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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

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Finished

pattern- Ishbelby Ysolda Teague

needles -size 5

yarn- Knit Picks Comfy Fingering Weight flamingo

6/E glass beads

there are a few mistakes in this one just like with anything i make. I've had this yarn in my stash for a bit of time i was going to make knee highs with them. but i messed them up , frogged and tossed the yarn. so im not really sure how much yarn this one takes so im just going to say its less then 400 yards. and i still have a bit of yarn left over.

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WIP's/ in the works

granny's daughter squares blanket. i made a few more squares after this picture was taken. i even ran out of yarn and im going in my craft closet and frogging failed projects and getting scarps.

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/that1girl/trinket

i traded a women at knitting group some sock yarn for the gray worsted weight yarn,she was trying to make socks with. someone gave her a gift set with a sock book, random yarn and size 8 needles. and these socks are coming out real big for a reason. i want others to love knitting, and work with the right supplies. i forgot to give her sock needles. i hope she can find some if not i'll bring her a set of mines next week.

so yea i got her gray yarn and i picked red and orange yarn from the random yarn box at knitting group. i hope it makes a cute robot.

I still need to get beads for the shawl.

i really dont want to start to many projects i have a big one in the works once i get the yarn and set everything in order.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/87531545/1950s-dress-or-blouse-and-flared-skirt

a crocheted dress for a friend

anywhoo talk to you later