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I have been blogging for a year. New to me too. I have not crafted in a while since I hurt my shoulder felting. tragic craft incident. I got some great directions on to line my buttonhole bags. Can't wait to get to it. I looked at the red one and it looked like it was felted enough. But nah! Let my arm heal. I want to tackel the gaterlac wash cloth next. I am going to combine my bernat cotton tots to see how soft the washcloth will be. I have yet to come across my one lonely skein of baby terri I know I have in the house somewhere. Once I find that I think I will have the utlimate soft washcloth. Cuz microspun did not do it. Ihave done nothing with my Noni bag. Yes I am ashamed. I am ready to send my swap pal her stuff. Just need to clean up the edges and I am done. Lord please let me remeber to take a picture. You know I seen another felted bag I want to make. The Marsupial tote. I like the little change purse inside. I got a pattern for some bobbles I amight try my hand at the bobble bag. My idea is all felted bag are modified buttonhole bags. Make a straight buttonhole bag add bobble you got the bobble bag. Leave off the bottonhole handles and add the black lacquer one. How cute would it be if I left the buttonhole hande. Oh I see one lady do a decorative edge on her buttonhole bag. It was real cute. What about a ball band butoonhole bag. That would give me a chech look when felted. Especiallly if you do red and black. Can I do that in a circular pattern?

My attempt at a Row Counter Bracelet

Something about mine is not right. When I got out of the car this morning it fell off. Too big not rocket science I know but. I wanted to post a pic for those out there that make these all the time to tell me how to fix it. How can I make these for the masses? I may attempt to make one with a chain so that it is adjustable unless someone has better suggestions.

Mini, Micro, and Nano Buttonhole bags (Pre Felted)

I have made three buttonhole bags in like two days. I was attemping to make the mini buttonhole bag and I got three different versions. Will post pics later. The red one I call the mini i ended up picking up 28 sts on each side instead of 22 and the blue and grey I picked up the right amount (22) and the third one I picked up 24 sts don't ask me how. I want to teach a class on how to make these but I need a class first! The nano is because i did not have enough yarn left so I only did 5 rows instead of ten. They are not felted yet got to take pictures first. I am worried about the nano felting down into something I will not be able to use and being a waste of wool. I have a great idea tyo teach knititng classes using free patterns and the cost only a ball of yarn. Thsi way I teach others and my yarn stash grows. I can definitley teach a washcloth class. Buttonhole like I said I am a little sketchy. We will see. I can supply stich markers and row counter braclet as a parting gift.
Now that I have a picture I can felt them tonight.

The Creativity it causes is addicting!

Well I have made one buttonhole bag and I am making another one. I made a red and cream and now a blue and grey. I really like the blue and grey one. I am making mini ones, so they are going real fast. Man I wish I could find that other ball of purple. Then I could make a mini purple one. I can see the blue and grey one with some jeans. I may try and rock a buttonhole with every outfit this homecoming. I got to catch wool on sale a coupon or something. I want some solid ones. All black all red all blue then I could use the scraps to make even more. But my new thing is polymer clay. I want to make my own beads. Sculpey has mold that I can use to make things like turkey stitch markers all kinds of things and I may have to wait until next month but I cannot wait. I want to also make some transfers or put pictures onto beads.

An Eye Opening Experience. Stitch Markers

I am trying (or so I think)to be the first on the block with a nine patch ballband dishcolth. I got the first three. I thought it was going to be a simple mitered ball band in the corners NOT. So I skipped it. I am not sure how to do the corners. I looked at the mitered ballband pattern and it said SSK slip marker. When it called for markers in the pass and I have only hand knitted 1 thing (the buttonhole bag) that call for markers. Now I am a crocheter. When ever the pattern called for a marker I only used a contrasting piece of yarn. I thought the same would work for handknitting. Well if you look at my buttonhole bag you can see the answer is no. My handles do not match. It is on. I am going to make another bag using my ghetto fab stitch markers.

Ghetto Fabulous Stitch Markers

Tomorrow I will have like a whole tutorial on how to create your own ghetto fab stitch markers. These work fine for my 5.5 needles but I will need bigger ones for my size 15 circular needles. And I forgot to bring my baby's stitch markers. She thought the paper clips were the stitch markers. I love crafting with her. She had about 6 beads on her first one it is so cute.

Mason Dixon Swap Cloth

I have joined the swap and i am almost done with my first cloth. If I have enough microspun I want to make her one out of that. She siad hers are for the kithchen but I thought I would make one for her.

What I would like to make next

I want to make this after my cloth swap is over. I am going to use my 40% off coupon to buy some #10.5 needles and I already have the size 15 circular needles.
The pattern calls for Lion Brand fisherman's wool but the one I saw in AC Moore last weekend was made out of red heart. Now I don't like camouflage but I seen it in blue camouflage(the shrug)and I got to have it.
I think I ma going to make my shrug in either cream or black. I could sell theses at homecoming!I wonder how easy they are to make? We will see.

Lately

Lately I have been on the ball band dishcolths. I have made four. I want two more solid ones then i want some more cotton yarn in many great and wonderful colors. I will post pics once I locate my camera.

Look what I found

These are not my washcloths I got this pic off Mason Dixon KAL I wanted a pic that was better than the website.
Please click on the title. This the ball band dishcloth pattern . The same one in the Mason Dixon Knitting book!!!! Now the picture is Sorry go to the Mason Dixon KAL site and you will see many many examples. oh yeah! oh yeah! oh yeah!

Why

Why did it come out round. 1 because i did not follow directions. But it was so nice for Kay to email me back so soon and give me an idea.
Hi, I think you did your decreases on EVERY row, right? You are only supposed to do them on the Right Side rows, therefore, every other row. I'm not sure that's it, but that's my best guess.

But it looks so cool round! I love the picture.

You don't have to re-knit the whole cloth, just pull out the miters and do them again. But if it were me I'd keep the cool round dishcloth!


xox Kay

Cotton Tots

I got this 1 lb of cotton from AC Moore. I seen it before and dismissed it but I looked again yesterday and noticed that this was Bernats cotton tots that run $3-$4 a ball I could not pass it up. I am going to make some washcloths of course and try and make Lela a cardi. The color is real pretty I am tempted to go back and look for more.

The Sassy Hot Dog Bun

I was telling a fellow bonder about my Noni bag and the title of the pattern and I thought about the small one how it would probaly be a hot dog bun instead of a baguette. It is going to be real cute once I put the plastic canvas in it.

My versions

This is the Hot "CoCo" Jacket and

this is my version of the Hot "CoCo" Jacket. I use knitware for the design. I should have use a smaller keyplate for the ribbing. And next time half the rows called for. So 5 instead of 10 rows of ribbing. I still have the pockets and button to put on. I actually found the poodle buttons last night but I do not have any silver paint.

This is my version of the log cabin but the more I look at it I realize it is nothing like the ones I seen on the Mason Dixon KAL. But I did my math and I think I have it this time. So more to come on that.

Wash Cloths

I look at the Mason Dixon KAL site and I am inspired. My handknit skills are limited. So Friday night I said well let me make this other dishcolth I saw I can garter stitich. Man I got tired after about an hour. This is why I machine knit. I sat down sat and did six in about an hour. Three more on Sunday. Now yes they are plain SS but it did not take me all day for one. Will post pics tomorrow. Will also post pic with pattern on website. I was not really intersested in washcloths until the Mason Dixon KAL. I still want a ball band one.

Noni Knitalong

Noni Knitalong
http://diva27406.blogspot.com/2006/07/my-noni.html

Baby Kimono

I have another piece I want to create. Click on the title. But I cannot without concentration. It is a sleeveless Kimono (Wrap sweater)sad because I haven't even finished my first one. I only need to add snaps. Mine will be all black with crochet picot trim. Where her green stripe is I am going to weave a white ribbon and then put white bows. I need to find my hook and eyes then I can finish both sweaters. It came from the Mason Dixon Knitting Book I have to have it! The Mason Dixon KAL blog. It is so inspirational. I should set one up for those who use my patterns?

A New Adventure

Kntty.com Is having a competition for those who have ever used a pattern from their website to have a picture of their project in the calendar. You can enter three things. I want to try my hand at Tulip Toes and Legwarmers. The grand prize is the cover of the calendar. Click on the title for a link to the pattern. I am using Gina Ahrens (when do I not use her patterns)ankle socks for the whole family pattern. I am on my third try. But each try I get better so I am not discouraged. I have learned that Lela needs to be in the bad before I start knitting. I cannot concentrate with the constant questions so my goal is to give her my undivided attention and see how that goes.

My Noni

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My bag is actually 16 1/2" long it is bigger than the pattern. I still have handles lining and zipper. For that I am going to Ms. Mary's house. We can go to Hobby Lobby and go to town. I am thinking no more than 20 max.
But look my Noni had a baby!


Lela wanted one too. How about I showed her hers this morning and she said can she have a big one like mine. I cannot win for losing

Bobbles

Ok click on the link and you will see the cutes bows. I saw these yesterday and just had to have them. I made a baby kimono I think I posted the pic in a previous post, but I had not finished it. When I saw this I said, "Oh, yeah! That is my closure." On the way home I thought these would be cute as cherries. I thought a little how I wanted to do it, should I use brown yarn for the stems. Well I do not always see them with stems. I don't have any brown yarn. In the end I went with what I had. I thought the cream yarn I used was the one I used for the kimono but I realized when I finished it wasn't. Oh well. I ended up making red one for cherries, Blue one for blueberries, and orange ones for Kumquats. I showed blondine and she wants some purple ones. I was going to make purple but I was thinking grapes need more than two. I will make some more for my Bond meeting in Aug. All I need are safety pins. The picture is of the first one I made. I made it to short to turn into a bow. But I was not taking it down so I put it into some kind of a bow and I love it. I put a pin on the back and wore it to work today. A mess I know. But if I don't love noone else will! If the baby was good at school today she gets to go outside and I will make more while I watch her outside. But what colors? The possibilities are endless. Well that depends on my scraps.