How Many is Too Much??

How many knitting projects have you taken on a flight....in a small bag....for a 3-4 week stay? Don't forget, you have to pack clothes, possibly your lap top or tablet (or both)...and toiletries in that same, small bag! I brought FOUR!!

"Wait what?"...your all asking. "Aren't you there to help look after your two year old grandson, and welcome his baby sister to the family??" Er..Yes. And that has been accomplished!! My beautiful little grand-daughter was born on Sunday, Sunny Anne Hunt, and she is a little doll. So now the fun begins, but there are three of us to rotate through and more help on the way in the next week when Papa arrives!!

So inbetween naps and cuddles, I have my knitting time back. I am working on a new sock pattern, (living in the little blue bag) which I am writing as I design and knitting on DPN's. It's been ages since I knit a pair of socks on DPN's, my preferred method these days is Magic Loop. So I thought I would try writing this pattern for both DPN and Magic Loop. Not sure if that's really necessary, and by the time its back from my test knitters, that might change.

Naturally I am not going to show you the actual pattern...which is all on the front of the sock, until I am happy with it and have at least one sock complete. Besides the lovely Leo, this has been taking up most of my time, until Advent begins on December 1, 2023. That's where the other three bags come into play. But you will have to wait and see what is in all of those festive bags when my Vlogmas begins! What's Vlogmas? Daily videos from December 1 - 24 on my TOBYKNITS Youtube channel. Hope to see you there!!

Tobyknits Episode 111

Hello crafty friends,

Each Monday I add a Knitting podcast to my YouTube channel…this week is no different. Check it out

Tobyknits Episode 111 -  Is this the end?

https://youtu.be/Xl5x-EFdd2k

And then find out what’s happening in July to switch things around a bit!!  

Until next time ….craft on. 

Who Knits in the Summer?

 I am having a little struggle with myself right now.....knitting in the summer.  Where I live - Ontario, Canada....it gets very very hot and humid during the summer months.  I also seem to lose my knitting mojo when the weather gets bright and cheery, probably because there are other more fun things to do, like camping.  Yes, I have taken my knitting with me camping....but it often lays idle on the bed as we are out walking, or lounging under the awning, my attention lost to the activities of the camp ground. 

I am currently working on three projects:

Triangulum Blanket by Ellie Jones

Owl Cowl by Kay Jones

Flax Sweater by TinCan Knits

So here are the questions. 

1. Should I put them ALL away till say September and not think about them?
2. Should I choose one only to work on and hibernate the other two?
3. Should I just knit them when travelling in the car somewhere? (p.s. I don't drive!!)
4. Should I just suck it up and keep on knitting?

How do you manage summer knitting??  

For more information on my knitting projects, check out my Monday episodes of Tobyknits on my YouTube channel.  Until next time, craft on.

And I am back!

 It's been ages since I wrote a blog post.  It's not that I did not have the time for it, but the fact the web interface I was using (a paid website) was too complicated for this old brain.  So I stopped.  I missed it.

So back to what I know...blogger may not have all the fancy gadgets and pretty layouts, but I understand how it works and it's free!

For those of you who are new here, or just randomly found this blog....my name is Anne and I love crafting.  My three favourites are featured on my YouTube channel each week:

Monday is all about the knitting, a craft my Nan taught me as a kid.

Wednesday is a flosstube ...so its cross stitch, my oldest love.

Friday is Quilty Fun, my newest addiction.

Click the link here, TOBYKNITS to take you to the latest episode.

Anyway, this is going to be a place to chat with you all....probably mostly about my quilting, but you never know what you will find from one week to the next.  It's also kind of like a crafty journal for me to look back on too.  

I also make and sell a few things, which will be in the Shop tab, once its operational.  Until next time, craft on.

Knitting with Toby