I've been working on...
I also started another double-yarn guy's cap. This is on a 36-peg loom using flecked gray and navy blue yarns.
The best part of this week was when my friend Jody sent me pictures of her grandies wearing caps I'd knitted and given to her to give to them!
A Little of This
Cutting more strips, as many as possible, from scraps in my bin, to make 19 more Diagonal Scrap Quilt blocks.
Cutting and piecing scrappy squares and rectangles to make these 12" blocks for our Big Cypress Quilter's quilt-along. I sewed these three blocks while at Big Cypress Quilters on Tuesday.
I used my very portable, less-than-five-pound (weight) Janome Derby sewing machine. I bought it in June 2015 from MassDrop, an online shop that - at the time - sold sewing-related items, including fabric, at bulk rates. I think I paid about $55 for this machine. It's sold now for more than twice the price.
A Little of That
For the first time, I'm making a "flat" item on a round loom - a shawl scarf. I'm using a 41-peg loom to knit around, stopping one peg short of making a circle, and then reversing direction. This is the YouTube tutorial I'm following. I like knitting with this very pale pink, super-soft yarn.
This handsome guy is wearing a red knitted cap that came off my loom a couple weeks ago.
This precious girl is wearing a cap that came off my loom about four weeks ago. It's beige and pastel rainbow yarns knitted together.
Adorable children, aren't they?! I am so grateful for the photos Jody shared, and is allowing me to share with you. She also shared a precious comment from her grandson.
The two of them were trying to throw a Frisbee back and forth, and neither one of them could catch it.
He said,
"Wait a minute, Gramma. Let me put on my new hat. This is going to be my lucky hat!"
I love it! These are the pictures and stories that make gift-giving so easy, and rewarding. Thank you for sharing the love, my friend!
Here at home, even though we're in a drought, Florida blooms are abundant. These are some of the colors in front of our house.
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| Princess Plant |
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| Fire Bush |
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| Alamanda |
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| Plumbago |
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| Wishbone |
I hope you're enjoying creating, and seeing some colorful spring blooms too. Linda
It's always interesting (and inspiring) to see what you are working on Linda! The kids wearing your knitted hats are adorable...and made me smile. Thanks for sharing! Here down in Miami, I am starting to harvest mangoes and Florida avocados from our trees.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the pics of your blooms! I'm going to look them all up, considering the landscaping project we need to do. I especially like that Princess plant.
ReplyDeleteSO many projects. I'm in the same boat! I loved the hats and their story!
ReplyDeleteI love it that you now make "lucky hats". What a great thing to call them--that kid may be an advertising exec in future ; )
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Anonymous! Lucky hats could be my new speciality! Honestly though, this sort of knitting is relaxing for me. And with the possibility of creating other designs remaining intriguing, I'll probably be doing this for quite a while. I'm grateful to have an outlet, and such an appreciative one, for my creations. Heaven knows, such items sure aren't needed in Florida!
DeleteYour little aqua machine is so cute. I remember you buying that. Lovely to see your knitted pieces being used . . . and by such cuties too. My flowers are taking shape. New annual pots planted. New perennials planted. Lots of rain this weekend to get them started before the dry hot weather sets in.
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