Inspiration Wednesday

First I have to say Happy Birthday to my baby Jaelyn...well not my  baby...she is ELEVEN! WOW! WHere does the time go????? Happy Birthday baby!!!!

Now on to Inspiration Wednesday....

I have REALLY been looking forward to this day for a while..Well not TODAY, but yesterday. I have been looking forward to my knitting class for some time now. I only started knitting on February 2, so I am VERY novice. But I fell in love with it quickly. VERY quickly. I really, really enjoy it, so imagine my frustration when I could NOT figure out how to make my shrug.

I really wanted to do it, but I couldn't figure it out. I emailed people, went to message boards....NOTHING lol, it was not clicking. I did NOT have my light blub moment. But still, I KNEW I wanted to learn to knit. I have successfully completed two scarves, that I simply adore...You saw one, I will post the other one later. I didn't have time to take a picture of it....

But I wanted to do MORE. I took a private class, and "thought" i had that light blub moment. NOT. I was still confused. So I put it down....yep. I did, BUT I was NOT giving up. TO me inspiration is NOT about giving up. It's about holding on, lol, so while I am shopping at hancock, and playing with my maya road album, I still wanted to knit.....Then yesterday came and OMG. I went to my LYS and saw this...

made out of this silk ribbon.....

and this, for a cute little girl......

and this, for who ever has the next baby in my life....it will indeed NOT be me....

But I WANT to make these things.

How can you resist such beautiful soft yarns????

I AM SO FEELIN THESE GREENS!!!!!

I could NOT Leave out the oranges.....

I about passed out here......

No words, just soft, yummy goodness....

I really wanted to lick this stuff...maybe I did...that would explain the hair in my throat....

can you just say wow????

This makes me think of Easter Eggs. Toya, this is what I was talking about lol......

For some reason, these colors make me think about festivals....

I mean, just BEAUTY....yum. Goodness. I had to hide my wallet.

And here I am...like my MG beads???? Gotta love Fat Tuesday.....

And here is my half of face towel. I didn't get a chance to finish it during my class, BUT I learned SO much. I learned how to read a pattern, so now that shrug pattern will NO LONGER KICK MY ASS!! I am smarter than the pattern!!! YEAH BABY!!!!!! And I made some new friends that share the same passion that I have, even though we have all just started out. I am so proud of half of my towel. I see much more in my future of knitting. Also for you knitters out there....I did get the Denise set of needles, and I am SO glad I did. They are SO POINTY and the yarn just GLIDES off, which I did NOT like at first, but now I love. If you have been on the fence about getting these needles....GET THEM. I was able to get them at a discount since I was taking a class! Sweet! So what is my point??? I was inspired by some yarn, that first yarn post in January...that was all about color...it inspired me to knit. I wanted to try a new craft lol, maybe between the photography, the scrapping, and the sewing...I didn't NEED another hobby, but this is a great outlet. And its portable lol. So if you want to try it....go right ahead. It may not be for everyone, but it certainly is for me!

Well guys that is it for me today....I will be out of pocket for a couple of days, so I will update you guys on Friday...just want you to know that I have NOT fallen off the planet!!!

Take care guys!

Have a great IW!

Comments

[zanete]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAELYN!!!!! Dang!! ELEVEN I feel sooooo old!! That's a lot of yarn!! Don't you look cute! When you master that sweater..........I WANT ONE!!!

[toyat]

girl you BOOBIES are huge, lol, you must bave been licking a lot of yarn,,, tee hee, okay maybe that was a little to much "yarn porn" for your blog but oh well
girl, drooling over the easter egg color yarn and I don't even knit, yum, yum, yum, enjoy your party tonight!

[stephanie]

yeah the denise needles they rock. wish i got them, instead i have needles of all kinds of sizes. bamboo. i love em but will invest in the denise set one day, cause they are good to have. i am always looking.

i really like circular needles. you know you can knit straight on them right?

[Robin]

Happy birthday to Jaelyn! It is hard to believe you have an eleven year old!

That shrug shouldn't be too hard now that you have some more experience.

I love that knitting is portable too - it's like stress relief on-the-go!

[Erica B.]

Wish Jaelyn a Happy Birthday for me! I see somebody's been back to In The Making... you know I recognize that store! LOL

[Maria]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU JAELYN!!!!! I can't wait to see your beautiful finished creation! :)

[nik]

Welcome to Knitting, Grasshopper.

Happy Birthday to your "baby" girl as well.

[Greta]

happy birthday jaelyn!!!

[Greta]

happy birthday jaelyn!!!

[Revlie]

haha,where do you come up with all those wonderful colorful pictures girl?? and you keep posting them, funny girl!! love your new craft!!

[Cassandra]

Happy Birthday Jaelyn! Wow 11 years old! You will have a teenager soon! LOL!

As for the inspiration today your yarn pictures are awesome! I am going to go get my crochet blanket project and take it with me on my weekend trip. I can finish it for the next baby which comes into my life.

Cas...

[Melanie]

Lets see if I can leave comments from work as I really really really love that dress for a little girl at your LYS...it is soooo cute and I just had to find some way to let you know!

[stephanie]

happy birthday jaelyn!

[Melanie S. Smith]

All that yarn looks beautiful.... I can just look at the colors for hours.... Be sure to tell Jaelyn Happy Belated Birthday.....

[rhonda]

I will not take up knitting...I will not take up knitting....