, she did.... "To Debbie, May your stitches always smile! Lucy" and drew her cute little smiling stitch. THEN>>> she sat down and knit with me!!!!! We talked about Ravelry and her dvd's and new ones coming out. She is so friendly and I love her accent.
So that was the thrill of the year!!!!

Oh and I bought some Dream in Color Smooshy for 30% off! Score!!!!!

Blogging for money?

2008-03-28T08:06:00.007-05:00

Get paid to blog! I am always looking for ways to be able to buy yarn and I have discovered that companies are willing to pay to advertise on your blog about what they offer.
Smorty blog advertising is a service connecting advertisers with bloggers. Advertisers will pay bloggers to write opinion posts with links back to their site. http://www.smorty.com
Can you imagine getting paid to blog? I can and have been paid.

Oh, I will still be blogging about my knitting and my grand children and other stuff, so keep coming back.

Yesterday's road trip with Debra was so much fun. We did a full 12 hours together! Our first stop was lunch and then we went to Herrschner's. From there we went to The Black Purl in Wausau. We had our knitting along so we sat and knit with Beth, the owner and a couple of other knitter's. And we scored on some hard to find books and magazines. She is have a sale next weekend so be sure and head to Wausau! Then we headed to Waupaca and ate supper in King at the King's Table. And then we headed to The Troll's Cove for open knitting and scored some more yarn. There were 8 of us knitting and having fun. It was a fun filled fibery day. Thanks Debra!

Feeling Good!

2008-03-26T11:31:00.005-05:00

Ahh.... today I feel very good. It has been a few weeks of battling bronchitis and the flu. I only had a light case of the flu because I take my GBG 10-in-1 Liquid Vitamins daily. My hair and nails are growing gangbusters! AND I noticed I am not having any more hot flashes! That is worth every penny that GBG 10-n-1 costs! Yippee.

I finished my jaywalker socks, finally. That second sock syndrome really kicked in on that pair. I am about halfway done with my vest, now that warmer weather is getting nearer. :-)
Tomorrow I am going on a road trip to yarn shops with my dear friend, Debra. We will travel and giggle and fondle yarn! Sounds like fun, huh? :-)

Bloggerwave. Make some extra money doing what you normally do on your blog! Blog! Write a few sentences about things that companies would like you to write about. It is open to all countries, but only theses languages: Spanish, German, English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, French. You do need to put some code on your blog and it will help you get jobs. I am looking forward to earning money to buy more yarn!

Signs of Spring?

2008-03-18T19:17:00.001-05:00

Well we had a record snowfall this winter and there is still plenty of piles of the stuff around. No signs of spring flowers but many spring birds. I heard my first robin this morning, saw some sandhill cranes on Sunday and saw some geese flying north. The birds are chirping more and it is music to my ears.

I can not wait to get rid of winter coat!

In Memory of Faye

2008-03-10T20:30:00.004-05:00

Today a wonderful woman of God went to the arms of her Heavenly Father. My mother-in-law, Faye, passed away peacefully. She will be missed but we all know that she is happy and pain free now. Jesus was her Lord and Savior and He welcomed her home. Dad will miss his bride of 65 years, but now he won't have to hear her cry in pain. Oh how he loved her. She would have turned 89 next month.
Faye's pecan pie was the best I ever ate. She loved playing Dominos and telling a good clean limerick. She was like a mom to me and loved me.
I'll miss you momma Faye.

More snow

2008-02-17T16:44:00.005-06:00

In the morning..........and in the afternoon... and running out of space to put driveway snow. The deck was completely void of snow once this winter.

Matching Tam & Mittens

2008-02-14T19:04:00.004-06:00

tam-7
Originally uploaded by knittindeb

Wow I match now! I used the Tam pattern in Hats On! by Charlene Schurch but added some pattern to match my mittens. Blocking it with a plate in sure made a nice crisp edge.

tam and mittens
Originally uploaded by knittindeb

Finally a tam to wear with the mittens I knit earlier. I sure needed them today as we got 6 more inches of snow! I am tired of snow, how about you?

tam-back
Originally uploaded by knittindeb

I like the nice spiral created by the decreases.

Replacement Bobbin for my Louet

2008-02-08T14:20:00.002-06:00

s51 Louet
Originally uploaded by knittindeb

Bobbins for Louet S51

2008-02-08T14:19:00.001-06:00

polished aluminum
Originally uploaded by knittindeb

My husband is making bobbins for the Louet S51 spinning wheel. He uses white oak to turn down perfect 3 groove bobbins and then uses polished aluminum for the shaft. Each one is hand made and tested for even turning and quietness. They are for sale so leave a comment with any questions. Hand made in the USA. shipping to the USA only.
25.00 plus S&H Paypal only

Finished those monkeys

2008-02-01T18:04:00.000-06:00

They were actually finished a few days ago but I just have been busy posting over at Ravelry. They sure look pretty. I am pleased.

Blogiversary and stuff

2008-01-27T13:30:00.000-06:00

There is a contest over here. Leave a comment and mention my blog to enter.

It is finally warming up here in WI. That subzero stuff really starts to wear on a person and cars.

I am still plodding along on Monkey socks.... I don't have that much left... need to just sit and knit and not spend so much time on Ravelry. :-)