Friday, August 5, 2011
Layette Set For Allen Matthew.....
A good friend had a baby recently and I wanted to send a nice gift to welcome the baby. I knit the baby kimono from (AGAIN!!!), a bib, and burp cloth all from Mason-Dixon Knitting on US size 7 needles with Peaches and Creme yarn in the color Countryside Ombre. I also made the umbilical cord hat from the Stitch n' Bitch book. She sent a pic to me and he's so beautiful!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Felted Striped Tote Bag
From the book One Skein, I'm knitting this bag for the 3rd time! (I guess you can tell I like the pattern???) I'm using scraps again, some that I dyed myself with koolaid. The light purple on the top and pink and green variegated with grape and pink lemonade respectively. I knit a good chunk of the bag while watching the movie Insidious...good movie!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
FinishedBathmat
I finished the bathmat with NO YARN to spare...I wasn't even sure if I was going to make it thru the bind-off. I used Peaches n' Cream Cotton in White and Yellow that was in the stash on 10 1/2 US needles. The pattern is in the book Knit 2 Together and the only thing I did to change the pattern was instead of a M1....I did a YO. I didn't get to the size of the mat in the book but that's because I was just knitting until I ran out of yarn.
I also have been sewing a little and using the book Generation T: Beyond Fashion: 120 New Ways to Transform a T-shirt and making grocery/market bags....here's a finished one I used an iron-on on.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Go Go Gadet STASHBUSTING!!!
I've been stashbusting through all my dishcloth cotton and I've been knitting a mat to go in front of my bathtub.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Aija + tomato plants
Aija and I spent the afternoon today planting tomatoes and cilantro. I've got a black thumb but since I've managed to keep the Valentine's Day plant alive, maybe there is hope for me after all??? I also bought rosemary, oregano, and basil but haven't had a chance to plant them yet.