Sweater from FPK

Last week my dear friend Melynda of French Press Knits and her sweet baby girl Elise came over for a play date and to meet LZ. They came bearing gifts too. Gifts of the best kind… handknits! Check out this adorable sweater Melynda made for LZ!!! I squealed with excitement when I opened it.


LZ is only 3 months and already wearing 6 month clothes so I squealed again when it I saw it fit! My lil' man looks so handsome in it.


I just love the color combo Melynda knit and the red buttons are an awesome pop of color. For more details on this pattern visit her blog post HERE.

Thank you so much Melynda!

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FO: Keegan Baby Set

Yay, a new FO! This cute Keegan Baby Hat & Socks Set. It's a gift for a friend that just had a boy around the same time as me. She's a fellow knitter and knitwear designer - can you guess who she is?


This adorable set is a design from the talented Carrie Sullivan of Irish Girlie Knits. I knit this in Sock-a-licious from Kollage Yarns and this blue colorway is just perfect.


The best thing about knitting this in Sock-a-licious is not only is it a great yarn but I have enough left over to knit another set. This next one will be for LZ of course.


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Pattern Source: Keegan Baby Hat & Socks designed by the talented Carrie Sullivan of Irish Girlie Knits for Kollage Yarns
Yarn: Sock-a-licious from Kollage Yarns
Notes: More details at my Ravelry link HERE

Clara Kit

I got such a wonderful surprise in the mail the other day. My sweet friend Meylnda of French Press Knits sent me the Clara Dress pattern along with beautiful yarn to make it!


I always admired the one she made for her baby girl so for her to remember that and take the time to order me a pattern and the yarn was so thoughtful. I love the colorway she picked too. If by chance I do have a girl, this adorable red dress would be great for Christmas and Valentine's day. Thank you SO much Meylnda!!!

It's obvious I'm not having a hard time finding cute baby girl knits to work on. I do need to get some baby boy outfits done too. Do you have any favorite baby boy knits? Leave me a comment, I would love to hear yours suggestions!

P.S. My Maude Honeycomb Blanket is blocking as we speak!

P.P.S. If you follow Meylnda's blog - don't worry, she alive and doing well and will be back to posting very soon :)

Quick Gift

I got out my sewing machine over the weekend and it felt good! I needed a quick little addition to a birthday gift so I made this simple and cute Tissue Holder. Love it when I can use my Chocolate Lollipop stash too - still one of my favorite lines from Anna Maria.


Of course, I made an additional one for me. I even cut out more squares to make a few more more. Wouldn't these make cute back-to-school gifts for someones book bag? I think so. FYI, if you are going to make one of these, I suggest making the template a half an inch to one full inch bigger - I had made mine a full inch bigger to fit my tissues.

FO: Amelie Dress

Isn't this dress and hat adorable? I casted on for this Amelie Dress with just a week to finish it in time to give it to my cousin for her baby shower. Thankfully this was a quick knit and I had time to make a cute hat to match. This went so fast and was fun to make. I think this will be a go-to knit for the next time I need to make something cute for a baby girl. My cousin loved it too!


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Pattern Source: "Amelie Dress" from Natural Knits for Babies and Moms
Yarn: Berroco, Comfort DK
Notes: More details at my Ravelry link HERE

Louisa Hat

Baby hats are always well loved gifts. Especially when they are adorned with sweet flowers like this!


I made this flower following Heather Bailey's easy Pop Garden Scrap Flower Tutorial, attached a pin to the back and pinned it onto this hat. These flowers are very fun and great for scrap fabric. Go make some! Be careful though, they are addicting!

Scrunchie Wristlets

As soon as these fingerless gloves were off my needles, I took a quick photo and then wrapped them up for Miss O. A perfect little birthday gift for her. I think she really liked them. I know I did!


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Pattern Source: "Scrunchie Wristlets" (a print out from a friend)
Yarn: stash yarn
Notes: The closest pattern I could find on Ravelry like this is Scrunchie Hand Warmers

Ruffled Wine Sleeve

Well isn't that a cute and useful way to use up scrap sock yarn. Only took 2 hours too!


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Pattern Source: "Ruffled Bottle Sleeve" from Knitted Gifts
Yarn: Left over sock yarn from The Plucky Knitter
Notes: More details at my Ravelry link HERE

Sideways

Just finished this long overdue baby sweater for a friend. Things just don't get done as fast as I would like them to these days. Hope it will fit the lil' guy perfectly for this fall!


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Pattern Source: "Sideways Baby Sweater" from Minnowknits (great book!)
Yarn: Berroco, Comfort
Ravelry Link: HERE

Allie's Birthday Hat

Quick - get a photo of WZ in the hat you made for Allie before it goes in the mail and before WZ realizes that's pink icing!



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Pattern Source: "Birthday Cake" from Itty-Bitty Hats
Yarn: Berroco, Touché
Needles: size 7
Size: 1 year

Fox Tail Luxe

I wish you could reach out and touch this yarn. It's sooooo soft! I love it. The colorways are just awesome too. I bought three skeins of this yummy yarn at my LYS, each a different colorway. I wear the first Luxe Neck Warmer that I made all the time so I'm making three more with this yarn. Two are gifts and of course one for me!


On a side-note, Vicki is giving away a set of Denise interchangeable needles. Check it out and enter!

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Pattern Source: "Luxe Neck Warmer" from Knit 2 Together
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Chunky colorway, Fox Tail
Needles: 10.5, 16" circulars
Ravelry: MY LINK

First Snowboader Hat

I say first because in true Knitterella fashion I decided to start knitting Christmas gifts now. WIth one month to go I 'plan' to make these hats the gift to give this year.


So far so good, this hat knits up super fast, was fun to make and turned out really nice. Here's hoping I keep my momentum going!

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Pattern Source: "Everyone's Favorite Snowboarder Hat" by Tracey Earhart
Yarn: Brown Sheep Burly Spun
Needles: size 15, 15" circulars
Ravelry Link: HERE
Notes: I omit 2-3 rows in the length of the hat

Cable Comfort Throw

Finally an FO! Well, actually when I showed you the 'sneak peek' it was already done. I had to wait to post about it because it was a gift for a dear friend on her wedding day.


The only downfall to this project was that, in my opinion, it didn't turn out big enough. If I ever do this again I think I'd do at least 2 extra panels and also add 2 more cable rounds to the width. (note to self: each panel took about 1.25 skeins)


In the beginning I wasn't sure if I wanted to knit this in panels like the pattern requested or if I wanted to cast on for them all at once to avoid all that seaming. I did ended up doing the panels separate and it worked out well for me. I seamed them as I went and I actually enjoyed it.

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Pattern Source: Cable Comfort Throw (FREE pattern)
Yarn: Wool-Ease, Thick & Quick
Needles: size 13
Raveled: HERE

Peek A Boo

I enjoy a little crochet every now and then and I needed a quick gift. This Peek A Boo Hat was a fun, cute, fast and FREE pattern - great way to use up scrap yarn too!



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Pattern Source: Peek A Boo Flower Hat
Yarn: Berroco, Ultra Alpaca
Hook: 6
Size: one size
Ravelry: my project page is HERE

Katie's Emmeline

I finally got the time I needed to finish this apron.


I was able to quickly snap a few pictures before shipping this out to a dear friend in Chicago. It was part of a wedding shower gift for her. When you want to make a gift, I think a handmade apron, packaged with a nice cookbook and any little extras is a great wedding shower gift idea.


Love that it's reversible and full-length. One of these days I'll make one for myself!

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Pattern Source: "Emmeline Apron" found HERE
Fabric: found the fabric at Jo Ann's

Felicity Hat

Thank you, thank you for all the nice comments on my last post. I just love that blanket - I knew you all would too!

Hey, guess what, I actually casted on and finished a non-baby related project! I made this Felicity hat for someone very dear to me that really needs it right now.


Actually, I think after working this one up I just might need one too!

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Pattern Source: Felicity hat (FREE pattern)
Yarn: 80/10/10 worsted weight yarn from The Plucky Knitter, colorway, Gingerbread Man. Took almost the full skein - very little left over.
Needles: 5s and 7s
Size: one size
Notes: This fit great but I might try the next one on needles another size up - see notes on my Revelry my project page.

Doll For Miss O

I was able to finish my doll in time for Christmas and it was a hit! Miss O was so excited to see that I made this for her. The excitement on her face made me so happy. Now she has a doll to match the bag I gave her last year.


I embroidered the face this time and really liked the way it turned out. I think that will be my go-to way to do the face detail from now on. (Love the freckles!)


Even though I was in a rush to finish it reminded me how much fun this pattern from the talented The Black Apple is to make. I do hope to make more (definitely more for BZ!). My friend Sara is having fun making them too. Check out her dolls - Love the western wear she gave them!

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I want to you THANK YOU all for the sweet words and well wishes for me. You are all so kind of a supportive. I feel the love! Thank you all so much - we really appreciate it.

Merry Christmas

A little belated but I wanted to make sure I popped in to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hope you all are enjoying these heart warming times with the ones you love.


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Pattern Source: Fetching
Yarn: Plucky Yarn (lost the label so I don't recall the name or kind)
Needles: size 7

Another Cowgirl

Another weekend, another pair of Cowgirl Slipper Socks.


That's two Christmas gifts knitted and done! I'd still like to make possibly two pairs of Fetching and another doll. Then I have two outstanding hats that I have to knit for a couple friends. I really want to get all of this done before '09 hits because once it does, I want to focus the year on knits for ME - knits I CAN'T WAIT to tell you about!  ;)

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Pattern Source: Cowgirl Slipper Socks from Interweave Knits, Winter 2006
Yarn: The Plucky Knitter 80/10/10 MCN SW, 250 yards, colorway Justine. (plenty yarn left over, maybe I'll make some baby socks with the scraps)
Needles: size 7
Notes: If you want to knit these, be sure to check the error in the pattern. I have it on my notes on my Ravelry project page here.

Christmas Cowgirl

As usual, I wait until a couples week before Christmas and decide, hey maybe I should knit some Christmas gifts…


I finished these Cowgirl Slipper Socks over the weekend and already casted on for a second pair. I think they'll be a sweet gift, and using Plucky yarn is the icing on the cake!

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Pattern Source: Cowgirl Slipper Socks from Interweave Knits, Winter 2006
Yarn: The Plucky Knitter  80/10/10 MCN SW, 250 yards, colorway Sis Boom Bah. (plenty yarn left over, maybe I'll make some baby socks with the scraps)
Needles: size 7
Notes: If you want to knit these, be sure to check the error in the pattern. I have it on my notes on my Ravelry project page here.