pooh bear

I am mear stitches away from finishing the pooh bear crosstitch that I started a year ago.
All other project have been at a stand still while I have been vigorously working to get Pooh Bear finished.
The next project I wan to do is the Hollywood Granny Squares skirt from the Fall 06 Knit1
Still no pictures because still no new computer.

I started Cupcake from the Happy Hooker book. Mine will be lavender like the one in the book. I only got through three rows the other day but it is a start.

This has been a busy summer of running 5K's, and celebrating with friends who are getting married. I've been to a lot of showers and I have to stay that my skill at the swipe the gift game is getting better. Last shower I left with a gift.

This September I will be riding in the St Paul Classic bike tour. I've set up a fundrasing pageCarrie's St.Paul Classic

Also there are some new fun crochet hook cases at my etsy storeCarrie's Craft Fair

Fit to be Tied

I finished my Fit to be Tied bag. It turned out realy cute.
I haven't been doing a lot of knitting mostly because of the discovery of crochet and also because I have been sewing a lot and reading a lot as well.
I made the cutest skirt for bike your treat to work day on Wednesday. It had little retro bikes on it. However I had to wear shorts and change into the skirt at work because my brother just gave me new chain grease and so my chain is particularly greasy.
Still no pictures because still no new computer but I have realized that when I get a new computer I will also have to get a new digital camera because my camera uses 31/4 inch floppy disks and I'm noticing that computers don't have that slot any more.

My computer crashed a few weeks ago so I haven't been able to update thingsas I might normally like. I am currently working on the Fit to be Tied clutch from the Stitch and Bitch Happy Hooker.
I don't have any pics because of the computer crash thing but I am making it out of some yarn I found in one of my mom's boxes while we were looking for some bears my Great Gram had crocheted for us when we were kids.

Lots of crochet hook cases for sale on my Etsy site Carrie's Craft Fair

Happy Easter- Don't eat the Peeps 

Sock Monkey baby hat 

Boy beanie 

Happy Hooker- boy beanie

My first finished project from the SnB crochet book is the boy beanie. It is sort of a warm up for the sock monkey hat.
For some reason my pics aren't working so I'll have to post those some other time.
I haven't started the Sock monkey hat yet because I am working on a Winnie the Pooh crossstitch. I am very close to being done with the pooh bear part and then I'll get to move on to the border and then all of the outline stuff.

Crochet

This weekend I bought Debbie Stoller's new book Stitch and Bitch Crochet The Happy Hooker.
I've never crocheted more than a chain and so it is a little weird to try to figure out what the patterns are telling me to do. The abbreviations could be confusing. Like the one for double crochet(dc) makes me think I need to decrease.
My Gram Madora made many a granny square blankets but one of my favorite creations of hers was the set of three bears that she crocheted. I have to learn how to crochet so I can make cute bears too.
I think I am starting with the Sock Monkey hat. A couple of my friends are having baby boys this summer.

I have new items on my Etsy store. Carrie's Craft Fair

Stitch and Bitch

Ok so last weekend I went to an SnB. I have to admit that this was the first SnB I had ever been to despite always looking at the SnB meetings around town. It was fun. I think I came in at the end of the "bitch" portion but I started another pair of little kid mittens. I think it was the only thing that I could think of last week when I went.
But my friend said some nice things about me and my talent and stuff and basically I am thinking of starting a sweater or at least some sort of sweater tank top thing. I may not be ready for sleeves yet but I think I am ready to graduate to sweaters. It really is a big step though. I mean it took me a year and a half to make socks and what if I make a sweater and it takes me 5 years or something outragous like that.
But no really I am going to make a sweater.
And I am going to finish all of my other crafty projects like the Winnie the Pooh crossstitch projects I have to finish.

In other news my kitty may need to have lab tests done to see if something is wrong with him if he keeps getting sick. So keep your fingers crossed that he stops getting sick.

And Check out my Etsy Store Carrie's Craft Fair

Red Scarf project

My current project is Knitting a Red Scarf for The Orphan Foundation's Red Scarf Project Red Scarf Project

Here is a little something about it from their website
Earlier this fall, 2,500 college students without families across the nation received care packages assembled on Capitol Hill by members of Congress, their staff, volunteers and caring individuals who know the importance of feeling connected to others. On Valentine's Day, those same college students will receive care packages containing individually hand-knitted or crocheted red scarves. For young people without loving families and homes to serve as a practical lifeline, the scarves send a powerful message of hope.



I think they are collecting them at Einstein Bros. Bagels

I have also been busy working on stuff the sell at my Etsy store. Today I listed a super cute skirt.

Cute baby hat 

Stop and Go Mittens 

Carrie's craft fair

OK so in looking for a place to sell my needle cases and bags and stuff I stumbled upon something and I listed a few things.
It is really great cause it isn't an auction so it is listed until it sells and the fees are much cheaper than Ebay so we'll see.
So here's the link to Carrie's Craft Fair. Carrie's Craft Fair

Stash reduction the Christmas way. 

Reducing my fabric stash in a totally useful, creative and fun way. I am making stockings for local organizations that give them to people living with HIV and AIDS. My neighbor made 11 stockings to use up some of his fabric. I will be making some at a holiday stocking making party at work tonight so that should be fun.
I did see some of the ones that the people at work had already made and I was quite impressed with the museum quality stockings that were on display.
OK peace.
C

Take that consumerism

My Mom came to visit this weekend. On Friday we went to The Crafty Planet where my mom picked up a Knifty Knitter. It is this knitting loom in the shape of a circle and it is a great way to whip a a quick little hat.

On Saturday she was going to go to the Mall of America with the rest of the world but then she decided that she would rather just stay home and work on her hat on her Knifty Knitter.

It will be fun to see what hats she whips up for every one this Christmas.

OK peace

Finally finished socks 

stitching not knitting

After working on my sock the other day I realized how much I miss sitting down and knitting. During the summer I had copious amounts of free time and made the decision to use my free time to make tote bags, needle cases and crochet hook cases. So now when I have copious amounts of free time I sit down and work on that. My closet is getting full of knitting totes and all my projects sit unfinished.

knitting and TV

OK last night for the first time I mixed these two activities. Watching a movie and knitting. My socks are still not finished and so that is what I was working on I am fairly sure that if I can master this skill of knitting and watching TV that I will be able to finish some more of my projects. This may also not help at all because I really don't watch that much TV.
I may try it again on Wed. or perhaps I will bring my knitting to my condo association meeting.

cute kitty