So a month ago I coudn't knit. A couple books and a zillion You Tube videos later we have this! I am hooked! I have already finished 1 sock for DH (have to get more yarn) and have started another pair for my self.

I can't believe it! So I ave crocheted for years (self taught) and 3 weeks ago I decided that I would learn how to knit. So I bought a "Complete Idiot's Guide to Knitting" and started reading. Made a couple of dish cloths and then decided I would try to make some socks for the 2yo. She picked out the yarn and I started watching You Tube videos and read "Getting Started Knitting Socks" (Ann Budd).
I made one of the basic patterns with some crappy acrylic. And WOW!
The heel turn was hideous, but enough You Tube watching and I finally got it!

Now, I have found a LYS that I visited yesterday, bought some new bamboo DPNs and some great speckled lime green wool and I am going to try socks for my size 10 boats next!

Last summer I was looking at all my scraps and wondering what to do with them. Then it hit me! I will make a quilt for the twin bed we were going to be buying our oldest daughter (as baby #2 was due in Oct). So I start cutting squares- gotta love the rotary cutter for that! I have made alot of scrub tops, shirts, skirts, etc in the last 10 years and had a really bright and colorful mix of fabrics.
I cut out 6" squares, I then laid them out on the floor to find a great mix of colors/patterns. Then I sewed them into blocks of 9. Then sewed them all together until I had a twin bed size quilt top. The backing fabric is flannel, which I thought may help keep the quilt from sliding off the bed. However, a few months passed between the original purchase and piecing it together. I don't recommend that!  
I ended up needing more backing fabric and they did not have anymore of the original stuff I bought so that is why there is a band of darker green!
Anyway, just thought I would share with folks that can appreciate a good quilt story!  
The label is a nifty little trick my new Pfaff can do!