Busy, busy

I haven't really neglected my blog, I've just been extremely busy. I was on a sewing, knitting and crocheting frenzy getting ready for the Women's Expo at our church.  It was a huge success and I sold lots and got even more special orders. I was quite happy about that.

Then we went to St. Louis for Haley's graduation.  She even got a small scholarship that will pay for her books at SEMO!!

It was also Norah's 4th birthday so we has a party on Sat.  The girls were lots of fun and Nadia (almost 1) loves her Grandpa!

I made this hat for Nadia but she had more fun wearing the headband I bought for her!

Remember the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake?

I made the pig and pancake for Norah (she already has the book).  It was fun to do!

After we got home I had surgery on my hand to correct my trigger finger (nothing to do with a gun) on my right hand.  I am still going to therapy, but it was almost a whole week of trying to type with one hand and no crocheting or knitting--withdrawal!!

sewing frenzy

I feel like I was glued to my sewing machine for awhile!  I made aprons for Elise's birthday party, then more aprons to sell at the Expo. These are all child size aprons.  I didn't get pictures of all of the adult ones I made--will do that!

 I also made some pillowcases to sell.  Have to get some pictures of them also.  I did sell several, so no pictures of them.

Then there were pillowcase dresses for Haiti, to sell and for birthday gifts! The dresses were in lots of different sizes.  I like the smaller ones the best.

This is not technically a pillowcase dress, but I did make it for Nina's 6th birthday.  I need to fix the straps--they are too long.

From my hooks and needles

I have been very busy making stuff for birthdays and a craft show I was in last weekend.  I made this prayer bear for church for a child that needed a special hug.

I made a total of 6 or these penguins for a kindergarten teacher to use when doing her penguin unit.  This got me "hooked" on making amigurmis which I now love doing!

So i joing an ami exchange on one of my many Yahoo groups and sent my partner this blue owl!!  The first owl I made turned out huge and ugly so I found another pattern.  The recipient's young child won't put it down!!

This is another prayer bear, but for a boy.

My dear friend got a new puppy and her name is Gabby. She is a rat terrier and I made her this doggy blanket to fit in her crate!! Wish I could do this for my "puppy" but he would chew it up!

Pig and Her Pancake

I made this for Norah to go with the book IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE. She has the book. It is part of her birthday gift. She will be 4 on Sunday, the day Haley graduates ffrom high school (doesn't seem possible). We are going to St. Louis for the events. Here is the back of the pig--I love her tail!!

I also made her a pillowcase dress. I have been making lots of these to send to Haiti (even sold some at a craft Expo last week!). This is a close up of the fabric for a princess!!

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.