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. :)

Dollies

So here are the dollies I've finished. I did the first one in 2 pieces. I used regular worsted weight brown yarn I had lying around. It looked "okay" but I wasn't really happy with the hair, or the seams from sewing it together.


Overall, though, I was pretty happy with her. Gracie calls her "Padme"...

I tried Mel's instructions for knitting in the round for the next one. It will be Captain Jack Sparrow for Sean. I had to put him aside while I knit another one for the preschool auction, though. I'll work on him tonight. :)

So, the third dolly I made was for the auction. Only one person bid on her, but 2 people asked me if I could make them one. One woman said she would have bid if I had 2, since she's got 2 daughters. So, we'll see... It went for $25, and I felt badly, because I only had the one outfit for her. Luckily I know the woman who bought her, and I promised her another dress and at least one knitted item for her. I can't sew to save my life. I've tried 3 times to do the simple A-line dress and all 3 look terrible, for different reasons. Luckily my mom, the seamstress, is coming tomorrow for a bit. I'm going to cut out all the fabric and ask her to help. lol

SO anyway, here are a few pictures of dolly#3. I didn't name her. Special shout out to Mel who talked me through adding the eyes!!

Poor thing, waiting for eyes:



With eyes, and starting to put in the hair:


All done!


With her friend (big sister?) Padme:


Notice how Padme IS bigger. Odd, isn't it? Same kind of yarn, but done on different types of needles. Padme is now bald and in the process of getting a new do. I'll post pics when she's done! I also think I'm going to have to make one for Maddie. She loves them.

Oh, and I'm going to try a mermaid for Gracie's birthday. I've got a month. I better start now! LOL

Ugh! This hat will be the death of me!!

Okay, so I'm trying something new. This hat is tough. You start on circulars, then take off 8 stitches at a time to make a vertical stripe. I started with the seafoam color in the seed stitch. Then, I attatched the white to the green while knitting the white in garter. Then attached the mango to the white while working in a twisted stitch, and the pink in a - well, I don't think it has a name, but it's in a square pattern. Then added the peach color and did a cable - my first one!

Here's the tricky part. Each stripe is supposed to be 7 inches attached and have 2 inches on the top. Well, for some reason, even though I measured each one, they're not turning out the same size, and it's really freaking annoying. I've already added to 3 panels and I'm on the LAST one and it's not going to be right. AAAAAARGH!

On top of that, look at the ends I'm going to have to weave in. What on earth was I thinking? LOL

Some pictures. Hopefully I'll have some finished pics soon. Gah!





Wish me luck, and sanity!