What's in my Stash: Plymouth Yarns

I LOVE this yarn, as I love any other yarn-haha. So I decided to start yarn stash review. I think after each review I'll post-I'll put it in my Raverly stash. Back to the Plymouth yarns-there's different kind of variegated yarns (well the Red Jelli Beenz) brand-that's the Raverly link to it. I have both the black and red variegated yarns of the Red Jelli beenz. On Raverly once you look up a yarn, you can search under projects. I love this yarn since to me it's a playful yarn-and hopefully I'll be able to knit socks out of the black varigated yarn.

I actually made a hat (the brim)-one of my first hats for Neighbors Helping Newborns with this yarn.

Happy Knittings!
~Anna Elizabeth Designs

WEBS!

My title is in capital letters since I went to Webs yesterday! It was so much fun going with my friends down to Webs in Massachusetts. I didn't really get a lot of photos, but got a lot of yarn! When it comes to these kind of stores or shops-I try to get very unique and pretty yarn that either can't be found at Michaels or at Jo-ann's (or else get it at Michaels or Jo-ann's right?) I love deep purples, deep greens.. and sometimes blue. But when it comes to spring I do like springy and summer colors (like the Jellybean socks I'm still knitting). I did get a lot of yarn for socks and I also got yarn for a summer top I want to knit for Disney World this summer. (yep I'm going to Disney!) We left about 8am yesterday and didn't get back until 10pm! It was a long day, tiring-but also a fun day all together! I was falling asleep in the car yesterday on the way home, and went straight to bed.

Anyways,
happy knitting!
~Anna Elizabeth Designs

Happy Saturday Yarn Shopping!

Saturday seems to be my favorite day of the week! It's just more of a relaxing day for me. So today is one of my favorite days just because I'm traveling 2 hours (or 2 1/2 hours) just to get yarn, I'm so stoked! Plus I think I'm going to one of the largest yarn stores in the world (I could be wrong.. on that one), but I can't contain my excitement! We're about to leave in a few minutes, but that's just a quick blog. I'll blog more when I get home.

Here's how I prepared for today for yarn shopping:
1.) Wrote down things I might desire to knit: like for baby hats, baby booties, cotton yarn.. (that's soft), socks and such..
2.) Printed out patterns I want to knit later in the future.
3.) I might be searching whatever yarn that grabs my attention and screams a new project..
4.) Gifts for family and friends
There was a fifth one but I forgot it already haha..

anyways gota get going!
Happy Knittings!
~Anna Elizabeth Designs

Yarn Shopping!!

I've been looking forward to this all week! I defiantly need more yarn, and defiantly on the search for sock yarn. Like I blogged yesterday, I finished my first pair of socks! (Another blog post is coming your way after this one..) A couple of friends of mine and my Mom are heading to Massachusetts tomorrow morning (early!) I don't know if I'll be able to blog in the morning (depends how early I get up..) We're driving 2 1/2 to this place but it's so worth it!! Right now (or I'm about to..) is to start looking up patterns and printing them to take with me tomorrow. I already wrote down what I want to have so I can go in prepared for yarn.

Here's what's from my list:
1.) Sock yarn
2.) Baby booties
3.) Cotton for baby summer hats (they're certain cotton I'm searching for..)
Happy Knittings!
~Anna Elizabeth Designs

Yarn Organizing

So you can get the ideas:


So today, I feel like I barely knitted since I cleaned and organized yarn. Here's the photos from today's yarn organizing!! The plastic boxes slide under my bed.

Happy Knittings!
~Anna Elizabeth Designs

Baby Booties Second Attempt

So I'm on the search once again on trying to get the Baby booties right! This time... I'm trying out a different size needles. Last time I tried size three... so I'm either aiming for size 1 or size 0 needles. Size three needles with this pattern would fit a three year old! Not only I'm trying a different size needle, but also yarn.. and with this yarn it'll be a trial run as well-to see if I have enough yarn with this set.. I'm not sure if I'll have the official set ready by the end of this weekend (on Sunday) or not..

Whipple Waves Blanket Photo

Yes, I've been working on the blanket since Saturday when I'm assuming I started the project. I finally figured out the name of my blanket, "Whipple Waves Blanket." By the way-here's an interesting fact about the photo: it shows you the way and where I normally knit haha... sometimes it's either on my bed watching TV, or it's at my desk. However I was knitting at my desk at the time. Hope you enjoy seeing the progress of my blanket, and right now I'm almost done with the first pink strip... then it's back to white, and then to green.. I wouldn't say I'm halfway done (no way!) but the blanket is growing haha.. slowly..

Happy Knittings!

~Anna Elizabeth Designs~

Knitting!

I feel like it's been a long time since I last posted, but then again it may have been a couple of days. Today was my first time getting back to knitting! It seemed strange, yet it felt so good to just pick up a set of knitting needles, and watch a project form right in front of my eyes. Knitting to me is a great stress relief and I can just go on and on about it. Ever since this past summer, more specifically since May 2010, I've been knitting for charity, for this organization-Neighbors Helping Newborns. From Neighbors Helping Newborns, my online shop is born, "Anna Elizabeth Designs." I am still knitting for them for Christian Service this semester as well. I also sell my knitting on www.etsy.com. I basically knit baby hats, baby sweaters, baby anything. My general area I mostly knit is baby hats (fast, quick, easy, and fun!) The links are below of where you can search my knitting items. Yes, I also do graphic works for these!

www.etsy.com/shop/annaelizabethdesigns
www.facebook.com/annaelizabethdesigns
Please become a fan if you want more updates of sales and Neighbors Helping Newborns. Here is a hat, for a sample I do. I knitted this for Neighbors Helping Newborns.