My last One a day post was in October, shame on me! I have been making a few pebble, put I didn't make one a day at all! I don't enjoy this project as much as I thought I would. And the fact that I just started a knitting journey doesn't help either. I love to learn new things and knitting is one of those. I never thought I could manage two needles instead of one hook. It looked so confusing and difficult, but fortunately we are blessed by Youtube!
So, I have 21 pebbles right now and I have decided to leave them for a while. They are grey and sophisticated, but what I need is a bit of craziness and color.
So, I will start a new One a day project....
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I tried, I tried so hard NOT to get infected by the virus going around the knitty world for a while now; the beekeeper's virus. But I just cannot resist anymore. They are too soft and squishy.
I joined the Tiny Owl Knits Group on Ravelry since I am currently knitting Mr. Fox! And once I joined the Ravelry group I just got sucked right in the madness. It's such a crazy (in a good way) bunch of people over there, all very enthusiastic and helpful (although most of the people on Ravelry are haha). I love that the group is very active and lots of exiting things are going on.
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I can see what you're thinking right now: if you can't keep the pebble rug going, how on earth will you continue working on a beekeeper's quilt? Well, I must admit that is exactly my concern. So I decided not to make a quilt, but one (or two) pillows. That should be a fine goal right?
For those of you that don't know the beekeepers quilt, I want to direct you to a little video that the designer made. See if you can resist making them after you watched ;-).
My One A Day is off the cards since Christmas started to approach so fast. I just have so much Christmas crafting I would like to do that I'm resting the blankets for now.
ReplyDeleteI'm off to have a look at that lovely group and the video, even though I won't be making the hexipuffs I love to see everybody else's beautiful work.
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I think several people are feeling the pressure with christmas. I haven't really posted about my crochet, but I am still continuing with it.
ReplyDeleteI love your little basket of pebbles, they look adorable :)
The pebbles would look cute in an apothecary jar or something similar. I'm making the beekeepers quilt too :) I learned to knit to purely make this and I first tried to make it by crocheting and could not get hooked but once I started knitting them there was no stopping me I just love knitting these super squishy wishy little hexipuffs. xx
ReplyDeleteI do love those pebbles, but sometimes it's good to give a project a rest and go back when you are ready.
ReplyDeleteI want Mr Fox!!! that is gorgeous.
Good luck with your beekeepers pillows, hexipuffs do seem to be very contagious at the moment!
Hi!
ReplyDeleteSometimes a project needs to rest and come back to with a new perspective. Your fox is really cute. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Food for Thought
http://100sweets.blogspot.com/2011/11/one-day-project-tuesdays-tallies_22.html
Oh how exciting to be starting a new project, especially a Beekeeper's Quilt.
ReplyDeleteI'm making the Beekeeper's Quilt too! I'm also getting kind of burned out on my One a Day project (I've been slacking on the blogging). I've gotten to the point where I'm forcing myself to make a square a day, and it's no fun! :( What's your Ravelry name? We should be friends! Mine's emilygurumi :)
ReplyDeleteThe fox is brilliant....what a great project! I do like the bee keepers quilt, but it's not for me....far too much involved for a commitment shy girl like me! Love the pebbles as well, they look so nice huddled together.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing whatever you concentrate on next....have a good week!
I do love those pebbles, but a change IS as good as a rest so I am going to look forward to seeing your hexipuffs! I followed your video link and almost swooned (lovely old word) when she produced a huge basket full! Bliss! :)x
ReplyDeleteI'm so tempted by these hexipuffs too but I must finish all my other projects first. I'm thinking maybe in the New Year...! Judy x
ReplyDeleteI love the beekeepers quilt. The pillow will be beautiful and if you love that project then you could do the blanket to match. Love your fox :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited to see you'll be hexipuffing too!!!! And also GRRRRR! - I have been trying NOT to knot that fox since I saw TOK's video blog post about it - have you seen the arctic fox version? I love it! I'd like a pink one with the fluffy bits. But I have so many other things to make.... hmmm....
ReplyDeleteMay need to avoid your updates for a while before I get sucked in too!!!! :)
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