This freeform piece is a combination of knitting and crocheting and will be a hat sometime soon. 

Knit a bit of love to pass on.

Michael's craft store is sponsoring a project called Warm Up America and a sister project for Canada. They are asking for donations of knitted or crocheted squares in any pattern, as long as they measure 7"x9". They in turn get made into blankets for charity. The Michael's near me has a basket at the front of the store to add the squares to. To find your local Michael's or for more information see the website. http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayArticle?articleNum=ae0095.

Choice of colors.

I've added 2 more sections to the scarf...navy and olive. As I get older, I find my taste in colors keeps changing. Colors I used to discard as unworthy now find a new place in my projects. My boyfriend has influenced me heavily, as he wears mostly earth tones. I always found those colors blah. But now I am developing a liking for them.

The scarf rolled up. Each color represents 1 foot. So 7 feet done, 13 feet to go.  

More about the scarf.

The scarf is made on 4 needles (like a sock) and is a long tube. I like the smooth side showing, but I read the scarf on the show is garter stitch side out, which could be done if I turned the tube so the wrong side is out. At any rate the only resemblance is going to be the length...if you want one with the exact color scheme and stripe pattern there are some websites on google with the photos from every season of Dr. Who. Not being a copycat, I won't be going there, but if that's what you want, it's fun to see what they did on the show.

One day I got a hankering to make a really long scarf like on Dr. Who. Each section is a foot long, so you can see how far I've gotten. I thought the scarf was maybe 10 feet long. But the other day I found a website on Dr. Who scarves and the original was actually 20 feet long. Ay carumba! 

Snake and Rabbit Hat

I was sorting through some bags of yarn and I found this hat I had started months ago. I took it out to see if I could figure out how to pick up where I left off, when I realized it was 99% done. All I needed to do was add a few rows of pink, weave in the stray ends, and sew up the side seams. Definitely a one of a kind Fayme original. I'm going to enjoy wearing this zany hat.

Snake side up. 

Bunny side up. 

Hookery

I just made a new blog for crochet called hookery. My first project in the blog is a teddy bear I crocheted. I finished it today and I think I started it yesterday. Cruise through my profile to see the list of all my blogspots.

Tips for knitting with fabric

http://www.cranstonvillage.com/interest/intFeatDetailArt.aspx?id=1823

Knit Mitts progress report

I'm still working on the mitts. I'm really close to finishing the first one. I was knitting them at the dr.'s waiting room and I could hear them whispering behind the counter trying to figure out what the heck I was making. I think they will be fun to were while juggling. I could use a little warmth on my arms but I don't want to wear anything too constrictive.

Done on double pointed needles like a sock. 

Trying them on for size. 

Dance mitts. See my website for directions.http://spiralcharms.com/knitting.htm 

Knitting Meeting in Orange County CA

The Orange County Knitting Meetup is tomorrow night in Buena Park. If you want to go or if you want to go in the future, sign up here: http://knitting.meetup.com/199/
It is free, open to all skill levels, and will be at Starbucks. More details on the link. I've been to about 6 of these and I've always had a fun time.

Australia has knitters too

A cool knitting blog from OZ http://www.gusset.net/kip/archives/2004_06.html

Free patterns

An illusion scarf with hearts.

http://www.ozyarn.com/free.htm

Knitting for the uninitiated.

Knitting is one of those things that is very stressful when you are learning, and very relaxing once you get into the flow of it. From my unscientific research at least 70% of knitters learned how to knit, then forgot, then relearned, then forgot, about 6 times before they truly got the hang of it.
Beware the pitfalls of trying too many new things when you are first learning. Stick to the basics and you'll be fine.
Once you get knitting and purling under your belt, avoid the terrible rut of never trying anything harder for the next ten years. Once you have a solid foundation, then it's time to explore, go crazy, learn some new patterns, etc. Knitting is notorious for an easy looking end result being a holy terror to knit, or seeing a complicate design that turns out to be relatively simple to knit. Fortunately, most patterns give you a heads-up with a subtitle that says Easy, Medium, Hard or Beg. Intermediate, Advanced, or some such. The scarf in the photos in GIGI yarn is easy. It's only 8 stitches. Cast on 8 stitches. Knit each row until scarf is a length you love. Cast off. Using a yarn needle, weave in remaining ends.
The only hard part is long haired yarns like to tangle, so if you are totally new to knitting, use a basic smooth yarn for your first go at it.
Also, you might like organic knitting. That is knitting w/o a pattern, just a concept in your mind. Let the piece evolve as you go along. If you make any mistakes, try to turn them to your advantage. At the very worst you can rip it out and start over. And you'll love your one of a kind design just knowing it's the only one out there.

The yarn is called GIGI and I'm knitting it in garter stitch on size 9 needles. I have about 5 more feet to go...as I like my scarves really long.