I got a new book...

I just received my copy of The New Encyclopedia of Watercolor Techniques: A Step-by-step Visual Directory, with an Inspirational Gallery of Finished Works - Diana Craig (Author), Hazel Harrison (Author), so I set out to read and play.

This is the result - I'm happy with it.

This is on a watercolor postcard, so it will go out in the mail sometime in the near future.

 

What I've Been Up To

The three above are in my new Stillman and Birn Zeta Series sketchbook. I'm fairly happy with Kota and Jewlz' portraits, not so happy with the flower in the third photo.

 This is an underpainting for a work in progress in my Moleskine watercolor notebook.

I finished my first ever pair of socks. These will be wonderfully warm come next January, but they are WAY too warm for a Florida summer.  I'm very proud of these though, they turned out much better than I had hoped.

From the sketchbook...

See, I haven't been totally idle with my sketchbook...

This is a Stillman and Birn hardbound Gamma Series Sketchbook

 and then there is the sock that I'm knitting...

Time to Refocus

Newest Addiction: Knitting!

Over the holidays I decided that I wanted to learn to knit. I am a long time cross-stitcher and my grandmother taught me to crochet many years ago, but I always thought that knitting was too difficult. I mean what's up with two needles?!? 

So, my mom gave me a book which included some basic tools, then I got online to some awesome websites like KnittingHelp.com and NewStitchADay.com.

Then, of course, there was the enabling  encouragement of my Twitter friends, @AndiMN and @bakanekosan

Then, there is Ravelry - it goes on and on and on - not to mention all the pretty, pretty yarns....*SIGH*

But I ramble - so here is my first completed project - Handwarmers.

I finished these this morning, just in time for a little cold weather (it was 37F this morning). Hopefully, I'll get to wear them tomorrow.

Here is a link to the pattern, Emerald Green Handwarmers. These have 24 rows of stockinette, rather than 12, before starting the Double Moss pattern.

I used Plymouth Yarns Gina, 03, from Jimmy Beans Wool.