Wow, where has all the time gone! It feels like ages since I worked on beading projects! I have really had a rough year of little activity in this area... but I have found other outlets! The studio disaster didn't help my lack of motivation either... now working on getting some heat into the studio and clearing it out, but even that isn't thrilling me the way it should.
To quench my creative desires I have turned to that old favorite of mine... knitting!
For the Giftmas holidays I made washcloths and scarves! The scarves were fun but the washclothes were a hoot! I found online at Ravelry.com and on a couple of blogs DOCTOR WHO themed washcloth designs! I made a Dalek, Cyberman, and TARDIS cloth for my best friend RMF, TARDIS cloths for my boys, and a Star Trek logo cloth for my oldest who is really more into that show ... But, stupid forgot to take pictures of them!
Here's one I borrowed online -
Since these cloths are way too cool to only make once I picked up some yarn in the appropriate colors to make more. I am also thinking about a blanket done in squares in a Doctor Who, Star Trek, or Star Wars theme... that is still in the planning stages!
I have been inspired by the website Ravelry.com and joined a few groups there. The summer of 2008 I met a lady in Marquette who was knitting socks on two circular needles, she was the clerk 
at Snowbound Books, and took the time to show me how the process worked by knitting a couple of rounds for me! I eventually bought Knitting Circles Around Socks by Antje Gillingham and read the patterns. This January I joined a sock knit-a-long - 2010 Pair a Month KAL & CAL. Last night I finished my first pair - Camouflage Red Heart worsted yarn! Well, they are thick and warm. These will great slipper-socks or boot socks, but are too thick to wear in shoes.
at Snowbound Books, and took the time to show me how the process worked by knitting a couple of rounds for me! I eventually bought Knitting Circles Around Socks by Antje Gillingham and read the patterns. This January I joined a sock knit-a-long - 2010 Pair a Month KAL & CAL. Last night I finished my first pair - Camouflage Red Heart worsted yarn! Well, they are thick and warm. These will great slipper-socks or boot socks, but are too thick to wear in shoes. I have the yarn for next pair and am really looking forward to making socks that I can wear everyday - the next pair will be knit on size 2 needles and will probably take three time longer, a least!
Other projects are in the works....
