Tiny Owl

I put Greg's sweater aside for a bit when I heard my good friend's daughter was in the hospital because of croup! Her kiddo is only a month younger than mine so I can't imagine how rough that was. Luckily they are home now and the little one on the mend. This morning we swung by to drop off a little present to cheer her (and her older bro) up! I threw in some toys for both kiddos but I wanted something special for her. I searched ravelry knowing her mom loves owl things and found this!

Went SO fast. Few hours, tops. And not much yarn!

Pattern: Owl Puffs
Yarn: Red Heart EcoWays
Needle: US6 (so it'd be tighter so I could stuff it well)

I love quick projects :-)

Baby owls to match

Remember how I made my friend Erin the owls sweater? Well as soon as I finished her sweater I started thinking about what to do with the leftover yarn I had. (Remember I accidentally bought way too much yarn? Oops :)

My lovely SIL Mare had made a baby owl sweater for Norah, and it got me thinking about Erin's daughter (who is almost the same age as Norah!). It just seemed too perfect, so I had to do it - I had to make a MATCHING owls sweater for Erin's daughter!!!!

I used the same buttons and everything. I tried to make a 2T size so that her daughter can wear it this fall!

I am so excited to eventually see a photo of them wearing their sweaters together! I will definitely share it here when that happens! Yay :-)

In other news, I started the Casu Cowl for myself using some beautiful yarn my husband got me for my birthday ages ago...

...but it's going slow. I was knitting it lever style for awhile, but I really think the whole Yarn Harlot class broke me. LOL. I've been in a knitting funk and haven't been doing much at all. By the end of next week I should know the gender of my cousin's baby so I can start some knitting for her! In the meantime, does anyone else get into a bit of a mood? Where you don't feel like knitting much? What do you do to get out of it... should I go upstairs and roll around in my stash? Haha!

Owls - FO update

I just realized that the last picture of the Owls sweater I knit for my friend Erin shows it still on the needles! Oops! I finished the sweater after having her try it on and confirming that it fit (whew).

Then I had to sew on all the little tiny owl eyes. Wasn't too bad, I put on some TV shows on Hulu, and also I carried the thread across the back from eye to eye on each individual owl. I didn't want to carry it from owl to owl in case it messed with the stretchability of the yoke. I can't remember if I mentioned it but the buttons were cheapo plastic ones that came in a mixed pack of brown, grey, white, and tan. I like em!

Erin was kind enough to have her hubby snap a photo of her modeling the sweater. Isn't she pretty??? I'm so glad I made this for her!

Now... I had a decent amount of yarn leftover after knitting the sweater. This is happening to me a LOT it seems! Either the yarn store people are trying to weasel more money out of me, or I am just reallllly bad at estimating yardage for sweaters :-) Oh well, I am not complaining about extra yarn! In fact, I used it to do something extra for my friend Erin.... something that I will blog about once I get some photos!!! (I'm such a tease!) Anyway hope you all have a fabulous weekend. My hubby is out of town on a trip but I've been keeping busy knitting and playdating and such!

Owls and rainbows

So, remember this owls sweater that I am making for my friend Erin? Well I'm 99% done! I had the chance to take it over to her house yesterday and make her try it on. I was worried the sleeves were too short but she says it is perfect. I hope she wasn't lying to spare my feelings! :) I guess I will take her at her word and I hope to get the neck bound off and the ends woven in tonight or this weekend! Yeah!!!!


In more colorful news, I've already cast on with my Adriafil yarn (my Feb yarn-of-the-month!), and it's looking great. I hope I have enough to make the body of this adorable halter tank top for Norah. Pattern is Haltermelon, but I am not going with the watermelon color scheme (obviously). I just need to find a solid color yarn to use for the top part. I think it's going to be so cute!!! Perfect for this summer, I hope... (I am knitting the 2T size).


TGIF everyone!!!!

Mossy out!

Finished the Mossy baby sweater, sewed on buttons and mailed it off. I forgot to get pics with the buttons but here it is drying on a towel:


I like it! I'm glad I didn't do the sleeve stripes. Hope it fits its little boy recipient sometime after he is born this year :)

In other news, I've finished the body on the Owls sweater and have started a sleeve. I have a playdate next week with the recipient so I hope she will humor me and try it on so I can make sure it is the right fit. Otherwise I will be ripping and ripping.... so cross your fingers!!!!!! :)

Flying helmet

Last winter my friend had a baby boy, and also had a plan to make him a hat. Well she never got it finished (something about being a WORKING mom, I can't imagine the lack of knitting time!!!) Anyway I told her as a late christmas gift this year that I would knit that hat pattern.


Pattern: Flying Helmet, with mods
Yarn: Patons Classic Wool

The pattern only went up to the size "6-12 months" and the recipient is currently 13 months old, so I knew I would have to modify the size a little. I chose that size and then used regular worsted yarn on size 7's. I also modified the pattern to knit in the round... basically once I had the front flap and ear flaps knit, I winged it. Turned out okay, although the decreases at the top are a bit more lumpy than I wanted (should I have skipped using any knit rounds between decreases?) Anyway I am sending the hat to my friend tomorrow so I hope that it fits her little boy!!!!

Also in the works: I have cast on for the Owls sweater, but I think I might need to go up one more size (using worsted yarn instead of bulky that the pattern calls for). Waiting to get some more measurements of my friend (the recipient)

Aaaaand Mare and I divvied up the yarn for our blanket and we both cast on. The yarn is sooooooooo soft (see last post for pics, it's Knitpicks Biggo). I even did a provisional cast on (first time?) so we can join our blanket halves together seamlessly (I hope!).

OH! Also I got a wonderful picture of my friend and her little girl that I knit the Cheery Scrap Cap for! It is big on her but looks adorable.... look at her little face!!!

New yarn!

I got a wonderful gift from my MIL for christmas... a gift certificate to the yarn store, AND some super soft amazing yarn!!!! Cascade Eco Duo - I've never owned any before and it feels like butter!


On top of that, she said she is going to buy me another skein of yarn EVERY MONTH of 2012!!!! WHAT? It's like being in the yarn of the month club!!!!!! I mean how crazy is that. I think I won the Mother In Law Lottery!!!! (Well, and husband lottery... hehe)

Anyway today N and I hit the yarn store and I bought a sweater's worth of Encore worsted to make the owl sweater for one of my good friends. I am excited and I love the bluish grey color!


Getting excited about my 2012 projects!!!

Holden's Vest!

This last weekend I celebrated my nephew's FIRST birthday! (Technically its not until the 25th) This is what I made for him:


Owl Baby Vest[ravelry link] I changed the pattern to have an open shoulder that closed with a button, so it would fit over his head easily, and I added a couple inches of length to the entire thing!



My SIL loved it and I think Holden did too :-)



What a cutie!!!! Happy Birthday little owl boy!