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hi there
this is what I've made and done this week

age of brass and steam

yarn that i dyed

size 9 needles

it came out looking very Tye-dye. i wasn't sure if i liked it after it was washed and blocked. then i put it on , and loved it. once again this is something that i have to wear with a simple outfit.

hitchhiker

yarn that i dyed

size 8 needles

I should call this rainbow dash 

I don't really wear scarfs,but maybe I'll wear this one this winter. along with the rainbow hat i got in the hat swap

more pictures over on craftster i have a bunch of pictures of all the yarn bombing that i did.

Toby helped me out a lot by taking the pictures. he is really good at it. so today jun 9th is international yarn bombing day. look around your town for crocheted or knitted items hanging up.

we also went to the farmers market for the first time today. but i guess fruit isn't ready yet, just lots of greens. and i got some coffee but it turns out that it was just beans,so i have to grind them myself. is grinding daily fresher or taste better I'm not sure.

there is a budget cut at my job still so i can't go off spending money like i love. but i have lots of stuff to work with at home. as I'm typing i have a bunch of cut pieces to a quilt that i should be working on. why is it that i can hand sew something faster. then with a machine, i just don't feel the joy of it so I've only sewn a few squares.

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WIP's and coming up

Trillianby Martina Behm

I'm using the left overs from the Tye-dye age of brass and steam

Basic Ribbed Socksby Kate Atherley

using the left overs from the other age of brass and steam. i don't love socks on size 1 needles. they take so long. maybe its because its a simple pattern but i don't think so.

Stacy Pulloverby Terri Shea

I'm planning on making this for my mom. and maybe one for myself after that. this is from the book big girls knits. but i really like alot of the patterns in that book for me. and it has stuff for large bottom ladies like me. i would like to make a skirt that looks good and isn't higher in the back.

i need to make two hats for the month. i really should get these out to the hospital next time we go to the farmers market out in Ann arbor.

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think that's all i got, so bye

5-6

I got a new job titles HBA Lead. I was Home Lead, and aslo everything else they wanted. With this reworking of the store i have been told that i will only be working in my area . and i will now have a list of things that i need to get done. So im full time now. then he said full time can be as little as 30 hours. I've been getting twenty so i will take 30 and thats the least amount that they can give me a week.

Toby and I have also been to two concerts with in two weeks. And our car isn't up for the challenge of going to grand rapids that often. Toby's mom let us use her car, which is really cool of her. so im going to give her a little more crafty goodness for mothers day. the towels, clothes, and the quilt.

Finished

Smithby Ysolda Teague

Knit Picks CotLin in linen, bison

needles US 2 - 2.75 mm and US 6 - 4.0 mm

wee mushroomsby Ysolda Teague

yarn random brown wool scraps

needle size 3

Gift for a co-worker Julie who picked up and dropped off Toby and I while our car was down. and she also talked to mangers to get me to the top of the list for a promotion.

Easy drawstring bag

fabric from wal-mart

gift bag for the juile stuff

same info as before. I think im going to put maria's towels in here. now i just need to make on for my mom.

Skelfby Ysolda Teague

Nashua Handknits Creative Focus Worsted

US 7 - 4.5 mm

i spent about two months on and off with this project. and i think it turned out great. much better then the last couple that have been to big or too small. this time i think i started the collar in the wrong place. but that just mines different from all the rest and Odd is cool.

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wips and others

making more drawstring bags

finishing Ishbelby Ysolda Teague

working on GD's blanket

getting some beads for this and starting once everything else is done The Age of Brass and Steam Kerchiefby Orange Flower

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 finished up the jewelry and gave it to maria

I wanted to make things for this knit me happy craft along. the color is yellow, i didnt have any yellow yarn so i used some from the library. the library also only had straight needles so i knit this hat flat. and i started a cable but only did four rows and didnt want to go back so i just made this flower to cover it all up.

hooks used 8 and 11

crochet thread 20-70

J&P Coats Tatting Crochet (Size 70) 12 blue,148 black, 153 yellow

J&P Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen (Size 10) red, yellow, shades of yellow

DMC Coton Perlé 5, Ball  white , pink

DMC Coton Perlé 8 black, pink

 

patterns-

Rose -Pattern Library: Crochet, Bouquet Earringsby Susan Lowman , Crochet Flower Earringsby Olivia Munroe

 

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im working on this quilt. but our car isn't running well, so i can't spend any money, so im going to use an old bed sheet, and try to put together all the batting scraps i have left . lets see how this turns out.

 

oh and next month im going to be taking a sewing class at joanns

 

 

1-6

oh boy i forgot i was supposed to be making scarfs for the special Olympics. the website says to use red heart yarn. but the deadline date is the 10th and i don't have money to go and buy the yarn. so i made one scarf using the Caron simply soft yarn i have.

then i went to knitting group and was put to shame when the other member who i told about the months ago had someone drop off her scarfs she made three. and as you can see the right brand is alot brighter. so i don't know if i should even send in my scarf.

speaking of knitting group. I tried to help a mother and daughter learn to knit. the mother got it really quickly and was knitting with in an hour. and little girl of maybe 10. oh my she was getting it at first. then i turned my back and her knitting loops where huge. so i watch to see what she as doing. she was holding the needles 4 inches apart. pulling the loop though the knit stitch with her teeth. i think she was just frustrated by that point. but she got all the 50 stitches from the left needle to the right one way or another. and her mother wanted to save the messy first try. so i slipped what ever i could onto a string. the girl looked upset that her mother wanted to keep it.

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what Ive been working on

i finished a quilt top. just need to get batting, backing , edging stuff, and put it together. its hand sewn i think i may have made 1/2 inch seams which made it way smaller then it should have been

scroll lace scarf

another Olympic scarf. but i ran out of yarn so i think I'm just going to undo it and make something else with the yarn

I'm also sewing another quilt top for got to take a picture of it

1-2

Hiya happy new years i guess.

I think I'm really going to get some quilts made this year. i mean i have all the pieces cut and such. we'll see what happens.

these are from last year

pattern Ripley by Ysolda Teague

yarn- red heart super saver black, Caron simply soft pink, Caron wintuk blue

needle size 8

I made the beanie size . It was for my sister Asia, but i didn't get to see her during my time in Toledo. I might ship it but I'm not sure

no pattern, make a six foot chain. DC one row of blue, DC two rows of pink, DC five rows of black and your done

yarn same as above

hook J

made to go with the hat

pattern- Sweet November Scarf/Shawl by April Draven

yarn- unknown it was given to me. it was upcyled from an thrift shop sweater

Hook J

made while at my moms house with no other projects around this seemed like a good choice. it was also the only yarn i brought. i was rushed out the house while packing so i wasn't thinking clearly about knitting. just going to see my family.

I left it on my moms bed before i left.

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I don't know if baking counts as a project on the 50 projects list but its going on mine. As long as I'm not just doing straight from the box. its work/fun for me. this recipe is really good.

chocolate chip cookies 

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pattern tiny shoes by Ysolda Teague

Yarn-  Knit One Crochet Too Ty-Dy Socks

needle size 3

size made small

I really don't think i would make these again. i don't like how wide open they are at the top. but what do i know maybe babies have fat feet

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DPN roll

sewn. i think that fabric is cotton

I made the little pockets then sewed the pieces together. i was going to use two ribbons to close it but it didn't work so i went with a button and loop. this is loosely based on other needle/pencil rolls I've seen.

here's is one way to make it

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this is a shawl I'm working on. this is the first half the second have is the same thing. If all goes right i might wear it to my commitment ceremony in September.

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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 :{