Hammer Time!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Ali

Hammerhead shark!

Very frightening, no?

I love him!

Another one I would love to keep. But alas, he is finding another home.

I’m a pretty big fan.

Safety Eyes

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Ali

So, since most of my knits end up in the hands of small children I’ve always just embroidered eyes on. For some reason I never really took the time to look into “safety eyes”. But, they honestly look so much better! So, as my buyers, I’d like YOU to tell me what you think. Apparently they are super safe, they are extremely hard to get off (Apparently you need pliers to get them off) would you want them on your knit little animals? Or! Would you prefer just to have the embroidered eyes?

Embroidered eyes:

Safety eyes:

So, ya’ll should just vote in the comments section and tell me what you think.

I will be back this evening with a real post!

Christmas Cactus

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Ali

Our Christmas cactus is almost blooming! I am so excited. I was disappointed last winter when it didn’t bloom like we were told it would.

I don’t know how long it’ll be til it opens up, but I hoping that the blossom sticks around for a while. My table is very green, so that pop of hot pink is very eyecatching!

Mittens.

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Ali

I’m pretty excited about this.. still loving working with this yarn. So delish.

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P.S. All of you who are wondering where the pattern from the mittens came from, THIS IS THE LINK TO THE MITTENS, unfortunately it’s not my pattern (I only say unfortunately because it’s a gorgeous pattern and I think the writer did a phenomenal job on these mittens, they’re absolutely beautiful!) and also I get asked about once a day where this pattern came from, so CLICK ON THIS LINK and it’ll take you to Subliminal Rabbit’s blog where she has graciously offered the pattern for free!

Apple Galette

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Ali

This was a fantastically easy recipe, guys. And tasty, oh so tasty! So the crust looks a little weird, but that’s the beauty of galette.. it doesn’t matter what the crust looks like!

Used this simple (awesome) recipe. Go make it, for reals, so much easier than pie!

Had a little accident tipping over a cookie sheet covered in flour.

The moral of the story, kids, Don’t bake in your boots.

Pumpkin carving

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ali

I carved a pumpkin this weekend.

Well, two pumpkins, actually.

This is for you, Charissa, a real life Disney Princess!

Bat!

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Ali

Just in time for Halloween!

Another Christmas commissioned piece. Too bad he’s for Christmas and not for Halloween.

I had a lot of fun making this chubby bat.

I especially like his wing detail. I had a very specific idea of what I wanted in mind, and this was one of the few times that I can actually figure out how to knit what’s in my head!

Special thanks to the hubs, for helping me take pictures and lending your left hand to hold the bat.

Knit wrists

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Ali

So I am making some of these mittens and I just can’t get over how soft this yarn is and how much I just want to make a blanket out of it, curl up and never get off the couch. I want to marry this stuff, guys, it’s so great. I think when I am done with these I will have a real hard time giving them up. Like, for reals.

Also… I’ve been knitting for a while now. How do I NOT have stitch markers? Wha?

So I end up using keychains and rings and random other things to keep track. I’m making a thumb gusset, and it requires stitch markers! Stitch markers, people! Why don’t I have them?! I’m a KNITTER! Ok, now that the little rant is done I am off to carve a pumpkin. I am doing Snow White. And it will rule.

Also, while speaking of things I don’t have… why don’t I have fingernail polish remover? I had some… like 2 weeks ago. I know because when my mom was over her nailpolish opened up in her purse, and we used it to clean things up, but now that I’ve worn nail polish, (For the first time in years, seriously, years) I can’t find it. Arggg! They’re all chipped, but I have no choice but to keep repainting them, because I can’t get all the polish off without the proper equipment. So, off to carve with chipped brown nails…

New Yarn

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Ali

I’ve never worked with KnitPicks before, but I am super excited to cast on with this stuff. It’s a custom hat/mitten/scarf set, in this Lemon Curd City Tweed. It’s the most soft yarn I’ve ever bought, actually. It’s made of Merino wool and Alpaca, so it’s extremely silky feeling.