where is it?

Did you ever lose something and ask yourself, why can't I find it?  I was being a couch potato on my day off, crocheting a blanket for my friend who is having a baby.  It is due soon and I am seriously behind.  I finished a section and went to get a drink.  When I sat back down, I could not find the crochet hook.  I pulled up the couch pillows, looked under it, even went back to the kitchen to see if I left it there.  I could not find it.  I figured it would turn up, my apartment is not that big and there are not a lot of places it could have been.  After two days, each of which I pulled up the couch pillows again, I still could not find it.  Then I got really nasty.  I have been meaning to clean the slip covers on my couch so I pulled all of them up. The hook finally turned up but I lost two days and now have couch in disarray.  What a waste.

Is ravelry a word?

I have discovered bliss. This site manages to capture everything that is good and geeky about knitting and crocheting. Details abound. I can upload photos of my projects along with the pattern, the yarn, down to the types of needles used. It is still in beta and you need an invitation but it kept me occupied for several hours and added too many projects to my list.

Ravelry and my site

Final Mystery Project Update

It's finished. I can not believe it is finished. For eight months I have been working diligently for this present. I have to say, the final product is gorgeous. The yarn was amazing to work with and the pattern intricately beautiful. The only thing I have left is to put my tag on it and wrap it. There is only one problem with blogging and that is you can not touch anything. There are no words to describe the weight or softness of this bridal gift. It is a thing to cherish. One of my best efforts by far.

Added some pictures

I added a link to some pictures on my "other" google page. Seriously, I am a google fanatic these days. Anyway, I am very proud of the projects album which contains several of my last knitting and crocheting projects. It does not seem like a lot because there are projects that are not included here. I need to hunt up those so I can really see how far I have come. Enjoy.

http://picasaweb.google.com/h.lazar

Mystery Project Update: International Knit Kit

I have been working on this project for several months now and this stuff has traveled through Texas and even internationally. My homemade large print pattern and scratches for easy "where am I now" reading have been the biggest gem along with my little purple markers made from old yarn. I just had to capture it for memory so that ages from now I can come back and say, "Oh yeah. That was what I was doing the summer of 2006."

 

Mystery Project Update

I never understood blocking until now because this project desperately needs it. I am fortunate to have a bar over my kitchen sink which fits each section perfectly. This is the third section I have finished and displays the wrong side (so the person receiving this can not tell what it is!). One more and it will be time to put it all together. I am looking forward to the end product.

Mystery Project Update 1

So I am making something for a friend of mine and I can not say much about it because she may or may not check this blog. Therefore, you have to bear with the cloak and dagger stuff. I am 1/5 the way through and right on schedule, if not a little ahead. The yarn is a gem, in fact it is Louet Gems and blocks wonderfully. The project itself is a blast, easy to carry around because it is done in parts, and just fun to knit because every row is different. The hard part is waiting to be able to finish. Back to it!

Look what I did

Been wanting a small bag for a while and felting seemed to be the right thing. I have to admit it turned out well.

Pocasting for knitters

Hopefully, I can redo my webpage to showcase some knitting projects. But alas someone has started a podcast. Another show I have to listen to once a week. Soon, I will have no time for work :)www.knittingnewscast.com