Wip Wednesday!

Wip Wednesdays:

WIP Wednesdays with Tami's Amis:

Solar Flare: still looks like this :)

  

  My version of All The Shades of Truth, in worsted weight yarn (Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand). Still looks  like this:

Shell stitch baby blanket: DONE! Just need to weave in ends.

 

Now for the new stuff:

This is mine, mine, mine:

                                                Straight from Ireland!  Thank you Mommy!

Change in plans, I think it's going to become Hallett's Ledge.  Yardage is too close or just short of the other two projects I chose.

Back on the needles:  My Lacy Cardigan sweater.  Yarn was purchased last year at Rhinebeck, I'm hoping to wear the sweater this year at Rhinebeck.

The back is finished:

I've started the front:

WIP Wednesday

Wip Wednesdays:

WIP Wednesdays with Tami's Amis:

Solar Flare: I've added six rows this week.  This is the old picture because it pretty much still looks like this :)

  Bellatrix: FINISHED!  Finally.  This pattern was challenging and sat in time out for a few months before I finished the second sock.

  My version of All The Shades of Truth, in worsted weight yarn (Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand).  Added a few more rows this week. This is last week's photo as the addition is not really noticeable in a photo.

Shell stitch baby blanket: This baby has GROWN.  Here's last week's photo.....

And now this week's:

I cannot believe how much I have gotten done the past two weeks.  I'm hoping I can keep this up!

WIP Wednesday!

Wip Wednesdays:

WIP Wednesdays with Tami's Amis:

Solar Flare: Still looks like this.  It's been two weeks since I've picked this up.  MUST get back to this during the week!

 Yellow plain vanilla's (Lion Brand Sock Ease): FINISHED!!!

  Turned the heel on Bellatrix.  Current photo:

  My version of All The Shades of Truth, in worsted weight yarn (Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand).  Added a few rows this week:

I feel like it's been a while since I've crocheted anything.  So... here's a new project on the hook: a shell stitch baby blanket:

No pattern, just pulled out a stitch dictionary and looked for a nice stitch to use.  The yarn is Bernat Kashmere (I believe it's discontinued, pulle dit out of the stash.  I can't even remember where it originally came from.)

It's Wednesday again!

WIP Wednesdays with Tami's Amis:


Socks: Started a pair of plain vanilla socks with Lion Brand Sock Ease after a field trip to the Lion Brand Outlet.  In the way of yarn I was good and only purchased 3 skeins of sock yarn.  Also purchased were some clear boots for Babygirl so she can show off her (way in the future) knitted socks!  The smallest size the boots came in were a 9, so we've got a whole lot of time before Babygirl will fit in them, but for two bucks I couldn't pass them up.  I also got a stuffed animal that you sew together which has a recordable button inside.  I though it would be cute to record Babygirl's first words and give her the animal when she's a bit older so she can hear herself.

 Child's Pinwheel Sweater is done!  It just needed arms.  Here is last week's picture:

This is what it looks like this week:

The next few weeks I"ll be concentrating on this sweater for my daughter:

And this blanket for my friend:

Sad to say this blanket was started 6 years ago.  It's been buried in the closet for most of that time.  It's pretty close to completion though.  I'm giving myself until Mother's Day to finish it and sew the pieces together.  I'm hoping to deliver it on my trip home in May.

WIP Wednesdays #6 And We Have an FO!

WIP Wednesdays with Tami's Amis

Finally, I am done with the leprechaun hat.  Just in time for St. Patty's Day.  Problem is, Babygirl's not a big fan of this hat.  Everytime I put it on her she pulls it off.  We shall see what happens with this one.

The socks...still going.  One day I will finish these :)

I put the UFO vest back into the closet.  It was annoying me.  I really need something quick to work on right now so I pulled out The Beekeeper's Quilt.  This one's going to take a long time, but I can get a hexipuff or two in at night.  So it will give me the satisfaction of finishing something.  Last night I sewed these together:

I figure it won't be so bad if I sew a bunch together every now and then.

Mission Accomplished!

Babygirl is now the proud new owner of a winter cape!  While surfing the net I stumbled upon this tutorial.  It was just what I needed. In order to make it a bit warmer for our (normally) cold New York winters I doubled the fleece.  And successfully used my sewing machine without cursing and having to call on my sewing guru neighbor ;) Please excuse the funky fabric, it's what I had in the craft closet.  I plan on getting some girly fabric and making two more for LLM.  Another one which is doubled, with a hood, and a single layer one for the Spring/Fall.

First step: Cut 2 40x40 pieces of fabric (based on LLM's measurements and the fact that I wanted a double cape.)

Next step: Following pattern directions fold the squares into quarters, measure out and cut.

This next step was a bit tricky because I had a helper....
Line up the two fabrics and pin together. 

Finally: Sew the fabric pieces together.  And WA-LA, babygirl has a cape!

I am planning to attach Velcro as a closure but am waiting to get a better idea of fit.  I made mine large enough so that we can also use the cape next year.

First FO of the New Year: Little Miss Monster's Poncho

Crochet hook and yarn to the rescue!  After attempting to make a carseat poncho out of fleece and failing miserably I pulled out some yarn and a crochet hook.  I needed something NOW for LLM to wear on top of her fleece jacket when we take her out.  Yarn and needles/hooks are my friends, fabric...not so much.  As stated before I will get back to the fleece poncho, but it's going to take time for me to figure it out.

I was able to crochet a poncho for LLM rather quickly to give her an added layer of warmth when she goes out.  I used this pattern and Lion Brand Suede yarn.