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finished

pattern - Guitar Man Socks by Rebecca Mercier

yarn - Knit Picks Stroll Solids, Heathers & Twists

needles - 11/2

 

no pattern

yarn- Nashua Handknits Creative Focus Worsted that i dyed

hook- I

 

pattern - Simple Earflap Hatby Knittwittz ,then i just looked at other sock monkey hats and played it by ear

yarn- Caron Simply Soft Solids , Herrschners Wool Blend Yarn ,Loops & Threads Impeccable Solids

hook-I

 

pattern- Mohawk Earflap Hatby Jessamyn Van Den Elzen

yarn- Herrschners Whisper Soft , Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids & Twists

needle- 8

 

pattern- Mohawk Earflap Hatby Jessamyn Van Den Elzen , Unicorn Hat

by Brittany Tyler

yarn- Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids & Twists, and scraps

needles- 8

 

the unicorn, Mohawk and monkey hat where all ordered by a coworker

 

no pattern

yarn- knit picks chroma

needle size 8

 

pattern- Chilly Podstersby Glenna C.

yarn- Knit Picks Chroma Worsted , Patons Classic Wool Worsted

needle size- 4

 

hat and gloves made for my sister

 

WIP's

Star Crossed Slouchy Beretby Natalie Larson

 

what  plan to work on this week

Mitt Envy by weezalana , Little Arrowhead Shawl by Pam Allen , Lattice Hat by Sarah Arnold , Christine Bag by Knitting Nonstop (Dawn Matkovic)

 

 

 

 

 

12-18

Finished

Podster Glovesby Glenna C.

yarn- Knit Picks Palette

size 1 needles

 

these gloves took a very long time. i like how the color pattern turned out. this is my crock pot dyed yarn.some people say it reminds them of peppermints.

 

no pattern, its just half double crochet only knit into the back loops.

                                                                     Rowan Lima

                                                                      size G hook

its a super soft and warm scarf . its also light weight . 54 inches by 4 inches

 

Zombie Killer Slouchby Luciana Young

Knit Picks Biggo

 

I got the the yarn for free i had to buy five dollars worth of stuff and shipping. I tried to block the hat and i guess it stretched out way to much. because it very loose. its great for holding all my hair.

 

Boy Beanieby Laura Killoran

upcyled yarn

size I hook

 

added about an inch and half of hdc, and did an extra inc round
made it a little longer to cover ears better

no pattern

upcycled yarn

size I hook

 

worked length wise cast on 150. and just worked hdc

 

bunch of different patterns

size 10 crochet thread

on size 7 hook

 

WIP's

 

Snapdragon flip-topsby Ysolda Teague

Owlie Socksby Julie Elswick Suchomel

upcycled sweater acrylic, wool blend about 400 yards i think its worsted weight

 

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i got invited to sell items at a little shop called uniquely yours

I'm shipping out half the stuff i got, the best of my items.

 

 

 

6-9

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

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pattern Scroll Lace Scarf by Ysolda Teague

yarn Knit Picks Telemark in  aubergine

so i worked the lace while on breaks and lunches at work. and i worked on the body at home. it took about two weeks doing it that way. so i would say that you can finish this in three days . I'm not really sure what i did but i made this uneven.  I did mess up on the lace bit a lot forgot to do yarn overs and k2togs here and there. and oh how i hate picking up stitches.

Oh did that yarn bleed. i washed a item for the first time and I'm glad i did. or all my clothes would be discolored. and i read that some on washed it with out it getting felted which means i can toss it in the wash, yay.  and i blocked it out, I'm trying to block out my lacy stuff. i used dress makers pins and the floor. and poor love stepped on a pin. which means that he was walking on my scarf, but i felt bad for him first.

pattern Headband with Flower by creativeyarn

yarn- random color and sizes

hook F

I love a good flower hair thing. and the fact that these tie means that they will fit even the most fluffy hair. I made all the flowers first so the headbands i tried to match up as much as best i could.

the flowers can be moved up and down the strands of the headband. each took about a half and hour or so

(true colors)

pattern Hearts by Anna Hrachovec

yarn - random colors and thin sizes

needles- size 2

each heart took about a half an hour. i was planning on making more but i got bored with them and only made a handful. there cute and all but there is a faster way to make them and i will find it later.

18 ct fabric and black thread. i need to buy a picture frame

I tried to sew the backing to one of these and it looked so bad. i just used some tacky glue (not sure that's the name of it) and black fabric. trimmed it up and there good to go

starting the Hap blanket. using lion brand pound of love doubled and Loops & Threads Charisma  that i got in a swap. keeping track of rows in garter stitch is pretty hard and cats love to steal row counters. also that's my new foxy shazam CD just came in the mail yesterday.

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i got patches to help the knitting group from waggonswest. thank you so much for them

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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