Gearing up for Turkey Day

Sandy here.  I am pretty stoked that Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  For me that means a lot of vacation time which translates into crafting.  I tend to have TONS of projects going at one time which turns into a love hate relationship.  On the up side I just finished making the Trilobite knit hat for one of my fellow Geologist.  Last weekend we went on a brief camping trip and the weather was dipping into the chilly degrees for us Floridians (in the 50's!!).  I made the hat out of the durable Patons Classic Wool in Dark Gray.  I can say it was a big hit.  During our camping trip I taught her how to knit and we visited a few fabric stores to look at the quilting sections.

After many attempts to make socks with my stashed yarns from lime & violet in the Smoke and Scent colorway I frogged it for the bigillionth time.  On the way back from Georgia I casted on the Oaklet Shawl with the Smoke and Scent.  I am about halfway done with the body of the shawl and they yarn is not refusing the pattern.  I can't wait to see the finished product!  I do not have a photo my progress but I have the next best thing.  One of my cats curled up asleep with my yarn while I am knitting!

Welcome to 2 Krafty Stitches!

I just wanted to type up a quick introduction post to our new blog.

This is 2 Krafty Stitches.

We are 2 friends who met through a knitting group about 6 years ago. We were both relatively new knitters. I'm not sure how long Sandy had been knitting at that point (but I do know she is crazy ambitious and talented when it comes to arts and crafts! Her first knitting project was a cabled can koozie...in the round! Can you imagine?). I had been knitting for less than a year and had just started my sock-knitting addiction that continues to this day. The two of us clicked and found ourselves in charge of the group when the leader left.

Now we both head up Tampa Knitters. We have our weekly meeting at a local Panera. Our group is not-too-big/not-too-small, but just the right size. Sandy and I love to bring new things to the group and do little reviews, so we thought why not do it here! We will also be using this blog to share our current works-in-progress (wips) and finished objects (fos). We hope you enjoy visiting with us here in our little place on the web!

Kelly

(I know I said this would be a quick intro, but as you get to know me, you'll notice that I'm the long-winded one!)