WIP-it Wednesday (November 14th 2012)

Here we are for another WIP-it Wednesday!  Last week I had a pair of socks that I wrote about. Well I made fantastic progress on them - so much so that they will be a FO Friday post this week!!  So this week I will focus on another pair of socks that have been on the needles since June 1st. 

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Cross stitch horse

Here is a cross stitch horse I did ages ago and by ages I mean over 6 years ago or longer.  I honestly do not remember how long ago I did this!!  I came across it a few weeks ago when I was unpacking some stuff and realized how close to done this was!  Why did I not finish it all up???   All that is left to do is the trim on the harness and the tufts on the hooves. 

But look closer - this is embarrassing...  This was obviously done before I paid attention to how clean my hands were when working on cross stitch...  It is soiled.  I will have to research how best to clean this all up and then will have to do the last bit of stitching.  Then I am ready to find a mat and frame for it and it will be all done.  I am aiming to get this all done up on my week off over the Thanksgiving break.  I'll post my after pictures once I am done!  Any suggestions or tips on how best to clean this up??

Here is where I am now.  Note the soiling and creases...

This is what it will look like once all done!

Sock update

My weekend blitz knitting has yielded me a nearly done pair of socks!!  I went from picking up the gusset stitches to being within an inch of starting the toe decreases!  YAY for knitting time!! Here is my before and after pictures:

Before

 

After

Onwards down the foot

The gusset decrease are all done and I am happily knitting my way down the feet on the socks now!  Bummer that I have size ten feet...  Takes a lot longer to knit to the toes!!  Anywho, happily knitting away!  Soon I will have another pair of homemade socks to keep my feet warm as the winter arrives :)

Gussett

I am finally working on my socks!  Last night I re-learned how to pick up the gussets two at a time!  I struggled with it and finally it came back to me.  So now I am happily working on the gusset decreases.  Hope to have this pair all done in the next week or so.

Time to organize!!

My needle and notion box is getting out of control and I usually can't find anything that I need or want.  Time to start organizing this little disaster zone!

Here is the box I have everything (well almost everything since there are some stray things scattered here and there) kept in.  It is a nice little box that I picked up at Joanne's or AC Moore a few years back.  I can't remember which one I bought it atl I just remember that I got it for something like 75% off!

Now check out the inside!  It looks like a disaster zone! The contents here need some serious reorganization!!

Here is another shot of the insides... 

Now I need to set aside some time to sort and tidy this all up.  I have all the packages for my circular needles (lots of those!) and the needles are all willy-nilly in the box and not in their proper cases.  I need to get those all separated out and then I need to go through them all and get them each back into their proper packages.  Then I need to figure out a good way to store them.  Is the best way to keep them in their packages?? Or is there some other, better way of organizing them??  Must be some good way to store these all.  Hmmm, need to research and think about this one!

I also have a lot of packages of double point needles that need to have some system of organization.  Right now they are all in their packages (mostly) and all sitting in the box.  Again, I need to search around for a good organization system for those.  Maybe I need to knit, crochet, or sew a needle case or needle roll for them all.  That would make for a nice way to store them all. 

I also have an old Pringles chip tube that I keep most of my straight knitting needles in.  I didn't get a picture of that but I think I may want to move those into a nice needle case/roll.  And I also have a bunch of crochet hooks - some in a plastic case and many loose in the box...

And I also have a whole bunch of stitch markers!  Some are really pretty ones and some are plain white rings.  Right now they are in all sorts of packages (as you can see in the pictures).  Some are in medicine bottles, old mint tins, and ziplock baggies.  I need to put together some way of keeping them all in one place and someplace where I see them and use them!  This looks like a really nice way to display them and I will likely make something like it for myself.  

Lastly I have my bookshelf full of books, papers and other crafting stuff.  More to tidy and organize...

These reorganization projects will make for some more blog posts for me so keep checking for updates on my organization projects!!

My favourite Season!

Autumn is easily my favourite season!!  I love that the weather gets cooler and I love the crisp feel in the air, especially in the morning!  But my very favourite part has to be the colours of the leaves!  Take a look at this beauty in our back yard!  It was so pretty!  In the afternoon the colours actually overtook the rooms on that side of the house.  The carpets took on a redish hue and the rooms had a redish glow to them.  So pretty!!  Sadly this tree is naked now and all the pretty leaves are all blown away, but it was so pretty to see for several weeks :)