one month later....

in no particular order

a test knit Hot Chilly Hat in Plymouth Encore (left over from the boring blanket). Fun pattern, quick hat. Great for gifts.
a Devious Bunny. He was supposed to be an Angry Bunny as all my embroidered faces look angry, but this guy just looks devious. I guess my skills are improving
an Amigurumi Candy Corn because I had leftovers from the hat below and thought it would be fun to wear 'inside" the hat and pull it out as a suprise. I know I'm weird, but the preschoolers LOVED it
a Candy Corn Hat because it was sold as a kit by Material Whirled and I thought it was way funny. Again with the weird...

a crocheted Ninja. Unfortunately, ninja guy is deceased after a run in with the bad puppy boy. Luckily for puppy boy, the ninja stars came out the next day. So I guess you could say it was *all right in the end* (the sense of humor of a 10 yr old, that's me)a *real* Ninja

and various test knits that I cannot blog yet.

Happy Halloween!

Catching up

Why is it that I'm busier now than when The Mayor was in school? We have been running every day for almost 2 weeks now. I cannot wait till camp starts next week. In the meantime... I'm knitting away on thingies and gifts. Here are 3 thingies all knit from ONE ball of Sugar & Cream. 2 Knit Dish Cloth Dresses and one Tribble. I can usually get one dishcloth and one Tribble from a ball of cotton. (good to know)
Plus a Bunny for Little Cat D.
See? No angry bunny here!
I would like to do a larger bunny some day... so much knitting, so little time.

Why did the last paragraph of my post cut off?? Oh well, I'll tell you about the mitered square cotton rug later...
Just.Keep.Knitting

A Few More Things

Here is a cotton teething bunny I made for the Mr.'s friend who recently had a baby (sent along with booties and 2 outfits) I think my faces are getting better. At least she's not angry! I did a quickie knit scarf (aka garter stitch) for the shop last week too. This is Noro Sumile, a cotton, silk, nylon chenille yarn. We have a bit left and people are always asking what it looks like knit up. It actually came out to a nice length for one skein- 5" x 40" ! I did a swatch with a cotton yarn and one of those carry along thread too, but whiffed on talking any pictures.

And here is the square I sent Noolie for her friend Betty (she is putting them together for a blanket) Its a Kisses & Hugs cable square! Cool, heh?

So, today will be day 100 of my picture a day project. Its fun looking back to the beginning of the year. I was not sure when I started this project if I would even get this far. Life intrudes, you know? But here I am! Are you tired of seeing Gunnar and the Mayor? Anyone besides my mom look at these pictures? (Hi Mom!)

I'm still working on the knitted ripple and a simple tank (another shop model). Soon I'll have to start the Princess's birthday gift and maybe get some other projects cleaned off my (ever growing) list.

Stay warm!

Lots of FO's

First up I have my Monthly Dishcloth KAL plus a spare square. The orange is cotton, the purple is Wool Ease. A close up of the lace pattern. This was a lot of fun! Those dishcloth KAL's are a great way to learn new stitch patterns. The moderators make it so easy. P.S. Remember the Spare a Square? (post from 2/7)? I'll be posting a picture of the first prize March 1 with the drawing to be the end of the month.

Next up is my Baby Suprise Jacket KAL with the finished edge. I got a load of good suggestions on how to finish the edge and went with Frauhugs suggestion of a row of crochet matching the color, then there were a few ladies from the knitbabysuprise yahoo group that suggested a crab sittch, which I did in blue all around.
Here is a closer look at the neck with the crab sitch (or backward single crochet)
I'm pleased with how it turned out. Next time I'm going to do Lisa's suggestion (from the knitbabysuprise group) to use my crochet edging as the buttonhole loops.
(Kristy, yes crochet. It really makes a finished edge quickly LOL)

Now I think I would like some nice wooden buttons.....

Last up is a Bunny Blanket Buddy - a free pattern from the Lion Brand Site if you register with them. (for free). I like this! Perfect for those slobbering teething babies! I used Bernat CottonTots , size 7's and size 5's. You can see it just about fits on an 8.5 x 11 inch paper (the bunny is a bit larger) Also, the face looks pretty good too! No angry bunny here! This is for the baby shower for my mom's- cousin's- daughter. (Plus maybe this week I'll do Mary Jane booties)

Now to shovel the ice/snow/slush off the driveway.....