I have had a love of crafts since I was at a young age. I learned to crochet from a paternal aunt when I was about 10. I am self taught at knitting(and still learning new techniques), being told I am not the typical knitter!! I am a 2-handed knitter, but I guess from the internet, I am not the only one!! I was asking the school nurse that I work with if I was knitting a stitch correctly, as she is a profound knitter, and it so happens she decided to try to knit the way I did and she did and says its so much faster. I guess I would say I am a Continental knitter!! I hold my yarn as I do when I crochet! And guess what it works for me!! Learning to purl was definitely one of those things that took concentration and the biting of the tongue! Once I got the full hang of it, I just went to town. Last year I taught myself how to cable.. LOVE IT!! This year I am working on a KIL that is a shawl. It will be one of the biggest projects I have done, knit wise.
I have further expanded my love for crafts with spinning!! I love spinning my own yarn and knitting with it!! I have entered them into some contests at my local Fiber Frolic over the past years and have won a few ribbons!! Its a relaxing craft where I can spin and watch tv, not worry about counting stitches or nothing, just drafting and letting my wheel do its job and twist away.
My life this time of year is definitely a busy one, working full time during the day, full time at my tax office, doing my Pampered Chef on the 2 nights that I am free! Oh yeah, not sure if I have ever mentioned my love of Pampered Chef... I love it so much I decided to sell it!! Yep and yesterday started the new season with the new Catalog!! New Products, New promotions.. Have you Pampered Chef-ed lately? The new products are going to be amazing tools to help when canning season comes upon us!!
Until then
Craft On
Melissa
Some YUMMY Roving named Pissed off Hummingbird by Highland Handmades here in Maine
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