Blue Jean Baby Fingerless Texting Mitts

The awkward angle was due to the fact that I couldn’t get anyone to take a picture for me – ! >:-(

One of the many projects I worked on during my blog hiatus this month was a simple yet colorful pair of texting mitts I made for my mother while she was visiting.  Every time she comes up,  she freezes, and yet, she always forgets to bring any of the previous hats and scarves I’ve made her.  Hm.  Sounds like she just wants me to make her something new when she’s here.  Anyway, I needed to knit something simple and quick so she could use them while she was cold – stat!  While perusing the yarn at the newly opened local Michael’s Crafts store, she espied some pretty yarn, and of course, being the dutiful daughter that I am, I bought a few skeins and then decided what I should do with it!  I tried to do it on the down-low, which was fairly easy as my mother is at the age where she does a lot of napping.

As usual, the links are down below for the pattern and for the purchase.  Enjoy!

Pattern

Etsy

Aftcra

 

2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 12,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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Year’s End and Yarn Fashion Trends

With 2015 rapidly approaching, most of us reflect upon the last 12 months, some of us actually write up a list of resolutions, while others of us don’t really care.  I would put myself in the last category; not that I couldn’t do with a few of the usual resolutions, such as lose weight, but one does not have to wait until the new year to effect that life change.

 

Over the course of the last several weeks it would seem that I’ve been busy with my yarning, but not in any significant way.  Since I’ve taken up with big, bulky yarns – love them! – my projects have a tendency to last about a day, and then I’m casting about for something else…no pun intended there. I have mentioned, frequently, that I like quick projects for that instant gratification one feels when one is finished, but now, I’m looking for sweater/pullover projects.  The one I started last month turned out to be a dud, and I had to frog the whole thing.  Whoever wrote the pattern didn’t make the sleeves concomitant with the size and I didn’t catch this until I was putting the sweater together.  >:-(  I will be posting the patterns I whipped up with pictures, with either a pattern from me or a link to fiber artist I found.

In the interim, it’s that time for me to post fashion trends information for those of you who are interested.  And guess what?  Bulky yarn is IN!  Enjoy the read.

http://blog.lionbrand.com/2014/12/23/5-knit-and-crochet-and-yarn-trends-for-2015/

Boobies, baby! Or should I say Booby Baby Beanie…?

I have seen these little beanies around and think they are so cute, so when I had a special request to make one, I thought, sure.  I came up with my own pattern – will post in my links as soon as I can.   In the meantime, I thought I would put up some pictures and a link to my store for those who don’t crochet or don’t want to!  The colors used here were Fisherman and Light Pink.  Of course, everyone is different and the listing itself offers color choices.

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Update 12 /14/2015

Finally got the pattern done!!  Here is the link.

Pattern

Freebie Hooded Fox Cowl Pattern Just in Time for Christmas

For lack of anything interesting floating around in my head, I figured I’d better announce that this cute little pattern is available right here in my Crafting Links tab!  This design, and variations thereof, are wildly popular online.  I saw it and thought, yup.  I’m designing one myself.  So here it is.  This pattern can be made to fit infant to adult with a few easy modifications that are mentioned in the intro of the pattern.  And as usual, I am selling this in my Etsy shop and aftcra.  Below are the links.

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Pattern

Etsy

aftcra