Year Ending

Finally getting my yarn stash organized and find that the perfect shelves found at an estate sale are not enough to hold it all. I have made a promise to avoid buying new yarn (except for Big Black Socks for Socks For Soldiers) until it will all fit on the shelves.

Having completed several prayer shawls, lap robes and infant blankets I am shrinking the pile of yarn that won't fit into my new shelves


I am trying to complete several projects that have lanquished in the corner. The latest is a pair of alpaca gloves I started last winter. There was always something more interesting or needed that kept them put aside.

December Projects

December has been a productive month with lots of Prayer Shawls and Socks For Soldiers plus several wash cloths for gifts thrown into the mix.

The Fiesta Prayer Shawl was a special request and it came out exactly as I had hoped. Also was able to make several baby Prayer blankets, using up odds and ends of yarn.






I am using up my many odds and ends of sock yarn into a patchwork quilt. It is a long time project, but I like the way it is growing. I hadn't realized how many socks I have made until I began to gather up several bags of odds and ends of yarn.







I am especially pleased with a new triangular shawl pattern that uses one skein of most worsted yarns and makes up beautifully. It is self fringing and that pleases me as I hate the finishing touches.

My big project this month was to organize my yarn into wire box shelves that I found at a yard sale. I still have three plastic boxes to empty but now I see exactly how much yarn I have and have promised not to buy any more yarn (except black for Socks for Soldiers) until it will fit on the shelf space I have.