first felting -a success!

Here is an update on my felting projects...

   before the washing machine....

and now after...

Check back to see the final soon..

The cutest

I am just about to put more needles to work..
I found the cutest pattern for two of my cousins. I will have just as much fun knitting
it up as they will playing with it.
It will be my first felting project..
 here is the sneak peek.

if it works out well, next will be horses for my brother.

wooly thoughts

I just wrote a composition about animals getting ready for winter. I remembered the wooly bear caterpillar. I read that depending on how his stripes are it will be either an easy winter or a hard winter.

I saw one last year on a nature walk, so I should go find one again and determine whether old man winter will be gentle or harsh on us. Today, it's time to get out the  hot apple cider and cookies. It's only September and 55 degrees. I have to get my socks done!

animals and math

So that I don't forget some of the things I have learned this week, I decided to write about it here.

The other day, we read about a coati. After we read about an animal we don't know, we look on youtube to see if there is one in action. Here is one of the videos we found. You will have to look yourself and see if you can find the video of the coati taking a girl's sandwich away on the beach, that one was quite funny. The coati looks like it has alot of cheek, and you'd either find him annoying or hilarious!

This week, we also read about a bumble bee bat, who's home is in Thailand.

I just cast on 223 stitches to start up my first sweater! I am looking for as many notes I can
find from other people who have tried this pattern.
It seems that some have
made modifications. The pattern I chose is from here, which is from Europe. So translating it may make it hard to understand.
I think I've got it.. but I think I may have to learn more algebra
and pythagoras theorem 
for when I get to making my own modifications.
I am excited to learn!

BTW, it is NOT the sweater above.. my mom thought that of that, to post an ugly sweater.

We did have a good laugh, and good time looking at lots of ugly sweaters.. I hope that my

sweater does not turn out ugly.. you'll just have to keep posted.

bombing!

 Today, I read about this, bombing   and I had fun looking at galleries online of  bombings..
Looks like fun!

a long list

 I have a long list of projects
I want to knit/crochet up this fall/winter..
and I only keep finding more..
this is too adorable..
I have to add it to my list too
Have you seen Despicable Me ?

It's maybe the only movie I saw this summer.. atleast, all I can remember.
and I loved it!

it will be a frenzy

 It's done and in the recipient's hands! I hope she loves it.. cause we all do at this house,
and everyone wants one here.




But, it's countdown to getting some other projects off my to- do list.I want to put some projects in the fair and to be mostly done by next week since
my aunt is coming to visit.

1). poncho- almost done!











2). beret- not quite

3). Guenevere doll dress- nope not done yet

knitting dictionary! (2)

I am still working on this little project that is due for tomorrow! here is a start to it.
I have learned several things: tubular cast on, short rows and wrap in the round, using 2 circs,  a kitchener stitch
and (sigh),  how to rip out short rows because of gaps. Now, I am going to learn a new method to
short rows, I found a great blog.

knitting dictionary!

I've got the cutest project I am about to work on...
but I couldn't understand it till I found this...
and this is a place for reference for me if you are confused!
I love you, youtube! not always, but sometimes, well you know what I mean!
The knitting and crocheting world.. entering it one step at a time!

soft as moss!

Here is what I am working on this week...

It's a new change, seems that lately I have been 

working with size 2 for much smaller projects.

It will be so comfy~

I love the earth-tones...

So soft, and fun to knit up!

The yarn's name is edgewater.. I can see it...

Look for pictures of the finished

project in a couple of days.

knit/crochet projects of 2009 (part 1)

A hat for baby brother 

and a blanket for him, too

crocheted hats!

I took some projects to the fair

Surprised.. I got grand champ or blues!

first knitting projects in 2008

The first projects I did were scarves!

Patterns!

Here is a basic rib, but so soft and warm













 this one is a seed stitch.

                                                            here is an eyelet pattern

                                               a hat, on double pointed needles

                                                  

                                                         this is a mock cable pattern



And here is my inspiration to it all!
I wanted to make a sweater
for Samson!