Tree Forts and Picnics

Hello Knitters,

This is going to be a quick post since it's 11:10 pm and I've got to be up early tomorow, but I wanted to share my sewing and knitting projects I've been working on.

This evening I sewed up these two "Picnic Placemats" from One-Yard Wonders. My sister and Jake are going on a kayaking trip and she mentioned that they would be having a picnic, so I thought these would come in handy. You can't tell from the picture, but there is a little pocket on each one where you can put your silverwear and also a band part to hold your napkin in place. This makes them perfect for rolling up and keeping your necessities from getting dirty or blowing away in the wind. I sure hope they enjoy them!


I found myself a new knitting project to work on while I wait for my yarn to arrive. It is Azzu's Shawl bt Emma Fassio. The yarn I'm using is Knit Picks Stroll Hand-Painted in Tree Fort. I'm excited to see how it turns out!

Have a great night everyone! I'm off to bed :-)

Happy Knitting (and dreaming of knitting!!)

Ta-Da!!

Hello Knitters,

I finally finished my lacy anklets!! I did the end of the edging this morning, and now they are off my needles. What a HUGE relief! I had no idea they were weighing on me so much, but now that they are done I feel tons better. It's not that I don't like them, I just for some reason lost interest in them when I was done the first one, but I wanted to stick to my goal of not knitting anything else until I was finished the pair, and that was a lot harder than I anticipated. I'm just so glad to have them done and can't wait to begin knitting something new.


I didn't get much sewing done while I was trying to complete the socks, but a couple of days ago I made the "Summer Nightie" from One-Yard Wonders. The fabric I used was from my Fabricland-sale-stash. It's very light and airy, and I've been enjoying wearing it these last few nights since It's been a bit warm. It was a super fast project and I finished it all in one day.

Yesterday afternoon I started working on a bag from the One-Yard Wonder's book, but I didn't get very far. I spent about an hour working on it though and I hope to get back to it today.

Well, I don't have much else to report, so I think I will go and start looking for my next project. Have a great afternoon everyone!

Happy Knitting!!

A Quick Sewing Project

Good Morning Knitters,

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend! The weather here is gorgeous today - sunny and warm :-) I'm hoping to get a chance to spend some time outdoors this afternoon.

I wanted to blog yesterday, but I ended up reading a book and relaxing for most of the day. I was tired, and thought it best to just take it easy. By the evening though, I was feeling quite bad that I hadn't really gotten anything done other than my 30 minutes of knitting that I did in the morning. I decided to find a quick project to work on and ended up choosing the "Laptop Sleeve" from One-Yard Wonders. I started working on this around 7:00 pm and finished it up by 11:30 pm. It was so much fun and something that my little Netbook really needed. I used some of the fabric that I got on sale at Fabricland a few weeks ago and I really like how it turned out!

I know it's something that is going to get a lot of use!!

Yesterday morning during my 30 minutes of knitting for the Tour de Fleece, I finished the first of my lacy anklets. I can honestly say that for some reason or other I have no desire whatsoever to work on the second sock! This is not a good thing since I made a goal of finishing these before I start another project....do you think if I knit on them for 30 minutes every day and then once that time is done I could work on something else? Or you do think it'd be best to just knit away on them and get them finished up as quick as I can??

This is a close-up of the edging on the top of the sock. I still need to block it so that the lace part shows better, but I thought I'd wait for the other sock and do them both at the same time. I'm still not sure if I'm going to put a button closure on it yet like in the picture. Since the original pattern is for a child's sock, I thought I should think about that one. I don't want these to look too "little girl-ish".

Jumping to the Teddy Bear Picnic swap progress - my yarn for my swap partner's kit arrived yesterday!! Now I'm just trying to find a way to cleverly package it up to resemble a kit. This is going to take a little thinking.... I'm really happy with the yarn though, it looks perfect for the pattern. I also ordered a little something extra special for my partner ;-) The rest of the yarn for the next part of the swap is still not quite here. It is sitting across the river at the post office facility and has not been delivered yet to the place where I can pick it up. My Mom went across yesterday and brought the one yarn order back but this one was just not quite there. I was really hoping it would be because I want to get started on some of the knitting. I think Mom said she is going across the river again sometime next week, so she'll pick it up then. It's hard to wait!! My passport expired at the end of last month, so I can no longer cross the boarder until I get my renewed one, which I'm praying gets here before the end of the month when my sister is planning on going to Traverse City for a fitting for her wedding dress. I so want to go too, especially since there is a yarn store there. I told Mom that if my passport isn't back by then, I'm sending her with a detailed list of what I would like! lol I'm so lucky to have a Mom that totally gets my yarn issues!! I love her so much and she's so awesome!!

Well, I hope you all have a fantastic weekend, I'm going to have some lunch then figure out my plan for the day. I know my sister is doing wedding things but I need to decide what I'll do.

Happy Knitting Everyone!!

P.S. Thanks everyone for all the sweet comments about my dress! I can't wait to actually geto to wear it :-) You guys are so awsome!!

Summertime Dress

Hello Knitters,

I'm back from my couple days vacation at home. I say vacation lightly because I worked making Maple Caramel Popcorn most of the time, since our Pancake House is open Fridays and Saturdays for this month. I actually enjoy making the popcorn though, so it was all good. I got back to my sister's last evening. Today I cleaned the house and then I did some sewing catch-up. I've been getting behind in my 30 days of sewing challenge, so I tried to spend a good chunk of time sewing this afternoon. I got the waist band sewn onto my Yard-Sale Wrap Skirt and now all it needs is to have the hem done, and I also sewed the dress that I cut out the pieces for last week. I got the whole thing completed!

Sorry for the not so great looking pictures! I don't look so hot after all that cleaning! lol The pattern is the "Simply Beautiful Sundress" from One-Yard Wonders. It's a super quick and fun dress to make. I didn't have 1/2" double-fold bias tape for the top, so I used 1/2" single-fold and made it double so it turned out 1/4". I still like it though. I'd like to make it again in a few other prints, it's perfect for summer!

I haven't gotten to my knitting yet tonight. I think I will a little later. I'm almost done my first of the lacy anklets. For some reason I feel like I've hit a rut and I'd like nothing better than to start a new project, but I'm trying to stick with the socks and get the pair completed before beginning something new. Wish me luck!

Happy Knitting!!