Category Archives: Knit

Butternut Aidez Completed.

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So here is the Butternut (or Butterbutt) Aidez, in all her wooly glory. I finished it on Tuesday, actually, but you know, I needed to get a photo shoot and all that jazz in, so without further ado…

But maybe the sunlight is too bright here.

Yep, definitely too bright!

Come walk with me…over here, to the shade.

Ah, much better.

Sleeve detailing.

Back detail (and as an added bonus you get to see how crooked my back is!)

I feel compelled to tell you all now that this is not meant to be a maternity cardigan, and I didn’t knit it to be worn during pregnancy, so I am hoping the fit will be a bit… better by the fall. When I don’t have a seven month baby belly in the way.

But that being said, I am absolutely THRILLED with this sweater. I love it. And it wasn’t even as hard as I thought it would be. The pattern and directions were wonderful and I can’t praise the designer highly enough. This was a joy to knit and wearing it around town today I got lots of compliments!

So, if anyone is interested, I raveled it here, and here is the link to the pattern, should anyone want to attempt their OWN Aidez. (And you really should.. it’s so fun, we could start a club!)

Butternut Aidez

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So, when I originally typed the title of this post, I typed it as Butterbutt Aizez. And I almost left it, because that would have been more interesting. But anyway… Exciting knitting things are happening at La Casa Tong. Seriously!


Sorry for the poorly lit pictures, but this is my Aidez BLOCKING. Yep, that means all the actually knitting is DONE and all I have to do now is wait for it to be done blocking and then seam it all together!

Those are some sleeves and one of the front panels.

The front panels almost look like an outline of the state of Idaho!

And now I just have to seam them all together! And I am not sure how long that will take me because seaming is pretty much my least favorite thing to do. But I will be sure to let you know as soon as I finish it, although I am not sure it’s going to fit me right now, being 7 months pregnant, but you know, I’ll probably model it for you guys anyway.

Slouchy Hats

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I made two more slouchy hats.

Forgive the crappy pictures, it’s been one of those days.

The lovely self portrait.

And now they are on their way to a lovely girl in Portland.

I think it’s nice that my knit things are going all over the Northwest.

Taking pictures of the back of your head is kind of difficult… hah.

It’s been pouring down rain all day. Which is weird, since yesterday it was 76 degrees and extremely sunny and warm. And of course it has to rain on the day after our car window gets broken and I have to drive to Pullman for my prenatal appointment in the rain with the water flying inside the car… that was fun. But the appointment went well, everything is looking good and baby Togglebuttons is as healthy as can be (also, he’s still very big.) I’ve been doing fairly well. I haven’t gotten really sick in about a month, so that’s been a huge blessing. Still dealing with the evening sickness, but I’ve managed to put on 3 pounds now, so that’s good. I think I’ll have to do a baby stuff post soon, because as of today I just got a BUNCH more baby stuff, so excited!

Baby Owen’s Hoodie

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Remember that hoodie I made for Baby Owen? Well, his momma put up a picture of him wearing his little hoodie! Wanna see how cute he is?

I am totally geeking out about how cute he is!

I’ll also try to post tomorrow about all of our  Memorial Day adventures, we did all kinds of fun stuff around Moscow and Pullman!

Pebble Vest

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I finished up the Pebble Vest for my baby boy. I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out.

I do still need to find some buttons for it. That’s always the hardest part for me to find, for some reason I am really picky about buttons.

It’s got buttonholes going down one side and on one strap, so I don’t have to pull anything over his head. I am thinking maybe wooden buttons to go on it? I think it’d be hard to match any of the blues/greens that are going on in this vest. What do you think?

Butternut Squash Aidez

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Ok, can I show you guys something? Remember a few days ago where I was showing you all of the different projects that I had going, and that I was saying how I shouldn’t start anymore, at least not until I get some other things finished? Well… I just got so excited about the Aidez sweater that I had to get started on it. I DID however, finish the vest and the Purple Lemon Curd hat, so I felt a bit more justified in casting on.

So… are you ready? I’m really excited about this.(I just cast this on on Saturday afternoon and I’ve already got over 1/2 of the back done.)


Ok, just so you know, the lighting in my kitchen is all wonky right now and the color is not nearly that orange. Seriously, that looks like a pumpkin and it’s definitely not that color. It’s much softer. It really is a pretty color, I swear.

I just wanted to show you guys my progress. I pretty much spent the majority of yesterday knitting this. It was a pretty decent weekend, to tell you the truth. And I had my first honest-to-goodness pregnancy craving yesterday. I needed Jo-Jo’s in a bad way. I don’t know if everyone calls them Jo-Jo’s or if that’s just a Gronewold thing, but either way they’re just seasoned potato wedges and when dipped in ranch dressing are really, really yummy. But back to knitting…

So, we’ll see if I keep on being obsessed with knitting this, if so it should be finished by sometime next week. (Juuuust kidding) My goal is just to have it done by the time the baby is born, and that gives me a bit more than 3 months to finish it. It’s going to be my ‘lounging around the house’ sweater. And it doesn’t even need to fit perfectly because there are no buttons, snaps or closures in the front, it’s just nice and loose, so I won’t be freaking out that it won’t fit immediately after giving birth.

So, um… ta-da? What do you think?

Happy Birthday Yarn.

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So, for my birthday my momma took me to Yellow House Yarns (the cutest little yarn store I’ve EVER seen!) and told me to pick out something I liked. Talk about pressure. Strolling through an entire room filled floor to ceiling with delicious Cascade yarns, in every color of the rainbow. Not even kidding. It was overwhelming. Erika and I pawed around at the yarns deciding what to get and after much deliberation I still didn’t know what I wanted to get, so I just eventually grabbed some colors that looked good and decided that I’ll figure out what I want to make with them when I got home. So, without further ado, here is my loot!

Some Cascade 220 in Gray.

I am thinking that with this, I will make the Baby Sophisticate (Picture below, property of Ravelry.com). Maybe. Or maybe not. I can’t decide.

And next I got some Cascade 220 Sport in Pumpkin. Delicious, no? Just perfect for my fall baby, right?

At first I was thinking all kinds of fun thoughts of knitting my son a pumpkin outfit for Halloween, but the more I thought about it I decided that was probably a silly idea and I have no idea how to knit a pumpkin costume anyway. So I think I’ll make him the Simple Hooded Cardigan which I’ve made for a few other people and really loved. (Picture property of Lion Brand Yarn)

And last but not least I got some Cascade 220 Heathers, in this beautiful soft blue. I am thinking I’ll make something for myself out of this one.

Now, what to make, what to make… I’ve got some ideas floating around in my head. See, I COULD get some more of it and make that into my Aidez sweater.. that would be gorgeous, right? Or maybe I will make this Little Ruffle scarf. I think that the Heather yarn will make for a really pretty scarf.(Photo from Ravelry.com)

But you know, my mind changes all the time and I’ll probably end up making something completely different with all of them, who knows! If you have any great project ideas for me, I’d LOVE to hear them.

Also, thanks for all of the feedback on the last post. Many of you wondered what shade of mustard I would be working with to do the Aidez sweater, and it is actually called Butternut Squash, I believe. This is the color:

What do you think? Too bright of a color, or would it work ok for the Aidez sweater?

A Catch-Up Of Sorts.

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I am having a ‘blah’ sort of day… I think it’s that weird getting back into your regular schedule after coming off of a long vacation, you know? Also I’ve been having extremely weird and vivid dreams. Most of the time my dreams are kind of scary (I’m usually being chased by someone who wants to hurt me) and I think that they’re real the entire time that I am asleep and when I wake up I am all freaked out. But last nights dream was especially real and strange. I dreamed that my baby was born really premature and tiny, and I got a very clear picture of what I thought Togglebuttons is going to look like. (If you were wondering, in my imagination he looked a lot like Paul with curly brown hair and blue eyes) It was a very vivid dream that went on for what felt like hours. Anyway, I’ve just been trying to catch up on housework and things that haven’t gotten done since we were gone for a week and a half. I’ve already gotten the laundry done (AND folded, AND put away. A new record for me!) now just the kitchen and bathroom need to be scrubbed and that’s my goal for today.

As far as crafty stuff goes, I’ve got my needles and hooks in a lot of different projects right now… so many, in fact, that I am needing to put a few of the more non-urgent ones away so that I can make sure to get some of the other ones (orders and such) finished within a reasonable amount of time. For instance, I am making this vest for my baby boy, but it’s a 6-9 month size, so it’s pretty obvious that I don’t need to be working on this one urgently.

Also, I am working on this Granny Stripe Blanket, (also for Togglebuttons) and it’s just so fun to work on that I can’t put it down. I love doing Granny Squares, Granny Stripes, you name it, I love doing it. it’s so nice to not have to count ripples or stitches and just be able to mindlessly crochet while watching a movie or something. It’s not the greatest picture ever, but I’ll get a better one when I do the big reveal.

And a few more custom orders for Lemon Curd Hats, this time in dark purple and dark green. I do love making these hats, because I’ve made so many of them now I don’t need to look at my pattern or anything, and they’re on the smaller end (as opposed to a blanket or something) which makes them nice and portable!

And there’s several more that I won’t bother to take pictures of, like the quilt that is 1/3 done, or the mobile which is currently just a stack of yarn waiting to be made into something, and another baby hoodie which hasn’t gotten to a point worth taking a picture of yet.

Oh, and I can’t wait to show you all of my lovely birthday presents, too! (Most of it includes yarn! Woo!) and of course I’ll pop in tomorrow to do the weekly “You Knit What?!”, so stay tuned!

Gray Tides Slouchy Hat

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*Edit* Apparently this pattern isnt very well written and a lot of people are having issues with it. So I am taking it down until I have a chance to look it over and re-write it. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Gray Slouch Hat (Help me come up with a better name, please)

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Ok, so I actually finished something! Huzzah, huzzah!

Um, don’t mind all of the broken capillaries all over my face. I spent the better part of yesterday curled up on the bathroom floor, which was totally awesome… but luckily I have an amazing husband who is at my beck and call. Guys, that man is just amazing, let me tell you. I know if someone was throwing up in my bathroom I would be as far away as I could, but he stands there, holds my hair back, gets me glasses of water and carries me back to bed. What a guy, I tell you.

So, what I need from YOU is to help me name it. As you know I am not super creative with naming and I want to have a good name for this hat, and I’ll be sharing the pattern with you all really soon, too!

It’s been a while since I wrote up a pattern for you guys, so I am excited about this. I love getting feedback on them and I absolutely LOVE it when people send me pictures of the things that they’ve made with my patterns. Seriously, it’s so fun to see them, so if you have made any of them let me know and send me pictures! I love love love it.

So pretty please, let me know of a cool name for this hat pattern and maybe you will get something special. Just maybe. I can’t guarantee anything since I’ve got a several custom orders in the works right now, but maybe you’ll get lucky and get your own little Knittybutton handmade item.

Ok, so I need to get off my keister and get to work cleaning my house (because that sort of thing takes a backseat when you are sick, you know.) and start getting things in order for our vacation at the end of this week. Woo! This weekend for my brothers wedding in Tacoma on Saturday and then on Wednesday we are headed down to Portland area for ANOTHER wedding that Paul is in for one of his good friends so I am really looking forward to 9 days of NOT being in Moscow. That’s right, we’re getting the heck outta Dodge!