December 21, 2006
Imagine all the bobbles
I knit at work almost all day today. It wasn't even like getting paid to knit--it was better. Because I was getting paid to stand there but the knitting was a guilty pleasure. I almost finished a xmas gift, so maybe I'll show that to you tomorrow.
Today we have another old FO--a crocheted hat and scarf set. In case you couldn't tell, I used to be all about the crochet. I still enjoy a good ch 6, sl to form circle, 8 dc in circle as much as the next gal. I'm just waiting for the patterns and designs in crochet to become as appealing as knit ones.
This pattern was from one of those "97 Hats and Scarves to Crochet" booklets. Maybe you can't see it in the pic, but it had alternating rows of cute little bobbles. The yarn is Lion Brand's Imagine in some sort of blue. Oh sweet, sweet Imagine. Why have they stopped selling that? I still hear rumors of it floating around, but it's not available in the Mid-Atlantic. I suppose that is why we have eBay, but I don't want it that bad. I gifted this to someone, maybe one of my SIL's.
Tomorrow I might have two real-time FO's to show you. It depends on my success at finding my last couple gifts after I get done work. Til then.
Today we have another old FO--a crocheted hat and scarf set. In case you couldn't tell, I used to be all about the crochet. I still enjoy a good ch 6, sl to form circle, 8 dc in circle as much as the next gal. I'm just waiting for the patterns and designs in crochet to become as appealing as knit ones.
This pattern was from one of those "97 Hats and Scarves to Crochet" booklets. Maybe you can't see it in the pic, but it had alternating rows of cute little bobbles. The yarn is Lion Brand's Imagine in some sort of blue. Oh sweet, sweet Imagine. Why have they stopped selling that? I still hear rumors of it floating around, but it's not available in the Mid-Atlantic. I suppose that is why we have eBay, but I don't want it that bad. I gifted this to someone, maybe one of my SIL's.
Tomorrow I might have two real-time FO's to show you. It depends on my success at finding my last couple gifts after I get done work. Til then.
December 11, 2006
Meet Helena
It was a busy week here and before I could sit down, it was time for the company party. Now, where I work is a Christmas shop and we've been decorating trees and playing carols since September so when we have a holiday party it's all booze and rock-n-roll. In fact, none of the gifts we exchanged with each other were even remotely holiday-themed. Which is fine, because we're all pretty much holidazed and we still have two weeks to go.
I made a little basket for my recipient and then filled it with winter survival essentials (although, not booze). But really the container was the special part. I like to call her Helena Handbasket and it would be so much fun to make a million of these. In reality, I'll make at least a couple more so I can write and photograph a tutorial for you guys.
If you're lucky enough to have lots of silk lazing about, this is a great way to use up some of it. If you don't have silk leftovers, you really only need about a yard and a half of drapery-width silk to make one of these beauties. Stalk the remnant table at your nearby fabric store or just buy half a yard of various colors when they're on sale!
So the gift was well-received and I got a great idea for future projects. But not until after the holidays. Haha, as soon as I typed that I remembered I was going to make another of these silk baskets for a hostess gift for next weekend! Crack open the booze and pass the silk.
Oh, postscript! I'm trying the Blogger Beta so I can FINALLY have categories (or "labels" as they call them) so let me know if anything looks fucked up.
I made a little basket for my recipient and then filled it with winter survival essentials (although, not booze). But really the container was the special part. I like to call her Helena Handbasket and it would be so much fun to make a million of these. In reality, I'll make at least a couple more so I can write and photograph a tutorial for you guys.
If you're lucky enough to have lots of silk lazing about, this is a great way to use up some of it. If you don't have silk leftovers, you really only need about a yard and a half of drapery-width silk to make one of these beauties. Stalk the remnant table at your nearby fabric store or just buy half a yard of various colors when they're on sale!
So the gift was well-received and I got a great idea for future projects. But not until after the holidays. Haha, as soon as I typed that I remembered I was going to make another of these silk baskets for a hostess gift for next weekend! Crack open the booze and pass the silk.
Oh, postscript! I'm trying the Blogger Beta so I can FINALLY have categories (or "labels" as they call them) so let me know if anything looks fucked up.
