Wednesday Knit Trio Breaks In the MadeOver Studio

The Wednesday Trio met in the 'MadeOver' Studio Wednesday afternoon, and I'm so glad they came before I had time to
'Trash It' with the start of a new project!
It's always a pleasure to start a new project in a neat and orderly space.
And it's just as much a pleasure to be able to walk out and close the door on a the mess made with the project in progress!

Gina is following 'The NewYear Plan' and finishing a UFO started in 2009!
SusanB-Knits is also stickin to the Plan and working on a pair of socks started last year!
Aren't they good knitters for StickinToResolutes?
I'm doin Turkey Work...or is it Turkey Trots?
It's on the 'NotStartin AnotherThing' project...so much for SKW StickinToIt!


Here's a closeup look at Turkey Work.
It's the white loopy thingy's that will make the fur on Santa's Hat!
How that got the name Turkey Work is a mystery to me, but both Gina and Susan are NeedlePoint Goddess' and that's what they said the stitch was called.
Far as I can tell, the only Turkey at the Table is the one doin the TurkeyWork!
I do NeedlePoint much like I write...by the seat of my pants!
And when your working with pointy thingys, sometimes you get stuck...in the pants

PS...There's more Turkey's Workin in the 'Storage Closet'!

SuKnitWitty the Expansionist & MakeOver Magician!

Have you ever wanted to 'Have A Makeover'???

I probably thought I wanted one on my 50th Birthday,
but HGTV wasn't born yet?

And now that my 'SixtySomethin' Birthday is OneWeekAway,
'MajorMakeOver'...You Are On My Mind!

It's not for 'This SixtySomethin Person'...
Nope...I'm pretty happy with what
My Mama & Daddy gave me and what
MrSKW takes credit for as the
'Woman I Am Today'.

It's SuKnitWitty and SuKnitWitty's Studio!


Browsing around SKW you'll see the Blog MakeOver with the New Background, New Header, ReOrganized SideBar, and Re-Named Places to Browse Around.
You'll find the Featured Posts in 'The Storage Closet' and in 'The Stash'.

Are You Ready for the Grand Opening of the StudioReDo?

Thank you for taking the Tour of Sue's Studio, formerly called 'The FridgeZone', since Texas Mother Nature has 'LostIt' and turned Texas into the WestPole! This 'Freakish Turn of the Weather' has here to fore 'ShutDown' the Quiltin and Sewin and made getting into the Yarn Stash a FurParka Expedtion.
As we enter the newly 'MadeOver' Studio, we are

Welcomed by 'Quilta' and her EnTourage of PinCushion Sweethearts!



Come On In...It's warmer now with a couple of heaters running full blast.

TaDa!!! The Sewing Cabinets and Machines have moved to where This Bed once resided.

A few Swishes with my 'PomPomWand', and 'The SitSleep'nKnit' area is done.


















Before I reveal what's behind

'Sue's Quilt Shop' Quilt and Curtains One and Two,

please keep in mind that I no longer 'Own' a Quilt Shop,

and I did

TRY to SELL

as much Fabric as possible.

I believe that's enough for now!
I'll let you recover from
'The ShockingFabric Stash'
and invite you back for the rest of the Tour on another day!

PS...Please Exit through the 'Garage Door'...You'll probably need the 'Blast of ColdAir' for your recovery! I'm sure you would like to leave a comment. I'll understand if you would like to think about it for awhile and come back.

PPS...More MakeOver Pics in the Storage Closet.

Knitting...There's Only One Way...The RIGHT Way!

When giving a Knitted Gift of clothing, there are certain 'Rights' that come into play....

~Is it the 'Right' Color...I'm soooo into the right colors of yarn in a limited sort of way...it's gotta be in the STASH. I'm NOT buying anymore in 2010 until I've used what I bought, borrowed and begged for in 2009!

~Is it the 'Right' Yarn...worsted weight vs sport weight...100% wool vs wool blend...scratchy vs soft and smooth...for headband or sweater. It's just too hard to decide, so to the 'ScrapBag and Grab'!

~Is it the 'Right' Pattern...Cardigan or Pullover...Headband or Hat...In the Pattern Stash or Search Ravelry. This one's a bit easier...already searched Ravelry and printed out FREE FAVS. Perused magazines and books from Stash and DogEarred FAVS.
Now where did I put them?

~Is it the 'Right' Size. Now this is where SKW has BigTime Worries! To Gauge or NotTo Gauge...Straights or Circulars...DPNs or Seams. Okay, one little Swatch and a consultation with SusanB-Knits!


NO WORRIES!
Everything Turned Out Perfect!
Isn't it 'GrandKnitting' when Everything TurnsOut RIGHT!

Why My Pointer Won't NeedlePoint or Knit!

How's this for an Excuse....


I'm sooooo glad I didn't OFFICIALLY

make a 'New Years Resolution' about ANYthing to do with

Knitting or NeedlePointing or Crocheting or

ANYthing that has to with

'Sitting in TheNest'!!!





I'm soooooo glad I didn't OFFICIALLY make a 'New Years Resolution' about
NOT STARTING A NEW PROJECT!!!



This is how much I've 'NotStarted A NewProject' on BabyBubba's Christmas Stocking.
"I WILL HAVE IT DONE BY CHRISTMAS 2010"
"I WILL HAVE IT DONE BY CHRISTMAS 2010"
AND
THESE THREE FOR THE OTHER THREE...GRANDKIDS...that is!

The Nutcracker Stocking is almost FINISHED!
Yep, I've been working on it since GrandGirly #1 was TEN.
This May she'll be SIXTEEN.
"I WILL HAVE IT DONE BY CHRISTMAS 2010"
"I WILL...I WILL...I WILLLLLLLL!

I'm Gonna Get Goin...



As soon as I can Straighten Out The Pointer and Get It PainFree!
Until Then
I'm Gonna Go Take Down The Christmas Tree!
The End

January...It's All About...The Calendar

It's A New Calendar Year...

It's A New Year of Knitting Calendar...


Birth Stone for January is the Garnet



The Carnation is January's Flower





January Events of Note by the Day...


January 1...New Year celebrated in most Countries of the World. Paul Revere's B-Day Jan. 1,1735 and Betsy Ross Jan.1,1752.
January 3...Alaska became 49th State of US in 1959. (SKW's paternal grandmother was an Alaskan...not an Eskimo, tho)
January 5...Nellie T. Ross became the First Woman Governor of A State 1925...Wyoming. (wonder if she was kin to Betsy)
January 6...B-Day of Carl Sandburg in 1878 (SKW's favorite poet). Wedding date of SKW's Mom and Dad in 1946.
January 9...B-Day of President Richard M. Nixon in 1913.
January 10...Thomas Paine published Common Sense in 1776. SKW never read it, but never let it be said that 'SKW Doesn't Have a Lick of Common Sense'.
January 14... B-Day of Albert Schweitzer in 1875. SKW and Albert have slightly different views on 'The Theory of Relativity'.
January 18...B-Day of Daniel Webster in 1782. SKW's #1 SpellinReference Guru.
January 19...B-Day of Edgar Allen Poe in 1809. Mr. SKW's favorite poet.


January 20...Inauguration day of US Presidents every fourth year beginning in 1937 with Franklin D. Roosevelts 2nd Term as US President. SKW's Birthday in 1947 and according to Wikepedia nothing of Historic Importance happened on that day...except to my Mom who gave birth to a baby girl in a local Nursing Home because she couldn't get to the hospital due to a Snow Storm in Exira, Iowa.

January 21...General Stonewall Jackson's B-Day in 1824. Not the namesake of SKW's grandson Jackson.
January 24...Gold discovered in California in 1848. SKW fast approching the 'Golden Years' without much gold.

January 26...Cullian Diamond, worlds largest diamond, discovered in 1905. SKW received her first Diamond on December 27, 1965.


January 29...B-Day of President William McKinnley in 1843.
January 30...B-Day of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1882.

Some Famous Folks on January's List...Presidents, Poets, Patriots, Professors, Professional FlagSewer, Prospectors, and Pea In The Pod #One of Five...that'd be SKW who is Famously Bossy to the other Peas.