Myra's Thursday quilt.

Myra had this Idea for her next block. We drafted the block in Quilt-pro and made some templates for her to use.
Myra also picked out the other blocks she wants in her quilt.

B-13 redone

I remade block b-13, using original green and adding a light green in place of the white.
From now on I will be making all the blocks Different shades of the same color. I think I will be using black for the sashing. But have not decided whether it will be a tone on tone black or solid black sashing.

Surprise mail delivery of three Easter Fabrics. I am sending out a a great big "THANK YOU!"
to the sender of this package. You know who you are. (I also mailed a note of thanks.)

Myra's 2nd Block

Myra did Thursday Night sewing. She is making pink and green quilt blocks.

The Bunnies are part of a Noah's Ark BOM at http://lynetteandersondesigns.typepad.com.
I measured wrong and the block did not come out the 31/2 inches it should have. (but it is close.) I will have to make tiny adjustments to the whole project to get this first block to fit into place.

Quilting is Universal

I finished, with plenty of time.

I am all set for Starting Dear Jane. I can't seem to make up my mind about the color. I probably won't have my mind set about the background color until I go get the fabric.

Quilting!

Above is this years Alien quilt. I finished the appliqué yesterday. I am working on hand quilting it today.

Hooray! I got my Dear Jane book in the mail today! But I must finish the above quilt before I start on Dear Jane.

Butterfly 2

I finished block 2 of a 4 block wall hanging.

Block 1 of 4 here:
http://flibbertigibbetbunny.blogspot.com/2007/06/applique-and-fun.html

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Two Firsts!

Myra's First knit square. She used a crochet hook to bind off.

Also this is my first Knit Doily Style Dishcloth.

Pink and Green Doily

I spent the last two weeks, off and on between other projects, working on this doily.
I found the pattern in, The Complete Book of Crochet, by Elizabeth L. Mathieson.
Published in 1946.
There is no Pattern name just a A Number, 7690.
Finished doily measures 12 inches.

Chain of Hearts x3

feb 8th Kal
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I joined the monthly Bookmark group on yahoo groups, to practice lace knitting. I changed the pattern a little. ( I seem to be doing that a lot lately) I had to have a tassel. I Don't know why I just did.

The left one is sock yarn, leftover from my fist socks.
the middle on is scraps of wool.
And the right one is crochet thread.

I also joined a couple of dish cloth groups.

Winter

The Kids finally had enough snow to play in. It was mixed with a little sleet.
They had fun for about 40 minutes before dinner.

This Morning, all the pretty snow was covered with Ice.

Rose Medallion

Rose Medallion
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I made this doily about 12-13 years ago. It was my first big crochet project. It is 16 inches in diameter.

I have found myself looking through all my doily books, wanting to do a knit doily. Are knit doilies difficult? I tried to knit what looked to be a simple knit bookmark and made so many mistakes I finally just put it aside. (threw it away!) Any suggestions for an easy knit lace project before I try a round doily?

daisy chain hat

daisy chain hat
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I started to make the hat as written, but I think the cold weather inspired me to pick up 80 stitches and Knit the crown instead of crochet.

To make the stitches even I picked up three across the bottom of the petals that point strait up to crown . I picked the stitches up so the loops were on the inside. (I think a solid hat is the easiest way to keep the picked up stitches from showing up in an obvious way on the outside of the flowers.)

When I gets warmer weather I will have to make an all crochet one(with brighter colors). The pattern for the daisy chain was free here http://crochetroo.blogspot.com/2007/11/daisy-chain-beanie-scrapbuster-in.html

Mardi Gras Mask 2

Mardi Gras Mask 2
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I have finished the last Mardi Gras masks. It is a combination of two patterns. One for the mask and one for the Leaves. And at the end I decided it need the spirals off each side.

Mardi gras mask 1

Mardi gras mask 1
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

We have been invited to a party! I found a free pattern online for the pirate pig hat and modified it to fit an adult and just kept improvising more details as I went along. I really like the earrings I added.

pattern Here:

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=63281

What I did this week..

Coasters! Two above are from earlier this month.
The four below are from the last 8 days.

A Dishcloth made with orange cotton yarn.
Pattern found free online.

The Start of a pair of Geek Mittens.

And just for fun we put Cthulhu in a pickle jar!

I also spent a little time knitting on my garter stitch shawl, Trying to use up the acrylic yarn.
I should probably not call it garter stitch, since it is turning into a make it up as I go along project.

Geek Mittens

MY FIRST MITTEN!

This mitten was inspired by several patterns. Mainly the Binary scarf and the Linux illusion scarf.
The size is probably a Ladies small. I want the thumb and mitten to be about 1/2 inch longer to fit my husbands hand.

I used US1 dpns and worsted weight Lion Brand wool. It is nice and thick and warm. Later I will have to knit it a mate for myself. But first I want to finish Shawn a pair in time for his birthday. He would like yarn in two shades of brown. I will have to see what I can find.

Edit: It says Null, begin text, space, S, h, a, w, n, space.

A little of this...

And a little of that.
A Garter square made for practice. Came out of the box and turned into a bunny. ( forget where but there was a tutorial online for this.)


A drink can cozy, I Knit a little large. OOPs! I will try the pattern again with out adding the eyelets.


A crochet drink can cozy that turned out just right (improvised). A wire crochet bunny ( found in a thrifted magazine), waiting to be finished into a pin. and a wine glass coaster, flip flop (found at the http://thecrochetdude.blogspot.com/ )
I started some secret mittens.

One Day Beret

One Day Beret
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I am not going to have enough yarn to finish this hat. I need to unravel it and make something else. I had my mind set on this hat. The yarn is, Yarn Bee Mosaic Twist in Rum Raisin. The local Hobby Lobby is sold out. The store near my mother is sold out. *sigh* Maybe I will put the stitches on a scrap of yarn and hibernate this is hopes of finding the yarn. I matches my felted scarf so well, I am not really wanting to give up on it.

Felted Scarf

Felted Scarf
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

Felted! The leaves turned out a little strange. I was hoping I knit them large enough to keep more of their shape. But I looks good, with the leaves cut off and sewn back on. And some of the 3d bobbles turned out a little off. The disk shapes I used to felt them shifted and some even tried to push through the Knit. The Bobbles inside the flowers turned out exactly as I dreamed. They are still soft and Springy.

Making Progress on Scarf

scarf 1
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I have 48 inches of multicolored knitting finished and have begun to embellish a bit.

I found a nice Vintage pattern for the leaf edging and will be adding it to both ends. I Learned a new technique and Attached the green to the Multi with a three needle bind off.
I Have also made one crochet flower as a pattern test. I am making the flowers with white so I can dye them with Kool-aid after I have made them .

Christmas Gifts in January.

My parents got their gifts in the mail, today so here are a couple pictures of completed items I have been saving.

A Personalized beanie for my Dad.
(His Amateur Radio Call sign)

A Neck warmer for Mom.

Jelly Fish

A cute Little Christmas Tree Ornament, I found through the 2007 Holiday Ornament Swap.
Pattern here.

Yesterday evening I finally finished the knit gifts I was making for my parents. I will put them in the mail as soon as Possible.

Crochet Cthulhu

Crochet Cthulhu 4
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

I Made a 12 Inch doll of Cthulhu. Shawn had been talking about me making one from a pair of socks. I looked at pictures of similar dolls made by others, and became inspired to give a try at crocheting one. It took about 7 hours to make. I just made it up as I went along, starting with the head. After finishing the head, I had the idea of moving arms and legs. Shawn said the hands had to have at least three "fingers". The hardest bit to make up was the wings. I wish the pipe cleaner, at the top of the wings, was less visible.

Monkey Business

Another sock monkey! For a Friends Birthday.

Felt Applique hearts.

I also crochet a lip gloss holder.

More Kool-aid Dyed Wool

I dyed with kool-aid flavors, Black Cherry, Grape and Lime. It reminds me of Lilacs. I am going to try 3d felting with this yarn. I have started Knitting a narrow scarf. I am thinking of adding a crochet edging. No real plan just improvising as I go along.

Korknisse

korknisse
Originally uploaded by flibbertigibbetbunny

Just for fun I knit one of these cute little Korknisse.

I got the Flu for Christmas! No fun at all.

I did not get all of my Christmas Gifts finished. I will finish them and Mail them out as soon as possible.

What did I get for Christmas? (besides the flu) I got Money which I have been spending on Knitting needles, patterns, and yarn.

Merry Christmas!

It's a Boy!

I went to Target, to get a Boy doll. They must have had about 100 of them on the top shelf. There was not a single boy in the bunch. So I got a bald girl baby and did a makeover. (Last month Target had two boys. If only I had know I needed it then.)

I went to the Cabbage Patch web page and renamed him, Norville Roger.

Thanks

Ladies for helping me celebrate my birthday.
Betty and Autum will both be receiving a set of stitch markers for sharing their favorite birthday memories.

Thanks to all for the Birthday wishes.

Let's Celebrate!

Today is My Birthday!
So to celebrate I am having a contest.
Just add a comment here and tell me one of your favorite birthday moments.
Winner will be chosen at random.
Make sure to leave me a way to contact you.

One of my favorite birthday moments was last year. When my hubby surprised me, By stopping on his way home from work to bring me a chocolate Birthday Cake.

I also think it is funny that Ravelry adds a little cake Icon next to your id picture when it your Birthday.

The Prize:

Comment Between now and Friday Midnight Central Standard Time.