Rockinknit

I decided that I should start sprucing up my house for Spring! I went to Michael’s today with my husband, and gathered up a bunch of items for an idea I had been tossing around in my head ever since I saw this “monster” fake easter eggs on sale.

For, I picked out these White and Purple tulips, with some, Cherry Blossoms? Not sure if that’s what they are?

Then I got two of these

After some craftyness, with the help of my hubby, voila!

And then they both adorned my mantle, which needed some sprucing up

Some more shots taken by my hubby

What’s that you see laid out, it is my Elm Row in Scout’s Peach Pit, the picture doesn’t show too well, but it definitely looks good there.

I’ll be doing more to add that sparkle to my home, possibly a wreath next. Some real late FO’s to share, here is my “Mini-Noro” sock, made for the Reducio Swap Round 9 spoilee. I knitted an i-cord to make it so that you could hang it on a purse or something to show it off.

And lastly, my “Mini-Gryffindor sock”

Both socks were absolutely fun to make and I got some grunge board and made mini-sockblocker, and I got to buy a tool to make grommets in the Mini-sockblocker too, which was pretty fun to play with. Another mini-item is the “Mini-Knitting Bag”, that I made actual skeins with.

More to come, I’ll need to share my day in San Francisco!

~Rocky

It seems like Stitches West 2010 was just the other day, but some time has already went by and I fell short of sharing in some pics of Marisol and I. We met up again this year, but not for long, it was a short but fun experience.

This is us posing with out loot, of course my haul was not as plentiful as Marisol’s but it was enough to drool over for awhile. Here’s another great pic, poof! We turned into Addi Turbos!

I’ll have to share my loot a bit later, still need to take pics, I have other, small but fun FO’s to share.

First, really isn’t small, in fact its knit with Yowza yarn from Miss Babs, in Violets. It is Balsam, a lovely cowl, with a sort of Mad Hatter appeal to it.

Some other knits, made for my participation in “Hogwarts Knit and Crochet Cup”, as Arabella Slytherin.

Some magical flowers

The cutest scarf mark

With a matching coaster

A fun & cute Fish to Sushi, yes it transforms!

I have plenty more stuff to share, but I think this is more than enough for now

Over the past week I received my first Reducio Swap #9 package! It’s the cutest thing, all things mini!
My spoiler was Madrigal a.k.a. Isisonearth on Ravelry.

Everything in the package is great, I really love everything Madrigal put together. Just look at this Unity Turtle! My new familiar

I really enjoyed this “mini” swap, I look forward to joining it next round. My OWL was sent off early morning on Saturday, I can’t wait for my Reducio spoilee to get her package!

Onto some “on the needles” news, I’m doing a test knit for Woolgirl, and received this luscious Yowza skein in Mis Babbs yarn to knit with. I’m knitting Balsam, a cowl.

I’m about 85% done with the cowl, it’s a long cowl pattern. I’ll share pics with it probably on Tuesday of this week. I plan to send this one off early this week. Such lovely yarn and you get 560 yds. in one skein! 2 skeins can make you a nice sweater or cardigan! You can’t beat those savings!

What else is going on? Well, I’m interviewing at my job, need to find a replacement for my co-worker, who is off to start a new marriage in San Diego, so that’s been interesting. Besides knitting the Balsam, I’ve also been putting together my package for my HLBOES spoilee too, which is due by end of March. There is one sort of mega item I need to make, but the pattern is taking forever to come, I’m really hoping it comes this week. I want to make this package extra special. I have lots of HPKCC homework to do, so there will be some crazy knitting/crocheting this week, ooh, and of course my OWL project, and then trying to get HLBOES stuff done too! I was going to compete in the Ravelympics, but I didn’t keep on top of things so I never really got anything together. Oh well, next time 8( I’ll be posting midweek with some new projects and news

I’ve been quite busy working and trying to get other projects done. As I’ve said prior, I’ve had a secret project that I’ve been working on, or rather really a number of private ones. Each one has progress, but none yet ready to really share. To elaborate a little, I’ve been writing, and am working towards a complete manuscript, hopefully one day I’ll have something in published form. I’ve also been putting together a business plan for my Etsy site, which I plan to have ready by summer time. I’m pretty excited about the Etsy endeavor, I’m really going to start it up. I’m also working on more patterns of my own design. The designing for me takes time, first because I have to form the image of what I want to make and then because everything else gets in the way, and of course, knitting as well. Oh, and I have did some test knitting, which I do enjoy, for some of my favorite designers. One I can share, are the Clepsydra mittens from Through The Loops Kirsten Kapur.

These are so pretty, and I really enjoyed knitting them.

I can’t wait to wear these out to a Reno adventure!

And I had made these for Svendel in the Twilight Breaking Dawn swap last year, and loved them. So I made me a pair, just cause I couldn’t get them off my mind and it counted as Divination homework for the HP Knitting and Crochet House Cup group on Raverly. They are “Bella’s Fingerless Gloves”.

Oooh, and the magical things I’ve been making, pretty much all Harry Potter themed…here’s a tidbit to share. This was homework for the Hogwarts A Little Bit of Everything on Ravelry, the History of Magic Gryffindor Reducio Scarf bookmark.

I love making all things magical!

~Rocky

I apologize for being gone, the holidays took their toll. I enjoyed my time off and also started 2010 with alot of new developments.

Here’s a quick look at some of the items I knitted, crocheted, etc. in 2009.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

~~ Rocky