Mariblue
04-17-2007, 01:26 PM
Well, I've been meaning to post these since last week, but life gets in the way...
The WIPs are the socks, I started on the elfine's socks (http://autoscopia.com/amelia/assets/elfinesocks.pdf) , and then needed a little break from them. So then I got some of the knitpicks bare sock yarn, and dyed my own selfstriping yarn, that was really fun! I've finished one of the self-striping socks. Ok, ok, there's no need to worry about "Second Sock Syndrome" here, I'll definately finish these socks! The striped ones are for my mom, and I used the Universal Toe Up Sock Formula (http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/PATTuniversalsock.html) from Knitty. The elfine ones are for me.
The dishclothes were fun and fast to knit. The patterns I used were Hummingbird in Flight (http://wicketstich.blogspot.com/2007/02/hummingbird-in-flight-dishcloth.html) and Papillon (butterfly) cloth (http://smariek.blogspot.com/2007/02/papillon-cloth.html) .
Ok, lastly, a bit of sewing. I've seen the pre-smocked dresses that have been posted here, and think they are just so cute, so I found some material at Walmart and made 2 dresses for my daughter. They were so easy! I wanted the dresses to be able to grow with her, so I used ribbon for the straps, that can be tied at the shoulders. I think they turned out really nice, and am pretty proud of myself, because I am a relative newbie to sewing. I've always made my kid's halloween costumes and dress-up clothes and such, but now I'm branching out to clothes they'll actually wear in public, and I think these little dresses are a good start!
Oh, and the socks are a first for me. I really like knitting them!
ETA: Hmm...I can't seem to get the little ladybug dress picture to come up. I've tried several times. You'll just have to trust that it's pretty cute!
The WIPs are the socks, I started on the elfine's socks (http://autoscopia.com/amelia/assets/elfinesocks.pdf) , and then needed a little break from them. So then I got some of the knitpicks bare sock yarn, and dyed my own selfstriping yarn, that was really fun! I've finished one of the self-striping socks. Ok, ok, there's no need to worry about "Second Sock Syndrome" here, I'll definately finish these socks! The striped ones are for my mom, and I used the Universal Toe Up Sock Formula (http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/PATTuniversalsock.html) from Knitty. The elfine ones are for me.
The dishclothes were fun and fast to knit. The patterns I used were Hummingbird in Flight (http://wicketstich.blogspot.com/2007/02/hummingbird-in-flight-dishcloth.html) and Papillon (butterfly) cloth (http://smariek.blogspot.com/2007/02/papillon-cloth.html) .
Ok, lastly, a bit of sewing. I've seen the pre-smocked dresses that have been posted here, and think they are just so cute, so I found some material at Walmart and made 2 dresses for my daughter. They were so easy! I wanted the dresses to be able to grow with her, so I used ribbon for the straps, that can be tied at the shoulders. I think they turned out really nice, and am pretty proud of myself, because I am a relative newbie to sewing. I've always made my kid's halloween costumes and dress-up clothes and such, but now I'm branching out to clothes they'll actually wear in public, and I think these little dresses are a good start!
Oh, and the socks are a first for me. I really like knitting them!
ETA: Hmm...I can't seem to get the little ladybug dress picture to come up. I've tried several times. You'll just have to trust that it's pretty cute!