Entries from December 2008

23 December, 2008

Happy Holidays!!!

1. Between The Shadows… Your Singing Light…!!! )), 2. Feliz Natal! *, 3. pomander, 4. Snowcouple cupcakes, 5. latkes, 6. Santa And Rudolph’s Midnight Snack, 7. Christmas ornaments, 8. Deer Maria Christmas Magnet, 9. USB-Powered LEGO Christmas Tree and Festivus Pole, 10. A dedication to a lost bird friend, 11. xmaspuds1, 12. HBW – [...]

16 December, 2008

The Upcycled Fingerless Gloves

By popular demand, here are the fingerless gloves with the stockings.  They where made with the extra sleeve ends by cutting a 1 inch snip about 1-1.5 inches down from the edging. I cut them so the seams of the sleeves ended up on the palm side. Now they are keeping my hands warm while [...]

15 December, 2008

Upcycled Sweater X-mas Stocking: A Tutorial

Well it is that time of year again, time to hang up those stocking in hopes that someone will come along in the middle of the night and fill them with goodies.
Last year I threw away the ratty acrylic $0.99 cent stockings my BF had promising that I would make new ones worthy of actually [...]

9 December, 2008

Mid Tessera

I have so many things planned to blog about this month and something always seems to halt me mid prep or draft. The main derailer was a diagnosis from my Dr that I have PCOS. I went into more detail about it over at my health blog. So I have spent the weekend, when I [...]

2 December, 2008

Yummy Yak and Another Noro Scarf

So do you remember that yummy looking yak and merino roving that I got at Color from  A Verb for Keeping Warm?  Well I have been busy on the wheel lately and it is now a lovely fingering/lace weight yarn.
I also finally got the last bit of the Plumber plyed and am now trying to [...]

1 December, 2008

When Life Gives You Lemons

Make pie! And lemonade. And fish. And salad dressing. And cake. And custard. And tea. And well you get the idea. My parents lemon tree is covered in ripe fruit and with just as many waiting to ripen they where more then happy to have me cart three big bags up north with me.
When I [...]