7 posts tagged “diy”

New Pictures

Oct 12, 2009
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I took these two following pictures today with my iphone - that little camera really does a decent job!

Yes, that's a new pumpkin hat. I have been dying to make one for a couple of weeks now, and since I finished that baby gift I was making and was sick this weekend, I got it done very quickly!

playing outside

mama is embarrassing!

I love this one - her face says "I am so embarrassed right now." Love it!!

pumpkin hat

I love this sweater. I love the yarn, I love the colors, I love the pattern, and I love that I got the pattern all the way correct. This will keep her warm for probably the next 4 years, because it did turn out kind of big (I've since noticed that other people had this same outcome, so I'm still counting it as being correct).

Oh, and the yarn was spun & dyed locally in New Hartford. Pretty cool!

Little Coffee Bean Cardigan

Sheep Thrills

Feb 2, 2009
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Yum...new yarn coma...

Fun Yarn from Sheep Thrills

Ella Rae Amity

The top yarn is hand-dyed alpaca, slated for a Christmas present for the upcoming year. The bottom greeny goodness is for, surprise surprise, me! I am finally making something for myself. I tallied it up, and over the years I have made myself a grand total of one phone cozy and one "feminine mystique" cozy. And that is it. Each of those projects used scrap yarn and took maybe a hour to complete. Well no more! This yarn is going to make the February Lady Sweater, written by Pamela Wynn (who models in the picture too, I think). I loved this cardi on first glance, and I tried to get yarn that closely matched that in the picture.

Right now I'm working on several things, as usual; one, though, the main project, is the biggest thing I've ever knit. It's going to be ginormous. But it's a secret, so I can't divulge any info just yet. I will say that it's a helluva lot of garter stitch! To break up the monotomy of one giant project I've had a string of small side projects, most of which are either washcloths or Christmas '09 gifts. Maybe one day I'll knit something I can show you all!

Soft, Warm Things for the Winter

Nov 18, 2008
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I just finished this ribbed baby cardigan for Hazel. A few weeks ago I picked up this gorgeous, soft, pale green yarn on sale (remember, Momma?) and knew I wanted to make something for Hazel with it. I found this sweet and easy pattern, and this was the result.

Ribbed Baby Sweater for Hazel

I had to adjust the pattern to accommodate the bulkier yarn, but I think this will be able to fit her all through the winter. When she wakes up we'll have a mini-fashion show and I'll post of photo of her wearing it. After making tons of baby things, most of which I won't post photos of just yet since they are Christmas gifts, I'm ready to go in the complete & total opposite direction - I'm knitting a bathmat! Yep, I'm using three strands of cotton yarn (durable, absorbent) and knitting a rug. This thing is knit on size 15 needles, pretty huge, so I should be done with it in a day or two.

Emma & Lola -- No Peeking!

Aug 11, 2008
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I woke up at 6 am this morning, wide awake. I have been so restless and tired at the same time for the past week, so is it any surprise that I woke up and got right to work? I saw this pattern for Black Apple Dolls, so named because the creator runs a business called The Black Apple on Etsy, and knew I had to try it out. The result are a doll each for cutie pies Emma and Lola, daughters of two friends of mine. They didn't take that long to make at all; I finished both in just one morning.

I kind of want to keep them!! :)

Two Dolls

The Amos's New Clothes

Jul 22, 2008
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So after suffering through the stenciling on the onesies last week or so, I realized that I had made a crucial error when trying to utilize this form of image reproduction. I used parchment paper instead of freezer paper to make the stencils. What's the big deal, you ask? Freezer paper is thicker and has wax on one side, so you can cut out the stencil, then iron it to the fabric, which keeps it in place until the paint dries. Parchment paper is super thin and wrinkles up when you slop paint all over it. No wonder I had smudgy stencils!!!

Well not anymore! I decided to make a shirt for Amos, since I'm almost out of maternity wear but not quite back into regular clothing. He's always told me about this shirt he had which read, "Waylon F***ing Jennings, That's Who," that some crazy ex-girlfriend threw out while they were dating. That has always sounded like the coolest shirt ever, so I decided to make Amos a new one!

Amos's New Shirt

The Back of Amos's New Shirt

What? That's shocking!

I used gold paint to do the f-word and black for everything else. I used this old photo of him to make the stencil for the front of the shirt.

I'm Good with my Hands

Jul 18, 2008
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Now that I'm home all the time I've been catching up on the things I like to do the best - making stuff. I have been playing around with my new camera, organizing, and knitting up a storm, especially now that my feet get so swollen I can't bend my toes (knitting is easy to do whilst your feet are up higher than your heart!). So I'm taking time today to show off some of my newest creations for le bebe.

Dishcloth

First, here is a little something I whipped up last night while listening to music outside at the Shopper's Stroll. At my knitting group yesterday (which I have started up again since I'm not at work every Thursday) a lady brought in a pattern for this dishcloth/trivet/pot holder/whatever. I have made Hazel quite a few washcloths out of cotton yarn, but they are too boring for words - just a plain knit stitch square - so I was super excited to see how pretty these are and how quick they are to knit!

I exaggerated the color a bit so you could see the pattern a little better.

This little cutie I have been working on for a couple of weeks. May I present my first knitted wearable clothing item!!

Sweaterfront

Sweaterback

I used Lionbrand Microspun yarn, which is 100% acrylic but super slick and smooth. It really feels wonderful. In fact, I bought this yarn last year before I was married, way before I thought I would be pregnant, just because it felt so awesome at the store. It was kind of tricky to work with; if you're familiar with embroidery floss then you understand how loosely this yarn is twisted together. But I pushed through it and now I have a cute, lightweight, kimono-style sweater for Hazel in a gorgeous color. I love more adult colors on babies; who says all their stuff has to be ugly neon or pastel??

I have also been experimenting with stenciling onto clothing. I realized after doing these four that I've been using parchment paper, which is not the same as freezer paper, and infinitely more difficult since parchment curls up and freezer paper sticks to clothing a bit when you iron it. I can't even blame that on preggo brain! So here are my slightly smeared baby onesies (with more to come after a trip to the store for freezer paper!).