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Continue reading →: New knitting WIPs: Greenaway & Declan
Once I finished the baby pea coat (more on that later), I wanted to cast on a new sweater for myself. The last time I did that, it was 2013! Though my Ravelry queue is miles long, I limited myself to “Christmas projects”- festive and/or “special” patterns with yarn stashed…
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Continue reading →: Sewing FO: Inspired by Iris
Pattern: Tutorial: Kate Spade Inspired Skirt by Melissa Esplin Materials: 2 yards lightweight cotton, 9 inch invisible zip, thread Size: Custom per tutorial (32″ waist) Time to sew: A few hours (including cutting) This pretty fabric caught my eye when I visited G Street to get buttons for Iris. And…
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Continue reading →: Knitting FO: Iris
Pattern: Iris by Sarah Hattan from Rowan 45 Yarn: Elann Lara (mercerized cotton) “antique blue”, 1104 yards Size/Needles/Gauge: 35″, 5.75 spi on US 3’s Time to knit: Well, I started in 2011… This project was a long time coming. It involved lots of frogging after a four year hiatus. Finally,…
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Continue reading →: Knitting FO: Peach Yoke Tee
Pattern from Debbie Bliss Knitting Magazine, Spring/Summer 2009 Yarn: Zitron Kokon (silk/cotton/microfiber) in Lt Pastel Peach (#11), 853 yds Needles/Size/Gauge: 35″ bust, 6 spi on US 6’s Time to knit: 6 weeks in April/May 2012 I started this project as part of the stashdown “colorwheel” orange challenge (in 2012). Though…
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Continue reading →: Sewing FO: Shield Maiden Costume & Baby Knight
Pattern: Simplicity 4940, View B Size: 14 Fabric: 8 yards poly satin, organza for yoke, suedecloth for vest, assorted trims Time to sew: 1 week in October 2014 Here is my Lord of the Rings outfit- the design is from Eowyn’s dress, but the color is more like something Arwen would…
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Continue reading →: 2015 WIPocalypse: October update
Last month, I had a happy dance under Goal No. 7 (new starts): I finished my Halloween project, Toil and Trouble! I also worked on my BAP by a new-to-me designer, Teresa Wentzler’s The Castle. Previously: Now, I suppose it’s about 45% done. Most of the stitching on the bottom half…
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Continue reading →: New Knitting Project: Baby Peacoat
I saw this pattern six years ago (Debbie Bliss Magazine Spring/Summer 2009) and simply loved it. I’m glad I finally got to it, since my little boy is 20 months old and the largest size in the pattern is 18-24 months. However, the sizing is large- the finished chest measurement…
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Continue reading →: Stitch from Stash: October
Month: October Previous Balance: $28.59 Earned: $15 Spent: $20.29 Balance forward: $48.30 I ordered some beads and metallics from 1-2-3 Stitch, which I needed for Toil & Trouble and Mediterranean Mermaid. 1-2-3 Stitch has such fast shipping, it’s almost instant gratification, I love it! I picked up some DMC…
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Continue reading →: Halloween ornaments HD
Pattern / kit : Bucilla 86430 Time to stitch: ~2 hours per ornament I finished my Halloween ornament kit and I love it! Last year, I completed 6 (half), and this year I did the rest. It was a pretty quick project, completed over 4 days in late September. It’s…
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Continue reading →: Stitching HD: Toil & Trouble
Pattern: by Erica Michaels Materials: 32 count Shadowbrook belfast linen by Silkweaver (old), a few of the Weeks Dye Works flosses (Meadows, Shamrock, Iris, Thyme), others subbed with DMC, Mill Hill Petite Seed beads as charted Size: 6″ x 11″ Time to Stitch: 2.25 months among other projects It’s great…
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