Ron Weasley

He's done!! Lookie!!

He has no clothes, but he has a scarf, so he doesn't have to be nakey! (Well, not completely.) Notice his bellybutton is unravelling. lol!




I'm on the head part of Gracie's "Dorothy" and have just started an unnamed babe for the auction. Woohoo!!

Holy sheep!

So, I don't know how it happened, but my house is just littered with yarn. Seriously. It's in at least 5 rooms in the house. Problem is, I take it out, intending to knit with it, and then get distracted and never put it away. Nevermind that the closet where 1/2 of it is stashed is VERY hard to get in and out of. Oh well. The husband hasn't complained about it yet, so I'm not going to sweat it.

So, without further adoo, here it is:

In the closet


My "fun" yarn - sparkly, fuzzy, knobby:


Yarn for Harry Potter projects (Gryffindor and Slytherin colors)


Yarn for hats & dolls (babes). Notice the fuzzy pink yarn on the left. It'll be fairy hair. The beautiful oranges on the right will be mermaid hair.


Christmas-y yarns:


Basket full o' yarn and unfinished objects. Greenish yarn on the bottle is for mermaid tail.


And, my knitting "bag" - it's sturdy, stands on it's own, and I can take it anywhere. Take note of the babe in progress.


Another knitting bag I use, made by my friend, Jen:


And finally, some nostalgia... my first knitting bag, circa 1981. I was 12. :)

Yet more hats!

Okay, here is the latest I'm working on...



It's the same pattern as the other Pastel Marley, but in a different combo of colors. I'm about 1/2 way done.

And the smaller petal hat (with only one petal sewn on):


I got permission from the author of the patterns to use them for the auction, so I'm excited!

Next up is the scarf/bookmarks, and then I'm going to start making babes again! I'm inspired! Gracie wants that mermaid I've wanted to make her, and Maddie wants a Ron Weasley doll. LOL!

Another hat

Yay!  I finished the Marley hat!  I'm very happy with how it turned out.  The only part I'm not thrilled with is the back, where all the colors came together.  I mean, it looks fine if it's in the back, but I can tell, kwim?  I'm going to try to sew in one of my tags to the back, so they never try to put it on backwards.  lol

Remember this?

I'll refresh your memory. Here's the hat I started a year ago, for the auction:

Vertical Striped Hat

Well, I decided to finish it and see how it looks. I probably won't send it to auction, but it looks cute (not perfect, but cute).





I also need to just seam up the elf hat, and weave in the seams of the striped Marley hat. :) I like being productive. It's been a while.

Works in Progress

Okay here's what I'm currently working on. Took these today.

Multicolored hat. I got the pattern from "Itty Bitty Hats" by Susan B. Anderson. It's called "Pastel Marley." I changed the color scheme a bit, and I think it's turning out super cute! :)



The other hat is this "Tea Cozy" elf hat from "Charmed Knits."

It's supposed to be a hat when it's finished, but Gracie and Maddie think it's a skirt. :)



The pic doesn't do it justice. The green is much prettier in person.

Hopefully I'll be able to post a finished pic of the green one tomorrow, and the Marley in a few days!

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