Losing my "virginity" twice over, all for the sake of "Operation Narnia"!

Well, craft related virginity anyway!

All ready to cast on!

I've been a knitter on and off for several years, but most of what I've actually finished (which is not a lot really, as I'm really good at starting new projects, but absolutely crap at finishing them, as my rather over-stocked WIP baskets will prove) have been toys, hats, and a couple of shawls. So today, I am casting on my first ever pair of SOCKS! It is also the first time I will be knitting with yarn from the wonderful Morag over at Vintage Purls... which I have heard so many people rave about how wonderful it is to work with, and I certainly have a lot of it tucked away in my stash. She does the most amazing colours!!! But it's always looked too pretty all snuggled up in skeins, and I've felt each and every skein has needed the perfect project to use it on. But as this will be a) the first project for "Operation Narnia" (more about that shortly), and b) my first ever pair of socks, I felt this would be the perfect project to try a special yarn I've been wanting to try for ages. I really can NOT wait to get started! Once the boys are tucked up in bed, then I will be settling down for the night to watch a new documentary on Madagascar (oh how I adore LEMURS!), and casting on my socks.

Now.. onto "Operation Narnia"! What the heck is it? Well, after a conversation over on Twitter a couple of weeks back, I've decided to start a year long project where I will be revamping my wardrobe... but with pieces of clothing I have made! There will probably be a few bought items snuck in there as well (gotta love Op Shop browsing!), but between now and the end of August 2014, I will be learning to knit things I have never tried before... like socks, skirts, tops etc, and hopefully conquering my fear of my sewing machine! I've wanted to learn to sew properly for a long time, and have made several attempts... but so far have only managed to make a few hammocks for the rats, and one sweatshirt for Mr5 who was still a baby at the time it was made. Rats and babies don't care about wonky lines! But I do... so time to bite the bullet, borrow every sewing book there is in the library and read every sewing blog I can find, so that I can start creating lovely new clothes for me (and hopefully even a few for the boys too). To be honest... I think I'm actually more excited about the whole sewing thing than the knitting! Lol!
I really can't wait to get working on this big project, and I'm very much looking forward to both learning new skills and recreating my "look". Kinda getting sick of just jeans and t-shirts! That was fine for the depression days, but I need something new and fresh for the new me! Adventures into the unknown... that's what this blog is going to be all about!