New Years Resolutions

Crafting Resolutions that is....

1. Knit a Shawl 100% 

Yep I've got one in progress! It's the Loving Comfort Shawl by The lovely Grace at http://lovincomfortknits.blogspot.com sent me the pattern. She made it you know. The yarn is knit picks which I lost the ball band so I can't give you the fiber content, but it was hand dyed by yours truly. I'm thinking I may try to dye it with wine. Then it could be called Loving Wine Comfort Shawl. :-) 

2. Knit another pair of socks.

I sooooo love my new socks that I finished just before fall that I"m now more than ever inspired to keep at the ol sock knitting. That's going to be my Feb project I think. Now which pattern should I knit? I've got the yarn all over the house. LOL

3.  Expand my Crochet abilities

I REALLY need to get my hook on cause there are so many things I'd like to crochet. 

4. Christmas Stockings for All!!

I want to knit Christmas stocking for my crew so that would be 5 min by Dec 2011. If I finish early, I'll knit up some more for the ya baby and his mommy & daddy. 

5. Tatting Gone Wild!

I want to learn some new motifs and maybe make a big thing out of them. I'm still debating. I've been tatting from a couple of books I have and also from some of the tatsters online. Tatting is one of those things I can do in between to keep the boredom to a min. 

6. Also make a baby gift stock pile as well as a few for Threads of Love. Yep I'm still rocking it with those lovely ladies. 

7. Sewing: I'd like to sew something. Anything and learn how to really use a sewing machine. I just kind of wing it for now but I'd actually like to be able to say "why yes, I can sew very well I've taken the class to prove it." Sometimes you just need someone to say hey you are doing that wrong. You know?

Alrighty with that said and out of the way...

Box completion is at 50% awaiting some prices.

Sym is in the OMMS Winterguard this year. It's their debute year at the Middle School and she's loving it. She's involved in an extracurricular activity!! Woot!! She's doing great too I'm sooo proud of her. If I can catch her twirling I'll record and post it.

Have a good one!!!

Hello New Year!

Yeah I'm a bit late getting to the blog. Alot has been happening in our lives (Sym's and My life that is).

2009 was fun with a year end of new. We had a new addition to our family, Miss Darky. New Home to live in (that will be ours when I pay off the mortgage in 30 years). New relationship, a prince that's appeared with a daughter Sym's age, one that's older, 17 and 2 others that are adults and are all wonderful. New venture to a place that began with the letter T.

It's wild. 2010 I'm looking forward to you. I hope that many many new things are to come.

Anyway, I thought I would do a friday fill in today that I totally ripped from Grace. Love ya hun!

1. The lesson I learned yesterday was __that there's a rumor going around a place that begins with a letter T that I'm pregnant with twins. Who knew? I sure as hell didn't___________.
2. __Baby Showers_______ where friends and family meet.
3. All these years __and I've had more fun in the last 2________.
4. ___She bit her tounge and slowly backed toward the door____ when I arrived.
5. The truth is _is better than lies and rumors__.
6. ___The laughter from her lips and the smiles on her face_____ are what I remember most from that day.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __DATE NIGHT!!___, tomorrow my plans include __fabric shopping, knitting, tatting and slinging pizzas___ and Sunday, I want to _knit and be lazy but I'm passing on lazy to go to a bridal faire thing with my dear engaged friend Helen and BF Bonnie__!

Happy 7 Days into 2009

Alright I've been a horrible blogghead lately. There's been so much going on in my world right now that I can't even think of a place to start. So since this is a new year and I'm all about the whole "New Years Resolution" concept I shall share mine with you good knitters of the world. What do you think about that?

Lesley's 2009 Resolutions
These are as always in no particular order but are divided into categories which of course is just so much easier to guage. ;-)
Speaking of guage....
:-) Knitting Resolutions (-:
*Complete at least 3 projects a month.
~ these can be big or small ones just as long as I complete 3 a month!
~ Projects must be declared & shared on my blog and/or on Ravelry
~ One of the projects must be for Threads of Love
*Knit with my Knitsters more often
~ I miss ya'll. The holidays were so hectic now is the time to get together more often and knit a bunch of stuff
*Finish my 2 sweaters
~ Sym Sweater must be completed ASAP so she can wear it!
~ My Cherie Amour must be started! I have all that yarn just freakin sitting there!
*2 Pairs of socks knit for the year
~ I have a love hate for socks yet I want to love them so bad!! Must complete a pair
~ One of the pairs can be a UFO
*Take lots of pics! (I finally have a REALLY good camera!!)

(-: Mind, Body and Soul Resolutions :-)
*Journal daily
*Read More books!
~ Complete Merideth Gentry series and start Anita Blake series
~ Finish Stranger in a Strange Land
*Get Healthy!
~ REALLY quit smoking
~ Lose some weight
~ Start working out/Exercise!
*Eliminate my debt!
~ Pay off all bills and get credit looking awesome!
*Save more cash!!!

Okay so that's it for now. I've got more I'm kickin around in my head. There's so much to do in life and it is really hard to get it all done or even know where to begin planning to make it happen. Resolutions are good for that. You write down the ones you are most focused on accomplishing and you accomplish them. Simple enough.

Happy 2009 my friends!