My Knee-Socks!!

Hello Knitters,

Here are some pictures of the finished knee-socks! These are just some "rough" ones I took myself while I was wearing them. I want to get Mom to take some pictures outside so that you can get a better look. They are so soft and warm! I'm fully enjoying them, and I plan on making more pairs of them in the future. This is really great yarn. It's Knit Picks Imagination in Unicorn.

I thought I'd also share a picture of the Pavlova I made for Mom's Mother's Day dessert. It turned out really well. The recipe is from Ina Garten's cookbook Barefoot Contessa at Home, which has tons of great recipes. Actually, all of Ina's cookbooks are fantastic. This pavlova was so easy and quick to make. It's the perfect thing for the summer time when all the fresh berries are in season. It's also so light that it makes a great way to end a big meal. I know I'll be making it again and again!

Well, I hope you are all having a lovely start to the week. I will be back tomorrow to share another project that I'm working on!

Take care, and enjoy the day!

Mother's Day Preparation

Hello Knitters,

I was going to start this post by showing you all pictures of my knee-socks I finished last night but....we woke up to SNOW here this morning and it's been dreary all day...definitely not conducive to picture taking. The snow has melted, thankfully, so I should have some pictures to share soon.

The socks turned out very much like I was hoping! They're the perfect thing for cold winter nights, or even cool summer nights when you're wearing shorts. For those of you wondering, no, I do not agree with the shorts, socks and sandals thing, but these do look incredibly cute worn with shorts and no shoes, just around the house. I'm a huge fan of knee-socks so I have a feeling I will be making more of these in the future. The yarn is fantastic as well - it's Knit Picks Imagination in Unicorn. It's so soft and warm!! It is hand-wash, but I think it's worth it.

Today I did a bit of cooking. I made this although I can't tell you how it turned out yet because I froze it to use when we have company over. I needed to use up some extra chicken I had left over after making chicken salad which is part of my Mom's Mother's Day lunch tomorrow. I also made a strawberry-pretzel salad for dinner tomorrow. I thought I'd try and get as many things done ahead of time as I could because I think we are going to run into the city to see my Grandma who is in the hospital right now. I'm trying to figure out how to strategically plan out everything since I'm making breakfast, lunch and dinner. So far I think I have it figured out...wish me luck!

For Mom's Mother's Day gift, I made her two pairs of earrings using two of her favourite colours; sea glass green and turquoise. These are a surprise, she is picking out the rest of her present herself. She hasn't quite decided yet, but she's thinking either some flowering trees to plant in the yard or some lawn furniture.

Tonight I'm hoping to start knitting with some of the new Felici I got the other day, now that I'm done the knee-socks. I have a certain plan in my mind....we'll have to see if I can get it to work or not though.

Well, I should go and get to it! To all you Mothers out there, Happy Mother's Day!!! I hope you have a wonderful day filled with family, love and knitting :-)

Take care everyone and enjoy the weekend!

This Week's Adventures

Hello dear knitters,

How is everyone today? This week we have had a visiting evangelist at our church, so every night we've been going to meetings from 7:30-9:00 or 9:30 pm. They have been wonderful meetings and we've all been enjoying learning so much. Tonight is his last sermon, and I'm sad about that, but I'm excited to hear what he is going to preach about tonight! God is SO good!

On the knitting front: I'm still working on my socks. I'm onto the leg part of the second sock, so I hope to be finished soon. They are knee-highs though, so it might be a little while longer!

Yesterday my Mom and I went to the city and I got to pick up my Knit Picks order with all the new Felici yarn! It is so soft and beautiful! The colours are amazing. I can hardly wait to start knitting with it. I got the 6" Nickel Plated DPN set to go with the sock yarn, and I just switched my sock over to them. Boy do I ever really, really, really like them. They're so much better than the 8" dull old grey ones I was working with before, and the Nickel makes them so nice and slick. I also got both of Wendy D. Johnson's books Socks From the Toe Up and Toe-Up Socks For Every Body. I want to start planning out socks from the books to coordinate with all the new Felici! I guess this means I better stop yabbering on and get back to my sock!

Have a great day everyone!

And the Winner is....

Hello Knitters,

I've randomly picked the winner of the 100th Post Giveaway!! So without further ado....the winner is....

Elly said...
Aww that's so nice of you to offer a giveaway. And what a wonderful giveaway this is! Congratulations on your 100th post! May it reach 1000 :) ~ Elly ~

Congratulations Elly!!!!

Just send me an email at fairytaleknits@live.com with your mailing address and I will get this package off to you as soon as possible!

Thank you again everyone for your lovely comments and for taking the time to read my blog. You are all such a blessing to me :-)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Last Day to Enter

Hi Knitters,

I just wanted to remind everyone that today is the last day to enter for the 100th Post Giveaway. Just leave a comment at the end of the post (click here) and you will be added to the drawing.

Have a great day!

P.S. I will post the winner tomorrow! Good luck to everyone!!

Thank You!!

Good Morning Knitters,

First off, I have to say a HUGE thank you to all of you who have commented on my 100th Post Giveaway! You are all so kind! I never even realized so many of you were reading my blog. THANK YOU!!

On another note, I'd like to explain why I haven't posted in so long. My Mom and I have been cleaning out the bush around our place for the last week or so, and each day by the time we come in I'm usually so tired that I just don't have the energy to come online. We're finally getting very close to finishing it though, so I'm hoping that I'll be around more often!

I have been working on a little bit of knitting. It isn't anything too fancy, just very simple since by the end of the day, I can only do something easy. It's my first ever toe-up sock. I wanted to do them this way because I have to skeins of yarn and I wanted to be able to use them both up and make long, warm socks. I've got one partly done so far. I found doing the heel a bit tricky, but I think I figured it out. I'm basically making my own pattern as I go. I seem to have a little bit of trouble sticking to sock patterns...I like to experiment with them.

Oh, I should also mention that the new Knit Picks Felici fingering and sport weights yarns are out! (Although I'm so late in posting this, I'm sure everyone already knows about it, but on the off chance that at least one of you does not, I thought I should say that) I placed an order on Tuesday morning, and it shipped the same day! I'm very excited to see the new colours, and the yarn. I've never worked with Felici, but I've heard so many good things about it. The new sport weight will be nice because it will work up faster (which I always like) and be a bit warmer and squishy on my feet. :-)

Well, I'm off to do a little more clean-up outside. I hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Happy Knitting!!

100th Post Giveaway!!

Hello Knitters,

I have something very exciting to share with you! Today is my 100th post, and to celebrate, I'm having a giveaway! One lucky winner will receive: 1 Blue Sky Alpacas Project Bag, 1 Spud and Chloe Pencil Case, 1 Spud and Chloe Two-For-One Socks Pattern and 2 Skeins of Spud and Chloe Fine in the new shade called Lipstick. All you have to do is leave a comment (just one per person please) at the bottom of this post, and you will be entered to win. I will leave the contest open till Friday April 30, 2010 @ 11:59 pm and will post the winner on Saturday May 1st. I wanted to do something special for all my wonderful readers, you all are such an encouragement to me and I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment on my blog! Thank you so much for all your support!

Good Luck To Everyone!!