12-26

Ishbel by Ysolda Teague

Knit Picks Chroma Fingering in lollipop

i made the small, yes that is the small version of this pattern.

I've been working on this during breaks and lunches at work for a month, so i would say that it would take about two weeks or less if you work on this as your only project. but that's not how i roll.

I had to tink a lot with this and redo the lace part a lot. i was working in a poorly lit area to my defence

 

Elijah by Ysolda Teague

size 2 needles

Caron sport

http://www.misfittoys.net/shopping/rudolph/bab_spottedelephant.htm oops i forgot to add the toenails and its been packed up.

 

Poppy by Ysolda Teague

Knit Picks Comfy Sport

Knit Picks CotLin

Red Heart Super Saver Solids

size 2 needles

 

OK so to get the curls i used an eHow tute . you make a slip knot then wrap it like a curler. then take a sewing needle and go under two wraps. i did this around knitting needles and got about six curls per needle. you spray with water. i preheat the over to 350, then turned it off once i put the tray in. left it in for about five minutes. I had to make about 50-60 curls for this dolls head to not look thin.

 

then i sewed the dress. but i couldn't think of an easy way to get it on and off. so i sewed straps. but they are to big so i had to make i knot, then tie that with a little bow. i hope the child can figure it out.

 

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I'm working on another Ripley hat. one of my sisters asked me to make her a hat and scarf set. I'm not making the mittens. i don't have enough yarn for that.

 

I'm making the hat using magic loop I'm trying to get good at it so that i can get to a level that i can make two at a time socks. then my socks will be that same size. both to big or to small.

 

this i the last night that i have to work overnights. then if it doesn't snow Toby might take me to Toledo. since none of my family volunteered to pick me up :{

 

12-16

finished two dolls this week.

i used knit picks cotlin in bison, sea foam
knit picks comfy fingering
red heart super saver
size 3 needles for the doll in blue "18
size 2 for the doll in pink "16
 even after going down a needle size the doll still isn't the right size. so i just think that I'm not going to get to twelve inches.

braided hair

twisted hair

I'm going to try for a curly Afro for the next one. i also need to pump out something for my mother. who has a gift exchange at work and wants me to make something for her partner and ship it out and get it before 12-24

I set up my holiday tree and everything. it only stayed up for about two day. my cats kept taking things off the tree. and eating it so i didn't want to deal with that for weeks. here's what it looked like

I also cut up some squares to make quilts. i got these fleece throws on sale for like 3.99 at Kmart's. and some of the fabric came from wal-mart, some from Joann's.

i don't know when I'll sew these i guess after i finish up with all these holiday gifts that people will be getting after the holidays

on top the middle has "12x "12 and "6x"6 around

the bottom is all "6x"6

and my shawl is coming along I'm in section D i just have to finish up that and section E which is only one row and i will be done.

OK time to read this new graphic novel i got "ultra" and go to sleep. if i can i had five cups of coffee last night and its still kinda working.

k bye

12-11

Lacy Ornament Cover by Theresa Dunn

size 10 crochet thread

size five needles

 

quilted coasters.

heres how

I used 5x5 squares I used some left over batting. and i did a zig zag stitch on the edge for the first time. my stitching is very uneasy.

Hello Doily Scarf by Robyn Chachula

G hook

caron simply soft

 

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                                                            Poppy by Ysolda Teague

                                               Knit Picks CotLin bison , sea foam

                                                        simply soft black

                                                            size three needles

 

I just need to sew on a face , and knit the dress. im using the 5$ in paris pattern

 

 

 

12-5

ok so a guy from work asked me to make him a hat . i said 10$ please. i was not given the 10$ but still made the hat. when i gave it to him , he didnt like it. he said that he wanted camo print. well i thought that the hat looked plenty camo. i guess not. and i didnt get my money. and he wants me to make another hat so if i do choose to make this hat i have to go out and buy the multi colored yarn to get this effect. and i will have to wait until i get paid on the 10th. then i would only be making 5$ off the sale.

pattern: be easy

yarn: caron simply soft

hook: I

I made the top two with cardstock paper and the bottom with some kinda posterboard.

Ok so this is how its made

how to

I got my crayons for two dollars in a jumbo sized ziploc and the board for .10 cents pretty cheap right

i plan on making more of these with posterboard or stronger.

some of the crayons slipped out of the paper. and i also made some with out papter at all. and they came off before melting the yellow picture you can see it.

now how would one display this art. I dont have the money to buy frames. so i will just give them to people and say figure it out.

pattern

The Runaway Menagerie: Mama & Baby Tortoise by Ana Paula Rimoli

yarn: caron wintuk

hook: G

pattern

The Runaway Menagerie: Mama & Baby Panda by Ana Paula Rimoli

yarn: caron simply soft, caron wintuk

hook: G

crochet doily mirror

dollar store mirror, fabric paint

gift tags

I should be getting my package of yarn so that i can make the dolls.

12-2

ok so i was thinking sewing up stuffed animals has to be quicker and easier then knit/crocheting them all. well i tried to make monsters and they just didn't turn out well at all. i kinda feel ashamed to even give these to the kids. this was kinda my first go at this. and i did it with out patterns. so maybe i shouldn't be so hard on my self. my first couple of knitting projects didn't turn out all that great.

I finished the elephant

11-29

WIP

tree skirt for my holiday tree. it was really a skirt for me, but i made the top part to small and don't have any more fabric to make a new one. so  tree skirt

i even worked on my hair. but i think I'm going to have to twist it up tomorrow or the tangles will come

length