Soon fall will be here

ISo honestly... I have found Instagram to be a great way to post projects and things I'm working on. I still love blogging but find it difficult to do on my phone sometimes even though that's where I'm taking most of my pictures these days. 

But here are some photos of recent things.

My mom's printer's drawer that I have always liked. I guess I will be filling it with dusty miniatures...

I have done just a few entries for #sewphotohop. This one was for essential kit. I have never really had a travel sewing kit so I was inspired by the challenge to make one. I recovered a jewelry box with bookbinding paper.

Here is the hat I started working on last night.  Quick Ombre Hat by Emily Dormier, a free pattern on Ravelry. My very very very first color work pattern. I have never really tried to do anything like this and it's been really fun even though I know it's a very simple design. Using up my stash as mostly I have small amounts of yarn in different colors. There is probably a way to make the row jump more pretty but oh well! My wrist does hurt so i am contemplating someday buying those compression gloves for crafters. 

The colors on this are kind of close... But I wanted to show off the socks I have been making for my dad off and on since January. Navy blue yarn from Black Trillium Fibres with a touch of I think it's Madeline Tosh at the toe. I am so happy they are done and blocking right now. I'm not really sure what else I will be working on coming up but I am trying to think ahead to Christmas and see if there's a project or two I can get started on so that I won't be so rushed right before then. I am feeling like I don't have a lot of money to spend on yarn this year. But I have lots and lots of quilting cotton so maybe I need to sew something for everybody.

OK so with the talk to text feature on, this blog post has taken a very short amount time and hopefully it will inspire me to keep on blogging! Have a good week!

@weareupsidedowncat

Sea Turtle Power!

http://stitcheryprojects.com/2011/03/21/basic-baby-hat/

I made a basic baby hat out of some gray. It is an acrylic yarn, washable. On ravelry there are lots of crochet animal applique patterns for free. Chose to do a sea turtle. It made me remember some crochet and i had to look up some of the secret code :) 

This is for one of my friends babies which will be here soon!

Spiral hat

Hi. Once again I am blogging awkwardly, trying to get photos from my phone to the iPad. And of course I do not remember the name of the pattern on Ravelry. I will link to it sometime. Just wanted to share that it is done. It is a baby hat and maybe fits a 12month. Babies heads are all different. This was an attempt to use up some fingering weight. I did get bogged down a bit not knowing what size it would end up etc. 

Hard to show the colors correctly. It is dark navy & green, not so faded as the photos. 

My new project for my purse is a cabled hat. It is hopefully a present for someone. I have gotten a few rows past the ribbing. It is worsted and wool of course. Lovely yarn. 

Also still working on Stella by Linden Down. The size I am making, the sleeves seem so wide. My gauge is slightly looser in the round doing the sleeves. Maybe because it is in the round, maybe because my double points are slightly larger, though they are supposedly the same size. 

I am having a stay-cation of sorts towards the end of this week as I recover from a procedure. I am hoping I will feel well enough after the first few days to get a little knitting done. Perhaps even some embroidery? I'm also hoping to watch some of my crafty classes that I have yet to watch. I have bought a few, but also saved a lot of the free classes. 

That's all for now. Can't wait for Fall to come!

Baby Hat

Here is a little hat I made to go along with the blue sweater. I had a little extra of the yarn. The pattern is here. It is a great little pattern and I'm sure I will use it again. I believe the sweater and hat are both the 12 month size, though babies vary so much, so I don't know. The baby is due in July, so hopefully they will stretch or maybe he can wear it in the cool mornings. Haha. 

I have been trying to keep this one a secret until I give it to the mom, so am posting it after the shower.

More Hats!

 Another hat and I am also working on a purple one in acrylic. This blue one is from some handspun I bought on our honeymoon.

Also some fingerless mitts I finished. I had started the first one probably last year and then  realized I was halfway done, why not just make the 2nd one? I love them and used them primarily for driving to work in the mornings.

Hopefully before too long I will post about our pumpkins and about the wool quilt I finished.

 

oh and I finished the kid mittens!

Little hats & general October update

I started knitting short-row hats to keep in my purse/knit at lunch. I have finished two and it's a pretty simple pattern and fun. The first one I did not wrap the shortrows, the second one I did and I prefer the wrapped style. I am making them for kids in my life though I'm not sure yet what size I have made. They will grow into them eventually :0)

Other news (if you can call it news):
- I bought a pumpkin (small and cute)
- I saw a pheasant in our backyard! Wish I could have gotten a picture.
- I am working on the other wool quilt for our bed. I am almost done patching it and then i will post more photos.
- I have done some mending/thinking about altering clothes. Slowly but surely. Modernizing the neckline of a blue and white floral dress that was high-necked buttondown. Trying to reinvent a dress to a shirt.
- I may be a penguin for halloween, but I am not sure yet.
- I have also been trying to cook more & learning about avoiding food allergins. (Dairy, eggs, corn, wheat...)
- I am really hoping my tomatos will keep ripening. I have some inside and others on the vine to catch whatever sun they can.