Finally Finished a Dropstitch Scarf

The title of this post says it all...I finally finished one! This is one I did over the weekend to sell at a craft fair to raise money for Heartland Rabbit Rescue. It's made from a yarn called Infatuation made by Yarn Bee (Hobby Lobby). (I'm still working on the blue one, but it's going to be an Xmas present, so no final photos until after Christmas.)


I have come to terms with this scarf and decided to embrace its finer qualities and move beyond the frustrations. Here's a close-up view:


Oh, if anyone is interested, we are accepting donations of handmade items for the craft fair. We have a great variety of things so far thanks to many generous people. The craft fair is the 25th and 26th of November, so if you'd like to donate something, send it to:

Heartland Rabbit Rescue
P.O. Box 224
Blanchard, OK 73010
If you'd like to know more about Heartland, visit the web site at www.heartlandrabbitrescue.org. Thanks!

My First Doily

The Crochet-a-long group at Yahoo has a new feature. A surprise dishcloth each month. I love surprises, so I'm ecstatic! This is Leah's design, but I think it looks more like a doily than a dishcloth. This is a very quick pattern and so cute! I gave this one to my two girls for their cocoa parties. They love it!

Little Wolvie

There's a wonderful lady I met at Monthly Dishcloths who designs and charts her own dishcloths. She was kind enough to chart this pattern for me to knit; but I haven't gotten the yarn I want to use for it yet, so I used the chart to crochet it instead. In case you're wondering what "Snikt" means, it's the sound that Wolverine's claws make when they pop out. So this is going to be Kurt's little lovie blankie to play with. (My scanner wans't big enough to scan the entire blankie with the border)

Following in Mommy's Footsteps

We recently bought Emma a Disney Princess Stitch Works set so I could start to teach her how to sew. We tried it out this morning, and I taught her how to do a whip stitch! I am so proud! I took a couple of pictures of her stitching up this little purse, so when those pictures are developed, I'll post them. My only complaint is that the set didn't include the right materials. It didn't include enough of the sparkly string; and it was supposed to have nylon cord for the handle, but that wasn't included at all, so Mommy had to improvise. Emma did all of the stitching, and I attached the medallian and the purse handle. She had so much fun with it! I am so proud of my little seamstress!

Baby Crochet

Here are some bibs I made for Baby Kurt. The elephant one actually holds a pacifier, which is awesome! Hopefully Kurt will come soon so we can get some use out of them. You can get the patterns for the elephant and duckie bibs here:
http://www.crochetcafepatterns.blogspot.com/






I also made this cute little toy and put a rattle in it. One of my favs. You can get the pattern at:
http://www.iglou.com/members/mantia/crafts/smile.html

Oct 2005 KAL

While waiting for the mid-Oct KAL, I decided to go ahead and knit up the Oct KAL from last year in the files section at Monthly Dishcloths. He's a cute lil' Jack-O-Lantern, isn't he?

Stupid Dropstitch Scarf

This is my third attempt at knitting a dropstich scarf. My first two attempts were with ribbon yarn. I'm having trouble with the first dropped stich in the row. It gets twisted, which is not exactly the right word because it actually seems to need another stich or something else to fix it. It's not as noticeable on this fuzzy yarn as it is with the ribbon yarn. I found a way to take care of the extra long stitch at the end of the row, but this "twisted" stitch is another matter entirely. They should be easy, but I'm having all kinds of issues. If anyone has any tips, I would sure appreciate it!

Dude Disapproves

I finally finished the first October knit-a-long for the Monthly Dishcloths group. It's a kitty for Halloween! I only had natural on hand, which was close to the suggested colors. I showed my finished kitty dishcloth to my bunny Dude.


Dude disapproves of knitting kitties.

My Weird Husband

Okay, so I was explaining Continental and English styles of knitting to my husband and he has this "great" idea that they should switch the names of the styles to Breakfast knitting and Muffin knitting, as in Continental Breakfast and English Muffin. He kept bugging me to post it, so here it is. I love this man dearly, so please humor him. ;)

Supercool!

Check out my supercool garterlac dishcloth! It was so much fun to make; more of a challenge for me. It was made with Bernat Cottontots with size 7 needles. For some reason the link to the pattern won't post right, so you'll just have to copy and paste if you want it.

http://criminyjickets.blogspot.com/2006/07/garterlac-dishcloth.html

Am I Weird?

Y'know, I just discovered today that I knit using the English style, but I purl using the Continental style. I don't know how that happened, but is that totally weird or do other people do that too? I'm thinking about teaching myself how to knit the Continental way because it looks faster. So I hope that works out. I'll post some pictures of my crochet creations as soon as I figure out how to post my pics. Later!

Amber

Emma's Pink Birthday Scarf

I found this fluffy pink yarn on clearance at a Hancock Fabrics in Texas. It was perfect to make a pretty scarf to match the pink winter boots that I was giving Emma for her birthday in August. The first part of the scarf was just awful to work with because all the little fluffy pieces wanted to latch onto each other instead of sliding through the loop of the stitch. It turned out pretty, though, and just by knitting all the way through it added a subtle ribbing effect. Perfect pink for a pretty princess.

Crochet is Scary

Amber, my sister, crochets. I attempt to crochet. I started with knitting and she with crochet. I've decided that whichever you start with seems the more natural and the other just a little bit insane. I hope one day to say that I can do both equally well. That day may be a long way off because, to me, crochet is still scary.

My sister and I crocheted these balls over the summer when I was visiting her in Texas and she could fix all my mistakes as I went along. ;) Mine is the smaller one because I made the stiches way too tight, but I finished...yay for crochet!


At least Emma and Novie seemed to like them. I taught Emma how to throw a softball pitch and she's a natural. :)

Barb's Pretty Green Scarf

I got a really good deal on some pretty pear-colored, crazy yarn and turned it into this scarf knitted for our stepmom, Barb, expertly modeled by my niece, Princess Emma.

My First Foray into Novelty Yarn

About two years ago, someone mentioned "novelty yarn." What the heck was that?! I hadn't been anywhere near a yarn shop in a few years and any knitting I had done was with whatever I had on hand. I couldn't believe all the crazy yarns out there in the world now! (I'm a little slow picking up on new trends.) So, I tried my hand at some eyelash yarn and the result was this little scarf for my niece, Novalee. At the very least, it got me back into knitting again. ;)