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I have been so insanely busy lately!! Sorry so much I hope to catch up on my bad blogging! Here's the summary of current projects: mittens/scarf/headband combo for a friend, a teddy bear and Christmas outfit and a slouchy hat for sister!! I am super busy knitting all of this that I have hardly been on my computer!! Ipromise to be on more!

Baby Clothes

I just found out that someone I know is having a baby! I am so excited to make them little clothes! I decided to start off with a sweater, a blankie, a hat ans socks(no, I am never an overachiever!). Due to my project ADD, probably only the blankie and socks but who knows! Maybe I will be able to get through tiny clothes easier(probably)! Yah! I am going to the store right now to get baby yarn!

Updates

I am really sorry about not being on at all lately... I have been through some tough times and then went on a vacation. I just got back this morning. I managed to start knitting the dress and I think that it will turn out pretty good. I will later post some pics! I have started plying some of the yarn drifting away from the original plan. More on that later! Got to go!

Ravelry

I am knitter14 on Ravelry. I also just started a new group! It is called Blog Comments Train! No more to say today besides that I am almost done with my first cupcake and started "designing" a dress.

Cupcake Madness Begins!!!!!

I was thinking a couple of days ago about how much a friend appreciated a knit cupcake I gave her for her her birthday in addition to some other things. I thought about how everyone could use a cupcake on their birthday and how it would be impossible to do this because I usually only remember someone's birthday the night before. But wait!!!!! The impossible became possible! Why don't I knit up a bunch of cupcake and keep them handy until they are ready to be given! Brilliant! I 'll refill the stash whenever it's almost down to one or two cupcakes left! The only problem left is where to stash them...every storage spot is filled with yarn. Then I thought I would put them in a tiny bin behind my bed. But wait- the madness doesn't stop at cupcakes! I also thought about making felted fortune cookies with messages like "You are going to have a great birthday!" and "You are going to get well very soon" inside them. I am going to start knitting the cupcakes and fortune cookies this weekend. Let the madness begin!

WIP

Here is a picture of my spindle with the currents silk on it. I really have to get working if I want it all spun!!

Happy Fourth of July!!!!!

It's the Fourth of July and I decided to do some baking. I am about to bake some Cheesecake Cupcakes(http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cheesecake-Cupcakes/Detail.aspx). I love this recipe but I think they only turn out yummy because I listened to all the reviews online. I only used 3 eggs and after making them, decided that the sour cream topping didn't do anything for me. I will make them American Themed by adding strawberry compote to half of them and blueberry compote to the others. I will post yummy pics tomorrow!!!!! Enjoy the fireworks!!!!

It Came!!!!!

My silk hankies came and I am soooo excited!!!!! I quickly decided to change my plans about the boucle style. I am going to go with a two-ply yarn whose weight is yet to be known. I was putting away some socks today when I saw this combination of colors. I fell in love with them!! I decided to dye the silk these colors using Wilton Icing Dyes(Buttercup, Orange, and Leaf Green). I starting spinning the silk and I love the way it's so soft!!

Still Waiting...

My First Yarn

This was the first yarn I ever spun. The fiber was from Etsy. I used Kool-Aid to die it and I used a simple, handmade spindle. It was a bulky thick and thin yarn with 5-6 WPI.

Waiting...

I cannot wait for my new silk hankies to come in the mail!!! I just bought them on Etsy. I am thinking about making a boucle style yarn with a peach color. It's summer and I can't wait to make all of the yarns that I have been thinking about. I guess I will have to wait to make them though, because if I bought all of the fiber I wanted, I would be broke!! I have never spun with silk before so it should be interesting. I am planning on using Wilton Icing Dye, which I have never done, and I have never done any sort of boucle yarn... so this will be one big experiment!! Wish me luck!! Can't you get here faster silk?????

Intros

Hey!! I'm K and this is my blog. Its mostly about knitting and yarn, but occasionally I bake and I love to read. I also have a wonderful dog named Scout. She is a terrier and I LOVE HER <3 !!