All Blog Posts Tagged 'WotA' (12)

My friends and I have been finishing things this past week. Here's Janet's latest quilt top:

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Still no appearance from Baby Stuart, but we're getting knitting done for him.

I improvised this owl hat from the…

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Still no sign of BS, but some of his layette is completed:

The Baby Surprise Jacket (BSJ) is made from Swish DK in Grain Heather and Cinnamon (discontinued). The little hats are made from Stroll Sport in cork and Bare, Swish DK in Grain Heather and Swish Worsted in Hollyberry. The booties are in Stroll Sport in cork. The buttons on the BSJ are little…

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Today is Daphne's birthday! It's hard to believe it has already been two years!

 


Here's one of her new toys. It's a castle slide, just right for a little princess with an imagination and lots of energy. Baxter, the dog, enjoys watching her play on it, especially because it means she plays outdoors longer. Her little brother is…

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Since my last blog post, I have started two new knitting projects and made a start on Daphne's "I-spy" quilt.

If you aren't familiar with this quilting tradition, the idea is to use lots of fabrics that depict objects a child might be familiar with: animals, foods, toys, flowers, etc. You tell the child, "I spy a (name of object)" and let them find it in the quilt. It's a game, but it's also a way for a small child to increase his or her…

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Another busy week! The mittens are done:

I adapted the pattern Mitones Iveños from Andean Folk Knits by Marcia Lewandowski. I changed the tip by using the round-toe decreases, because the thumb ended up in an awkward place. I dont know if I misread the pattern, but the thumbs stuck out at the sides instead of being on the side of…

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This scrumptious array of fabrics is what greets you when you enter Sharon's Attic Quilt Shop in Hillsboro, Oregon. The shop was just a close walk from DS2’s and DDIL2's home in Beaverton.



Here are some other shots of the nice selection inside the store:

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This week has been busy! (So what else is new?)

There are presents to wrap and send off, more knitting and quilting to do (some of which I can't show you) and other preparations to make. We took the time to dress up the pups and mug for the camera, though.

The annual get together for the…

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A while ago, my dear friend Cheryl did a blog and featured the Russian Join as a technique…

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As usual for this time of year, we're still getting snow! Here's something white I'm happy to see, though:

As you can see, im making good progress on the lace gown for Daphne's naming ceremony. I have nearly 2 1/2 months to finish it. It's a fun project, and is going well, now that I have sort of learned the pattern. You repeat a 34-st pattern across for four rows, repeat…

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Felted iPad Tote Bag

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky, 1 hank "Oregano" (MC) and 1 hank "Hazelnut" (CC), 137 yds., 100gm.

Needles: 1 24" circular needle, size 15 and 1 set dpns., size 13 (or you can use the tips of your interchangeable

circulars, if you have them)

1 yarn needle



Gauge: 10 sts and 13 rounds = 4"/10cm using larger needle before felting. Gauge is important if you want the bag to fit your… Continue

I've been on a Christmas kick lately. I Made the Falling Snow Stocking, found on Ravelry, with Wool of the Andes Bulky in Wine and Bare. I'm pretty proud of my 2nd "Color Work" item (if 2 color items don't count, I'm sorry for the use of the phrase).

I also got the Tidings of Joy kit and a few extra balls of Palette. I've done a few ornaments, but my favorites so far are the sweaters. This one is Ivy, Edamame, and Bare (I wanted White or an… Continue