Forgive me knitters, for I have sinned. In the last week I have sinned twice. The first time was when I bought two sweaters. Each were $3.00 and very nicely made. They were on clearance and to purchase the yarn for such a single sweater would have been easily ten times as much.

My second sin was yesterday. I purchased a lovely 100% lambswool pullover for $3.50. It is beautiful and actually looks rather appealing on me. Again, the costs of the yarn for such a sweater would have been more than ten times what I paid.

In other news, I am on a quest today to finish my unfinished objects! I have a couple of projects waiting in the wings, but I am determined to get these UFOs done! All that I have to finish are the appendages of both the Adipose and the Furryness.

OK, folks, more links.

Sewing:

 Woven needle books. You could use swatches for these!

The Eddie Cap tutorial is for a cute little train engineer type cap. Cute.

Knitting:

Zetor is just an awesome lace shawl!

A knit chocolate bunny pattern. I may knit this for my soon to be niece.

A Jelly Baby knitting pattern  for those Doctor fans out there

If you loved Blush on MagKnits (before they closed shop), never fear, the designer has posted it on her site where you can find her other patterns as well.

Crafty:

Instructions to make your own round knitting loom.

Make bowls from magazines.

Parsnip cupcakes. I lurv carrot cake. The original apparently called for carrots, but was changed to parnsip. I wonder if I could just swap back the carrots.

DIY kilt. Oh fun.

A quick correction to the Burridge Lake Afghan that I hope to one day knit.

A craftser post about a little bit of passive aggressive payback when the neighbors tick you off.

Ravelry user mazzmatazz has been behind the awesome Dr. Who knitting patterns. On their website, there are patterns for a knit Cassandra, a knit Ood, a knit Face of Boe, and a knit Tardis. Cute! I’m hoping that I see a pattern for the adorable Adipose sometime soon.

I think it is interesting that there is already a petition for folks to sign. They are attempting to get the BBC to make Adipose plushies for sale. While we crafty folk can probably come up with a plushie pretty easily, there are probably quite a few that can’t. I would be interested in buying one if it was squishy. I’m talking about wanting to buy squishy fat. What’s wrong with me?

I’m thinking of listing some things on etsy. I have had an etsy account since they first opened, but I have never used it. I am thinking it is time.

I will have some “stuck at home/can’t go outside” time next week, so I am thinking it is the perfect thing to keep me busy. I have quite a number of buttons that I will probably list. There was a huge pack of buttons that contained the perfect buttons to use on an existing cardigan (two had been lost). The only problem was, I had to buy the whole pack. They are nice buttons, but I really can’t use all of them. I would rather sell them to someone who can use them in something they do. I have to fund my Gocco habit some way, right?

Speaking of gocco. I did a test run with my only set of bulbs. I did a Torchwood/Seal of Rassilion. I ruined the Seal of Rassilion side of the screen when I attempted to clean it. I managed to clean the Torchwood side without causing harm. The screen held too much carbon, so I have to learn how to handle that. I did use the filter, but still excess carbon. I think I may have held the machine closed too long.

I need to purchase bulbs, but I haven’t due in part to my need to do other things around the house. If I had the bulbs I would want to play. I really haven’t had that time. So it was best for me to not purchase any. I will probably order them in a month or so. Once my schedule calms down. I hope.

So, if I do list anything on etsy, I’ll be sure to post about it here as well. I’m not itching to get rid of anything quickly. I just have the time coming up to sit and take pictures of buttons. That’s all.

I have been adding stuff to my stash list on Ravelry. My purpose in doing this is to try and find ideas for the yarn I have. I inherited a large amount of acrylic. I want to use it up. I have donated some, but I do want to make some things. So, I am hoping to post some progress reports.

So I checked out the new knitty and there are actually a few patterns I like.

Halcyon – It seems simple. I don’t know if I would get much use out of it though.
Jeanie – I really like this. I don’t know if I would get use out of that either, but I really like it.
Quant – Cute.
Entangled – I have absolutely no use for it, but darn it if I like it.
Sally the eco-Angel – She’s just cute. I think my niece would like this.

I’m lacking motivation, due mostly to me being sick. My husband is sick as well, so that isn’t helping anything. I was motivated this morning. I managed to paint one side of a door (it is outside and on tables) and sand a wall. However, I have other things on my list of things to do.

Josh informed me today that he would really like me to finish his second glove for flying. I’m suffering from second glove syndrome and haven’t had the motivation to do it. He wants to go flying with his dad and the weather at his parents will be cold enough to require the use of gloves.

I think I might feel motivated enough to take some yarn pictures for my ravelry stash. That doesn’t require too much thought from me. Right?

Mmmm. Fiber. I stopped by the Fiber Studio while up in NH. For years, while passing through I’d seen the signs pointing the way but had never been in. I’m glad I finally did. I picked up some roving and some felting needles. I had baggage space issues, so I didn’t go crazy. I’m going to be taking pictures later, once the needles come. I had to mail them to myself since I had no checked luggage. I only got four colors. I was being indecisive and figured I’d go primary colors + purple.

They had lots of lovely yarns and at decent prices. Of course I loved all of the wools but had no use for them. I would have loved to make garments from them, but it doesn’t get cold enough to justify it. The fact that there is no sales tax in NH makes the prices even nicer.

There were tons of spinning and weaving related items, including dyed and undyed roving. They had some small and medium sized looms that made me almost drool. I absolutely love weaving looms. I would love to have one but the size I want won’t exactly fit in our home right now. The spinning wheels weren’t bad either, but again, space is an issue with me. Not to mention a wool sucking/fiber loving cat.

I really wanted to go back (so I could pick more roving to ship to myself), but they weren’t open during my free day. I was consoled by the fact that Josh’s aunt is going to mail me hanks of wool from Nova Scotia. She can’t knit anymore, so she said she would send me her wool. I don’t know how much she has, but anything will be awesome! We are hoping to go up and visit them sometime next year. They want us to come in April, but I’m still not sure of the reasoning behind that.

I bought some undyed wool today. I have decided that I want to make some of the Yule presents this year. I know the kids are kids, so if I knit something for them, it will be quick and easy. Something that if they lose or throw it away, I won’t be upset. I want to make some things for other family members that I know will appreciate them. Know what I mean? So, I am going to use some of the dyes I have been collecting, dye the wool and possibly do some fulling.

Now I just have to think up some ideas. I have a couple but since they are potential gifts, I can’t quite mention them here. If I complete them, I’ll post them on Ravelry. My id is well, miftik.