First up, my Rustic Autumn Shawl:

Well.. mine is not so autumn-y it is more summery with the rainbow yarn!

The details: This is a needle knit, the pattern can be . . . → Read More: Two on Twos-day!]]> Well my finished Friday post didn’t pan out. So now I have a bonus finished project for you!

First up, my Rustic Autumn Shawl:

Well.. mine is not so autumn-y it is more summery with the rainbow yarn!

The details: This is a needle knit, the pattern can be found here: Click here

Yarn: Kauni Strikkfasthed 8/2

Colorway EQ

Bought at The Clay Purl in Nashville IN

Knit up on my Addi Turbos!!

I used exactly one ball of yarn, and had about 24” left over!! YES!! NO LEFTOVERS!

This was an easy knit, anyone who is a beginner with shawls should try this one out!

Love the pattern!! It was a fun knit!

Next up: Elisabeth’s Cowl from Wendy Knits Lace

This is one of the introductory patterns in Wendy’s new book. An easy lace knit, even I didn’t make any mistakes on it!! Which is impressive!!

I have it pinned up on a piece of cardboard to block right now, I need to get some ‘action’ shots of these!

Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease. (not sure of the color it is variegated browns very pretty)

The pattern can be found in the book Wendy Knits Lace

This is also a needle knit, I am happy to say that this lace pattern is an easy one to do on  a knitting loom! No translation needed other than for a K2Tog, move your stitch to the right and for a SSK, move your stitch to the left!

And of course you want to keep your stitches LOOSE when working lace on a loom!

I have leftovers. Grr. It tool less yarn than the pattern called for.

I would definitely knit this one again it’s a nice easy fast knit. I made it in two evenings!

I will give it a try sometime soon on the loom!

I am playing with some small projects on a new loom, I will give you all some more information when I get a thumbs up from the loom maker!! So look for that soon!

Hey! It fits! YEAH!

I love this cute little dress!! I danced around the room with it for like half an hour last night!! LOVE IT!!

Then the next day we got a call!! . . . → Read More: Finished Friday: A Dress.. and a surprise!]]> First off check it out!!! I made this!! I get so delighted every time I finish something and it works out well!!

I love this cute little dress!! I danced around the room with it for like half an hour last night!! LOVE IT!!

Then the next day we got a call!! WOOT My sister in law  who had no indication of going into labor any time soon (and wasn’t happy about it) was at the hospital!!

The magic trick of finishing the baby knitting worked!!

Get ready for a pretty dress you pretty little girl!! Now I have to finish a little sewing project for her and another one for my other little niece!!

It is no secret that Teva Durham is one of my favourite knitting designers. I love her creative bent on design! And so when I saw one of her patterns in Knitty I HAD to knit it! And so I did. Now I have only done the cardigan, I . . . → Read More: Finished Friday: Two Trips to the Finish Line!]]> First up: Lady Lovelace

It is no secret that Teva Durham is one of my favourite knitting designers. I love her creative bent on design! And so when I saw one of her patterns in Knitty I HAD to knit it! And so I did. Now I have only done the cardigan, I do have the yarn for the Shawl portion as well and plan to knit that up before winter.

The yarn is Teva’s as well, it is  Which is so soft that it is even good for against the skin wear. I am not sure if it is produced any more. it was a bit difficult to find a retailer selling it so  could get more to knit up the shawl. Here is a little detail of the sleeve:

Today also marks the end of our official school year. This is the first time I have not gotten everyone done with their progress, but working full time for most of the school year sort of puts a dent in your productivity.

Jaxom will finish his first year of high school today, Azia has a bit of work to finish Caleb is doing fine and Julian will be sliding solidly into the 3rd grade level of all classes. So the little guys will be at the same level next year.  I plan to spend some time this summer seeing what is holding my little Julian back in reading and seeing what we can do about it. 

So . . . → Read More: Finished Friday.. so much to share so little time!]]> Well.. the main thing that is finished this Friday is my husband’s business trip. It went well.. till the end. A VERY late flight cancelation.. led to an all nighter that included a VERY expensive rental car and long drive home, rather than the 1 1/2 hour straight flight that was originally planned..

So for now while I have quite a few projects to share they will have to wait.! Sorry!

Happy Birthday Frankie!!

You might recognize this yarn.. especially if you are Major Knitter! This is the yarn from the care package she sent me! So I am passing on the love!!

How to Knit Fashionable Scarves on a Circle Loom: New Techniques for KNitting 12 Stylish Designs

This would be the reason I have not been blogging much lately!  I have been just a tad busy . . . → Read More: Finished Friday! It’s a big one!!!]]> Well I was trolling around Amazon this morning and I was quite surprised to see this:

How to Knit Fashionable Scarves on a Circle Loom: New Techniques for KNitting 12 Stylish Designs

This would be the reason I have not been blogging much lately!  I have been just a tad busy you see! It’s been a roller coaster that ended this week with me heading out to the publisher to coordinate  a photo shoot for the techniques in the book. Thanks to everyone in my family for putting up with me over the last 3 months!! And everyone at work who kept asking me.. shouldn’t you be knitting?!!!

He likes it!

So she saw something similar I made at our church and needed some tiebacks for the curtains in her one guest . . . → Read More: Finished Friday! Where’s Tarzan? I Have his Vine!]]> I am working on a project for a friend. She happens to be the owner of a local bed and breakfast called Quail’s Covey. It’s BEAUTIFUL there and her cooking is to die for!!

So she saw something similar I made at our church and needed some tiebacks for the curtains in her one guest room seen here:

Those curtains are made from an old crochet beadspread split in two!! So you can see my friend is quite crafty herself! So I finished one of the tiebacks..

The second one will be in progress soon!  Hmm.. when I am done she will just have to take another picture of the room for the website so she can show them off!

He creates and builds wonderful things with his hands and his mind! Today, with a little help from me he created a tool, only a boy could want.. a bug . . . → Read More: Finished Friday: Where the young people show me how it’s done!]]> My middle son may not be into the academics, he may balk at spelling, and downright muddle through math, but is that boy ever cratfy!

He creates and builds wonderful things with his hands and his mind! Today, with a little help from me he created a tool, only a boy could want.. a bug net!

He came up with the idea, gathered the materials and sewed it together..

And voila! Here it is..

Now this last few weeks have been pretty slow for me in the project dept. so here is one of my young friends to show me how it is done.. We had hat day on Wednesday at our church’s Kids club and so Camilla whipped up a hat..

Quite good for a last minute project! She rocks the needle and thread..

Now I have to confess that I have gotten something done this week. I finished the reverse appliqué for the front of the Alabama Stitch Book style corset I am working on.  

The next step is to seam it together.  I have to decide whether or not to hand stitch it, or to machine stitch it. Stay true to the style, or speed it up.. haven’t decided yet. I am also thinking I need another half flower over there on the left edge.. And I have to decide what to do on the back! ai aiai!

Take two t shirts with stains and voila make something nice out of them rather than throwing them out!

(I had a little help)

As we were leaving we came across a knit . . . → Read More: Found on the Street]]> Last night Brian and I went to the opening event at  new Office Space Coworking  site in down town Canton. It’s nice! If you are a person who works at home or needs office digs in the downtown area then this place is for you!

As we were leaving we came across a knit hat lying on the street.

I surmised, and Brian agreed, that it was a loom knit hat. Minutes before, I had seen a woman walk by pulling a suitcase behind her.  I think that she dropped it I also think she was homeless. When we turned the corner she was far off, farther than earshot. So we put it up there on the post. Perhaps she will find it, or someone else who needs it will find it.

All in all a cool little find! Of all people to come across it, go figure!

It was cast off on Wednesday night! I have a few little ends to weave in and such but other than that it . . . → Read More: Finished Friday! A baby blanket!]]> Ok details details! The blanket is a little 26×26 baby blanket for a friend’s new addition! It was also my Olympic Knitting though I missed finishing it by a couple days.

It was cast off on Wednesday night! I have a few little ends to weave in and such but other than that it is finished!

It is the log cabin pattern from Mason Dixon Knitting. Easy peasy!! I had started another blanket in other colors but they were vetoed as not being baby boy colors.. but hey they go well with my couch so I might just make a full size blanket!

Next on my list, and already cast on I am reviewing and tweeking the pattern for my O’Reilly hat. It is a needle knit pattern and I am hoping to have it  tweeked  and available next week! Then I might even tackle working out larger sizes for it!

After that what do you think? A tutorial for making log cabin squares on the knitting loom? The only problem with that is if you do it like I did you need a BIG loom.. but if you make individual squares for a ‘quilt’ like blanket.. that could work! We’ll see!

For now, I goofed off at the sewing machine this afternoon, and this is what resulted:

I think that the sewing machine and I have finally come to an understanding. I want it to work well for me, and it in turn is!

This little toy is going to be dropped at an undisclosed location, as a Toy Society toy drop. This is my fourth toy drop.  So far, even though I only know of one toy being found for sure, it�s been fun!

I enjoy making these little toys, it gets me and my sewing machine and I cooperating and hopefully brings a little joy to someone out there!

My bling ring arrived! A little giftie from Denise Litchfield for  my participation in the Stitching Up the NGA project!

There are more photos being added daily on the National Gallery of Australia�s flickr account! You should check them out!

Also.. in case you have been sitting around wondering just why I needed a drill or a knitting project, here is the work in progress:

Don�t try this at home kids! It�s tough, slow tedious knitting! But I hope in the end it will be worth it. (and usable for that matter!)

Time to start deep cleaning the house after 9 months of neglect!

It grew a bit in the blocking, but not so much that it is horrible.

The specs:

Pattern: Basic Chic Hoodie from Chic Knits Size Medium.

Yarn: Loop d’ Loop Moss, in color Brown. 9 balls used.

Needles: Size 7 various . . . → Read More: Sunday Sweater Update! Finis!]]> Here it is all finished with the buttons and everything.

It grew a bit in the blocking, but not so much that it is horrible.

The specs:

Pattern: Basic Chic Hoodie from Chic Knits Size Medium.

Yarn: Loop d’ Loop Moss, in color Brown. 9 balls used.

Needles: Size 7 various used.. Addi circs, and bamboo DPN’s

Got the yarn at Miss Chickpea’s Funky Fibers in Hudson Ohio

(Most of it was the free yarn I won in the hat contest)

I followed the pattern to the T with the only exception being the length of the sleeves, being that I have short arms and all.

Great pattern. Easy to follow, well written. This is going to be a great daily wear sweater, I just hope the yarn doesn’t pill..however I fear it will a bit as it is soft soft soft!

I have one ball of the yarn left over.. if you want it let me know! Again it is Loop d’ Loop Moss color 02 dye lot 6373 enough there to make a nice baby hat or a pair of fingerless gloves or something… this stuff seems to go really far!!

This means the cupboard gets bare faster, and so on occasion meal time is an exercise in creative desperation!

Today was one of those days.. and it turned out pretty . . . → Read More: How About a Foodie Friday? Desperate Lunches..]]> I have figured that with a family of 6 I have about 33% more laundry/cooking/cleaning etc than the average family in my circle of friends.

This means the cupboard gets bare faster, and so on occasion meal time is an exercise in creative desperation!

Today was one of those days.. and it turned out pretty well!

What I did:

I took the 3/4 pound of ground beef I had in the freezer and browned it.

While doing that I threw in a bunch of frozen broccoli, in my 9×11 glass pan and cooked it up in the microwave.

I sliced in some Hillshire Farms summer sausage into the ground beef to heat along with it.

Diced half a tomato.

When the broccoli was cooked, I pulled it out, tossed on some shredded cheddar, and the diced tomato.

Cooked that in the microwave for another minute.

Pulled that out, topped it with the meat, and more cheese and popped it under the broiler till it was nice and gooey and melty..

YUM!

The thing that would take it over the top would be a couple slices of bacon fried up crisply and crumbled over the top!

Azia also suggested mushrooms might have been good in it as well. Jaxom an Brian suggested that more of it would have been good too…

Hey, it’s good, it’s fast, its yummy and Gluten FREE!!

MMMMM MMMM!

Not the best photo, but here she is! That’s two sweaters finished for NaNoSweMo (National Sweater Knitting Month)!! Ok.. so I didn’t start them in November.. but hey.. I did all 4 sleeves in November and a good portion of my sweater.. as well as knitting an entire intricately cabled sock!

That’s pretty . . . → Read More: Finished Object Friday: My Sweater!]]>

Not the best photo, but here she is! That’s two sweaters finished for NaNoSweMo (National Sweater Knitting Month)!! Ok.. so I didn’t start them in November.. but hey.. I did all 4 sleeves in November and a good portion of my sweater.. as well as knitting an entire intricately cabled sock!

That’s pretty good for me!

The Specs:

Pattern: Eyelet Garter Ridge Cardigan by Ewe & I Originals. They don’t have a website as of yet but they are employed at Miss Chickpea’s Funky Fibers in Hudson Ohio. So you can contact them there if you want your own copy of the pattern!

Yarn: Sean Sheep Armytage, obtained at a sinfully low price from a Canadian Walmart (it is only distributed in Canada) with the help of a nice Canadian Raveler!

Modifications.. none.. absolutely none! I followed the pattern to the T! Though I might knit another tab on the other side so that the button is centered.. thinking about it.. Opinions?

Button: That is the Briar Rose button I purchased at Rhinebeck last year! LOVE IT!

This sweater was so easy to make! It went fast! I love it! It would be very simple to knit up on a knitting loom, provided you have the right gauge and # of pegs, which you should if you have an extra small gauge adjustable loom.

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To reality� a slightly different top but I think it looks pretty good! (btw this is just an image hitting the play button will do nothing!)

Here you see it with my new toy! the Pinnacle Studio 10 program for editing movies! I am so excited to be able to do green screen effects this is one of my first attempts. It’s so easy!!

My swap partner made my doll a cute set using some really super soft handspun yarn!

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She likes it!!! ‘Check out my new pad! And my new outfit. Just right for these chilly North East Ohio days!’

I whipped this little hat up for my Blythe doll Claire and thought I would write down what I did so anyone could make it! Keep in mind this is my first attempt at a crochet pattern! This should also fit any American Girl I think as the dimensions of their heads are the same as Blythe dolls I hear! I actually started out using MK’s Beanie pattern for Pullip dolls and veered in my own direction to end up with a beret!

Hook: K

Yarn: Small amount of heavy worsted weight yarn. Sample made with Plymouth Bella Colour in color #16. It only took a very small amount to make the hat I will probably use the rest to make her a matching dress.

Notions: removable stitch marker, tapestry needles.

Abbreviations:

hdc: Half Double Crochet������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� sc: single crochet

Make a slip knot and work 6 sc into it, pull the slip knot to tighten. Mark beginning of the round!

Break yarn, and weave in the ends!

Show it off on your girl!

You may use this pattern as you will.. make hats for your dolls, sell them whichever! Please do link back to this site if you make hats and have a website or blog! I would appreciate it!!

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I restarted on Brian’s Sweater! It is slow going I need to get through one repeat of the cables and then I will have . . . → Read More: Nearly Finished Friday!]]> I should be able to finish these up tonight! Which is good, I need to show them off on Tuesday.. and then sell them on Sunday!

I restarted on Brian’s Sweater! It is slow going I need to get through one repeat of the cables and then I will have a solid picture of what I am doing so it will get easier!

And with this weather he will need it soon!

Pattern: Fiddlehead Scarf from a Kit by Morehouse Merino

Yarn: Morehouse Merino laceweight.. also in the kit!

Needles: Addi Turbo Circulars size��� 32″

Notes: I didn’t alter the pattern at all. It was fun to knit, and I could have kept going but I decided to stop at 8 fiddle-heads..I still have to block it.. wishing I had blocking wires for this one! Oh well.. pins it will be, but probably not till Monday I wanna wear it tomorrow!

Looks like I will be doing some surprise travelling this week.. tell you about it later!!!

and I got these done.. cute eh??

Now you are going to want to know how to do them.. sigh..come on now� I am not THAT organized.. hehehe I have to save something for How-To’s Day!

And just in case you need some distraction this afternoon check out this site..Bento Yum. I love these Bento Boxes!! Nice for lunch, nice for knitting notions!! The bullet train bento box set�is quite tempting.. I might just go for it. I got the chance to ride the bullet train while I was in Japan. Quite and adventure! (Laura if you look at this site.. just please don’t tell your husband I was the one who told you about it.. )

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Lynn’s yarn is so nice. It is really springy which makes it a winner for loom knitting.. and from what she tells me this is her ribbon winning yarn from the fair. It won for the dye work on the skeins. It is pretty. A black and blue barber pole effect and the blue has�some�variation in tone lighter and�darker.. which makes it even more interesting! I give it two thumbs up myself!! So if you get a chance to try Lynn’s yarns do it!!��

Her name came about by accident, as Brian mis-heard that we where calling her ‘shirty’. I sort of liked the little bit of sci-fi girl Cylon reference.. because of the character Sharon from Battle Star Galactica and so it stuck. I think she looks rather good in my Ballet Top don’t you? She is nearly my double.. if I slim down in the middle that is..

In a little slice of life.. Caleb was REAAAALY thirsty last night…

I am making up my shopping list for the Great Lakes Fiber Festival. I might be accepting a ride there from Kraftie, so I might move the meetup up a bit. We will see. That might be best since Azia can’t go, and I sure don’t want to drive the truck all the way there. And with the record of Brian ALWAYS getting himself hurt or stung or something on show day every year I want him to have the van available. But like I said we will see.. I might just drive myself down and be freeeee! Well List tomorrow… booty on Saturday and then some!

Bop on over to� my Lion Blog to see my latest finished object. I just cast off last night and I think it needs a slight bit of tweaking.

PS. One last note.. I have gotten alot of great comments and feedback on the knit as you go I-cord.. all on the boards and forums.. just in case you havn’t seen the comments link since I switched themes.. it’s up at the top of the posts now!! So please drop me a line!

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And one in progress! No SSS here!

Of course I have taken to distracting myelf with other projects you know how it goes!