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.

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.