"Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either." ~ Elizabeth Zimmerman

1/6/17

Beam Me On Board Scotty!

Headin' out for our Star Trek cruise. I'll be back to posting after we get back.



Live long and prosper.\\//

1/3/17

It's a Hat!

Oh my goodness but I've been so busy! I had a great Christmas and New Years. We spent time celebrating with family. I got some great presents too. My husband got me a new laptop. It's a Lenovo. I was totally surprised. It's kind of cool. I can fold the screen backward and it turns into a tablet with a touch screen. It is also a lot faster and lighter weight than my purple Dell. I love my Dell but it has become obsolete. Most of the new software, including Windows 10, won't run on it, so it's time to let it go.

We got lots of new snow. Saturday night dumped a foot of it on us. It's bitterly cold too.
Single digits at night. Brrr..it's definitely winter.

In my last post I mentioned I'd broken my camera. It was not repairable, so I bought a new one. It's a Nikon Cool Pix B500. It's quite a bit larger than my old one. It is pretty cool too, though I seem to have a problem with keeping the shots from being blurry. It's supposed to have that hand shaking prevention technology, but it's not as good as my old Sony was. I think in time I'll figure out how to work around it though.



I've been getting things ready for the trip, moving vast quantities of snow, working on getting moved in to my new laptop (I'm using it to do this post), and learning how my new camera works. Yet, somehow, I got my Guinan costume done. Yes! It's finished! Here's the hat.



I worked on it all day yesterday. I used THIS pattern that I found with a Google search. It was a very challenging sewing project. Using a slippery stretchy knit fabric made for some frustrating problems that I finally solved with some iron-on interfacing. I'm extremely happy to have it done, and I'm quite pleased with it.

My fur kids wanted their pics taken with the new camera, so here they are. First, we have Chenille, who is 14 years old now. She yowls at me a lot since bringing Zoey home. She's not happy about it, but there's nothing I can do about that. Zoey stays.



Zoey is hard to get good pics cuz she can't sit still so I'm pretty happy with these.



Last week I took her to the vet to get her toe nails cut because the groomers was unexpectedly closed. I had them weigh Zoey for me. She's 27 pounds and almost 6 months old.


The cruise is just a few days away. We're leaving on Saturday, and I have so much to do yet. So I probably am not going to post much.

I wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Live long and prosper. \\//

1/1/17

Finished Knitting 2017





Pattern: Starfish Mittens by Annemor Sundbø

Size: Childrens 5-7

Yarn: Patons Astra Sport
Content: 100% Acrylic
Color: 2767 and 2783

Needles: Circular size 1

Started: January 7, 2017
Finished: January 23, 2017

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Pattern: Kamchatka: Knitted Mukluk Slipper Socks by Erssie

Made for: My cousin Susie

Size: Medium

Yarns: Berroco Vintage
Content: 50% Wool/40% Acrylic/10% Nylon
Colors: Indigo, Black Current, Red, Cracked Pepper, Mocha, Butter Cream

Needles: Circular size 7

Started: December 9, 2017
Finished: January 29, 2017

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Pattern: Little Garter Checks by Me

Knit For: KnitWits

Size: Mens Large

Yarn: Vintage by Berroco
Content: 50% Acrylic/40% Wool/10% Nylon
Color: 5178 Violetta

Needles: Circular size 5

Started: October 9, 2016
Finished: February 15, 2017

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Size made: 0-6 month

Yarn: Red Heart Classic
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Tangerine (they really ought to call it Hunter Orange)

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: White

Yarn: Knit Picks Mighty Stitch
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Fairy Tale

Needles: U.S. size 7 circulars, crochet hook size G

Started: February 28, 2017
Finished: March 14, 2017

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Size made: 0-6 months

Yarn: Red Heart Classic
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Tangerine (they really ought to call it Hunter Orange)

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: White

Yarn: Knit Picks Mighty Stitch
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Fairy Tale

Needles: U.S. size 7 circulars, crochet hook size G

Started: March 15, 2017
Finished: March 31, 2017

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Pattern: Classic Mittens No. 615 by Bernhard Ulmann Co.

Made For: KnitWits

Size: Childs 5-7

Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash
Content: 100% Superwash Wool
Color: Brown

Needles: Circular size 5

Started: January 23, 2017
Finished: April 11, 2017

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Size made: 6 months

Yarn: Red Heart Classic
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Capri Blue (discontinued)

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: 312 Black

Yarn: Big Twist Yarns Sincerely Solids
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Light grey

Needles: U.S. size 5 and 7 circulars

Started: April 4, 2017
Finished: May 1, 2017

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Coral Pink Dress With Fur Yoke


Created this design to fit Iplehouse JID Girl dolls. I used Cascade Sunseeker and Aldemir Yumos yarns and size 0 and 1 needles. Pattern is mine. I entered this dress in the North Idaho State Fair and won a blue first place ribbon.

Cast on 4/20/2017
Bound off 4/25/2017

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Yellow Dress With Fur Yoke



Made to fit Iplehouse JID Girl dolls. I used Cascade Sunseeker and N. Y. Yarns Fluff Print and size 0 and 1 needles. Pattern is mine. This was to test the pattern to make sure I got it right.

Cast in 4/25/2017
Completed 4/30/2017

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Size made: 6 months

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Denim

Yarn
: Lion Brand Pound of Love
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Light green

Needles: U.S. size 7 circulars, crochet hook size G

Started: May 2, 2017
Finished: June 2, 2017

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Size made: 6 months

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Denim

Yarn: Lion Brand Pound of Love
Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight
Color: Light green

Needles: U.S. size 5 and 7 circulars, Crochet hook size G

Started: June 4, 2017
Finished: July 6, 2017

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Size: 0-6 months

Yarn: Big Twist Value Solids
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Buttercup

Yarn: Red Heart Classic Solids
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Gray

Yarn: Unknown Acrylic
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Black

Needles: Circular size 7, Croceht hook size H

Started: July 5, 2017
Finished: August 31, 2017

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Size: 0-6 months

Yarn: Big Twist Value Solids
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: 5004 Medium Gray

Yarn: Lion Brand Pound of Love
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Light Green

Needles: Circular size 7

Started: July 25, 2017
Finished: September 1, 2017

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Size: 0-6 months

Yarn: Caron Perfect Match (Discontinued)
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Red

Yarn: Lion Brand Sayelle (Discontinued)
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Emerals

Yarn: Big Twist Yarns
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: 5008 Buttercup

Needles: Circular size 5 and 7, Crochet hook size G

Started: August 31, 2017
Finished: October 2, 2017

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Size: 0-6 months

Yarn: Caron Perfect Match (Discontinued)
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Red

Yarn: Lion Brand Sayelle (Discontinued)
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Emerald

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
Content: 100% Acrylic, worsted weight
Color: Blue

Needles: Circular size 5 and 7, crochet hook size G

Started: September 14, 2017
Finished: October 13, 2017

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Mint Doll Top


This top was made to fit 16 inch Ellowyne Wilde dolls. I used a lace weight mohair/acrylic blend yarn and size 1 needles. It fits good. The pattern is my own.

Cast on 10/15/2017
Bound off 10/19/2017

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Lace Collared Top and Skirt



This dress was made to fit Iplehouse JID Girl dolls. The yarn is Cascades Sunseeker. I used size 3 needles and the pattern is my own. 

Skirt: Cast on 5/12/2017
Bound off 6/17/2017

Top: Cast on 8/28/2017
Bound off 8/28/2017

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Aqua Skirt


Made to fit Iplehouse JID Girl dolls. I used Cascade Sunseeker yarn and size 3 needles. The pattern is my own.

Cast on 11/6/2017
Completed 11/9/2017

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Pattern: Classic Mittens No. 615 by Bernhard Ulmann Co.
Made For: KnitWits

Size: Childs 4-6

Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash
Content: 100% Superwash Wool
Color: Turquoise

Needles: Circular size 5

Started: May 15, 2017
Finished: November 2, 2017

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Childs Little Garter Checks Mittens


Pattern: Classic Mittens No. 615 by Bernhard Ulmann Co.

Made For: KnitWits

Size: Childs 5-7

Yarn: Unknown Acrylic
Content: 100% Acrylic
Color: Aran

Needles: Circular size 5

Started: November 10, 2017
Finished: November 16, 2017

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These 2 hats are made for the Iplehouse JID Girl dolls. The left (Teal) one was made with KnitPicks Cotlin and the right (White) one was made with KnitPicks Shine Sport. I used size 3 needles. The pattern is my own.

Teal Hat cast on 11/18/2017
Bound off 11/19/2017

White hat cast on 11/19/2017
Bound off 11/20/2017

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JID Sweaters

Both of these were made to fit Iplehouse JID Girl dolls. I used a mohair/acrylic blend laceweight and size 3 needles to make them. The pattern is my own.


Cast on 11/17/2017
Bound off 11/18/2017




Cast on 11/14/2017
Bound off 11/16/2017

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Seersucker Diamond Mittens for KnitWits


Pattern: Classic Mittens No. 615 by Bernhard Ulmann Co.

Made For: KnitWits

Size: Childs 5-7

Yarn: Lion Brand Pound of Love
Content: 100% Acrylic
Color: Light green

Needles: Circular size 5

Started: November 26, 2017
Finished: December 2, 2017

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Pattern: Dogasaurus Rex by Patons

Made for: Zoey

Size: Large (24 inch chest)

Yarn: Uptown Worsted by Universal Yarns
Content: 100% Acrylic
Color: 311 Cherry

Needles: Circular size 5 and 6

Started: December 4, 2017
Finished: December 30, 2017



Live long and prosper. \\//