Little Mittens

I finally got around to making Ruby some mittens. Poor child hasn't had a pair all winter. Of course, it wasn't all that cold until a couple weeks ago. But now, it's definitely cold out and she needed mittens. So, I went on a mission to find a mitten pattern that didn't take DPN's. I don't have any DPN's and I can't afford to buy any right now. But, Knitting Pattern Central saved the day again! I found a 2-needle mitten pattern for a child. It was supposed to be on size 8's for a 6-8 year old child. Since Boo-boo is only a year & a half, I used size 5's. They turned out to be the perfect size! I used some pink Paton's Merino wool that I had leftover from a longie set. And of course, I added a string to keep track of them. NO WAY was I going to have her lose mittens that mama made! My first pair of mittens ever!

And here's an action shot! I asked Ruby to show me her mittens...

Wool Chocolate!

So, I've been wanting to make some wool food for awhile now. I bought all the yarn to make fruits & vegetables, but I wanted to do something unique and different, something no one else on HC was doing. I thought of a few things, but then a day or two later would see them on HC. Finally an original idea..... Wool chocolates for Valentine's Day! What could be better for a wool foodie than chocloate? So I got some yarn and went to work. These are original to me, from my own twisted little brain...

Chocolate Truffles!

A Petit Four, A Caramel, and a Chocolate Truffle!

Aren't they sweet! ;-) I sold the mixed sweets, but the chocolates haven't gone yet. I'm not sure why. Hopefully someone will have pity on them.

On the needles right now... two needle mittens for Ruby. And on the hook... a pair of longies, also for Ruby. Next in line... more stuff to populate my HC and hopefully sell. I'm going green for St. Patty's Day.

More Valentine longies!

I finished a second pair of longies for my Valentine's stocking on HC. They are done in 100purewool in the "Temple" colorway. I am calling them boyish, though some people might think the colors aren't boy enough.

Calorimetry Again...and Again

I'm having fun with knitty's Calorimetry pattern! I finished another 2, one for me, and one for Teagan. First, Teagan's... His is actually a face mask. I added 2 rows to the outside of each edge, making it wider so it covers his nose, mouth and chin. It's made of 100purewool merino wool, so it's soft and warm. I don't know the name of the colorway, but it looks like camoflauge.

Then I made one for myself. I used yarn that I got in a swap for this one. It's 60% wool and 40% silk. The silk part is recycled Indian saris. It's really gorgeous. The picture doesn't do it justice at all. This yarn was much thicker than the purewool. I would call the purewool a light worsted, but this was more of a bulky worsted. I was going to cast on 100, but ended up casting on 88 because of the thickness of it. 88 stitches barely fit on my 14" needles! I don't think I messed up much on this one! LOL It looks good. It's thick though, and kind of stiff. The yarn isn't terribly soft, but it's warm and it looks nice. And here I am modeling...
I'm working on another pair of longies to stock on my HC tomorrow, and making myself some legwarmers on the Knifty Knitter. It's cold in Wisconsin! I don't have time to knit them properly, and the loom is so fast. I also have a baby gift to make this week, I'm thinking it will be a hat & booties. I will, of course, post pictures when I'm done. :-)

Calorimetry...take 1

I finished knitty's Calorimetry tonight. It was my first major knitting project. I made it with 100purewool in "Blush". It took much less yarn than I was expecting, and I have a little left over! I cast on 80 instead of the 120 that the pattern called for, but it turned out too small for me. It's the perfect size for Jade though, and she loves it! so I will be making another one of these for myself and will cast on 100 next time. I only made a couple of mistakes, one dropped stitch and I had to do the bind off twice since I messed it up the first time. Word to the wise...do it right the first time because un-binding-off is a real pain! Anyway, here it is!



And here is my adorable model... :-)

Valentine longies!

Hooray for the Valentine Longies!! I finished them today. They are made from wool that I dyed with Kool-Aid. It was my first attempt at yarn dying. I left it wound in the skein, which gave it a very slight gradient effect. I think they turned out rather nice!

Welcome to my Project Blog!

I didn't want to clog up my other blog with all my projects, but I still like to share what I'm up to.

My AWESOME wonderful husband made my job a whole lot easier this Christmas when he made me this very cool yarn swift...













As per our agreement not to buy each other anything, I made him this hat to cover his forehead, ears, and neck. It's made with merino wool, very soft and warm. It's my very own pattern too!












I'm working on more, including Valentine longies & wool food! So keep watching!