First Sale!

First off let me say how absolutely ecstatic I am about selling my first item on etsy! I have been patiently waiting and someone has taken interest! This truly means a lot to me because I put a lot of time, effort and care into creating my knit items. I have to work tomorrow from 8-4 and then have class tomorrow night from 6-9 so somewhere I need to squeeze in dinner and a trip to the post office to ship out my customers scarf! I'm working on a hat now...I'll post pics soon!
Have a good night!

Lovin' those Lions!

If you didn't already know I'm a Penn Stater through and through. I bleed blue and white and I have to say how EXCITED I am after tonight's game. I must say that Ohio State put up a great fight and it was an intense game but this is our year baby! We are 9-0, the boys get a well deserved break next week.
Yay for PSU!!!

New yarn, new project, more homework...

I got up around 8 this morning and started working on my project for school...it's 6 and I'm still working. (there were a few breaks in there!) I decided to take another much needed break to post my three new yarns to my stash on ravelry and to add pictures of my project I'm working on. I'll give you guys a sample!

Sorry, that's all you get! If you want to see the rest go to my ravelry here:

http://www.ravelry.com/people/LuLusKnitts

Hooray for Antique Malls!

Hip Hip Hooray for Bedford Antique Mall in Carlisle. They have been my savior because apparently there is a man who deals in mannequins of all sorts. After calling numerous consignment shops I found a lady who was nice enough to fill me in on the above information. I quickly showered, dressed, grabbed my keys and my dog (she loves car rides) and ran out the door! Off to Carlisle I said! I arrived and lo and behold all this amazing antique stuff! I found my mannequin man and upon finding him I found the perfect dress form and for only $42!! (I know I'm using a lot of exclamation points but I'm really excited)
Here is a picture of it in its new home with a scarf!

Day where nothing works!

I'm still recovering from my ultra-annoying illness that caused me to miss the PSU game in person. Unfortunately it is affecting my knitting abilities too! I'm trying to make an adorable little beret with this lovely yarn http://www.oneplanetyarnandfiber.com/PhotoDetails.asp?ShowDESC=N&ProductCode=SSP1-G152Lilac and I just can't seem to get it right. It kills me that I haven't been able to knit something for 4 days now and I'm not trying to make it FIVE!
I'm also on the hunt for a pinable dress form (preferably cheap) but in decent condition. Off to the consignment and thrift shops I go!
On the other hand I recently purchased Malabrigo Chunky in Mariposa and am anxiously awaiting its arrival!
Well, off to rest and maybe not mess up casting on once again (for the fifth time) !

Neckwarmer in Malabrigo Chunky...

I told you all yesterday that I would be posting my new neckwarmer today. I have pictures for you. They are not the most creative nor the most beautiful mainly because I am under the weather! Well enough waiting...here's a pic...

New neckwarmer to come up tomorrow!

Since I'm a little under the weather and couldn't go with my original (and long awaited) weekend plan I spent the night knitting. I managed to complete a new neckwarmer out of Malabrigo Chunky yarn in Stonechat. I just have to say that, I LOVE IT!!! It is the most wonderful yarn ever.
However, on the bright side I am now able to go and meet with my wonderful etsy group! The Mason-Dixon Indiecrafters team! I am very excited to go and meet all of these wonderful and creative people...
Pictures will be taken tomorrow when there is sufficient daylight. I promise!
I need to think of a name for the new neck warmer though....
Goodnight to all!

Butterscotch Dots

Yaayy! *jumps for joy* I finally had time to list my new neck scarf. It has been finished for hmmm...2 days now? My week is finally relaxed after too much work and too much school! Now I can start a new project. I'm lucky I could even post this item, my Mom was definitely liking it. A lot. It's funny, the majority of my scarves have made it to her closet that's why I've guarded the one's I post with my life! :)
I had so much fun making this one and I think it turned out beautifully. Hopefully someone will like it enough to buy it. I am still discovering new ways to promote my etsy shop and some people at school are interested so maybe one of these days I will make that first sale!
On to the good stuff...pictures!!

New scarf up...finally!

So between my homework and laundry (shouldn't wait so long) I have finally uploaded my new neck warmer/scarf. I ended up calling it "Patsy's Pastel Neck Warmer". This was my mom's idea so I went with it.
Check it out at my etsy shop :)

What's in a name?

My multi-colored scarflette is finally finished. Buttons and all. I also found the perfect place to buy buttons! I just can't think of a name. I've always been very bad at giving names. Any ideas?

New twilight trailer...

So, I'm a twilighter yes. I thoroughly enjoy the books. They are an easy read yet very captivating! Here is the widget for the new trailer.

Buttons...

I'm in search of buttons. I know this is very vague but I'll know it when I find them. I just finished knitting an adorable rainbow-y colored scarflette made of cotton and viscose and I need to find the perfect button.
I'm also investigating the creation of shawl pins. How to make them, things I could use to make them. Any ideas? I'd like to maybe start offering some with some of the scarves I make.
Hmm...Just some thoughts....
I'm going to bed, hope everyone has a great night.
I am bushed, work has been absolute chaos and so has grad school.

Scarflette is up!

Just wanted to give a quick shout and say my scarflette is up on etsy!

Check it out here:
lulusknitts.etsy.com

Have a great night

New scarflette & my cute kitty

This is one of our kitties Zoe. She was just too cute all stretched out next to the yarn we had to snap a picture. Whenever I'm knitting she seems to find her way to wherever I am!

Now, on to business! I just finished my first "scarflette" as they are called. When I was knitting it I had in my mind the image of a neck warmer or something along those lines. It turned out better than I expected. I don't have any shawl pins or other fasteners to speak of so I had to make some at the spur of the moment to take my pictures.
I ended up using a pendant I bought and some flower wire to fasten it...turned out pretty well! I knitted the scarflette in the dot stitch which I love. Here is the pic...
I used Cascade's 220 yarn in Donegal Tweed. It's actually really soft and warm! I'm off to put it on my etsy site!
Have a great night!

First Day of Blogger...

Today is my first day on blogger...I am finding it pretty simple to navigate my way through and set up except replacing my header with a custom one I created. It worked for me earlier but is no longer working...I think I will wait to try tomorrow and see if it doesn't work then.
As you can see I make hand knitted scarves and sell them through etsy.com. Feel free to check out my site or ask any questions you might have about my products. I'm currently working on a few new projects and hope to have them added by this weekend.
Here's a picture of my most recent project which I must say I'm quite proud of how it turned out all the way around. Pictures are taken by me and sometimes with a little help from my brother!
That's all for today...I'm going to hit the hay!
-Meghan