The Three Year Scarf
By my calculations, I started knitting this scarf in 2011. I'd wanted a really wide, long scarf that would keep me warm all winter, and I wanted it to be easy to make.
When the scarf reached about four feet, I ran out of yarn, and I looped it around into a cowl. I wasn't completely happy with this and would check every yarn store for another ball of the yarn.I'm not sure where I finally found the correct yarn. I think my Grandma might have given it to me, but I'm not sure. I immediately tore out the line of stitches keeping the cowl in place, and began knitting the rest of the scarf as fast as i could. The official completion date was June 8, 2014.
Overall, I am really happy with this scarf. It's all made with the same stitch, so it'd be really easy to make again (although it did take a long time to make).
It turned out exactly the size I wanted it to be: about 6 feet long and 10.5 inches wide. Although there's about half an inch of difference between the widths on each end, it is my favorite scarf, and I will definitely get a lot of wear out of it as soon as it starts getting cold again.
WIP
I have so many things I'm working on right now, and so many pieces of fabric/yarn that I have plans for!
This dress is made out of a whole bunch of fat quarters as well as some suiting fabric for the skirt. It's one of my pieces that is closest to being complete - all that needs to be done is the hems and all of the hand sewing. My plan for this dress had been to finish it in time for a school dance, but I ended up with only three days to make the entire dress, two of those being school days!
I found these projects in a bag in my closet. I don't think these will ever be finished, and will probably be frogged soon. The cowl is knit, and the doll is crochet, and resembles the fairies from Humanity Has Declined (creepy!).
These are pieces of fabric that I have plans for/don't know what to do with. The fabulous Phineas and Ferb fabric will be made into a dress inspired by a comic book dress I saw online.The two fabric swatches on the right are from the website Spoonflower. I received both of those swatches during two separate free swatch promotions hosted by Spoonflower. The swatch on the far right is a silky faille swatch of the fabric Chibi Great Ones. I'm not a big fan of how the fabric feels, but I love the adorable Lovecraft based design! I might have to buy more! The fabric swatch right next to it is my own design, Polka Dot Cats! My swatch is printed on Organic Cotton Knit, and I'm really happy with how it came out. I made some small adjustments, and now it's up for sale as fabric and gift wrap in my Spoonflower Shop!I'm not sure what to make out of these two swatches, but I think that they would make cute pockets on a skirt or a sweatshirt. However, I do want to buy more of my design and make either a pleated skirt or a dress.These aren't all of my works in progress, but these are the ones I don't think I'll be finishing very soon. I have a few finished objects that I hope I can get pictures of soon, but there aren't many good places to take pictures in my house (note the above pictures being taken in front of a door) and there's so
Winter Gifts! (Part Two)
I apologize for this post being so late, I did not have all the pictures until recently.
For Christmas, my friend Hilary gave me some beautiful red alpaca yarn, which I quickly made into fingerless mittens from this pattern. The pattern was quick and easy to make, and looks beautiful!
In return, I made Hilary a knitted reversible cowl, called the Boomslang, in dark pink and white yarn (modeled by my sister). This cowl worked up fairly quickly for a cowl but still took quite a bit of time. I'd intended to give her the cowl before winter break, but I ran out of time and instead had to give it to her after break.
For my cousin’s birthday on January 13th, I made her a hat! I based it off off of this pattern. I had to heavily modify the pink cupcake shape in order for it to curve properly, and then I ran out of yarn and was unable to make the icing ruffles around the edge, but I'm still pretty happy with how the hat turned out.
Bows, Bows, and More Bows!
All the way back in December, during winter break, I made five hair bows! I made them out of various fabrics that I had in my stash, and gave two of them to my friend Megan for Christmas. I received two yards of french fry fabric for Christmas from my dad, and will hopefully be able to take photos of to post soon.
Winter Gifts! (Part One)
I made this hat out of a very nice wool blend yarn for my friend Georgia. I modified my "Spark" Slouchy Hat pattern by adding a band and stopping the dome of the hat early so that it would be a closer fit.I'm allergic to wool, but I did not have any difficulties working with the yarn, and the hat worked up fairly quickly. However, when I went to try the hat on, I discovered I was too allergic to wear it. Georgia had no problems with the yarn and was very excited to receive her gift.
This hat I made for my friend Kate, who lives far enough away that I had to mail it to her. I originally wanted this hat to be an earflap hat, but I miscalculated how much grey yarn I had, and ran out very early on. I was able to fix the problem, and made a green brim for the hat instead of earflaps, adding the Hogwarts house name "Slytherin" to the brim in the remaining silver yarn.Over the next few days/weeks I will be uploading pictures of the remaining gifts I have given to my friends, as well as one I received. I will also be taking pictures of older garments that I may not have mentioned before, and posting those.
Pink Zebra Print Fox
My sister Adelaide (9) made a fox today with just a little help from me. Here's what she has to say about it:"The tail was the hardest part because I had to hand-sew all the way around. He's made of very soft pink and pink zebra fleece. I used two hand-stitch techniques. I used the ladder stitch to sew him together at the end, and a running stitch for everything else. He was very fun to make and his name is Darth Vader."When questioned about his name, Adelaide had this to say:"I like Star Wars, and Darth Vader is my favorite character!"This fox was made from a free fox pattern my sister found over at Katie Steuernagle's blog, Matsutake.
Pink & Black Tutu
Hand-Sewn Green Tie
This tie is almost entirely hand-sewn from a green satinette fabric. The tag in back functions to hold the end of the tie in place during wear.
Upcycled Tie Necklaces
Clear Raincoat
This raincoat is made out of a clear plastic with navy blue fabric binding. Four buttons close the front, and a hood is attached at the collar.
"Aqua" Inspired Garment
Pop Tab Outfit
Crocheted Slouchy Hat
A slouchy hat made with two skeins of yarn in single crochet and puff stitch.