Since it’s been a week since my last post, I thought it would be good to catch up and get back on track. This week was a little tough on me as my Grandmother went home to God, so I wasn’t feeling up to the task of writing my blog or staying in touch with everyone as much as I typically do. Basically, I was in what I call a slight “funk” but I’m much better now and have refreshed feeling, yes, life is good!
With that being said, let’s see what has happened ….
Back in January I showed you a progress photo of my 198 Yards of Heaven, which I started January 7th and finished January 25th. I used almost a full skein of my stash of The Sanguine Gryphon Little Traveller Uljin (Yardage: 1 skein = 560 yds and I used all but .40oz of this skein) and it blocked out to a nice size of 26” x 54”.
In the Springtree Road Groupon Raverly, we’ve started a KAL for the month of February to about the second week of March. I still haven’t casted on my socks for this KAL, but plan to knit a pair of Spring Forward socks by Linda Welch in my yummy stash of Springtree Road Muscandine Sock Yarn in Tanis.
I’ve started a crochet vest creating a slight modified version of the Birch Vest by Kristin Omdahl. Instead of crocheting the same stitch pattern for the body of the vest, I’ve opted to use a pineapple stitch, which turning out really nice and I will post a photo soon. I’m very happy to finally be using up my stash of Queensland Collection Rustic Wool DK and look forward to wearing this vest before the summer heat kicks in.
So, speaking of stash. As many of you may know from a recent post on my FaceBook page, one of my local yarn stores closed their doors the end of January. I was blessed to pick up quite a few new skeins of yarn, as well as a new collections of books, at a very low price. Since the stash grew so large, my husband insisted that we turn our unused spare bedroom into my new studio. After moving everything, re-organizing, etc… I’m so happy to have a great space that is quiet and very peaceful.
Craftsy has officially launched the ability to purchase patterns directly from their site and I’ve actually already sold a few. If you’re a designer who reads my blog, I encouraging you to post your patterns online with Craftsy. It’s free and truly easy to set-up! If you’re a crafter, you now have another venue for purchasing patterns which includes:
I know there must be lots more I’m forgetting but I feel much better to have caught up. I have a couple of reviews to post soon and I’m thinking it would be fun to post something for Valentine’s Day!
Until next time, happy knitting, crocheting, spinning and crafting!












































