Aaaarg!

I'm knitting trying to knit Branching Out and it's really kicking my butt. I had to frog it last night for the first time, and I'm looking at frogging again today because somehow on row 9 I lost a stitch. This is my first time knitting lace and it's really discouraging to not be able to even complete one pattern repeat. I think it's one of the more complicated stitches that tripped me up but I really don't know which one. :( And the yarn I'm using is splitting a lot, which isn't helping matters at all.

Unrelated but I also fixed the comments so anyone can leave one.

Spot the Loony!

Lizard season is starting.

And yes, I stink at picture-taking.

Victory Is Mine!

I finished the Gryffindor scarf today! It was my first "big" (as in long, not necessarily complicated) knitting project-- all I've finished before were dishcloths (which I lurve). I'm sure the hubby will like it, even if he only gets to wear it twice a year. Expecto Patroknit!

Did you say Everlasting Gobstopper?

I've been knitting my husband a Hogwarts scarf for a while now and I've come to think of it like an Everlasting Gobstopper. You can knit it and knit it and knit it, and it never gets finished. Although finally, after weeks of seemingly endless *k1, repeat from *29,260 times, I'm nearly done. I did a marathon knit day yesterday (from 11am to 11pm, with breaks of course) and I only have 3 stripes left. If I'm particularly industrious, I can finish the knitting part today. I'm not so optimistic about weaving in ends and tying on the fringe though. I may not weave in the ends, I may just go back through and re-tie all my knots and call it good. It's a tube! No one will see the inside, so what's it matter?

Temptation

Somehow, even when jobless, I still can't resist spending money on fabric and yarn. Just as I use my "knitting" as a vehicle for yarn purchases, I use my "sewing" to justify buying more fabric. Even though I know that I'll just stash it away and pull it out now and then saying "This is would make a cute ____, but then I would have to cut it up! And use it! Nah, let's just save it for another day..." My hoarder mentality at its worst.

My mom sent me a link to http://www.reprodepot.com/, which has some of the coolest fabric I've ever seen, and I couldn't resist buying half-yards of two fabrics and an embroidery pattern that I don't know when I'll use, but needed. You know what I mean. It wasn't a want, it was a need.

These are the fabrics that I got:

and

Now I will wait anxiously for the UPS man...

First Post!

Welcome to my shiny new crafty blog! There's not much here yet but hopefully I'll stick with blogging about all my little crafty projects longer than I stuck with some other hobbies I've had over the years... like horseback riding... or tap dancing (neither of which lasted very long.)

A little about me: I'm 23, married, and I live in Jacksonville, Florida. In my spare time (that I now have considerably more of, more on that in a moment), I enjoy embroidery, sewing and most recently, knitting. Actually, for a new hobby I have way too much yarn already stashed away which is something that I'm scared and proud of at the same time. I think I started knitting as an excuse to buy yarn... is that wrong?

I just quit my incredibly soul-sucking job (in the new home building field, if you're curious) and am now looking for a new soul-sucking job, but hopefully one that won't make me want to drown myself in the shower at the end of the day. I am digging all the extra craft time I have in the meantime, though.

So, that's a little about me. I'll save fun pictures for my next post while I play around with Blogger a little bit more.

Oh, and if you're on Ravelry, I'm there as YarnBandit if you want to see my wares :)