I love stich markers !

Tell me how I did before to resist to the unstoppable need of buying and loving stich markers ? I really don't know except for the fact that as long as you don't know it, you don't know you want it ! And ask me, it's true baby ! I just discovered another independant artist on Etsy : Moonrise Creations at www.MoonriseCreations.etsy.com , she does a really great job and her stich marker just worth it !

Lovely Ladybugs

Valentine them one (they were supposed to be included in my Valentine swap but I did not had time on time, but it's maybe my fault because I order them late)

A little +, a Breast Cancer ribbon marker

What about yarn playing now are you asking... I made a little progrest on Thermal, but since I'm working 240 stiches on tiny 2.75 mm needles it's quite long to make 2 inches long of 1 x 1 twisted rib... anyway I choose it, I will now make it and love it, especially when I'll be done with twisted rib !! lol

But since I was in need of some instant gratification, I've also cast on for Cherie Amour and with only 12 rounds I have already 3 inches long !! But yes I know it's not the best thing to work a sweater on DPN, but I had no choices. They my only one 8mm needles except for straight one... so I'm dealing with and since stich are way bigger than in Thermal I can actually see them if they are falling off the needles !!

Last little thing, http://roavings.blogspot.com/2008/01/100th-post-rings-and-viewer.html they're is a great contest on this site and make sure you say I sent you there for the contest !!! :). She is giving a handmade ring of her own for her 100th post contest ! Congrat Rhonda

Fo Mock croc socks

Yay FO pictures

Cast on : January 5th, and Cast off : February 1st

Yarn : Knit picks Palette in color Ash, just a little more than a skein

Needle : Good old 2.25 mm DPN

Pattern : Mock croc sock, free pattern offer on the site of http://www.knitpicks.com/

Mods : None this time, I really like them just the way they are, I like the fact that the motif open wide when you wear it but still look like dozen of little bumps.

On another subject, I bought some ceramis handmade button on Etsy a few days ago and they came in Thursday, I will use them only for handknitted-handcrochet stuff I'll, Except maybe for blue and orange one that I have no idea at the moment what I can do with it ! They're also 2 pendants that can be place on a necklace, but since they are not varnich or nothing on the back side, I'm thinking of using then as a charm on handbang or something like that. The artist name on Etsy is muddymuse if you mind.

I also received some of the stich marker I've ordered look at these cuties !!! The artist is Yarn Lust (http://www.yarn-lust.com/) She is a yarn artist, dyeing lovely yarn, but since I just made a huge order yesterday at Knit picks, I will have to wait a little bit for handpainted yarn from her. She have send me my little stich marker really fast with a tea bag and a Lindor candy ! So sweet, I will definitly do business again with her ! Also as you can see under my stich marker all this yarn is my Thermal that I just cast on yesterday and made only 2 round so far because I was in a urge to finish my socks. I will not be a quicky with small 2.75 mm circular needles... but I will finish it within the year for sure... lol !

The quote under them are saying : "hear no evil" "speak no evil" and "see no evil"

At last, but not least, I just got my new baby : A new gamer computer that my super wonderful boyfriend gave me for my 2008' gifts overall !!! It's a bomb really and so much power that on the power button it is written "Start engine" and when you puch it's roarrrrrrrrr like a ferrari !!! I will maybe put it as a video to show you, that's so funny ! I will have to find how to remove it or try not to put this on when someone is sleeping in the appartement !!! Hum I know what I will do this week end for sure, I'm not sure I want to go out even for Superbowl... to much fun at home...