Gracie's First Projects

So, a couple of days ago, Gracie was watching me knit, and told me she wanted me to teach her. Now, about a year ago, when she was 3 1/2 I tried, but it was frustrating. So, I looked up a few things online and decided to bite the bullet and see how we do.

Yesterday, I got out my size 10 wood needles and some colorful yarn, and we made a "scarf" for her doll. I cast on the stitches, then we knit together for the first row, and then she attempted the second row herself. We bound off together. Here's the finished product. She decided later to call it a caterpillar. :)



Today, I tried to teach myself to finger knit first. When I figured out it was pretty easy, I taught her. She got the hang of it and deemed it easier than doing it with needles. We knit the first few rows together, and she did the rest on her own for the most part, with a little guidance from me.



I have to say, she's just like Mama. She has great plans for all sorts of things she wants to knit, including a sweater for her big brother. lol

I just ordered some yarn

for the little house scarf bookmarks I'm going to make. I"m also going to make either a house hat, or beret. If they end up cute, one may go in the basket. (I'm making a Harry Potter basket for our school auction.)

Since the flower hat turned out cute, I'm going to finish the one I started MONTHS ago. It's in a brighter fuschia-ish pink. (Scroll down to "This hat will be the death of me" and you'll see the pink I'm talking about in the second picture.) I think the white petals will "pop" against the bright pink.

I also bought some yarn to make a 'house elf" tea-cozy hat. It is a very easy hat that should knit up quick. I've been asked to do one of the dollies (see below), but they're very labor intensive, and I can't sew yet, so we'll see. :P

More to come, I promise!

Flower Hat

Here it is. Finally.

In progress, before adding the petals:


I wanted to try it on Gracie, because I made it for a 4.5 year old, but she had a little fit, so I tried it on Maddie. Maddie does have a big noggin for a 2 year old, lol, but there was still some room.

I have to say, she said, "I'll try it on Mama. It won't mess my hair. It'll be okay."





Now the only question is will K even be able to wear it. It is cotton, so it's not super hot, but if Winter is over in Texas, this may end up at the auction.

I am trying to figure out a way to sew the ears on the other hat. I'm having some difficulty with it. I'll work on it tonight, and hopefully have pics tomorrow.

EDITED TO ADD PICS. Gracie decided to be agreeable.

Gracie's got a smallish to average size head for a 4.5 year old. She always ran in the 50%. It's a little big on her. And it shrunk a bit in the wash.

Space for Rent

Ack! I haven't been keeping up here at ALL! I stink!

Well, I'm about ready to post pictures of the bear hat and daisy hat I made for Kalina & Keoni. (It's about time, right? Ugh.) After that, I'll be starting some new projects. I was supposed to make other hats for people, but that didn't work out. I guess now would be the time to ask if they still wanted them.

I know here, we could use hats for a little while longer, but maybe those folks back East/Midwest could use them longer? I have no idea, actually. I suppose I should ask.

Then, I'll be starting stuff for the yearly Auction in April, and I just bought a book called "Charmed Knits" (stuff inspired by Harry Potter)... I'm so excited to start something from that book!!

So, anyway, if anyone's reading this... more to come, soon!

Idle hands

I haven't knit in so long. I never did make the mermaid dolly for Gracie's birthday. Maybe I can make one for Christmas. *sigh*

Stitch and Bitch

So, I've been wanting to join or start a knitting group for quite awhile now. I've recently found out that a few of the moms in Gracie's preschool class are knitters, too, so I invited them to join me at my house on Thursday for a little knitting sesh. I had 4 other knitters and a friend of mine whom I taught how to cast on and knit. It was fun! I didn't get much knitting done, but it was great to talk to other knitters and show them the projects I was working on.

It was so funny. I have 2 small bins of yarn, and one of the girls said, "Oh my gosh! This is your stash? My husband would kill me!" I then showed her my closet full of the rest of the stash. ROFL! Her jaw dropped!

We're going to try to meet on a semi-regular basis, and then maybe continue on next year. We got together while the kids are in school, so Maddie was there, and there will be another little one she can play with.

I also just realized that I need to get cracking on Gracie's mermaid. Her birthday is in TWO WEEKS! ACK!!!

Ahoy!

Introducing Captain Jack Sparrow!



And Padme's new hairdo, and new dress (that Gracie hates, btw):



More to come. :)