More of the Busy Week

The Unoriginal Hat before I frogged it.

I used,
Amy Butler's Yoga Bag pattern.

A simple tote bag.

A Chunky Cabled Hat.

Busy Week

Felted wool sweater into a purse.
made entirely of recycled and thrifted Items. (Sweater, pillowcase, button and handles)

Stitch Markers set 1.

set 2

set 3

Another Knit Dice bag, using the Kool-aid dyed yarn.

I Tried the Yarn Harlot's Unoriginal Hat Twice and frogged both.

One was too big and the other too small. It is all due to needle size. There is nowhere close to my home to get a set of 7mm needles. I will keep trying.

Busy Weekend Knitting and Sewing

Myra and I experimented with Koolaid on this One ounce skein of wool. It had some cuts in the skein, so we just used the larger length to dye.
We used Grape, Strawberry and Cherry flavors.

I Knit up this Banana Republic Knockoff hat using
Red Heart Grande in Cranberry.

I Next made a Dice Bag, with a seed stitch base.

I also Started yet another Hat. The Yarn is Lion Brand Wool Ease. (needles are US7)

I did a little sewing to help organize my growing collection of Knitting tools.

More Christmas Gifts

Sisters Hat by Janet Gallagher
http://jan-knitfreepatterns.blogspot.com/2007/03/sisters-hat.html
Yarn: Rowan Designer DK 1 skein ( I had a little leftover)
Needles: US7

I added the picot edge. This pattern gave me problems, but only because I kept forgetting to pass the Slipped stitch over. And I could not figure out what I kept doing wrong. It has flaws but I am Happy with it.

Fleece scarf with a button hole stitch.
(simple but time consuming)

Plain garter stitch scarf.
Yarn: Lion Brand Homespun - Grape and Red Heart Super Saver - Dark Plum
(One strand each held together)
Needles: US 15
Size: approximate 10" x 60"
I just kept knitting until I ran out of the Grape Homespun.

My Laptop Got a new Hard Drive and came home for two days. It Died Completely.
They did not send it off to be tested as they said they would. One Tech said it possibly had a short in the motherboard or in the Hard drive controller on the mother board. Then someone else came along and decided just to change the Hard drive and call it fixed. * insert Grumbling*
Shawn took it back to the tech and they are to send it all the way back to the company (which they said they were going to do the first time). It will take them a minimum of ten days to decide if they can fix it of if the store should just replace it. *sigh*

Just to be even more annoying Windows Vista did not allow me to back up all my favorites. Security? Whatever reason, I am having to slowly remember what blogs I was reading. And as I rediscover them, I am adding them to the sidebar here on my blog.
All the files and Photos seemed to backup fine, just my favorites was full of holes. ??!!

CUPCAKE......

...Hat

Pattern found : here.
Yarn: Yarn Bee - Iced Fruit for frosting and Unknown yellow acrylic for cake.
Needles: US7

I had trouble with the Make Nubble, in the directions. So I substituted a picot edge. I took pictures of how I did this but don't know how to describe what I did.
Instead of the round to make nubbles I did the following;
3 rounds of knit
1 round of *YO, K2tog* (repeated around)
3 rounds of knit
Using a crochet hook I then folded this edge and attached it on the wrong side to the last row of the rib pattern.





After doing this I followed pattern until decreases left 3 stitches and worked about and inch of i-cord.

kittyhat

kittyhat
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

Myra wanted a new homemade hat. I showed her several patterns and this is what she picked out.

Pattern: Official Kitty62 Hat
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver - Plum Pudding
Needles: US7 dpns

I learned How to do I-cord with this project.

Christmas Knit Gifts

Pattern: Vogue Knitting Vintage Knits-Pixie Ski Cap
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft-Watermelon
Needle size: US3

My first project with cables!

Pattern: http://www.hjsstudio.com/rc2hat.html
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver - (Unlabeled-thrifted yarn)
Needle Size: US5

This hat is closer to gage given in pattern then the previous hat I knit with US7 dpns.

Pattern: Armadillo from http://knittingmemories.blogspot.com/
Yarn: Peaches and Cream-Camel
Needle Size: US8

A fun Knit. I think I will be making more Washcloths.

Still awaiting news on the state of my laptop. The local store has determined it has a short or a motherboard problem. So it has been shipped off for additional testing elsewhere.

An update

Congratulations to Felicia of Fluffy Flowers. She will be getting the book of baby crafts.

My computer is down for repair (if it can be fixed). It has been locking up. I was able to at least back up all my files.

I have been busy. I have been making Ornaments for as swap. I finished another knit hat and a my first knit washcloth. I started another Hat. This hat has a cable pattern and is my first try at cables. It is fun. I will post pictures of the finishes when my Laptop gets back from the shop.

Post 150!!!!

I missed the 100th post so here is a little give away for post 150.
Leave a comment and get this book...

Any comments left by November 11th will be placed in the draw.
Please Leave a way to be contacted if you win. If I can't contact the winner after One week a new winner will be selected.

In the sidebar under Photo Albums click the link; Prize, to see additional photos of book.

Learning

Myra is learning to knit, and I am getting extra practice at replacing dropped stitches.

Next post is 150. Prepare for prize give away.

Rhappy Rhallowreen!

Zoinks! It's Scooby Doo!
(Hubby did a great job on this years pumpkin.)


Myra is an Oriental Fairy.

Ninja Turtle Noah.

Prince Erik. (based on a online game character)

Happy Halloween!

Knit Hat

This is my second knit hat. The first was an unwanted gray blob. This hat is a winner with its 12 year old owner. Finished a day after his birthday. (oops!)
This hat is so much better. Lots of stretch and length made it a perfect fit.

The Pattern was found at http://www.hjsstudio.com/rc2hat.html. I did change the decrease to keep the pattern going up to the very top of the hat.

I used size 7 dpns and Red Heart Super Saver in Camouflage. This size is a good one size fits most. But I would like a smaller size for the younger members of the family.
I think I will do the pattern again and try smaller dpns. I am not sure why I picked size 7 this time. ( I am guessing I thought for some reason the pattern said size 4 mm and the closest thing I had was a 7. That is my story and since it worked out, I am sticking to it.)

Birthday Treats

Erik turns 12 tomorrow. I baked some treats for him. Coconut Supreme cake, from a box mix.
Gingerbread acorn cookies, with store bought cream cheese icing ( I colored it orange)and pumpkin shaped sprinkles.. And Chocolate Jumbles skeleton cookies (a chocolate/coffee flavored sugar cookie).

A Prize

At the beginning of September I left a comment on FluffyFlowers.com, in regards to the last Harry Potter book. I won this nice Tassel with the release date of the book. And also got my first ever Moo cards. Thanks, Felicia!

I missed my 100th post. So I will be celebrating my 150th post instead. I am only five more posts away, So be on the watch for some sort of prize for leaving A comment on post 150.

Halloween Candle Tray

The mirror is a light weight plastic, so candles need to be in in glass holders.
The webs are made from scraps of muslin. The leaves are some silk ones I pulled off their plastic stems. Spider rings were sewn on to to webs, with the ring part cut off. The bottom and frame of mirror were covered with fabric. Button thread was used to weave the web (edges securely sewn to fabric covering the mirror). All intersections of the web were glued with fabric glue to keep them from slipping. Fabric glue was also used to glue leaves and muslin webs in place. I pinned everything down while the glue dried. And because I am impatient , I put it on the shoe rack in my clothes dryer to speed dry it.

I am busy finishing up Halloween costumes for the kids.

Myra put here new socks on as soon as she saw I had finished them. She really likes them.

I have added a link for Halloween Part Pictures. Check the sidebar.

Socks!

I did it! I finished the second sock before the end of the month. Hurray!
They don't quite match, but I am happy with them just the same.
There were a few mistakes I made in the first sock that I did not make in the second sock and a mistake in the second sock that changed the look along the instep. Overall a good learning experience. I am ready to knit another pair. But first I have a few UFO's to finish.

Party Time!

The Hatter argues that it was Tea Time. The costumes were fun to make and fun to wear.
The party was terrific fun.
Good Food, Good Friends and Great Music!

The Blue Pirate shirt looks great on it's new owner. And was complimented by the addition of a Jabot in the same fabric for extra ruffles.

I did not take many pictures, but when friends add their pictures to their WEB pages I will add a link.

An Evening Bag for Wonderland

Just big enough for the basics. And really fun to make. All fabrics, except the plain pink lining, are left overs from the costumes.

A Kimono ...

...for the fairy wings.
This Halloween costume will also require a magic wand. I did however, talk Myra out of wanting to carry a big paper umbrella. She needs to keep one hand free for the bag of candy. Just a few hems to do and this will be all finished.

Still sewing....

A vest and a shirt, for the Mad Hatter.

And a start on some fairy wings.

Halloween Madness

We have been invited to a Costume Party! Fun!

Madly sewing up a couple of outfits.

One sock

Wow! It fits!
The second is started. hooray!

Dreams do come true

Two years ago I bought two skeins of sock yarn, with the dream of learning to knit. Three days ago I took the plunge and started a sock. The sock will be my fourth ever finished knitting project. Hopefully before the end of the month I will have a pair. Today I made the turn in the heel and I felt such a super sense of accomplishment. I hope to finish the first sock tomorrow and cast the second one on, committing myself to finishing the pair. Unfortunately the sock I picked is too small for me to wear. But I tried it on Myra's foot and it is just right. And she is super excited mom is knitting her socks.

She said " I thought you did not know how to knit." To which I answered " I am Learning how."

Thanks to all the bloggers who share their craftiness with the rest of us, for providing me with inspiration and courage to try something new.

Thanks to ~*~Knitting Up A Storm~*~ for leaving me a comment and giving me that last little nudge over the edge to get started on a sock.


And here it is in progress. My first sock.



The pattern was found on http://knittingasfastasican.com. It is the Horcrux Socks.

I also spent a lot of time watching the videos on http://www.knittinghelp.com. Learning to yo, k2tog, ssk and p2tog, and watching the heel turn process.

I know it probably should not take me all month to finish one pair of socks but sometimes "things" come up. I set my goal for the end of this month because I know I will have to do Halloween costumes and I might feel the urgent need to start something unexpected ( just like I did when I started the sock! ).

I also did a prototype of a pirate shirt to find out how long It take to sew the shirt up. 8 hrs and 20 minutes. I blame the ruffles for taking up the most time. And I am super picky about the details of hemming and button holes. Also I hate the look of those little metal grommets and they usually fall out on me so I sewed all the eyelets.