mommacrafter

Life has been crazy around here. Sock wars started last friday and I sent my socks off for a kill. hopefully they’ll get there and I’ll get SIPs soon!  As you can see my Daughter drew a pix for me to send with the death socks. I am concerned as the pattern when it was uploaded at 12:30 or so, had an error it was posted with out a photo so no one knew what it was supposed to look like. Well I didn’t get online again till the next day even though I didn’t get much more time to knit on it after sit and knit Friday afternoon. On ravelry the corrections were made  and people were told if they weren’t that far by 2:51 they had to frog. Luckily I  was that far by that time so I left it. Though I  read a bunch of people who’d finished one sock and started another then went online Sunday or so and had to redo it b/c the original pattern had a mistake.  It stinks so bad. Other things that are different about this war is there were 3 patterns to choose from, not a problem b/c I like socks, but it kinda changes the whole game. Instead of everyone doing the same pattern people are able to choose what pattern to knit.  Just like last year’s changed with getting  sponsor. so those few things have left me a little unsure about SW… we’ll see how it goes, but i’m unsure if i’ll be participating in the game in the future. Only b/c it’s changing far from what it started out as.  I’d love to hear what you think.
I have found another sock “war” game.  Called Death by socks . it’s a yahoo group. I participated in it last year and had a really great experience I didn’t get to do it this time as it started the same time as SW4. But I hope to get in the next round!

Also about socks if you just like knitting them there’s another yahoo group called Six Socks Knitalong, and every other month you get a new pattern to knit. It’s a nice group! i’ve been a member of it for some time now. not always do i make the socks but some times i do.

anyways gotta jet.

I’ve been really crazy busy and I’ve been sewing some.  The first bag I decided to keep for myself. the handles I found on etsy. here’s the inside.  it’s really roomy and I can fit in all the yarn and  the sweater I’m knitting.  I love it. and it has just a fun interesting shape.

The second tote I made is for someone else It’s really neat. I love the fabric. the handles are from joann’s those are about the only ones I can find. The insides are similar as I love the stripey fabric.

i’m thinking of making more similar to these bags, and putting some in my etsy store and taking them to my LYS to see if anyone is interested in them. what do you think?