Simon Sings belt

the stitch for this belt is linen stitch. LOVE the two textures! it's so lumpy on one side and flat on the other.

i have posted the pattern, but there's a disclaimer that goes along with it. i haven't looked at a crochet pattern in so long and i can't remember how to word things. i crochet the yarn onto the d-rings and then the knit stitches that are formed are picked up with a knitting needle and so begins the linen stitch.

if anyone out there has any input about the pattern, contact me here.

THANKS!!!

café press

so, i just wanted to mention my café press store again.  (have i mentioned it?)  i just made these fun "secret knitting society" pins-love 'em!

and i am about to run to the truck and put on this sticker from knitty.com.  it's replacing a phish sticker that actually lasted for 10 years!  but i just had a dent fixed and they took it off.  oh well.  i guess i have to move on....  

blanket finished!

i have finally finished the blanket!  well, ok, i need to block it and weave in the yarn ends....  i am very pleased.  my weird color decisions at the center don't look as bad as i thought.  and adding a ribbed border was also easy, even with the increases.  

p.s. this is the "knit from the center square blanket" in my patterns section.  try it, you'll like it!  you could knit forever and ever with this pattern, which is a little unnerving, but that's how i roll. ;-)

posting slacker

i'm obviously way behind with my posting!  but ever since i started advertising on google, people have been calling for weddings like crazy!

so, at least my business is doing well!

oh yah, the garden snail is in limbo 'cause i'm redoing the body.

garden snail!

oh boy!  i got a new pattern from hansigurumi... a garden snail!  this time i have had much more success than the octopus!  i'm already in love with him, just from looking at the shell.  i am amazed at what i can do with knitting.  i can't believe hansi can write these amazing patterns so well!!!!!  she's the coolest!

the first picture is the underside of the shell before i grafted it together and stuffed it.  i also used the recommended pipe cleaner to help with the curl.

 

Double Brimmed Reversible Hat

oh boy, i have written another pattern!  it's my new double brimmed reversible hat.  LOVE it!  and it's made with alpaca-my favorite 'cause it's 60 times warmer than wool!

check it out in my patterns section.

have fun!