MY FIRST KNITTING PROJECT

I took a beginning knitting class from Knit Unique last February and learned how to knit a pillow.  The pattern is called "Thick and Wooly Pillow".  I decided to knit a second pillow and just finished it!  I got a little distracted from my projects this summer.  Here is a picture of the front view.

The front alternates between garter and stockinette stitches with button holes. 

The back is worked in garter stitches.  The buttons seal up the pillow. 

I think the buttons are my favorite part, to bad they are in the back of the pillow!  Here is a close up picture of the front stitches.

I think the pillows turned out good for my first knitting project.  I am giving them to my Mom to put on her white couch.  I am afraid my cats will destroy them if they are at my house!

Is it or boy or girl?

My friend asked me to make a baby hat for her to give as a gift.  She just didn't know if it was for a boy or a girl.  I had some left over camo yarn from my last project so made a baby beanie out of that.  The flower is on a barrette so it can become a girl hat.

My Latest Baby Afghan

It has been a little while between my posts because afghans take me longer to make.  I made this baby afghan for my friend that had a little baby boy.  Mike picked out the colors.  He was insistent that I make a camo blanket.  This was a pretty fun pattern because the blanket is reversible.  It is kind of a checked pattern in the front and a stripe on the back.  My camera didn't like the variegated stripes on the back of the blanket.  It kept making the stripes look psychedelic in the pictures, so I didn't get the best picture of it.

Headwear

I spend so much time in the winter making hats.  I forget to take pictures of a lot of them. 

Here is a hat I made myself recently.  It is from a free pattern from Lion Brands. 

I made these little owl hats for Aiden and Summer my nephew and neice.  I got the pattern from Crochetville Free Pattern

I made this headband for Stacy.  I got the headband idea from the Creativeyarn blog and added my favorite Lion Brand Flower.

Mike's Christmas Stocking

I started this Christmas stocking for Mike last October and finally finished it this December.  It took me a lot longer than I thought it would.  It is counted cross stich.  I don't ever want to work with a navy canvas again, it is hard to see the holes in the material.  For how long it took me I am happy how it turned out.  Now I just need to make one for myself!

Pumpkins!

I do not have a green thumb, but I did get a few pumpkins to grow this year! Hey, don't laugh at me. This is a big accomplishment to a person who can kill a cactus.


My cat Mustard was checking out the pumpkins.

I had to get a picture with JC so he wouldn't feel left out, but he wasn't very intrigued by the pumpkins.

July 2010 Rag Rugs

I love going to my mom's house to make rag rugs on her looms. I am so lucky to have a mom as talented as mine. I go to her with all my craft problems and she can always fix them. Rag rugs are fun to make because you can complete a project from start to finish in just a couple of hours, as long as there is warp on the loom. It is interesting to see what different rag combinations make the rugs.

These first two rugs are made from denim, flannel, and cotton rags. I gave both of them away as gifts.

The last two rugs are made from fleece scraps. I kept these rugs to brighten up my craft room. They are currently my one of my cat Mustard's favorite toys. He likes to attack the fringe on the rugs, so they are never laid out nicely.