We went to Ikea last Saturday and I bought some fabric there to make new couch pillows. I picked the red and orange flower fabric to add some brightness to my green couches. I finished these pillows rather quickly.
I also finished my sister's black scarf made with the brushed silk from this post.
Here is the pattern.
Now I'm starting a little baby hat made from a Rebecca pattern. I'm knitting with 100% cotton and there is simply no give at all but I like how it feels.
I've been knitting more fingerless gloves:
This is the same pattern as the black ones I knit in my previous post...
and these are the "dashing" gloves from Knitty. I think I'm going to modify this pattern to make it shorter. I love the cable pattern on these.
More sewing...
Pouches I promised to make someone a long time ago...
Folding for Nancy. Just a sneak peak...
Wrapping gifts for parties this weekend and one for the mail...
Knitting fingerless gloves from a pattern my co-worker created...
Dining...
at the Garden Court...
We had a craft fair at work. It's been an annual thing so employees can do some one-stop holiday shopping. I made zippered pouches again. This year they sold out! I made 21, which was less than last year because I didn't sell out then. I think it was the fabric choice that did it. I used my stash of Junko Onishi fabric.
Ava can almost fit the sweater I knit when she was in my tummy. There's still lots of room to grow in it. A few pictures to share:
This is what she does when I say "no" (besides throwing herself on the floor).
I can't believe it's almost Christmas soon.
This is brushed silk from Art Fibers. I'm making my sister a scarf with this yarn. I'm not quite sure what pattern yet...maybe a cable scarf...
I'm home sick today. I didn't go to work even though it's busy time of the month again. My parents took the kiddies last night so I could rest. The husband isn't feeling well either but went to work today. Anyway after getting up and taking more medicine and gulping orange juice I figured I would finish up Ava's pillbox hat (pattern by Elizabeth Zimmerman).
Here it is:
I've been busy at work...10 hour days this week and next...and then I can relax...Here are just random pictures:
I'm knitting the elizabeth zimmerman pillbox hat for Ava...we'll see how it turns out.
We attended Jason's cousin's b-day party last weekend and there was face painting but the little boy doesn't like things on his face so he opted for a spider-man hand.
I enrolled in a digital photography class and on our little trip outside of the classroom I took this picture. It's nothing exciting...just testing a shot and checking the aperture of the camera. The circle is the top of the SF Moma.
Hopefully I can get some crafting done after the deadlines at work...
I've been knitting scarves. The green one is for me. It's an interesting pattern. The pattern is on one side though so it's not really reversible; the other side is just a regular garter stitch.
Pattern is from here.
I'm also knitting my co-worker a cable scarf that shows the pattern on both sides. I like this one. I got the pattern from Art Fibers. Very easy to knit. If you haven't learned cables I think this one is a great project to learn it.
A couple months ago Barb of Jinkyart came to the US to take pictures. She took some photos of the the kids and a few family pictures. We're actually featured in her portfolio. I'm sure you'll recognize my kids. She just updated her site. It was fun and she's really down to earth. Take a look.
So I finally finished my tie top tank. Yay! It's very easy but it took me awhile to finish because the kids needed attention and I could only do so much at a time. I'm sure if I just had a couple hours to myself I would have finished faster. Nancy told me how to fix it if I wanted a higher neckline. She told me basically just to add a couple more inches to the top and it worked. I used a medium weight linen and the tie straps are made of the same material as well as the bias tape. I think I made it flair too much but I like it and if I had time I would have made another one for my trip to San Diego next week.
Since we're going to San Diego next week, I'll be working on this. We'll be driving and not flying. This is how far I am:
Hopefully I at least finish the back part of the jacket.
This was gifted by my sister. She's great! She's always buying me things. This is a
Kosta Boda piece, designed by Kjell Engma (and it's my favorite color...slate blue)!
Well everyone...have a good weekend!
I'm on my 3rd hat now...these two skeins can go a long way:
and...look what I got from just jenn:
She sent me some custom stationery and other little goodies for my birthday!
Thanks Jenn!
