Norwegian Mitts

ok, shoot me now. This is my 5th time casting on for these darn things….5th times a charm I guess?? The first time, I had rampant tension problems and everything was puckering up….The second time…well, who in the heck remembers the second, third…and, er, fourth time casting on anyway?!
So finally after much frustration, [...]

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I think he likes it!!

I made the second round of catnip mice for a co-worker. I think his cat likes it, don’t you?

Some other creations this weekend:

Gotta love it. Meet Mallory and Madeleine. (Madeleine would turn into something really nice for Valentine’s Day, no?) Note to self: be more careful! Four of my fingers [...]

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Homemade Swift, Take 2

Homemade Swift:

Homemade niddy noddy in action:

Love it! Now that’s what I call a good $2 investment. This is some hand-dyed sock yarn I worked on while watching The Godfather…apparently they didn’t think one day was enough for a Godfather marathon, so they had TWO days of it.

I love the way the colors turned [...]

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Yarn Ball Winder

Here is Homemade Goodness #2. The Yarn Ball Winder.
The bf made this for me (this is like Christmas!! Yay!!)
The prototype of this ball winder was started weeks ago, but ran into some technical difficulties…so it sat, and sat…all lonely. So I thought he had given up on it and I moved [...]

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Homemade Goodness

Homemade Niddy Noddy
(Wooden ones retail for, what, anywhere between $20 and up?)
This one: $2. Plans were found here. It stores flat and when I need to use it, I simply twist one end so that it’s at an angle.

Oh, and here are some little kitty toys I made for a co-worker. They [...]

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Quick Little Knits

These were quick knits: Golf Club Covers with Cable
Lion Brand free pattern, Wool-Ease worsted on US6 needles

Quick little knits are good because you can see the finished product virtually right away…sweaters, on the other hand, seem like they take For. Ever. *sigh*
Back to the sweater knitting!

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Cotton Toddler Sweater Finished!

I *finally* finished the cotton toddler sweater. I think switching to longer needles helped a whole lot because on the short needles the stitches were way too bunched up, plus I used longer aluminum needles so the stitches slipped better. The collar was hell. In a nutshell. Not because it’s hard, [...]

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