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with the county fair, unexpected projects and adjusting to the ol man FINALLY home and the hurricane in school...i've been slacking on posts.



lionbrand.com martha stweart "coming home" poncho with sparkly yarn












a dozen caltrans safety hard hats for a safety meeting at the ol man's request

a pair of lime green leg warmers for my niece...heehee...that's chucky roo cheesin it for the picture :)

and a pair of disappearing nine patch quilts for a baby soon to arrive in november and the baby's older sister

eight ladies and i made 2 disappearing 9-patch blocks. instead of rotating the corners, we switched them with the opposite blocks. the outcome is so much cooler. one of thee best quilt group project that i've worked on. and...with the left-overs from the fat quarters used for the blocks, a friend is going to make a doll to go with the scrappy doll quilt i made! there will be another post with the disappearing 9-patch.

seed stitch

i had made a green pullover bordered with garter stitch and decided for the next one to try out seed stitch. when i had started knitting, the seed stitch was my arch enemy. haha...probably had to do with the yarn and that i was barely learning how to knit.

washable wool from knitpicks.com

 

my little cousin's birthday was this past weekend and i was trying to think of a simple yet fun gift to give her. her ma had said she was into dora and minnie. i was thinking a crayon roll would be fun, but i wanted it big enough to hold a coloring book...and bam, this bag was born.

reversable, washable, and pockets big enough to hold a box of crayons and a coloring book. i was so excited with how well it turned out, i'm tempted to make more.

and another one...

here's another 2-t dress that's goign to the county fair

and ooooh! i love sock blockers!!! my socks look more like socks!!! and they too, are going to the fair.

which reminds me...need to make another gary...hahaha...and a yoshi!

heidi

the little girl that the dress is made for reminds me of heidi...cute little brown curls and an adorable little grin
love how the yarn made the strip pattern. 2 skeins of loops & thread, 1 for the top, size 9 needle and the pattern elenka.
i'm going to make another one for a smaller cousin in a blue/purple yarn....and a blue sweater for her baby brother :)

2 niner niner

a cousin of mine is having a little girl and naming her olivia.

heehee...like the little pig

i had bought "olivia" fat quarters (cause i'm a fat quarter junkie) and now have a purpose for them

a disappearing 9-patch

and here's another one...for my niece who's second home seems to be the hospital :(

yes, both quilts need to be quilted and bound....and i think i'm going to send the spongebob quilt to the county fair.

hippy skippy

a $3.50 thrift store find

with a snip here, sew there, some elastic and BAM!

a summer dress for the hurricane

gary the dino

it's GARY the dinosaur!

watch out! he'll eat your cars