Thanks again for all your nice comments about my felted leaves :) Guess what? I won the contest at Knit Knack! I went there on Saturday and Gerri (the lovely owner of Knit Knack) gave me a gift card. Woo hoo! :D Since I've been wanting to learn how to knit socks, I picked up… Continue reading Felted Leaves Part 2
Labor Day Weekend
This past weekend Nathan & I went down to Trinidad to visit some of his relatives. We had some rain on the way down, and when we arrived we saw this: We saw a rainbow the next day too, but this time you could see the whole thing (and me without my camera). It was… Continue reading Labor Day Weekend
Making Felted Leaves
I decided to enter a felted leaf contest that my LYS is holding. Step 1: Knit a large swatch. I used Patons SWS in Natural Earth. Such a pretty color :) Step 2: Felt the knitted swatch (and get a much smaller piece of fabric than expected!) Step 3: Using a leaf template, cut out… Continue reading Making Felted Leaves
Progress on Tomato
I've slowly been making progress on the Tomato. Two weeks ago I started the colorwork pattern. Thanks for your help, ladies! Unfortunately, I had to rip out a whole row, twice, so I haven't gotten quite as far as I should be by now. The first time, I realized I started the dark blue in… Continue reading Progress on Tomato
Girly Bag is Finished!
On Saturday I finally finished the Girly Bag! Pattern: Girly Bag by Amy Polcyn * Started: Saturday, July 8, 2007 Finished: Saturday, August 25, 2007 Yarn: Berroco Bonsai Color: Japanese Maple (4141) Needles: Size 8US The knitting was pretty fast and simple for this bag. My problem came with adding the lining and trying to… Continue reading Girly Bag is Finished!
