Monday, February 21, 2011

Oh! Yarn, Yarn Everywhere

That's what my living room floor is saying right now.  This week started out a bit scary; a lovely trip to the hospital in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, but the week ended up being very fun.  


My third attendance to Stitches West was this weekend with the girls.  So much fun, even though my camera phone just didn't do it justice.  I crossed paths with this Russian designer, Galina Khmeleva of Skaska Designs, who did a gorgeous Orenburg-style knitted lace scarf with a Honeycomb (Sotki in Russian) pattern.  I fell in love. I just have to make it for someone special.


Anyway, after a few hours, several onion rings and a few skeins of yarn, I was exhausted.  Here are a few captured moments. 

Rick's Water Bottle

Erica's first Vendor using Square! Yea, Square!

::sigh:: yarn

Hilary being famous...cause she's a superstar knitter!

More Yarn


8.5 months and she's rockin' it!

Hilary, Erica, and Sophie and our yarn!

Each year is special and I always look forward to it.  Love! XOXOX

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Just a beginner


Last Friday I had my first crochet lesson with my good friend Pat. I was surprised that I picked it up in a matter of 15 minutes! So I crocheted my first hat.  Then after was all said and done realized that half way through I had crochet backwards! But I went with it, and it gave the hat a nice little texture. Hopefully in the near future I can make the correct pattern, but I'm proud that I faced my crochet fears!  Now I'll have to buy some crochet needle at Stitches West this weekend.



Thursday, February 10, 2011

Welcome!



Baby Benton with big brother Colin.


I thought it to be nice to start my blog off with a birth and a blanket!  Benton came 6 weeks early, January 4, 2011, and to my surprise the same day I finished his wonderful blanket.


 Project info
Diamond and Smocked Cover
Beehive and Bairns Vol 2
Needle and yarn

US 6 - 4.0 mm
6 skeins = 700 yards
Limeade




I absolutely loved making this. It was a vintage pattern that I found in an old Beehive for Bairns Vol.2.  circa. 1940's.  I just adored bringing it back to life.


To be fair, when Colin was born I made him a blanket, too!




Baby Colin 2008

Project info
The Bunny Baby Blanket
by Barbara Breiter   click here for pattern (it's free)
Needle and yarn
US 9 - 5.5 mm
6.5 skeins = 734 yards
Powder Blue
To this day he still loves it!  Hooray!