Fun with Felting

Now I'm really getting hooked. It is so much fun to knit something and then toss it into hot water with some jeans and (panic) wonder what it'll look like when it comes out. Here's a purse (same pattern as an earlier blog entry). The white sticking out are the plastic bags that are inside while the purse dries. With the leftover yarn I made a felted bowl. Basically using the same pattern for the bottom and then stopping when I felt (no pun intended) like it. I may have to learn how to needle felt to embellish some. The ridge around the top is because I only had gladware to use as a blocking tool. I like it though. More to come. I want to experiment with other colors and introducing other yarns as embellishment and see what happens.

Macrame

I've just started fooling around with Macrame and made these for some of my supporters at Weight Watchers. The hand is because they are my "helping hands" and the angels, well, should be self-explanatory. Not religious angels; inspirational angels. These'll look a lot better after they've been used a bit and soften up (the key chains, not the angels----well, maybe both). I'm not using any pattern just free-form.

Enjoy!

Bettina's Britches

Now, how cute are these??

I made these for Bettina. She started work at our HQ just months before I started. She is originally from Germany and is returning home next week after being here 4 years. She'll work for our German office and still be part of our section, as well.

I wanted to give her something different and American. Plus, she's been in the south so I'm sure she had to learn the word "britches". I got this pattern from a post on KnittingNovices, a Yahoo group that I belong to. You can find the pattern at http://makeit.ladynthread.com/. The knitted instructions do have one error--when you start the decreases you need to knit one, then knit two together, yo, knit two together etc.. Also, the verse has a typo so look for that if you copy and paste. It's a very quick and easy pattern and I think this is an adorable idea. Thank you to lady_n_thread for sharing.

Now on to macrame key rings for my Weight Watcher buddies.

Scottie's Hat and Scarf

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/sa.html#child%20hat

I knitted the hat and scarf using the Bernat Camo yarn that I bought at WalMart. The scarf is knitted on size 19 needles using two strands. It's a simple knit stitch throughout. I cast on 20 stitches and went 'til I got so bored I couldn't stand it any more. Ok not exactly true, its about 56" without the fringe. The scarf is a little wide but since its an open pattern I figured it was better that way.

The hat was from the pattern on the link above. I really like how it came out. My picture may show the stitch detail a little better than on Bev's site but still doesn't do it justice.

On to more projects........

Tote Test

I got to test the pattern for this tote which was designed by a member of Crochet Partners. Of course, I had to add my own "signature", the reverse single crochet along the top but I think it turned out nice and is a good, easy pattern. I enjoyed testing and hope to get to do it more.

(hint hint)

Camo Sets

The holiday season is approaching much too quickly. I do hope I'll have time to finish all the items that I want to make for friends and family. Here are the camo sets I made for the grandboys. They usually like anything camo so hopefully they'll like these, too. I was advised by a friend at work that the boys wouldn't like pop-poms on their hats so I crocheted small circles to sew on the top. They just look more finished to me that way. I made up the scarf patterns (just one stitch each, hard to say made up but I didn't use a pattern) and for the caps I used the pattern from www.bevscountrycottage.com/wintergear.html called CANADIAN CHILD'S TOQUE.

Anyway, here's the picture and I hope you enjoy.

Jodi

Angel Tree Hats

Here are pictures of the two hats I made this weekend. Our department at work likes to sponsor several angels and I said that I'd make hats to match the coats that were purchased. Thanks to members of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ROUNDLOOMS/ for helping me know which size loom to use. Gotta love those Yahoo groups!

wasn't to be.........

Ah well, guess it wasn't to be as I never heard back from the TV folks. They liked the Dreidel Luminary but didn't have any room left in their Holiday show. C'est la vie.

I'm working on the knifty knitter again and having fun with that. Also, I get to test a pattern for someone on one of the Yahoo groups that I belong to. I'm looking forward to that A LOT.

Pictures to come: hats and scarves that I crocheted for the boys and two hats I did on the KK for an Angel Tree Toddler we adopted at work.

Ok, so a few more items....

I figured I may as well post all of them here, just in case............

More Items that I've made....

Yes, self-serving but I was asked to post any other items I may have pictures of. Unfortunately, I recently deleted a LOT of pictures (my bad) some of some really cute wood items. Oh well, live and learn.

So, here we go, in no particular order:

Cat toys (cat tested-kitty approved)
Knitted Poncho
A knitted purse, pre- and post-felting
Scarves

I'm psyched...

I got an email from the "That's Clever" people asking for more information for some items I sent for their consideration. They're going to be in Alabama in Nov/Dec. I took some new pictures and will send the form back in today. Any chance at all that they'll choose one if my three items to film? Time will tell. But still, I'm excited!

Crocheted Ticker Tape Purse

Earlier I posted the purse I knitted using the Ticker Tape yarn and I was curious to see how that same yarn would crochet. I didn't find it to be any harder or look any different. I like it. I made it a little bigger than perhaps it should be for stability so I'll probably have to line this but...who knows?

Next I'm going to knit a scarf with the Ticker Tape.

My Aura

Your Aura is Yellow

Your Personality: Life's too short not to have fun. Your bright energy brings joy and laughter to those around you. You in Love: A total flirt, you need a lot of freedom to play. But you'll be loyal to that one man who makes you feel safe. Your Career: You love variety in a job, and you probably won't stick with one career. You would make a great professor, writer, or actress.

What Color Is Your Aura?

Me

For the life of me I could NOT get this to load as part of my profile no matter the size, format or whatever. I finally gave up. So, here I am.

Crocheted Diaper Covers

I found this diaper cover pattern online and I like it but I'm redesigning it just a little bit. I don't like how all the decreases look so I'm starting with the center and then increasing from both ends. I did the little ruffle according to the pattern but the next one I do I'm going to change to have more of a ruffle. I'm also going to replace the ruffle with a small pocket for the boy's or gender-neutral cover. These are just adorable!!

Ticker Tape Yarn

I just finished knitting a bag using the ticker tape yarn. The yarn is a lot of fun to use. I've crocheted a belt and now knitted this purse. I've read on the CP list that folks are having trouble crocheting items using this yarn so I want to try that next. Maybe I'm just not as picky or don't know any better. Amazing how the colors look so completely different in the two pictures. Obviously, background makes a LOT of difference. The picture with the purse hanging is closer to the actual colors.

The yarn is very stretchy so I'll either have to line the purse (I doubt I'll do that) or only carry reasonably lightweight items (more likely). Dimensions of the purse are about 10" wide by about 12" tall.

What kind of coffee are you??

You Are a Double Espresso

Hey Energizer Bunny Girl! Do you ever slow down? You're a mix of high energy and ambition, perfectly matched with strong espresso When you want something you get it - by any means possible You're driven, determined, and no nonsense. Which is just how you like your java.

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

KnitAlong

I had a lot of fun participating in the KnitAlong. Here's my first attempt at a shawl, front and back view. I crocheted some rosettes that the recipient can use as either embellishment or as a closure for the shawl.





http://knittinggeek.com/knittingNovices/2006/TriangularShawlKnitalong.htm