Hello World!

I'm taking the plunge into the vast blogosphere. I've been thinking about starting a blog for a couple years, but didn't know what my subject or theme would be and if I could sustain having enough material for one. Knitting and all things fiber-related with be the purpose of having this blog. I hope, I can be informative, entertaining, and show my pent-up creativity.

Little about me, I can be perfectionist and if I don't feel I am ready I won't do it. I got as far as signing up last October for this account.  I have been active (known as kvchin) in the Raverly community since 2010. I have learned and received great inspiration from this site. At the same time, I received my first iPhone and the best thing about it is THE CAMERA.  I have been posting my finished projects, including all of my notes and photos because I found it very helpful what other members who knitted before me would share their tips to save me time and frustration if the pattern had an error(s) or I was inspired by their color or yarn choices. I really love the collaborative nature and when I started getting PMs from total strangers all over the world that my finished projects were inspiring and that my write-ups and my photos were helpful and that they wanted to link to me I was hooked! It's in my DNA to be helpful so I thought why just be on Ravelry.  I can be a knit blogger!

During last Fall, I was inspired to knit for my entire family and friends their Christmas gifts because I didn't want to go to the mall. It gave me a chance to take my time to look for the perfect pattern and to knit new patterns or come up and create and design my own patterns for each person on my list. I was feeling towards the end I could have opened a small accessories store. In total, I knitted almost 2 dozen hats, cowls, scarves and shawls! 

Just some of my Christmas 2013 hand knitted gifts.



I stopped knitting after Christmas, but was motivated to knit for Halos of Hope end of last month when I learned about their cause and had some leftover gift knitting yarn that was taking up space in my stash. They are a wonderful non-profit that collects knitted, crochet and sewn hats from volunteers like me and hands them out to cancer centers throughout the US. At the end of the week, this organization will be having a booth (#904) at Stitches West (SW), the largest all things fiber convention held in the US every year for 4 days at the Santa Clara Convention Center, to collect hats.  The goal is to beat Stitches Midwest and collect over 2,150 hats. Below is my 3 -- 2 wool, 1 cotton -- for the cause. 

My contribution for Halos of Hope.

As part of the Ravellenic Games 2014, I am in the middle of knitting a shawl that I can also wear for SW next Sunday. I will post shortly.