Sock - Take

Approx 3 1/2 mo after starting my first pair of socks, I finally finished them. Very Exciting.

Sock

Swap Goodies

With everyone but Addie being sick it's been a not great few days. However, I received quite a few goodies in the mail from Ravelry friends yesterday.

A lovely felted soap (smells so yummy) and a needle felted tape measure cover.

A swap package w/a doughnut pin cushion, fun buttons, beaded stitch markers, pins and hand lotion.

And a very large swap package for a Nov 2009 birthday swap. Tons of beautiful sock yarn, patterns, lotion, lip stuff, Pictureka (which Collin loves now), chocolate (didn't make the picture), a gorgeous hand knit shawl, baby legs, bags and a super cute and fun owl hat.

Didn't expect all of that stuff yesterday. It was like Christmas in March. :)

Hello Kitty

Haven't finished much lately. Between preparing to move and having major startitis, I have been too busy to actually complete a project. Oh well...found this pattern a few weeks ago and just had to have it. I don't usually like to buy patterns but when I saw this I had to make an exception.

Here's my version of a Hello Kitty hat. Unfortunately, I don't think this will fit Addie next year and it's too late in the year to wear it this year. I'll definitely knit it again but it's super cute. Now just to find a smaller child to whom I can gift it.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/TrappingsandTrinkets?ref=top_trail

Triangle Shawl

Sometime in November/December, my mom asked if I would knit a shawl for her. We spent some time looking for just the right pattern and then the yarn. I started on it right after Christmas. It was so large that it took quite a long time, especially since I am not a monogamous knitter, but it's finally done. Finished (finally) yesterday and blocked it last night. It was dry this morning and was beautiful. This picture doesn't really do the shawl justice but it is really pretty and I'm very excited for mom to see it.

The pattern can be found at:

http://christineolsonoriginals.blogspot.com/2010/01/gracefully.html

sisters

i recently bought susan b. anderson's book, itty bitty toys. i absolutely love it and have marked at least 2/3 of them to knit. my first project from this book was a reversible toy called "sisters". for this i used a combination of stash yarn and some inexpensive acrylic yarn i bought at michael's (very soft all the same).

addie is sort of ambivalent about it but Collin thinks it's super cool.

so, with no further ado...

Steggie & Layer Cake Skirt

Here's a cute little three layer layer cake skirt (pattern found on prudentbaby.com). I used Valentine's fabric. Turned out pretty well. Addie looks adorable in it. Collin says she looks just like a ballerina. :)

I've been playing w/my sewing machine and have made a few things for both Collin and Addie. Found a dinosaur pattern for Collin and made this cute little stegosaurus. He picked out all of the fabric himself.