Hats

So, right... hats have been my thing this fall and winter.

 

These hats are the ones I knitted for my nieces (Hannah on left and Laila on right)... I had them delivered so that Dad & Grandma could put them under the tree for Christmas... so fun to get a picture of them wearing their hats!

I counted and since October I have made eight hats... I'm working on number nine and have two more in queue... fun, fun!

 

Want on the hat list?  Just shoot me the style you're wantin'.  ;)

 

erin

Hat Finished!

We had some friends over for dinner tonight, and after dinner, we played Dominion (Adam's new game that he got for Christmas)... yes... I actually learned a bit how to play... but, while playing, I put the finishing touches on this hat... kinda sad that I'll be seeing this one go to a new owner, but I really enjoyed it and looking forward to giving it away... and to eventually making one of my own!

 

erin

So much fun!

The cabling is done... now just to finish the rest of the hat!  I was surprised by how quickly this worked up and I love how it is turning out... I may just have to make one for myself!  Yay!

 

erin

the $75 purse...

Well, I bought this awesome book by Amy Butler, Style Stitches, which has a myriad of purse patterns. This past fall I also bought some fabric from my beloved hometown quilt store, Pine Needles to make one such pattern... Uber-awesome Moda home decor fabric in a fall color I just love, plus interfacing, hardware, etc... Total bill for purse? $75.

Pattern seemed easy enough, only 17 steps... OH WAIT.... 17 steps in the pattern, with multiple substeps and oh by the way you must repeat some steps... UGH ... Time to make? (I hate to even ADMIT this) it took about 10 hours over 2 separate weekends. But last Sunday I finally finished it. And of course its way bigger than I thought it would be, even having SEEN the picture in book. Oh well. I have to use it now, it cost me $75 and 10 hours of my life!

I am cabling!!!

Ha, ha!  I'm so excited!

 

So Stacey said it was easy and to just do it so finally I just did it and she is so right, it is SO easy.  I love it!  YAY!

 

This project is another gift... fun, fun!  I have all of my Christmas gifts done, so this is a "whenever" gift, and that means no deadline and no stress.  Pure fun!  Yay!  I'm about one-third of the way done, so that is a good feeling... the more you knit, the faster you get!

 

Thanks, Stacey, for continuing to tempt me with cabling and convincing me to give it a shot! 

 

erin

New Hat Project!

Woohoo!

 

I started this around 8 pm last night and with a coupla hours today, I finished it... such a quick project!  Super Chunky yarn on Size 13 needles... sweet.  It's a gift, and yay for it being done already!

 

erin

Hooray for hippy skirts on cute little girls!

Here's my peanut with the skirt I got completed while in AZ over thanksgiving break.  Finally got all the ends sewn in last night so of course I made her wear it to school even though its high of 16 degrees here ANd was a spring skirt....  But isn't it cool now to wear skirts over pants?  :o)  Here's the pattern I used, i finished a size 8.  My next project is a gift and will hopefully be much shorter than this month-long one!