Posted in Knitting on May 30, 2008 | 12 Comments »
A little later in the week than anticipated, but as promised, I have info on the baby blanket for the girl twin…
(forgive the unblocked bumps and lumps!)
Pattern: I found the Happy Flower motif pattern here and adjusted accordingly to make a blanket by casting on 124 sts, knitting 20 rows garter stitch before the [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sewing on May 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Thanks in no small part to Beth, the Knitted Babe toys now have some dresses to wear over their too-big knitted underpanties. She took my challenge to teach me how to sew and I finally had a day I could take a little time to be taught. WOOOHOOOO!!
My first ever sewn doll clothing [...]
Posted in Knitting on May 23, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I love Ravelry! How else would I have found this great blanket pattern? As soon as I saw the finished product, I knew I needed to knit this for the boy twin of the school family.
Pattern can be found here.
Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton-Ease (old) in Candy Blue, 3 balls (down to the [...]
Posted in Knitting on May 16, 2008 | 8 Comments »
These are to be a part of what’s becoming a pretty big gift bag for a mom/family at school.
One for Therese:
One for Bridget:
And both of them together:
And a couple of swimsuits for them both:
Pattern: How to Knit the Babes by Claire Garland
Yarn: Red Heart Super Savers in Aran for bodies, Cafe [...]
Posted in Knitting on May 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I really wanted to make this guy look like this, but didn’t have the patience at the time to try the actual pattern. I tried sewing multiple styles of ‘rays’ onto him, but none worked the trick. Since I like the plain ole’ Spherey just as much, I figured that’s what I’d finish [...]
Posted in Knitting on May 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Posted in Knitting on May 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Pattern: Abigail the Middle-Sized Monster by Heather Rupe, found here.
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in Turqua & Red, white and brown felt for eye, DMC embroidery floss for mouth
Needles: US4
Started May 2, Finished May 3, 2008
Very cute little monster that’s very quick to knit. Entirely knit in the round with the antenna sewn [...]
Posted in Knitting on May 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I know I said I wasn’t going to blog about the knitting I’m working on because the mommies-to-be have access to the blog, but I’m thinking they won’t be visiting often. One mommy is busy with 4 kiddos and the end of school happenings and the other is finishing her second year of med [...]
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