Daisy Chain

I made a practice daisy chain tonight just to make sure I knew what I was doing, so here it is...


I did manage to mangle one of the flowers (no, don't look at it! It's sensitive.), but I think I understand how it works now and am prepared to start a full-size daisy chain. The pattern is Pretty Pretty Flower Scarf. My thought is to put little pearl buttons in the center of each flower. We'll see how that works out...

In progress...
* My Pretty
* Pumpkin Dishcloth
* Nosewarmer

Nubby Brim Cloche

I crocheted this cloche (my first adult sized crochet hat, btw) while watching Persuasion on PBS, the first movie in Masterpiece Theatre's The Complete Jane Austen series running through January and February. I'm so excited about the series! Perhaps I'll choose a short project for each Sunday night as I sit cozily on my couch to watch some of the best stories ever written. :)



Btw, see those flowers there...my sister made them...they're pens! Cute idea! I got them for Christmas. :)

How to Knit a Dropstitch Scarf

I made this little video for a friend who wanted to know how to make the dropstitch scarves I like to knit for the Heartland Rabbit Rescue craft fairs. Now, granted, there are lots of ways people may do this, and this is just my way. I had a lot of trouble figuring this scarf out when I first attempted it and now that I know how I feel like I've knit a bazillion of them. Anyway, this is my first attempt at a how-to video, and possibly my last, since I don't have all that much knitting knowledge to share with the world, so it's not great, but hopefully it will be of some help to my friend and maybe a few others out there who are as confused as I was when I first attempted this scarf.

Pumpkin Ridges Scarf

This is a scarf for my sister, Ambra, that I was weasled into knitting for her. ;) It is a simple horizontal rib pattern using Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in Pumpkin, since orange is her favorite color (and mine, too!).


Up close and personal...


If you're a newbie (which I still consider myself to be) and are interested, here's the rib pattern:

Cast on number of stitches for preferred width. (I used 20 stitches.)

Section 1
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Purl

Section 2
Row 1: Purl
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: Purl
Row 4: Knit

Alternate sections 1 & 2 until desired length.

And Sugar was gracious enough to model the scarf for me. :)

Wine Gift Bag

My first project completely done on DPNs...milestone reached! This was made in Patons Brilliant in a shimmery light blue color. The pattern is from One-Skein Wonders. The start of the pattern is a little confusing, so I got a little help from a fellow crafter on Ravelry (Thanks, emorgan!) I ended up having a little tubey on the bottom, but I just tucked inside. Will have to experiment to remedy this for future wine bags...



And, the finished project, which was a Christmas gift for my very bestest friend and fellow wine lover, Pammie Jo...


Although, starting the bag was a bit tricky, I really enjoyed knitting it as I got going. It was a fairly quick knit and in the end I was quite proud of it. :)