She Sews & She Blows!




I've been feeling a bit crafty lately! How you feel'n?
HOT - HOT - HOT!
My bubble gum kept on blow'n the best and biggest bubbles, but all I captured was this smallish one. Oh the bubble gum and sewing fun!
More later...

Knit Night was fun last night! Pints & Projects galore. Looking forward to July!

Here's what I was knitting in May...

You can never have too many wash cloths, dish cloths, napkins, dust rags, colorful hand made small things in the house. These are a collection of what I've been making lately. Small, mindless yet practical (price & purpose), and FAST! Most will be given away as gifts.


This colorful gift set is for my cuz, KT, in Minnesota. I hope she doesn't read this blog or she'll know what she's getting in the mail for her b-day this week.



This cutie patootie, is the third baby hat I've made from Daphne's Decidedly Hilltop design #66. The one pictured is modified using bobbles instead of the given pattern stitch. One little hat went to my friend Mputela's new baby niece in Alaska and another one went to the baby girl of a teenage mother I know from work. This one, well, it might sit around till the next baby head pops out or it might get sent in a knitted care package to Alaska once Mputela finishes his first project, a knitted bib.

Knit On!

Wow, I wasn't able to knit for like EVER. I was a foster parent to a 14 month old Yellow Lab, named Yellowstone, who not only attacked everything knitting related, he went after my shoes, magazines, couch cushions, photo albums, end table legs, butter, hot pad holders, you name it- he got it. So I had to put all my projects and needles on top of my bookshelf, in drawers, and completely out of dog reach for 5 weeks. It was so strange not knitting for that long.

Well I didn't actually STOP knitting (I mean come on already, did you really think I could stop?), I just had to choose the appropriate time, place, and project. The time ended up being far and few in between, the places were obvious, any moment I had without the Yarn Beast, Yellowstone. In my truck, stop lights or rush hour, or during my lunch break at work (knit knit bite, purl knit swallow bite, knit knit...), and at the bar (drink drink knit, drink knit purl drink...). So the projects I choose had to be mindless, YEAH for felting "things"! And stockinette stitch!

I made up a hat project I was supposed to have for my friends St. Patty's Day party. I didn't quite make it to the party and I had to redesign the hat a few times, drink drink knit, rip rip drink. Shannon is being consumed by the monster size top hat.

WhaLA! Felting does it every time. It's a little bit taller than I had in mind, but if the hat fits, wear it!

I'm also sporting my new green knitted during employee training scarf.

There are a few other "things" I need to felt and figure out what they'll be???

Now that my foster dog has been adopted, Yeah!, I'll get out my stash and keep on Knitt'n.

My Step Mom made this beautiful blue sweater with Chop Sticks,
it's true- chop chop!



Totally SweateR

Lovey Lovey Lovey Love It


Happy V day!

Knitteroo, here's what I've been up to...

This is the sweater from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. It's my interpretation of course. I saw Daphne knitting one of these sweaters for the first time at one of our Knit Nights at Third Place Pub. I was in awe and wanted to make the cute little warm thing too... until I saw it was on size US 2 needles. I thought I was doomed.. until I dug around my stash, found some US 7 double points and my enormous pile of Lamb's Pride Worsted. I went to town and created this little cutie, which ended up as our Knit Night- Knit tip. And props to Karen, I was attempting to weave in all the ends, silly silly me. She said "what are you doing?" Like any good knitter I replied "weaving in the ends." Like a beam of sunshine, she brought me into knitters reality "it's not like anyone will be wearing it. Why don't you just knot the ends?" Karen I Love YOU!

The little model guy is My Buddy, a creation I made for Kid's Camp Kits at Hilltop Yarn.

My next cutie sweater will be two colors and knit in the round! It will happen... someday!

This is my version of the Felted Box from theMason Dixon book by Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne. I usedLamb's Pride Worsted, double strand, instead of Bulky double strand, on needle size US 10 1/2 instead of US 10. I also misinterpreted the directions and made it about 1/2 the intended size. It's cute though, and my honey wants to use it at work for his paperclips. Sweet- felted office supplies! Can I knit a felted stapler cozy???

These bad boyz are for my Step Dad, his b-day was last month. I'm a little slow on the let go. I did such a good job, they look great. They were supposed to be for Birddogs x-mas gift, but they were much too big. They didn't felt as small as I anticipated. Oh well, that's the way knitting goes. I always have a back up plan, big feet, little feet, wine cozy, plant pot... Now I just have to send them before my step dad reads my blog (let's just say I think I'll be safe for a long while).

Felted Clogs by Fiber Trends.

Needle size US 13, yarn: double strand Lamb Pride Worsted.

this yummy lil'thing is the Cupcake from One Skein

I mostly followed the pattern, there's always my homemade love in each of my projects.

All stash yarn, gotta love the One Skein Patterns!

The Great Scott Ear Flap Hat
Baby size


Double stranded Lamb's Pride worsted
US 11 needle

Knitty Bits pattern coming soon!

Christmas knitting for the Birddog!


Ooops- his feet a bit smaller than I thoght!

yarn: Lamb's Pride worsted, double stranded
needle: US 13
pattern: Fiber Trends: Felt Clog mens size 13

I hope this pair shrinks to his size. The last pair of slippers I made look like Ronald McDonald shoes. It just goes to show that you should always read the ball band label and not just look at the pretty colors, I used superwash wool! Silly Bits- better luck this time!

That's Sam, our foster doggy from the Seattle Animal Shelter, and Floppy Feet himself. I love that he still wears his slippies even though they are Dumbo sized.
If you want to see more about Sammy Doggy Junior, click here.

Birthday Knitting- now I have to stop wearing them and mail them out!


yarn: Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk, 5 balls per set
needles: scarf US 10, hat US 7
pattern: knitty bits design
Cozy Cozy Huggy Warm- what colors do you want?