A Week to Make a Veil

I recently delivered the good news that the veil for a long-time friend's wedding had been found, only to be told that the veil was white.

The dress is ivory.  It seems I now have a week to make an ivory veil, so I'll be taking a sewing break.

Grannies for Granny Finish

I have my first Christmas gift for next year finished.

I can hardly wait for December, because I know my darling Grandmother is going to LOVE this ornament.

Grannies for Granny

I've been meaning to start on this since I saw Dawn's Vintage Granny Square Christmas Tree, and finally got to it a day or two ago.

I just LOVE how the beads I happened to have on hand from a broken bracelet perfectly accent this green thread.

Perhaps when I give it to Grandma next Christmas, I should put it in a gift basket with Granny Smith apples.

Grannies with Grannies for Granny?

Knitting Break (Plus Some Good News)

A couple of weeks ago, I picked up some needles, bound and determined I was going to learn how to knit.

After some cursing and a ton of persistence, not only have I learned the basic techniques, I have created this adorable cat-ear hat.

The best part?  I improvised the pattern using what I know of shaping from crochet.  It will soon be available for paid download on Ravelry, for the low price of $2.50.

Lastly, and perhaps most important, the veil for the wedding has been found!

The Veil

A week ago, I was asked to take a look at a the veil for a long-time friend's wedding, and scheduled a time to do so.  The day rolled around, and I received a message with terrible news--The veil was nowhere to be found!

It had been in their car when it was stolen, and the thief had the nerve to throw the veil, which had belonged to a family member of the friend, away.

It was an important memory for them in many ways, and losing the item attached to it was a horrible tragedy.  However, life continues.  All we can do is look to the future and shape it as we go.  That doesn't mean we have to or should forget about things in the past--It just means that when something precious is lost, we gain something even more precious, and form new memories that can be shared.

I have been asked to make a new veil for the wedding, and I hope to make something that can be treasured for many years.

Christmas Presents

It's that time of year again, and I'm crocheting, knitting, or sewing all but a single one of my family's Christmas presents.

For my mother, a hat and scarf with a novelty yarn we picked out together.  For my grandmother, a lovely Christmas doily.  For my *wonderful* cousin Briana, a knitted hat with adorable cat ears!

Sadly, I'm a little behind schedule, and only have one of six projects finished and wrapped, but as soon as I get to the store, I'll be able to finish the rest--I've got quite a bit of dexterity in my fingertips, at least, so I should get done rather quickly once I have the necessary materials.

Ravelry Made my Day

I've (finally) signed up for Ravelry.  The account's not particularly exciting just yet, but something really caught my eye on the profile edit page.

Don't see it yet?  Look a little closer... Bottom row...

That's right.  Favorite curse word.

That's a little personal, isn't it, Ravelry?