Last of the Gift Dishcloths

This set is for Veronique, my "Pretty-in-Pink" friend. When I saw the gloves, I thought of her immediately!

Rub a Dub Dub. . . More cloths and soaps given as Christmas gifts

Regular old Peaches n Creme cotton dishcloth yarn paired with novelty soaps. Oh, it's such a clean Christmas this year! Following three cloths are crocheted. Man, I can crochet a cloth in less than 1/2 the time it takes to knit one.


Peppermint Set for Niece A (4 yrs. old)

Yellow Star & Ducky Set for Niece R (10 months)

Blue Cloth and Ducky Set for Nephew E (2 years old)

More Christmas present dishcloths

These are crocheted with regular kitchen cotton. Very easy, very fast. Present for Elizabeth.

Cozy Socks

Pattern: Cozy Socks for Kids
Designer: Sue Dial
Source: 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders (ed. J. Durant)
Yarn: Stash yarn
Recipient: Niece S, age 4

Mods: Used stash yarn instead of the Harvest Moon Angoras Handspun Bulky Singles as designed. Also, instead of the pattern cuff, which alternates 4 rounds of purl with 4 rounds of knit four times, I did 10 rows of garter stitch. Then, when done, I decided they needed a little bit of festiveness about them, so I added the fluffy yarn cuff by single crocheting about 9 rows, and then folding over and tacking down. Voila, little Santa's helper socks!

Christmas is coming. . .

Gifts for Nieces A (8 years) and S (4 years): A knitted wash cloth and cute soap for each!

Log Cabin

The Log Cabin lap blanket (pattern from wh-oelse -- the Mason Dixon chicks!) for my cousin Cindy is growing, but very slowly now as the stripes get bigger. The yarn is nice -- Mission Falls cotton -- very squishy and comfy.

Garden Shoes for Baby

Both booties really are the same size, I promise!


















Pattern: Garden Shoes designed by Stella Smith in Simply Knitting Magazine, Oct. 2006, Issue 7.
Yarn: Louisa Harding Kimono Angora (1 ball) in the brown/cream/orange/gray pathway.
For: Niece R. (given at baby shower)
Made Dec. 2006
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The blue pair here are made from Berroco suede yarn.
These booties are both the same size, too -- I should be more
careful how I take my pictures! These were made for a friend of my daughter who had a baby last year.

MsBlondie does Amigurumi

My first attempt at amigurumi. It was fun, but I used too fat of yarn (Lion Brand worsted), so it's kind of hole-y, and also turned out too big. I later read that the cheapest and finer gauge yarn works much better!

I'll definitely try some more of these toys.

Pattern is from the "Mini-doggie pattern" by Haakpoes, and mine isn't nearly as cute. Link to free pattern is:

http://haakpoes.blogspot.com/2006/10/mini-doggie-pattern.html

Patons V-Neck Vest on Models

Here is my cute mum in the vest, which fit her much better than me. It might be a little itchy, but she said with the turtleneck underneath it was okay.

Ravelry

Yay! I'm in Ravelry!

Patons Next Steps Vest

Pattern: Patons Next Steps

Mods: Added a fake cable up the front

Yarn: Patons Classic Wool

Recipient: Moi

Two-Tone Shrug is Finished

A very serious model in the two-tone shrug from Glampyre's Fitted Knits.

It was actually finished back in June, but I'm such a procrastinator, and didn't get it posted until now.

Yarn: Berrocco's Love It!

Size: Small, and it is really too small. It will be given to a smaller recipient for Christmas!

Comments: It was fairly easy, just didn't enoy the ribbing too much since I throw my yarn with my right hand and it goes much slower. I'm making another one, bigger (went up a pattern size and up a needle size) in the same colors.

Blue Suede Shoes

Yarn: Berrocco suede

Pattern: I'll get back to you on this. . .

Panta Headwrap

Project: Panta pattern from crafster.org

Yarn: SWTC Karoke

Two Tone Shrug in Progress

I joined the "Fitted Knits Along" sponsored by Robin!
http://yarncrawl.typepad.com/fittedknitsalong/

Pattern: Two Tone Shrug from Fitted Knits by Stephanie Japel

Yarn: Berrocco Love It!

Baby Vest

Pattern: My own, with help from Sweater Wizard, knitted as one piece, 3 needle shoulder bind-off, garter-stitch neck and arm bands.

Size: Baby (!)

Yarn: Blue Skies Organic Cotton in Nut and Pebble (It's really soft, but invisible fluffies kept getting in my eyes and nose as I was knitting with it!) I didn't block it, and don't know how it will wash, but since it's almost summer, I thought cotton was the best choice for yarn.

Recipient: My friend's grandson

Sir Charles in His Jumper

Pattern from Posh Pooches

Barefoot Knits Items

Pattern: Barefoot Knits

Mods: Tank Dress: Put a contrasting color of seedstitch between the top and bottom, and put a seed stitch border at the bottom of skirt to keep it from rolling. Top and Skirt: None.

Yarn: Cotton Fleece

Recipient: My nieces

Trashed Knit

Pattern: Something from the Yarn Girls Guide for Kids

Yarn: Encore worsted -- a good yarn for kids since it's washable, and a perfect pink girlie color, but the yarn had knots and weak spots, soI had to keep cutting it. Urgh. I persevered, and finished the sweater for my niece. . . but then I decided the sleeves were too short, and I tried to snip a yarn to undo the seaming. . . and CUT the knit fabric of the body! Aarrggghh! So there you go. A lovely trashed knit. It was just too frustrating.

Maddy's Scarf

My daughter's friend wanted a chunky, off-white scarf. So here it is!

Pattern: One big cable down the middle, seed stitch border, garter edgestitches, nothing very original. . .

Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease chunky

Das Sweater

Pattern: Elizabeth Zimmerman's Tomten Jacket

Yarn: Encore worsted

Recipient: a colleague's son

Sound of Music Sweater

Pattern: Poinsettia Jacket, courtesy of Designs for America from Solutia

Yarn: Encore Worsted

Size: 2

Beanie Hat Christmas Tree

Various yarn, variations on a basic beanie pattern, various sizes. . .