I found a website with Lion Brand Fun Fur at a good price....had to share!

I needed yellow Lion Brand Fun Fur for the project I'm currently working on.  I have been to every local store that carries it...even a few stores in IL when I was there last week.   Then I ran into a web site that not only carries it but it was $2 cheaper than the stores I was looking in!  Well worth the $2.39 shipping I have to pay.  Probably used 5x that much in gas driving around looking for it!  Not to mention that I'm exhausted.  So excited about getting a good deal I just had to post this to give you a link.   http://store.knitting-warehouse.com
I hate having to wait to for it to be delivered but whatca going to do.  Guess I'll have to clean or something lol,  guess it is SPRING.  Although here in Pittsburgh PA you would never know it....was actually snowing this morning.  This summer when it's 90 degrees, I will not complain!  This had to be the longest winter EVER.

Learning to use Double Pointed Needles

I woke up at 2 am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep so I decided to learn how to use double pointed needles.  Seems there are A LOT of different techniques. So many videos on You Tube.

After playing around with different ways to knit on dpn, I like the one in this video.  You cast all the stitches on one needle, then knit them off to the other needles.  Once they are equally divided on the needles, you join by grabbing the tail and knitting in the tail.  Of all the techniques The one in this video at the link below is the easiest for me and it seemed to join the stitches from each needle the best.
http://youtu.be/5F1El_m_A-M


Here are the results of my first try at knitting with double pointed needles:

I know exactly what I want to make!  Have to take a little nap (it's now 9:30 am) then go find the perfect yarn.....does the time change affect anyone else this way?  I get so mixed up.  Wish they would leave it alone.

Finished the Bouncing Baby Set....WELL almost.

I finally finished the Bouncing Baby Set, well almost lol.  Just have to make another legging and mitten.  For someone who doesn't know how to use double pointed needles (which is me) to knit booties and mittens this is really a cute pattern to knit.  The seams aren't really that noticeable  and I think it's adorable.  For my first go at it, I don't think I did too bad of a job.  It just reminds me of something my Grandmother might have worn on my Dad.  I've decided that since I don't know anyone with a new born baby to give it to that I'm going to get a pretty box and put things I make in it for my future grandchild.  Either a boy or girl could wear Aqua, right?  Guess I'll have to use more neutral colors.   I followed the pattern for a 3 month old with #3 needles and used Bernat Softee Baby yarn.  Wish I knew a 3 month old to see if it really fits.  My friend's  great niece is 1 year & 3 months and the leggings almost fit her but I guess acrylic stretches.  Thanks Evie for letting me try my knitting on you for size.  I'm going to finish this up and then.......WHAT SHOULD I MAKE NEXT?  

The Bouncing Baby Set is in the Home Spun Hand knit book.  There is a link below. 

 That is the last post you will have to see about this pattern!   LOL.   I just really liked it !

Still working on the Bouncing Baby Set........

Well, I'm getting better at it but still doing something wrong.  I found another video on You Tube that helped me a lot to identify what stitches to pick up around the tab to form the foot.  http://mercedesknits.com/2012/02/01/tutorial-how-to-pick-up-on-garter-stitch-edge/.  It still doesn't look right to me but I'm learning.  Something else I'm learning is the weight of the yarn makes a big difference!  The pattern called for a fingering weight yarn.  According to this chart, that's what I used in my last attempt.  As you can see the results in my previous post....not too good.

                                     
The legging above is made on #3 needles with light worsted yarn and it seems so much better and so much easier to work with.  Wish mom was here to help.  There's a local knitting group at the library (wonder if I could get them to help me lol).  Anyway, getting tired of the leggings.....going to move onto the bonnet.  I was kinda wishing the BIG snowstorm they were predicting (TITAN)  was going to snow me in so I would have nothing else to do but knit lol.  They were predicting 12" at first here in PA, then 4-6".  No such luck!  So far we got just 2".  Only 17 more days to spring.