Have another idea brewing. 

What new stitches or creative projects do you have in your hands this week?

I like to pin swatches and inspirational images to the wall above my work space. 

Mostly because it makes me happy, but also because it keeps the creative juices flowing!

Some inspire color combos, some set a seasonal mood, some are for texture ideas. 

That one of the home studio is so pretty and clean. Just swatches and yarn pinned to the wall. 

Half a dozen tins of color pencils (separated by color... wow... talk about organized) 

just waiting to jump on to a blank white sheet of paper. 

The wee man is napping... so i'm off to make dome tea, tidy up a bit and 

~hopefully~ get some more knitting in! I have a black hat that was ordered from my etsy

shop and it's due to fly out to it's owner in just a couple days. I see a late night knitting and
movie night in my future. Have a nice evening knitters!

(legos... there are legos and toys everywhere. But does he play them? no. He throws them around and 
then plays with foil and toilet paper and anything he is not suppose to touch of his sisters.)

My trip to the yarn store yesterday was hilarious! The little guy made all sorts of new girlfriends.
He even passed around big kiss-y lips and flirty smiles. He's so stink'n cute! Kills me!

I nabbed another skein of the grey wool to knit Trent's other sock. And as you can see above, 2 skeins of Malabrigo Rios in color Pearl Ten. This picture makes it look blue but it is actually a more grey black with hints of blue/purple. But still very masculine. I think it will be adorable with the leather elbow pads i'm going to add. I finally got around to writing this pattern set. Sweater and hat. The one above is a test knit in the wee man's current size. The newborn set I knit him before he was born is teeny tiny. I miss seeing him in it. So now I have another one and a cute kiss-y faced model for the photos. 

Red hair, blue eyes, big lips and a hand knit sweater... 

be still, my beating heart!

I'll put a could pictures of his newborn sweater set. It's so TINY! Have a great afternoon!

Malabrigo - color Pigeon

I just finished making oatmeal for the girls and toast and apples for the little guy.

I have a hot cup of coffee on the desk with me as I type. The spider webs outside are frozen white and the girls are at the window discussing how they don't look real. It's very cold and Grimm like outside... scary and creepy. It's giving me an abundance of design ideas! 

When the sun breaks through and warms up the view, and the girls are off to school, I'm taking a trip to the yarn store. Followed by nap time for my wee one, a pot of hot hot tea and some very therapeutic swatch knitting. 

Thank you to everyone who has commented, "hearted" and/or purchased my Aloysius hat on Ravelry. I just finished an adult version in a rich green color. It's going to fly out to Tahoe to be with my cousin today. But first I'll snap some photos so I can add it to my fished projects on Ravelry.

Stay warm!

Little Miss Muffet is back. 

After getting a few suggestions from knitters I decided to add 

some ease to the sleeve circumference on each size. Enjoy!

Aloysius pattern now available.

 Dream In Color Classy with Cashmere. In a new color!

Oh yeah! So soft!

New patten progress. Just a peek.

 (wall above the television)

(hallway to downstairs & the newborn sweater
I knit my little guy before he was born... I LOVE it!)

(knit a pillow for the couch with worsted and chunky yarn)

(living room wall)

I've been uncharacteristicly domestic lately!
Organizing, lighting pretty scented candles and hanging pictures and memorabilia. We moved here in August and I never really settled in. So over the past few days I've added some homey touches to an otherwise pretty grimey rental home.

It feels nice.

Enjoy your weekend and light some cozy candles!

I tried to upload these images and a post from my phone on Saturday but I need a little more practice to do that successfully! We were at Timberline watching the girls complete their very first snowboarding lesson. They had such a great time. Can't wait for the next one in a couple weeks. 

Little brother had fun tromping around in the snow. I finished a pair of mittens on the drive up. Complete with i-cord conecter so we didn't leave with only one (adapted from this pattern). He thought they were pretty funny. he kept clapping and laughing when they were on.

Have a wonderful Wednesday! I'm off to do some knitting.

 

My New Geometric Stitch Markers  

The beads and tri rings are hand made by me. They fit a very wide range of needle sizes and don't get in the way of what your stitches and needles are working on like most circular markers do. 

I will be offering these 2 versions (and a few more color options soon)
in my ETSY SHOP. I'll update here when they are available.

Let me know what you think... and if you have any color requests! Thank you!

New Pattern = Baloo Mitts. I love me some bobbles. 

How about you? Every time I go to knit one it makes me smile. I'll have the pattern available for you in the next couple of days. Have a fabulous Tuesday! 

And just for fun, because it makes me so happy. Some park pictures.

My Little guy + Swing = HAPPINESS x 10

One more to go. I love the way this sock turned out. On to the next!

More Cables

I started this hat just before the holiday break. I really love this pattern! And so does my daughter. I had her model it for me and she won't give it back! I think I'm ok with that... a good sign, right?

The fit is great because of the ribbing on the from and back. The color is retro 60's and my test knits are following the same color story. And oh the POM POM! I am oh so in love with this big pom pom topper.

I'll let ya know when the pattern is up for download. Should be soon! 

Are you working on any projects with cables or pom poms?

 

I am on a cable kick! 

I can't share everything yet that i'm working on. 

But here is one project I can share. 

Aren't these great scks?! They are going to be for my man.

They are going super fast due to the worsted weight yarn. 
Thank goodness... 
because I can't stand knitting socks that take FORREEEVVVVVVER. 

Here is the pattern link. 

Merenkulkija Socks by Tiina Kuu on Ravelry for free! 

I'm using Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Worsted in color 

Sandy Heather with #5 clover dpn's.