Ariel's Knitting

How did I forget to blog these?

2012-01-26T06:51:00.000-08:00

It's winter and 85 degrees outside. I must think that if I keep knitting mittens, it will get cold.

These were knitted in November. I was looking for a basic mitten pattern and my friend Mona was just finishing up her pattern. Was that timing or what?

Winter, please come out of hiding!!! I have four new pairs of mittens just waiting to be worn.

Rosebud Mitts

2012-01-24T21:08:00.000-08:00

Rosebud Mitts

Edgar the Monster

2012-01-20T21:00:00.001-08:00

Edgar is supposed to be a monster but I think he looks somewhat like a kitty. Test knitting is way fun!

Test Crow

2012-01-19T11:19:00.000-08:00

I'm having quite a good time test knitting. This crow is my latest finished object.

Stay tuned for Edgar - more test knitting - in a day or two. :-)

Curly Scarf

2012-01-18T15:29:00.000-08:00

This is the January Mystery. After I took the picture I wondered if I was showing off the scarf or the oranges. I like them both.

Test Knitting

2012-01-11T07:42:00.000-08:00

There is a test knitting group on Ravelry and I signed up to test these mittens. After a few false starts I ended up with mittens I absolutely love.

They were knitted with Malabrigo Rios. I didn't know Malabrigo had a superwash wool until the lady at the LYS showed it to me. What a fun surprise!! I haven't come across a bad Malabrigo yet.

Honoré Cowl/Hat

2011-12-23T11:30:00.000-08:00

I saw this hat/cowl pattern in Ravelry and immediately started knitting it. The yarn was dyed, spun, and gifted to me from my wonderful friend Wilma.

Fast Christmas Knitting

2011-12-19T18:33:00.000-08:00

These are for a friend I'm having lunch with tomorrow. I'd forgotten how quickly dishcloths knit up.

Pei

2011-12-13T08:38:00.001-08:00

Brooklyn Tweed aka Jared Flood came out with a new yarn called Loft that had wonderful reviews. He also came out with this one skein pattern for Loft's use. One skein, new yarn, Jared Flood, how could I go wrong. I bought the color called meteorite and the pattern. Kathy and I had our own private KAL and off we went.

Introducing my Pei.

Monster Chunk

2011-11-26T20:24:00.000-08:00

Monster Chunks make me smile!

November Mysteries

2011-11-24T15:44:00.000-08:00

I participated in two out of the five November mysteries. The group requested something for a man so we made the Ear Flap Hat. It went to my son but for now doesn't the vase look lovely wearing it.

My second was a soap sack. It immediately went into the shower with my hubby.

Flip Top Mittens

2011-11-15T18:50:00.000-08:00

Flip top mittens - Dream In Color yarn - life is good.

October Mysteries

2011-11-15T18:14:00.001-08:00

I love this hat!! The pattern was fun and fast.

This is the second October Mystery that I did. My favorite part of this was being able to play with colors. There was nothing boring about this project.

Snowmen

2011-11-15T18:14:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine sent me this link and I wanted to make a few. Here are my snowmen. We're waiting for winter!

Special Olympics

2011-10-22T16:40:00.001-07:00

They'll go in the mail Monday.

Special Olympics 2012

2011-10-13T17:22:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again - The 2012 Special Olympic USA Scarf Project

I've ordered my yarn and now I have to figure out which pattern to use.

Need info? Click here.

Happy Fall Kathy!

2011-10-10T11:40:00.000-07:00

Two years ago I bought Kathy some fall slippers and last year I knitted her a pair. This year she received another pair. Am I starting a tradition? I don't know but I do know that these "Pocketbook Slippers" were way easy and fast.

I realized at the end of the second slipper that I was supposed to be doing K2P2 for the bottom but by then I'd done a K1P1 through the first slipper and then the second. Looking at the pattern after; I doubt it will matter. Thanks to Susie for the embellishment idea!!

My pumpkin needed a friend

2011-10-04T20:48:00.000-07:00

My pumpkin needed a friend so I made it a butternut squash to keep it company. Dona liked it so much it's going to go live at her house. I have enough for another one if I'm so inclined.

September Mystery #2

2011-10-01T07:41:00.000-07:00

I ♥ felting!!

September Mystery

2011-09-23T06:24:00.000-07:00

LOVE THIS!!!

Bring on the winter!!

2011-09-20T21:12:00.000-07:00

It's close to 100 degrees right now and I'm knitting myself mittens. Is it because winter is right around the corner? Not exactly. My snow-living friends make fun of me when I make and wear mittens. I know, 60 degrees is spring to them but to me it's cold.

I have always loved mittens and this pair was a joy to knit. Well, most of it. As I finished mitten #2 I noticed that I really didn't like the thumb on mitten number one. I thought I would just cut it and unravel it and start again. For some reason that didn't work for me and I ended up ripping the mitten back to the thumb gusset. I wasn't deterred because I knew the thumb would be correct on the second knitting of that mitten. I finished it, the thumb looked perfect, I took pictures. As I was looking at the pictures I noticed that I messed up on the cable on that mitten. I was not going to rip it back again. The mittens weren't to be a gift, they are for me. My hands certainly won't mind the "design enhancement" at all when it's sooooooooooo cold outside.

Yes Marlene, Susie, Mona, Karen, Wilma, and the rest of you snow-folks. COLD!!!!!! BRRRRRRRRRRR

Jon's "Ducks" Hat

2011-09-04T20:21:00.000-07:00

Kevin's friend Jon said to Kevin the other day. "You know that winter's coming and that means it's time for beanies." Jon cracks me up and loves handknit beanies. He requested one this year in the original Anaheim Duck's colors. Joann's had the exact colors I needed, I was so surprised and so was Jon.

Pumpkin KAL

2011-09-04T09:33:00.001-07:00

I have been part of a Yahoo knitting group forever. Does anyone remember BR (before Ravelry)? Yes, it's been that long. A few of us decided to do a Pumpkin KAL. The pattern called for worsted but I wanted a larger pumpkin so I used bulky yarn. Dona saw mine and wanted one of her own. Can you believe these are made from the same yarn, same color, different dye lots. Amazing!!

First Christmas gift complete

2011-09-04T09:30:00.000-07:00

Marlene's yearly scarf is finished. I made this one for her two years ago. She requested the same thing in gray. How easy is that!

Baby Blankie for Jackie

2011-09-04T09:28:00.001-07:00

My long time friend Maria is having a baby next month. Welcome Jaqueline!!

August Mystery Knitting

2011-08-22T13:15:00.000-07:00

We had two mysteries for August. The first one was a fun-to-knit hand towel.

This is the second one, a water bottle carrier. PERFECT for when it's over 100 degrees outside (like now).

Christmas in July - it's not too early to start shopping!

2011-07-29T06:27:00.000-07:00

This is my yearly plug for some of my favorite crafters in no particular order. Please check them out if you're in a spending mood...... or even if you're not. :-)

MontanaNana
Knitting II
Jewel Re Motion
NanaSadieRose
Serenity Stitches
Wolfe Farms

June Mystery

2011-07-26T20:21:00.000-07:00

This "Infinity Scarf" was a fun knit. It can be worn as a scarf or wrapped around your neck twice be worn as a cowl. It can also be lain across a bench to keep the bench's arm warm.

Cheater Fishing

2011-06-06T09:03:00.001-07:00

Is it really fishing if you catch your fish at a trout farm. We had a great time and Justin caught two fish in record time. Dinner last night............ trout!!

Hexagon Fabric Swap

2011-06-06T07:20:00.000-07:00

I was invited to join a hexagon fabric swap. If anyone's interested the details are below. So far only one person has posted her fabric but I'm sure the rest of us will get ours up there soon. I'm hoping to work on this tonight.

Thanks Christina and Stacey for putting this together. :-)

So far these ladies that have joined in the fun:

Christina
Stacey
Carolyn

"A friendly fabric swap for the hexagon addict in you. In a rainbow of colors please feel free to join us.

Rules:

1. Fill a ziploc bag with a 1/2 yard of fabric in a wide variety of colors. A 2" hexagon will needs 4.5" square so the fabric minimum has to be no smaller than 4.5".

2. Post a photo to the flickr group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/1667659@N24/)

3. For each bag you post you can select a bag from someone else

4. Be prepared to ship anywhere

5. The scraps of fabric can be recycles, reclaimed or new but they all need to be big enough to cut out a 2" hexagon (and please make sure they are pre-washed)

6. All fabrics must be 100% cotton"

Help Kevin's band stay on an internet radio station

2011-05-23T08:45:00.000-07:00

Click here to vote for them to stay.

Thanks!!

Mid-May Mystery

2011-05-14T18:59:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since I made a market bag. I thought it would be a fun quick mystery knit and I was right. It's such an easy way to use up dishcloth or any other non-expensive yarn.

Hexagon quilt?

2011-05-13T11:47:00.000-07:00

Whoever reads my blog regularly knows that I run a Mystery KAL on Ravelry. One of our members name is "rocketgirl." She started reading my blog and commenting. I always try to check out who's leaving comments when I don't "know" them.

I, in turn, started reading her blog. She was very encouraging about my quilting - which is fun for me but nothing like my love of knitting. She, on he other hand is quite quilt and sewing gifted which has been fun for me to read about.

Earlier this week she proposed that we do a hexagon quilt.

Being the non-savvy quilt maker I had to look it up. This is what I wrote her after I googled it:

Just googled it………….. NOT IN THIS LIFETIME!!

I think I’d rather knit it.

She is no quitter and suggested that we make table runners, nothing big. I wrote back and said I'd make one flower this weekend and then let her know. This weekend turned into one evening of cutting the templates and the next evening of sewing the flower. I fell in love with the process. She was going to do the same, wait for the weekend but ended up making her flower early as well. Both of ours are non-similar but I love the both and can't wait to make more!!

May Mystery Revealed

2011-05-13T11:15:00.000-07:00

The Storm Cloud Shawlette was our May Mystery. the final clue was posted today so I can blog about it.

I wanted mine a bit larger so I used 10.5 needles and three strands of lace yarn held together. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

More beanies

2011-05-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

Kevin's friends don't get tired of them and I'm glad I don't get tired of making them. These are for Brandon and Jon.

Band of the Month - Hot Topic

2011-05-05T12:48:00.000-07:00

Click this link and check out the cute bass player!!

Yoga, here we come!!

2011-04-25T06:59:00.000-07:00

Dona and I started taking a Saturday morning yoga class. We bought our mats, we were ready to go.

I remembered seeing Yoga Mat covers on Ravelry so I knitted up two. We're very stylish now when we're walking into our class.

Fish lips!!

2011-04-14T20:30:00.000-07:00

I saw this pattern and fell in love with the lips. My friend Kathy gave me a flounder lesson and told me that one eye of the flounder was larger than the other. She wasn't sure which one and when I tried to research it I couldn't find the answer. While he might not be anatomically correct, I think he's very adorable.

Felting makes me happy

2011-04-13T20:19:00.001-07:00

I've been wanting to felt something for awhile so I started searching and came up with this. I wish I'd taken a before picture because I'm always so amazed at how much the item shrinks during the felting process.

Celebrity Hat Sighting!!

2011-03-29T06:24:00.000-07:00

Nathan of "Allstar Weekend" was spied during a Radio Disney interview wearing the hat I made him. See the cutie on the right in the first picture. That's Nathan and my hat! Thanks Crystal for the pictures.

Quilt homework complete

2011-03-26T17:09:00.000-07:00

This week will be the final class. We'll pick out border fabric and she'll send us on our way to finish our quilts. I can't wait to see the finished project.

There's a baby coming!!

2011-03-22T19:50:00.000-07:00

Kevin's friends Brandon & Angie are expecting a baby in June and they're naming her Ariel. I know that it has nothing at all to do with my name but I like to believe it does. They requested a knitted blanket and a hat. Baby items are so easy and quick so I made a few extra items. I can't wait to give them their "stuff."

Ta da.......... mystery project complete!!

2011-03-22T06:18:00.001-07:00

Dona's taking the hat with her on her Alaskan cruise. It should keep her head nice and warm. The pattern can be found here.

Our next mystery project starts in just over one week.

WIP Wednesday

2011-03-16T05:48:00.000-07:00

Mystery project going strong.

Quilt homework complete for tonight's class.

WIP Wednesday

2011-03-02T17:40:00.000-08:00

No class this week but I'm ready for next week.

March Mystery!!

2011-03-01T14:13:00.000-08:00

I finished it just in time to start handing out clues today. Come join us if you want to play along.

WIP Wednesday

2011-02-23T05:51:00.000-08:00

Quilting homework done and I'm ready for class tonight.

Here's a closeup of one of the squares although the colors aren't entirely accurate. It's darker than the top picture but lighter than the bottom picture. This is what I get for taking photos on my living room floor at 8pm.

February Mystery Revealed

2011-02-17T00:45:00.000-08:00

I test knit this in December for our Mystery 220 Ravelry group and FINALLY I can reveal it. This was one of the funnest things I've ever knit, I love the dongles!!

Beret for fun

2011-02-14T12:48:00.001-08:00

I knit this beret for fun. It looks a lot more complicated than it was. I love easy and instant gratification projects.

Speed Knitting

2011-02-10T11:59:00.000-08:00

We had a knitting race on the Mystery 220 group. So much of the country was shut down for a few days that we decided we needed something to amuse ourselves. Luckily I live in a place that has beautiful weather but I wanted to show my support. Our race was scarves vs cowls and I was in the cowl group. One would think that the cowls would go faster, they seem easier right? One of our members even counted the stitches on the scarf and on the two sizes of cowl just to make sure it was somewhat fair. The scarves almost won. We pulled ahead right at the end though. I'll never need a cowl where I live but this was a great pattern and I have a friend who is going to find it in her mailbox soon.

January Mystery Knit Revealed

2011-01-25T16:21:00.000-08:00

FINALLY I can show what one of the mystery knits for January was. We had two for January, this adorable little beaded bag and some beautiful mittens. I opted out of the mittens but I'm so pleased with this bag. When I'm out and don't want my purse it'll be big enough for my keys, cell, and some cash.

Right now we're doing a mystery that will be complete in time for Valentine's Day and we'll start the February KAL in just a few short days. I've already finished the February one and I loved everything about it.

Ugly dishcloths

2011-01-17T06:31:00.000-08:00

I've been in a Yahoo knitting group for many years with a wonderful group of women. Every now and again we have some sort of swap. We decided that we should do a Valentine themed dishcloth swap. My partner is my dear friend Karen. I don't think Karen reads my blog so I'm writing about it now even though she won't see these for another couple of weeks. The thing about Karen is that she won't use gifted dishcloths because she says they're too pretty. I want my dishcloths to be used so I made them ugly on purpose. I purled, yarn overed, and made random cables and bobbles. I think these are the funnest dishcloths I've ever made.

Please note that they are red for Valentine's Day. I believe I kept to the theme. I can't wait to hear what she says when she sees them.

Mystery Knitting

2011-01-13T21:18:00.001-08:00

My friend Heather and I started a Ravelry group. We do one or more mystery KAL's per month using 220 yards or less. It's been so much fun so far. The only problem is that I finish something and can't post anything about it until the group has the final clue. I've got January's and February's all finished yet here I sit and wait. Two more weeks and I can show January.

If you want to join the group and are a member of Ravelry, click here.

2011-01-13T20:53:00.000-08:00

My DH never asks me to knit anything so I was very surprised when he offered a chemo cap to a friend of his whose wife just found out she had breast cancer. Apparently he's quite proud of my knitting.

Nathan sporting his new hat.

2011-01-03T08:33:00.000-08:00

Crystal sent me a picture of Nathan wearing his hat with his dreds tucked in. Considering I made the hat up as I went along, I think it came out great.

If you look really close you can see Crystal wearing her snood in matching yarn.

Thanks for the great picture Crystal!!

So much knitting, so few blog posts.

2010-12-31T09:22:00.001-08:00

Sheila's shawl........... I LOVE IT and hated to give it away.

Crystal requested a hat for her friend. He's got a headful of dreadlocks so he needed something wide and longish to tuck them all in.

Sammy's beanie

Sammy's beret

Robin's scarf.......... Kitty Kitty wanted to be in the picture.

Dona's Christmas Ornament

Kevin's black beanie - he lost the first one.

Heather's Santa Hat Ornament

Don's Santa Hat ornament

Heather's Sledding Beanie

This was from my Mystery 220 group in Ravelry. It ended up being a Christmas gift for Marsha.

Alberto requested a Santa hat for his 4 month old son.

Thanksgiving Week

2010-11-29T16:13:00.000-08:00

I made this black scarf for Kevin - it's 8 feet long and quite comfy.

Next was a blue hat for Don and a black hat for Kevin to go with the scarf that I think he really doesn't want. I'll just have to keep it for myself.

Fleece - $2.99 a yard on Black Friday!! I couldn't pass it up and made these two tie blankies. The purple one is mine and the blue one is David's. They are so warm.

Happy Birthday Kathy!!

2010-11-20T07:31:00.000-08:00

Hope you have a wonderful day and these slippers keep your feet cozy!

And yet more beanies...........

2010-11-20T07:25:00.000-08:00

Kevin’s friend asked for a black beanie and then I couldn’t stop. I made the orange one on Halloween and then added a stem. The stem has since been removed.

Fall knitting

2010-11-14T07:44:00.000-08:00

Meet Turkey Lurkey. His (her) pattern can be found here. What a GREAT way to use scraps.

My LYS was offering a needle felting class and I thought it sounded really interesting so I signed up. She taught us to make a pumpkin. It was so much fun making this with roving and a very very sharp (owie!!!) needle.

Christmas, it is a comin'

2010-11-11T07:30:00.001-08:00

HO HO HO!!
The pattern can be found here.

Basic beanies

2010-10-24T11:00:00.001-07:00

Fall has fallen and I've been asked for three different colored beanies for Kevin's friends. I wonder how many more are in my knitting future.

It's a good thing that basic beanies are one of my favorite things to knit.

Crystal's Snood

2010-10-21T14:18:00.000-07:00

Kevin's friend Crystal asked me to knit her a snood. A snood? Thankfully Crystal sent pictures of said snood and between the two of us we designed exactly what she wanted. I think she looks adorable in it.

The pattern can be found here.

Kevin's CD is downloadable!!!

2010-10-19T05:59:00.000-07:00

Buy it on Amazon or iTunes!!!

Hats for Sailors

2010-10-18T06:18:00.001-07:00

Read about it here.

Stream it!!

2010-10-13T13:04:00.000-07:00

You can stream the CD here.

iTunes on October 19

2010-10-06T12:15:00.000-07:00

These hats have found a home.

2010-10-06T06:25:00.000-07:00

Mandy's going through chemo. She posted on Facebook that she was looking forward to her hair growing back because her head was cold. I offered these two beanies that I made that had no home. I told her they weren't very feminine colors but she said that she loves brown. They are at the post office now waiting to go to their new home. I hope her cold head likes them.

Please click on the link

2010-10-05T07:23:00.001-07:00

Kevin's the cute one on the right. :-)

http://www.prlog.org/10975039-am-cassettes-set-release-of-new-ep-for-october-19-2010.html

WOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Hats for Sailors

2010-10-04T15:59:00.000-07:00

These two skeins of yarn will soon be turned into beanies for a couple of our servicemen or women. If you'd like to get involved, please take a look here.

Fall Swap

2010-10-03T16:17:00.001-07:00

I love these mittens, they're so cozy. It really is too bad they're not for me but I'm hopeful that my Fall swap recipient likes them. The pattern can be found here.

2010-09-30T18:51:00.000-07:00

It was getting dark but how often do you see a full rainbow. We certainly don't see them in Southern California where it almost never rains.

Hot with a touch of humidity and the barest of rain outside.

WIP Wednesday

2010-09-29T15:52:00.000-07:00

Wednesday right now means quilt class. I think we learn about bindings, borders, backing, and batting. It's a "B" day!!

2010-09-26T20:07:00.000-07:00

Kevin requested a green pig for his friend for her birthday. I am not a good pig maker so I had to come up with something quickly. She got a green alien. The blue one is a friend for my manicurist's daughter.

I am quite pleased as to how this baby sweater turned out. It's a surprise shower gift for a friend.

WIP Wednesday

2010-09-22T15:41:00.001-07:00

I'm making these mittens for a Ravelry swap I'm in. Shhhhh, they're a surprise.

Panache Shawl

2010-09-18T15:24:00.000-07:00

I love this shawl and I'm looking forward to Fall so I can wear it. It's so light and looks thin but it's surprisingly cozy. The pattern can be found here.

WIP Wednesday

2010-09-15T06:34:00.000-07:00

The shawl is finished. It needs to be blocked and then I can cross another Christmas gift off my list.

AND

I've wanted to learn to make quilts for a long time. Last week was my first class. My homework was to cut all my squares. Tonight we learn to sew them together.

Fall has arrived!!

2010-09-10T11:47:00.000-07:00

2010-09-05T08:30:00.001-07:00

This penguin is getting ready for winter. He's got his red scarf and he's hoping it's coming soon.

WIP Wednesday

2010-09-01T07:11:00.000-07:00

I've always enjoyed seeing "Wordless Wednesday's" but have never contributed to it. I came across "WIP Wednesday's" this morning and loved the idea. Here's my first entry:

It's the beginning of a shawl that's going to be a Christmas present for someone who doesn't read my blog (thankfully).

Berry Picking!!

2010-08-29T06:27:00.001-07:00

My son had never been berry picking so I couldn't let another summer go by without him knowing how much fun it was.

He had a GREAT time and he found out that he likes raspberries. Next thought....... what to do with them.

Pear harvest 2010

2010-08-26T09:23:00.000-07:00

Last year we had one beautiful pear and this year we have nine. There are still three left on the tree. YUM!!!

Scarves!!

2010-08-18T16:01:00.000-07:00

If I have to choose a favorite, it's the blue one.............
............ but wait, look at those pretty ruffles on the black one.

The black one was so much fun to knit and took no time at all. I'd seriously consider knitting another.

The blue one is so feminine.

I can't decide, I love them both.

Details can be found here.

Welcome CJ!!!

2010-08-03T15:33:00.000-07:00

I love surprise baby showers. Mona has been an online friend for many years and it's been so much fun to be a part of her life. She has been wanting and waiting for a new grand-baby for so long and in one more month, Cale James (CJ) will be born.

Congratulations Mona!!!

Weekend Knitting

2010-07-11T16:47:00.001-07:00

These are for Trace Elementary School, a Visual and Performing Arts school in San Jose. The school suffered a 6 alarm fire in on 7/5/2010 and the teacher requested some handmade toys for the primary grades.

Walking for Breast Cancer research on July 17

2010-07-01T09:19:00.000-07:00

Do you need a GREAT tax deduction? I have a place where your money will be well spent. If you want to contribute to Breast Cancer research and help me reach my goal, click here.

Cozy slippers

2010-06-06T16:57:00.000-07:00

The pattern can be found here. They're very comfy.

Nicole's blanket

2010-06-04T21:11:00.000-07:00

My friend Nicole loves orange and all fall colors. She had no idea I was making this blanket for her and was quite surprised. The pattern can be found here.

Beatrice

2010-05-26T17:43:00.000-07:00

I was cleaning up my knitting area and came across a few WIP's. There were some mittens that I'll probably never finish, a pair of socks that I may finish some year, and this bug puppet. I had the body almost complete so I picked it up and finished it. For now she is mine. Maybe someday she'll belong to a grandchild (10 years or so from now).

Christmas already?

2010-05-21T06:51:00.001-07:00

I know it's only May.
I know Christmas isn't for 7 more months.
I do know these things but............

I was looking through my stash the other day and came across three skeins of bulky yarn. I looked at them and thought scarf. Then I thought, but for who. Kathy!! She lives in Oregon. I knit for her every Christmas and she wears scarves. She doesn't read my blog so I'm safe posting this.

Let's hope I don't forget where I put it. Is it too early to start a Christmas area in my closet?

Autumn's Bat

2010-05-18T20:42:00.000-07:00

As long as Kevin has friends I will never run out of knitting. Autumn saw some of my knitted animals and told me she LOVED bats and would I please make her one.

Introducing Boo #4.

Autumn was so happy when I gave it to her.

There's nothing better than knitting for someone who appreciates it.

Bunny #4

2010-05-18T18:11:00.000-07:00

On Mother's Day an online friend found out she was pregnant. I needed a quick congratulations gift and since these bunnies are so easy...........

CONGRATULATIONS REBECCA!!!

Sarah's Dishcloths

2010-05-16T06:03:00.000-07:00

I don't like asparagus but Sarah makes the most amazingly incredibly awesome pickled asparagas and I'm addicted to them. The problem, she lives in Oklahoma. Thankfully her mom goes and visits once a year and brings some home for me. This year I got a bonus and she was coming out for a visit. We decided on a trade. Dishcloths for asparagus. The first picture of five is my payment. The second two are on their way to her now as a down-payment on the next batch.

Thanks again Sarah.............. yummmmmmmmm!!!

Calais

2010-04-30T15:56:00.000-07:00

I saw this shawl and fell in love with it. I knew the pattern would show up better with a solid color but this yarn was calling to me from my stash and who am I to not listen when my yarn is calling me.

The border was so easy and Dona had been asking for a new dishtowel so here's my Calais inspired dishtowel.

See how pretty that border stitch is in a solid color. Just beautiful.

Special Olympics 2011

2010-04-18T17:11:00.000-07:00

Two scarves for 2011 Special Olympics. Details here if you're interested.

Knitting with beads

2010-04-18T08:46:00.000-07:00

I have always wanted to knit something with beads so when some online knitting friends suggested we do a KAL with these mitts I jumped right on the bandwagon. Knitting with beads is even more fun (why can't funner be a word) than I expected and I love how they came out.

Alien tape measure

2010-04-15T08:43:00.000-07:00

I had to have one. You can get yours here.

Afghan for Karen

2010-03-31T10:40:00.001-07:00

My friend Karen's husband Jimmie has a very aggressive form of cancer that he's in treatment for.

A wonderful lady named Sheri in one of Karen's Yahoo groups decided that we should send her an 11x11 square and she'd combine them all as a gift to Karen. What an honor to be included in such a project. I wish I could be there with Karen when she opens the afghan.

2010-03-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

Wendy called last night requesting yet another bunny. Her old (previous, not age) babysitter is having a baby girl next month. I had lavender on hand so here is bunny #3 for Wendy.

I have said it before........ this is an amazing pattern for a quick baby gift. I started and finished it last night.

Sewing is not what I do.......

2010-03-16T20:52:00.000-07:00

..........but when I saw the pattern for these guys in the Joann's catalog I fell in love. The purple one is for me and the green one is a thank you gift for Dona's mom. She feeds us Corned Beef & Cabbage every year for St. Patrick's Day. I think a green monster is a great thank you gift.