The kettle's on...

Hi!  Come on in...I'll put the kettle on.

This is my first blog post, ever.  Having a needlework blog of my own has been in the back of my mind for a long time now.  Today, I am finally taking the plunge :)

I live in a house full of yarn and cats (Diesel, Sal & Chester) in Central Nova Scotia.  I am a stay-at-home-mum and childcare provider.  In my spare time I enjoy reading (I belong to a bookclub with six other women), camping, baking and needlework of all sorts.  My real passion is knitting, with some crocheting thrown in for good measure :)  I have been knitting and crocheting for 35+ years.  I actually cannot remember a time when I wasn't doing one or the other.  My aunt taught me how to make granny squares when I was in elementary school and I've never looked back!  I enjoy a nice cup of tea or coffee while stitching, they both go so well with yarn.  I am also the Crafts project leader for our local 4-H club.

My husband (Dear) and his brother own and operate a trucking & excavating business.  Dear does not understand my fascination with all things yarny, but he does his best.

We have one 16 year old daughter (the girl).  She is a piper, a 4-H'er and a crocheter from way back.  I taught her how when she was only six years old.  She is also an aspiring yarn bomber.  What have I done?!?

Just recently I finished my first real pair of socks.  By "real" I mean socks made with actual sock yarn.  I have used worsted weight before.  They're great for wearing around the house, but in shoes...not so much.

Plain vanilla sock recipe made with Red heart's Heart and Sole in green envy

In the works I also have:

   1.  The Sweet Summer Cardi from the July/August issue of Crochet Today! for myself.

   2.  Granny's Noel Throw from www.redheart.com for the house.
  
   3.  Ankle socks for the girl.

I'll leave it at that for now.  I hope you enjoyed our little visit, & I'll see you next time :)

Pumpkin Cat