First projects for 2010

To begin the new year I made these 2 neck warmers. The brown one is made from Hometown (super bulky) yarn. I made it for ME!! (scarves always seem to get in my way).
The green one is for my friend Jan. It is knitted from Polar Knit fleece yarn and is very soft, warm and water resistant!
Both of these were fast and easy to make. I will be making more.

Cory's hat

This is the hat I made for Cory and he loves wearing it.

Misc. Christmas gifts I made

This hat was made for Elise. I had to frog the first try since it was too big and re-make it. I also made her a scarf to match. I am making one for Cory to match his sweater (below),
I made this toy "Goomba" (a Super Mario character) for Grant. Goomba is a mushroom. Grant loves him!!
I made these "blue owl" mittens for Kelly for fun. They turned out a bit large--I don't really like crocheted mittens but I couldn't find a pattern for knitted ones with an owl on them. I also made her a slouchy beret to go with them (picture to follow).
I made this hat for my friend JoAnne. I taught her how to make cables. She loves the hat.

This jacket is for Cory. I had to do some fixing of the neck opening--it was too big. I just added a couple rounds of single crochet doing some deleting of stitches. It fits great now.


This is a wallaby for Nina (close-up of the label sewn inside). This was lots of fun to knit and will probably make more. Hers is a little too big for her, but that's better than too small).

Norah's quilt

I made thisw Very Hungry Caterpillar quilt for Norah. It was a work from the heart!


A friend did the quilting on her quilting machine. It is heard to see, but she quilted images of fruits and vegetables all over the back (with the caterpillar). I don't know what Norah thinks of it, but her parents like it!!
(That's Dudley, the "puppy" wanting to check out the quilt).

Pillows for Christmas

It all started when I made the Yankees pillow for Keith for our anniversary. I then made the blue Cardinals one for Clark and Jenny for Christmas and the red one for Kelly and Craig.




That led to making name pillows for each grandchild (8). Each pillow had a Cardinals patch on the front and one of the letters.

They were all backed with a solid fleece Cardinals logo piece and then stuffed. These were very time consuming to make. I am not very good at using the satin stitch on my machine, but they are finished, and delivered!

Christmas projects 2009

I have been very busy making things for the grandkids for Christmas. This is Nadia's Christmas stocking. I combined 3 different patterns to make it and also combined knitting and crochet. It was a challenge, but the parents love it.

This is the poncho I knit for Nadia. The pattern is one I purchased from Fiber Trends. I love it!

Another Nadia gift--a ladybug hat (sorry it is a bit blurry), front and back. I got the pattern in the 2008 Crochet a Day Calendar. It ended up being for Norah since Nadia has a big head!


Hats I made for Jenny, Haley and Nina. It is a free pattern called Kringle Hats.

How I spent this morning

I spent this morning (Oct. 4) participating in the Brooksie Way Half Marathon. I walked and jogged the 13.1 miles with my walking partner Rosanna. I'm not sure of my official time. MY OFFICIAL TIME WAS 3:13, 5 minutes faster than last year. I wanted to finish in 3 hours, but I don't think I did that. I do know it was faster than last year's time. I'll have to wait for the official results.
I am glad this race is over. Now I don't have to spent so much time training for the event. I can just walk for fun at the park when I feel like it. The hole in the fence is back, the bugs are gone so the trails beckon!!
It took me 3 days to recover. No more long races--I'll stick to 5 Ks (3 miles).

Florida vacation

We just returned from a week in the Florida panhandle (Destin) sunshine. The beaches have the most beautiful white sand and after Labor Day they are NOT crowded at all. We spent the week going to the beach, eating, going to the pool, reading (I read 4 books!) and walking. I did manage to work on Nadia's Christmas stocking also. That's my idea of a great week!!

More things for Nadia

This week I finally got off a package of things for Nadia. In addition to the rainbow blanket I made for her (see July 21 post), I sent this piggy bank. Her sisters each have a large pig bank. I wanted hers to be a bit different. I found it at the Hallmark store in Clarkston.
I went to my local favorite quilt shop and saw this adorable diaper/tote bag all made up. There was not pattern, so I took some pictures (with permission), bought the fabric and made it. The inside (not visible) is a pretty pink flowered fabric with pockets. It was a challenge to make something without a pattern.

Dudley is here

We have our puppy and his name is Dudley, not Quincy. He is so soft and fluffy and very young (6 weeks) which means getting up with him in the middle of the night. We are going to a graduation/birthday party today and he is going along (lots of teenagers to play with).
Oscar, our 6 yr. old Golden, isn't too sure about this intruder. But he needs a playmate as soon as Dudley gets bigger.