HaNdKrAfT

Have you ever wanted to finish a project so badly that

you have used whatever was on hand to get it done?  Well I have.  I am so bored with this project that when I entered the home stretch was done knitting, and the only thing left to do was to sew up the back of one piece, I used this to do it:

And then used this to cut:

And so now all that is left is the felting.  And since this is a Christmas Present, I won't put up any spoiler photos just yet.

How do you acheve victory against an Aunt who

gives you socks every year for Christmas?  And no, not the hand knit, beautifully dyed socks either.  I am talking about the multicolor, plastic wrapped bag of crew socks.  I have painstakingly explained to my Aunt that I don't wear socks.  Nope.  Not even since becoming an avid sock knitter, and dare I say nearly obsessed dyer and collector of sock yarn!  For the complete and total hilarity irony of this, see some of my older posts on socks...

But getting back to my Aunt (whom I really do adore) I have asked her to either buy me all black socks (practical, so I can wear them to work) OR athletic socks (not tube socks!)  I mean really, she has a limited income, and I feel guilty when she spends money on something that I can't or won't use.  Last year this was most certainly true, because she gave me girls large socks.  I may have size 6.5 feet, but really!  At least some little girl at the local homeless shelter got new socks.

So I am getting back at my Aunt by knitting her a pair of socks.  I know.  The irony did not escape me either.  I am using Fiesta Boomerang Misty Morning colorway, on size 6 needles.  Here is my progress so far:

Welcome, HaNdKrAfT Etsy Shop!

After a few bumps (no internet) and delays (me, procrastinating) my Etsy shop is up and running.  I have sold two skeins already, and it has not even been 24 hours! I still have more yarn to load into the shop, then I am going to start adding Sterling Silver and Gemstone Stitch Markers.

Check out the link to my sight in my typelist!  I certainly hope that everone likes my yarn!