Gifts and holidays
I'm feeling pretty blessed over here. I have a loving husband, great friends, and a really wonderful family I'm off to visit in CA for Christmas. I am leaving my husband to watch over the kitty cats and will be by myself. I'll miss him, but there are exciting people to see, like my niece and nephew. :) My nephew is crawling now, so that should be great fun, and my niece is a very inquisitive 25 month old, so life should be very interesting while I visit my parents, family, and friends in CA. I'll be back after December 28th, hopefully with some completed project pictures.
But before I do that, I have items to share. I'll start with the items I am making or in the process of finishing up.
The blue sweater in the image is one of the sweetest little sweaters I have ever knit and is the one I mentioned in a previous post. The pattern comes from Sirdar, Book 278: "Family in Denim". It's a relatively fast and easy knit. The bottom is a bit complicated, but it was so fun to watch the ruffles being made. I really liked this pattern. And the pattern comes in sizes up to 12 years old! The yarn is Bernat Softee and is acrylic, but will wash well and wear well for the little girl. The buttons are by JHB International. I haven't been able to find these buttons on their site though. I purchased them at my local Hancock's fabric store. I purchased some other buttons too, which I'll show a bit later.
The pink/pale lavender blob in the top left corner is going to be a backpack. I need to obviously finish knitting it, but I will also be felting it at my parent's home. Thank goodness they have a washing machine, since I sure don't! It will be a little gir's backpack and I will line the inside. I just have to find the fabric for that and finish it after I felt it. Sigh, lots to do yet. Did I mention I also have to finish my Christmas shopping over there in CA? My hubby is taken care of and he's having a blast with his toy, er toys as we picked up a few other gadgets this weekend for us both. I've been wanting a cordless mouse for the longest time, but I am particular about the buttons working easily and not being difficult to push down, plus I have tiny hands. And I mean tiny hands. I have junior size hands and feet. This weekend I found my mouse. It's a Standard Wireless Optical Mouse by Microsoft. Love the lack of wires!
Enough tech stuff, what is that in the top right corner you say? Robin will tell you that I don't own a set of Denise Interchangeable Needles. Normally she would be right, except my husband purchased me a set for Christmas from Knitpicks.com and they came in today. Of course, this would be the day before I leave for my trip, and alas, they are staying home. Oh well, that's life.
Oh, and the sheep skin beneath these items was purchased from a guildmember, Kate Shirley at Humbug Farm. This sheepskin is one I currently have residing on my computer chair. Supposedly cats love these things, but oddly enough the cat that usually sleeps in my computer chair has been avoiding it like the plague. She won't sleep in it with the sheepskin on it. Oddest thing.
The other buttons I purchased at Hancock's is a pack of two polymer clay sheep buttons. One of them is shown below. Sorry for the slightly blurry image. These buttons are a little under 1.25" wide. My plan is to put a pin back on them and use them as a pin. I'm making one for Robin too. Aren't these sheep cute?
And finally, a sock. Well, okay, it's just a cuff, but look at it. It's looking pretty good. I started with a tubular cast-on. I love the cast-on edge like this, but this was the first time I was knitting this type of edge and trying to find gauge with my homespun yarn. Yes, that's superwash homespun yarn, seen previously on this blog. I dyed the roving and spun it up, then entered a skein of it in the NC State Fair. I am loving how the colors are coming up on this sock. The other skein isn't as nicely patterned with separate bands of color, so the pair should be interesting to see when done. Unfortunately, this is as far as I have gotten. Sigh, I'm slow over here.
Robin's probably wondering about my shawl. Shawl? I don't see a shawl? Do you see a shawl any where? Nope. Sigh, the shawl is on hold until after I get back from my trip.
Okay, that's it for me. I have to go plan what I am packing up and head down to pester, er talk with my husband. Happy fibering!
But before I do that, I have items to share. I'll start with the items I am making or in the process of finishing up.
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The blue sweater in the image is one of the sweetest little sweaters I have ever knit and is the one I mentioned in a previous post. The pattern comes from Sirdar, Book 278: "Family in Denim". It's a relatively fast and easy knit. The bottom is a bit complicated, but it was so fun to watch the ruffles being made. I really liked this pattern. And the pattern comes in sizes up to 12 years old! The yarn is Bernat Softee and is acrylic, but will wash well and wear well for the little girl. The buttons are by JHB International. I haven't been able to find these buttons on their site though. I purchased them at my local Hancock's fabric store. I purchased some other buttons too, which I'll show a bit later.
The pink/pale lavender blob in the top left corner is going to be a backpack. I need to obviously finish knitting it, but I will also be felting it at my parent's home. Thank goodness they have a washing machine, since I sure don't! It will be a little gir's backpack and I will line the inside. I just have to find the fabric for that and finish it after I felt it. Sigh, lots to do yet. Did I mention I also have to finish my Christmas shopping over there in CA? My hubby is taken care of and he's having a blast with his toy, er toys as we picked up a few other gadgets this weekend for us both. I've been wanting a cordless mouse for the longest time, but I am particular about the buttons working easily and not being difficult to push down, plus I have tiny hands. And I mean tiny hands. I have junior size hands and feet. This weekend I found my mouse. It's a Standard Wireless Optical Mouse by Microsoft. Love the lack of wires!
Enough tech stuff, what is that in the top right corner you say? Robin will tell you that I don't own a set of Denise Interchangeable Needles. Normally she would be right, except my husband purchased me a set for Christmas from Knitpicks.com and they came in today. Of course, this would be the day before I leave for my trip, and alas, they are staying home. Oh well, that's life.
Oh, and the sheep skin beneath these items was purchased from a guildmember, Kate Shirley at Humbug Farm. This sheepskin is one I currently have residing on my computer chair. Supposedly cats love these things, but oddly enough the cat that usually sleeps in my computer chair has been avoiding it like the plague. She won't sleep in it with the sheepskin on it. Oddest thing.
The other buttons I purchased at Hancock's is a pack of two polymer clay sheep buttons. One of them is shown below. Sorry for the slightly blurry image. These buttons are a little under 1.25" wide. My plan is to put a pin back on them and use them as a pin. I'm making one for Robin too. Aren't these sheep cute?
And finally, a sock. Well, okay, it's just a cuff, but look at it. It's looking pretty good. I started with a tubular cast-on. I love the cast-on edge like this, but this was the first time I was knitting this type of edge and trying to find gauge with my homespun yarn. Yes, that's superwash homespun yarn, seen previously on this blog. I dyed the roving and spun it up, then entered a skein of it in the NC State Fair. I am loving how the colors are coming up on this sock. The other skein isn't as nicely patterned with separate bands of color, so the pair should be interesting to see when done. Unfortunately, this is as far as I have gotten. Sigh, I'm slow over here.
Robin's probably wondering about my shawl. Shawl? I don't see a shawl? Do you see a shawl any where? Nope. Sigh, the shawl is on hold until after I get back from my trip.
Okay, that's it for me. I have to go plan what I am packing up and head down to pester, er talk with my husband. Happy fibering!
-- posted by Annette @ 7:33 PM
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