Tag: Kid’s Clothes

Knitting

Craft Sale Critter Hats

Iris Rose

Okay, I am officially losing it. A couple of weeks ago, I thought that Wednesday was Thursday. Yesterday, I thought Thursday was Wednesday. For those of you that wait with bated breath for my weekly blog post, I apologize for being a day late but not for being a dollar short.

I have been ramping up for the big Springbank sale this weekend. It is a new one to me and I am always nervous before a new sale. I had everything ready two weeks ago, that is how worried I am. Silly I know but so totally me. I have four bins of toys and one of kid’s sweaters so I think that I will be good for products.


I have been working on some cute hats for the next sale on the 24th. I made one for DGD2; she put it on and wore it all weekend. I would say that it was a hit. I forgot to take a photo but there is no chance that I will get it back! She had asked for doll clothes a while ago and I had fun with those too.


DGD1 saw the new hat and asked very shyly if I could make her one too. Of course, if I make her one I need to make her younger brother one too which is never a hardship. I really love it when one of the kids or grandkids asks for me to make them something. I feel flattered and privileged.


Anyway, here are a couple of the hats that I made. The are based on my free Tiger Hat pattern that you can download here. DH says make some for sale so I am hard at work! They only take a couple of hours to make and I really have fun creating them so it is a win, win. Plus, I can use some of my SABLE stash so I guess that makes it a win, win, win project, my favourite kind.


Have a great week and don’t feel guilty if you start a new project or two; I know I will be starting at least that many!

Knitting

Finished! and Shawl Part Two

Iris Rose

I have a few photos for you this week as well as part two of the Shawl in Parts that I started last week.

I finally blocked the two little swonchos that I made and declared as finished last week. They really are finally, finally finished now. I really like them and will definitely be making more. I think that I like the length of the peach and the neck of the teal one more. I guess I should combine the two and have the best of both in one. I am going to develop a size range too.


I spent some evening time this week working on a cat hat and scarf set. It is sized for a kid from six to ten maybe and was fun to make. What do you think? Should I make more of these with different animals?

Here is part two of the shawl pattern that I started last week. It is easy mesh lace and is mirrored to slant downward on each side of the centre spine which stays in stocking stitch. Have fun with this part and let me know if you need help; I am available here on the contact page or on Ravelry as bluechicken.

Shawl part two:
You should have sixty five stitches between the markers on each side of the centre spine and side borders. Make sure that you have ended the first section by completing a wrong side row and are ready to work on the right side next.  K2tog means knit 2 stitches together and SSK means slip two stitches onto the right needle knitwise, slip them back to the left needle and knit them together.  This makes the pattern slant in different directions on each side of the shawl to mirror the lace.

Row 1: Work the border stitches as before, slip marker, YO, K1, YO, (K2tog, YO) over the next 64 stitches, slip marker, K5, slip marker, YO, (SSK, YO) over the next 64 stitches, K1, YO, slip marker and work border stitches.

Row2: Work the border stitches, slip marker, P all stitches, slip marker, work the border stitches.
Repeat these two rows another 11 times for a total of twelve repeats.

Wow, this section is easy! Don’t worry the next section is easy too.

Have a great yarny week! Now I need to get knitting fast to have a new section ready for you next week!

Knitting

Swonchos and the Nation’s Capital

Iris Rose

I hope that you all enjoyed the biscotti recipe that I posted last week and are already imagining some great combinations for next time that you make them. I confess that I put mine in the freezer so that I wouldn’t have to buy bigger pants. I do love cookies.

DH and I went to our nation’s capital this weekend for a music festival. I have never been that far east in our country so was quite excited to see all of the sights. I particularly wanted to see where our government meets, and all of the big decisions are made or at least argued about. I feel very lucky to live in Canada, in my opinion one of the best countries in the world, at this time, to be a citizen of.

  

Needless to say, I did not get much done in the way of crocheting or knitting this week. I have been working on some little popover swonchos for the small folk. I found a photo of what I wanted to create and experimented from there. Both are made with dk weight yarn on a midgauge machine with hand knit or crocheted finishing and still need a bit of blocking.

This little peach one was my first attempt and, although I thought that it was too long at the time I knit it up on the machine, I am now really liking the almost finished piece. I am on the last cuff and need to complete the bottom crocheted edging with a row of crab stitch to match the collar trim. I think that I will stitch the collar up a little too so that it holds it shape a little better. No button band on the shoulder of this one as the neck is a little wider, maybe too wide. I worked six rows of two by two ribbing by hand to bring the neck in and still leave some stretch before grafting the collar on. It was a little more work than I needed to do but I didn’t leave the shoulder open for a placket so there you are.

The green one (teal?) is the second one that I made. I knit the body on a midgauge machine and hand knit the edging, cuffs and collar. I created a shoulder placket to make it easier to get on as the neck is smaller than the peach one.  I just need to finish sewing up the last seam, add the shoulder buttons and we are done. All in all I am quite happy with the almost finished swonchos.  I think I feel a new pattern coming on.

My yoke sweater is in time out as I just can’t get inspired to work on it. I really want to start something new again, that chronic problem that I and, I am sure, millions of others have.

I’ve got other ideas cooking that I will share with you next week so until then, have a wonderful week full of yarny delight!

Yarn, Knitting and Crochet

Coupon Code and Pattern Roundup

Iris Rose

It is raining and cold outside. I am feeling whiny and a little bit like I need a batch of cookies. I haven’t thought about posting all week so I am still stuck on what to offer you today.

I know, how about a 50% off coupon code for all of the paid patterns that I have on Ravelry? Does that make you (and me) feel better or do we still need to break out the butter and get to work on those cookies? Tell you what, you knit or crochet and I’ll take care of the cookies for you. I might even make you a nice cup of coffee or tea to go with them!

Here is run down of the patterns with links to my Ravelry store. The coupon code is 50OFF that you will need to enter on the checkout page. Have fun!

  

A Wrap For Spring                     Delphinium Shoulder Scarf 

    

Gradient Cable Poncho               Knit and Sewn Kid’s Dress

  
Little Lovely Lacey Cardigan               Lovely Lacey Cardigan

  
Northern Rose Shawl          Pink Ice Cream Jumper

  

Simple Stripes Wrap                        Sweet Doll Bed

   

Toddlers Pretty Crocheted Cardigan     Twisted Stitches Scarf and Hat

Vine Lace Wrap

Roses and Lace Cardigan

Have a wonderful week with sunny days ahead (or at least cookies) and don’t forget 50OFF!

Yarn, Knitting and Crochet

Second Syndrome

Iris Rose

I hope that you are all having a very happy and crafty week. I am still ploughing through the sleeves. One is finally finished and the second one is about a third of the way done.

This making of sleeves has led me to much thinking. I can’t read while I am knitting because the pattern is too complicated for that and, as I do a lot of my crafting at work, tv is out so that leaves thinking.

I started to muse on the second sock and/or the second sleeve syndrome and why I never suffer from that. I do, however, suffer really, really badly from the first sock or sleeve syndrome. I am always excited to start a new something and get myself going nicely only to find that the work is BORING! I start to think about the next project and find myself slowly but surely hating the current one. The “I am only half way through the first one and I still have to finish and start one more just the same” kind of hate.

       

I have found, at least it works for me, that if I count sections, for example, I am one quarter of the way through, then on third, that the work seems to go a lot faster. I also need to focus on the process itself rather than feeling like I have to rush to the end. I think that this way of thinking makes the work go faster.

Once the first one, sock or sleeve or mitt, is done, the second is a piece of cake. I am so excited about how pretty the first of the pair is that I just want to get on and get the second one finished. No second something syndrome for me. I think that I will rename it first sock or sleeve syndrome!

I should confess that I haven’t been devoting my entire crafting time to the sleeves.  I have managed to accumulate a pile of not quite finished projects, three kid’s sweaters and a poncho as well.  So maybe it is not a syndrome at all but just a sign of a scattered mind.

I hope that all of your first and seconds are happily done (and match) this week and have a great seven days of craftiness.