Coonskin hat all done!

Well, it ended up better than I thought! I had to buy more yarn, couldn't find the rest of what I had used on top. The color is a bit off, but not really noticeable. Will really likes it which is the most important! It stays on his head quite well now that the tail is on. The tail was fun and looks more realistic than I thought too, especially since I couldn't find any hairy black yarn. It was a great project and I am rather proud of myself. :) To see pics of Will wearing it, visit his blog.

Coonskin hat

Okay, so the coonskin hat didn't turn out the greatest. It looks like a toupee! Pretty funny. I think I messed up on the ridge part where you grab a stitch four stitches below the one you are about to knit and knit them together... it was hard to count with this fuzzy yarn and I don't think I got the right stitch all the time. Anyway, Will likes it. I still have to add the tail... but right now can't find the yarn, urggh... More when I get it done!

Purl stitch

Funny, I seem to have forgotten how to purl! I know I have done it plenty in the past, but now it is just getting me all twisted up and not working right. So... off to www.knittinghelp.com to see a video clip and re-learn it. Uggh!

Continental Knitting

I am teaching myself how to continental knit, where you hold the working string in your left hand instead of right. I like it, and it will definitely be faster eventually, but there will be a learning curve. I started a fuzzy brown, long, thin scarf for me where I will only allow mysef to continental knit. It will take a while, but it will eventually get done!

New Project - Coonskin Hat!

I received my new knitting needles in the mail today. I am very excited about them. They are Brittany wooden double-pointed needles, I got sizes 2, 5, and 10.

My next project that I started tonight, is a coonskin hat for Will. This pattern came from www.knitty.com and looks like lots of fun. Hopefully I can figure it out. Attaching a pic of what the finished project should look like, and what it looks like right now, cast onto 4 needles. The yarn is fun, I look forward to seeing this done.

Bunny slippers finished!

I finally finished up the bunny slippers! These I was originally making for my niece Talia, but I used larger needles than I should have so they will be for my other niece Gwynhevere (3yo). They turned out larger than I expected, otherwise pretty good. :-) They were very, very easy! I meant to take a pic of the parts before I put the last one together, but forgot. This was just 3 squares sewn together. Two for bottom, folded like an open envelope, and one for back which was folded into a triangle and stitched to open flap of envelope. Then, you just stitched on the ears, which each took only about 5 minutes each, make a pom pom for tail and stitch on nose and button eyes. I really enjoyed making them and plan to have Heather (8yo) make some smaller versions for her dolls maybe. You could vary the color and tails/ears to make all sorts of animals.

Fun!

I've started knitting again!

I made a scarf for my friend Heather and she showed me all sorts of fun projects she has done and was working on. I got inspired to try something a little more difficult than washcloths and scarves, which is about all I have ever done!

So... here is where I'll be posting my knitting stuff. Pics of things I've done, patterns, links, etc... Complaints and frustrations when I can't figure something out (there will be lots of those, lol).