What the hiatus?

So, it's been over a year since I've posted on here...  Between renovating our home and having a beautiful baby girl, my knitting was very sporatic in the first half of 2012.  Can you imagine an almost 6-months-pregnant woman scooting around on the ground to lay flooring???  It was something... but, I kicked into gear this last fall, designed my own products, and will have some new items available in the next couple of days.  I'm so excited to offer my products, made from my own hands!  Here's a sneak peek:

 

I have an Etsy shop almost up and running, a Facebook Page, and in the meantime--you can check out primiteds.com to see if any of my items are available on there as well!

Zealous Hands

      Honestly, when I first registered a blog nine months ago, I had no idea why or what I would even be blogging about. I just knew I was inspired to be here for some reason. In my defense, though I have been incognito, my hands have been diligent little workers for about the last three months.  Solid. 
      My mom taught me to crochet years ago, and I've made a handful of decent items, but the craft just didn't hold my attention.  Almost exactly a year ago, my grandma gave me a little kit that had a few knitting needles and a booklet on how to teach yourself to knit.  So, I taught myself the basics: knitting, purling, casting on, binding off--doing a couple of rows at a time, then pulling them out and starting again.  I practiced a couple of times, then decided to actually make something that only included all of these techniques...but I couldn't just make any ol' dishrag.  So, I made a mum:

  Well, I had been so busy at the time with preoccupying a one-year-old and running three transportation businesses that I practically put down my needles indefinitely.  That was, until my grandma donated to me her huge knitting needle collection, so I had to put them to good use!  Since then, I can't make my hands stop.  I've made dozens of things trying to teach myself everything that I could possibly learn.  I am so thankful that God took advantage of my availability and has allowed me to learn quickly.  I have decided to start selling my own designs on my mom's website: www.primiteds.com and on Etsy.  I will post items very soon!