Baby Sweater

I have not written in a while.... it is not quite all my fault, the internet is having problems. without internet means no blog post. We still don't have internet at home, I am writting from a free Wi-Fi area. I have been itching to get back to blogging these last few months.

Though I have not written, does not mean I have not been bust with making thing's this winter season. I was very busy before Christmas. Making cards, a tutu, a scrapbook, and ornaments. I was so busy with these things that I didn't even have time to take pictures of the finished projects, which I wish I were able to share with you. But it is a New Year to make new things!! I have many things in mind for birthday gifts, and even some Christmas gifts. But I will share more of that when I have them finished.

For today I do have something to share. I knitted a sweeter. It was originally for my niece but I realized with the amount of yarn I had, it would not fit her. Determined to use up this yarn, that has been sitting for some time, waiting to be used, I decided to finish the project.

This was a very simple pattern I found on Lion Brand Yarn website. It's made with the basic knit and purl stitches. I altered some of the pattern, for example the hood was to be all garter stitch, but I thought that it would be cute to broder the hood like the rest of the sweeter.

It didn't take me very long , if I added up ll the time. I started this project in October and only finished it a couple of weeks ago. I put it down to get the Christmas projects finished first :)

Now the question is "Who is this cute sweater going to be for?" I have been asking myself. Well at the moment I do not know. I think I will save it until someone I know has a baby girl of if I feel I can't give it up, I will save it for when, Lord willing, have a baby. Well that is all for now. I am hoping to post at least once a week. So be on the look out!!

~Rebecca

Kensington Hat

My younger sisters Birthday is also in this month, the 28th to be exact. I also wanted to make her something special. As I was thinking of what to knit for her, I remembered when I was down in California visiting her and mom, she wore a beret hat allot. So I thought that I could make her one! I searched many places, and then I found on KnitPicks there was a hat called The Kensington Hat, my sisters name is MaKensie and most often we call her Kensie. I thought that the pattern was cute and the name fit as well. Now this hat was a little challenging, not the knitting part or the lace, but the counting. I had to restart the hat about 3 time until I finally got the right amount of stitches on my needles. Once that happened I was able to finish the hat in a week. I had never done this kind of hat, but I enjoyed knitting it and making a card for my dear little sister!!

I figured out how to make these paper flowers,

they are supper fun to make. Especially when you use

different buttons and paper!

Here is the hat spread out.

This is the side view, where you can see the lace pattern.

And further away.

And both of the things that I sent to her in the mail.

Well that is all for this project!! I have plans to start on a few

different things, and will be on here soon!!

~Rebecca

Decorating With Yarn

I was reading in a book some pretty creative ways to decorate with yarn, and as I like to decorate with yarn I thought that I would share what I was reading.

"It happens often.  We find a special yarn--in a ball, hank, or skein--and think how pretty it looks and feels.  But then we inevitably ask ourselves, What can I make with this?  Rather than right away focusing on how to transform a yarn into a sweater, socks, or something else, sometimes it's nice to simply enjoy its natural beauty.  Here are some ideas for creative ways to display yarn around the house--indefinitely or until some later date when a perfect project reveals itself.  Oftentimes just looking at a particularly beautiful yarn is inspiring and uplifting, in the same what that painting, photography, or a vase of flowers can be.

~Place pretty colors together in clean wooden bowls, natural baskets, boxes, buckets, or other types of creative holders. Scour yard sales and antique shops for unusual choices.  Casually combining an assortment of colors often leads to new discoveries about how colors play off one another.

~"Dress" a vintage dress form in yarn.  Drape yarn across its shoulders, or around its neck or waist.

~Drape yarn around the back of a chair or on the door of a cabinet or armoire.

~Fill an armoire with yarn and leave doors open to display.

~Use a hank of yarn as a curtain tie-back.

~Hang different colors of yarn on the pegs of a coat rack.

~String an assortment of yarn on a cord and hang from a wall hook.

~Line up cones of yarn on a shelf.

~Set up shelves or cubbies along an entire wall and arrange the yarn in a pleasing sequence of colors and textures.  While some knitters will do this in a storage or workroom, it can also work well in a more public space.

~If you like to paint, draw, or take photos, consider using your yarn as a subject for a still life."

Taken from Weekend Knitting, By Melanie Falick.

                                                        Topsy-Turvy, Hannah

Sweet Accompaniments

In my limited expirience I have found that hot chocolate and knitting go together hand in hand, so I have a recipe here that is very delicious and perfect for an autumn evening filled with knitting.  So without further ado...

                                                                       

Adrienne's Hot Chocolate:
-1 tablespoon of high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Valrhona or Hershey's European-style
-1/2 teaspoon of granulated sugar
-Few grains of salt
-2/3 cup of 2-percent milk (it doesn't have to be 2 percent)
-1/4 cup of high-quality bittersweet chocolate, such as Valrhona, Callebaut, or Michael Cuizel
-Dash of Cognac (optional)

          

              In a small bowl. combine the cocoa powder, sugar, and salt.  Set aside.  In a small saucepan over medium-low heat warm the milk until hot, but not boiling.  Add about 1 tablespoon of the milk to the cocoa mixture, and stir to make a paste.  Add the paste and the chopped chocolate to the saucepan of hot milk, place back over medium-low heat, and cook, stirring continuously with a whisk, until the chocolate melts and the mixture is hot, but not boiling.  Whisk the mixture until frothy, then pour into a preheated mug.  Add cognac if desired.



~This recipe yields one serving--to make more, simply multiply each quantity by the number of people you want to serve.


Till Next Time,
               ~Miss. Hannah Woltersdorf~

Felted Slippers

My mothers birthday is today, and I wanted to make something for her. So about 3 weeks ago, with help from a friend, I decided to make these felted slippers. I bought the design off etsy www.etsy.com/shop/frenchpressknits then I found 100% wool yarn at Tuesday Morning, of all places, for a great price. The pattern was pretty easy to follow. You basically make these really big slipper, all in either a knit or purl stich. Then you wash them in hot water, which felts them. And last you let them dry and sew on the strap. :)Well here are some pictures along the way.

I didn't take any pictures of before the felting proses

but this is what they look like after

Then after about 5 days of drying,

You sew on the strap and button

After this part I shipped the to California. I talked to my mom today and she said she got them and thought that they were really cute and that they fit great( that was the part I was worried about.. not fitting :) )

Well I really enjoyed making these, they were really simple and really cute!

~Rebecca

Helpful Hints: Threading a Needle

So, Rebecca and I have been talking about posting occasional hints on here in between projects, so here goes.

I always dread trying to thread a needle because the thread always seems to be so persistent and never wants to go in, I think that I have come up with a solution to this problem.  I was reading a while ago that if, instead of trying to shove the thread in there by either licking it or any other means imaginable, you simple get the eye of the needle moistened and the saliva acts as a lubricant and draws your thread into it.  At first I was a bit skeptical but after trying it a few times I found that it worked out and made threading a needle allot easier!

Till Next Time,
              ~ Hannah Woltersdorf~

A Baby Boy!

I love it when baby's a born in our church, one reason is because it is another reason to thank God for His Covenant Children, second is because you get to kiss and squeeze them :) and third is because I get to make a new baby present!! Which I enjoy allot! Well these presents where for Elijah, and though I wasn't able to attend his baby shower they still fun to make and give to him!(or his mom)

These were the three boxes that I wrapped the pressent's in!

I didn't have a bag to put them in, so I remembered, from when

I was in School, the origami box which turned out perfectly for my gifts!First I made these clothe shoes, I got the pattern off etsy

They are so cute!

This is a knitted elephant pacifier holder!

I got this pattern out of a book, I think it was called

Itty Bitty Nursery, Or something along those lines

In the third box was a two sided bib, using the extra

fabric from the shoes and a free online pattern, oh and I embroidered his initials

Here's the other side

Well that is all for my baby fun! Until my next finished project!

~Rebecca