Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I'm learning to fair isle knit, which is quick and rewarding, but also a complete and total pain in the rear. I'm making a scarf, so I intend to line the back with felt, to make it both warm and to disguise the back of the work. Should be pretty sweet when it's finished.

I always have a few projects going at once. The second is the Dashing hand warmers from Knitty. Those are coming along, but slowly, because I have no patience for cables.

The third...well, that will have pictures posted after Saturday. ;)

The afghan I was making was attacked by mice, so unfortunately, work has come to a halt on that.

New project- Save the earth from plastic shopping bags!

Because I'm a crafter of little patience, I often have a couple of projects running at once. Joann's Fabrics is running a contest using their new Red Heart Eco Yarn, so I'm working on crocheting an eco friendly shopping bag, out of eco friendly yarn.

I'm kind of making up the design as I go, but it's loosely based on this and this. It's being crocheted flat (I'm miserable at crochet it the round...) so we'll see how it goes!

Found a cute tote bag pattern:

http://www.sutherland-studios.com.au/free/crosswordbag.html

I really wanna make a dragon backpack but there's no patterns for one. I have a couple of ideas to make one up so we'll see.

Pictures!!!

Things I want to try.

I've been knitting/crocheting for a couple of years now, but there's some things that I'm absolutely terrible at. Large projects, for one. I get bored, or lose count, or whatever, and then it sits in a box of "Things Half Completed" for a year before I rip it apart to reuse the yarn. This being said, I have a couple of (somewhat) large projects that I want to finish this year:

1. An Afghan. I've started one, using off white and blue Wool-Ease worsted, and a size enormous crochet needle. I'm about two feet into it, and it's all straight single crochet, so it's a great way to pass the time while watching TV. I'm using two strands of yarn together to give it a cushy, cozy feel, and it's turning out great. Pictures soon!

2. This sweater. I found it originally on Craftster, and I think it's absolutely adorable. There's a crochet version too, but I've always been partial to knit garments.

3. An army of ninjas. The guy who wrote Creepy Cute Crochet did a wonderful job with this pattern. I personally want to make an army of them for my boyfriend (who is a ninja). Other great patterns include Cthulu, The Grim Reaper, and Corporate Zombies.

And I think that's it for now. I'll post pictures of my afghan when I get the chance.