Today is my three-year blogaversary. Yea! This week, I finished a hat for my football-loving son:
The pattern that inspired me is a crochet pattern — I just made a knit hat from her great idea. I duplicated-stitched the center strip. I also made these:
The pattern is Mao from Petite Purls. It’s hard to see from this photo but they have cute i-cord tails in the back. My embroidery of faces on knit toys still leaves a lot to be desired. (Any tips?) These cuties will be snuck into my kids’ luggage when they leave for sleepaway camp — ssshhhh.
I’m currently at work on something super frivolous and unnecessary: a hot water bottle cozy. Mine is even more absurd because it’s fair isle. But I’ve been wanting to make one for awhile. In sewing news, I’m sloooooowly plugging away on that doll quilt.
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May 13, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Happy Blogiversary!
GREAT hat and it still counts as a separate pattern, you know.
Embroidery tip: Looks like the tension is a bit tight/uneven. Practice will help that a lot :-} Also be aware of which column and row of stitches you are covering with your embroidery to help match the other side :-}
What cozy pattern are you using, or are you designing your own? We need one, with my arthritis in shoulders and back I use ours often, and would much prefer wool over rubber against my skin!
May 14, 2012 at 7:24 am
Thanks for the embroidery tips. I definitely need practice. For the cozy, I’m using this pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/all-you-need—a-classic and I was inspired by this example: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/shade-knits/all-you-need—a-classic
May 14, 2012 at 10:35 am
Ooohh nice! My goal is to finish one before Fall
May 13, 2012 at 5:07 pm
VERY cute hat and cute toys. Your kids will love them! Can’t wait to see the hot water bottle cozy!
May 13, 2012 at 6:05 pm
Thank you!!!!
Sent from a handheld device – please excuse brevity & typos.
May 14, 2012 at 10:07 pm
Hot water bottle cozies are absolutely wonderful and not the least bit frivolous. You can put the water into the bottle almost straight from the kettle without it burning your skin, and then it stays warm all night. I am a lifelong admirer of the hot water bottle, having grown up in the mountains, but will say that I didn’t miss it AT ALL this winter. Don’t even know if it’s still under the sink where I put it last fall. Ah, Florida, how I love thee!
Can’t wait to see the cozy! You can see my old post about it on my blog, somewhere. I think I bought the yarn during a trip to SF!
May 14, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Oh, I’m super excited to finish now. Thanks for the info!
July 29, 2012 at 4:43 pm
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