Australian Poncho

Pattern is "lacy poncho & gloves" from "creative knitting" magazine from Australia. www.creativeknitting.com.au Issue 17. Pattern calls for Patons Inca but I substituted Lion Brand Kool Wool 50% merino wool/50% acrylic. Imported from Italy. A steal at $2 a skein at Ocean State Job Lot! Color is 380-149 Dark Charcoal Grey.

Snowboarding Hat

Robby saw a hat like this in his snowboarding magazine and asked me to make him one. Of course I said yes (even tho is awful!) since he was actually showing interest in my hobby! Pretty funny that the striped pom pom hat circa 1983 is back in style!

Welt Fantastic Socks

Here we are with the much improved remake of "Zig-zag socks...er slippers" pattern is "Welt Fantastic" from Sensational Knitted Socks book by Charlene Schurch. 66 sts with size 2 DPNs, Eye of Partridge heel and Star Toe of Three Points. Yarn is Froehlich Wolle Blauband Maxi Ringel comes with matching reinforcing thread for heel and toe. Am not ripping these out! I promise!

Collection of baby booties

All from Socks Socks Socks book pattern "Multicolored Sockies" made with cream and lavender colored Lion Brand Baby Soft with size 3, 2.5 and 2 needles with no modifications to pattern. Or as Robby says "for a fat two year old" down to "newborn." Personally I like the newborn size. I think they look like the best gauge for that yarn. Note: keeping lavender ones for myself, middle ones were given to baby born in November, started to grow out of them at 4 months, large ones given to 10lb baby born in March...I hope they fit! My mother said Robby's "fat two year old" comment is totally off.

Me as an M&M...any resemblance?

Sort of knitting related...check out my hair accessory! www.becomeanmm.com

Luna Park Socks

Made with Ornaghi Filati Luna Park Merino wool colore 202 and Regia reinforcing wool in heel and toe. Size 2 needles. 60 stitches CO. 7 row picot edge. Welsh heel. Star of 3 points toe. Very lovely if I do say so myself...will be using this pattern again! Only one tiny complaint...there was a break in the yarn and one entire color was missing! Luckily there was enough left over to patch it. Yarn is from www.yarn4socks.com.

OCD felting

sunlight photo


daylight photo

I now present...The Space Shuttle Bag aka Frankenstein Bag! Holy cow it was a bitch to line. I got the fabric at JoAnn's. Is lovely and soft and has all the colors of the wool! It took me a long time to find it! Grommets were scary but kinda fun to put on. I got them at Michael's. Pattern is infamous Booga Bag.




Now I know why I've never felted anything before! Is it ready? Should I throw it in again? I guess it would have helped if I knew what I was working with. Bag is 24% Noro Kureyon and 76% handspun material of unknown origin but appears to be animal fiber. Oops my bad.


After three washes and strap getting stuck in washing machine *argh*

After two washes

After one wash (darn. I kinda liked it in this stage tho wouldn't exactly call it felt...more like soft fluffy wool.)

YARN QUIZ! (Pretty accurate since I love merino and purple)

What kind of yarn are you?

You are Merino Wool.You are very easygoing and sweet. People like to keep you close because you are so softhearted. You love to be comfortable and warm from your head to your toes.
Take this quiz!








Quizilla |
Join

| Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

Kureyonkozy

Kureyonkozy tea pot cozy designed by Emma Crew from Knitty. Made with Noro Kureyon color no. 182.





Here are the large and small versions of the pattern.

Baby booties

They're just so fun to make!!! Pattern is Multicolored Sockies by Maude Smith from Socks Socks Socks book. My imaginary baby layette set is now complete! Or should I make a lavender blanket now too?