...and more bibs

bibs and such

Bibs inspired from the Mason Dixon Baby Bib o Love and a cardigan from Debbie Bliss. I am still trying to identify appropriate "victims".

Can't. Stop. Making. Sweaters.

Just finished this hooded tunic from Debbie Bliss Special Knits for my friend's one year old boy. I embroidered an M on the bottom corner. Still working on the big boy sweater and have started a toddler girl shrug. Do I have a toddler girl? No. Do I have someone to knit a toddler shrug for? no. Can I help myself from knitting it anyway? No. 

Sugar and Spice

Spice...sleeve number one on a sweater for my 7 year old from Debbie Bliss Knits for Kids in Rowan Denim. I love this yarn.










Sugar...A cardigan from Debbie Bliss Baby Knits for Beginners with modifications. I used one buttonhole for a ribbon instead of buttons and embroidered flowers on it. Yarn is Debbie Bliss Cotton DK. 

Button Hole Bag and Ipod cozy

birthday gift for my sister...buttonhole bag from www.masondixonknitting.com in Manos sel Uruguay and an ipod cozy in scrap yarn. I lined the bag with blue toile. Fun and quick knit. I will definitely make another of these bags.

I am currently on a sweater craze....wip's posted later.

Seamed Up and In Action

I finally tackled the seaming up of this Debbie Bliss Sweater. It is from the Debbie Bliss Home book and I used her Cotton Denim Aran.














My favorite 4 year old male model graciously modeled it for me in 90 degree heat. It fits him perfectly and I could not be more pleased with how it turned out. 

More Mason Dixon Madness!

Making these little hostes gifts was a blast. I used the ball band dischloth pattern and the Burpcloth dishcloth pattern from Mason Dixon Knitting.

This is a modified tailgate rug from the bood that I made as bathmat. I had some wonky seaming issues but it is yummy on the feet. I am going to try again this time using some ragstrips that I made out of a pretty toile fabric for the edging. Pics later.

Also working on Absorba from Mason Dixon Knitting. It is quick and fun knit.

talk about froggy

To me "froggy" is akin to a do over. Many days I wish I could have a "do over". That is what is great about knitting. No matter how badly you mess up that sweater you CAN do it over.

Today I parked my car in my office parking garage and stepped into a 6 inch puddle with my snappy new sandals(mind you it has not rained here in forever). No problem, I tell myself. I have tissues on hand at all time. Dry. done. off to work.
A client calls, can I meet you at your office to see some property? "Great, I say. We head for my car and I realize *a*&^%# soaky sandals are my fate. How to finesse it? I slyly put tissue in my sandal to soak up the water. Nobodynotices. Do I remember to remove it? No. Am I the one to notice? No. Helpful client tells me as I am opening the door to one of the homes. "Um, Ma'am, didja know you have some toilet paper hanging from your shoe?" Me, in all of my suaveness says "yes, I meant for it to be there". Akward silence. We move on. Said client does not buy that house. Don't know if it was the tissue or the fact that they had twelve cats.

That was real life today. "Knit life" was I have overcome(I hope) my fear of seaming. I finished a cute little baby kimono from Mason Dixon Knitting (my current obsession, who knew?). I now feel like I can seam this adorable sweater I knit from Debbie Bliss Wish You Were Here. It has been sitting here for eternity,taunting me with it's unfinishedness.
Hopefully, next post will....aw heck...no promises::):):)

washcloth

another mason dixon washcloth. They are addicting! I am working on a baby kimono to post soon.

Stash Bag and Duke

Here are two of my loves right next to each other...... yarn and my dog Duke...I made this stash bag out of stash...It has turned out to be a great project tote...and sometime pillow for the pooch...

Scarf and baby blanket hat set

These were made from Debbie Bliss Super Chunky. Fun to knit with... 

More mason dixon knits

My current addiction...Mason Dixon Knitting...so much fun. This is the ball band disch cloth unconventionally made with dk weight silk and cotton(scrap yarn)
A log cabin blanket I have started and a baby moderne blanket and yet another wash cloth from Mason Dixon Knitting

Bibs and dishcloth from Mason Dixon Knitting

I made a variation of the bib based on one of the washcloth pattern. I just need to get some buttons. I used sugar and cream and debblie bliss cotton dk for the white.

The dishcloth is sugar and creme.

Finished and in the works

New to the blogworld!

I have been knitting for about a year and here is what I have done so far...