So many projects, so little time...

I have so many projects that I want to do.  I am like a kid in a toy store whenever I see the words "FREE PATTERNS".  I can't resist clicking on the link and looking at every pattern, and of course then I have to view the yarn that it recommends.  How will I ever do all the projects I would love to do????  And the next question is what will I do with all the projects I want to do if I ever do them?  For example, I love to make baby things, blankets, booties, sweaters... but I don't have any more grand kids that are babies or know anyone likely to have babies... oh wait, my oldest grandson just turned 18 today.  Gee I could make a hope chest up for when he gets married and has kids (uhh, I really don't want to rush him, he really needs to wait a few lot more years to do all that). 
I also love to make things for my little dog, Tuffy, but how many sweaters can a little dog wear in FL?  I have knitted him a bed also but I think my next project for him is a sofa seat, kinda like a little square afghan for him (we have fairly new furniture and we prefer it to stay that way so for now I lay a towel down so he can be up beside me on the love seat).  He just loves anything "yarny" so he will enjoy a little afghan all his own to lay on and it will also match and look nice with the furniture. 
See there I go again.  I am currently making 2 different things (yes, I have to have more than one thing to work on at a time).  I am knitting a quick and easy sweater, and crocheting an afghan for the living room.  I also have one UFO to finish.  A UFO is an unfinished project if you are wondering.  Yet I am dreaming about what stitch to make Tuffy's afghan with and also searching for just the right shade of green to make me another sweater to wear with a certain skirt, and oh that was the cutest baby pattern that I downloaded from Knitting Fever.com. 
What do I do so I don't lose all the great patterns and projects for future use?
If I really love the pattern I download and print it out and put it into my TO DO Binder.  I bought a big 3" binder and page protectors to slip the patterns into.  Then I divided them up into sections like baby, socks, toys, sweaters etc...
Then when I need a new project to start I can flip through it and quickly find something.  I find it much easier than trying to remember where I saw that cute pattern last month.  I also bookmark all my favorite websites that have great free patterns.  I will attempt to share these with you in the PATTERNS AND YARN LINKS on the side of this page.
Oh if you want to see the baby pattern I was referring to from Knitting Fever Inc.  

the pattern can be found at http://www.knittingfever.com/c/leaflet/10173/.

Busy Work

The Alligator scarf kit came from Morehouse Farms and I worked it with out too many problems. I do however think that the yarn that came with the kit was the dirtiest or trashiest wool I have ever worked with. I am not sure that I would order yarn from them again. The kit was to make a scarf for small children but the sticks and trash in it make me think twice about putting it next to a childs tender skin.





I truely have never worked with wool that was that bad before. All that aside, it turned out just tooooooooooo cute. Pictures don't do it justice.






While waiting for the kit to arrive I was looking for something else to work on and I found a pattern for a cotton top in The Woman's Day Book of Knitted Sweaters, 1976, Simon & Schuster. I have had this book for 30 years and made several sweaters from it years ago.
I was sooo looking forward to wearing this sweater with several things but wouldn't you know it was a wee bit small for me (I didn't lose as much weight as I had thought). It really did turn out pretty and my DIL will enjoy it as much as I would have.




Well after I finished the top I really got to feeling guilty about the UFOs lurking in the cupboard. Last year I started a camo hoodie for my youngest grandson so I got that out and finished it. I think it will still fit him this winter but if not my wonderful DIL will find someone that can use it.



Well that brings you up to date with my knitting, well not exactly, I am working on another pair of socks, I just can't stop making them.


Have a knitty day!

Fishing for Gators

Went fishing today but didn't even get a bite. Usually I knit all the way to the fishing hole and back while hubby drives but today I never even knit a stitch. Of course I am making up for it this evening. I just have a few more rows and I will be finished with my sock.

Well now about the gators.....
You probably have already seen them but if not go to: http://www.morehousefarm.com/KnittingKits/Scarves/Alligator/
Living in FL as I do we are kind of surrounded by gators. If not the real animal then the football animal of the University of FL in Gainesville which is only about 45 minutes from my home. Anyway as you can imagine all the males of my family are gator fans so I think I know now what I will be working on for Christmas gifts this year. Of course here in FL we don't have a lot of scarf wearing weather, but I may just try making one in camouflage and see how it turns out. Then my hubby and sons can always wear them in the woods while hunting. Hee hee hee hee....

Actually I have knitted my hubby and one son camo sweaters and they love them. My hubby's sweater is over 10 years old and still in great shape and he wears it every winter. In fact it is the only sweater he ever wears.

Well I have to get back to my sock
Yak at ya later <):-)