Thursday thoughts

It's time to decorate for Christmas.

Already!

Good thing I have a quilt to hang up...

Decorations are going to be minimal this year because my house looks like this...

(there's a kitchen remodel going on)

and I'm not up to pulling out more STUFF to add to the confusion!!

;)

This quilt came back from the publisher JUST in time to sling over a chair!

I was so happy to be included in the recent McCall's Quick Quilt

Dec/Jan  2016 edition.

  ;)

My knitting needles have been moving around with me.

Days have been busy!

The scrap quilter in me had to see if I could use a variety of yarns

to complete this little fall vest.

I'm happy I wondered!

Monday Making

At this time of year I usually get into HIGH gear

as I finish all the homemade gifts that I WANT to give away.

After all....

Handmade is special!!

Are you scurrying around too???

This week I'll probably do a little bit more knitting.

I try to use what I have!

I dig around here and try to find yarn and fabric that suits the project

and the person!

I don't collect fabric and yarn much...

but...let me tell you...

It doesn't take LONG to acquire a MASS of RAW ingredients

for all my creative pursuits!

;)

I've been going between TWO baby vest patterns...

trying to decide which I like best.

Fall vest???  knit top down

Or

Plain vest???  knit bottom to top

The advantage to the first is that I did NOT have to figure out the decrease rows.

I don't like fiddling with the numbers. AT. All.

This week I may try to get some of my yarns to

HARMONIZE.

It might take some doing.....

but I want to try!

What are you doing this week??