Second Pattern - Twilight Inspired Socks

'Just Before the Meadow'
For Twilight fans -
The orange breaks in the yarn remind me of streaming sunlight filtering through the tops and branches of the majestic trees as Edward and Bella approach the edge of the meadow.
The anticipation, the hesitation, the anxiety rippling through just before Edward reveals his magnificence!

My second offering - available now at Ravelry and after a few more tweaks, will be available for sale.

Ravelry Withdrawals!

I can't get into Ravelry all morning!
Arrgh!

Counting Down AUG 2 - Breaking Dawn

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I can't believe there's only 1 month left after waiting for so long!

Where will you be on Aug 2, 12:01am?

Home Alone.....

We've had our house for 18 yrs and it's only been this last year that I've truly been able to enjoy it.
Today is just one of those days.
All household chores are up to date and these two winter months to plan and clean up our garden.
The irony is that if things work out, we may not be here much longer.
Ah! Such is life!

My first pattern on Ravelry

I'm still learning and ironing out little kinks as I go.
I can't seem to add a pic of the bags in Ravelry so I've linked the url here for a pic of the bags.
If you'd like the pattern (available in pdf format, plse email me at desbyhl@yahoo.com.

Simplifying

It's been a while since my last post. Have been caught up in the momentum of keeping things up to date at home
but unfortunately, this poor blog was temporarily abandoned.
With a systems background and all this spring cleaning, it was probably natural for my thought processes to rattle on to the BIG PICTURE -MY LIFE: How to simplify everything.
And for a moment there, this blog was on the chopping block too.
I've ebayed most of the knitting mags and yarn that I forced myself to admit that I'll NEVER get around to knit.
In fact, the process was so liberating (not forgetting the $ that came in but admittedly more $ was spent buying those items in the first place) that I'm contemplating putting some more out there on ebay.
I've been forced to consider what I really want to do - knit? design? go back to school? go back to work? stay fluid till the kids go to uni? travel more? change my line work all together?
No easy answers here with my eyesight and health going with age......
But in the meantime, I'm still eyeing the stuff that I can get rid off in my stash......

I'm a Compulsive Frogger

I'm a Compulsive Frogger. Finished this one sock...
Wanted a snug fit ...check!
Wanted the length...check!
But it just didn't feel right.
So I frogged it and tweaked the number of stitches and length....