FO Friday - 7/29/2016

I finished another project. It's a small one, but it's done and it counts.

Pattern: The Almost Lost Washcloth
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Ulta Pima in Honeysuckle
Comments: This project is my July Loopy's Monthly Mixer project. The prompt was to make something using a cotton or cotton blend yarn.

As I told you in a previous post, I used leftovers from another project and had enough to make two washcloths. I did cast on two more stitches than the pattern instructed, and then followed the pattern as written.

The WIP count is down to seven!

MK out.

FO Friday - 7/22/2016

Helloooooooo!!!!!

I've been in and out of town lately and haven't been blogging as much as I've wanted. I went to my one of my happy places earlier this month:

I've been knitting a lot, but when one has nine WIPs, unless one sticks to one project until completion, one continues to have nine WIPs. And that's been my story, until today.

Pattern: Tulips, A Colorful Cardigan for Baby
Yarn: Dream in Color Classy, bought as a kit for the project.
Prompt: I knew I needed to make a baby gift ASAP because I would be seeing the little family soon; so, I was thinking about the Tulips Cardi. Then the prompt to make the latest pattern added to our "must make" list for June was announced.

In other news, I made an apron and kitchen towels for a gift not too long ago.

I had bought the fabric at Madtosh Crafts at the same time as the fabric for that red apron y'all saw last month. The linen is from The Loopy Ewe - Robert Kaufman Essex Yarn Dyed, again in flax.

I'm now down to only eight yarny WIPs. I don't seem to have the same problem with fabric projects...

MK out.

FO Friday - 7/8/2016

I know y'all have been waiting with bated breath to see my most recent yarny FO...you know, the one that brought the WIPs down to eight...before I cast on for that pink washcloth. 

Don't get too excited. I'm engaging in a few different activities to knit down my stash. One of them is a sort of alphabet stash down. I make a list at the beginning of the year of yarns or patterns starting with a letter of the alphabet and then I make stuff. I started it last year. It's kind of a work in progress, because I don't necessarily have ideas for all the letters of the alphabet. I didn't finish last year's yet. I'm doing two simultaneously - 2015 and 2016.

All that to say, may I present - U is for Universal Yarn Cotton Supreme Batik:

I totally stole the idea - yarn and pattern - from a girl on Ravelry. Basically, it's square in a seed stitch pattern. The yarn was the extra skein I bought to make sure I had enough to make a Gallatin Scarf for my LSSK Secret Sister last year. 

I was able to get two generously sized washcloths out of one skein. 

And, I finished the outfits for Princess Niece and her Bitty Baby!

PN's is the third project I've made out of this book:

Remember this one?

Of course Bitty got one.

...and this one? 

They are the same outfit, but two different sizes. The mustard color one is a 6-month size, which fits quite well, even though she is 14-months now. The red and blue one is the 9-month size. I'm not sure when it will fit, but I'm hopeful she will be able to wear it. Don't get me started on infant sizing...

This latest creation is the same as the one on the front cover of the book. I made the 6-month size again, since it fits. The patterns for Bitty's outfits were drafted by me. Thankfully, I don't have to worry about grading patterns up for her...she'll be staying in the same size for...like ever!

I really like the infant clothes in this book. The outfits for older little people are not my taste, but there are plenty of other patterns out there...

MK out.

WIP Wednesday - 7/6/2016

I finished something yesterday. It wasn't the little cardi that y'all saw yesterday. That one has been put in temporary time out. I have a big project I need to finish sooner rather than later.

That being said, I was down to eight WIPs. Then, in a flash, I figured out what I wanted to make for July Monthly Mixer. We have to make something out of cotton or cotton blend yarn. I have some Cascade Ultra Pima leftovers from this project:

I cast on right away. 

I'm making The Almost Lost Washcloth.  

And the count is back up to nine...

MK out.

Nine Years

Today is my Nine-Year Blogiversary. It's been nine years since I wrote my very first post. 

Join me in celebrating. I'm going to knit and sew. What are you going to do? 

Currently (still), I am working on that little green outfit. I haven't touched it since Sunday's post. Those ruffles are a pain - I used to be great at ruffles, but it's been a few years. 

I am also trying to get this sweater finished:

It's my June Loopy's Monthly Mixer project. I've got to figure out what I want to make for July's...

MK out.

Movie Monday - 7/4/2016

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Back in the day, my family would gather around the tee vee to watch such classics as Gunsmoke, Bewitched, Green Acres, That Girl and The Beverly Hillbillies. They made The Beverly Hillbillies into a movie in 1993. I was helping out a convalescing family member recently and after watching just about everything else streaming on Netflix, we watched The Beverly Hillbillies. It was quite campy, but so was the original television series. It was cute, but mostly because it brought back lots of memories.

Love The Coopers was not as funny as I thought it would be. It was more of a dramedy. Longtime married couple, Sam and Charlotte Cooper, are planning to divorce, but want to celebrate one last Christmas together with the whole family before they share the news. The movie stars John Goodman, Diane Keaton, Marisa Tomei and June Squibb, just to name a few. All in all, it was a little predictable, but pretty good.

Off to watch some fireworks...

MK out.

Studio Sunday - 7/3/2016

How many days does it take to make an outfit for Princess Niece and her Bitty Baby?

On the first day, I cut out all the pieces for both outfits.

On the second day, I sewed the side seams on the tops and made all the straps. 

On the third day, I made the bloomers, as well as sewed together and hemmed the ruffles.

Today is the fourth day. I am attaching the ruffles to the tops.

After that, I will attach straps to the main tops, and sew the linings with ruffles to the main tops with ruffles.

MK out.

FO Friday - 7/1/2016

The first month of Camp Loopy is behind us! 

For June, we used treasure maps to sail off to lands unknown - Cable Cove, Fair Isle, Brioche Bay or Lace Lagoon. Since I'm using stash this year, my destination wasn't picked for me. I chose Lace Lagoon.

Pattern: Little Leaf Lace Scarf by Sivia Harding
Yarn: Hedgehog Fibres Sock Yarn in Hunter
Modifications: The instructions called for 64 repeats of the four-row pattern. I kept knitting because 1. It wasn't going to be long enough and 2. I had to use at least 400 yards of yarn.

I can't wait til the fall. I'm planning on wearing this scarf to Dallas Stars and Colorado State games.

MK out.