Decorations

After seeing this post on making cute little cork elves(?), I realized that I should put my knitting skills and free time to good use and decorate!  I'm not crazy enough to attempt making new things for this year, but maybe next year I'll introduce some of these to my home:

Let's start with the obvious!  Santa hats and candy canes :)

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In The Next Year of Knitting, I Want To...

The very last assignment for my Masters is to develop a five year professional development plan.  We are to come up with goals we want to accomplish in the next five years, and the steps and supports we will need to accomplish our goals.  My plan mostly involves finding a full-time teaching job.  I thought it would be fun to come up with a plan for knitting!  Five years is probably a little too long to think about, so below I present my one year professional development plan for knitting (and other yarn crafts):

Alpaca Fever

It's no secret that one day, I would like to make my own yarn from scratch.  A friend in college used to make fun of me, and ask what the point of doing that would be.  I equated it to baking a cake from scratch: It's so satisfying to make a beautiful product on your own.  I took a short yarn-dying seminar in college, and the feeling that I could make any color I wanted was incredible.  I think that knitting something from yarn that I spun and dyed would be amazing!

So when I win the lottery, I want a beautiful stone farmhouse with enough land (and a barn) for either sheep or alpaca.  I just started a sweater from a merino/alpaca blend, and it's soooooo nice! Warm, soft, squishy yarn that I can't wait to wear.  In honor of my obsession, here are some alpaca products:

Knit Alpaca Scarf