A Link to Share - Edited To Add Pics

Hey, I made me something but I don't want to take time to post pictures right now, so here's a link to my craftster post:

Craftster Corset Tutorial.

I'm on page 21. If you don't frequent craftster you might not be able to see the pics but I plan to post them here later.

B'bye!

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Another (Dice) Bag

This is another feeling sorry for myself knit. While I was making the bitty diaper cover I thought "Hey, this would make a neat bag!" So I knit up a little bag. I was kind of thinking of using it for myself as a coin bag, or a throw just a few essentials in it and run bag... but when I showed it to my husband he said:

"That looks pretty good. You know, that's more the size I was needing for my dicebag..."

;^) Hehe, I was kind of thinking that myself as I was nearing the end of it. But he's going to have to wait until I've shown it off to get it.

Feathers In Your Hair

I saw something similar on etsy once, and I was so inspired I had to try my hand at making some. Except mine are better, of course. Well, they are different at least.












The chain and crystal bead were completely my idea, and even the plain one has more interesting feathers than the inspiration. I would show you how they look in hair, but I'm still sick and I look pretty icky.

Cutesy Patootsie

I've been yucky sick for the last week. Instead of working on the knitting and sewing projects I had already started, I started something new and frivolous! Frivolous, because I don't have a girl and I'm not pregnant. At least as far as I know (strong declarative statements just invite fate to prove you wrong...and make you look stupid at the same time).

I did eventually convince myself to work on the other things I had already started but I still have yet to do any chores this week. Poor, poor husband has been doing the dishes all week.


This is the front:


It's lined!


Another view of the lining:


I made the entire thing out of yarn that I spun myself. The waistband and cuffs were spun from roving that I dyed, and the outside was handdyed roving that I received for my sock swap. The lining was some delicious shetland wool/mohair/angora blend roving that I bought from Avillion Farm in Apex. Check her site out, she does online orders too.

I wasn't actually planning to line the thing, but it was a bit too airy and I wanted it to be functional too. I do regret adding the frills to the cuffs, but maybe it will look cuter on a baby.

Pattern used was slightly modified from Ms. Crafty Galore's gem, found here on punk knitters: Punk Knitters Basic Soaker Pattern.

And Some Booties, Too

My first attempt at a handspun single in a very nice merino/silk blend. Unfortunately the roving was not smooth enough throughout for me to spin an even single so I stopped early.

And then I sucked it up and tried dyeing it, with more than partial success (although it still wasn't really the color I was aiming for).

Perfect amount, weight, color and softness for some sweet little booties. Just need to add some snaps. The pattern is from Debbie Bliss' BabyKnits book (or some similar title).

Recycled Yarn Baby Dress

I have made a wonderful discovery near my house. A thrift store that is frequently less expensive than Goodwill and which almost always has some silk and cashmere sweaters.

When I first discovered this gem I only bought a few sweaters, and my first attempt at recycling was a pink cashmere cardigan. I bungled one of the sleeves a bit and the seams on the front pieces were so worn that it wasn't worth splicing the thread at the end of each row. Even at that I ended up with a ball of laceweight (the original weight) and fingering/dk weight (3-ply).

I have a sketchbook where I try to write down any idea I have for a design. When I get to a point where I have the yarn and inclination to go through with it I'll write down details of sizing and parts of the pattern there too. Once I had this cashmere yarn wound up I was leafing through the book and found where I had sketched out a little baby dress, with ruffly skirt and butterfly sleeves. Perfect!

I didn't really want to design out the body and I got lucky enough to find a baby singlet pattern in the right gauge. Thank you, Just Jussi! I left out the ribbing parts and did a picot trim at the neckline and added lace on the sleeves and bottom.

With flash, the left sleeve is folded to show the lace part:


Without flash:



Hehe, now I just need a girl baby (there's no way I'm giving this one away - it was a lot more annoying to make than I was expecting!)

Dyeing Gone Right

Finally, yarn that looks as saturated as I thought it would from the dye mix. I'm not sure if it's because I used easter egg dyeing tabs, or because I used superwash wool, but I love these colors!


Yarn, threaded with beads that conveniently matched every color in the yarn (complete and amazing coincidence).


And now I can't stop swatching this gorgeous yarn. Could I have sold it? Probably, but it's mine all mine!!


P.S. - Easter egg dye is on sale right now.... ;^)