FO Friday

I know it's not Friday anymore ( it's actually 12 am as I type), but since I haven't gone to bed yet it's still Friday to me. I didn't have time to post earlier today, it was one of those one thing after another days. Then it was GNO and we can't miss that especially when it's ogling over love-struck vampires and werewolves on the big screen. Enough about that here's what I finished this week:

Tracy's(my bff)slippers

I actually finished knitting and felting a while ago, but it took a while for them to dry and then I got doing other stuff and I couldn't decide what color of buttons to do I hope she likes the yellow.

Pattern: French Press Slipper by Melynda Bernardi

Yarn: Knitpicks Wool of the Andes worsted

Colorway: Fairy Tale

Needles: US 15

Bootees for Emma

My neighbor just had a baby girl, her 6th child WOW! I feel every baby should have something new even though they are sure to get hand me downs.

Pattern: Saarte's Bootees by Saartje de Bruijn

Yarn: Stash yarn I bought a long time ago and I don't have the label, 

but I'm sure it's pima cotton.

Needles: US 3

This pattern is really easy once you figure it out. If you plan on making them watch this video on youtube for a tutorial on the button holes on the straps it will make the process much nicer than trying to guess by the pics of the tiny bootees.

WIP Wednesday

I've had these booties on my ravelry queue for a long time, 

but I just haven't gotten around to making them. My neighbor just had a baby girl 

so I decided what a good excuse to do some baby knitting. 

Pattern:Sarrtje's Bootees by Sarrtje de Bruijn

Yarn: Left-over yarn that I lost the label to. It's pima cotton if I remember right.Sport weight

Needles: US size 3

FO Friday

Socks for the Woman who walked me through life and really let's face still does!

Pattern: Duckies by Samantha Hayes

Yarn: ONline Supersocke 100

Colorway: Melange

Needles: size US 4

Raveled

 

I really enjoyed knitting these socks they knitted up so quick.

The best part is look how much yarn is left over.

I guess I'll be knitting some for myself because the colors match my Belfast Hoodie

WIP Wednesday

Raveled

Holy Freakin' Felting Cow!

This is a picture of the French Press Felted slippers all knitted up.

All sew together.

Now time to felt it can't be that hard so I looked it up online. Ought oh I don't have a top loader! Okay look up how to do it by hand here. 

Okay cool I buy myself a brand spankin' new plunger and get to work. 

I practically broke my back doing this. By the time I finished I was in shorts and actually in my tub straddling my bucket.

It is not easy, so I put my kids to work. What's that, child labor laws...what?

Anywho I am really worn out truly it's so hard. My arms kinda feel like jelly.

The slippers are blocking now and need the flaps and buttons sewn on. 

Hopefully tomorrow I will have an FO for my Friday.

WIP Wednesday

Tracy's Christmas present

Pattern: French Press felted slippers

by Melynda Barnardi of French Press knits.com

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes worsted

Colorway: Fairy Tale

Needles: US 15

FO Friday

Sophia's Headband 

Pattern: Rose's Hat by Verla Younker

Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Mulberry Merino

Colorway: 5605

Needles: US size 10

 Gift socks for the Man who walked me through life and made it possible 

for me to walk my own children through life.

 Pattern: Mr. Pitt's socks by Kaitlyn Wong

Yarn: 1 skein ONline Supersocke 100 

Colorway: Linetto

Needles: size US 1

Now I get to look for a nice sock pattern for the Woman who also walked me through life.

I'm thinking Duckies by Samantha Hayes

WIP Wednesday

This is not your average WIP Wednesday, but who wants to be average anyway? Because I promised myself that I wouldn't start a new project until I finish dear old Dad's socks, I really don't have any 'knitting' wip's to share. I do however have a work in progress.

My Craft Room!

Really I should say that this is my honey's WIP, but it's for me. When he gets past the hard part, I will be the one to paint it so it's kind of my WIP right? 

I get to do fun things in it, like ball yarn with these fun tools I just got.

And I will fill the walls with shelves full of yarn. Like this fun yarn I just ordered to make French Press Knits slippers.

And of course I do other crafts like sewing and some occasional low key scrapbooking.

I am so excited for it to be done I hound my honey often, poor guy!

FO Friday

Here is my latest FO. Another 

slouchy hat.

Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes; Jalapeno

Needles: size 7 US

Pattern: Slouchy Beanie by me

New Project

I wanted to make this little vest for my 2 year old daughter, but the patterns smallest size was 4-5, but

this pattern below is essentially the same pattern minus the eyelet holes and hood and is sized 2-3 & up, so I am following this pattern and I will have to make my own guesses for the hood. Wish me luch on that!


I hate seaming so I knitted the body mainly in the round, till I got to the arm holes


Again I would rather do the armbands in the round as well.

Well hopefully soon I'll have pics of the hood in process and finished.

These cute patterns and many others can be found in Kim Hargreaves book, Pipsqeaks