{made} — sour apple milkweed shawl. As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I had to make it. I purchased the pattern on raverly, started it with some multi-colored sock yarn I had actually dyed myself, but it wasn’t looking right. The color changes just weren’t how I envisioned it turning out, so I was on the hunt for a different yarn to use. This is sometimes tricky because I’m allergic to wool, which narrows the field a bit. Atlas, while home in Michigan for Thanksgiving, I found some linen based yarn to use in a bright sour apple green color.  I casted on right away and it became my traveling project while flying over the holidays. I finished it shortly after Christmas, so just over a month on the needles.  The linen is a tad slippery, so might keep my eye’s peeled for a fun shawl pin to hold it in place. But other than that, I am in love with it!

{made} — sour apple milkweed shawl.

As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I had to make it. I purchased the pattern on raverly, started it with some multi-colored sock yarn I had actually dyed myself, but it wasn’t looking right. The color changes just weren’t how I envisioned it turning out, so I was on the hunt for a different yarn to use. This is sometimes tricky because I’m allergic to wool, which narrows the field a bit. Atlas, while home in Michigan for Thanksgiving, I found some linen based yarn to use in a bright sour apple green color. 

I casted on right away and it became my traveling project while flying over the holidays. I finished it shortly after Christmas, so just over a month on the needles. 

The linen is a tad slippery, so might keep my eye’s peeled for a fun shawl pin to hold it in place. But other than that, I am in love with it!

01/24/2012 fiber art knitting shawl

{video} — ‘Polarity song’ by Seventeen Evergreen.

What a weird video! But, all the colorful knitting and crocheting in it is very inspirational.

11/02/2011 video, inspiration music video
{made} — candy striper headband. One of my great friends sister had brain surgery to remove a tumor and I heard she was worried about them cutting her hair… so this cute hot pink striped headband should work nicely to camouflage that. Finished knitting the day of the surgery, which was halloween, weaved in all the ends and blocked it. I knitted to gauge and ended up with the dimensions the pattern called for (18 inches long) , but it didn’t fit around my head which is pretty petite… so I added 7 more rows at the decrease end (which made it a mirror of the increase end) and blocked it pretty heavily. My end length dimensions are 20 inches. It is still a little tight, but I’m hoping it’ll stretch out with use.  The pattern can be purchased here. Have to thank my husband who took a few pictures of me modeling the headband on his lunch break. We were goofing around and being silly which makes any photo shoot more fun! :) Here’s to a healthy and fast recovery!

{made} — candy striper headband.

One of my great friends sister had brain surgery to remove a tumor and I heard she was worried about them cutting her hair… so this cute hot pink striped headband should work nicely to camouflage that.

Finished knitting the day of the surgery, which was halloween, weaved in all the ends and blocked it. I knitted to gauge and ended up with the dimensions the pattern called for (18 inches long) , but it didn’t fit around my head which is pretty petite… so I added 7 more rows at the decrease end (which made it a mirror of the increase end) and blocked it pretty heavily. My end length dimensions are 20 inches. It is still a little tight, but I’m hoping it’ll stretch out with use. 

The pattern can be purchased here.

Have to thank my husband who took a few pictures of me modeling the headband on his lunch break. We were goofing around and being silly which makes any photo shoot more fun! :)

Here’s to a healthy and fast recovery!

11/01/2011 headband, knitting striped fiber art accessory
{made} — classic oatmeal wreath. Wow, this was so fast and rewarding. Took me a little less than an hour and a half from casting on to weaving in my ends. Used up some stash yarn. I could only find a 12 inch foam wreath at the craft store so mines a little larger than the pattern. I casted on 105 stitches and used a P/11.5mm hook. But, this simple crochet wreath looks great on our front door. We needed something in between summer and Christmas :) Pattern is available online for free here. P.S. Don’t mind my messy desk area! 

{made} — classic oatmeal wreath.

Wow, this was so fast and rewarding. Took me a little less than an hour and a half from casting on to weaving in my ends.

Used up some stash yarn. I could only find a 12 inch foam wreath at the craft store so mines a little larger than the pattern. I casted on 105 stitches and used a P/11.5mm hook.

But, this simple crochet wreath looks great on our front door. We needed something in between summer and Christmas :)

Pattern is available online for free here.

P.S. Don’t mind my messy desk area! 

11/01/2011 crochet fiber art wreath home decoration fall
{made} — smoldering snow necklace. This is my first go at this pattern to test it out, therefore used stuff I had around the house, stash yarn and some decretive polished rocks. Definitely improved my techniques with each stone I placed in it… was tricky at first to know how many increases to do and when to start the decreases, but I’ll for sure be making more. The yarn is a rusty brick red and the rocks are snowy white. Total length is 31 inches.

{made} — smoldering snow necklace.

This is my first go at this pattern to test it out, therefore used stuff I had around the house, stash yarn and some decretive polished rocks. Definitely improved my techniques with each stone I placed in it… was tricky at first to know how many increases to do and when to start the decreases, but I’ll for sure be making more.

The yarn is a rusty brick red and the rocks are snowy white. Total length is 31 inches.

10/16/2011 knitting necklace rocks fiber art
{made} — fancy fixings. I made my case a little bit bigger than the pattern to fit my larger hooks. Think it ended up being around 11 inches wide by 7 3/4 inches tall. Wanted to use up some of my fabric stash, so didn’t use linen. I used two different fabrics that I had for the lining. I added some lace trim on the top pocket edge and the bottom flap edge for a pretty accent. Sewed everything with the machine except when I attached the lining to the crochet outer shell, whip stitched that all the way around by hand. I added two clasps at both corners of the top flap to secure it when closed, some of my smaller hooks were slipping out of the side when I had it rolled and tied up. The deep purple (almost black) beads I used are actually ones I had made a while back, they are blown glass. Pattern is in the book Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Lacy Crochet

{made} — fancy fixings.

I made my case a little bit bigger than the pattern to fit my larger hooks. Think it ended up being around 11 inches wide by 7 3/4 inches tall.

Wanted to use up some of my fabric stash, so didn’t use linen. I used two different fabrics that I had for the lining. I added some lace trim on the top pocket edge and the bottom flap edge for a pretty accent. Sewed everything with the machine except when I attached the lining to the crochet outer shell, whip stitched that all the way around by hand.

I added two clasps at both corners of the top flap to secure it when closed, some of my smaller hooks were slipping out of the side when I had it rolled and tied up.

The deep purple (almost black) beads I used are actually ones I had made a while back, they are blown glass.

Pattern is in the book Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Lacy Crochet


10/07/2011 crochet fiber art hook case sewing tool wrap
{made} — octavio and violet.  What a fun knit! I could make a zillion of these cute octopuses! Instead of buttons I used safety eyes since one was a present for a child. The eyes were pretty small so some white felt was hand sewn underneath. The crochet legs also worked up speedy quick.  You could make your own little octopus, or ten! The pattern is available for free on ravelry.

{made} — octavio and violet. 

What a fun knit! I could make a zillion of these cute octopuses! Instead of buttons I used safety eyes since one was a present for a child. The eyes were pretty small so some white felt was hand sewn underneath. The crochet legs also worked up speedy quick. 

You could make your own little octopus, or ten! The pattern is available for free on ravelry.

10/07/2011 knitting crochet fiber art animal toy octopus