Faux Fur Fun

(I do love using alliteration in a blog post title... hehe!)

Hi everyone! Is it fall yet???? We had a good stretch of wonderful cool temperatures and inklings of fall's approach, but then it had to get all hot outside again. BOO. I am ready for fall!!! It's definitely my favorite season, and not just because it includes my birthday. ;-)

What have I been doing? Well a lot of cowls!!!!!

Those are all adult size seed-stitch cowls. They are addicting to make because they make great TV knitting projects!!!! In fact, this is what my desk looked like for awhile:

Neatness is not my strong suit. Haha. On top of the adult cowls you can see some of my KID cowls and on the very top, my foray into headbands! None of these (save the gray cowls) are in my shop just yet, but if you are interested you may send me a message! I am really hoping to do my first craft show this fall and I am trying to make a stockpile of items to have to sell. More details on that later!

In other news, I saw these awesome faux fur poms at the store:

I have seen a LOT of knitted hats with faux fur poms on them in Etsy shops, etc lately, and I thought I should give it a try! Here is how mine turned out:

It's hard to tell from the photos, but the top one with the brown pom is a gray yarn with brownish tweedy flecks in the yarn. The bottom one is solid gray yarn! I think they turned out pretty well. They are both listed in the shop right now (link in the right side bar). Also, if anyone is wanting a matching set, the gray seed stitch cowl in my shop perfectly matches the solid gray hat above (the second pic)!!!! Woohoo for matching! 

Have a great week everyone! :)

Hippity hoppity

Hellloooo everyone! I haven't blogged in a few weeks but I've been keeping busy! I am working on a custom order for a friend (will share when I finish) which involves 2 hats. One is done and the other a few inches into it!

What I want to share today is my little spring idea. St. Patrick's day was fast approaching, so I nixed coming up with an idea for that, so I moved onto the next holiday..... Easter! Whipped up two sweet little baby bunny hats. The pattern is from Itty Bitty Hats by Susan B. Anderson, who comes up with the CUTEST ideas ever! I own three of her books if that is any indication!!!!

I went stash diving to find some organic and soft yarns, since these are both sized about 0-3 months (although I constantly wish I had friends who could bring their babies over at the drop of a hat so I could try my hats on them! ha!). The first one is a bright springy pink, and it's an organic wool and organic cotton blend. Heavenly to knit with and it's super soft and smooth!

I mean, adorbs, right???? :D

The second one I used a 100% organic cotton blend in a soothing cream color. I couldn't decide whether or not to tie up the ears with bows, so I listed it with either option! What do you think? It's cute in its simplicity but is it too plain? I sort of love the green ribbon on it myself. Hmm.

 I know the first day of spring is this week but the weather is not quite convinced!!!!! I was able to get outside for a run today which hasn't happened in awhile, so that was nice... still I can't wait for some warmer weather.... dreaming of playing outside and park trips and sunshine on my face!

Have a great week everyone! :)

Flash Sale!!!

 Hey everyone!!! To celebrate the unseasonably warm temps here in Indiana, I'm having a flash sale! Get 15% off anything in my shop through Friday, Feb 24th with code: SPRINGTIME! Thanks for all the "likes" and comments and shares, I appreciate each and every one of you! :)