Some knitted things for grandsons...

 Blue and green for Joey

  Grey and yellow for Kayden

I knit them in the round and added a shoulder opening so they would go over their heads but still keep the V-neck close to the body.

Both vests were knit with superwash worsted weight wool.

A crocheted doily and a Herbert Niebling doily

 You, too, can crochet this doily.  It is the July Member's Choice at DOM and

is FREE.

I used sz 10 crochet thread and US sz 4 hook.

This beautiful doily was designed by Glenda Hunt and can be purchased at DoilyHead's Blog.

I test knit this twice because I knit it with sz 10 crochet thread the first time and was 

reminded it needed to be with larger thread for the size of a baby blanket.  

It was a wonderful knit and there are no errors.  :)

Sheep Heid Tam for me....

....and knit by my dear friend, Denise, of LostCityKnits.  The irony of this is

that I test knit for her and she knit this for me.  She knew I would

not be able to knit it for some time as I have DeQuervain's Syndrome in my left thumb/wrist.

Ouch is right.

Not being able to knit, sew, tat, crochet and other daily activity is making me not so happy.

I DO have a question about my hair and would love input from you all......should I leave it the length it is

or cut it short.  I look forward to your opinions!

Hope everyone else is doing better than me.  :)

Knitting with friends and my cardigan

 My knitting girls.....

 Go, Allison, Go!

 See Elizabeth knit?

 Look at Jenni knit with double pointed needles for the first time!

You go girl!

My very own Lupine Cardigan blocked and drying.

I realized when you knit your own clothing, no one will have the same one in your town!

What have you all been knitting?

Tatting thread in the mail and knitting baby booties

 It felt like my birthday finding this in my mailbox!  Thank you, Diane, for sending me some Perfect Quilter Thread to try out.  You are so kind and generous!

As you can see, I'm tatting the Spinning Wheel and it's going to be gorgeous!

Kim sparked a knitting frenzy in me to knit these baby booties up.  These are knit with Dale Baby Ull in Inox US sz 0  double points.  I've got two pair finished.  I am going to do as Kim did and knit an I-Cord for the lacing's.  Mine will be cranked out on my Antique Circular Sock Machine.

You can find the pattern for the Jane's Baby Booties on Kim's website as well as some great notes and photos as she knit them.

Lots of knitting.....and canning Bread & Butter pickles....

 Hemingway Boyfriend Cardigan with my version knit in Andean Silk in the Barn Red color.  Took about 13 skeins.  Elizabeth Zimmermann would have you notice the "dreaded frontal droop".

 This is called Caireen and is a beautiful Celtic wrap I knit with 3 skeins of Briggs & Little Regal in Forest Brown.  It took me 10 days.  Should be dry tomorrow.

Sometimes I want something sweet in a pickle and these hit the spot.  These Bread & Butter pickles couldn't have been easier to prepare and can.  I was able to get into them the next day.  Yum!

Flight of the Wild Silk Moths

Did you know this is National Moth Week?  

Well now you can celebrate it with this wonderful pattern released just in the nick of time!

It's designed by Denise of LostCityKnits in her lace-weight 100% silk.

You will now see what I've been busy test knitting.

 A ball of  Wild Silk Moths all knit up with a little left over.

{photo used with permission from Denise of LostCityKnits}

 Falling softly into place.

{photo used with permission from Denise of LostCityKnits}

Smooth landing.......

Peas and teaching knitting

Peas growing above the canopy! 

....and Kim's knitting.  First time ever knitting.

It was fun as she learned not to put her knitting down 

until she knit the entire row.  Why?  So she wouldn't have to guess which direction she was going.  :)

Needless to say, she caught on very quickly.

Birdie is sitting....so I can do some things

 Like knitting.....my all time favorite thing to do.

Just look at this 12" wide cowl.  The pattern is called Bar Hopping Cowl by LostCityKnits and the wool is Hard Workin' Worsted in colorway Santa Fe Sky.  This is the nicest wool ever!

 This gorgeous 36"x 60" stole is called Victorian Boucle' Stole and sold by Halcyon.

Quick and easy to knit.

 I also love to sew/quilt.  Here is the March 1800's block-of-the-month.......

and here is April's.

Knitted Footies

Nothing puts a smile on a person quicker than a hand knitted pair of footies.  This pair is for Leslie, who works at a Chiropractic Care Center and is very dedicated to her work.

I make these footies with 2 strands of Cascade 220 Superwash worsted wool in the favorite colors of the recipient.  I hope you can tell these are red and black.

Finished Objects

 Waldesgrund Doily

 Love those close ups...

 Charity sewing hats and mittens

 Flannel back of quilt below

 My own way of not having to line up the blocks....

 Flannel back of next quilt

 Having fun with Free Motion Quilting (FMQ)

Apron and oven mitts for Leah

 The garden is finished, too.

They moved in...

Knitted Clogs and a Christmas Stole

Meet my new house slippers with pixie toe!  Who else, but Elizabeth Zimmermann, would design this adorable and quick knit to keep your feet warm.  The wool used is Sheepsdown and US sz 9 needles at 2.75 stitches to the inch.

This is the Belle Affaire stole (knit through Clue 12) by Birgit of Knitting Delight.  Yarn used is Navy Merino/Silk from the Little Wool Co in New Zealand and produced by Anna Gratton.

You, too....can Make It With Wool

 I chose a pattern from the January 2009 issue of Creative Knitting.  It is called Cables & Lace Tunic and is designed by Susan Shildmyer.  Ms. Shildmyer can also be found on Ravelry.  

While knitting this lovely tunic, with 100% Donegal Tweed wool by Tahki, I decided to leave the pockets out and make the 4-stitch cable twist in the opposite direction on either side of the large centered gorgeous cable.  I was able to complete the tunic in 8 days with a little over 8 hanks.

And.  Here I am.  This was taken in Yakima, WA at the Make It With Wool State competition.  I placed 1st in District in my age category, went to compete in State and placed 3rd out of 6.  The winners will go to the National Competition in San Antonio, TX in January 2013.

I had the best of time.....meeting the other contestants and getting to tell some of my stories to people who haven't heard them yet!

Lady in Pink.....

This is a great over sized garter knit sweater!  It's from Sally Melville's book, "Book 1: The Knit Stitch" and the pattern is called Sally's Favorite Summer Sweater.  I used Tahki Cotton Classic in.....well.....pink.
I normally knit everything in the round no matter what a pattern says to do, but this one is super simple in garter and easy to seam up.

Pint Ice Cream Cozy's

 These cozy's, looking like babies hats, are on their way to my son's friends.  They are knit with Cascade Fixation and US sz 5 dpn's.  I knit them as tight as I could and the gauge is spot on with the pattern that suggested US sz 7 needles.

Reba thinking......Knitting...schmitting....

Knitted doilies

Schaetzchen

Filigree

Narzissa Stole

Armed with less than 50 grams of J and S Supreme Cobweb Shetland Wool, US size 6  24" circular lace needles and 46 rows of clues presented each week for 4 weeks.......I knit this.......Fancy, Fancy.  

Birgit, of Knitting Delight, is a genius.  This Mystery Knit is over and gone but there will be another.....and you won't be disappointed.

Knitting Delight

Literally.  Knitting Delight's yahoo group is in German but the KAL's and Mystery Knits are posted in 5 (yes, five) different languages.  Once those are over, the files are up for a bit longer and then gone.  The patterns can be purchased, though.  This stole is called Summer Queen.

This was a KAL as Cardigan Malibu.  I made mine a V-neck pullover with shorter sleeves and a collar.

A knitted coin purse for me

This is knit with Berroco Bluefaced Leicester in a beautiful eggplant color from a pattern in Piecework magazine.
It finished up at 5" wide by 4" tall.
I even lined it and put a zipper in.  There is a first for everything!