presents :: revealed!

Hi :)

It's finally time to share what presents I made!

I found this pattern for knitted mini Christmas stockings on Pinterest and thought that this would be a great, quick something to knit up for everyone while using what yarn I have.

I had to make 14 of them (yes, 14) and I wanted them to all be different and special to the person that was receiving it so some of the patterns are from the original charts in the pattern and most are from my head.
(I'm working on setting up the charts so that I can share them.)

Here they are!

If you want to see more info on this project, you can check out the information I've listed on my Ravelry projects page.


I also made a few more things, but haven't been able to give them to their new owners yet so I'll have to share those with you another time. (Along with a possible free pattern by me!)

It's nice to be able to make something from the heart for people you care about, so it only seemed right to make things for Christmas this year. I'm just happy that I got them all finished in time! LOL

Did you make many presents this year?
I'd love to see!

Have a great weekend, and I will see you Monday, friend :)

roundup :: knit Christmas stockings

Hi :)

Since I've been obsessed with learning to knit lately, I've been all over the internet trying to find as many projects as I can to try out!

And because Christmas is literally around the corner, stockings have been on my mind. I've always loved a handmade looking stocking :)

Today I'm sharing 5 knit stocking patterns!

1. Knit Christmas Stocking

2. Jolly Stockings

3. Scrappy Christmas Stocking Pattern

4. Basic Knitted Christmas Stocking

5. Knitted Christmas Stockings

Do you have a handmade stocking? Are you going to make one this year?

I'd love to see them if you do decide to make one :)

Make sure you stop by tomorrow; I'll be sharing 5 crochet stocking patterns for the crocheters out there!

*{You can find this roundup, as well as other roundups I've posted, by clicking on the 'Roundup' tab on the main blog page.}

monday, funday :: vol 10

Hi :)

I figured it was time to share a knitted pattern, so today's Monday, Funday is a pretty easy cowl:

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The Seed Stitch Cowl is a 'one skein, one night' cowl so it can be made in an evening.

(Try this other one skein, one night cowl pattern she has too!)

Diana of [knit and bake] has some really great knitting patterns with pictures that show some of the steps, so if you are a knitter or want to try some new patterns out, stop by her blog!

progress :: vol 11

Hi :)

It's been a while since my last WIP/progress update so I thought I'd share a little bit of what I've been doing lately.


::READING::

I'm still reading the 3rd book in the Harry Potter series. I'm on page 183 of 435. I would probably be farther along in the book if I wasn't so occupied with my yarny crafting :)
Either way, I'm so happy that I'm sticking to this reading goal :) I'm really enjoying it and I'm going to make a list (at some point) of books that I have that I want to start reading.


::KNITTING::

I started the KAL that I mentioned here (and also here).
Here is my progress on that (via Instagram):

[Up close of the stitches; 5 repeats in.]

I started it October 1st and I've done 8 of the 4 row repeats. I'm really enjoying this pattern. It's nice and relaxing to work on and I really love the color.


::CROCHET::

I finally finished minion! Poor guy was lying around for quite a while haha

 [In progress.]

 [Almost finished! Just needs the symbol on the overalls.]

[Up close of his face :)]

My aunt was pretty happy with him too :)

[Love you aunt Gwen!!]

She had me take a picture with him before he went home with her:

[We match!]

She sent me this picture of him to share with you guys as well:

He was a lot of work and a lot of making it up as I go (and HELL on my finger tips), but definitely worth it in the end. Now my son wants one lol

What projects are you working on?
Send me pictures here or leave a link to your blog! I'd love to see :)

Have a great weekend, friend! See you Monday!! 

boredom + knitting news

Hi :)

So, the other day my grandpa sent me an email with pictures of animals in clothes and I thought it was the cutest/funniest thing. To me, animals in clothes will always be amusing.

I went and did my own search (just because, why not?) and here some of the photos I found:

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I've always wanted a ferret :)


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Ok, so I know a lot of people think hairless cats are creepy, but I think that's what makes them cute :) Plus, look at those adorable sweaters!


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Oh. My. Gosh.

And because sloths are SO adorable, here is a little video of a baby sloth getting a skin treatment and then getting wrapped in a onesie.



Ok, so for the knitting news...
I have been practicing a lot lately. In fact, I haven't crocheted in about 2 weeks. I think it's safe to say I'm obsessed with learning how to knit.

I found a group on Ravelry called 'Instagram-Along-Ers' (through a post from someone I follow on Instagram). Have you heard of it? Are you a member?
Well they're going to be starting a KAL (knit along) on October 1st!

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These were the 2 project choices: (left) the Stockholm Scarf and (right) the Metalouse shawl.
I voted for the Stockholm Scarf and I'm so happy that it won the majority of votes.

I've never done a knit along (obviously) or a crochet along (CAL) so I'm only guessing how it works... I REALLY want to join in on this one because the project is gorgeous and I've had it on my 'want to make' list for a few months now.

Why am I telling you this? Well, if you are a knitter or you know someone who is and are interested in joining, now is the time! It starts October 1st and since that is 4 days from now (holy crap, it's gonna be October already?!!), that gives you a couple of days to gather everything you'll need.

Both patterns are free so you can always make them another time, I just thought I'd share since I'm super excited about it lol I'll be posting progress pictures as well, here on the blog and since I have no projects shared in my Ravelry profile, I'll be sharing there (which I'm assuming is what you do when you join a KAL or CAL?)

SO, with that said, I'll be getting myself ready for this knit along this weekend. I can't wait to start!!!

What are your plans for this weekend?

See you Monday, friend :)

progress :: vol 7

Hi :)

So this weekend was definitely a lot more eventful than last weekend!

I've had such an urge to want to knit and it's literally all I can think about!! I remember feeling this way before I learned how to crochet. I'm hoping that with a little practice, that I will be able to knit as well as I can crochet, otherwise the only thing I'll be knitting is basic knit scarves haha

I can't for the life of me find my knitting needles that I acquired while in high school :( However, I did find this kit in my bag of crochet books:

So I've been practicing a little bit with these needles until I can get to a craft store to stock up on knitting needles.
This is what I've knit up so far:

A little sample swatch of a color work pattern.
I have no idea what it's going to be or if it will ever be anything, but I'm loving the practice.

And I'm currently knitting this:

(close up of the stitch)
I think this will be a cup or mug cozy.
I love the colors! And it's scented, which was a total mistake lol I bought the skein because the colors reminded me of candy and I didn't even read that it was scented on the label (duh). Lesson learned!


No reading this weekend :(


I've also been working on project minion... This is his progress:

Still need to finish the overalls, make goggles, eyeballs, hair, arms, and legs. It will get finished though. I need to stop procrastinating! lol


Speaking of procrastination, which I am the Queen of, I still haven't worked on my mom's scarf.
*feels shame*
I hope I can get it done by Halloween so my mom can wear it when it starts to get cold around here. We shall see...

And I still haven't touched my loom knit scarf that I started. I hope to finish that before Christmas and either sell it or give it to someone for a present.

I was thinking of posting a list, or at least writing one down, of projects that people have asked for or I've said I would make them so that I can start making them and scratching them off the list. I really want need to work on my procrastination with my projects.

How was your weekend?
Do you have an ever-growing list of projects too?

Come back tomorrow for another crochet lesson!!