Apron No. 4

I finally had my date with you know who and it went really well. It felt so good to be together again! :)

I was able to finish my reversible Emmeline Apron. I made this one for a friend's wedding shower gift. I gave it to her over the weekend along with some cookbooks and she really liked it. So glad!


I knew when I started this apron that I had to tribute one side to her love for leopard print. It was a little challenging to find a fun print for the other side that didn't totally clash - I do like the combo I found though.

I'm very pleased with how this turned out. The pattern was easy to follow. I was a little confused when I had to make my own bias tape (because I never did that before) but really, once I understood what I was doing it was very easy and a great technique to learn.

Now I need to make one for me!

Pimlico Shrug Finished!

Finally some finished photos of my new Pimlico Shrug!


Not too bad for taking these with a self timer, eh?


This shot might be nice for a new header, I could use something different up there.


I love this shrug!


I really like that the tight part of the sleeves stops at the elbow. It allows you to throw this on and not get your shirt sleeve all bunched up in there - I hate it when that happens!


I like the idea of being able to close this and although a pin would be really cute I thought I'd sew in an eyelet so I can close it whenever I want to…


Did I tell ya I love this? I may just knit another!


Pattern Source: "Pimlico Shrug" from Knit 2 Together
Yarn: Berroco, Ultra Alpaca (about 4.75 skeins)
Needles: size 5 & 7
Size: sm/med
Notes: I did alterations to this, I changed the stitch pattern from an eyelet to this knotted stitch and also didn't knit the body as long as they called for - I knit for 25" verse 34" - too see more details on what I did I have it listed in more detail over in Ravelry. (if you are Ravelry member you can see it here)

Beautiful Ribbon Hats

I have a handful of friends with babies on the way and no one knows what the sex is going to be. So I'm stocking up on some of my favorite Itty-Bittys.


I need to make some boy hats next!

Pattern Source: "Ribbons" from Itty-Bitty Hats
Yarn: Berroco, Touché
Yarn Amount: one skein for each
Needles: size 5
Size: 0-6 months
Note: To keep the ribbons on the hat tied I added a little dab of fabric glue in each knot. Seems to work well.

Got Gauge?

Although this is a beautiful yarn, unfortunately I can't seem to get gauge for my project.


I'm starting to think that this wasn't a good substitute for this at all. Will have to make a trip back to my BC LYS.

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In other news, things might start looking different around here. That's because I got a new camera! It's a very belated bday gift and so far I love my Nikon D40!

Splurge!

I finished my Pimlico Shrug and I just love it! Once I get some good photos of it I will post.

In-the-mean-time, I casted on for my usual Itty-Bitty Hats - always a must knit for me, always have the yarn for it and always have babies to knit for so they are easy projects to have going while I try to decide what to cast on for next. Soooooo, while trying to decide what to do I thought I better use a couple gift cards that I'd had to one of my LYS. I decided on this pattern, Comfy Kimono from Rowan Classic Accessories that I always wanted to try but knew it'd be a lot to tackle and pretty pricey but since I had the gift cards I totally went for it!!! Check it out…


OMG, I hope this turns out! The Baby Llama yarn is soooooo nice.


This will be the most intricate pattern I've done. Hope mine looks as cool as the one on this model.


Wish me luck. It will probably take me until Fall!

I Miss You

Dear Sewing Machine,

I know it's been a long time but I haven't forgotten you. I've actually been thinking about you a lot lately.


I even picked this up for you the other day. Hope you like it…


Look forward to spending some quality time with you soon.

Miss you!
XO

P.S. If your wondering, the pattern is from here and the cupcake pin cushion is from here and the other mason jar one is from here.

Whole Lot Of Ribbing

I keep ribbing, and ribbing, and ribbing…


I've got a whole lot of ribbing left to do but I'm very happy to be so close to finishing my Pimlico Shrug. Can't wait for it to be done!

Mosaic Switchplates Finished

Guess what I finally got to… yup, my mosiac switchplates!

This one is from that mirror that I broke…


and this one is done out of buttons from my stash…


Aren't they cute! It really is a fun and easy project. If your interested this is a shot of the glue and grout that I used…


I'm sure there are many more options out there but this is what I used this time, got it from Jo Ann's and it worked great. There are easy to follow directions on the back too.

Here's a shot of my switchplates after I glued them. You can see the glue in some spots and that is OK because it dries clear and plus it get covered up with grout.

I was excited about the beach glass one I have here but the pieces didn't end up sticking, either I didn't use enough glue or they weren't flat enough on the side I glued. Bummer. I really like the other two though!


Let me know if you try this. I'd love to see what you come up with!

Hat For Mitch

As soon as I came home with my yummy merino I casted on for this hat. It's a perfect ribbed hat and the yarn looks great in it. Plus, the pattern is FREE! I think my nephew will love!


Pattern Source: "A Hat Fit for a Boyfriend" FREE pattern from Stephanie Likes to Knit
Yarn: about 1.25 skeins of di.Ve' Autunno
Needles: size 6
Size: s-m adult
Notes: Cable cast on is a must! I usually just do long-tail cast on but the cable cast on sure gives a nicer, tighter and cleaner edge to the hat. -- also, next time I'm going to knit it a big longer, probably like 6.5 inches before the decrease so it covers the ears.

Yummy Merino

I stop into the wonderful and newly opened Apple Valley Yarn Company today and came home with some goodies. Yarn I didn't even know I needed ; )


My nephew's birthday is this weekend and he asked for a knitted hat (isn't that great!) so the blue is for him. I look forward to seeing what I do with the rest of this yummy merino!

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I knocked out another section of my site. The Resume, Contact and Rates pages are done!