Keeping it clean...

Some different colrs I've made the Sacks.

I've just purchased some cotton yarn and a cotton/linen blend yarn from Knitpicks.com and have been in a frenzy, knitting washcloths and Sudsy Soap Sacks (a personal creation of mine!).

Example of a Sudsy Soap Sack, with a bar of soap inside.

The idea is to eliminate that pesky slippery bar of soap by stuffing it in the Sack. Also, the Sack acts as a washcloth, sudsing up nicely and continuously as you scrub. You can use the drawstrings to hang it up in the shower to dry.

I absolutely LOVE the CotLin yarn, it comes in so many beautiful colors. I've also used it to knit up a sweet little summer dress for my daughter, who is currently 9 months old. It's an excellent swimsuit coverup, or just something to wear on any sunny Florida summer day!

Shoreline Dress

Scallop Crochet Edging detail.

Detail of Fairisle Wave Pattern.

I'm going to try my hand at tatting next, I've already got my supplies ordered from The Tatting Corner.com and I can't wait! Thanks to Bridal D.I.Y.'s youtube how to video, I know it'll be a breeze to tat my first....whatever I decide my first project will be. It's such a beautiful craft, and unfortunately a lost one, but I hope to revive some interest in this gorgeous knotting tradition.

As always, my motto:

You just never know unless you try.

So, here's to everyone giving it a try!

Back on the horse...

Wow, I have been out of touch for so long, but I gave birth to my second child in July last year and the last 7 months have just been a whirlwind of activity. We closed on our house in June, only 3 weeks before the due date, so between labor and unpacking, I have been a busy woman!

But, I'm back on track now, gearing up to begin some new knitting projects, including some self-authored patterns. I can't wait to see how they turn out! My kids are such an inspiration for me, I love to knit them all sorts of things, and kid knits are so satisfying, those tiny items knitting up so quickly they feed my instant gratification personality.

Stay tuned for an update on the Yggdrasil blanket (finally on border #2!), as well as some pics of my pretty purple sweater (has anyone realized yet how much I love that color?) and the patterns I am intending to publish once they are perfected.