I made a couple of candy corns for my favorite little ladybug and mermaid (Louella and Chloe)

A little Halloween treat!

Although, I am aware that they do look a little bit like a Dorito chip.

Tools:
Size 3 DPN’s
White, Orange, Yellow yarn
Small amount of stuffing

Pattern:
Cast on 6 Stitches in WHITE
Divide onto two DPN’s
Row 1: Knit 1 Make 1
Row 2: Knit all
Row 3: K1 M1, knit to last 2, M1 K1
Row 4: Knit all
(Repeat rows 3 and 4, changing colors as wanted for how big you want your candy corn, mine were about 10 rows of white, 15 rows or orange and 10 rows of yellow)
Once your candy corn is as big as you want it then K2T all around your last row. Stuff to desired fullness. Then use a 3 needle bind off (I find that this gives it the cleanest edges) Or, if you don’t want to do that you can always just bind off all stitches and then stuff, then sew him shut!
Embroider face on and you’re done!
Enjoy!

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.

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…

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.

I’ve got my patterns printed out and ready to go.

I’ll keep you updated on my progress. I love this stuff. I may need some more just for myself.

I made these last week, but I forgot to put up pictures of the baby.

I had a hard time getting a good picture of them, since most of their face is on the belly side.

They’re another commissioned Christmas set.  He’s a pretty cute little baby whale!

Another commissioned Christmas piece. A tiny turtle!

He’s pretty cute, I think.

Man, I am all kinds of bummed that I don’t get to keep these little fella’s. Someday when I have my own children I will knit them lots of toys to play with, but until then I guess I will have to be happy making them for other people’s kids.

He’s a pocket-sized turtle! Fits right in the palm of your hand!

Ok! Off to finish knitting a bat! (Yep! I’m knitting a little bat! I’m really excited about it)

Free Knitting Pattern for the Lemon Grass Slouchy Hat.
**It’s come to my attention that the yardage of the ‘Thick and Quick’ has changed, and the skeins are now smaller, so you may need two skeins. I have not bought another skein of Thick and Quick, so Im not positive you can complete it with just one skein now. I apologize for this inconvenience! **

It’s a super basic pattern, really easy.

** PATTERN**

1 skein of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn
Size US 10 1/2 Double Pointed Needles (6.5mm)

Cast on 56 stitches- Join in the round
(Knit 1 Purl 1) Rep to end.
Repeat for 8 rows
Switch to a seed stitch (Knit 1 Purl 1) rep to end of row.
(Quick tip: Reader GMC tried this pattern and said the following:  “knit one round even before the seed stitch rounds and Kfb of the first stitch in that knit round to get an odd number so I could just go round and round in seed stitch w/o really thinking about it” That is a great, GREAT idea. Now I am kind of embarrassed that I didn’t think of that before!)

Repeat seed stitch for 26 rows.

Beginning decreases: (K2T stands for “Knit Two Stitches Together”
Row 1- (knit 10 stitches in seed stitch (still alternating k1,p1) K2T) repeat to the end of the row
Row 2- (knit 9 in seed stitch, K2T) repeat to the end of the row
Row 3- (knit 8 in seed stitch, K2T )repeat to the end of the row
Row 4- (knit 7 in seed stitch, K2T) repeat to the end of the row
Row 5- (knit 6 in seed stitch, K2T) repeat to the end of the row
Row 6- (knit 5 in seed stitch, K2T) repeat to the end of the row
Row 7- (knit 4 in seed stitch, K2T) repeat to the end of the row
Row 8- (knit 3 in seed stitch, K2T) repeat to the end of the row
Row 9- (knit 2 in seed stitch, K2T) repeat to the end of the row
Row 10- (knit 1, K2T) repeat to the end of the row

Cut yarn, leaving 12 inch tail.
Pull the tail yarn through remaining stitches, cinch tight, weave in ends.

Enjoy your hat!