*Crickets*

Um, hello? Oops I kind of got away from blogging there for awhile! Anyone still out there? :)

Jessica challenged me to blog this month so here I am! I'm not going to try and catch up everything I've knit because ... zzz. Lazy! Too much other internets to look at! Etc. You understand I'm sure. Thanks for being so nice.

My cousin asked if I could knit a stuffed cow for her friend who's having a baby. I haven't done a commission project in awhile so I jumped at the chance to do it! I must say this is the first time I have ever knit an udder. Ha!!!

Pattern: Milk Cow
Yarn: Premier Yarns Everyday Soft Worsted (needed something easy care, its for a baby!)

Hope everyone is enjoying spring (and almost summer!) and having nice weather! Today was sunny but with awesome cool breezes and we had a blast at the park this morning. By the way, my kids are getting HUGE! Who are these big guys??? (Watching daddy mow is the best!)

Stuffed monster

After finishing my first ever monster, I immediately knew I had to make one for my darling little girl. She did like the first one enough, but I didn't think the green was quite "her". We talked about it (as much as you can talk with a one year old) and determined she wanted one that was boo and puwpuw! (blue and purple lol)

Here is the monster! Sans mouth!

Pattern: Bea the Basement Monster Yarn: Patons Classic wool (stash buster!)

I still need to get to the store and buy some white felt so I can make a cute monster mouth like the ones in the book. He's pretty cute. No real name yet, I just call him "monster". N likes to point at his face and whine that he doesn't have a mouth yet. I'm working on it kiddo!!!! :)

Sharpie added for scale - he is BIG! I could have stuffed him a bit more so he has the shape of the ones in the book, but I wanted him to be squishy. Also his "bottom" is knitted in the MC (instead of the CC purple, my mistake when I started him) and his arms are knit in the CC (instead of the MC because I ran out of blue!). I still like it though! My mom thought he was from a kids' cartoon or something, so I took that as a compliment!

Jewelry and Vikings

What do those things have in common? I knitted them!

1. Jewelry:
I was trying to think of something to make my mom for Christmas... something I haven't knitted her yet (see: 2 sweaters, scarves, gloves, slippers, dishcloths, felted bowl, etc etc). Mom always wears really nice jewelry that matches her outfit. I thought... maybe I could knit a necklace???


Pattern: Knit Your Pearls
Yarn: Wilkinson Fancy Yarn Lustre (gifted from a UK friend)


I still need to find a button or clasp to close it up, but I like it! I think having the shiny metallic yarn helps it feel more like jewelry.

2. Vikings
A friend and coworker of my husband is expecting his first child. He is a fan of Lord of the Rings and dwarves and such. I was trying to come up with a cute geeky baby gift to knit for them, and this is what I ended up with:


It's technically a viking hat, but I think its close enough to something dwarvish. The horns are kind of huge compared to the hat/baby head size, but I think it's going to be extra adorable that way!

Pattern: Viking hat, followed some mods for a newborn size and horn mods (see rav page)
Yarn: Various basic wools, I think mostly patons!

Coming soon: a bear!

P.S. Check out Courtney's blog... she did her "Ravelry links" post and included some of my favorites :)

Hippo in the house!

This is a long overdue post, but I'd like you all to meet Hippo :-)


He joined us not too long after Christmas, because I got the book Itty-Bitty Toys on xmas eve, and knew as soon as I saw the hippo pattern, that it would have to be my first proj! (My hubby is partial to hippos)


I had a ton of fun making him!!!! It really wasn't that hard, I just had to be careful sewing all the pieces together to make sure he didn't lose an arm or anything, hehe!


The ears are super adorable!!! And his big round hands and feet! I can't wait to make another animal from this book :)

Of course, I couldn't stop there! The poor hippo needed some ACCESSORIES! First thing I knew I had to make was a simple garter stitch scarf... with fringe of course!


Hmm what next, well I had some leftover green and tan from the scarf... oh I know! A matching hat to keep his head warm! (with ear holes for his cute hippo ears, duh!)


Put it all together...


One fine lookin' hippo!


Now, I'd love to give you all a "hippo hat" pattern, and I think I took a few scant notes, but I truly made that thing up on the fly and got extremely LUCKY that it fit! I just kept trying it on him and eyeballing where the holes should go for his ears! Glad it worked out and he looks super spiffy!

Up next.... hippo gets his DECENCY!