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Knitted Wash Cloth

Size 8US (5mm) knitting needles
Lily Cotton yarn

Cast on 4 stitches
row 1: Knit across
row 2: K2 YO K to end (increasing)
Continue row 2 until you have 45 stitches (to make bigger increase by multiples of 5, I like 55).

Next row after you've reached 45 st: K1 K2tog K to end (decreasing)
Continue decreasing until you have 4 st, K2tog, K2tog

Weave in your ends.
And ... you have a completed wash cloth.

This wash cloth makes an excellent Christmas gift, especially when you do them in colors to match the giftee's kitchen. (This one was made from scrap yarn from another gift). Enjoy!

Handmade Christmas

I love to make homemade gifts for Christmas presents. I really feel like I'm giving a piece of myself. My MIL had the idea to do these for neighbors and friends last year and I got to help her. We used fresh garland and other assorted evergreen type foliage. I think they turned out pretty good.

This is the one I made for myself. There it sits adorning the table.


This year we have invited some friends over to help them make one for a friend. So instead of a cookie making party, we will have a center-piece making party. I think we will have needles from wall to wall when we are done. I'm looking forward to the fun!

I have some other homemade gift items that I will be featuring later. Maybe this year I will take pictures of the process and do a sweet little tutorial for you guys.

I will leave you with a picture I took today. I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving!!

WEEKLY MONSTER You've just gotta go see this! I love it!

Happy Friday :)

Knitting tips

I was looking for some knitting tips at YouTube and this is what I found. So funny!

Currently Working on this ...

Look what I bought today. I've already started on it too. I've got 3/4 in done of the ribbing on the bottom. I'm so excited. I think this will be really sweet and super cute. Although I should keep this hush hush; it is a surprise for someone special. I have never done one of these before, but I heard you can get hooked on them ;)

What kind of homemade projects are in the making out there for Christmas presents? I'm always on the look out for something quick, easy and gets a big bang.

~ lisa

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4 Jobs I've Had:
1. Jewelry Sales
2. Shoe Sales
3. Operations Manager
4. Admin Assistant

4 Movies I Could Watch Over & Over:
1. Anything with Audrey Hepburn
2. You've got Mail.
3. The Bourne Series
4. The Pink Panther Series

TV Shows I Watch:
1. Heroes
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. The Office
4. Desperate Housewives

Places I've Lived:
1. Biloxi, MS
2. Modesto, CA
3. Dublin, CA
4. Eagle River, AK

Favorite Foods:
1. Shrimp
2. Thai
3. Italian
4. Give me southern any day!

Places I'd Love to be Now:
1. San Francisco, CA
2. exploring some area I've never seen, like New York, Boston, Philadelphia, etc..
3. on a highway I've never been before
4. on a National Geographic photography trip with professional NGP.

Names I Like, But Would Not Use for My Children:
1. I would not use a name of someone else that I know.
2. Richard
3. Robert
4. Oh. the list is so huge I can't possible just list four!

Simple but getting it done...

I'm now working on the 2nd installment to the set of albums to be released to my mother.
This is just an example of what this album will be like, multiple photos and simple. This album will be all about us as kids. Even though it's simple, I think I'm doing them justice.

I love looking back at old photos. It's great to see how we were as little kids. I love it how my brother has the same smile now as he did then, so sweet. Although I don't wear pigtails any more, I still catch myself standing like that. This is why I don't mind scrapping; I want to preserve the memories.