NORDIC MART - Garnstudio yarns, DROPS free knitting patterns and yarn

NORDIC MART - Garnstudio yarns, DROPS free knitting patterns and yarn

Shopping yarn for Christmas knitting.

Good Bye Sunday, I am sad to see you go

I finished the Rag Rug yesterday while enjoying the afternoon with my Grandson.

Who could ask for more? Sunshiny beautiful day, my daughter's Hot Tub! and knitting! Lunch with Noah, and a walk with the dog....and Noah's skate boarding tricks.

It's every other Saturday that I have off (so it was that I could spend the day with my Grandson). But I am guaranteed Sunday off and I cherish the day. It's a wonderful time to reflect on the past week; what should be repeated/remembered, what should be corrected/forgotten! It's a day to get myself lined back up with God's plan, his purpose. Even if I don't understand it, I can get quiet and put my trust back into his hands.

Knitting and sewing are two ways that help me sort and complete thought processes, those activities are a big, invited part of my Sunday. They are progressive activities and so help me to keep moving in a forward direction.

Sunday afternoon I take a little break and leave the house, either to visit someone or discover something...today I made a visit to the local yarn shop- The Knaughty Knitter. That visit was with someone and a discovery, as they helped me plan my next project.

I hope your Sunday was delightful! and has helped you to prepare for the week ahead.

Time goes by so quickly, there just isn't enough time to try all my ideas. I have kept an idea journal, lists, prioritized. I get projects started and end up with too many things going on at the same time, the result is an unfinished project in every room! So, I set time for myself; two hours on this one, half hour before work on that one...maybe 1 hour if I get ready quick enough...augh.

I believe (and I have had a lot of years to think it over) this is how it is. If you are a creative person with ideas, you can't stop the ideas, you can't stop the creativity; it's a part of who you are! Period! For me, I have to discipline, focus and persevere. I do write things down and (sometimes it's a real push) finish my projects. I will ALWAYS have to discipline myself. I will probably NOT get to the point when I am not overcome by a beautiful, interesting or/and fun piece of fabric I must have.  Nor will I ever not be overcome by beautifully spun yarns and art fibers...that I must have. I don't ever want to "get over it" or find myself at a place where I don't want to own "that" beautiful fiber!

I have had to embrace this about myself; that (for me) life exists in texture, color and patterns. Being involved with these things are what make me a live. It's all very miraculous, geometrical and where I see God.

Hey, if you feel this way too give me a high five on your screen, give me a big smile and say Amen!
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Now let's take a look of my latest "must try". LARGE needle knitting (I meant it that way). It's not a brand new idea, I have stumbled upon people who have made some interesting things with these huge needles.

I found a project on Ravelry that takes a US19 knitting needle! They are difficult to find and I wanted them now ; D  So I bought a 15mm (about a 5/8 inch) dowel rod, cut it in half and started whittling.

It didn't take me as long as I thought it would either. Below you see them next to my sock needles, isn't that a hoot?I just used unfinished wood pieces from Hobby Lobby to glue to the ends. Then I started with an old sheet and stripped it to 2inch strips, sewed the strips end to end by machine (just a quick couple stitches to hold them together).

I finished my needles off with a palm sander, I held it in my left hand and worked on the needle points to make them a little longer. I finished the other end and rubbed them down with a paste wax...and there ya go! This knitted project will be a bath mat.

I hope you like my project and it encourages you to go on and try your ideas...just as I have learned to do from so many other creative people!