Elias’ Sweater=Finished!

March 2, 2011 By 3 Comments
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I told myself that I couldn’t go to the yarn shop until all the projects on my needles were finished.  (4 projects.)  Well I modified that rule and said I could go to the yarn shop as long as I didn’t cast on any new projects until the 4 started ones were finished.  So 1 down!  I finished Elias’ sweater, and as I thought, it is a bit big, but I think it will work this coming fall/winter.

I am pleased with the result, although it is rather difficult to really tell since it doesn’t fit him well yet.

Into the hope chest it goes now to wait a few months.  It will come out smelling like cedar which is so perfect for fall.

1 down, 3 to go!  I have about 1/2 a sleeve left on my old-school sweater.  I’m almost out of yarn and I don’t think I’ll make it….oh boy.

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Finishing Mood

February 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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With baby #2 approaching this summer, I am in a total “finish old projects” mood.  I pulled out this old runner top that was kind of a failed pattern idea and quilted it up.  I actually really like the finished piece, and I am soooo happy with my decision on how to quilt it.  Simple and easy.  I also didn’t want to use my basting spray since I am pregnant, so I went with the pinning method to tack my layers together.

I moved on to thinking about some of my unfinished knitting projects.  Remember Elias’ Christmas sweater?  then it turned into his birthday sweater. Now it is “better hurry up and get this done before spring” sweater.  The last couple of days we have been stuck inside with a nasty storm, so I have made some great progress on it.  Only problem is, is it is looking rather large.  Last night I checked my gauge and then I pulled some of Elias’ sweaters out that fit right now to compare.  Yes, this new sweater is BIG!  I guess better that than too small but…  So this will be his next fall/winter sweater and we will hope that it fits.  There is always baby #2 if sizing/timing doesn’t work out for Elias.  After all it is another BOY!

Just this morning I pulled out this very old project.  It is a sweater I started in college.  The yarn is not great…Walmart quality…and the color I picked…hmmmm…  It will be old-school.  I still want to finish it though.  memories.

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Needles of all sorts.

January 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Last week I was in a crafty mood and my hands were busy doing something many hours of the day.  I had 2 hand projects on the living room couch and any spare moment I had I picked up a needle of some sort.

I finished the top to “Bloom.” I still have to do all the machine blanket stitching around the appliques.  I’ll need to mentally pump up for that before I tackle it.  Not the greatest picture of it…should have turned the lamp off on the right side…oops.  I think if we have a little girl this would be darling on one wall of her bedroom.  We shall see in a couple weeks…

I also knitted up another “Bunny Tail” hat for a new baby.

Next item in my brain–starting to think about Valentine’s Day.  Let’s just say homemade love notes + sweet cookies + forcing bulbs!

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Friday’s Craftiness

January 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Yesterday I actually made some good progress on a quilt.  The pattern is called “Bloom” by Thimble Blossoms and the fabric is by Fig Tree.  Actually I have a couple other projects that I want to use the Fig Tree fabric in, so I have to get this quilt done so I know how much scrap fabric I have.  Always looking to the next project…so typical.

I also found some ribbon to go around my bunny ears on “Bunny Tail.”  We gave the hat to our friends last night, and I knew as soon as I saw the baby that the hat was going to be a little big.  Total bummer.  My gauge was perfect on it and I made the 0-6 month size but…  I remembered the baby was born around Thanksgiving but for some reason that seems like forever ago, so I was thinking bigger.  Her little 7 week head will have to grow a bit.  On the positive side, the nice thing about knit is that it can fit loosely for a while and then stretch a bit.  A good lesson learned for me on this one is that I should make notes next to the pattern about how I felt on the sizing, yarn used…etc.

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Some Itty Bitty Knitting

January 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Tonight I finished a baby hat that I made for a friend’s baby girl.  It is the darling “Bunny Tail” hat from Susan B. Anderson’s book Itty-Bitty Hats: cute and cuddly caps to knit for babies and toddlers.  I’m thinking about adding some ribbon around the base of the ears but haven’t decided yet.

There are some great patterns in this book.  Below are some of the ones that are a must on my list.

I can see Elias living in this “Simple Baby Cap 1.”  I like things simple.

Or how about this one for a little girl…”Upside-down Daisy.”

And this one, “Cherry-O!”

Here is my confession of the day.  The baby is to blame.  (The green ones next to the bag are terrible…hence being out of the bag.  I don’t recommend them.  But the rest of the sours are sour-ilicious!)

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