mum's socks...

i started knitting the hedera's for mum...i've finished one sock but i've been dragging ass on the other...actually i really haven't had much knitting time i've been too busy straightening up around the house...rearranging...cleaning...decluttering...ect...however she will be over for thanksgiving so if i put my nose to the grindstone will i finish them or just end up with a bloody nose...well...one shall see...

tutorial on metal bracelet...

okay so i posted this tutorial on cut and paste but i'll also post it here...

1. grab some wire cutters







2. some clothes pins...you will want the ones with the springs closer together...if you have the ones with the wider springs then you won't have to cut them...separate the clothes pins...






3. cut back about an 1/8 of an inch on either side...








4. you will have a space in between...








5. slide into the spring housing...you want to repeat these steps until the length desired...

scarf swap...

well...lj convinced me to join the facebook scarf swap...this is cool cause i've never done a swap before...i guess that means i'm a swap virgin...whooot...whooot...no...but seriously i'm looking forward to knitting for my partner lynn...and it's great that she is on ravelry...kinda gives me a clue as to what she likes...on another note i finally knitted up something for my damn self...i know it's about time...as you can see it's a hat...yeah...yeah...yeah i know it's bright...well just like me*wink*or as a wise woman mentioned it's one of my colours cause i'm a vibrant girl...lj you are the woman!

feelin' froggy...

so i was sitting around the house and i wanted to make something...i know you're probably thinking that because i titled it feelin' froggy...i had a knitting project go wrong...but nope you are wrong...i didn't happen to rip out any of my knitting wip's...

those who know me well know that i'm always recycling...whether it be a starbucks paper bag, old beads, ribbon, metal, ect...believe it or not there is always something around this house to make something out of...well...today the lucky winner was...clothes pins...i took them apart cut them down and made an industrial looking bracelet out of them...i remembered doing this as a child and my dad was not at all impressed...only because he kept loosing all of his damn clothes pins...so i gave this one to dani who is always wanting something new and handmade from his mum...