A Newb bearing gifts...

I joined this group not too long ago (like a week or so, really...) and really like the idea of how this works! Plus, it gives me extra motivation! I love working on small things, mainly for the "instant gratification" that goes along with them! So, here is one of my small projects for sharing! And don't worry, I have more to share as later!



This rabbit I made for my son, Alex, for Easter. I used the "Best Bunny" pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. I just think it's sooo cute. I also made another one for a coworker and her daughter but didn't have time to get a picture of it before I had to give it to her.

This was also my first attempt at amigurumi and I think I really like it! In fact, I have a monkey to make for my little one now and will gladly share that too whenever I get done with it!


*cross posted on: http://crochetalong.wordpress.com/

wow have i been busy...

we had a great time at MOGA this weekend...lots of beautiful sunshine (much needed!!), good friends (old and new) and lots of FUN!!

I'll just tell ya to go to flickr and put in MOGA 2008 to find my personal pics of the event!

I've been busy working on thishat for a frined of a friend who has cancer. It's being made in these colors in limelight, lemonaide, blue mint, and watermelon. It is bright and cheerful!

Unfortunately, I screwed up the crocheting on it, so I've frogged it about 5 times and am now almost done with it! YEAH!! I need to have it out by Wednesday if possible.

Anyway, must get back to work and will post a pic of it when done!

And I need to post other pics too...or try to find it on flickr under crochet...LOL!

On Ravelry...

I am a very pleased member of Ravelry and I just love that site! I have so many wonderful things to look at and to learn more about and to, of course, make! I'm all sorts of smilie about that!

I've posted up some new projects on there and now need to figure out how to get them linked to this blog, so, I guess I'm going to try to get that figured out.

I've also got an account on Flickr (which I've been resisting...but that is what ravelry is linked to, so....ya know...) where the pics of my projects and other personal pics are at but couldn't get the link between this and flickr to work...maybe I can figure out how to get pics by themselves of something...more work for me I guess!

Also, as soon as I get the pics taken of my slippers I will post up the design as well!

What a beautiful day!!

And I spent the vast majority of it in the house working on some crochet stuff...

Not that I minded, trust me!! I now have an absolutely adorable pair of fingerless mittens based off of this pattern by CreativeYarn. I crocheted it in Caron Simply Soft Plum Wine, so it is really girly! So outside the norm for me! But then agian so is all my other crafting things lately!

I'm now working on a matching scarflette, based off of the pattern used for the mitts, photos coming soon!! As well as a pattern.

I figured it must be a wonderful day today, because we had two groups of visitors to our home cache today, very unusual! But nice! Happy caching to those who got out today to do so! We probably would've went out yesterday caching some, except that mike had a stomach bug that just wasn't doing him any favors, so we stayed at home.

I think I'm officially frogging this one for good...

and it hasn't even gotten off the ground completely yet! To make a long story, well, long, let me explain the story of this one...

I found this beautiful pattern on lion brand yarn's website called "The Curtain Call Shrug", even though it looks more like a boloro to me...

So, I figured out the gauge for my knifty knitter (long loom, blue) and go everything worked out on how long to make the knit/purl ribbing, and how many rows for it and how many rows for the knit only section, etc. etc. I put a lot of hard work into converting this pattern for the knifty knitter, now! And now, I think I want to frog it for a beautiful crochet one I just happened to run across...isn't it beautiful?

But then again, it seems like such a happy, spring-y type of shrug/bolero, I almost hate the thought of making it with my dark sage worsted weight caron simply soft yarn, but yet if I buy any more yarn, my DH might kill me!! So...to frog or not to frog...

let's just wait and see!

I've been busy!!

Very very busy! I've been sewing and kniffty knitting my little soul away!!

And I have pics (finally) uploaded!! Amazing, isn't it? Yup Yup, sure is!!

So, here's the first batch of stuff!!



So, here is the cell phone holder that I made. I made this for the cell phone I finally broke down and got! I'm not much of a cell phone fan myself, so really didn't care if I had one or not. And now that I got one for cheap (pay as you go one for 10 bucks) I'm not about to go spending a bunch of money on a holder for it! But yet, I don't want the screen to get scratched up (my dh went and removed the "protective plastic covering" from the screen, which I always leave on...) so this was an "invention" of necessity.

I have since decided that I hate the big nose-like button that I crocheted, and I think I'm going to replace it with a larger real button. I'll see what I can find at our local podunk Wally Fart's. Probably nothing nice, that's for sure!

I made it with Bernat Haven (don't remember the exact type and I don't think they make it anymore either) in orange and yellow. I used the blue round loom made it wide enough for my cell phone and long enough to fold over just like I wanted it to before knitting off of the loom.

Then I crocheted the edges together to make the pouch. I single crocheted the little "clasp" piece and Viola! it is done!!

Or something like that!!

Enjoy!

Here's the deal...

I am so planning on a day at home tomorrow, so pics will be forthcoming of the other projects I have done in the last few weeks, as well as some other stuff.

I'm also buying myself some stuff from Sublime Stitching cause it is just what I wanted to do with my napkins that I STILL haven't worked on yet!! I know, bad me, but that's another one of those things that I'm going to work on tomorrow too, if all goes well!!

Here's to hope!

OK, so I lied...

I do have photos of one other project that I didn't show off yet!! Holy cow! What on earth was I thinking! LOL! Anyway, heres a pic of my project that I made using the provo craft site for a baby blanket. This was also given to my coworker who had a baby this last December. It went along with the the little fuzzy hat that I gave them also.



If you couldn't guess, it was made on my blue long loom from knifty knitter/provo craft. It's all one piece made from carron soft brand in soft pink (obviously it was made for a girl) using all pegs and making 100 rows. (without joining together, ie: flat panel, not in the round) It turned out so good!! I just loved it!

Here's some closer up pics of the border, which was crocheted in the shell pattern, I think...it was also on the pattern from knifty knitter.



This one is really close up!



I was pretty darn proud of this thing...and by now I'm hooked!

I have so many things I've made and need to take pics of, I'll try to get to that this weekend...maybe! LOL!

Let's post some more stuff I've made on the KK

Why not? I have gobs of small stuff that I've made this winter and I know others would appreciate seeing them and how I made them. I still have to take pics of three things that I've made (a shawl, a shrug, and a lapghan) before I can post about them, tho!!

I'll show you my DH's scarf and hat set that I made, or maybe my scarf and hat set....hmmmm. Decisions decisions.

Lets do mine first since I made it first, shall we?



Here's a pic of my hat that I made using the lion brand homespun yarn ( I oh so love that type of yarn, let me tell you!! It's so wonderful to feel!)

It was made on the yellow long loom (I didn't have any of the round looms yet) using just the typical e wrap (can you tell that these are my beginner knits?). I didn't pull up the bottom to make a brim, I just left it to roll (which I like better anyway) and then closed it off using the "beanie" method from the provo hints/tips/projects book that I bought. It was the simplest damn thing to do anyway! How hard is it to sting thread through all of the loops and pull tight and tie it off? It just worked!

I realized as I was looking through my pics that I don't have one of my scarf at all, so there is another pic I must take!

In lieu of that, here's a cute pic of my hat being posed with one of my pitty pats!

Wow, another week gone!

I just can't believe it's been that long already!!

I guess I need to share some news around here, don't I? I have been busy knifty knitting my sons blanket, which I just realized today, I have sewn together some of the panels on wrong and now need to fix. Grrrr....but ah well, what can ya do?

I think I'll add a pic here of one thing I have gotten completed on my kk for you guys to view, finally!!




I made this scarf for alex to use, it's worsted weight yarn, very soft, in a darker green to match up with his camo coat (he's a boy and camo is soooooo popular, ya know!!

It was made with the pink long loom using all pegs with only one strand of the yarn, in order to keep it light while running and playing, but its long enough he can wrap it a few times to make it warmer, depending on the circumstances. I used the "figure eight" wrap on all rows. It was really fun and now I think I'm hooked (excuse the pun...)

More to follow soon, I promise!