Just One more - LIM 211 - and a Little knitting

I know I said that was all for me today...but I just had another idea spark in my brain, so I thought I'd share this card too.  This is for the Less is More challenge also.  I was going to enter this one into the CASology challenge too...but I'm too late!

The hearts used on this card are some NBUS (this discription is from Darnell and means never before used schtuff).  I've probably had these heart stamps for over a year and never inked them up!  I used my new MISTI (Most Incredible Stamping Tool Invented) to arrange the stamps on a circle I'd sketched on scrap paper, then just inked up the hearts and presto!....perfectly placed images!!  It's a little bit pricey...but what an incredible tool!  Using this tool, you can stamp repeatedly in the same place on the card until you get the image just right!  I am in LOVE with this new addition to my craft room!

I've also been keeping busy with other things during the evening hours.  I've been doing a LOT of knitting and crocheting.  I just finished this afghan the other evening.  It measures about 48 x 68 inches and is knitted with doubled thread throughout.  I used size 17 circular needles, so I was able to get this one finished in about 3 weeks...and that's just knitting in the evenings!  I love this pattern and I'm already working on another afghan! Who knows....maybe this will be Christmas gifts for each of my children if I can get enough of them knitted up by Christmas!

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by for a visit!  Hope you'll come back soon!  Your comments are greatly appreciated! Until next time...

AS IF.....

As if I don't have enough to keep me busy, I decided recently to learn to knit socks.  I learned how to knit when I was a teenager...many, many moons ago.  Basically, I just learned to knit and purl, and have made several afghans, a couple of simple sweaters, and a few scarves....but I saw a pattern for some socks, and thought...."I can learn to do this!"  Not so easy, it turns out.  I watched numerous videos, read several different patterns, and then set out to make my first pair of socks.  My first "sample sock" was made with the wrong type of thread....seems that wool is the best choice for socks...and it should be fingering weight (what the heck is fingering weight?!?)  It was long process, but I finally finished my first "pair" of socks.  Here's how they turned out:

YAY!!! I did it!  I wasn't really crazy about the way the ankle part of the socks looked, even though they do fit my feet, I thought I'd like a longer ribbing.....so I set off to make another pair.

I like the full ribbing better on this pair, but I think I still have a ways to go before my stitches get more even and smooth.  I was hoping to get quite a few pairs knitted up and perhaps use them as Christmas gifts this year.  What do you think....would that make a nice gift?

Thanks so much for stopping by! Your comments and your visits are always appreciated!! Until next time...

Hugs!