six oh six

tsunami on the square

2008-06-13T22:07:00.001-07:00

local mamas is having a booth again, this time at tsunami on the square. i appliqued hoodies, yoga pants, organic shirts and made shorts, smocks, and animal tails - wish me luck! :)

my first ruffles!

2008-05-16T15:43:00.000-07:00

it's always exciting to try something new and have it turn out right. :) this is beautiful indalee wearing shorts i made her - i wanted to try ruffles and my friend kate (indalee's mama) said it'd be ok but nothing super girly. i followed the instructions here and they turned out super cute with just the perfect amount of girliness. ;) hehe, curran has a pair of shorts in this same yarn, i love it! it's lindon merino from three irish girls. i'll have to try to get a pic of them together...

local mamas co-op at the earth day festival!

2008-04-25T15:22:00.001-07:00

our booth! this was a first for all of us and our setup wasn't great but we had a blast and can't wait for the next one!

pixie hats - a couple sold, the rest i'm working on listing on etsy...

peace shirts - they all sold, yay!

not a very good pic but these are cute zebra tails for kiddies to pin on their pants - i thought they'd be a hit, but maybe i priced them too high? ($5 wdyt?)

overall - it was a successful day and i'm so glad my crafty mama friends wanted to do this with me!

it's been a while... again!

2008-04-10T14:53:00.000-07:00

i've been crafting little things here and there but i haven't been very good about taking pics, oopsy! i made my good friend claire a pair of shorties for her baby zion but i don't have a pic yet, will need to do that. i have a few pixie hats knit up that i'm going to try and sell at the earth day festival coming up along with other little things... when i get it all together, i'll snap a pic and post it. :) for now, this is the best i can do - first, a rasta/punk hat i made for myself - i combined 2 patterns for this and added a little length on the top and did the decreases my own way. aaron's hat is the waffle hat pattern i used and then i used the brim instructions from the newsboy hat in stitch n bitch nation - i love how it turned out! going to try a kid's version next...

then i made this patchwork fishy outfit for the fluff factory charity auctions...i love how it turned out and will definitely make curran a set! i did not make the awesome cloth diaper, that's from luxe baby diapers.

aspen's iris pants

2008-02-15T08:12:00.000-08:00

these pants are for sweet little aspen, she's just 10 days older than curran! i traded with her mom geneva - she made me a gorgeous handwoven scarf, i will try to get a picture of it today... the yarn is from zen string in their iris colorway.

basket o' prefolds

2008-02-11T12:45:00.000-08:00

a very patient customer of mine sent me prefold diapers to appliqué for her - she was so great to work with because she knew exactly what she wanted and chose many of my favorite appliqués to do! thanks so much melissa! i hope you like them!!

valentine fortune cookies

2008-02-11T12:29:00.000-08:00

fortune cookies for estin's first valentine's day party! :)

small, medium, large

2008-01-25T21:25:00.001-08:00

got a few more pairs of patchy pants done - doggy pants for estin, polka dots and stripes for my nephew reed, and itty bitty doggy pants for curran. i've never made pants so small but they turned out so cute! i'll try to get some pics of him wearing them soon...

peace, booties, hat, & more patchy pants...

2008-01-22T14:49:00.000-08:00

i could do separate posts for all of these, but i'm feeling lazy and want to keep it simple - so here are some recent fo's (finished objects)...

first up - my little peace baby. a customer is sending me some prefold diapers to appliqué for her and it's been a while since i've turned my sewing machine on, so i figured i better get back in the groove. i tried out the appliqué stitch on the outer edge and wasn't too happy with it, i think i'll stick with plain, ol' zigzag until i can figure out the right settings for it.

then we've got some booties from leftover sweater yarn - i love these, they are so cute and they actually stay on even when he crawls around! (pattern here)

next is more leftover sweater yarn, a pixie hat for estin. i really love this pattern (scroll down), so much that starting in february i will be licensed to sell hats made from it!

and last - i finally finished another pair of patchy pants, i used some heather ross doggy prints so dade calls them his doggy pants. they turned out a tad baggy, especially now that he's wearing underwear more often than diapers but oh well. that's what i get for not using a pattern, lol!

for me, for me!

2008-01-16T13:29:00.000-08:00

this hat is the first thing i've ever knit for myself, it was about time! i used zen string's handspun, the pics really don't show off how cool this yarn is. i also followed their pro bono pattern for the hat and honestly haven't taken it off since i finished it!

for a new baby

2008-01-14T10:09:00.001-08:00

my friend sara asked me to knit a little set for her new niece or nephew due in february. she gave me these great yarns to work with even! i love how everything turned out! i'm definitely going to knit up some booties for curran, they are so cute and fast!

patchy gnome pants

2008-01-11T08:54:00.000-08:00

i finished these a while ago but forgot to post a pic, they turned out so cute! the cool matching shirt was wahm-made by terri of full moon baby gear and the sewing is absolutely perfect!

just a couple more hats

2008-01-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

this one was awful to make, i used this super bulky yarn i picked up at joanns, i needed a quick gift for a party we went to for the gift exchange. my hands actually cramped up knitting with it! i thought it turned out looking pretty cool, but the recipient wasn't all that pleased with getting a handknit hat, haha. next year, we'll just bring booze. ;)

this one was for my brother-in-law, dan (aka uncle booney) and this was the best pic i got of him wearing it. as usual curran likes to model any hat i make. it was a tad short on him and i felt bad but i thought the colors were perfect for him. the yarn is bulky bfl from selah.

for indalee zuri

2008-01-07T15:00:00.000-08:00

i just finished this set for my good friend kate's daughter indalee. she was born a couple months after curran and they are pretty close buddies. kate's hubby kevin is a photographer and took a bunch of pictures of our family - he took the one we used for our holiday card. :) the yarn is stallion organic merino and was awesome to knit with, so soft! it's from dashing dachs.

a perfect fit!

2007-12-13T09:17:00.001-08:00

i'm so happy with how this turned out! i used the baby pullover pattern from knitting pure and simple - very easy to follow and a quick knit!

cute little woodland animals

2007-12-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

aren't these cute!? the pattern is woodland animals by amy gaines.

fo - holiday shawl

2007-12-09T17:37:00.000-08:00

this was a fun, easy knit from this pattern. it's a gift for a good friend - i hope she likes it!

it's been a while...

2007-12-08T09:00:00.000-08:00

i've been staying busy on things, just haven't had much time for updating... i finished curran's little sweater and i've got the body done on estin's. hoping to get his finished in time to take some pictures for a holiday card, here are a couple pics...

his sleeves aren't really that short on him, lol, just bunched up!

yummy new yarn

2007-11-08T09:59:00.000-08:00

bulky bfl from selah - perfect for hats and mittens i think

finn's stripey pants

2007-11-05T10:25:00.000-08:00

these turned out really cute - still need to do the drawstring. there were a lot of ends to weave in, not sure if i'll do stripes again any time soon, lol!

giving pixie

2007-10-19T14:15:00.000-07:00

this is the giving pixie hat pattern from little turtle knits.

wip - holiday shawl

2007-10-18T11:02:00.000-07:00

i'm working on this shawl for a gift for a special friend. i love how it's turning out and it's a very easy pattern. i'm halfway done! the beautiful yarn is from dashing dachs.

hats for my boys

2007-10-15T09:52:00.001-07:00

i made dade's first, no pattern, and the decreases are not pretty...

then i made brian's and thought about the decreases more, wrote some things down, and really like how it turned out!

new-to-me swap

2007-10-14T17:26:00.001-07:00

i participated in a new-to-me crap swap recently. the idea was to make something that we've never made before - try a new pattern or use a new media. it was fun! i received these gorgeous coasters that were hand knit and needle felted. i love how each one is unique.

i also received this beautiful necklace - i was amazed that these were first time attempts!

here is what i made - a recycled jeans skirt (i admit, i have made a couple of these before, but never for anyone else!), and a cable knit bag that i lined with fabric. i did the bag straight out my head and was pleased with how it turned out!

fo - dragonfly in amber

2007-10-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

perfect fit! i use the perfection pants pattern from wooly wonder with a few modifications.

some favorites...

2007-09-28T12:45:00.000-07:00

some of my favorite fabrics from lightning bugs - hoping to make some patchy pants for the boys before winter arrives!

dragonfly in amber

2007-09-27T09:58:00.000-07:00

one of my all time favorite colorways from wooly wonders by nada

who knew...

2007-09-26T11:00:00.000-07:00

prefold diapers could be so cute?

mateo

2007-09-25T10:57:00.000-07:00

another beautiful colorway from zen string!

gnome

2007-09-24T11:05:00.000-07:00

here's a little preview of the pants i'm sending in for licensing. the colorway is gnome and it's from zen string. the yarn is an amazingly soft blend of bfl and merino wool. very nice to knit with!

wide open...

2007-09-19T11:03:00.000-07:00

i just finished a pair of baby pants to send in for licensing approval. i have nothing on the needles now which feels kinda funny. so i'm wide open and decided to jump on the blog wagon and get started. i have way too many projects on my list it's hard to decide what to cast on for next...stay tuned...