Knit news
Something about knitting makes me want to alliterate.Anyway. I made these wool diaper soaker pants last weekend. I don't love the fit, so I'm gonna rework the pattern, but I love the IDEA of them. And they work fine, I just want them to be perfect. And pretty. So the next ones will be bright turquoise with some fair isle on it.D wants the Bean to be a green monster for Halloween, but he didn't like the scary monsters I found online, so I have to figure out how to make her a goofy green monster. I have lots of green minkee plush still, so I'm thinking of making a horned-...
Read MoreThe 7-Day Afghan Book
I just paid $2 for this book at my library booksale (also got A Treasury of Amish Quilts for a buck!) because I found THIS:
Read MoreD’s pig-pig shirt
Neither of us could resist this fabric Look at all the piggies! I used a print that looks like old stone or brick to do the cuffs and mandarin collar/collar placket.D loves the story of the three little pigs, so I wanted to make this inspired by, but not literal…hopefully he’ll want to wear it tomorrow, and I’ll be able to post pics of him IN it. this is the same shirt as THIS one, so again, I’m super proud of it.yay!...
Read MoreD’s shark shirt
he asked for it for his birthday… so here it is, only 3 months late! i did a boatneck with epaulets that button down (he had a giant head and needs lots of space to get his head through. and contrasting cuffs… his papa is partial to french cuffs, so this is the simple...
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