So, on Saturday my beautiful sister in law, Rennie, got married. She’s so crafty she made her own wedding dress! Seriously, look how beautiful it is!
She did such an amazing job, and it was such a beautiful wedding!
We fly home tomorrow, so more regular posting will resume then.
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from Knittybutton!
I’ll definitely be working on some more Christmas knitting, and hopefully eating lots of stuffing.
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday and those of you in Washington and Idaho please stay warm!!
Once again, my husband steals the show with his awesome photography skills.
I think I’ll have to take a picture of all of the animals I’ve made so far all together in one big underwater zoo. The list of little animals is just growing and growing!
I made another turtle this week for a Christmas order. I wouldn’t normally show you this, since, well, you’ve seen several of them (and I just finished another one today) but since Paul took such cute pictures of this one, well, I just had to show you. I’m fairly certain that there is some kind of story line here, although I am not entirely sure what it is.
Isn’t that adorable? I think Paul will have to do all of my photo shoots! He’s much more creative than I am.
This one was a bit harder than anticipated. The other patterns have come to me fairly easily, but this one presented a few unique challenges. So here he is, without further ado.
Mr. Orca whale, on a map of Orcas Island!
Once again, thanks to my dear husband who has taken it upon himself to do all of the photo shoots lately.
Alright, and here is the pattern:
Orca Whale Pattern (Killer Whale)
Supplies:
Size 4 DPN’s
Black worsted weight yarn (about ¼ a skein)
White worsted weight yarn
Yarn needle
Toy Stuffing
Body:
Using your black yarn cast on 6 stitches. Divide among 3 DPN’s, join together to knit in the round
Evenly add 3 stitches every other row until your have around 64 stitches. (exactly number here is not important) Then we begin our decreases.
Knit 6, k2t- rep to end
Knit 5, k2t- rep to end
Knit 4, k2t- rep to end
Knit 3, k2t- rep to end (Usually when I get to about this point I will stuff him)
Knit 2, k2t- rep to end
Knit 1, k2t- rep to end
K2T entire round, cut yarn, pull yarn through remaining stitches, pull tight.
White Belly:
This part is knit separately and sewn on afterwards.
With white yarn cast on 2 stitches
Purl across
Knit 1, Make 1, Knit 1
Purl across
K1, M1, K1, M1 K1
Purl across
K1, M1 K3, M1, K1
Purl across
*K1, M1, K to last stitch, M1, K1*
*Purl Across*
Repeat starred rows until you have 22 stitches across, then begin decreasing
**K1, K2T, K to last 3 stitches, K2T, K1**
**Purl across**
Continue those rows until you have 2 stitches left, bind off last 2 stitches. Sew onto the belly of the Orca whale.
Top fin:
Cast on 8 stitches in black yarn
*Knit across*
Repeat starred row 8 times
K2T, K6
Knit across
K2T, K5
Knit across
K2T, K4
Knit across
K2T, K3
Knit across
K2T, K2
Knit across
K2T, K1
Bind off
Side fins (Make two!):
Cast on 8 stitches
*Knit across*
Repeat starred row 8 times
**K2T, Knit to end of row**
Repeat starred row until you have 2 stitches, bind off
Tale:
cast on 6 stitches using black yarn, divide among 3 DPN’s and join in the round
K1, M1, K4, M1, K1
K1, M1, K6, M1, K1
K1, M1, K8, M1, K1
K1, M1, K10, M1, K1
K1, M1, K 12, M1, K1
You should have 16 stitches now. Take 8 stitches and place on scrap yarn or on stitch holder
Take remaining 8 stitches, divide among 2 DPN’s.
Using only two DPN’s it might get a little tight, so try not to hold your yarn too tight.
On first needle: Knit 1, M1, Knit 2, M1, Knit 1, Repeat for 2nd needle
First needle: Knit 1, M1, Knit 4, M1, Knit 1, Repeat for 2nd needle
First needle: Knit 1, M1, Knit 6, M1, Knit 1, Repeat for 2nd needle
First needle: Knit 10, Repeat for 2nd needle
*First needle: K1, K2T, Knit until last 3 stitches, K2T, K1 (Repeat for 2nd needle)*
Repeat starred row until you have 4 stitches left, then stuff the tail.
First needle: K2T, K2T, Repeat for 2nd needle
Cut yarn, take tail of the yarn and pull through remaining stitches, pull tight
Repeat process for the 8 stitches you pulled onto stitch holder for the second fin of the tail.
For the white spots on the side of the head I just took while yarn and a yarn needle and just embroidered them onto the head. Attach fins and tail and enjoy your Orca Whale!
Ok, so I know that was kind of a long and involved pattern, but if you notice any mistakes PLEASE leave a comment letting me know, since I usually write up the pattern after I have already made the whole thing, so sometimes I forget a step or two!
Vacation blogging is never as fun for the readers, and for that I apologize. I’ve mostly just been lounging about my parents house, soaking in the wonder of unemployment. Crazy having all this free time. It’s kind of nice. And then on Tuesday we leave for Texas for Pablo’s sisters wedding and Thanksgiving. I’ve never been to Texas before, I’m kind of excited.
I’ve still been a little bit crafty, even though I’m not home. I did make a turtle, 3/4ths of a fish and a whole starfish. No pictures yet, since they still need faces, but I forgot to bring the black embroidery thread to finish them off, so pictures of those are forthcoming. However, I did make an apple galette again, although it looks like it’s been shot.
It was a little leaky, but I think it looks like blood. Kind of gross, yes. It still tasted good, so whatever.
Also, some obligatory pictures of my adorable nephew, with whom I’ve gotten to spend a lot of time with this week.
I love this picture, because I caught his tongue in action!
Also, I’ve been tossing around the idea of making these for my married friends for Christmas, pretty funny, no?
They’re called Smittens! I am not sure if anyone would actually think they are funny but me, but I still think they’re hilarious.
I’ll be back in Idaho tomorrow, so hopefully regular blogging will resume soon!
So, we’ve got another giveaway on our hands today. It’s a good one, too.
You could win your very own pair of wrist warmers, handknit by yours truly.
So you know the rules- you can enter by:
1. Leaving a comment, telling me how much you want these
2. Putting a link to it on your blog
3. Putting a link onto your Facebook
So, you’ve got 3 chances to get entries into this Giveaway!
But remember, if you put it on your blog, please leave a second (or third!) comment letting me know you’ve done so, so you can get your second (or third!) entry. If you don’t leave a second comment you WON’T get your second (or third!) entry, so make sure to do that, or else your extra entries will not be counted.
The giveaway will be open until Saturday evening 6:00pm.
Heidi was my photographer, and we had a lot of fun goofing off for the camera. I don’t want anyone to think I would pose like that for real! Hah.
Our fall Twilight inspired shot. (This one is for you, Charissa and Autumn)
So, go enter! It’s for your own good! Those wrists aren’t going to keep themselves warm!
Comments are now closed! Effie was our lucky winner!!
Ok, so while I am out of town I am not as productive with the knitting or the blogging, but keep your eyes peeled because tomorrow there will be another giveaway, right here on Knittybutton! So be sure to check back for your chance to enter this handknit, one of a kind item.
Someone requested a few pairs of felted slippers. I haven’t done a whole lot of felting, but I already had a pattern for a pair, so I thought I would give it a try. They look absolutely ridiculous, so I am curious to see how they will look after felting.
Also, I wanted to have a little confession, lest you think my house is always clean, and that I bake apple pie pops for dessert every night. This very evening we had Hamburger Helper for dinner. It was one of those days. Also, I am a messy knitter. This here, this is my half of our couch.
So, what you see here is a set of knitted mittens, two knitted hats, one secret Christmas present, 1 set of size 6 dpn’s, 1 set of size 8 dpn’s, 1 cable needle, 3 crochet hooks, 1 size 8 circular needle, green and brown skeins for knitted slippers, purple and black skeins for knitting slippers, yellow for knitting a scarf, orange and white skeins from the Candy Corns (I think?) miscellaneous buttons (for iPod cases), JoAnn’s bag with some feltable wool in it, cable needles, yarn scissors, a bag of chocolate chips, bobby pins, my camera USB cord and lotion. Oh, and two headbands.
Yeah. That’s how I roll. (Never know when you might need another cable needle!)
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