Light Blue Hat and Gloves Set 12 Months $25.00

This is a present for my nephew. I wanted to make a warm set for him with the cold weather here already. I made a hat with light blue slip stitch ribbing and ear flaps. The hat also has a pompom and ties to make it very snug and secure. The hat is my original design. The gloves are a simple pattern I got form a website, and they are matching the hat with the same cord. I decided to accent with white and tan for visual interest and to avoid a one color item. Happy Birthday!
Size 12 Months
$25.00

Men's F*** You Gloves!!! $20.00

This has to be the most amusing project I have been commissioned to make. This is a custom order form a woman in New York who wanted to give them as a present. She said her friend had a pair before and she could never find another like them, so she contacted me. They are a basic glove pattern in a size medium when translates to about 8 1/2" around the palm. They were very easy to make, and very warm. I hope whoever gets them loves to wear them as much as I loved to make them. Happy Holidays whoever you are. Size Large $20.00

Teal Chullo Fair Isle Extra Thick $25.00

This was a custom order. A woman wanted a hat with extra warmth and very thick lined face flaps as opposed to ear flaps more common in this type of hat. I was very excited to make a special project out of it. The hat is a great teal with tan and white detailing all around. I have made ties and tassels to give it character. The flaps were lined with double stranded tan and a nice soft variegated yarn in earth tones. The flaps measured 7"x 6" for maximum face protection from wind.

Ivy Newsboy Hat White $20.00

This is a wonderful Newsboy cap with a strong brim and ribbing. There is a beautiful leaf lace detail around the bottom. I wanted to shoot it from different angles for the full effect. I really like this one. It is also made of white double stranded Acrylic for extra warmth and bulk. I made a scarf in the same matching pattern.

Big Cable Beanie

This is a beanie with large cable details, four run down the sides. Its is made of double stranded white Acrylic and is very thick and warm. Festive pom-pom attached to top for fun.

Slouchy Beret with Diagonal Ribbing Detail

Simple Slouchy French Beret with a gathered puffy top. I love it. Made with a simple knit four purl four on the bias. Gives a very interesting visual. I gathered the top for more interesting effect. These hats were a joy to make. I wanted a visually stimulating pattern that was easy and mindless to knit. I found it in this design. The band is smaller and is increased to make a puffy hat that slouches.

Gray Heatherd Wool Lace Hat Slouchy Beret

This is a lovely hat made from 100% wool yarn. The color is a heather gray very nice color and soft yarn. It is very warm, and has a lovely fish-tale lace detail all around. This is a very lovely and feminine hat. It would go nicely with any color. I really loved the feel of this yarn. Made for a woman, or teenager. Lace makes a very glamorous effect with very little effort. Band measures 17" and is increased to make a puffy slouchy hat. Stitches are gathered at the top to make a cute rouched effect. One of the better quality hats because of the warmth and quality of the fiber.

Red Short Puffed Sleeve Feminine Cardigan

It is time to talk about the torture is has been to make this, my first garment. I have been battling with it thus far, and I am now just going to have to force myself to talk about. It was a pleasure to make! I got the pattern itself from a book called Fitted Knits by Stephanie Japel, and is knit in the round from the collar down. I love circular knitting, it make a more collective picture of your progress. I used a yarn of slightly bigger gauge and I had to convert the measurements to fit my yarn. I love math....not. The sleeves are puffed and have a raglan arm hole, my favorite. And there is a small lace pattern on the bottom edging. I had one small problem when I made the waist too long and set everything off. I was trying to make it longer but I messed up the fit. I ended up turning under the bottom hem and shorting it. I have yet to take nice photos but here is what I have so far.

Monica's 19 Birthday Winter Trio!!

Little sister is 19!! I made her a scarf, hat and fingerless gloves in teal. Am I not a rad sister?? I will talk about them all.
Gloves: Lace edge around bottom, and top. Thumb gusset and spot of detailed lacing on palms.
Candle Lace Hat
Lace pattern repeats all over.
Fish tail lace scarf: knit.

Rhi's Funky Fingerless Lace Gloves

Lace black very chic, fingerless gloves with added thumb gusset. They are a basic design with eyelet lace on bottom and tops. The lace travels in two different directions around the tops. Loved making these, it was hard to get the lace on top just right. Took time. Hope you love them!! These are made for my dear friend that is moving I'll miss you. P.S I am listing to Cannonball right now.

Kids Winter Hats

Isaac had a more manish hat. Lace and flowers were not very manly. SO I went with a simple geometric pattern with red and white stripes to accent his coat. As soon as the camera come out!!!
Grace has a simple knit cap with a ribbing and lace. It is embellished with a white knit flower. She looks good in red! A very girl-y design and simple. Knit 16" in diameter.

Grace's Plaid Fall Coat

Ah, my new pride and joy. I made it or my 19 month old daughter. It is a size 2T and I added two inches of ease for growing room. I also added two inches to the bottom hem for growing room. This was the longest I have spent on a project. The colorful pattern required a lot of concentration. I had to go back and correct a misplaces stitch or two to keep the pattern going. The end result is just adorable. I love her in this coat!

FEYI THROW!!!!

This was a present for my little sister. She wanted a blanket and I wanted to make her something that was her own. The “Feyi Throw” was born. Just a simple block quilt style with different stitches for each block. I made the letters for her name on an angle to make it more interesting. I went a little crazy with he border perfectionist that I am and about half way through it I began to regret my urge to make everything wonderful. She loves it. and takes it every where. 3 feet wide 3 feet long. The kids love it too…I feel theirs are coming soon.

Reversable Statement Scarf with Stripes

My first attempt at a double knitting project. It took my mind off of a complicated coat I am working on. I got the urge to have a scarf that said something. I am in a transitional point in life we are moving to a bigger house, I am moving forward, "go far" came from that feeling. Simple pattern. Begin with a cast on stranding two yarns of opposite colors. Then make the set up row buy treating each stitch as its own. This doubles the number of stitches and allows you to knit two sides at once. When you knit one stitch, you purl the next. This makes the two sides a mirror image. Fascinating. The scarf is totally reversible, the only problem is finding letters that appear the same backwards and forwards. This limits the words you can use if you are looking for a totally reversible item. Also good for "go team" scarves in school colors, or for a ABC letters for the kids to teach them. Very fun and stimulating project. Wanted to try something new.

Rockefella Sweater

I must admit I was a lot happier with this sweater than with the Twinkle Hoodie. The Yarn I used was not itchy at all, it was merino wool, and it had a faint lovely barn yard smell in it. I enjoyed the pattern, it was more interesting to do, the cables were a nice touch but I feel the lacing around the cables took away from it, it made it look too holey. I feel i went a little light on the gauge as I did not want to but the very expensive twinkle yarn. I managed to get the similar look, but if I had used the correct yarn I feel the weight of it would have made the garment lay better. But honestly, how much more bulk can you stand? I like it for around the house, and on accident I might wear it to the store. Poor Twinkle Hoodie would never be let outside, so all in all I feel it is a better sweater, and yarn for this. But it is now official, I am done with the bulky knits phase.

Twinkle Hoodie

I am going to tell you how I feel about this sweater. I love the yarn but I am finding alpaca to be scratchy, but very soft. Bulky knits seemed like a good idea in theory, but when actually done I found them less rewarding. For one, they do knit up fast, but the stitch size leaves little room for details sans a large cable or to I thought in theory they would be wonderful…a quick way to knit up a sweater in an adult size and practice making sweaters. The design seemed too small, the sleeves were supposed to be 3/4 and I was not happy with that. I ended up altering it, adding ribbing on the bottom to make it longer, and adding on to the sleeves. The yarn does stretch a considerable amount when knit on such huge needles. I had to rip and redo the sleeves because they went over my hands. The yarn was too bulky, to the point of being unattractive, I would wear it around the house, but not out. I feel a more structured and form fitting sweater would make me happier. I loved the experience, but I feel my chunky knits phase is officially over. Laid out it looks cozy and inviting, but when I put it on i felt lost and the fabric stretched out of shape. Its made for less than a curvy woman, in my opinion...bulky does not wear well on an average frame.

Isaac's Tri-colored Pullover

This a simple pullover with a crew neck. The colors really compliment his skin tone. The sleeves were very simple with no arm hole shaping needed. The back was basically a square and the front had neck shaping. The sleeves had a simple gradual increase up to the seams. The gauge was 4 stitches to the inch and I used US 9 sized needles. It made for quick knitting and a fast sweater. I made the entire thing in a week. I felt this was the simplest article of clothing I have made so far. The next one will be more challenging.